1927 VFL Round 11: Fitzroy v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 9 July 1927 between Fitzroy and Richmond during round 11 of the 1927 VFL season.
Fitzroy hosted Richmond at Brunswick Street Oval.
Len Wigraft captained the hosts.
Allan Geddes captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Vic Belcher and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Fitzroy
L. Wigraft (capt.), L. Bols, J. Cashman, C. Chapman, T. Corrigan, E. Elliott, G. Gibbs, G. Gordon, G. Hellwig, G. McCracken, J. Millen, R. Milne, J. Moriarty, W. Reeve, C. Toovey, B. White, F. Williams, L. Wood
Richmond
A. Geddes (capt.), J. Baggott, P. Bentley, D. Don, J. Fincher, L. Gallagher, D. Harris, D. Hayes, J. Huggard, D. Lilburne, A. MacIsaac, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, F. O'Brien, T. O'Halloran, G. Rudolph, J. Spain, H. Weidner
Fitzroy (8.7.55) were defeated by Richmond (17.9.111).
Goalkickers
Fitzroy: C. Chapman (3), J. Moriarty (3), J. Cashman, G. McCracken
Richmond: J. Huggard (7), P. Bentley (3), G. Rudolph (3), J. Baggott (2), D. Hayes, A. MacIsaac
As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) and Richmond were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 4th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1927 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Fitzroy
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 9 July 1927
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance:
18,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 7 | (55) |
| Richmond | 3 | . | 4 | 4 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 7 | 17 | . | 9 | 17 | . | 9 | (111) |
| Margin | RICH by 8 | FITZ by 2 | RICH by 33 | RICH by 56 | RICH by 56 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Vic Belcher
(Fitzroy),
Frank Hughes
(Richmond)
Captains:
Len Wigraft
(Fitzroy),
Allan Geddes
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
C. Lewis
Player Statistics
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bols, Lou | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Cashman, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Chapman, Charles | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 27 | Corrigan, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Elliott, Ern | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Gibbs, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Gordon, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hellwig, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McCracken, Gordon | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 35 | Millen, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Milne, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Moriarty, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Reeve, Willis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Toovey, Claude | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | White, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Wigraft, Len (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Williams, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wood, Lockie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 7 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Baggott, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Don, Donald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Fincher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gallagher, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Harris, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hayes, Doug | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Huggard, Jack | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| 16 | Lilburne, Dooley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | MacIsaac, Angus | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Murdoch, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | O'Brien, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | O'Halloran, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Rudolph, George | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Spain, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Weidner, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 17 | 9 | |||