1927 VFL Round 11: North Melbourne v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 9 July 1927 between North Melbourne and Footscray during round 11 of the 1927 VFL season.
North Melbourne hosted Footscray at Arden Street Oval.
Paddy Scanlan captained the visitors with Allan Hopkins as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Syd Barker and the visitors were coached by Paddy Scanlan.
North Melbourne
S. Barker, C. Cameron, J. Dowling, L. Dwyer, C. Healy, A. Lambe, J. Lewis, A. Lowe, B. Lynch, B. McDowell, F. Metcalf, C. Nolan, M. Pitchford, B. Russ, T. Trevaskis, C. Tyson, D. Walsh, D. Watson
Footscray
P. Scanlan (capt.), A. Hopkins (vice-capt.), F. Aked, H. Baker, F. Bult, L. Chapple, C. Gaudion, S. Glover, R. Greenhalgh, D. Johnstone, I. McAlpine, N. McDonald, A. Outen, C. Rowe, A. Stevens, R. Thompson, G. Valentine, G. Woodman
North Melbourne (9.18.72) were defeated by Footscray (15.10.100).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: J. Dowling (3), M. Pitchford (3), J. Lewis (2), B. McDowell
Footscray: A. Hopkins (5), L. Chapple (4), P. Scanlan (4), A. Stevens, G. Woodman
As a result of this match, North Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Footscray were then 8th on the ladder (up from 10th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1927 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 9 July 1927
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Arden Street Oval
Attendance:
12,000
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def. by
Footscray
Score:
9.18.72 - 15.10.100
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 16 | 9 | . | 18 | 9 | . | 18 | (72) |
| Footscray | 5 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 10 | 15 | . | 10 | (100) |
| Margin | FOOT by 16 | FOOT by 47 | FOOT by 26 | FOOT by 28 | FOOT by 28 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Syd Barker
(North Melbourne),
Paddy Scanlan
(Footscray)
Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Paddy Scanlan
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(North Melbourne),
Allan Hopkins
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Coffey
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barker, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Cameron, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Dowling, John | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 19 | Dwyer, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Healy, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Lambe, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Lewis, Johnny | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Lowe, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Lynch, Billy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | McDowell, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Metcalf, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Nolan, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Pitchford, Mac | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 7 | Russ, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Trevaskis, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Tyson, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Walsh, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Watson, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 18 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Aked, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Baker, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Bult, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Chapple, Les | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 3 | Gaudion, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Glover, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Greenhalgh, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hopkins, Allan (vc) | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 16 | Johnstone, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McAlpine, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Outen, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Rowe, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Scanlan, Paddy (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 9 | Stevens, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Thompson, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Valentine, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Woodman, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 15 | 10 | |||