1927 VFL Round 12: Essendon v Footscray
This is the match report for the match played on 16 July 1927 between Essendon and Footscray during round 12 of the 1927 VFL season.
Essendon hosted Footscray at Windy Hill.
Frank Maher captained the hosts.
Paddy Scanlan captained the visitors with Allan Hopkins as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Frank Maher and the visitors were coached by Paddy Scanlan.
Essendon
F. Maher (capt.), N. Beckton, G. Campbell, B. Carruthers, T. Clarke, R. Dodd, J. Hammond, J. Harrison, B. Hudd, H. Hunter, J. Kidd, N. McSweeney, F. Nash, J. Quinn, N. Simpson, B. Speakman, G. Stockdale, J. Vosti
Footscray
P. Scanlan (capt.), A. Hopkins (vice-capt.), F. Aked, H. Baker, F. Bult, T. Cahill, L. Chapple, C. Gaudion, S. Glover, R. Greenhalgh, D. Johnstone, I. McAlpine, N. McDonald, A. Outen, C. Rowe, A. Stevens, R. Thompson, G. Valentine
Essendon (12.19.91) defeated Footscray (8.9.57).
Goalkickers
Essendon: J. Vosti (7), F. Maher (3), G. Campbell, B. Hudd
Footscray: L. Chapple (5), C. Gaudion (2), N. McDonald
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) and Footscray were then 9th on the ladder (down from 8th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1927 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Essendon
v
Footscray
Date:
Saturday 16 July 1927
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
18,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 8 | 4 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 16 | 12 | . | 19 | 12 | . | 19 | (91) |
| Footscray | 2 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 9 | (57) |
| Margin | ESSE by 7 | FOOT by 7 | ESSE by 10 | ESSE by 34 | ESSE by 34 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Maher
(Essendon),
Paddy Scanlan
(Footscray)
Captains:
Frank Maher
(Essendon),
Paddy Scanlan
(Footscray)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Essendon),
Allan Hopkins
(Footscray)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Beckton, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Campbell, Garnet | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Carruthers, Bruce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Clarke, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Dodd, Rupe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hammond, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Harrison, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Hudd, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Hunter, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Kidd, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Maher, Frank (c) | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | McSweeney, Ned | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Nash, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Quinn, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Simpson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Speakman, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Stockdale, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Vosti, Jack | ? | ? | 7 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 12 | 19 | |||
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Aked, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Baker, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Bult, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Cahill, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Chapple, Les | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 3 | Gaudion, Charlie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 24 | Glover, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Greenhalgh, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hopkins, Allan (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnstone, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McAlpine, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Outen, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Rowe, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Scanlan, Paddy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Stevens, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Thompson, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Valentine, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 8 | 9 | |||