1927 VFL Round 12: Fitzroy v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 16 July 1927 between Fitzroy and North Melbourne during round 12 of the 1927 VFL season. Fitzroy hosted North Melbourne at Brunswick Street Oval. Len Wigraft captained the hosts. Charlie Tyson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Vic Belcher and the visitors were coached by Syd Barker.

Fitzroy
L. Wigraft (capt.), L. Bols, J. Cashman, C. Chapman, S. Foley, G. Gibbs, G. Hellwig, T. Hickey, C. Kemp, G. McCracken, J. Millen, J. Moriarty, W. Reeve, E. Reichman, C. Toovey, B. White, B. Williams, F. Williams

North Melbourne
C. Tyson (capt.), C. Cameron, L. Dwyer, C. Healy, H. Johnston, A. Lambe, J. Lovett, A. Lowe, B. Lynch, B. McCabe, B. McDowell, C. Nolan, J. O'Sullivan, M. Pitchford, B. Russ, B. Stevens, D. Walsh, D. Watson

Fitzroy (14.5.89) defeated North Melbourne (10.14.74).

Goalkickers
Fitzroy: J. Moriarty (5), C. Chapman (3), J. Millen (3), J. Cashman, T. Hickey, B. White
North Melbourne: B. Stevens (6), C. Tyson (3), H. Johnston

As a result of this match, Fitzroy were then 8th on the ladder (up from 9th) and North Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1927 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: Fitzroy v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 16 July 1927
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Brunswick Street Oval
Attendance: 8,000

Match Results

Outcome: Fitzroy def. North Melbourne
Score: 14.5.89 - 10.14.74

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Fitzroy 3 . 2 8 . 3 13 . 4 14 . 5 14 . 5 (89)
North Melbourne 0 . 2 3 . 9 6 . 12 10 . 14 10 . 14 (74)
Margin FITZ by 18 FITZ by 24 FITZ by 34 FITZ by 15 FITZ by 15
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Vic Belcher (Fitzroy), Syd Barker (North Melbourne)
Captains: Len Wigraft (Fitzroy), Charlie Tyson (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Kain

Player Statistics

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Bols, Lou ? ? 0 ?
11 Cashman, Jack ? ? 1 ?
20 Chapman, Charles ? ? 3 ?
18 Foley, Steve ? ? 0 ?
21 Gibbs, George ? ? 0 ?
9 Hellwig, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
37 Hickey, Tom ? ? 1 ?
28 Kemp, Cyril ? ? 0 ?
24 McCracken, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
35 Millen, Jack ? ? 3 ?
6 Moriarty, Jack ? ? 5 ?
16 Reeve, Willis ? ? 0 ?
Reichman, Eric ? ? 0 ?
34 Toovey, Claude ? ? 0 ?
33 White, Bert ? ? 1 ?
10 Wigraft, Len (c) ? ? 0 ?
32 Williams, Bill ? ? 0 ?
19 Williams, Fred ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 14 5

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
20 Cameron, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
19 Dwyer, Leo ? ? 0 ?
29 Healy, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
6 Johnston, Harold ? ? 1 ?
22 Lambe, Alf ? ? 0 ?
16 Lovett, Joe ? ? 0 ?
8 Lowe, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
25 Lynch, Billy ? ? 0 ?
McCabe, Bill ? ? 0 ?
3 McDowell, Bill ? ? 0 ?
23 Nolan, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
4 O'Sullivan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Pitchford, Mac ? ? 0 ?
7 Russ, Bill ? ? 0 ?
24 Stevens, Bill ? ? 6 ?
33 Tyson, Charlie (c) ? ? 3 ?
17 Walsh, Dave ? ? 0 ?
21 Watson, Don ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 14

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s