1927 VFL Round 12: Richmond v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 16 July 1927 between Richmond and Melbourne during round 12 of the 1927 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Melbourne at Punt Road Oval.
Allan Geddes captained the hosts.
Bert Chadwick captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Bert Chadwick.
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
Melbourne
B. Chadwick (capt.), J. Abernethy, C. Barnes, J. Collins, B. Corbett, H. Coy, J. Davidson, H. Davie, D. Mollison, C. Streeter, D. Taylor, T. Thomas, B. Tymms, F. Vine, I. Warne-Smith, H. White, S. Wittman, C. Young
Richmond (10.15.75) defeated Melbourne (6.8.44).
Goalkickers
Richmond: H. Weidner (3), J. Fincher (2), J. Baggott, P. Bentley, J. Huggard, F. O'Brien, G. Rudolph
Melbourne: B. Chadwick (2), J. Abernethy, H. Davie, T. Thomas, S. Wittman
As a result of this match, Richmond were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Melbourne remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1927 VFL Season
Round:
Round 12
Teams:
Richmond
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 16 July 1927
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Punt Road Oval
Attendance:
35,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 15 | 10 | . | 15 | (75) |
| Melbourne | 0 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 5 | 2 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 8 | (44) |
| Margin | RICH by 24 | RICH by 26 | RICH by 30 | RICH by 31 | RICH by 31 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Richmond),
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Allan Geddes
(Richmond),
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Coffey
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Baggott, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | Don, Donald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Fincher, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 23 | Gallagher, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Harris, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hayes, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Huggard, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Lilburne, Dooley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | MacIsaac, Angus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Murdoch, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | O'Brien, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | O'Halloran, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Rudolph, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Spain, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Weidner, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 15 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Abernethy, Jim | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Barnes, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Chadwick, Bert (c) | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Coy, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Davidson, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Davie, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Mollison, Derek | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Streeter, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Thomas, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Tymms, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Vine, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | White, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Wittman, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 26 | Young, Charles | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 6 | 8 | |||