1927 VFL Round 13: Footscray v Geelong
This is the match report for the match played on 23 July 1927 between Footscray and Geelong during round 13 of the 1927 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Geelong at Western Oval.
Paddy Scanlan captained the hosts with Allan Hopkins as vice-captain.
Cliff Rankin captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Paddy Scanlan and the visitors were coached by Cliff Rankin.
Footscray
P. Scanlan (capt.), A. Hopkins (vice-capt.), F. Aked, H. Baker, F. Bult, T. Cahill, L. Chapple, C. Gaudion, S. Glover, R. Greenhalgh, H. Johns, D. Johnstone, I. McAlpine, N. McDonald, A. Outen, C. Rowe, R. Thompson, G. Woodman
Geelong
C. Rankin (capt.), T. Baker, J. Chambers, A. Coghlan, D. Ferguson, T. Fitzmaurice, E. Greeves, L. Hagger, P. Hardiman, R. Hickey, G. Jerram, F. Keppel, C. McDiarmid, A. Rayson, L. Smith, T. Stevenson, G. Todd, J. Williams
Footscray (9.6.60) were defeated by Geelong (10.19.79).
Goalkickers
Footscray: L. Chapple (4), T. Cahill (2), F. Aked, P. Scanlan, G. Woodman
Geelong: C. Rankin (4), C. McDiarmid (2), T. Baker, J. Chambers, L. Hagger, G. Jerram
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Geelong remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1927 VFL Season
Round:
Round 13
Teams:
Footscray
v
Geelong
Date:
Saturday 23 July 1927
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
12,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 3 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 6 | (60) |
| Geelong | 1 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 19 | 10 | . | 19 | (79) |
| Margin | FOOT by 10 | GEEL by 28 | GEEL by 12 | GEEL by 19 | GEEL by 19 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Paddy Scanlan
(Footscray),
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong)
Captains:
Paddy Scanlan
(Footscray),
Cliff Rankin
(Geelong)
Vice-Captains:
Allan Hopkins
(Footscray),
unknown
(Geelong)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Coffey
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Aked, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Baker, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Bult, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Cahill, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Chapple, Les | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 3 | Gaudion, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Glover, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Greenhalgh, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hopkins, Allan (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Johns, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnstone, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McAlpine, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Outen, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Rowe, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Scanlan, Paddy (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Thompson, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Woodman, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 6 | |||
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Baker, Ted | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Chambers, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Coghlan, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Ferguson, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Fitzmaurice, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Greeves, Edward | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Hagger, Lloyd | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Hardiman, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hickey, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Jerram, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 30 | Keppel, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | McDiarmid, Cleve | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 6 | Rankin, Cliff (c) | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 28 | Rayson, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Smith, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Stevenson, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Todd, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Williams, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 19 | |||