1927 VFL Round 13: St Kilda v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 23 July 1927 between St Kilda and Richmond during round 13 of the 1927 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Richmond at Junction Oval. Horrie Mason captained the hosts. Allan Geddes captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by George Heinz and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.

St Kilda
H. Mason (capt.), R. Bence, B. Carr, J. Dalton, C. Gambetta, W. Gunnyon, S. Hayhow, A. Hutton, J. Keddie, G. Lomer, G. Lucas, H. Matthews, D. O'Brien, F. Phillips, T. Roberts, E. Sanneman, J. Shelton, C. Wyatt

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

St Kilda (9.17.71) were defeated by Richmond (16.14.110).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: E. Sanneman (2), R. Bence, J. Dalton, A. Hutton, G. Lomer, G. Lucas, H. Mason, J. Shelton
Richmond: J. Huggard (6), J. Baggott (3), H. Weidner (2), P. Bentley, D. Hayes, A. MacIsaac, F. O'Brien, G. Rudolph

As a result of this match, St Kilda remained 7th on the ladder and Richmond remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1927 VFL Season
Round: Round 13
Teams: St Kilda v Richmond
Date: Saturday 23 July 1927
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Junction Oval
Attendance: 16,000

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. by Richmond
Score: 9.17.71 - 16.14.110

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 2 . 2 4 . 8 7 . 12 9 . 17 9 . 17 (71)
Richmond 6 . 8 11 . 11 14 . 14 16 . 14 16 . 14 (110)
Margin RICH by 30 RICH by 45 RICH by 44 RICH by 39 RICH by 39
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: George Heinz (St Kilda), Frank Hughes (Richmond)
Captains: Horrie Mason (St Kilda), Allan Geddes (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. McMurray

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
12 Bence, Roy ? ? 1 ?
13 Carr, Barney ? ? 0 ?
3 Dalton, Jim ? ? 1 ?
7 Gambetta, Cyril ? ? 0 ?
28 Gunnyon, Wal ? ? 0 ?
17 Hayhow, Syd ? ? 0 ?
1 Hutton, Allan ? ? 1 ?
6 Keddie, Jim ? ? 0 ?
14 Lomer, George ? ? 1 ?
30 Lucas, George ? ? 1 ?
18 Mason, Horrie (c) ? ? 1 ?
8 Matthews, Harold ? ? 0 ?
11 O'Brien, Dermot ? ? 0 ?
9 Phillips, Fred ? ? 0 ?
4 Roberts, Tasman ? ? 0 ?
25 Sanneman, Ed ? ? 2 ?
15 Shelton, Jack ? ? 1 ?
20 Wyatt, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 17

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Baggott, Jack ? ? 3 ?
1 Bentley, Perce ? ? 1 ?
17 Don, Donald ? ? 0 ?
10 Fincher, Jack ? ? 0 ?
23 Gallagher, Les ? ? 0 ?
8 Geddes, Allan (c) ? ? 0 ?
2 Harris, Don ? ? 0 ?
20 Hayes, Doug ? ? 1 ?
31 Huggard, Jack ? ? 6 ?
16 Lilburne, Dooley ? ? 0 ?
24 MacIsaac, Angus ? ? 1 ?
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 ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 16 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