1927 VFL Round 14: Richmond v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 30 July 1927 between Richmond and Collingwood during round 14 of the 1927 VFL season. Richmond hosted Collingwood at Punt Road Oval. Doug Hayes captained the hosts. Syd Coventry captained the visitors with Ernie Wilson as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Richmond
D. Hayes (capt.), J. Baggott, P. Bentley, D. Don, J. Fincher, L. Gallagher, D. Harris, J. Huggard, D. Lilburne, A. MacIsaac, B. McCormack, J. Murdoch, F. O'Brien, T. O'Halloran, G. Rudolph, J. Spain, C. Watson, H. Weidner

Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), E. Wilson (vice-capt.), J. Beveridge, H. Chesswas, G. Clayden, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, J. Harris, B. Libbis, B. Makeham, C. Milburn, F. Murphy, J. Poulter, P. Rowe, H. Rumney, L. Wescott

Richmond (9.7.61) were defeated by Collingwood (12.12.84).

Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Huggard (4), P. Bentley (2), J. Baggott, G. Rudolph, H. Weidner
Collingwood: H. Chesswas (2), G. Clayden (2), J. Harris (2), H. Rumney (2), H. Collier, S. Coventry, B. Libbis, F. Murphy

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) and Collingwood remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1927 VFL Season
Round: Round 14
Teams: Richmond v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 30 July 1927
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 38,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. by Collingwood
Score: 9.7.61 - 12.12.84

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 3 . 5 3 . 5 7 . 6 9 . 7 9 . 7 (61)
Collingwood 1 . 2 5 . 10 6 . 10 12 . 12 12 . 12 (84)
Margin RICH by 15 COLL by 17 RICH by 2 COLL by 23 COLL by 23
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Frank Hughes (Richmond), Jock McHale (Collingwood)
Captains: Doug Hayes (Richmond), Syd Coventry (Collingwood)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Richmond), Ernie Wilson (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Leheny

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Baggott, Jack ? ? 1 ?
1 Bentley, Perce ? ? 2 ?
17 Don, Donald ? ? 0 ?
10 Fincher, Jack ? ? 0 ?
23 Gallagher, Les ? ? 0 ?
2 Harris, Don ? ? 0 ?
20 Hayes, Doug (c) ? ? 0 ?
31 Huggard, Jack ? ? 4 ?
16 Lilburne, Dooley ? ? 0 ?
24 MacIsaac, Angus ? ? 0 ?
9 McCormack, Basil ? ? 0 ?
13 Murdoch, Joe ? ? 0 ?
25 O'Brien, Frank ? ? 0 ?
18 O'Halloran, Tom ? ? 0 ?
32 Rudolph, George ? ? 1 ?
11 Spain, Jim ? ? 0 ?
22 Watson, Carl ? ? 0 ?
7 Weidner, Harry ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 7

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Beveridge, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Chesswas, Harry ? ? 2 ?
11 Clayden, George ? ? 2 ?
4 Collier, Albert ? ? 0 ?
5 Collier, Harry ? ? 1 ?
7 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 0 ?
8 Coventry, Syd (c) ? ? 1 ?
12 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
11 Harris, John ? ? 2 ?
14 Libbis, Billy ? ? 1 ?
15 Makeham, Bob ? ? 0 ?
16 Milburn, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
20 Murphy, Frank ? ? 1 ?
18 Poulter, Joe ? ? 0 ?
22 Rowe, Percy ? ? 0 ?
24 Rumney, Harold ? ? 2 ?
26 Wescott, Leo ? ? 0 ?
24 Wilson, Ernie (vc) ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 12 12

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