1927 VFL Round 15: Footscray v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 6 August 1927 between Footscray and Richmond during round 15 of the 1927 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Richmond at Western Oval.
Paddy Scanlan captained the hosts with Allan Hopkins as vice-captain.
Allan Geddes captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Paddy Scanlan and the visitors were coached by Frank Hughes.
Footscray
P. Scanlan (capt.), A. Hopkins (vice-capt.), F. Aked, H. Baker, T. Cahill, L. Chapple, C. Gaudion, S. Glover, R. Greenhalgh, D. Johnstone, I. McAlpine, N. McDonald, A. Outen, C. Rowe, A. Stevens, R. Thompson, G. Woodman, J. Wunhym
Richmond
A. Geddes (capt.), J. Baggott, P. Bentley, D. Don, J. Fincher, L. Gallagher, D. Harris, M. Hislop, J. Huggard, D. Lilburne, B. McCormack, J. McCormack, J. Murdoch, T. O'Halloran, B. O'Neill, G. Rudolph, C. Watson, H. Weidner
Footscray (7.8.50) were defeated by Richmond (11.15.81).
Goalkickers
Footscray: T. Cahill (2), L. Chapple (2), A. Hopkins, I. McAlpine, G. Woodman
Richmond: J. McCormack (5), J. Baggott (2), P. Bentley (2), T. O'Halloran, B. O'Neill
As a result of this match, Footscray remained 9th on the ladder and Richmond remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1927 VFL Season
Round:
Round 15
Teams:
Footscray
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 6 August 1927
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
15,500
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 3 | 3 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 8 | (50) |
| Richmond | 2 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 14 | 11 | . | 15 | 11 | . | 15 | (81) |
| Margin | FOOT by 1 | RICH by 21 | RICH by 12 | RICH by 31 | RICH by 31 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Paddy Scanlan
(Footscray),
Frank Hughes
(Richmond)
Captains:
Paddy Scanlan
(Footscray),
Allan Geddes
(Richmond)
Vice-Captains:
Allan Hopkins
(Footscray),
unknown
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
C. Lewis
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Aked, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Baker, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Cahill, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Chapple, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Gaudion, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Glover, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Greenhalgh, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hopkins, Allan (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Johnstone, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McAlpine, Ivan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 17 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Outen, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Rowe, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Scanlan, Paddy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Stevens, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Thompson, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Woodman, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Wunhym, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 8 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Baggott, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Don, Donald | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Fincher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Gallagher, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Harris, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Hislop, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Huggard, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Lilburne, Dooley | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | McCormack, Basil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | McCormack, Jack | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 13 | Murdoch, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | O'Halloran, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | O'Neill, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 32 | Rudolph, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Watson, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Weidner, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 15 | |||