1927 VFL Season Round 15: Melbourne v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 6 August 1927 between Melbourne and Essendon during round fifteen of the 1927 season of the Victorian Football League. Melbourne hosted Essendon at the MCG. Bert Chadwick captained the hosts. Frank Maher captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Bert Chadwick and the visitors were coached by Frank Maher.

Melbourne (20.20.140) defeated Essendon (8.2.50).

Match Details

Season: 1927 VFL Season
Round: Round 15
Teams: Melbourne v Essendon
Date: Saturday 6 August 1927
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 15,895

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Essendon
Score: 20.20.140 - 8.2.50

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 7 . 1 14 . 8 17 . 12 20 . 20 20 . 20 (140)
Essendon 2 . 0 2 . 0 6 . 2 8 . 2 8 . 2 (50)
Margin MELB by 31 MELB by 80 MELB by 76 MELB by 90 MELB by 90
Duration

Honour Roll

Melbourne

Captain: Bert Chadwick
Coach: Bert Chadwick

Essendon

Captain: Frank Maher
Coach: Frank Maher

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Abernethy, Jim ? ? 1 ?
15 Barnes, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
17 Chadwick, Bert (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 Collins, Jack ? ? 0 ?
12 Corbett, Bob ? ? 0 ?
19 Coy, Harry ? ? 0 ?
29 Davidson, Jimmy ? ? 1 ?
31 Deane, Col ? ? 2 ?
16 Johnson, Bob ? ? 3 ?
36 Latham, Bill ? ? 0 ?
5 McConville, Tommy ? ? 5 ?
11 Mollison, Derek ? ? 0 ?
22 Moyes, Harry ? ? 4 ?
35 Taylor, Dick ? ? 1 ?
26 Tymms, Bill ? ? 0 ?
23 Vine, Frank ? ? 1 ?
14 Warne-Smith, Ivor ? ? 0 ?
8 White, Herbie ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 20 20

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Beckton, Norm ? ? 0 ?
11 Carman, Syd ? ? 0 ?
6 Dolan, Jack ? ? 0 ?
20 Hammond, Joe ? ? 0 ?
4 Hudd, Bill ? ? 0 ?
7 Hunter, Harry ? ? 0 ?
2 Irving, Les ? ? 0 ?
27 Kidd, Jack ? ? 0 ?
24 Maher, Frank (c) ? ? 3 ?
22 Nash, Frank ? ? 0 ?
31 Quinn, Jim ? ? 0 ?
19 Simpson, Norm ? ? 0 ?
30 Speakman, Bill ? ? 1 ?
25 Stockdale, Greg ? ? 1 ?
5 Vosti, Jack ? ? 3 ?
28 Walsh, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
10 Watt, Rowley ? ? 0 ?
32 Webster, Len ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 8 2

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