1927 VFL Round 16: Richmond v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 27 August 1927 between Richmond and North Melbourne during round 16 of the 1927 VFL season. Richmond hosted North Melbourne at Punt Road Oval. Allan Geddes captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Syd Barker.

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

North Melbourne
E. Bray, C. Cameron, L. Dwyer, J. Gregory, C. Healy, H. Johnston, A. Lambe, J. Lock, J. Lovett, A. Lowe, B. Lynch, B. McCabe, C. Nolan, J. O'Sullivan, M. Pitchford, B. Russ, A. Staveley, B. Stevens

Richmond (14.15.99) defeated North Melbourne (9.8.62).

Goalkickers
Richmond: J. McCormack (4), P. Bentley (3), J. Baggott (2), D. Hayes (2), T. O'Halloran (2), J. Fincher
North Melbourne: J. Lock (2), C. Nolan (2), E. Bray, C. Healy, H. Johnston, J. O'Sullivan, B. Stevens

As a result of this match, Richmond remained 3rd on the ladder and North Melbourne remained 11th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1927 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: Richmond v North Melbourne
Date: Saturday 27 August 1927
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 10,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. North Melbourne
Score: 14.15.99 - 9.8.62

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 4 . 4 7 . 5 12 . 12 14 . 15 14 . 15 (99)
North Melbourne 3 . 4 6 . 8 7 . 8 9 . 8 9 . 8 (62)
Margin RICH by 6 RICH by 3 RICH by 34 RICH by 37 RICH by 37
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Frank Hughes (Richmond), Syd Barker (North Melbourne)
Captains: Allan Geddes (Richmond), unknown (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: C. Lewis

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Baggott, Jack ? ? 2 ?
1 Bentley, Perce ? ? 3 ?
10 Fincher, Jack ? ? 1 ?
23 Gallagher, Les ? ? 0 ?
8 Geddes, Allan (c) ? ? 0 ?
2 Harris, Don ? ? 0 ?
20 Hayes, Doug ? ? 2 ?
31 Huggard, Jack ? ? 0 ?
16 Lilburne, Dooley ? ? 0 ?
9 McCormack, Basil ? ? 0 ?
21 McCormack, Jack ? ? 4 ?
13 Murdoch, Joe ? ? 0 ?
18 O'Halloran, Tom ? ? 2 ?
4 O'Neill, Bob ? ? 0 ?
7 Powell, Cyril ? ? 0 ?
32 Rudolph, George ? ? 0 ?
22 Watson, Carl ? ? 0 ?
7 Weidner, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 14 15

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bray, Ed ? ? 1 ?
20 Cameron, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
19 Dwyer, Leo ? ? 0 ?
9 Gregory, Johnny ? ? 0 ?
29 Healy, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
6 Johnston, Harold ? ? 1 ?
22 Lambe, Alf ? ? 0 ?
10 Lock, Jacky ? ? 2 ?
16 Lovett, Joe ? ? 0 ?
8 Lowe, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
25 Lynch, Billy ? ? 0 ?
McCabe, Bill ? ? 0 ?
23 Nolan, Clarrie ? ? 2 ?
4 O'Sullivan, Jack ? ? 1 ?
5 Pitchford, Mac ? ? 0 ?
7 Russ, Bill ? ? 0 ?
Staveley, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
24 Stevens, Bill ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 8

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