1927 VFL Round 16: South Melbourne v Footscray

This is the match report for the match played on 27 August 1927 between South Melbourne and Footscray during round 16 of the 1927 VFL season. South Melbourne hosted Footscray at Lakeside Oval. Charlie Pannam captained the hosts. Paddy Scanlan captained the visitors with Allan Hopkins as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Charlie Pannam and the visitors were coached by Paddy Scanlan.

South Melbourne
C. Pannam (capt.), J. Barnes, B. Berryman, M. Brown, R. Cazaly, H. Clarke, B. Condon, J. Ferguson, S. Hogg, H. McKay, J. Petchell, P. Reville, A. Robertson, J. Scanlan, C. Stanbridge, B. Sutton, L. Thomas, L. Woodfield

Footscray
P. Scanlan (capt.), A. Hopkins (vice-capt.), F. Aked, F. Bult, T. Cahill, L. Chapple, B. Doolan, C. Gaudion, S. Glover, R. Greenhalgh, D. Johnstone, I. McAlpine, N. McDonald, A. Outen, C. Rowe, A. Stevens, R. Thompson, D. Wallace

South Melbourne (9.20.74) defeated Footscray (10.10.70).

Goalkickers
South Melbourne: J. Barnes (4), H. Clarke, B. Condon, C. Pannam, J. Petchell, A. Robertson
Footscray: L. Chapple (4), N. McDonald (2), D. Wallace (2), T. Cahill, A. Hopkins

As a result of this match, South Melbourne remained 6th on the ladder and Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1927 VFL Season
Round: Round 16
Teams: South Melbourne v Footscray
Date: Saturday 27 August 1927
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Lakeside Oval
Attendance: 9,000

Match Results

Outcome: South Melbourne def. Footscray
Score: 9.20.74 - 10.10.70

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Melbourne 3 . 2 5 . 7 8 . 14 9 . 20 9 . 20 (74)
Footscray 1 . 2 6 . 5 7 . 7 10 . 10 10 . 10 (70)
Margin SMLB by 12 FOOT by 4 SMLB by 13 SMLB by 4 SMLB by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Charlie Pannam (South Melbourne), Paddy Scanlan (Footscray)
Captains: Charlie Pannam (South Melbourne), Paddy Scanlan (Footscray)
Vice-Captains: unknown (South Melbourne), Allan Hopkins (Footscray)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: L. Netherton

Player Statistics

South Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
29 Barnes, Jack ? ? 4 ?
7 Berryman, Bill ? ? 0 ?
14 Brown, Martin ? ? 0 ?
11 Cazaly, Roy ? ? 0 ?
33 Clarke, Harry ? ? 1 ?
21 Condon, Bill ? ? 1 ?
27 Ferguson, Jack ? ? 0 ?
17 Hogg, Syd ? ? 0 ?
10 McKay, Hec ? ? 0 ?
1 Pannam, Charlie (c) ? ? 1 ?
22 Petchell, Jack ? ? 1 ?
8 Reville, Peter ? ? 0 ?
30 Robertson, Austin ? ? 1 ?
18 Scanlan, Joe ? ? 0 ?
9 Stanbridge, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
2 Sutton, Bert ? ? 0 ?
12 Thomas, Len ? ? 0 ?
29 Woodfield, Les ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 9 20

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
21 Aked, Frank ? ? 0 ?
15 Bult, Frank ? ? 0 ?
28 Cahill, Ted ? ? 1 ?
21 Chapple, Les ? ? 4 ?
23 Doolan, Bill ? ? 0 ?
3 Gaudion, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
24 Glover, Sam ? ? 0 ?
27 Greenhalgh, Ralph ? ? 0 ?
2 Hopkins, Allan (vc) ? ? 1 ?
16 Johnstone, Doug ? ? 0 ?
7 McAlpine, Ivan ? ? 0 ?
17 McDonald, Norm ? ? 2 ?
20 Outen, Alby ? ? 0 ?
4 Rowe, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
1 Scanlan, Paddy (c) ? ? 0 ?
9 Stevens, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
13 Thompson, Roy ? ? 0 ?
25 Wallace, Don ? ? 2 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 10

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