1927 VFL Round 17: Footscray v Fitzroy
This is the match report for the match played on 3 September 1927 between Footscray and Fitzroy during round 17 of the 1927 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Fitzroy at Western Oval.
Paddy Scanlan captained the hosts with Allan Hopkins as vice-captain.
Len Wigraft captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Paddy Scanlan and the visitors were coached by Vic Belcher.
Footscray
P. Scanlan (capt.), A. Hopkins (vice-capt.), F. Aked, F. Bult, T. Cahill, L. Chapple, R. Day, B. Doolan, C. Gaudion, S. Glover, R. Greenhalgh, D. Johnstone, I. McAlpine, N. McDonald, A. Outen, C. Rowe, C. Sloley, A. Stevens
Fitzroy
L. Wigraft (capt.), L. Bols, C. Chapman, T. Corrigan, S. Foley, G. Gibbs, G. Hellwig, T. Hickey, C. Kemp, G. McCracken, J. Millen, R. Milne, J. Moriarty, W. Reeve, E. Reichman, C. Toovey, B. White, F. Williams
Footscray (15.11.101) defeated Fitzroy (9.18.72).
Goalkickers
Footscray: L. Chapple (4), N. McDonald (4), C. Sloley (3), T. Cahill (2), F. Aked, A. Stevens
Fitzroy: L. Bols (3), C. Chapman (2), J. Millen (2), J. Moriarty (2)
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 9th on the ladder (up from 10th) and Fitzroy remained 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1927 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Footscray
v
Fitzroy
Date:
Saturday 3 September 1927
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
8,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 6 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 11 | 15 | . | 11 | (101) |
| Fitzroy | 0 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 8 | 3 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 18 | 9 | . | 18 | (72) |
| Margin | FOOT by 44 | FOOT by 24 | FOOT by 75 | FOOT by 29 | FOOT by 29 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Paddy Scanlan
(Footscray),
Vic Belcher
(Fitzroy)
Captains:
Paddy Scanlan
(Footscray),
Len Wigraft
(Fitzroy)
Vice-Captains:
Allan Hopkins
(Footscray),
unknown
(Fitzroy)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
C. Lewis
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Aked, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Bult, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Cahill, Ted | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 21 | Chapple, Les | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 24 | Day, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Doolan, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Gaudion, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Glover, Sam | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Greenhalgh, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Hopkins, Allan (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnstone, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McAlpine, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 20 | Outen, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Rowe, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Scanlan, Paddy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Sloley, Charlie | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Stevens, Arthur | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 15 | 11 | |||
Fitzroy
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bols, Lou | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Chapman, Charles | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 27 | Corrigan, Tommy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Foley, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Gibbs, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Hellwig, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 37 | Hickey, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Kemp, Cyril | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | McCracken, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Millen, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 14 | Milne, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Moriarty, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Reeve, Willis | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Reichman, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? | |
| 34 | Toovey, Claude | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | White, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Wigraft, Len (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Williams, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 18 | |||