1927 VFL Round 17: Melbourne v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 3 September 1927 between Melbourne and Hawthorn during round 17 of the 1927 VFL season. Melbourne hosted Hawthorn at MCG. Bert Chadwick captained the hosts. Clarrie Lethlean captained the visitors with Jim McCashney as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Bert Chadwick and the visitors were coached by Dan Minogue.

Melbourne
B. Chadwick (capt.), J. Abernethy, C. Barnes, J. Collins, B. Corbett, J. Davidson, C. Deane, B. Johnson, B. Latham, L. Meade, D. Mollison, H. Moyes, C. Streeter, D. Taylor, B. Tymms, F. Vine, H. White, S. Wittman

Hawthorn
Back: P. Keary, R. Black, C. Lonsdale
Half-back: P. Murphy, J. Sharpley, E. Utting
Centre: F. Barker, C. Sherer, J. McCashney (vice-capt.)
Half-forward: J. Gill, F. Murphy, B. Sellers
Forward: P. Manning, B. Hyde, D. Logan
Follower: C. Lethlean (capt.), F. Thomas, T. Pool

Melbourne (10.13.73) defeated Hawthorn (3.15.33).

Goalkickers
Melbourne: H. Moyes (3), B. Johnson (2), F. Vine (2), J. Abernethy, J. Collins, S. Wittman
Hawthorn: D. Logan, T. Pool, F. Thomas

As a result of this match, Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder and Hawthorn remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1927 VFL Season
Round: Round 17
Teams: Melbourne v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 3 September 1927
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 5,268

Match Results

Outcome: Melbourne def. Hawthorn
Score: 10.13.73 - 3.15.33

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Melbourne 2 . 6 5 . 7 9 . 10 10 . 13 10 . 13 (73)
Hawthorn 0 . 3 0 . 5 0 . 8 3 . 15 3 . 15 (33)
Margin MELB by 15 MELB by 32 MELB by 56 MELB by 40 MELB by 40
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Bert Chadwick (Melbourne), Dan Minogue (Hawthorn)
Captains: Bert Chadwick (Melbourne), Clarrie Lethlean (Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Melbourne), Jim McCashney (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Scott

Player Statistics

Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
4 Abernethy, Jim ? ? 1 ?
15 Barnes, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
17 Chadwick, Bert (c) ? ? 0 ?
10 Collins, Jack ? ? 1 ?
12 Corbett, Bob ? ? 0 ?
29 Davidson, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
31 Deane, Col ? ? 0 ?
16 Johnson, Bob ? ? 2 ?
36 Latham, Bill ? ? 0 ?
20 Meade, Les ? ? 0 ?
11 Mollison, Derek ? ? 0 ?
22 Moyes, Harry ? ? 3 ?
9 Streeter, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
35 Taylor, Dick ? ? 0 ?
26 Tymms, Bill ? ? 0 ?
23 Vine, Frank ? ? 2 ?
8 White, Herbie ? ? 0 ?
1 Wittman, Stan ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 13

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Barker, Fred WL ? 0 ?
11 Black, Ron FB ? 0 ?
14 Gill, Jack HFFL ? 0 ?
20 Hyde, Bert FF ? 0 ?
23 Keary, Pat BPL ? 0 ?
16 Lethlean, Clarrie (c) RU ? 0 ?
3 Logan, Dick FPR ? 1 ?
29 Lonsdale, Clarrie BPR ? 0 ?
Manning, Phil FPL ? 0 ?
8 McCashney, Jim (vc) WR ? 0 ?
35 Murphy, Frank CHF ? 0 ?
6 Murphy, Pat HBFL ? 0 ?
19 Pool, Ted RO ? 1 ?
25 Sellers, Bob HFFR ? 0 ?
4 Sharpley, Jack CHB ? 0 ?
27 Sherer, Charlie C ? 0 ?
24 Thomas, Frank RU ? 1 ?
12 Utting, Ernie HBFR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 3 15

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

Player Line-Up

Melbourne Coach: Bert Chadwick
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
23 P. Keary 11 R. Black 29 C. Lonsdale













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



6 P. Murphy 4 J. Sharpley 12 E. Utting













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



1 F. Barker 27 C. Sherer 8 J. McCashney (vc)









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 16 C. Lethlean (c)

HALF-FORWARD 24 F. Thomas

14 J. Gill 35 F. Murphy 25 B. Sellers 19 T. Pool











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



P. Manning 20 B. Hyde 3 D. Logan













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Dan Minogue