1927 VFL Round 18: Footscray v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 10 September 1927 between Footscray and Melbourne during round 18 of the 1927 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Melbourne at Western Oval.
Paddy Scanlan captained the hosts with Allan Hopkins as vice-captain.
Bert Chadwick captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Paddy Scanlan and the visitors were coached by Bert Chadwick.
Footscray
P. Scanlan (capt.), A. Hopkins (vice-capt.), 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, G. Woodman
Melbourne
B. Chadwick (capt.), J. Abernethy, C. Barnes, J. Collins, B. Corbett, J. Davidson, C. Deane, B. Johnson, T. McConville, D. Mollison, H. Moyes, C. Streeter, D. Taylor, B. Tymms, F. Vine, I. Warne-Smith, H. White, S. Wittman
Footscray (10.6.66) were defeated by Melbourne (10.13.73).
Goalkickers
Footscray: L. Chapple (4), N. McDonald (3), A. Hopkins, C. Sloley, G. Woodman
Melbourne: H. Moyes (3), B. Johnson (2), T. McConville (2), F. Vine, I. Warne-Smith, S. Wittman
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) and Melbourne remained 5th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1927 VFL Season
Round:
Round 18
Teams:
Footscray
v
Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 10 September 1927
Time:
2:45 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
11,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 6 | (66) |
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 10 | 10 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 13 | (73) |
| Margin | MELB by 18 | MELB by 12 | MELB by 29 | MELB by 7 | MELB by 7 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Paddy Scanlan
(Footscray),
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne)
Captains:
Paddy Scanlan
(Footscray),
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Allan Hopkins
(Footscray),
unknown
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Leheny
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Bult, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Cahill, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 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) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | Johnstone, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | McAlpine, Ivan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | McDonald, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 20 | Outen, Alby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Rowe, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Scanlan, Paddy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Sloley, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 9 | Stevens, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Woodman, George | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 6 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Abernethy, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Barnes, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Chadwick, Bert (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Corbett, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Davidson, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Deane, Col | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 5 | McConville, Tommy | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 11 | Mollison, Derek | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Moyes, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Streeter, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Tymms, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Vine, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | White, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Wittman, Stan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 10 | 13 | |||