1927 VFL Round 18: Richmond v Hawthorn

This is the match report for the match played on 10 September 1927 between Richmond and Hawthorn during round 18 of the 1927 VFL season. Richmond hosted Hawthorn at Punt Road Oval. Allan Geddes captained the hosts. Clarrie Lethlean captained the visitors with Jim McCashney as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Dan Minogue.

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

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

Richmond (16.23.119) defeated Hawthorn (6.17.53).

Goalkickers
Richmond: J. McCormack (6), J. Baggott (5), G. Rudolph (2), P. Bentley, D. Hayes, T. O'Halloran
Hawthorn: T. Pool (2), B. Hyde, P. Keary, P. Manning, F. Murphy

As a result of this match, Richmond were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Hawthorn remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1927 VFL Season
Round: Round 18
Teams: Richmond v Hawthorn
Date: Saturday 10 September 1927
Time: 2:45 PM
Venue: Punt Road Oval
Attendance: 11,000

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Hawthorn
Score: 16.23.119 - 6.17.53

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 5 . 7 8 . 12 12 . 20 16 . 23 16 . 23 (119)
Hawthorn 2 . 2 4 . 8 4 . 13 6 . 17 6 . 17 (53)
Margin RICH by 23 RICH by 28 RICH by 55 RICH by 66 RICH by 66
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Frank Hughes (Richmond), Dan Minogue (Hawthorn)
Captains: Allan Geddes (Richmond), Clarrie Lethlean (Hawthorn)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Richmond), Jim McCashney (Hawthorn)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: L. Netherton

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
14 Baggott, Jack ? ? 5 ?
1 Bentley, Perce ? ? 1 ?
10 Fincher, Jack ? ? 0 ?
23 Gallagher, Les ? ? 0 ?
8 Geddes, Allan (c) ? ? 0 ?
2 Harris, Don ? ? 0 ?
20 Hayes, Doug ? ? 1 ?
24 MacIsaac, Angus ? ? 0 ?
9 McCormack, Basil ? ? 0 ?
21 McCormack, Jack ? ? 6 ?
13 Murdoch, Joe ? ? 0 ?
18 O'Halloran, Tom ? ? 1 ?
4 O'Neill, Bob ? ? 0 ?
7 Powell, Cyril ? ? 0 ?
32 Rudolph, George ? ? 2 ?
11 Spain, Jim ? ? 0 ?
22 Watson, Carl ? ? 0 ?
7 Weidner, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 16 23

Hawthorn

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Barker, Fred WR ? 0 ?
11 Black, Ron FB ? 0 ?
20 Hyde, Bert FF ? 1 ?
23 Keary, Pat BPL ? 1 ?
16 Lethlean, Clarrie (c) HFFR ? 0 ?
3 Logan, Dick FPR ? 0 ?
29 Lonsdale, Clarrie CHB ? 0 ?
Manning, Phil HFFL ? 1 ?
8 McCashney, Jim (vc) WL ? 0 ?
10 McRae, Godfrey BPR ? 0 ?
35 Murphy, Frank CHF ? 1 ?
6 Murphy, Pat HBFL ? 0 ?
19 Pool, Ted RO ? 2 ?
25 Sellers, Bob RU ? 0 ?
27 Sherer, Charlie C ? 0 ?
9 Stewart, Stuart RU ? 0 ?
24 Thomas, Frank FPL ? 0 ?
12 Utting, Ernie HBFR ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 6 17

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

Richmond Coach: Frank Hughes
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
23 P. Keary 11 R. Black 10 G. McRae













FORWARD



HALF-BACK



6 P. Murphy 29 C. Lonsdale 12 E. Utting













HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



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









FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 25 B. Sellers

HALF-FORWARD 9 S. Stewart

P. Manning 35 F. Murphy 16 C. Lethlean (c) 19 T. Pool











HALF-BACK



FORWARD



24 F. Thomas 20 B. Hyde 3 D. Logan













BACK



Hawthorn Coach: Dan Minogue