Match Recap
Round 5·Sat, 28-May-1927 2:45 PM·Western Oval·10,000 att.
Footscray
7.13 (55)
vs
South Melbourne
6.13 (49)
Footscray won by 6

Footscray defeated South Melbourne 55–49, by 6 points after a nailbiter. The match turned in the first quarter, when Footscray outscored South Melbourne 16–1.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray2.4 (16)4.4 (28)6.10 (46)7.13 (55)7.13 (55)
South Melbourne0.1 (1)3.8 (26)5.11 (41)6.13 (49)6.13 (49)

Footscray — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#21 Frank Aked———————————————
#14 Harry Baker———————————————
#23 Bill Doolan———————————————
#3 Charlie Gaudion———————————————
#27 Ralph Greenhalgh———————————————
#2 Allan Hopkins—————1—————————
#11 Harry Johns———————————————
#16 Doug Johnstone———————————————
#7 Ivan McAlpine—————4—————————
#17 Norm McDonald—————2—————————
#20 Albert Outen———————————————
#4 Charlie Rowe———————————————
#1 Paddy Scanlan———————————————
#13 Roy Thompson———————————————
#18 Fred Ulbrick———————————————
#31 George Valentine———————————————
#25 Don Wallace———————————————
#12 Jack Wunhym———————————————

South Melbourne — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#4 Arthur Barlow———————————————
#29 Jack Barnes———————————————
#7 Bill Berryman———————————————
#5 Ted Bourke———————————————
#14 Martin Brown———————————————
#11 Roy Cazaly—————2—————————
#21 Bill Condon———————————————
#15 Rolland Fairley—————1—————————
#27 Jack Ferguson———————————————
#23 Ted Johnson—————2—————————
#28 Charles McDonald———————————————
#10 Hec McKay———————————————
#1 Charles Pannam———————————————
#30 Austin Robertson—————1—————————
#18 Joe Scanlan———————————————
#2 Bert Sutton———————————————
#34 Danny Wheelahan———————————————
#29 Les Woodfield———————————————