1927 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1927 VFL Season
Team(s): 12
Round(s): 18
Finals System: Second Amended Argus System
Match(es): 111

Season Results

Premiers: Collingwood
Runners-Up: Richmond
Minor Premiers: Collingwood
Brownlow Medallist(s): Syd Coventry (Collingwood)
Leading Goalkicker Medallist(s): Gordon Coventry (Collingwood)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Collingwood (P) 1st 15 -0- 3 150.6% Syd Coventry (7) Gordon Coventry (88)
Richmond (R) 2nd 14 -0- 4 134.6% Allan Geddes (5) Jack Baggott (34)
Geelong 3rd 14 -0- 4 132.0% Edward Greeves (5) Lloyd Hagger (55)
Carlton 4th 13 -0- 5 121.7% Alex Duncan (6) Harold Carter (32)
Melbourne 5th 12 -0- 6 132.4% Dick Taylor (6) Harry Davie (40)
South Melbourne 6th 9 -0- 9 95.9% Austin Robertson (3) Ted Johnson (50)
St Kilda 7th 8 -0- 10 75.3% Cyril Gambetta, Fred Phillips (2) Jack Shelton (24)
Essendon 8th 6 -1- 11 96.8% Greg Stockdale (3) Jack Vosti (35)
Fitzroy 9th 6 -1- 11 85.7% Lou Bols, Gordon Hellwig, Roy Milne, Willis Reeve, Len Wigraft (1) Jack Moriarty (83)
Footscray 10th 6 -0- 12 85.4% Allan Hopkins, Alby Outen (2) Les Chapple (32)
North Melbourne 11th 3 -0- 15 73.5% Leo Dwyer (3) Charlie Tyson (23)
Hawthorn 12th 1 -0- 17 63.1% Ernie Utting (3) Bert Hyde (41)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 14
Goal Umpire 5
Boundary Umpire 2

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/04/1927 2:45 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 115 - 65 22,382
SAT 30/04/1927 2:45 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 107 - 84 20,000
SAT 30/04/1927 2:45 PM Carlton v South Melbourne Princes Park 69 - 70 28,000
SAT 30/04/1927 2:45 PM Footscray v Essendon Western Oval 63 - 110 18,000
SAT 30/04/1927 2:45 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn Junction Oval 88 - 68 12,000
SAT 30/04/1927 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Fitzroy Arden Street Oval 75 - 71 10,000

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/05/1927 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Melbourne Lakeside Oval 83 - 53 25,000
SAT 07/05/1927 2:45 PM Geelong v Footscray Corio Oval 104 - 60 15,300
SAT 07/05/1927 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Carlton Brunswick Street Oval 72 - 99 25,000
SAT 07/05/1927 2:45 PM Essendon v North Melbourne Windy Hill 54 - 65 20,000
SAT 07/05/1927 2:45 PM Richmond v St Kilda Punt Road Oval 59 - 48 18,000
SAT 07/05/1927 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Glenferrie Oval 51 - 77 9,000

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/05/1927 2:45 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 93 - 59 14,931
SAT 14/05/1927 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Geelong Arden Street Oval 53 - 55 20,000
SAT 14/05/1927 2:45 PM Carlton v Essendon Princes Park 47 - 36 27,000
SAT 14/05/1927 2:45 PM St Kilda v South Melbourne Junction Oval 63 - 55 22,000
SAT 14/05/1927 2:45 PM Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park 49 - 55 20,000
SAT 14/05/1927 2:45 PM Footscray v Hawthorn Western Oval 78 - 52 11,000

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/05/1927 2:45 PM Essendon v Melbourne Windy Hill 60 - 78 20,000
SAT 21/05/1927 2:45 PM Geelong v Carlton Corio Oval 123 - 77 16,000
SAT 21/05/1927 2:45 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Brunswick Street Oval 92 - 75 16,000
SAT 21/05/1927 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Collingwood Lakeside Oval 67 - 106 29,000
SAT 21/05/1927 2:45 PM Richmond v Footscray Punt Road Oval 100 - 30 14,000
SAT 21/05/1927 2:45 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 56 - 133 8,000

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/05/1927 2:45 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 58 - 85 18,320
SAT 28/05/1927 2:45 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Princes Park 96 - 52 10,000
SAT 28/05/1927 2:45 PM St Kilda v Essendon Junction Oval 91 - 82 16,000
SAT 28/05/1927 2:45 PM Footscray v South Melbourne Western Oval 55 - 49 10,000
SAT 28/05/1927 2:45 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 123 - 59 16,000
SAT 28/05/1927 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Richmond Arden Street Oval 38 - 83 18,000

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/06/1927 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 80 - 112 10,000
SAT 04/06/1927 2:45 PM Geelong v St Kilda Corio Oval 89 - 70 14,500
SAT 04/06/1927 2:45 PM Essendon v Collingwood Windy Hill 49 - 56 25,000
MON 06/06/1927 2:45 PM Richmond v Carlton Punt Road Oval 90 - 110 42,000
MON 06/06/1927 2:45 PM South Melbourne v North Melbourne Lakeside Oval 97 - 63 25,000
MON 06/06/1927 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Footscray Brunswick Street Oval 61 - 91 15,000

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/06/1927 2:45 PM Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG 111 - 27 12,075
SAT 11/06/1927 2:45 PM Essendon v Geelong Windy Hill 64 - 77 16,000
SAT 11/06/1927 2:45 PM Carlton v Footscray Princes Park 66 - 48 22,000
SAT 11/06/1927 2:45 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Victoria Park 169 - 57 16,000
SAT 11/06/1927 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Richmond Lakeside Oval 71 - 107 25,000
SAT 11/06/1927 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Fitzroy Glenferrie Oval 77 - 103 7,000

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/06/1927 2:45 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Junction Oval 55 - 105 14,000
SAT 18/06/1927 2:45 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Corio Oval 155 - 56 8,500
SAT 18/06/1927 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Carlton Arden Street Oval 35 - 69 15,000
SAT 18/06/1927 2:45 PM Richmond v Essendon Punt Road Oval 102 - 79 25,000
SAT 18/06/1927 2:45 PM Fitzroy v South Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 95 - 80 10,000
SAT 18/06/1927 2:45 PM Footscray v Collingwood Western Oval 36 - 58 17,000

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/06/1927 2:45 PM Melbourne v Footscray MCG 73 - 51 15,171
SAT 25/06/1927 2:45 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Corio Oval 87 - 80 13,500
SAT 25/06/1927 2:45 PM Collingwood v Carlton Victoria Park 83 - 95 33,000
SAT 25/06/1927 2:45 PM Essendon v South Melbourne Windy Hill 84 - 99 17,000
SAT 25/06/1927 2:45 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne Junction Oval 97 - 88 13,000
SAT 25/06/1927 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Richmond Glenferrie Oval 60 - 74 10,000

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/07/1927 2:45 PM Carlton v Melbourne Princes Park 55 - 70 13,000
SAT 02/07/1927 2:45 PM Richmond v Geelong Punt Road Oval 69 - 53 15,000
SAT 02/07/1927 2:45 PM Essendon v Fitzroy Windy Hill 48 - 48 7,000
SAT 02/07/1927 2:45 PM Footscray v St Kilda Western Oval 30 - 43 7,000
SAT 02/07/1927 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Hawthorn Lakeside Oval 97 - 41 5,000
SAT 02/07/1927 2:45 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne Victoria Park 59 - 29 7,000

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/07/1927 2:45 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 72 - 79 27,092
SAT 09/07/1927 2:45 PM Geelong v South Melbourne Corio Oval 72 - 66 13,500
SAT 09/07/1927 2:45 PM St Kilda v Carlton Junction Oval 44 - 135 19,000
SAT 09/07/1927 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Essendon Glenferrie Oval 71 - 78 6,000
SAT 09/07/1927 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Brunswick Street Oval 55 - 111 18,000
SAT 09/07/1927 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Footscray Arden Street Oval 72 - 100 12,000

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/07/1927 2:45 PM Richmond v Melbourne Punt Road Oval 75 - 44 35,000
SAT 16/07/1927 2:45 PM Geelong v Collingwood Corio Oval 49 - 65 21,500
SAT 16/07/1927 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Carlton Lakeside Oval 80 - 69 28,000
SAT 16/07/1927 2:45 PM Essendon v Footscray Windy Hill 91 - 57 18,000
SAT 16/07/1927 2:45 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda Glenferrie Oval 54 - 59 5,000
SAT 16/07/1927 2:45 PM Fitzroy v North Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 89 - 74 8,000

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/07/1927 2:45 PM Melbourne v South Melbourne MCG 140 - 71 23,668
SAT 23/07/1927 2:45 PM Footscray v Geelong Western Oval 60 - 79 12,500
SAT 23/07/1927 2:45 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 76 - 70 21,000
SAT 23/07/1927 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Essendon Arden Street Oval 50 - 54 9,000
SAT 23/07/1927 2:45 PM St Kilda v Richmond Junction Oval 71 - 110 16,000
SAT 23/07/1927 2:45 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn Victoria Park 121 - 47 7,000

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/07/1927 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 89 - 77 15,500
SAT 30/07/1927 2:45 PM Geelong v North Melbourne Corio Oval 123 - 29 11,000
SAT 30/07/1927 2:45 PM Essendon v Carlton Windy Hill 63 - 71 20,000
SAT 30/07/1927 2:45 PM South Melbourne v St Kilda Lakeside Oval 98 - 57 14,000
SAT 30/07/1927 2:45 PM Richmond v Collingwood Punt Road Oval 61 - 84 38,000
SAT 30/07/1927 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Footscray Glenferrie Oval 67 - 85 5,000

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/08/1927 2:45 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 140 - 50 15,895
SAT 06/08/1927 2:45 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 66 - 98 30,000
SAT 06/08/1927 2:45 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Junction Oval 89 - 82 10,000
SAT 06/08/1927 2:45 PM Collingwood v South Melbourne Victoria Park 122 - 43 15,000
SAT 06/08/1927 2:45 PM Footscray v Richmond Western Oval 50 - 81 15,500
SAT 06/08/1927 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn Arden Street Oval 76 - 99 4,000

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/08/1927 2:45 PM Geelong v Melbourne Corio Oval 86 - 61 17,200
SAT 27/08/1927 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Carlton Glenferrie Oval 70 - 98 8,000
SAT 27/08/1927 2:45 PM Essendon v St Kilda Windy Hill 72 - 48 9,000
SAT 27/08/1927 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Footscray Lakeside Oval 74 - 70 9,000
SAT 27/08/1927 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Brunswick Street Oval 95 - 88 25,000
SAT 27/08/1927 2:45 PM Richmond v North Melbourne Punt Road Oval 99 - 62 10,000

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/09/1927 2:45 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 73 - 33 5,268
SAT 03/09/1927 2:45 PM St Kilda v Geelong Junction Oval 72 - 70 8,000
SAT 03/09/1927 2:45 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 30 - 23 30,000
SAT 03/09/1927 2:45 PM Collingwood v Essendon Victoria Park 31 - 30 8,000
SAT 03/09/1927 2:45 PM North Melbourne v South Melbourne Arden Street Oval 60 - 78 5,000
SAT 03/09/1927 2:45 PM Footscray v Fitzroy Western Oval 101 - 72 8,000

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/09/1927 2:45 PM Footscray v Melbourne Western Oval 66 - 73 11,000
SAT 10/09/1927 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Geelong Lakeside Oval 95 - 105 15,000
SAT 10/09/1927 2:45 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 106 - 51 24,000
SAT 10/09/1927 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Brunswick Street Oval 43 - 94 11,000
SAT 10/09/1927 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Collingwood Arden Street Oval 56 - 82 11,000
SAT 10/09/1927 2:45 PM Richmond v Hawthorn Punt Road Oval 119 - 53 11,000

Finals Week 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/09/1927 2:30 PM Richmond v Carlton MCG 82 - 76 63,620

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/09/1927 2:30 PM Collingwood v Geelong MCG 114 - 48 40,595

Finals Week 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/10/1927 2:50 PM Collingwood v Richmond MCG 25 - 13 34,551