1927 VFL Season: Collingwood

Season Team Details

Season: 1927 VFL Season
Team: Collingwood
Home Ground: Victoria Park

Team Results

Ladder Position: 1st (W-D-L: 15-0-3, P%: 150.6%)
Finals Performance: Premiers
Players: 27
Brownlow Leader(s): Syd Coventry (7)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Gordon Coventry (88)
E. W. Copeland Trophy Recipient(s): Syd Coventry

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Syd Coventry

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Beasley, George #5 6 R03-R07, R09 2
Beveridge, Jack #2 20 R01-R18, SF, GF 3
Chesswas, Harry #10 16 R02-R09, R11-R15, R18, SF, GF 5
Clayden, George #11 12 R08-R14, R16-R18, SF, GF 2
Collier, Albert #4 19 R01-R03, R05-R18, SF, GF 2
Collier, Harry #5 20 R01-R18, SF, GF 36
Coventry, Gordon #7 20 R01-R18, SF, GF 97
Coventry, Syd #8 20 R01-R18, SF, GF 3
Dibbs, Charlie #12 19 R01-R02, R04-R18, SF, GF 0
Harris, John #11 20 R01-R18, SF, GF 13
Hughson, Les #29 1 R13 1
Lauder, Albert #13 1 R17 0
Libbis, Billy #14 20 R01-R18, SF, GF 15
MacLeod, Norm #16 3 R01-R03 0
Makeham, Bob #15 20 R01-R18, SF, GF 3
Milburn, Charlie #16 16 R04-R09, R11-R18, SF, GF 1
Morelli, Clarrie #18 7 R03-R06, R10, R15, R17 1
Muir, Bob #19 3 R01-R03 0
Murphy, Frank #20 20 R01-R18, SF, GF 20
Poulter, Joe #18 18 R01-R04, R06-R16, R18, SF, GF 11
Ross, Hector #28 2 R10-R11 0
Rowe, Percy #22 17 R03-R05, R07-R18, SF, GF 6
Rowlands, Trevor #23 2 R01-R02 0
Rumney, Harold #24 17 R01-R02, R04-R10, R12, R14-R18, SF, GF 19
Sneazwell, Bill #27 10 R01-R08, R10, R16 0
Wescott, Leo #26 20 R01-R18, SF, GF 0
Wilson, Ernie #24 11 R01, R11-R18, SF, GF 0

Team Line-Up

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
McHale, Jock 20 17 -0- 3 R01-R18, SF, GF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
30/04/1927 Round 1 Geelong HOME WIN COL by 23 Jock McHale Syd Coventry
07/05/1927 Round 2 Hawthorn AWAY WIN COL by 26 Jock McHale Syd Coventry
14/05/1927 Round 3 Richmond HOME LOSS RIC by 6 Jock McHale Syd Coventry
21/05/1927 Round 4 South Melbourne AWAY WIN COL by 39 Jock McHale Syd Coventry
28/05/1927 Round 5 Fitzroy HOME WIN COL by 64 Jock McHale Syd Coventry
04/06/1927 Round 6 Essendon AWAY WIN COL by 7 Jock McHale Syd Coventry
11/06/1927 Round 7 St Kilda HOME WIN COL by 112 Jock McHale Syd Coventry
18/06/1927 Round 8 Footscray AWAY WIN COL by 22 Jock McHale Syd Coventry
25/06/1927 Round 9 Carlton HOME LOSS CAR by 12 Jock McHale Syd Coventry
02/07/1927 Round 10 North Melbourne HOME WIN COL by 30 Jock McHale Syd Coventry
09/07/1927 Round 11 Melbourne AWAY WIN COL by 7 Jock McHale Syd Coventry
16/07/1927 Round 12 Geelong AWAY WIN COL by 16 Jock McHale Syd Coventry
23/07/1927 Round 13 Hawthorn HOME WIN COL by 74 Jock McHale Syd Coventry
30/07/1927 Round 14 Richmond AWAY WIN COL by 23 Jock McHale Syd Coventry
06/08/1927 Round 15 South Melbourne HOME WIN COL by 79 Jock McHale Syd Coventry
27/08/1927 Round 16 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 7 Jock McHale Syd Coventry
03/09/1927 Round 17 Essendon HOME WIN COL by 1 Jock McHale Syd Coventry
10/09/1927 Round 18 North Melbourne AWAY WIN COL by 26 Jock McHale Syd Coventry
24/09/1927 Semi Final Geelong HOME WIN COL by 66 Jock McHale Syd Coventry
01/10/1927 Grand Final Richmond HOME WIN COL by 12 Jock McHale Syd Coventry