1927 VFA Season

These are the results for the 1927 season of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League).

It featured eighteen rounds in a double round-robin format. Coburg were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Second Amended Argus system. Coburg were the premiers, with Charlie Hardy as the premiership coach.

Season Details

Name: 1927 VFA Season
Teams: 10
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Second Amended Argus System
Matches: 96

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Brighton Brighton Beach Oval
Brunswick Brunswick Park
Camberwell Camberwell Sportsground Tom Elliott
Coburg Coburg City Oval Charlie Hardy
Geelong Association West Oval
Northcote Northcote Park
Port Melbourne North Port Oval Percy Wilson
Prahran Toorak Park
Preston Preston City Oval Gus Dobrigh
Williamstown WCG

Season Results

Premiers: Coburg
Runners-Up: Brighton
Minor Premiers: Coburg

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Coburg 1st 18 -0- 0 72 190.7% 2,004 1,051 291 258 141 205
Brighton 2nd 14 -0- 4 56 128.3% 1,454 1,133 201 248 160 173
Port Melbourne 3rd 13 -0- 5 52 140.5% 1,423 1,013 200 223 139 179
Preston 4th 12 -0- 6 48 119.5% 1,593 1,333 222 261 188 205
Northcote 5th 11 -0- 7 44 113.9% 1,377 1,209 191 231 164 225
Williamstown 6th 7 -1- 10 30 79.2% 1,020 1,288 137 198 183 190
Brunswick 7th 6 -0- 12 24 77.8% 1,035 1,331 144 171 186 215
Camberwell 8th 5 -0- 13 20 81.1% 1,258 1,551 174 214 219 237
Prahran 9th 2 -1- 15 10 68.0% 1,132 1,665 162 160 236 249
Geelong Association 10th 1 -0- 17 4 55.3% 895 1,617 120 175 226 261

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Coburg 1st Premiers
Brighton 2nd Runners-Up
Port Melbourne 3rd Defeated by Brighton (Preliminary Final)
Preston 4th Defeated by Brighton (Semi Final)
Northcote 5th Did not qualify for finals
Williamstown 6th Did not qualify for finals
Brunswick 7th Did not qualify for finals
Camberwell 8th Did not qualify for finals
Prahran 9th Did not qualify for finals
Geelong Association 10th Did not qualify for finals

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/04/1927 2:10 PM Camberwell v Williamstown Camberwell Sportsground 88 - 74
SAT 30/04/1927 2:10 PM Coburg v Brighton Coburg City Oval 112 - 68
SAT 30/04/1927 2:10 PM Geelong (A) v Prahran West Oval 31 - 92
SAT 30/04/1927 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Northcote North Port Oval 96 - 53
SAT 30/04/1927 2:10 PM Preston v Brunswick Preston City Oval 85 - 60

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Prahran 1st 1 -0- 0 4 296.8% 92 31
Port Melbourne 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 181.1% 96 53
Coburg 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 164.7% 112 68
Preston 4th 1 -0- 0 4 141.7% 85 60
Camberwell 5th 1 -0- 0 4 118.9% 88 74
Williamstown 6th 0 -0- 1 0 84.1% 74 88
Brunswick 7th 0 -0- 1 0 70.6% 60 85
Brighton 8th 0 -0- 1 0 60.7% 68 112
Northcote 9th 0 -0- 1 0 55.2% 53 96
Geelong Association 10th 0 -0- 1 0 33.7% 31 92

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/05/1927 2:10 PM Brighton v Port Melbourne Brighton Beach Oval 68 - 104
SAT 07/05/1927 2:10 PM Brunswick v Coburg Brunswick Park 35 - 100
SAT 07/05/1927 2:10 PM Geelong (A) v Williamstown West Oval 34 - 67
SAT 07/05/1927 2:10 PM Northcote v Camberwell Northcote Park 112 - 71
SAT 07/05/1927 2:10 PM Prahran v Preston Toorak Park 61 - 84

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 2 -0- 0 8 205.8% 212 103
Port Melbourne 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 165.3% 200 121
Preston 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 139.7% 169 121
Prahran 4th 1 -0- 1 4 133.0% 153 115
Williamstown 5th 1 -0- 1 4 115.6% 141 122
Northcote 6th 1 -0- 1 4 98.8% 165 167
Camberwell 7th 1 -0- 1 4 85.5% 159 186
Brighton 8th 0 -0- 2 0 63.0% 136 216
Brunswick 9th 0 -0- 2 0 51.4% 95 185
Geelong Association 10th 0 -0- 2 0 40.9% 65 159

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/05/1927 2:10 PM Brighton v Brunswick Brighton Beach Oval 95 - 64
SAT 14/05/1927 2:10 PM Camberwell v Prahran Camberwell Sportsground 134 - 101
SAT 14/05/1927 2:10 PM Coburg v Williamstown Coburg City Oval 98 - 55
SAT 14/05/1927 2:10 PM Geelong (A) v Port Melbourne West Oval 24 - 32
SAT 14/05/1927 2:10 PM Preston v Northcote Preston City Oval 89 - 84

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 3 -0- 0 12 196.2% 310 158
Port Melbourne 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 160.0% 232 145
Preston 3rd 3 -0- 0 12 125.9% 258 205
Camberwell 4th 2 -0- 1 8 102.1% 293 287
Prahran 5th 1 -0- 2 4 102.0% 254 249
Northcote 6th 1 -0- 2 4 97.3% 249 256
Williamstown 7th 1 -0- 2 4 89.1% 196 220
Brighton 8th 1 -0- 2 4 82.5% 231 280
Brunswick 9th 0 -0- 3 0 56.8% 159 280
Geelong Association 10th 0 -0- 3 0 46.6% 89 191

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/05/1927 2:10 PM Brunswick v Northcote Brunswick Park 86 - 101
SAT 21/05/1927 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Camberwell North Port Oval 84 - 48
SAT 21/05/1927 2:10 PM Prahran v Coburg Toorak Park 83 - 176
SAT 21/05/1927 2:10 PM Preston v Geelong (A) Preston City Oval 130 - 77
SAT 21/05/1927 2:10 PM Williamstown v Brighton WCG 54 - 109

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 4 -0- 0 16 201.7% 486 241
Port Melbourne 2nd 4 -0- 0 16 163.7% 316 193
Preston 3rd 4 -0- 0 16 137.6% 388 282
Northcote 4th 2 -0- 2 8 102.3% 350 342
Brighton 5th 2 -0- 2 8 101.8% 340 334
Camberwell 6th 2 -0- 2 8 91.9% 341 371
Prahran 7th 1 -0- 3 4 79.3% 337 425
Williamstown 8th 1 -0- 3 4 76.0% 250 329
Brunswick 9th 0 -0- 4 0 64.3% 245 381
Geelong Association 10th 0 -0- 4 0 51.7% 166 321

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/05/1927 2:10 PM Brighton v Prahran Brighton Beach Oval 77 - 62
SAT 28/05/1927 2:10 PM Brunswick v Port Melbourne North Port Oval 35 - 72
SAT 28/05/1927 2:10 PM Camberwell v Preston Camberwell Sportsground 54 - 66
SAT 28/05/1927 2:10 PM Geelong (A) v Coburg West Oval 50 - 94
SAT 28/05/1927 2:10 PM Northcote v Williamstown Northcote Park 106 - 69

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 5 -0- 0 20 199.3% 580 291
Port Melbourne 2nd 5 -0- 0 20 170.2% 388 228
Preston 3rd 5 -0- 0 20 135.1% 454 336
Northcote 4th 3 -0- 2 12 110.9% 456 411
Brighton 5th 3 -0- 2 12 105.3% 417 396
Camberwell 6th 2 -0- 3 8 90.4% 395 437
Prahran 7th 1 -0- 4 4 79.5% 399 502
Williamstown 8th 1 -0- 4 4 73.3% 319 435
Brunswick 9th 0 -0- 5 0 61.8% 280 453
Geelong Association 10th 0 -0- 5 0 52.0% 216 415

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/06/1927 2:10 PM Coburg v Preston Coburg City Oval 100 - 76
SAT 04/06/1927 2:10 PM Northcote v Brighton Northcote Park 39 - 23
SAT 04/06/1927 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Williamstown North Port Oval 68 - 32
MON 06/06/1927 2:10 PM Geelong (A) v Camberwell West Oval 77 - 64
MON 06/06/1927 2:10 PM Prahran v Brunswick Toorak Park 55 - 61

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 6 -0- 0 24 185.3% 680 367
Port Melbourne 2nd 6 -0- 0 24 175.4% 456 260
Preston 3rd 5 -0- 1 20 121.6% 530 436
Northcote 4th 4 -0- 2 16 114.1% 495 434
Brighton 5th 3 -0- 3 12 101.1% 440 435
Camberwell 6th 2 -0- 4 8 89.3% 459 514
Prahran 7th 1 -0- 5 4 80.6% 454 563
Williamstown 8th 1 -0- 5 4 69.8% 351 503
Brunswick 9th 1 -0- 5 4 67.1% 341 508
Geelong Association 10th 1 -0- 5 4 61.2% 293 479

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/06/1927 2:10 PM Camberwell v Brunswick Camberwell Sportsground 81 - 86
SAT 11/06/1927 2:10 PM Geelong (A) v Brighton West Oval 44 - 98
SAT 11/06/1927 2:10 PM Northcote v Prahran Northcote Park 93 - 35
SAT 11/06/1927 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Coburg North Port Oval 36 - 71
SAT 11/06/1927 2:10 PM Williamstown v Preston WCG 39 - 37

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 7 -0- 0 28 186.4% 751 403
Port Melbourne 2nd 6 -0- 1 24 148.6% 492 331
Northcote 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 125.4% 588 469
Preston 4th 5 -0- 2 20 119.4% 567 475
Brighton 5th 4 -0- 3 16 112.3% 538 479
Camberwell 6th 2 -0- 5 8 90.0% 540 600
Brunswick 7th 2 -0- 5 8 72.5% 427 589
Williamstown 8th 2 -0- 5 8 72.2% 390 540
Prahran 9th 1 -0- 6 4 74.5% 489 656
Geelong Association 10th 1 -0- 6 4 58.4% 337 577

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/06/1927 2:10 PM Brighton v Camberwell Brighton Beach Oval 109 - 63
SAT 18/06/1927 2:10 PM Brunswick v Geelong (A) Brunswick Park 73 - 68
SAT 18/06/1927 2:10 PM Coburg v Northcote Coburg City Oval 97 - 72
SAT 18/06/1927 2:10 PM Prahran v Williamstown Toorak Park 63 - 63
SAT 18/06/1927 2:10 PM Preston v Port Melbourne Preston City Oval 114 - 94

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 8 -0- 0 32 178.5% 848 475
Port Melbourne 2nd 6 -0- 2 24 131.7% 586 445
Preston 3rd 6 -0- 2 24 119.7% 681 569
Brighton 4th 5 -0- 3 20 119.4% 647 542
Northcote 5th 5 -0- 3 20 116.6% 660 566
Brunswick 6th 3 -0- 5 12 76.1% 500 657
Williamstown 7th 2 -1- 5 10 75.1% 453 603
Camberwell 8th 2 -0- 6 8 85.0% 603 709
Prahran 9th 1 -1- 6 6 76.8% 552 719
Geelong Association 10th 1 -0- 7 4 62.3% 405 650

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/06/1927 2:10 PM Coburg v Camberwell Camberwell Sportsground 156 - 89
SAT 25/06/1927 2:10 PM Northcote v Geelong (A) Northcote Park 118 - 38
SAT 25/06/1927 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Prahran North Port Oval 109 - 39
SAT 25/06/1927 2:10 PM Preston v Brighton Preston City Oval 75 - 115
SAT 25/06/1927 2:10 PM Williamstown v Brunswick WCG 64 - 31

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 9 -0- 0 36 178.0% 1,004 564
Port Melbourne 2nd 7 -0- 2 28 143.6% 695 484
Northcote 3rd 6 -0- 3 24 128.8% 778 604
Brighton 4th 6 -0- 3 24 123.5% 762 617
Preston 5th 6 -0- 3 24 110.5% 756 684
Williamstown 6th 3 -1- 5 14 81.5% 517 634
Brunswick 7th 3 -0- 6 12 73.6% 531 721
Camberwell 8th 2 -0- 7 8 80.0% 692 865
Prahran 9th 1 -1- 7 6 71.4% 591 828
Geelong Association 10th 1 -0- 8 4 57.7% 443 768

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/07/1927 2:10 PM Brighton v Coburg Brighton Beach Oval 28 - 77
SAT 02/07/1927 2:10 PM Brunswick v Preston Brunswick Park 43 - 54
SAT 02/07/1927 2:10 PM Northcote v Port Melbourne Northcote Park 71 - 68
SAT 02/07/1927 2:10 PM Prahran v Geelong (A) Toorak Park 83 - 37
SAT 02/07/1927 2:10 PM Williamstown v Camberwell WCG 50 - 49

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 10 -0- 0 40 182.6% 1,081 592
Port Melbourne 2nd 7 -0- 3 28 137.5% 763 555
Northcote 3rd 7 -0- 3 28 126.3% 849 672
Preston 4th 7 -0- 3 28 111.4% 810 727
Brighton 5th 6 -0- 4 24 113.8% 790 694
Williamstown 6th 4 -1- 5 18 83.0% 567 683
Brunswick 7th 3 -0- 7 12 74.1% 574 775
Prahran 8th 2 -1- 7 10 77.9% 674 865
Camberwell 9th 2 -0- 8 8 81.0% 741 915
Geelong Association 10th 1 -0- 9 4 56.4% 480 851

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/07/1927 2:10 PM Camberwell v Northcote Camberwell Sportsground 53 - 62
SAT 09/07/1927 2:10 PM Coburg v Brunswick Coburg City Oval 87 - 54
SAT 09/07/1927 2:10 PM Geelong (A) v Williamstown West Oval 56 - 66
SAT 09/07/1927 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Brighton North Port Oval 78 - 88
SAT 09/07/1927 2:10 PM Preston v Prahran Preston City Oval 117 - 32

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 11 -0- 0 44 180.8% 1,168 646
Northcote 2nd 8 -0- 3 32 125.7% 911 725
Preston 3rd 8 -0- 3 32 122.1% 927 759
Port Melbourne 4th 7 -0- 4 28 130.8% 841 643
Brighton 5th 7 -0- 4 28 113.7% 878 772
Williamstown 6th 5 -1- 5 22 85.7% 633 739
Brunswick 7th 3 -0- 8 12 72.9% 628 862
Prahran 8th 2 -1- 8 10 71.9% 706 982
Camberwell 9th 2 -0- 9 8 81.3% 794 977
Geelong Association 10th 1 -0- 10 4 58.5% 536 917

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/07/1927 2:10 PM Brunswick v Brighton Brunswick Park 34 - 50
SAT 16/07/1927 2:10 PM Coburg v Williamstown Coburg City Oval 125 - 60
SAT 16/07/1927 2:10 PM Northcote v Preston Northcote Park 61 - 67
SAT 16/07/1927 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Geelong (A) North Port Oval 115 - 34
SAT 16/07/1927 2:10 PM Prahran v Camberwell Toorak Park 41 - 93

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 12 -0- 0 48 183.1% 1,293 706
Preston 2nd 9 -0- 3 36 121.2% 994 820
Port Melbourne 3rd 8 -0- 4 32 141.2% 956 677
Northcote 4th 8 -0- 4 32 122.7% 972 792
Brighton 5th 8 -0- 4 32 115.1% 928 806
Williamstown 6th 5 -1- 6 22 80.2% 693 864
Camberwell 7th 3 -0- 9 12 87.1% 887 1,018
Brunswick 8th 3 -0- 9 12 72.6% 662 912
Prahran 9th 2 -1- 9 10 69.5% 747 1,075
Geelong Association 10th 1 -0- 11 4 55.2% 570 1,032

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/07/1927 2:10 PM Brighton v Williamstown Brighton Beach Oval 87 - 27
SAT 23/07/1927 2:10 PM Camberwell v Port Melbourne Camberwell Sportsground 48 - 95
SAT 23/07/1927 2:10 PM Coburg v Prahran Coburg City Oval 118 - 60
SAT 23/07/1927 2:10 PM Geelong (A) v Preston West Oval 69 - 103
SAT 23/07/1927 2:10 PM Northcote v Brunswick Northcote Park 95 - 52

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 13 -0- 0 52 184.2% 1,411 766
Preston 2nd 10 -0- 3 40 123.4% 1,097 889
Port Melbourne 3rd 9 -0- 4 36 145.0% 1,051 725
Northcote 4th 9 -0- 4 36 126.4% 1,067 844
Brighton 5th 9 -0- 4 36 121.8% 1,015 833
Williamstown 6th 5 -1- 7 22 75.7% 720 951
Camberwell 7th 3 -0- 10 12 84.0% 935 1,113
Brunswick 8th 3 -0- 10 12 70.9% 714 1,007
Prahran 9th 2 -1- 10 10 67.6% 807 1,193
Geelong Association 10th 1 -0- 12 4 56.3% 639 1,135

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/07/1927 2:10 PM Coburg v Geelong (A) Coburg City Oval 130 - 50
SAT 30/07/1927 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Brunswick North Port Oval 71 - 29
SAT 30/07/1927 2:10 PM Prahran v Brighton Toorak Park 72 - 98
SAT 30/07/1927 2:10 PM Preston v Camberwell Preston City Oval 146 - 56
SAT 30/07/1927 2:10 PM Williamstown v Northcote WCG 56 - 30

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 14 -0- 0 56 188.8% 1,541 816
Preston 2nd 11 -0- 3 44 131.5% 1,243 945
Port Melbourne 3rd 10 -0- 4 40 148.8% 1,122 754
Brighton 4th 10 -0- 4 40 123.0% 1,113 905
Northcote 5th 9 -0- 5 36 121.9% 1,097 900
Williamstown 6th 6 -1- 7 26 79.1% 776 981
Camberwell 7th 3 -0- 11 12 78.7% 991 1,259
Brunswick 8th 3 -0- 11 12 68.9% 743 1,078
Prahran 9th 2 -1- 11 10 68.1% 879 1,291
Geelong Association 10th 1 -0- 13 4 54.5% 689 1,265

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/08/1927 2:10 PM Brighton v Northcote Brighton Beach Oval 76 - 47
SAT 06/08/1927 2:10 PM Brunswick v Prahran Brunswick Park 94 - 74
SAT 06/08/1927 2:10 PM Camberwell v Geelong (A) Camberwell Sportsground 96 - 68
SAT 06/08/1927 2:10 PM Preston v Coburg Preston City Oval 99 - 139
SAT 06/08/1927 2:10 PM Williamstown v Port Melbourne WCG 49 - 58

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 15 -0- 0 60 183.6% 1,680 915
Port Melbourne 2nd 11 -0- 4 44 146.9% 1,180 803
Brighton 3rd 11 -0- 4 44 124.9% 1,189 952
Preston 4th 11 -0- 4 44 123.8% 1,342 1,084
Northcote 5th 9 -0- 6 36 117.2% 1,144 976
Williamstown 6th 6 -1- 8 26 79.4% 825 1,039
Camberwell 7th 4 -0- 11 16 81.9% 1,087 1,327
Brunswick 8th 4 -0- 11 16 72.7% 837 1,152
Prahran 9th 2 -1- 12 10 68.8% 953 1,385
Geelong Association 10th 1 -0- 14 4 55.6% 757 1,361

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/08/1927 2:10 PM Brighton v Geelong (A) Brighton Beach Oval 108 - 44
SAT 13/08/1927 2:10 PM Brunswick v Camberwell Brunswick Park 55 - 72
SAT 13/08/1927 2:10 PM Coburg v Port Melbourne Coburg City Oval 91 - 55
SAT 13/08/1927 2:10 PM Prahran v Northcote Toorak Park 67 - 104
SAT 13/08/1927 2:10 PM Preston v Williamstown Preston City Oval 106 - 60

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 16 -0- 0 64 182.6% 1,771 970
Brighton 2nd 12 -0- 4 48 130.2% 1,297 996
Preston 3rd 12 -0- 4 48 126.6% 1,448 1,144
Port Melbourne 4th 11 -0- 5 44 138.1% 1,235 894
Northcote 5th 10 -0- 6 40 119.7% 1,248 1,043
Williamstown 6th 6 -1- 9 26 77.3% 885 1,145
Camberwell 7th 5 -0- 11 20 83.9% 1,159 1,382
Brunswick 8th 4 -0- 12 16 72.9% 892 1,224
Prahran 9th 2 -1- 13 10 68.5% 1,020 1,489
Geelong Association 10th 1 -0- 15 4 54.5% 801 1,469

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/08/1927 2:10 PM Camberwell v Brighton Camberwell Sportsground 63 - 65
SAT 20/08/1927 2:10 PM Geelong (A) v Brunswick West Oval 57 - 64
SAT 20/08/1927 2:10 PM Northcote v Coburg Northcote Park 45 - 129
SAT 20/08/1927 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Preston North Port Oval 97 - 71
SAT 20/08/1927 2:10 PM Williamstown v Prahran WCG 85 - 64

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 17 -0- 0 68 187.2% 1,900 1,015
Brighton 2nd 13 -0- 4 52 128.6% 1,362 1,059
Port Melbourne 3rd 12 -0- 5 48 138.0% 1,332 965
Preston 4th 12 -0- 5 48 122.4% 1,519 1,241
Northcote 5th 10 -0- 7 40 110.3% 1,293 1,172
Williamstown 6th 7 -1- 9 30 80.2% 970 1,209
Camberwell 7th 5 -0- 12 20 84.5% 1,222 1,447
Brunswick 8th 5 -0- 12 20 74.6% 956 1,281
Prahran 9th 2 -1- 14 10 68.9% 1,084 1,574
Geelong Association 10th 1 -0- 16 4 56.0% 858 1,533

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/08/1927 2:10 PM Brighton v Preston Brighton Beach Oval 92 - 74
SAT 27/08/1927 2:10 PM Brunswick v Williamstown Brunswick Park 79 - 50
SAT 27/08/1927 2:10 PM Coburg v Camberwell Coburg City Oval 104 - 36
SAT 27/08/1927 2:10 PM Geelong (A) v Northcote West Oval 37 - 84
SAT 27/08/1927 2:10 PM Prahran v Port Melbourne Toorak Park 48 - 91

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Coburg 1st 18 -0- 0 72 190.7% 2,004 1,051
Brighton 2nd 14 -0- 4 56 128.3% 1,454 1,133
Port Melbourne 3rd 13 -0- 5 52 140.5% 1,423 1,013
Preston 4th 12 -0- 6 48 119.5% 1,593 1,333
Northcote 5th 11 -0- 7 44 113.9% 1,377 1,209
Williamstown 6th 7 -1- 10 30 79.2% 1,020 1,288
Brunswick 7th 6 -0- 12 24 77.8% 1,035 1,331
Camberwell 8th 5 -0- 13 20 81.1% 1,258 1,551
Prahran 9th 2 -1- 15 10 68.0% 1,132 1,665
Geelong Association 10th 1 -0- 17 4 55.3% 895 1,617

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/09/1927 2:10 PM Brighton v Preston Motordrome 62 - 62 6,000
SAT 10/09/1927 2:10 PM Coburg v Port Melbourne Motordrome 100 - 100 10,000
SAT 17/09/1927 2:10 PM Brighton v Preston Motordrome 85 - 71 10,000
SAT 24/09/1927 2:10 PM Coburg v Port Melbourne Motordrome 48 - 97 13,000

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/10/1927 2:10 PM Brighton v Port Melbourne Motordrome 80 - 69 23,000

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/10/1927 2:10 PM Brighton v Coburg Motordrome 90 - 124 20,000