1927 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results for Essendon for the 1927 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Windy Hill as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1927 VFL Season
Team:
Essendon
Club:
Essendon
Home Ground:
Windy Hill
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 6-1-11, P%: 96.8)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beckton, Norm | #3 | 17 | 13 | R01-06, R08-18 |
| Boyd, Jack | #15 | 2 | 2 | R04-05 |
| Campbell, Garnet | #17 | 15 | 6 | R01-07, R09-14, R16, R18 |
| Carman, Syd | #11 | 9 | 1 | R01-04, R08-10, R15, R18 |
| Carruthers, Bruce | #18 | 11 | 6 | R01-04, R10-14, R17-18 |
| Clarke, Tom | #23 | 7 | 1 | R03-05, R12-13, R16-17 |
| Dodd, Rupe | #16 | 11 | 19 | R01-03, R06-07, R09-12, R16-17 |
| Dolan, Jack | #6 | 6 | 0 | R11, R13-16, R18 |
| Gomez, Chris | #1 | 3 | 0 | R01-02, R08 |
| Gosling, Dick | #21 | 2 | 4 | R07-08 |
| Gregory, Harry | #12 | 7 | 0 | R02, R05-10 |
| Hammond, Joe | #20 | 16 | 2 | R01-15, R18 |
| Harrison, Joe | #13 | 15 | 3 | R01-14, R17 |
| Hudd, Bill | #4 | 10 | 4 | R07-10, R12, R14-18 |
| Hunter, Harry | #7 | 14 | 0 | R01, R03-15 |
| Irving, Les | #2 | 8 | 0 | R06-11, R15, R18 |
| James, Mal | #31 | 1 | 0 | R09 |
| Kavanagh, Ben | #26 | 2 | 2 | R02, R04 |
| Kidd, Jack | #27 | 16 | 1 | R03-18 |
| Maher, Frank | #24 | 18 | 19 | R01-18 |
| McSweeney, Ned | #9 | 12 | 0 | R01-08, R11-12, R16-17 |
| Nash, Frank | #22 | 9 | 0 | R01-02, R05-06, R11-15 |
| Quinn, Jim | #31 | 14 | 12 | R04-10, R12-18 |
| Rennie, Artie | #33 | 1 | 0 | R18 |
| Simpson, Norm | #19 | 11 | 3 | R01-02, R08-09, R11-17 |
| Speakman, Bill | #30 | 11 | 8 | R05-07, R11-18 |
| Stockdale, Greg | #25 | 18 | 15 | R01-18 |
| Vickers, Bill | #14 | 3 | 4 | R01-03 |
| Vosti, Jack | #5 | 17 | 35 | R01-08, R10-18 |
| Walsh, Paddy | #28 | 9 | 2 | R03, R09-10, R13-18 |
| Watt, Rod | #8 | 11 | 1 | R01-07, R10-11, R16-17 |
| Watt, Rowley | #10 | 14 | 3 | R01, R03-09, R13-18 |
| Webster, Len | #32 | 4 | 0 | R15-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maher, Frank | 18 | 6 | -1- | 11 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/04/1927 | Round 1 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 47 | Frank Maher | Frank Maher |
| 07/05/1927 | Round 2 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 11 | Frank Maher | Frank Maher |
| 14/05/1927 | Round 3 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 11 | Frank Maher | Frank Maher |
| 21/05/1927 | Round 4 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 18 | Frank Maher | Frank Maher |
| 28/05/1927 | Round 5 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 9 | Frank Maher | Frank Maher |
| 04/06/1927 | Round 6 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 7 | Frank Maher | Frank Maher |
| 11/06/1927 | Round 7 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 13 | Frank Maher | Frank Maher |
| 18/06/1927 | Round 8 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 23 | Frank Maher | Frank Maher |
| 25/06/1927 | Round 9 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 15 | Frank Maher | Frank Maher |
| 02/07/1927 | Round 10 | Fitzroy | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Frank Maher | Frank Maher |
| 09/07/1927 | Round 11 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 7 | Frank Maher | Frank Maher |
| 16/07/1927 | Round 12 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 34 | Frank Maher | Frank Maher |
| 23/07/1927 | Round 13 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 4 | Frank Maher | Frank Maher |
| 30/07/1927 | Round 14 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 8 | Frank Maher | Frank Maher |
| 06/08/1927 | Round 15 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 90 | Frank Maher | Frank Maher |
| 27/08/1927 | Round 16 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | ESSE by 24 | Frank Maher | Frank Maher |
| 03/09/1927 | Round 17 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 1 | Frank Maher | Frank Maher |
| 10/09/1927 | Round 18 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | ESSE by 51 | Frank Maher | Frank Maher |