1927 VFL Season: Essendon
These are the details of the premiership results of Essendon for the 1927 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1927 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.