1927 VFL Season: Footscray
These are the details of the premiership results for Footscray for the 1927 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Western Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in tenth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1927 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
Club:
Western Bulldogs
Home Ground:
Western Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
10th (W-D-L: 6-0-12, P%: 85.4)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Paddy Scanlan
Vice-Captain:
Allan Hopkins
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aked, Frank | #21 | 12 | 4 | R05-07, R09-17 |
| Anderson, Charlie | 1 | 0 | R07 | |
| Anthony, George | 5 | 1 | R02-04, R06-07 | |
| Baker, Harry | #14 | 13 | 1 | R01-02, R04-07, R09-15 |
| Birnstihl, Fred | #8 | 2 | 0 | R01, R03 |
| Bult, Frank | #15 | 13 | 3 | R01-04, R06, R09-13, R16-18 |
| Butler, Ted | 1 | 0 | R04 | |
| Cahill, Ted | #28 | 12 | 15 | R06-10, R12-18 |
| Chapple, Les | #21 | 11 | 32 | R02-04, R11-18 |
| Croft, Joshua | #6 | 2 | 1 | R01-02 |
| Day, Roy | #24 | 2 | 0 | R17-18 |
| Doolan, Bill | #23 | 11 | 0 | R02-09, R16-18 |
| Gaudion, Charlie | #3 | 17 | 3 | R01-08, R10-18 |
| Glover, Sam | #24 | 8 | 0 | R11-18 |
| Greenhalgh, Ralph | #27 | 14 | 0 | R05-18 |
| Hopkins, Allan | #2 | 17 | 26 | R01-06, R08-18 |
| Johns, Harry | #11 | 7 | 4 | R01-05, R13-14 |
| Johnstone, Doug | #16 | 17 | 0 | R01-07, R09-18 |
| Malberg, Artie | #19 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| McAlpine, Ivan | #7 | 17 | 15 | R01, R03-18 |
| McDonald, Norm | #17 | 17 | 22 | R01-03, R05-18 |
| Neill, Harry | #28 | 4 | 0 | R01-04 |
| Nunan, Joe | #29 | 2 | 0 | R01, R08 |
| Outen, Alby | #20 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Power, Henry | #8 | 2 | 0 | R08-09 |
| Rowe, Charlie | #4 | 16 | 1 | R01-02, R05-18 |
| Scanlan, Paddy | #1 | 16 | 8 | R01-02, R05-18 |
| Sharpley, Jack | #4 | 2 | 0 | R03-04 |
| Sloley, Charlie | #22 | 2 | 4 | R17-18 |
| Stevens, Arthur | #9 | 8 | 3 | R10-12, R14-18 |
| Thompson, Roy | #13 | 15 | 0 | R01, R03-16 |
| Thompson, Sid | #13 | 1 | 1 | R04 |
| Ulbrick, Fred | #18 | 4 | 0 | R01-02, R05, R08 |
| Valentine, George | #31 | 6 | 0 | R05-07, R10-12 |
| Wallace, Don | #25 | 8 | 4 | R03-09, R16 |
| Whight, Stan | #5 | 4 | 0 | R02-04, R08 |
| Whitfield, Archie | 1 | 2 | R03 | |
| Woodman, George | #29 | 8 | 5 | R08-11, R13-15, R18 |
| Wunhym, Jack | #12 | 7 | 1 | R01, R05, R07-10, R15 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scanlan, Paddy | 18 | 6 | -0- | 12 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/04/1927 | Round 1 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 47 | Paddy Scanlan | Paddy Scanlan |
| 07/05/1927 | Round 2 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 44 | Paddy Scanlan | Paddy Scanlan |
| 14/05/1927 | Round 3 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 26 | Paddy Scanlan | Allan Hopkins |
| 21/05/1927 | Round 4 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 70 | Paddy Scanlan | Allan Hopkins |
| 28/05/1927 | Round 5 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 6 | Paddy Scanlan | Paddy Scanlan |
| 06/06/1927 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 30 | Paddy Scanlan | Paddy Scanlan |
| 11/06/1927 | Round 7 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 18 | Paddy Scanlan | Paddy Scanlan |
| 18/06/1927 | Round 8 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 22 | Paddy Scanlan | Paddy Scanlan |
| 25/06/1927 | Round 9 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 22 | Paddy Scanlan | Paddy Scanlan |
| 02/07/1927 | Round 10 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 13 | Paddy Scanlan | Paddy Scanlan |
| 09/07/1927 | Round 11 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 28 | Paddy Scanlan | Paddy Scanlan |
| 16/07/1927 | Round 12 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 34 | Paddy Scanlan | Paddy Scanlan |
| 23/07/1927 | Round 13 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 19 | Paddy Scanlan | Paddy Scanlan |
| 30/07/1927 | Round 14 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | FOOT by 18 | Paddy Scanlan | Paddy Scanlan |
| 06/08/1927 | Round 15 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 31 | Paddy Scanlan | Paddy Scanlan |
| 27/08/1927 | Round 16 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 4 | Paddy Scanlan | Paddy Scanlan |
| 03/09/1927 | Round 17 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | FOOT by 29 | Paddy Scanlan | Paddy Scanlan |
| 10/09/1927 | Round 18 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 7 | Paddy Scanlan | Paddy Scanlan |