1927 VFL Season: Footscray
Season Team Details
Competition:
1927 VFL Season
Team:
Footscray
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 |