1927 VFL Season: Geelong
These are the details of the premiership results of Geelong for the 1927 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. Geelong were defeated by Collingwood in a semi final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1927 VFL Season
Team:
Geelong
Home Ground:
Corio Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 14-0-4, P%: 132.0)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Collingwood (Semi Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker, Ted | #2 | 19 | 28 | R01-18, SF |
| Brushfield, Nick | #7 | 5 | 2 | R02-05, R08 |
| Chambers, Jack | #8 | 17 | 14 | R01-05, R07, R09-18, SF |
| Coghlan, Arthur | #13 | 19 | 1 | R01-18, SF |
| Comben, Aubrey | #3 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Ferguson, Dave | #5 | 4 | 2 | R03-04, R09, R13 |
| Fitzmaurice, Tom | #23 | 9 | 8 | R01-02, R13-18, SF |
| Fleming, Eric | #11 | 9 | 11 | R01-03, R06-09, R18, SF |
| Greeves, Edward | #20 | 18 | 2 | R01-13, R15-18, SF |
| Hagger, Lloyd | #14 | 19 | 55 | R01-18, SF |
| Hall, Syd | #4 | 17 | 5 | R01-12, R14-17, SF |
| Hardiman, Peter | #27 | 8 | 1 | R11-18 |
| Hickey, Reg | #18 | 18 | 0 | R01-07, R09-18, SF |
| Jerram, George | #1 | 19 | 8 | R01-18, SF |
| Keppel, Frank | #30 | 8 | 0 | R12-18, SF |
| Leahy, Ken | #25 | 5 | 0 | R01, R06-08, R10 |
| Lucas, Rod | #26 | 6 | 2 | R06-08, R10-12 |
| McDiarmid, Cleve | #29 | 6 | 4 | R13-18 |
| Mockridge, Frank | #17 | 11 | 0 | R01-06, R08-12 |
| Mulroyan, Cyril | #22 | 2 | 0 | R05, R14 |
| Rankin, Cliff | #6 | 19 | 39 | R01-18, SF |
| Rayson, Arthur | #28 | 17 | 19 | R01, R04-18, SF |
| Smith, Les | #16 | 19 | 1 | R01-18, SF |
| Stevenson, Ted | #15 | 16 | 4 | R03-17, SF |
| Todd, George | #19 | 19 | 6 | R01-18, SF |
| Warren, Jim | #12 | 13 | 10 | R01-11, R18, SF |
| Williams, Jack | #24 | 19 | 5 | R01-18, SF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rankin, Cliff | 19 | 14 | -0- | 5 | R01-18, SF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/04/1927 | Round 1 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 23 | Cliff Rankin | Cliff Rankin |
| 07/05/1927 | Round 2 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 44 | Cliff Rankin | Cliff Rankin |
| 14/05/1927 | Round 3 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 2 | Cliff Rankin | Cliff Rankin |
| 21/05/1927 | Round 4 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 46 | Cliff Rankin | Cliff Rankin |
| 28/05/1927 | Round 5 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 27 | Cliff Rankin | Cliff Rankin |
| 04/06/1927 | Round 6 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 19 | Cliff Rankin | Cliff Rankin |
| 11/06/1927 | Round 7 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 13 | Cliff Rankin | Cliff Rankin |
| 18/06/1927 | Round 8 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 99 | Cliff Rankin | Cliff Rankin |
| 25/06/1927 | Round 9 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 7 | Cliff Rankin | Cliff Rankin |
| 02/07/1927 | Round 10 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 16 | Cliff Rankin | Cliff Rankin |
| 09/07/1927 | Round 11 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 6 | Cliff Rankin | Cliff Rankin |
| 16/07/1927 | Round 12 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 16 | Cliff Rankin | Cliff Rankin |
| 23/07/1927 | Round 13 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 19 | Cliff Rankin | Cliff Rankin |
| 30/07/1927 | Round 14 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 94 | Cliff Rankin | Cliff Rankin |
| 06/08/1927 | Round 15 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 32 | Cliff Rankin | Cliff Rankin |
| 27/08/1927 | Round 16 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | GEEL by 25 | Cliff Rankin | Cliff Rankin |
| 03/09/1927 | Round 17 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 2 | Cliff Rankin | Cliff Rankin |
| 10/09/1927 | Round 18 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | GEEL by 10 | Cliff Rankin | Cliff Rankin |
| 24/09/1927 | Semi Final | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 66 | Cliff Rankin | Cliff Rankin |
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.