1927 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1927 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fifth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1927 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 12-0-6, P%: 132.4)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abernethy, Jim | #4 | 18 | 11 | R01-18 |
| Barnes, Charlie | #15 | 8 | 0 | R10-13, R15-18 |
| Chadwick, Bert | #17 | 18 | 3 | R01-18 |
| Collins, Jack | #10 | 18 | 1 | R01-18 |
| Corbett, Bob | #12 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Coy, Harry | #19 | 15 | 0 | R01, R03-16 |
| Davidson, Jimmy | #29 | 17 | 7 | R01-08, R10-18 |
| Davie, Harry | #24 | 12 | 40 | R01-12 |
| Deane, Col | #31 | 13 | 7 | R01-03, R05-09, R14-18 |
| Dick, Fred | #33 | 2 | 0 | R04, R06 |
| Dunbar, Hugh | #28 | 11 | 12 | R01-11 |
| Hannan, Peter | #25 | 2 | 0 | R02, R06 |
| Johnson, Bob | #16 | 9 | 22 | R01, R03, R05-06, R08, R14-15, R17-18 |
| Jorgensen, Frank | #7 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Latham, Bill | #36 | 4 | 0 | R13-15, R17 |
| McConville, Tommy | #5 | 10 | 26 | R04-08, R13-16, R18 |
| Meade, Les | #20 | 6 | 0 | R07-09, R13-14, R17 |
| Mollison, Derek | #11 | 7 | 1 | R12-18 |
| Moyes, Harry | #22 | 14 | 25 | R01-05, R09-11, R13-18 |
| Shaw, Ernie | #34 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Streeter, Charlie | #9 | 12 | 0 | R01-04, R09-13, R16-18 |
| Taylor, Dick | #35 | 18 | 5 | R01-18 |
| Thomas, Ted | #3 | 12 | 1 | R01-12 |
| Tulloh, Percy | #18 | 3 | 11 | R06, R13-14 |
| Tymms, Bill | #26 | 14 | 0 | R01-02, R05-12, R15-18 |
| Veal, Jim | #6 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Vine, Frank | #23 | 13 | 15 | R04, R07-18 |
| Warne-Smith, Ivor | #14 | 16 | 6 | R01-05, R07-16, R18 |
| White, Herbie | #8 | 17 | 9 | R01, R03-18 |
| Wittman, Stan | #1 | 12 | 15 | R01-05, R09-12, R16-18 |
| Young, Charles | #26 | 2 | 0 | R07, R12 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chadwick, Bert | 18 | 12 | -0- | 6 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/04/1927 | Round 1 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | MELB by 50 | Bert Chadwick | Bert Chadwick |
| 07/05/1927 | Round 2 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 30 | Bert Chadwick | Bert Chadwick |
| 14/05/1927 | Round 3 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | MELB by 34 | Bert Chadwick | Bert Chadwick |
| 21/05/1927 | Round 4 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 18 | Bert Chadwick | Bert Chadwick |
| 28/05/1927 | Round 5 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 27 | Bert Chadwick | Bert Chadwick |
| 04/06/1927 | Round 6 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 32 | Bert Chadwick | Bert Chadwick |
| 11/06/1927 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 84 | Bert Chadwick | Bert Chadwick |
| 18/06/1927 | Round 8 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 50 | Bert Chadwick | Bert Chadwick |
| 25/06/1927 | Round 9 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | MELB by 22 | Bert Chadwick | Bert Chadwick |
| 02/07/1927 | Round 10 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 15 | Bert Chadwick | Bert Chadwick |
| 09/07/1927 | Round 11 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 7 | Bert Chadwick | Bert Chadwick |
| 16/07/1927 | Round 12 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 31 | Bert Chadwick | Bert Chadwick |
| 23/07/1927 | Round 13 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 69 | Bert Chadwick | Bert Chadwick |
| 30/07/1927 | Round 14 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 12 | Bert Chadwick | Bert Chadwick |
| 06/08/1927 | Round 15 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | MELB by 90 | Bert Chadwick | Bert Chadwick |
| 27/08/1927 | Round 16 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 25 | Bert Chadwick | Bert Chadwick |
| 03/09/1927 | Round 17 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | MELB by 40 | Bert Chadwick | Bert Chadwick |
| 10/09/1927 | Round 18 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 7 | Bert Chadwick | Bert Chadwick |