1927 VFL season

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1927 VFL premiership season
Overview
Date30 April—1 October 1927
Teams12
Premiers Collingwood
6th premiership
Runners-up Richmond
3rd runners-up result
Minor premiers Collingwood
9th minor premiership
Brownlow Medallist Syd Coventry (Collingwood)
7 votes
Leading goalkicker medallist Gordon Coventry (Collingwood)
88 goals
Attendance
Matches played111
Total attendance1,862,068 (16,775 per match)
Highest (H&A)42,000 (round 6, Richmond v Carlton)
Highest (finals)63,620 (semi-final, Richmond v Carlton)
  1926
1928  

The 1927 VFL season was the 31st season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest-level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs and ran from 30 April to 1 October, comprising an 18-match home-and-away season followed by a three-week finals series featuring the top four clubs.

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Collingwood won the premiership, defeating Richmond by twelve points in the 1927 VFL grand final; it was Collingwood's sixth VFL premiership. Collingwood also won the minor premiership by finishing atop the home-and-away ladder with a 15–3 win–loss record. Collingwood's Syd Coventry won the Brownlow Medal as the league's best and fairest player, and his brother and teammate Gordon Coventry won his second consecutive leading goalkicker medal as the league's leading goalkicker.

Background

In 1927, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, with no "reserves", although any of the 18 players who had left the playing field for any reason could later resume their place on the field at any time during the match.

Teams played each other in a home-and-away season of 18 rounds; matches 12 to 17 were the "home-and-away reverse" of matches 1 to 6, and match 18 the "home-and-away reverse" of match 11.

Once the 18 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1927 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the amended "Argus system".

Home-and-away season

Round 1

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Melbourne 16.19 (115) Richmond 9.11 (65) MCG 22,38230 April 1927
Collingwood 16.11 (107) Geelong 12.12 (84) Victoria Park 20,00030 April 1927
Carlton 9.15 (69) South Melbourne 10.10 (70) Princes Park 28,00030 April 1927
St Kilda 12.16 (88) Hawthorn 11.2 (68) Junction Oval 12,00030 April 1927
North Melbourne 9.21 (75) Fitzroy 10.11 (71) Arden Street Oval 10,00030 April 1927
Footscray 10.3 (63) Essendon 16.14 (110) Western Oval 18,00030 April 1927

Round 2

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Richmond 8.11 (59) St Kilda 6.12 (48) Punt Road Oval 18,0007 May 1927
Essendon 8.6 (54) North Melbourne 10.5 (65) Windy Hill 20,0007 May 1927
South Melbourne 12.11 (83) Melbourne 7.11 (53) Lake Oval 25,0007 May 1927
Geelong 14.20 (104) Footscray 8.12 (60) Corio Oval 15,3007 May 1927
Hawthorn 7.9 (51) Collingwood 11.11 (77) Glenferrie Oval 9,0007 May 1927
Fitzroy 11.6 (72) Carlton 14.15 (99) Brunswick Street Oval 25,0007 May 1927

Round 3

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
St Kilda 8.15 (63) South Melbourne 7.13 (55) Junction Oval 22,00014 May 1927
Footscray 10.18 (78) Hawthorn 7.10 (52) Western Oval 11,00014 May 1927
Collingwood 6.13 (49) Richmond 7.13 (55) Victoria Park 20,00014 May 1927
Carlton 7.5 (47) Essendon 4.12 (36) Princes Park 27,00014 May 1927
North Melbourne 8.5 (53) Geelong 7.13 (55) Arden Street Oval 20,00014 May 1927
Melbourne 13.15 (93) Fitzroy 8.11 (59) MCG 14,93114 May 1927

Round 4

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Hawthorn 8.8 (56) North Melbourne 20.13 (133) Glenferrie Oval 8,00021 May 1927
Fitzroy 13.14 (92) St Kilda 11.9 (75) Brunswick Street Oval 16,00021 May 1927
Essendon 8.12 (60) Melbourne 11.12 (78) Windy Hill 20,00021 May 1927
Richmond 13.22 (100) Footscray 3.12 (30) Punt Road Oval 14,00021 May 1927
South Melbourne 9.13 (67) Collingwood 16.10 (106) Lake Oval 29,00021 May 1927
Geelong 18.15 (123) Carlton 11.11 (77) Corio Oval 16,00021 May 1927

Round 5

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
North Melbourne 5.8 (38) Richmond 12.11 (83) Arden Street Oval 18,00028 May 1927
Footscray 7.13 (55) South Melbourne 6.13 (49) Western Oval 10,00028 May 1927
Collingwood 18.15 (123) Fitzroy 9.5 (59) Victoria Park 16,00028 May 1927
Carlton 14.12 (96) Hawthorn 6.16 (52) Princes Park 10,00028 May 1927
Melbourne 7.16 (58) Geelong 12.13 (85) MCG 18,32028 May 1927
St Kilda 14.7 (91) Essendon 12.10 (82) Junction Oval 16,00028 May 1927

Round 6

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Hawthorn 12.8 (80) Melbourne 17.10 (112) Glenferrie Oval 10,0004 June 1927
Geelong 12.17 (89) St Kilda 11.4 (70) Corio Oval 14,5004 June 1927
Essendon 7.7 (49) Collingwood 7.14 (56) Windy Hill 25,0004 June 1927
Fitzroy 8.13 (61) Footscray 13.13 (91) Brunswick Street Oval 15,0006 June 1927
South Melbourne 14.13 (97) North Melbourne 9.9 (63) Lake Oval 25,0006 June 1927
Richmond 12.18 (90) Carlton 17.8 (110) Punt Road Oval 42,0006 June 1927

Round 7

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Melbourne 15.21 (111) North Melbourne 3.9 (27) MCG 12,07511 June 1927
Essendon 9.10 (64) Geelong 11.11 (77) Windy Hill 16,00011 June 1927
Collingwood 25.19 (169) St Kilda 7.15 (57) Victoria Park 16,00011 June 1927
Carlton 10.6 (66) Footscray 6.12 (48) Princes Park 22,00011 June 1927
South Melbourne 10.11 (71) Richmond 15.17 (107) Lake Oval 25,00011 June 1927
Hawthorn 11.11 (77) Fitzroy 15.13 (103) Glenferrie Oval 7,00011 June 1927

Round 8

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Geelong 22.23 (155) Hawthorn 8.8 (56) Corio Oval 8,50018 June 1927
Fitzroy 14.11 (95) South Melbourne 11.14 (80) Brunswick Street Oval 10,00018 June 1927
St Kilda 8.7 (55) Melbourne 15.15 (105) Junction Oval 14,00018 June 1927
Richmond 15.12 (102) Essendon 11.13 (79) Punt Road Oval 25,00018 June 1927
Footscray 4.12 (36) Collingwood 7.16 (58) Western Oval 17,00018 June 1927
North Melbourne 4.11 (35) Carlton 9.15 (69) Arden Street Oval 15,00018 June 1927

Round 9

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Hawthorn 9.6 (60) Richmond 9.20 (74) Glenferrie Oval 10,00025 June 1927
Essendon 12.12 (84) South Melbourne 15.9 (99) Windy Hill 17,00025 June 1927
St Kilda 15.7 (97) North Melbourne 13.10 (88) Junction Oval 13,00025 June 1927
Melbourne 10.13 (73) Footscray 7.9 (51) MCG 15,17125 June 1927
Geelong 12.15 (87) Fitzroy 12.8 (80) Corio Oval 13,50025 June 1927
Collingwood 13.5 (83) Carlton 14.11 (95) Victoria Park 33,00025 June 1927

Round 10

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Footscray 3.12 (30) St Kilda 5.13 (43) Western Oval 7,0002 July 1927
Essendon 6.12 (48) Fitzroy 7.6 (48) Windy Hill 7,0002 July 1927
Collingwood 8.11 (59) North Melbourne 3.11 (29) Victoria Park 7,0002 July 1927
Carlton 8.7 (55) Melbourne 10.10 (70) Princes Park 13,0002 July 1927
South Melbourne 13.19 (97) Hawthorn 5.11 (41) Lake Oval 5,0002 July 1927
Richmond 9.15 (69) Geelong 7.11 (53) Punt Road Oval 15,0002 July 1927

Round 11

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Geelong 10.12 (72) South Melbourne 9.12 (66) Corio Oval 13,5009 July 1927
Fitzroy 8.7 (55) Richmond 17.9 (111) Brunswick Street Oval 18,0009 July 1927
North Melbourne 9.18 (72) Footscray 15.10 (100) Arden Street Oval 12,0009 July 1927
Hawthorn 9.17 (71) Essendon 11.12 (78) Glenferrie Oval 6,0009 July 1927
Melbourne 10.12 (72) Collingwood 11.13 (79) MCG 27,0929 July 1927
St Kilda 6.8 (44) Carlton 21.9 (135) Junction Oval 19,0009 July 1927

Round 12

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Hawthorn 7.12 (54) St Kilda 8.11 (59) Glenferrie Oval 5,00016 July 1927
Fitzroy 14.5 (89) North Melbourne 10.14 (74) Brunswick Street Oval 8,00016 July 1927
Essendon 12.19 (91) Footscray 8.9 (57) Windy Hill 18,00016 July 1927
Richmond 10.15 (75) Melbourne 6.8 (44) Punt Road Oval 35,00016 July 1927
Geelong 7.7 (49) Collingwood 9.11 (65) Corio Oval 21,50016 July 1927
South Melbourne 12.8 (80) Carlton 8.21 (69) Lake Oval 28,00016 July 1927

Round 13

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Melbourne 20.20 (140) South Melbourne 11.5 (71) MCG 23,66823 July 1927
Footscray 9.6 (60) Geelong 10.19 (79) Western Oval 12,50023 July 1927
Collingwood 18.13 (121) Hawthorn 6.11 (47) Victoria Park 7,00023 July 1927
Carlton 11.10 (76) Fitzroy 9.16 (70) Princes Park 21,00023 July 1927
St Kilda 9.17 (71) Richmond 16.14 (110) Junction Oval 16,00023 July 1927
North Melbourne 7.8 (50) Essendon 7.12 (54) Arden Street Oval 9,00023 July 1927

Round 14

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Geelong 17.21 (123) North Melbourne 3.11 (29) Corio Oval 11,00030 July 1927
Fitzroy 13.11 (89) Melbourne 11.11 (77) Brunswick Street Oval 15,50030 July 1927
South Melbourne 13.20 (98) St Kilda 8.9 (57) Lake Oval 14,00030 July 1927
Hawthorn 8.19 (67) Footscray 11.19 (85) Glenferrie Oval 5,00030 July 1927
Richmond 9.7 (61) Collingwood 12.12 (84) Punt Road Oval 38,00030 July 1927
Essendon 8.15 (63) Carlton 10.11 (71) Windy Hill 20,00030 July 1927

Round 15

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Footscray 7.8 (50) Richmond 11.15 (81) Western Oval 15,5006 August 1927
Collingwood 18.14 (122) South Melbourne 6.7 (43) Victoria Park 15,0006 August 1927
Carlton 10.6 (66) Geelong 13.20 (98) Princes Park 30,0006 August 1927
North Melbourne 11.10 (76) Hawthorn 15.9 (99) Arden Street Oval 4,0006 August 1927
St Kilda 13.11 (89) Fitzroy 11.16 (82) Junction Oval 10,0006 August 1927
Melbourne 20.20 (140) Essendon 8.2 (50) MCG 15,8956 August 1927

Round 16

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Geelong 13.8 (86) Melbourne 9.7 (61) Corio Oval 17,20027 August 1927
Essendon 9.18 (72) St Kilda 7.6 (48) Windy Hill 9,00027 August 1927
Richmond 14.15 (99) North Melbourne 9.8 (62) Punt Road Oval 10,00027 August 1927
South Melbourne 9.20 (74) Footscray 10.10 (70) Lake Oval 9,00027 August 1927
Fitzroy 14.11 (95) Collingwood 13.10 (88) Brunswick Street Oval 25,00027 August 1927
Hawthorn 10.10 (70) Carlton 14.14 (98) Glenferrie Oval 8,00027 August 1927

Round 17

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
North Melbourne 8.12 (60) South Melbourne 11.12 (78) Arden Street Oval 5,0003 September 1927
Collingwood 3.13 (31) Essendon 4.6 (30) Victoria Park 8,0003 September 1927
Carlton 4.6 (30) Richmond 3.5 (23) Princes Park 30,0003 September 1927
Melbourne 10.13 (73) Hawthorn 3.15 (33) MCG 5,2683 September 1927
St Kilda 9.18 (72) Geelong 8.22 (70) Junction Oval 8,0003 September 1927
Footscray 15.11 (101) Fitzroy 9.18 (72) Western Oval 8,0003 September 1927

Round 18

Home teamHome team scoreAway teamAway team scoreVenueCrowdDate
Footscray 10.6 (66) Melbourne 10.13 (73) Western Oval 11,00010 September 1927
Carlton 15.16 (106) St Kilda 7.9 (51) Princes Park 24,00010 September 1927
Richmond 16.23 (119) Hawthorn 6.17 (53) Punt Road Oval 11,00010 September 1927
South Melbourne 14.11 (95) Geelong 15.15 (105) Lake Oval 15,00010 September 1927
Fitzroy 5.13 (43) Essendon 14.10 (94) Brunswick Street Oval 11,00010 September 1927
North Melbourne 7.14 (56) Collingwood 11.16 (82) Arden Street Oval 11,00010 September 1927

Ladder

(P)Premiers
Qualified for finals
#TeamPWLDPFPA %Pts
1 Collingwood (P)18153015591035150.660
2 Richmond 18144014831102134.656
3 Geelong 18144015941208132.056
4 Carlton 18135014341178121.752
5 Melbourne 18126015481169132.448
6 South Melbourne 189901373143195.936
7 St Kilda 1881001178156475.332
8 Essendon 1861111198123796.826
9 Fitzroy 1861111335155885.726
10 Footscray 1861201131132585.424
11 North Melbourne 1831501085147673.512
12 Hawthorn 1811701087172263.14

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 74.1
Source: AFL Tables

Finals series

All of the 1927 finals were played at the MCG so the home team in the semi-finals and Preliminary Final is purely the higher ranked team from the ladder but in the Grand Final the home team was the team that won the Preliminary Final.

Semi-finals

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueCrowdDate
Richmond 12.10 (82) Carlton 11.10 (76) MCG 63,62017 September
Collingwood 16.18 (114) Geelong 7.6 (48) MCG 40,59524 September

Grand final

Home teamScoreAway teamScoreVenueCrowdDate
Collingwood 2.13 (25) Richmond 1.7 (13) MCG 34,5511 October

Season notes

Awards

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References

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