1927 VFA season

none December 2017 December 2017 VFA Premiership season 1927 VFA 10 Coburg 2 Coburg 2 96 386000 1926 1928 The 1927 Victorian Football Association season was the 49th season of the Australian rules football competition. The premiership was won by the Coburg Football Club, after it defeated Brighton by 34 points in the Grand Final on 15 October. It was the club's second VFA premiership, achieved in only its third season of senior competition, and was the second in a sequence of three premierships won consecutively from 1926 until 1928; and, it came after the team was undefeated in the home-and-home season. Association membership In the off-season, the Brunswick Football Club was re-admitted to the association, after having withdrawn from the competition in late 1926 in protest at suspensions given to two of its players. As such, the association membership remained the same as it had been at the start of 1926.The Argus Melbourne Football sensation – club leaves Association 21 August 1926 32The Argus Melbourne Brunswick's position 18 January 1927 7 Premiership The home-and-home season was played over eighteen rounds, with each club playing the others twice; then, the top four clubs contested a finals series under the amended Argus system to determine the premiers for the season. Ladder main WDL Q 1927 VFA ladder true points y 4 2 COB Coburg BRI Brighton PMB Port Melbourne NBU Preston NOR Northcote WIL Williamstown BRU Brunswick CAM Camberwell PRA Prahran GEE Geelong 18 0 0 2005 1051 P 14 4 0 1454 1100 13 5 0 1394 1012 12 6 0 1587 1323 11 7 0 1378 1205 7 10 1 1013 1289 6 12 0 1037 1330 5 13 0 1261 1552 2 15 1 1133 1665 1 17 0 889 1623 2 2 bonus points Premiers #CCFFCC A A A A 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. complete The Argus 29 August 1927 Football – Collingwood defeated 6 Melbourne Onlooker Finals Semifinals Saturday, 3 September Brighton 8.14 (62) D Preston 7.20 (62) Motordrome 6,000 The Argus Melbourne The Association – first semi-final 5 September 1927 6 Scorer Saturday, 10 September Coburg 15.10 (100) D Port Melbourne 15.10 (100) Motordrome 10,000 The Argus Melbourne Association Semi Final – Second Drawn Game 12 September 1927 6–7 Scorer Saturday, 17 September Brighton 12.13 (85) H Preston 9.17 (71) Motordrome 10,000 The Argus Melbourne The Association – Brighton wins replay 19 September 1927 5 Scorer Saturday, 24 September Coburg 7.6 (48) A Port Melbourne 14.13 (97) Motordrome 13,000 The Argus Melbourne The Association – Grand Final necessary 26 September 1927 6 Scorer Preliminary final Saturday, 1 October (postponed) Brighton V Port Melbourne Motordrome 2,000 The Argus Melbourne The Association – first match postponed 3 October 1927 6 Scorer Saturday, 8 October Brighton 11.14 (80) H Port Melbourne 9.15 (69) Motordrome 23,000 The Argus Melbourne A stirring game – Brighton too strong 10 October 1927 9 Scorer 1927 VFA Grand Final Saturday, 15 October Coburg 5.1 (31) 9.3 (57) 13.6 (84) 19.10 (124) Gardiner 10, Forbes 3, Kerley 2, Charleston, Harris, Huntington, Rogers H Brighton 1.4 (10) 6.6 (42) 10.7 (67) 13.12 (90) Walsh 7, Hunt 2, De Aurugo 2, Arthur, May Irwin (broken leg), Garcia (thigh), Dainty (leg), De Aurugo (leg) Motordrome 20,000The Argus Melbourne Association attendances 18 October 1927 13 The Argus Melbourne Association Grand Final – Coburg premiers again 17 October 1927 6 Old Boy Awards P. Gardiner (Coburg) was the leading goalkicker for the season, with 82 goals in the home-and-home matches and 97 overall. He finished ahead of J. Walsh (Brighton), who kicked 78 goals in the home-and-home matches and 92 goals overall. Ernie Martin (Coburg) won the Recorder Cup as the best and fairest player in the association for the season. Woods (Northcote) finished second. Notable events Prior to this season, Brighton moved its home ground from the Brighton Beach Oval in southern Brighton to Elsternwick Park in northern Brighton.The Argus Football – Brighton Club's New Ground 16 December 1926 4 Melbourne Due to errors by the scoreboard attendants in the drawn semi-final between Brighton and Preston, those present at the ground were unsure of the result of the game until the goal umpires confirmed the score after the final bell. The preliminary final was postponed by one week because extremely heavy rain on the day made the surface unplayable. The rain was so heavy that the League Grand Final, which was played that day in spite of the rain, was the lowest scoring League match of the 20th century. Because of the two drawn semi-finals and the postponed preliminary final, the finals series was spread over a total of seven weekends.Fiddian Marc Boilovers, Thrillers and Grand Eras in League and Association Football 1994 Pakenham Gazette Pakenham, Victoria 1875475087 21 See also List of VFA premiers References Category:Victorian Football League seasons VFL