essendon (4-1-10) vs st kilda (7-8) windy hill
essendon beat an established side for the first time this season by 4 goals over st kilda. essendon (5-1-10) play collingwood. st kilda (7-9) host geelong.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Essendon | 3.4 | 4.7 | 7.13 | 9.18 | 72 | Sat 27-Aug-1927 2:45 pm | Windy Hill | 9,000 | |
| St. Kilda | 2.1 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 7.6 | 48 | Essendon won by 24 points | |||
fitzroy (5-1-9) vs collingwood (13-2) brunswick st
lions stun pies by 7 points. fitzroy (6-1-9) play footscray. collingwood (13-3) host essendon.
| Fitzroy | 4.2 | 5.3 | 12.6 | 14.11 | 95 | Sat 27-Aug-1927 2:45 pm | Brunswick Street | 25,000 |
| Collingwood | 4.2 | 10.6 | 12.9 | 13.10 | 88 | Fitzroy won by 7 points | ||
geelong (12-3) vs melbourne (10-5) corio oval
cats beat dees by 25 points. geelong (13-3) play st kilda. melbourne (10-6) host hawthorn.
| Geelong | 3.3 | 6.5 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 86 | Sat 27-Aug-1927 2:45 pm | Corio Oval | 17,200 |
| Melbourne | 2.2 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 9.7 | 61 | Geelong won by 25 points | ||
hawthorn (1-14) vs carlton (10-5) Glenferie oval
blues regain 4th despite a hawks scare by 28 points. carlton (11-5) host richmond. hawthorn (1-15) play melbourne.
| Hawthorn | 2.0 | 8.4 | 9.5 | 10.10 | 70 | Sat 27-Aug-1927 2:45 pm | Glenferrie Oval | 8,000 |
| Carlton | 5.1 | 7.4 | 9.9 | 14.14 | 98 | Carlton won by 28 points | ||
richmond (12-3) vs north (3-12) punt rd
tigers give north loss 12 on the trot by 37 points. richmond (13-3) play carlton. north (3-13) host south.
| Richmond | 4.4 | 7.5 | 12.12 | 14.15 | 99 | Sat 27-Aug-1927 2:45 pm | Punt Road | 10,000 |
| North Melbourne | 3.4 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 9.8 | 62 | Richmond won by 37 points | ||
south (7-8) vs footscray (5-10) lake oval
swans edge dogs by 4 points. south (8-8) play north. footscray (5-11) host fitzroy.
| South Melbourne | 3.2 | 5.7 | 8.14 | 9.20 | 74 | Sat 27-Aug-1927 2:45 pm | Lake Oval | 9,000 |
| Footscray | 1.2 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 10.10 | 70 | South Melbourne won by 4 points | ||
ladder
| Rd 16 Ladder | |||
| CW | 16 | 52 | 152.4 |
| GE | 16 | 52 | 136.3 |
| RI | 16 | 52 | 131.6 |
| CA | 16 | 44 | 117.6 |
| ME | 16 | 40 | 131.0 |
| SM | 16 | 32 | 94.8 |
| SK | 16 | 28 | 76.0 |
| FI | 16 | 26 | 89.5 |
| ES | 16 | 22 | 92.3 |
| FO | 16 | 20 | 81.7 |
| NM | 16 | 12 | 73.6 |
| HW | 16 | 4 | 65.4 |
round 17 matches
carlton v richmond PP
collingwood v essendon VP
footscray v fitzroyWO
st kilda v geelong JO
melbourne v hawthorn MCG
north v south AS
Harrison’s world 