carlton (11-5) vs richmond (13-3) princess park
carlton move a step closer to finals stunning richmond by 7 points. carlton (12-5) host st kilda. richmond (13-4) host hawthorn.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Carlton | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 30 | Sat 3-Sep-1927 2:45 pm | Princes Park | 30,000 | |
| Richmond | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 23 | Carlton won by 7 points | |||
collingwood (13-3) vs essendon (5-1-10) victoria park
pies come back to avoid the upset of the year beating essendon by 1 point. collingwood (14-3) play north. essendon (5-1-11) play fitzroy.
| Collingwood | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 3.13 | 31 | Sat 3-Sep-1927 2:45 pm | Victoria Park | 8,000 |
| Essendon | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 30 | Collingwood won by 1 point | ||
melbourne (10-6) vs hawthorn (1-15) mcg
dees hold off hawks by 40 points. melbourne (11-6) play footscray. hawthorn (1-16) host richmond.
| Melbourne | 2.6 | 5.7 | 9.10 | 10.13 | 73 | Sat 3-Sep-1927 2:45 pm | M.C.G. | 5,268 |
| Hawthorn | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 3.15 | 33 | Melbourne won by 40 points | ||
north (3-13) vs south (8-8) arden st
south beat north by 3 goals. south (9-8) host geelong. north (3-14) host collingwood.
| North Melbourne | 0.2 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 8.12 | 60 | Sat 3-Sep-1927 2:45 pm | Arden Street | 5,000 |
| South Melbourne | 3.3 | 4.5 | 10.9 | 11.12 | 78 | South Melbourne won by 18 points | ||
st kilda (7-9) vs geelong (13-3) junction oval
saints stun cats by 2 points. st kilda (8-9) play carlton. geelong (13-4) play south.
| St. Kilda | 0.1 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 9.18 | 72 | Sat 3-Sep-1927 2:45 pm | Junction Oval | 8,000 |
| Geelong | 1.12 | 2.12 | 7.21 | 8.22 | 70 | St. Kilda won by 2 points | ||
footscray (5-11) vs fitzroy (6-1-9) western oval
bulldogs beat lions by 29 points. footscray (6-11) host melbourne. fitzroy (6-1-10) host essendon.
| Footscray | 6.8 | 7.8 | 15.11 | 15.11 | 101 | Sat 3-Sep-1927 2:45 pm | Western Oval | 8,000 |
| Fitzroy | 0.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 9.18 | 72 | Footscray won by 29 points | ||
ladder
| Rd 17 Ladder | |||
| CW | 17 | 56 | 150.9 |
| GE | 17 | 52 | 133.8 |
| RI | 17 | 52 | 130.0 |
| CA | 17 | 48 | 117.8 |
| ME | 17 | 44 | 133.7 |
| SM | 17 | 36 | 96.4 |
| SK | 17 | 32 | 77.3 |
| FI | 17 | 26 | 88.3 |
| FO | 17 | 24 | 85.1 |
| ES | 17 | 22 | 92.5 |
| NM | 17 | 12 | 73.8 |
| HW | 17 | 4 | 64.5 |
round 18 matches
carlton v st kilda PP
north v collingwood AS
fitzroy v essendon BS
footscray v melbourne WO
south v geelong LO
richmond v hawthorn PR
Harrison’s world 