essendon (1-0) vs north (1-0) windy hill
north stun essendon by 11 points. north (2-0) host geelong. essendon (1-1) play carlton.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Essendon | 5.3 | 5.4 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 54 | Sat 7-May-1927 2:45 pm | Windy Hill | 20,000 | |
| North Melbourne | 3.0 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 10.5 | 65 | North Melbourne won by 11 points | |||
fitzroy (0-1) vs carlton (0-1) brunswick st
carlton beat fitzroy by 27 points. carlton (1-1) host essendon. fitzroy (0-2) play melbourne.
| Fitzroy | 1.1 | 3.3 | 9.5 | 11.6 | 72 | Sat 7-May-1927 2:45 pm | Brunswick Street | 25,000 |
| Carlton | 2.5 | 4.9 | 7.10 | 14.15 | 99 | Carlton won by 27 points | ||
geelong (0-1) vs footscray (0-1) corio oval
geelong smash bulldogs by 44 points. geelong (1-1) play north. footscary (0-2) host hawthorn.
| Geelong | 6.6 | 7.10 | 12.16 | 14.20 | 104 | Sat 7-May-1927 2:45 pm | Corio Oval | 15,300 |
| Footscray | 0.2 | 1.7 | 3.10 | 8.12 | 60 | Geelong won by 44 points | ||
hawthorn (0-1) vs collingwood (1-0) glenferie oval
pies beat hawks by 26 points. collingwood (2-0) host richmond. hawthorn (0-2) play footscray.
| Hawthorn | 1.2 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 7.9 | 51 | Sat 7-May-1927 2:45 pm | Glenferrie Oval | 9,000 |
| Collingwood | 2.3 | 5.6 | 7.10 | 11.11 | 77 | Collingwood won by 26 points | ||
richmond (0-1) vs st kilda (1-0) punt rd
tigers beat saints by 11 points. richmond (1-1) play collingwood. st kilda (1-1) host south.
| Richmond | 2.4 | 2.5 | 7.8 | 8.11 | 59 | Sat 7-May-1927 2:45 pm | Punt Road | 18,000 |
| St. Kilda | 0.0 | 2.9 | 4.11 | 6.12 | 48 | Richmond won by 11 points | ||
south (1-0) vs melbourne (1-0) lake oval
south beat dees by 5 goals. south (2-0) play st kilda. melbourne (1-1) host fitzroy.
| South Melbourne | 3.2 | 7.5 | 10.8 | 12.11 | 83 | Sat 7-May-1927 2:45 pm | Lake Oval | 25,000 |
| Melbourne | 0.6 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 7.11 | 53 | South Melbourne won by 30 points | ||
ladder
| Rd 2 Ladder | |||
| CW | 2 | 8 | 136.3 |
| SM | 2 | 8 | 125.4 |
| NM | 2 | 8 | 112.0 |
| ES | 2 | 4 | 128.1 |
| CA | 2 | 4 | 118.3 |
| ME | 2 | 4 | 113.5 |
| GE | 2 | 4 | 112.6 |
| SK | 2 | 4 | 107.1 |
| RI | 2 | 4 | 76.1 |
| FI | 2 | 0 | 82.2 |
| HW | 2 | 0 | 72.1 |
| FO | 2 | 0 | 57.5 |
round 3 matches
carlton v essendon PP
collingwood v richmond VP
melbourne v fitzroy MCG
footscray v hawthorn WO
north v geelong AS
st kilda v south JO
Harrison’s world 