geelong (2-1) vs carlton (2-1) corio oval
cats smash carlton by 46 points. geelong (3-1) play melbourne. carlton (2-2) host hawthorn.
| Geelong | 4.8 | 7.10 | 12.12 | 18.15 | 123 | Sat 21-May-1927 2:45 pm | Corio Oval | 16,000 |
| Carlton | 2.1 | 7.3 | 9.8 | 11.11 | 77 | Geelong won by 46 points | ||
south (2-1) vs collingwood (2-1) lake oval
pies beat south by 39 points. collingwood (3-1) host fitzroy. south (2-2) play footscray.
| South Melbourne | 5.1 8.4 9.5 9.13 | 67 | Sat 21-May-1927 2:45 PM Att: 29,000 Venue: Lake Oval |
| Collingwood | 6.5 8.6 13.8 16.10 | 106 | Collingwood won by 39 pts |
essendon (1-2) vs melbourne (2-1) windy hill
dees beat dons by 3 goals. melbourne (3-1) host geelong. essendon (1-3) play st kilda.
| Essendon | 3.2 4.7 7.8 8.12 | 60 | Sat 21-May-1927 2:45 PM Att: 20,000 Venue: Windy Hill |
| Melbourne | 3.4 5.8 8.11 11.12 | 78 | Melbourne won by 18 pts |
fitzroy (0-3) vs st kilda (2-1) brunswick st
lions beat saints by 17 points. fitzroy (1-3) play collingwood. st kilda (2-2) host essendon.
| Fitzroy | 4.2 7.6 11.9 13.14 | 92 | Sat 21-May-1927 2:45 PM Att: 16,000 Venue: Brunswick St |
| St Kilda | 3.3 6.5 8.7 11.9 | 75 | Fitzroy won by 17 pts |
richmond (2-1) vs footsfcray (1-2) punt rd
tigers destroy bulldogs by 70 points. richmond (3-1) play north. footscray (1-3) host south.
| Richmond | 2.3 6.13 11.19 13.22 | 100 | Sat 21-May-1927 2:45 PM Att: 14,000 Venue: Punt Rd |
| Footscray | 0.0 2.2 2.5 3.12 | 30 | Richmond won by 70 pts |
hawthorn (0-3) vs north (2-1) glenferie oval
roos destroy hawks by 77 points. north (3-1) host richmond. hawthorn (0-4) play carlton.
| Hawthorn | 3.2 5.5 7.7 8.8 | 56 | Sat 21-May-1927 2:45 PM Att: 8,000 Venue: Glenferrie Oval |
| North Melbourne | 3.6 7.9 15.11 20.13 | 133 | North Melbourne won by 77 pts |
ladder
| Rd 4 Ladder | |||
| NM | 4 | 12 | 138.1 |
| CW | 4 | 12 | 131.9 |
| ME | 4 | 12 | 127.0 |
| GE | 4 | 12 | 123.2 |
| RI | 4 | 12 | 115.3 |
| SK | 4 | 8 | 100.0 |
| CA | 4 | 8 | 97.0 |
| SM | 4 | 8 | 94.5 |
| ES | 4 | 4 | 102.8 |
| FI | 4 | 4 | 86.0 |
| FO | 4 | 4 | 63.1 |
| HW | 4 | 0 | 60.4 |
i will note this is the first time one of the last 3 victorian teams to join north is on top hawthorn and footscray had to wait a while (and footscary have never finished on top at the end of a season to date).
round 5 matches
carlton v hawthorn PP
collingwood v fitzroy VP
st kilda v essendon JO
footscray v south WO
melbourne v geelong MCG
north v richmond AS