Match Recap
Round 1·Sat, 30-Apr-1927 2:45 PM·Western Oval·18,000 att.
Footscray
10.3 (63)
vs
Essendon
16.14 (110)
Essendon won by 47

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Footscray3.1 (19)3.2 (20)3.3 (21)10.3 (63)10.3 (63)
Essendon5.3 (33)8.6 (54)15.11 (101)16.14 (110)16.14 (110)

Footscray — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#14 Harry Baker
#8 Fred Birnstihl
#15 Frank Bult2
#6 Joshua Croft
#3 Charlie Gaudion
#2 Allan Hopkins2
#11 Harry Johns
#16 Doug Johnstone
#7 Ivan McAlpine3
#17 Norm McDonald1
#28 Harry Neill
#29 Joe Nunan
#20 Albert Outen
#4 Charlie Rowe
#1 Paddy Scanlan2
#13 Roy Thompson
#18 Fred Ulbrick
#12 Jack Wunhym

Essendon — full stats

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#3 Norm Beckton
#17 Garnet Campbell
#11 Syd Carman
#18 Bruce Carruthers4
#16 Rupe Dodd1
#1 Chris Gomez
#20 Joe Hammond1
#13 Joe Harrison
#7 Harry Hunter
#24 Frank Maher
#9 Ned McSweeney
#22 Frank Nash
#19 Norm Simpson
#25 Greg Stockdale
#14 Bill Vickers3
#5 Jack Vosti5
#8 Rod Watt
#10 Rowley Watt2