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1927 VFL grand final
The 1927 VFL grand final was an Australian rules football match contested between the Collingwood Football Club and Richmond Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 1 October 1927. It was the grand final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1927 VFL season.
In a historically low scoring match marred by persistent heavy rain, Collingwood defeated Richmond by twelve points, to win its sixth VFL premiership.
Before the 1927 season, Collingwood had last won a premiership in 1919, and had suffered grand finals losses in 1920, 1922, 1925 and 1926. After pre-season training, the Collingwood committee caused a sensation by sacking three-year captain Charlie Tyson as both captain and player – he was cleared to North Melbourne. Syd Coventry was appointed captain, and went on to win the 1927 Brownlow Medal and the inaugural Copeland Trophy. Collingwood led the ladder for most of the year, and won its second consecutive minor premiership with a 15–3 record. It comfortably defeated third-placed Geelong by 66 points in the semi-final to qualify for the final.
Richmond, having finished seventh in 1925 and 1926, had a strong improvement in form with the development of number of young players who formed the core of its team over the next decade. In 1927, Richmond finished second on the ladder with 14–4, in what was ultimately the first of nine consecutive finals appearances. In its semi-final, Richmond defeated fourth-placed Carlton by six points.
The clubs had faced each other twice during the year: Richmond 7.13 (55) defeated Collingwood 6.13 (49) at Victoria Park on 14 May and Collingwood 12.12 (84) defeated Richmond 9.7 (61) at the Richmond Cricket Ground on 30 July. Collingwood was a more experienced and bigger-bodied team, while Richmond was known as a more speedy, skilful and youthful side, and an even match was expected.
This match was originally the final under the amended Argus system, and Collingwood as minor premier still had its double chance. If Collingwood were to win the match, it would be premiers; if Richmond were to win, a challenge final would have been played the following week between the same two clubs to determine the premiers.
The reserves final was played as a curtain raiser, in which South Melbourne 10.11 (71) defeated minor premiers Carlton 9.10 (64) to set up a challenge final for the following week.
The 1927 grand final was played in infamously awful weather conditions. It had been a relatively dry and warm week, before central Melbourne received 83pts (21mm) of rain during the night before the match. The rain had stopped by morning, and conditions were windy but fine; and when the league committee gathered at 12pm – which was the deadline for a decision on postponement of the match – reasonable conditions were expected for the afternoon. However, heavier rain returned starting between 1pm and 2pm, and a further 64pts (16mm) of rain fell continuously during the match. Altogether, central Melbourne saw 147pts (37mm) of rain in the 24hrs of the match, as part of flooding rains across the state which saw parts of Gippsland receive more than double that amount.
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1927 VFL grand final
The 1927 VFL grand final was an Australian rules football match contested between the Collingwood Football Club and Richmond Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 1 October 1927. It was the grand final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1927 VFL season.
In a historically low scoring match marred by persistent heavy rain, Collingwood defeated Richmond by twelve points, to win its sixth VFL premiership.
Before the 1927 season, Collingwood had last won a premiership in 1919, and had suffered grand finals losses in 1920, 1922, 1925 and 1926. After pre-season training, the Collingwood committee caused a sensation by sacking three-year captain Charlie Tyson as both captain and player – he was cleared to North Melbourne. Syd Coventry was appointed captain, and went on to win the 1927 Brownlow Medal and the inaugural Copeland Trophy. Collingwood led the ladder for most of the year, and won its second consecutive minor premiership with a 15–3 record. It comfortably defeated third-placed Geelong by 66 points in the semi-final to qualify for the final.
Richmond, having finished seventh in 1925 and 1926, had a strong improvement in form with the development of number of young players who formed the core of its team over the next decade. In 1927, Richmond finished second on the ladder with 14–4, in what was ultimately the first of nine consecutive finals appearances. In its semi-final, Richmond defeated fourth-placed Carlton by six points.
The clubs had faced each other twice during the year: Richmond 7.13 (55) defeated Collingwood 6.13 (49) at Victoria Park on 14 May and Collingwood 12.12 (84) defeated Richmond 9.7 (61) at the Richmond Cricket Ground on 30 July. Collingwood was a more experienced and bigger-bodied team, while Richmond was known as a more speedy, skilful and youthful side, and an even match was expected.
This match was originally the final under the amended Argus system, and Collingwood as minor premier still had its double chance. If Collingwood were to win the match, it would be premiers; if Richmond were to win, a challenge final would have been played the following week between the same two clubs to determine the premiers.
The reserves final was played as a curtain raiser, in which South Melbourne 10.11 (71) defeated minor premiers Carlton 9.10 (64) to set up a challenge final for the following week.
The 1927 grand final was played in infamously awful weather conditions. It had been a relatively dry and warm week, before central Melbourne received 83pts (21mm) of rain during the night before the match. The rain had stopped by morning, and conditions were windy but fine; and when the league committee gathered at 12pm – which was the deadline for a decision on postponement of the match – reasonable conditions were expected for the afternoon. However, heavier rain returned starting between 1pm and 2pm, and a further 64pts (16mm) of rain fell continuously during the match. Altogether, central Melbourne saw 147pts (37mm) of rain in the 24hrs of the match, as part of flooding rains across the state which saw parts of Gippsland receive more than double that amount.