1919 VJFL season
| 1919 VJFL season | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 May – 11 October |
| Teams | 9 |
| Premiers | Collingwood District 1st premiership |
| Minor premiers | Collingwood District 1st minor premiership |
The 1919 VJFL season was the 1st season of the Victorian Junior Football League (VJFL), the Australian rules football competition operating as the second-tier competition to the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Collingwood District won the first grand final, finishing the season undefeated.[1]
Background
The Victorian Junior Football League was established to bring a junior club affiliated with each of the VFL senior clubs into a single competition – at this time, junior was the term used for open age football of a lower standard than senior football, rather than for under age football. For the inaugural season, four existing junior clubs – the Fitzroy Juniors, Collingwood District (also known as Collingwood Juniors) and Leopold (affiliated with South Melbourne) and Caulfield (affiliated with Melbourne) – initially crossed to the new league from the Metropolitan Amateur Association; West Melbourne was affiliated with Essendon; and new junior clubs were formed in Carlton, Richmond and St Kilda. University, which had left the VFL senior competition after 1914, also entered a stand-alone junior team in the competition.[2]
Shortly before the season, Caulfield withdrew, and a second University team was quickly arranged to take its place for the 1919 season. The two University teams were known as University A and University B.[3]
As was the case in the seniors, once the home-and-away season had finished, the VJFL premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the amended "Argus system".
Pre-season
A number of practice matches were held before the start of the season, including against several Victorian Football Association clubs.[4]
| Pre-season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 5 April | Richmond 11.8 (74) | def. | Camberwell 3.6 (24) | [4] | |
| Saturday, 12 April | Hawthorn | v | Richmond | St James Park | [4] |
| Saturday, 19 April | Richmond | v | Richmond (seniors) | Richmond City Reserve | [4] |
| Monday, 21 April | Ballarat Association 9.14 (68) | def. by | Carlton District 12.25 (97) | Eastern Oval | [1] |
| Saturday, 26 April | Prahran 6.10 (46) | def. by | Richmond 7.5 (47) | Toorak Park | [4] |
| Saturday, 26 April (3:30 pm) | Carlton | v | Carlton District | [1] | |
Home-and-away season
Round 1
| Round 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 3 May | Fitzroy Juniors 6.6 (42) | def. by | Carlton District 9.9 (63) | Fitzroy Cricket Ground | [1] |
| Saturday, 3 May | West Melbourne 7.9 (51) | def. | Richmond 4.8 (32) | East Melbourne Cricket Ground | [4] |
Round 2
| Round 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 10 May | Carlton District 10.6 (66) | def. | West Melbourne 5.14 (44) | [1] | |
| Saturday, 10 May | Richmond 6.10 (46) | def. by | University A 14.15 (99) | Richmond Cricket Ground | [4] |
Round 3
| Round 3 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 17 May | Richmond 6.10 (46) | def. by | University B 15.11 (101) | Richmond Cricket Ground | [4] |
| Bye Carlton District |
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Round 4
| Round 4 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 24 May | University A 8.8 (56) | def. | Carlton District 6.10 (46) | University Oval | [1] |
| Saturday, 24 May | Collingwood District 9.20 (74) | def. | Richmond 3.5 (23) | Victoria Park | [4] |
Round 5
| Round 5 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 31 May | University B 13.13 (91) | def. | Carlton District 4.4 (28) | University Oval | [1] |
| Saturday, 31 May | Fitzroy Juniors 6.10 (46) | def. | Richmond 1.10 (16) | [4] | |
Round 6
| Round 6 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 7 June | Carlton District 6.9 (45) | def. | St Kilda District 4.12 (36) | [1] | |
| Saturday, 7 June | Leopold 14.10 (94) | def. | Richmond 1.8 (14) | South Melbourne Cricket Ground | [4] |
Round 7
| Round 7 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 14 June | Collingwood District 11.25 (91) | def. | Carlton District 7.4 (46) | Victoria Park | [1] |
| Saturday, 14 June | Richmond 6.14 (50) | def. | St Kilda District 4.6 (30) | Richmond Cricket Ground | [4] |
Round 8
| Round 8 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 21 June | Carlton District 4.16 (40) | def. by | Leopold 6.15 (51) | Princes Park | [1] |
Round 9
| Round 9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 28 June | Richmond 5.14 (55) | def. by | Carlton District 12.7 (79) | Richmond Cricket Ground | [4] |
Round 10
| Round 10 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 5 July | Carlton District | v | Fitzroy Juniors | Princes Park | [1] |
Round 11
| Round 11 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 12 July | Collingwood District | v | Leopold | [1] | |
| Saturday, 12 July | St Kilda District | v | University B | [1] | |
| Saturday, 12 July | Richmond 5.14 (55) | def. by | West Melbourne 12.7 (79) | Richmond Cricket Ground | [4] |
Round 12
| Round 12 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 19 July | Collingwood District 30.18 (198) | def. | St Kilda District 3.6 (24) | ||
| Saturday, 19 July | Carlton District 5.12 (42) | def. by | West Melbourne 6.12 (48) | [1] | |
| Saturday, 19 July | University A 12.15 (87) | def. | Richmond 4.10 (34) | University Oval | [4] |
Round 13
| Round 13 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 26 July | University B 13.10 (88) | def. | Richmond 8.9 (57) | Melbourne Cricket Ground | [4] |
| Saturday, 26 July | Carlton District 5.10 (40) | def. by | University A 8.11 (59) | Princes Park | [1] |
Round 14
| Round 14 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 9 August | Carlton District 7.9 (51) | def. | University B 6.11 (47) | Princes Park | [1] |
Round 15
| Round 15 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 16 August | St Kilda District 7.10 (52) | def. by | Carlton District 8.9 (57) | Junction Oval | [1] |
| Saturday, 16 August | Fitzroy Juniors 11.18 (84) | def. | Richmond 3.6 (24) | Fitzroy Cricket Ground | [4] |
Round 16
| Round 16 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 23 August | Carlton District 3.5 (23) | def. by | Collingwood District 10.12 (72) | Princes Park | [1] |
| Saturday, 23 August | Richmond 4.14 (38) | def. by | Leopold 11.23 (89) | Richmond Cricket Ground | [4] |
Round 17
| Round 17 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 30 August | St Kilda District 10.11 (71) | def. | Richmond 8.11 (59) | St Kilda Cricket Ground | [4] |
| Saturday, 30 August | Leopold 7.13 (55) | def. | Carlton District 2.8 (20) | South Melbourne Cricket Ground | [1] |
| Saturday, 30 August | Collingwood District 31.16 (202) | def. | University B 4.1 (25) | [5] | |
Round 18
| Round 18 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 6 September (1:00 pm) | Richmond 6.7 (43) | def. by | Carlton District 6.14 (50) | Richmond Cricket Ground | [4] |
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collingwood District (P) | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| 2 | University A | 16 | 44 | |||
| 3 | Leopold | 16 | 40 | |||
| 4 | University B | 16 | 40 | |||
| 5 | Fitzroy Juniors | 16 | 36 | |||
| 6 | Carlton District | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 32 |
| 7 | West Melbourne | 16 | 20 | |||
| 8 | St Kilda District | 16 | 8 | |||
| 9 | Richmond | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 4 |
Finals series
Week 1
| Week 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 27 September | University A | def. | University B | Melbourne Cricket Ground | [1] |
| Saturday, 27 September | Collingwood District | def. | Leopold | [1] | |
Week 2
| Week 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 4 October | Leopold | def. | Collingwood District | [1] | |
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Grand final
| Grand final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 11 October | Collingwood District 6.11 (47) | def. | University A 4.8 (32) | Melbourne Cricket Ground | [6] |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "1919 Reserves". Blueseum.
- ^ "New junior organisation". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. 18 January 1919. p. 13.
- ^ "Football". The Age. Melbourne. 15 May 1919. p. 10.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "1919 Seconds scores". Tigerland Archive.
- ^ "Collingwood District Football Club". Collingwood Forever.
- ^ "Junior League Final". The Argus. Melbourne. 13 October 1919. p. 8.