1915 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1915 VFL Season
Team(s): 9
Round(s): 18
Finals System: Second Amended Argus System
Match(es): 76

Season Results

Premiers: Carlton
Runners-Up: Collingwood
Minor Premiers: Collingwood
Leading Goalkicker Medallist(s): Jim Freake (Fitzroy)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Collingwood (R) 1st 14 -0- 2 166.1% Dick Lee (61)
Carlton (P) 2nd 13 -1- 2 143.9% Herb Burleigh (40)
Fitzroy 3rd 11 -1- 4 149.4% Jim Freake (65)
Melbourne 4th 9 -0- 7 99.2% Roy Park (35)
South Melbourne 5th 8 -0- 8 106.2% Harry Morgan (48)
Richmond 6th 5 -0- 11 77.8% Clarrie Hall (25)
St Kilda 7th 5 -0- 11 75.9% Harry Moyes (32)
Essendon 8th 3 -0- 13 70.3% Bill Walker (14)
Geelong 9th 3 -0- 13 68.0% Tom Brownlees (25)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 13
Goal Umpire 16
Boundary Umpire 23

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/04/1915 3:00 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 82 - 73 7,385
SAT 24/04/1915 3:00 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 41 - 41
SAT 24/04/1915 3:00 PM Collingwood v Essendon Victoria Park 52 - 26
SAT 24/04/1915 3:00 PM St Kilda v South Melbourne Junction Oval 64 - 37

Round 1 Bye: Geelong

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/05/1915 3:00 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 101 - 56
SAT 01/05/1915 3:00 PM Geelong v St Kilda Corio Oval 56 - 54
SAT 01/05/1915 3:00 PM South Melbourne v Carlton Lakeside Oval 47 - 60
SAT 01/05/1915 3:00 PM Richmond v Collingwood Punt Road Oval 30 - 83

Round 2 Bye: Essendon

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/05/1915 3:00 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 102 - 83 6,156
SAT 08/05/1915 3:00 PM Essendon v Fitzroy East Melbourne 34 - 102
SAT 08/05/1915 3:00 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Junction Oval 56 - 76
SAT 08/05/1915 3:00 PM Richmond v South Melbourne Punt Road Oval 69 - 67

Round 3 Bye: Carlton

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/05/1915 3:00 PM Collingwood v Melbourne Victoria Park 67 - 39
SAT 15/05/1915 3:00 PM Geelong v Richmond Corio Oval 34 - 71
SAT 15/05/1915 3:00 PM Carlton v Essendon Princes Park 31 - 56
SAT 15/05/1915 3:00 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Brunswick Street Oval 49 - 18

Round 4 Bye: South Melbourne

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/05/1915 3:00 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 51 - 72 9,302
SAT 22/05/1915 3:00 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 62 - 30
SAT 22/05/1915 3:00 PM Essendon v St Kilda East Melbourne 52 - 40
SAT 22/05/1915 3:00 PM South Melbourne v Fitzroy Lakeside Oval 56 - 40

Round 5 Bye: Richmond

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/05/1915 3:00 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Junction Oval 65 - 89
SAT 29/05/1915 3:00 PM Geelong v Carlton Corio Oval 40 - 67
SAT 29/05/1915 3:00 PM Essendon v South Melbourne East Melbourne 55 - 64
SAT 29/05/1915 3:00 PM Richmond v Fitzroy Punt Road Oval 54 - 60

Round 6 Bye: Collingwood

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/06/1915 3:00 PM South Melbourne v Melbourne Lakeside Oval 47 - 68
SAT 05/06/1915 3:00 PM Richmond v St Kilda Punt Road Oval 48 - 50
MON 07/06/1915 3:00 PM Essendon v Geelong East Melbourne 78 - 80
MON 07/06/1915 3:00 PM Carlton v Collingwood Princes Park 75 - 73

Round 7 Bye: Fitzroy

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/06/1915 3:00 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 72 - 53 8,914
SAT 12/06/1915 3:00 PM South Melbourne v Geelong Lakeside Oval 101 - 83
SAT 12/06/1915 3:00 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 107 - 53
SAT 12/06/1915 3:00 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Brunswick Street Oval 50 - 74

Round 8 Bye: St Kilda

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/06/1915 3:00 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Corio Oval 36 - 72
SAT 19/06/1915 3:00 PM St Kilda v Carlton Junction Oval 7 - 45
SAT 19/06/1915 3:00 PM Essendon v Richmond East Melbourne 36 - 38
SAT 19/06/1915 3:00 PM Collingwood v South Melbourne Victoria Park 43 - 28

Round 9 Bye: Melbourne

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/06/1915 3:00 PM Richmond v Melbourne Punt Road Oval 60 - 71
SAT 26/06/1915 3:00 PM Fitzroy v Carlton Brunswick Street Oval 50 - 38
SAT 26/06/1915 3:00 PM Essendon v Collingwood East Melbourne 42 - 78
SAT 26/06/1915 3:00 PM South Melbourne v St Kilda Lakeside Oval 65 - 47

Round 10 Bye: Geelong

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/07/1915 3:00 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 85 - 73 11,745
SAT 03/07/1915 3:00 PM St Kilda v Geelong Junction Oval 89 - 55
SAT 03/07/1915 3:00 PM Carlton v South Melbourne Princes Park 57 - 47
SAT 03/07/1915 3:00 PM Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park 80 - 43

Round 11 Bye: Essendon

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/07/1915 3:00 PM Geelong v Melbourne Corio Oval 39 - 79
SAT 10/07/1915 3:00 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Brunswick Street Oval 48 - 35
SAT 10/07/1915 3:00 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Victoria Park 122 - 24
SAT 10/07/1915 3:00 PM South Melbourne v Richmond Lakeside Oval 72 - 53

Round 12 Bye: Carlton

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/07/1915 3:00 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 54 - 93 19,645
SAT 17/07/1915 3:00 PM Richmond v Geelong Punt Road Oval 87 - 79
SAT 17/07/1915 3:00 PM Essendon v Carlton East Melbourne 45 - 87
SAT 17/07/1915 3:00 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Junction Oval 49 - 98

Round 13 Bye: South Melbourne

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/07/1915 3:00 PM Carlton v Melbourne Princes Park 74 - 45
SAT 24/07/1915 3:00 PM Geelong v Collingwood Corio Oval 51 - 91
SAT 24/07/1915 3:00 PM St Kilda v Essendon Junction Oval 70 - 31
SAT 24/07/1915 3:00 PM Fitzroy v South Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 54 - 48

Round 14 Bye: Richmond

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/07/1915 3:00 PM Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 73 - 48 6,006
SAT 31/07/1915 3:00 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 74 - 60
SAT 31/07/1915 3:00 PM South Melbourne v Essendon Lakeside Oval 97 - 40
SAT 31/07/1915 3:00 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Brunswick Street Oval 125 - 49

Round 15 Bye: Collingwood

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/08/1915 3:00 PM Melbourne v South Melbourne MCG 36 - 43 6,752
SAT 07/08/1915 3:00 PM Geelong v Essendon Corio Oval 53 - 45
SAT 07/08/1915 3:00 PM Collingwood v Carlton Victoria Park 62 - 63
SAT 07/08/1915 3:00 PM St Kilda v Richmond Junction Oval 54 - 30

Round 16 Bye: Fitzroy

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/08/1915 3:00 PM Essendon v Melbourne East Melbourne 75 - 56
SAT 14/08/1915 3:00 PM Geelong v South Melbourne Corio Oval 52 - 74
SAT 14/08/1915 3:00 PM Richmond v Carlton Punt Road Oval 49 - 117
SAT 14/08/1915 3:00 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 61 - 59

Round 17 Bye: St Kilda

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/08/1915 3:00 PM Fitzroy v Geelong Brunswick Street Oval 121 - 31
SAT 21/08/1915 3:00 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 100 - 44
SAT 21/08/1915 3:00 PM Richmond v Essendon Punt Road Oval 99 - 47
SAT 21/08/1915 3:00 PM South Melbourne v Collingwood Lakeside Oval 33 - 51

Round 18 Bye: Melbourne

Finals Week 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/08/1915 2:30 PM Carlton v Melbourne MCG 78 - 67 14,446

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/09/1915 2:30 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy MCG 36 - 70 26,100

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/09/1915 2:30 PM Carlton v Fitzroy MCG 54 - 38 30,678

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/09/1915 2:50 PM Carlton v Collingwood MCG 78 - 45 39,343