1919 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1919 VFL Season
Team(s): 9
Round(s): 18
Finals System: Second Amended Argus System
Match(es): 76

Season Results

Premiers: Collingwood
Runners-Up: Richmond
Minor Premiers: Collingwood
Leading Goalkicker Medallist(s): Dick Lee (Collingwood)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Collingwood (P) 1st 13 -0- 3 162.3% Dick Lee (47)
South Melbourne 2nd 12 -0- 4 158.7% Harold Robertson (38)
Carlton 3rd 10 -0- 6 127.6% Charlie Fisher (36)
Richmond (R) 4th 10 -0- 6 118.2% Donald Don (25)
Fitzroy 5th 9 -1- 6 125.3% Bob Merrick (42)
Essendon 6th 7 -0- 9 94.6% Dave Walsh (15)
St Kilda 7th 7 -0- 9 70.6% Jack James (12)
Geelong 8th 3 -1- 12 73.4% Percy Martini (19)
Melbourne 9th 0 -0- 16 43.0% George Heinz (15)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 16
Goal Umpire 2
Boundary Umpire 9

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/05/1919 2:10 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Junction Oval 86 - 58
SAT 03/05/1919 2:10 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 98 - 55
SAT 03/05/1919 2:10 PM Richmond v Essendon Punt Road Oval 91 - 71
SAT 03/05/1919 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Collingwood Lakeside Oval 49 - 62

Round 1 Bye: Geelong

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/05/1919 2:10 PM Melbourne v South Melbourne MCG 28 - 79 6,237
SAT 10/05/1919 2:10 PM Geelong v Richmond Corio Oval 51 - 66
SAT 10/05/1919 2:10 PM Essendon v Carlton East Melbourne 65 - 53
SAT 10/05/1919 2:10 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Victoria Park 45 - 48

Round 2 Bye: Fitzroy

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/05/1919 2:10 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 49 - 80 6,006
SAT 17/05/1919 2:10 PM Geelong v Collingwood Corio Oval 32 - 49
SAT 17/05/1919 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Brunswick Street Oval 118 - 42
SAT 17/05/1919 2:10 PM St Kilda v South Melbourne Junction Oval 31 - 67

Round 3 Bye: Carlton

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/05/1919 2:10 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 99 - 22
SAT 24/05/1919 2:10 PM Essendon v St Kilda East Melbourne 33 - 48
SAT 24/05/1919 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Fitzroy Lakeside Oval 39 - 36
SAT 24/05/1919 2:10 PM Richmond v Collingwood Punt Road Oval 54 - 74

Round 4 Bye: Melbourne

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/05/1919 2:10 PM Carlton v Melbourne Princes Park 123 - 34
SAT 31/05/1919 2:10 PM Geelong v St Kilda Corio Oval 18 - 46
SAT 31/05/1919 2:10 PM Essendon v South Melbourne East Melbourne 50 - 70
SAT 31/05/1919 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Brunswick Street Oval 74 - 48

Round 5 Bye: Collingwood

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/06/1919 2:10 PM Collingwood v Melbourne Victoria Park 116 - 55
SAT 07/06/1919 2:10 PM Richmond v South Melbourne Punt Road Oval 62 - 82
MON 09/06/1919 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Geelong Brunswick Street Oval 60 - 28
MON 09/06/1919 2:10 PM St Kilda v Carlton Junction Oval 53 - 75

Round 6 Bye: Essendon

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/06/1919 2:10 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 42 - 78 4,085
SAT 14/06/1919 2:10 PM Geelong v Essendon Corio Oval 44 - 56
SAT 14/06/1919 2:10 PM Carlton v Collingwood Princes Park 70 - 59
SAT 14/06/1919 2:10 PM St Kilda v Richmond Junction Oval 42 - 51

Round 7 Bye: South Melbourne

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/06/1919 2:10 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 52 - 72 1,924
SAT 21/06/1919 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Carlton Lakeside Oval 49 - 44
SAT 21/06/1919 2:10 PM Essendon v Collingwood East Melbourne 44 - 70
SAT 21/06/1919 2:10 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Brunswick Street Oval 92 - 47

Round 8 Bye: Richmond

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/06/1919 2:10 PM Essendon v Melbourne East Melbourne 113 - 44
SAT 28/06/1919 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Geelong Lakeside Oval 52 - 34
SAT 28/06/1919 2:10 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 69 - 95
SAT 28/06/1919 2:10 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 68 - 71

Round 9 Bye: St Kilda

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/07/1919 2:10 PM Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 37 - 47 3,483
SAT 12/07/1919 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Carlton Brunswick Street Oval 41 - 39
SAT 12/07/1919 2:10 PM Essendon v Richmond East Melbourne 46 - 51
SAT 12/07/1919 2:10 PM Collingwood v South Melbourne Victoria Park 59 - 36

Round 10 Bye: Geelong

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/07/1919 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Melbourne Lakeside Oval 94 - 27
SAT 19/07/1919 2:10 PM Richmond v Geelong Punt Road Oval 111 - 56
SAT 19/07/1919 2:10 PM Carlton v Essendon Princes Park 50 - 65
SAT 19/07/1919 2:10 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Junction Oval 39 - 91

Round 11 Bye: Fitzroy

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/07/1919 2:10 PM Richmond v Melbourne Punt Road Oval 72 - 48
SAT 26/07/1919 2:10 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 83 - 31
SAT 26/07/1919 2:10 PM Essendon v Fitzroy East Melbourne 67 - 56
SAT 26/07/1919 2:10 PM South Melbourne v St Kilda Lakeside Oval 189 - 18

Round 12 Bye: Carlton

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/08/1919 2:10 PM Geelong v Carlton Corio Oval 59 - 94
SAT 09/08/1919 2:10 PM St Kilda v Essendon Junction Oval 46 - 34
SAT 09/08/1919 2:10 PM Fitzroy v South Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 47 - 94
SAT 09/08/1919 2:10 PM Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park 78 - 65

Round 13 Bye: Melbourne

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/08/1919 2:10 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 36 - 96 3,825
SAT 16/08/1919 2:10 PM St Kilda v Geelong Junction Oval 90 - 77
SAT 16/08/1919 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Essendon Lakeside Oval 87 - 55
SAT 16/08/1919 2:10 PM Richmond v Fitzroy Punt Road Oval 57 - 31

Round 14 Bye: Collingwood

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/08/1919 2:10 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 36 - 145 3,885
SAT 23/08/1919 2:10 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Corio Oval 75 - 75
SAT 23/08/1919 2:10 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 74 - 58
SAT 23/08/1919 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Richmond Lakeside Oval 43 - 38

Round 15 Bye: Essendon

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/08/1919 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 142 - 17
SAT 30/08/1919 2:10 PM Essendon v Geelong East Melbourne 72 - 49
SAT 30/08/1919 2:10 PM Collingwood v Carlton Victoria Park 113 - 46
SAT 30/08/1919 2:10 PM Richmond v St Kilda Punt Road Oval 100 - 41

Round 16 Bye: South Melbourne

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/09/1919 2:10 PM Geelong v Melbourne Corio Oval 96 - 51
SAT 06/09/1919 2:10 PM Carlton v South Melbourne Princes Park 59 - 55
SAT 06/09/1919 2:10 PM Collingwood v Essendon Victoria Park 67 - 44
SAT 06/09/1919 2:10 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Junction Oval 32 - 52

Round 17 Bye: Richmond

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/09/1919 2:10 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 33 - 67
SAT 13/09/1919 2:10 PM Geelong v South Melbourne Corio Oval 50 - 26
SAT 13/09/1919 2:10 PM Richmond v Carlton Punt Road Oval 42 - 61
SAT 13/09/1919 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Brunswick Street Oval 46 - 64

Round 18 Bye: St Kilda

Finals Week 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/09/1919 2:30 PM South Melbourne v Richmond MCG 59 - 73 45,318

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/09/1919 2:30 PM Collingwood v Carlton MCG 64 - 46 47,335

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/10/1919 2:30 PM Collingwood v Richmond MCG 45 - 74 51,798

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/10/1919 2:50 PM Richmond v Collingwood MCG 53 - 78 45,413