1921 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1921 VFL Season
Team(s): 9
Round(s): 18
Finals System: Second Amended Argus System
Match(es): 76

Season Results

Premiers: Richmond
Runners-Up: Carlton
Minor Premiers: Carlton
Leading Goalkicker Medallist(s): Cliff Rankin (Geelong)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Carlton (R) 1st 13 -2- 1 142.0% Horrie Clover (53)
Richmond (P) 2nd 12 -0- 4 116.1% George Bayliss (44)
Collingwood 3rd 9 -0- 7 111.9% Dick Lee (60)
Geelong 4th 9 -0- 7 106.1% Cliff Rankin (61)
Fitzroy 5th 6 -2- 8 103.9% Bob Merrick (32)
Melbourne 6th 6 -2- 8 95.4% Harry Harker (47)
South Melbourne 7th 5 -1- 10 84.6% Roy Cazaly (19)
St Kilda 8th 4 -1- 11 77.1% Harry Moyes (30)
Essendon 9th 3 -2- 11 80.8% Frank McDonald (17)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 10
Goal Umpire 2
Boundary Umpire 10

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/05/1921 2:45 PM Essendon v Melbourne East Melbourne 78 - 78 3,500
SAT 07/05/1921 2:45 PM Richmond v Carlton Punt Road Oval 53 - 62 32,000
SAT 07/05/1921 2:45 PM St Kilda v South Melbourne Junction Oval 66 - 67 15,000
SAT 07/05/1921 2:45 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 73 - 57 20,000

Round 1 Bye: Geelong

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/05/1921 2:45 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 53 - 97 14,994
SAT 14/05/1921 2:45 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Brunswick Street Oval 53 - 63 25,000
SAT 14/05/1921 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Richmond Lakeside Oval 51 - 82 27,000
SAT 14/05/1921 3:15 PM Geelong v Essendon Corio Oval 85 - 76 15,000

Round 2 Bye: Carlton

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/05/1921 2:45 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 105 - 87 10,000
SAT 21/05/1921 2:45 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 101 - 78 30,000
SAT 21/05/1921 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Essendon Lakeside Oval 38 - 81 12,000
SAT 21/05/1921 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Brunswick Street Oval 36 - 44 18,000

Round 3 Bye: Melbourne

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/05/1921 2:45 PM Melbourne v South Melbourne MCG 70 - 69 8,392
SAT 28/05/1921 2:45 PM Geelong v Richmond Corio Oval 79 - 62 10,000
SAT 28/05/1921 2:45 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 50 - 50 28,000
SAT 28/05/1921 2:45 PM Essendon v Collingwood East Melbourne 54 - 71 18,000

Round 4 Bye: St Kilda

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/06/1921 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Carlton Lakeside Oval 70 - 70 25,000
SAT 04/06/1921 2:45 PM Richmond v Collingwood Punt Road Oval 53 - 52 30,000
MON 06/06/1921 2:45 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Junction Oval 90 - 90 20,000
MON 06/06/1921 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Geelong Brunswick Street Oval 62 - 84 35,000

Round 5 Bye: Essendon

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/06/1921 2:45 PM Richmond v Melbourne Punt Road Oval 95 - 92 12,000
SAT 11/06/1921 2:45 PM Geelong v St Kilda Corio Oval 79 - 35 12,000
SAT 11/06/1921 2:45 PM Essendon v Carlton East Melbourne 60 - 117 18,000
SAT 11/06/1921 2:45 PM Collingwood v South Melbourne Victoria Park 67 - 44 20,000

Round 6 Bye: Fitzroy

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/06/1921 2:45 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 69 - 41 11,241
SAT 18/06/1921 2:45 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 81 - 61 40,000
SAT 18/06/1921 2:45 PM Richmond v Essendon Punt Road Oval 86 - 71 12,000
SAT 18/06/1921 2:45 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Victoria Park 114 - 64 10,000

Round 7 Bye: South Melbourne

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/06/1921 2:45 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 55 - 62 19,889
SAT 25/06/1921 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Geelong Lakeside Oval 74 - 53 15,000
SAT 25/06/1921 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Brunswick Street Oval 85 - 46 10,000
SAT 25/06/1921 2:45 PM St Kilda v Richmond Junction Oval 42 - 89 15,000

Round 8 Bye: Collingwood

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/07/1921 2:45 PM Geelong v Melbourne Corio Oval 76 - 64 9,000
SAT 02/07/1921 2:45 PM Carlton v Collingwood Princes Park 88 - 64 35,000
SAT 02/07/1921 2:45 PM Essendon v St Kilda East Melbourne 42 - 83 6,000
SAT 02/07/1921 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Fitzroy Lakeside Oval 66 - 48 12,000

Round 9 Bye: Richmond

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/07/1921 2:45 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 54 - 80 7,783
SAT 09/07/1921 2:45 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 99 - 48 42,000
SAT 09/07/1921 2:45 PM South Melbourne v St Kilda Lakeside Oval 87 - 74 20,000
SAT 09/07/1921 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Brunswick Street Oval 66 - 56 12,000

Round 10 Bye: Geelong

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/07/1921 2:45 PM Collingwood v Melbourne Victoria Park 32 - 49 4,500
SAT 16/07/1921 2:45 PM Essendon v Geelong East Melbourne 27 - 72 6,000
SAT 16/07/1921 2:45 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Junction Oval 18 - 44 6,000
SAT 16/07/1921 2:45 PM Richmond v South Melbourne Punt Road Oval 66 - 61 15,000

Round 11 Bye: Carlton

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/07/1921 2:45 PM Geelong v Collingwood Corio Oval 72 - 47 14,000
SAT 23/07/1921 2:45 PM St Kilda v Carlton Junction Oval 44 - 142 17,000
SAT 23/07/1921 2:45 PM Essendon v South Melbourne East Melbourne 61 - 43 15,000
SAT 23/07/1921 2:45 PM Richmond v Fitzroy Punt Road Oval 60 - 97 27,000

Round 12 Bye: Melbourne

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/07/1921 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Melbourne Lakeside Oval 69 - 53 5,000
SAT 30/07/1921 2:45 PM Richmond v Geelong Punt Road Oval 69 - 36 10,000
SAT 30/07/1921 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Carlton Brunswick Street Oval 39 - 24 15,000
SAT 30/07/1921 2:45 PM Collingwood v Essendon Victoria Park 71 - 23 4,000

Round 13 Bye: St Kilda

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/08/1921 2:45 PM Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 56 - 49 6,488
SAT 20/08/1921 2:45 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Corio Oval 86 - 64 16,000
SAT 20/08/1921 2:45 PM Carlton v South Melbourne Princes Park 81 - 56 25,000
SAT 20/08/1921 2:45 PM Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park 46 - 72 25,000

Round 14 Bye: Essendon

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/08/1921 2:45 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 59 - 78 13,832
SAT 27/08/1921 2:45 PM St Kilda v Geelong Junction Oval 82 - 63 9,000
SAT 27/08/1921 2:45 PM Carlton v Essendon Princes Park 61 - 53 10,000
SAT 27/08/1921 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Collingwood Lakeside Oval 40 - 55 25,000

Round 15 Bye: Fitzroy

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/09/1921 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 62 - 63 8,000
SAT 03/09/1921 2:45 PM Geelong v Carlton Corio Oval 47 - 63 24,000
SAT 03/09/1921 2:45 PM Essendon v Richmond East Melbourne 45 - 80 14,000
SAT 03/09/1921 2:45 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Junction Oval 67 - 79 16,000

Round 16 Bye: South Melbourne

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/09/1921 2:45 PM Carlton v Melbourne Princes Park 100 - 76 16,000
SAT 10/09/1921 2:45 PM Geelong v South Melbourne Corio Oval 67 - 28 14,000
SAT 10/09/1921 2:45 PM Essendon v Fitzroy East Melbourne 74 - 74 6,000
SAT 10/09/1921 2:45 PM Richmond v St Kilda Punt Road Oval 95 - 47 15,000

Round 17 Bye: Collingwood

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/09/1921 2:45 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 115 - 71 9,789
SAT 17/09/1921 2:45 PM Collingwood v Carlton Victoria Park 37 - 64 30,000
SAT 17/09/1921 2:45 PM St Kilda v Essendon Junction Oval 96 - 94 10,000
SAT 17/09/1921 2:45 PM Fitzroy v South Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 79 - 45 8,000

Round 18 Bye: Richmond

Finals Week 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/09/1921 2:30 PM Richmond v Geelong MCG 115 - 54 41,649

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/10/1921 2:30 PM Carlton v Collingwood MCG 65 - 52 37,813

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/10/1921 2:30 PM Carlton v Richmond MCG 59 - 67 42,866

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/10/1921 2:50 PM Richmond v Carlton MCG 36 - 32 43,122