1923 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1923 VFL Season
Team(s): 9
Round(s): 18
Finals System: Second Amended Argus System
Match(es): 76

Season Results

Premiers: Essendon
Runners-Up: Fitzroy
Minor Premiers: Essendon
Leading Goalkicker Medallist(s): Greg Stockdale (Essendon)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Essendon (P) 1st 13 -0- 3 135.8% Greg Stockdale (64)
Fitzroy (R) 2nd 11 -0- 5 115.7% Jim Freake (34)
South Melbourne 3rd 9 -0- 7 107.3% Ted Johnson (35)
Geelong 4th 9 -0- 7 104.0% Cliff Rankin (43)
Collingwood 5th 8 -1- 7 109.1% Gordon Coventry (36)
St Kilda 6th 8 -0- 8 98.7% Harry Moyes (29)
Carlton 7th 6 -1- 9 84.0% Horrie Clover (28)
Richmond 8th 4 -0- 12 79.5% Don Fraser (18)
Melbourne 9th 3 -0- 13 80.4% Percy Tulloh (31)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 12
Goal Umpire 2
Boundary Umpire 5

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/05/1923 2:45 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 50 - 55 17,939
SAT 05/05/1923 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Carlton Brunswick Street Oval 79 - 56 30,000
SAT 05/05/1923 2:45 PM Essendon v St Kilda Windy Hill 103 - 60 20,000
SAT 05/05/1923 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Collingwood Lakeside Oval 79 - 101 16,000

Round 1 Bye: Geelong

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/05/1923 2:45 PM Geelong v Melbourne Corio Oval 52 - 80 10,000
SAT 12/05/1923 2:45 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 56 - 100 15,000
SAT 12/05/1923 2:45 PM Collingwood v Essendon Victoria Park 65 - 79 30,000
SAT 12/05/1923 2:45 PM Fitzroy v South Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 65 - 63 12,000

Round 2 Bye: Richmond

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/05/1923 2:45 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Corio Oval 71 - 61 12,000
SAT 19/05/1923 2:45 PM Richmond v Carlton Punt Road Oval 52 - 60 15,000
SAT 19/05/1923 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Essendon Lakeside Oval 39 - 49 20,000
SAT 19/05/1923 2:45 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Junction Oval 69 - 48 20,000

Round 3 Bye: Melbourne

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/05/1923 2:45 PM Melbourne v South Melbourne MCG 84 - 49 15,232
SAT 26/05/1923 2:45 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 119 - 72 12,000
SAT 26/05/1923 2:45 PM Carlton v Essendon Princes Park 65 - 103 33,000
SAT 26/05/1923 2:45 PM Richmond v St Kilda Punt Road Oval 56 - 61 20,000

Round 4 Bye: Fitzroy

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/06/1923 2:45 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Junction Oval 63 - 85 26,000
SAT 02/06/1923 2:45 PM Essendon v Fitzroy Windy Hill 37 - 60 35,000
MON 04/06/1923 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Geelong Lakeside Oval 89 - 75 12,000
MON 04/06/1923 2:45 PM Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park 82 - 44 22,000

Round 5 Bye: Carlton

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/06/1923 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 77 - 70 18,000
SAT 09/06/1923 2:45 PM Geelong v St Kilda Corio Oval 58 - 46 9,500
SAT 09/06/1923 2:45 PM Carlton v South Melbourne Princes Park 49 - 51 20,000
SAT 09/06/1923 2:45 PM Richmond v Essendon Punt Road Oval 65 - 87 16,000

Round 6 Bye: Collingwood

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/06/1923 2:45 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 60 - 74 29,979
SAT 16/06/1923 2:45 PM Geelong v Richmond Corio Oval 50 - 56 11,500
SAT 16/06/1923 2:45 PM Collingwood v Carlton Victoria Park 75 - 50 18,000
SAT 16/06/1923 2:45 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Junction Oval 38 - 74 17,000

Round 7 Bye: South Melbourne

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/06/1923 2:45 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 65 - 74 17,558
SAT 23/06/1923 2:45 PM Essendon v Geelong Windy Hill 97 - 54 13,000
SAT 23/06/1923 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Richmond Lakeside Oval 85 - 34 20,000
SAT 23/06/1923 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Brunswick Street Oval 53 - 47 20,000

Round 8 Bye: St Kilda

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/07/1923 2:45 PM Collingwood v Melbourne Victoria Park 76 - 42 8,000
SAT 07/07/1923 2:45 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 88 - 93 12,000
SAT 07/07/1923 2:45 PM St Kilda v South Melbourne Junction Oval 56 - 45 20,000
SAT 07/07/1923 2:45 PM Richmond v Fitzroy Punt Road Oval 51 - 70 15,000

Round 9 Bye: Essendon

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/07/1923 2:45 PM Richmond v Melbourne Punt Road Oval 83 - 78 11,000
SAT 14/07/1923 2:45 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 86 - 85 26,000
SAT 14/07/1923 2:45 PM St Kilda v Essendon Junction Oval 35 - 18 24,000
SAT 14/07/1923 2:45 PM Collingwood v South Melbourne Victoria Park 56 - 77 15,000

Round 10 Bye: Geelong

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/07/1923 2:45 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 56 - 75 9,353
SAT 21/07/1923 2:45 PM St Kilda v Carlton Junction Oval 56 - 47 28,000
SAT 21/07/1923 2:45 PM Essendon v Collingwood Windy Hill 91 - 51 15,000
SAT 21/07/1923 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Fitzroy Lakeside Oval 60 - 56 23,000

Round 11 Bye: Richmond

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/07/1923 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Geelong Brunswick Street Oval 47 - 52 12,000
SAT 28/07/1923 2:45 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 59 - 40 14,000
SAT 28/07/1923 2:45 PM Essendon v South Melbourne Windy Hill 68 - 51 25,000
SAT 28/07/1923 2:45 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Victoria Park 43 - 31 20,000

Round 12 Bye: Melbourne

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/08/1923 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Melbourne Lakeside Oval 67 - 41 12,000
SAT 04/08/1923 2:45 PM Geelong v Collingwood Corio Oval 72 - 26 15,000
SAT 04/08/1923 2:45 PM Essendon v Carlton Windy Hill 103 - 37 25,000
SAT 04/08/1923 2:45 PM St Kilda v Richmond Junction Oval 60 - 25 18,000

Round 13 Bye: Fitzroy

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/08/1923 2:45 PM Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 49 - 84 15,599
SAT 11/08/1923 2:45 PM Geelong v South Melbourne Corio Oval 63 - 70 17,000
SAT 11/08/1923 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Brunswick Street Oval 78 - 57 34,765
SAT 11/08/1923 2:45 PM Richmond v Collingwood Punt Road Oval 76 - 55 12,000

Round 14 Bye: Carlton

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/08/1923 2:45 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 46 - 80 12,146
SAT 25/08/1923 2:45 PM St Kilda v Geelong Junction Oval 71 - 87 30,000
SAT 25/08/1923 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Carlton Lakeside Oval 68 - 89 20,000
SAT 25/08/1923 2:45 PM Essendon v Richmond Windy Hill 62 - 54 18,000

Round 15 Bye: Collingwood

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/09/1923 2:45 PM Essendon v Melbourne Windy Hill 98 - 41 10,000
SAT 01/09/1923 2:45 PM Richmond v Geelong Punt Road Oval 79 - 91 18,000
SAT 01/09/1923 2:45 PM Carlton v Collingwood Princes Park 72 - 72 18,000
SAT 01/09/1923 2:45 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Brunswick Street Oval 97 - 69 23,000

Round 16 Bye: South Melbourne

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/09/1923 2:45 PM Carlton v Melbourne Princes Park 74 - 46 12,000
SAT 08/09/1923 2:45 PM Geelong v Essendon Corio Oval 60 - 62 20,000
SAT 08/09/1923 2:45 PM Richmond v South Melbourne Punt Road Oval 55 - 100 25,000
SAT 08/09/1923 2:45 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 84 - 49 20,000

Round 17 Bye: St Kilda

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/09/1923 2:45 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 87 - 138 9,414
SAT 15/09/1923 2:45 PM Geelong v Carlton Corio Oval 103 - 38 16,000
SAT 15/09/1923 2:45 PM South Melbourne v St Kilda Lakeside Oval 68 - 48 40,441
SAT 15/09/1923 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Brunswick Street Oval 89 - 81 9,000

Round 18 Bye: Essendon

Finals Week 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/09/1923 2:30 PM Fitzroy v Geelong MCG 97 - 62 56,240

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/09/1923 2:30 PM Essendon v South Melbourne MCG 57 - 74 55,617

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/10/1923 2:30 PM Fitzroy v South Melbourne MCG 55 - 43 55,039

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/10/1923 2:50 PM Fitzroy v Essendon MCG 46 - 63 46,566