1924 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1924 VFL Season
Team(s): 9
Round(s): 18
Finals System: Round-Robin Argus System
Match(es): 78

Season Results

Premiers: Essendon
Runners-Up: Richmond
Minor Premiers: Essendon
Brownlow Medallist(s): Edward Greeves (Geelong)
Leading Goalkicker Medallist(s): Jack Moriarty (Fitzroy)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Essendon (P) 1st 11 -1- 4 131.6% George Shorten (6) Tommy Jenkins (43)
South Melbourne 2nd 11 -0- 5 116.5% Mark Tandy (3) Ted Johnson (52)
Fitzroy 3rd 10 -0- 6 112.1% Jack Moriarty (3) Jack Moriarty (75)
Richmond (R) 4th 10 -0- 6 102.5% Doug Hayes (4) Mel Morris (37)
Geelong 5th 8 -0- 8 107.2% Edward Greeves (7) Lloyd Hagger (42)
Collingwood 6th 8 -0- 8 96.0% Reg Baker, Gordon Coventry, Syd Coventry, Joe Poulter, Charlie Tyson (1) Gordon Coventry (28)
Carlton 7th 5 -1- 10 92.3% Paddy O'Brien (3) Alex Duncan (27)
Melbourne 8th 4 -0- 12 83.3% Bert Chadwick (6) Percy Tulloh (24)
St Kilda 9th 4 -0- 12 75.7% Wels Eicke, Colin Watson (2) Jack James (28)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 13
Goal Umpire 1
Boundary Umpire 0

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/04/1924 2:45 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Junction Oval 84 - 82 15,000
SAT 26/04/1924 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Carlton Brunswick Street Oval 105 - 103 30,000
SAT 26/04/1924 2:45 PM Essendon v Collingwood Windy Hill 63 - 79 25,000
SAT 26/04/1924 2:45 PM Richmond v South Melbourne Punt Road Oval 67 - 94 20,000

Round 1 Bye: Geelong

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/05/1924 2:45 PM Geelong v Richmond Corio Oval 75 - 53 13,000
SAT 03/05/1924 2:45 PM Carlton v Essendon Princes Park 56 - 56 40,000
SAT 03/05/1924 2:45 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Victoria Park 77 - 57 19,000
SAT 03/05/1924 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Fitzroy Lakeside Oval 57 - 86 28,000

Round 2 Bye: Melbourne

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/05/1924 2:45 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 61 - 62 18,211
SAT 10/05/1924 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Geelong Brunswick Street Oval 97 - 74 20,000
SAT 10/05/1924 2:45 PM St Kilda v Carlton Junction Oval 76 - 90 26,000
SAT 10/05/1924 2:45 PM Essendon v South Melbourne Windy Hill 85 - 59 25,000

Round 3 Bye: Richmond

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/05/1924 2:45 PM Carlton v Melbourne Princes Park 76 - 109 23,000
SAT 17/05/1924 2:45 PM Geelong v Essendon Corio Oval 60 - 80 12,000
SAT 17/05/1924 2:45 PM South Melbourne v St Kilda Lakeside Oval 81 - 53 22,000
SAT 17/05/1924 2:45 PM Richmond v Fitzroy Punt Road Oval 48 - 74 22,000

Round 4 Bye: Collingwood

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/05/1924 2:45 PM Melbourne v South Melbourne MCG 76 - 69 22,072
SAT 24/05/1924 2:45 PM St Kilda v Geelong Junction Oval 102 - 76 16,000
SAT 24/05/1924 2:45 PM Collingwood v Carlton Victoria Park 131 - 107 25,000
SAT 24/05/1924 2:45 PM Essendon v Richmond Windy Hill 94 - 31 22,000

Round 5 Bye: Fitzroy

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/05/1924 2:45 PM Geelong v Melbourne Corio Oval 73 - 63 12,000
SAT 31/05/1924 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Brunswick Street Oval 68 - 61 35,000
SAT 31/05/1924 2:45 PM Richmond v St Kilda Punt Road Oval 73 - 54 20,000
SAT 31/05/1924 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Collingwood Lakeside Oval 69 - 56 25,000

Round 6 Bye: Carlton

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/06/1924 2:45 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 76 - 82 14,000
SAT 07/06/1924 2:45 PM Carlton v South Melbourne Princes Park 72 - 78 29,000
MON 09/06/1924 2:45 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 83 - 87 27,533
MON 09/06/1924 2:45 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Junction Oval 85 - 93 30,000

Round 7 Bye: Essendon

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/06/1924 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 87 - 41 15,000
SAT 14/06/1924 2:45 PM Geelong v Carlton Corio Oval 66 - 51 12,000
SAT 14/06/1924 2:45 PM Essendon v St Kilda Windy Hill 113 - 31 20,000
SAT 14/06/1924 2:45 PM Richmond v Collingwood Punt Road Oval 95 - 70 21,000

Round 8 Bye: South Melbourne

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/06/1924 2:45 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 42 - 71 18,769
SAT 21/06/1924 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Geelong Lakeside Oval 48 - 45 20,000
SAT 21/06/1924 2:45 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 28 - 38 21,000
SAT 21/06/1924 2:45 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 51 - 68 22,000

Round 9 Bye: St Kilda

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/06/1924 2:45 PM Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 63 - 51 14,286
SAT 28/06/1924 2:45 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 104 - 56 27,770
SAT 28/06/1924 2:45 PM Collingwood v Essendon Victoria Park 34 - 60 20,000
SAT 28/06/1924 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Richmond Lakeside Oval 61 - 43 30,000

Round 10 Bye: Geelong

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/07/1924 2:45 PM Richmond v Geelong Punt Road Oval 80 - 62 18,000
SAT 05/07/1924 2:45 PM Essendon v Carlton Windy Hill 79 - 62 28,000
SAT 05/07/1924 2:45 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Junction Oval 112 - 52 13,000
SAT 05/07/1924 2:45 PM Fitzroy v South Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 41 - 64 20,000

Round 11 Bye: Melbourne

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/07/1924 2:45 PM Collingwood v Melbourne Victoria Park 76 - 53 8,000
SAT 12/07/1924 2:45 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Corio Oval 68 - 65 15,000
SAT 12/07/1924 2:45 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 99 - 56 17,000
SAT 12/07/1924 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Essendon Lakeside Oval 62 - 49 33,000

Round 12 Bye: Richmond

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/07/1924 2:45 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 55 - 62 17,931
SAT 19/07/1924 2:45 PM Essendon v Geelong Windy Hill 74 - 62 20,000
SAT 19/07/1924 2:45 PM St Kilda v South Melbourne Junction Oval 92 - 88 25,000
SAT 19/07/1924 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Brunswick Street Oval 54 - 64 26,000

Round 13 Bye: Collingwood

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/07/1924 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Melbourne Lakeside Oval 85 - 38 16,000
SAT 26/07/1924 2:45 PM Geelong v St Kilda Corio Oval 123 - 48 12,000
SAT 26/07/1924 2:45 PM Carlton v Collingwood Princes Park 72 - 84 30,000
SAT 26/07/1924 2:45 PM Richmond v Essendon Punt Road Oval 56 - 85 38,000

Round 14 Bye: Fitzroy

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/08/1924 2:45 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 39 - 56 7,382
SAT 02/08/1924 2:45 PM Essendon v Fitzroy Windy Hill 73 - 61 26,000
SAT 02/08/1924 2:45 PM St Kilda v Richmond Junction Oval 39 - 78 10,000
SAT 02/08/1924 2:45 PM Collingwood v South Melbourne Victoria Park 70 - 51 18,000

Round 15 Bye: Carlton

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/08/1924 2:45 PM Richmond v Melbourne Punt Road Oval 121 - 75 14,000
SAT 23/08/1924 2:45 PM Geelong v Collingwood Corio Oval 73 - 36 15,600
SAT 23/08/1924 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Carlton Lakeside Oval 97 - 31 22,000
SAT 23/08/1924 2:45 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Brunswick Street Oval 109 - 46 10,000

Round 16 Bye: Essendon

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/08/1924 2:45 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 67 - 110 12,487
SAT 30/08/1924 2:45 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 61 - 54 15,000
SAT 30/08/1924 2:45 PM St Kilda v Essendon Junction Oval 59 - 83 20,000
SAT 30/08/1924 2:45 PM Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park 49 - 61 21,000

Round 17 Bye: South Melbourne

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/09/1924 2:45 PM Essendon v Melbourne Windy Hill 82 - 96 10,000
SAT 06/09/1924 2:45 PM Geelong v South Melbourne Corio Oval 67 - 68 16,500
SAT 06/09/1924 2:45 PM Richmond v Carlton Punt Road Oval 88 - 60 30,000
SAT 06/09/1924 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Brunswick Street Oval 50 - 86 13,000

Round 18 Bye: St Kilda

Round-Robin Final 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/09/1924 2:30 PM Essendon v Fitzroy MCG 58 - 18 44,522
SAT 13/09/1924 2:30 PM South Melbourne v Richmond Windy Hill 57 - 85 22,300

Round-Robin Final 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/09/1924 2:30 PM Essendon v South Melbourne MCG 72 - 39 35,407
SAT 20/09/1924 2:30 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Princes Park 76 - 56 26,000

Round-Robin Final 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/09/1924 2:30 PM Essendon v Richmond Lakeside Oval 47 - 67 25,000
SAT 27/09/1924 2:30 PM South Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 86 - 73 17,503