1926 VFL Season
Season Details
Name:
1926 VFL Season
Team(s):
12
Round(s):
18
Finals System:
Second Amended Argus System
Match(es):
112
Season Results
Premiers:
Melbourne
Runners-Up:
Collingwood
Minor Premiers:
Collingwood
Brownlow Medallist(s):
Ivor Warne-Smith (Melbourne)
Leading Goalkicker Medallist(s):
Gordon Coventry (Collingwood)
Team Results
Team | Ladder (W-D-L & P%) | Brownlow Leader(s) | Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Collingwood (R) | 1st | 15 | -0- | 3 | 149.3% | Reg Baker (4) | Gordon Coventry (78) |
Geelong | 2nd | 15 | -0- | 3 | 145.2% | Edward Greeves (5) | Lloyd Hagger (56) |
Melbourne (P) | 3rd | 14 | -0- | 4 | 146.4% | Ivor Warne-Smith (9) | Harry Davie (50) |
Essendon | 4th | 12 | -0- | 6 | 124.3% | Garnet Campbell (4) | Greg Stockdale (36) |
South Melbourne | 5th | 12 | -0- | 6 | 118.9% | Roy Cazaly, Charlie Pannam (2) | Ted Johnson (45) |
Carlton | 6th | 11 | -0- | 7 | 106.5% | Alex Duncan (3) | Horrie Clover (38) |
Richmond | 7th | 9 | -0- | 9 | 92.0% | Allan Geddes (5) | Dave Lynch (31) |
Fitzroy | 8th | 6 | -0- | 12 | 86.1% | Bill Adams (4) | Jack Moriarty (48) |
St Kilda | 9th | 6 | -0- | 12 | 75.8% | Horrie Mason, Fred Phillips (2) | Jack Shelton (47) |
Footscray | 10th | 4 | -0- | 14 | 69.9% | Allan Hopkins (2) | Les Chapple, Allan Hopkins (42) |
Hawthorn | 11th | 3 | -1- | 14 | 66.4% | Ernie Utting (2) | Bert Hyde (27) |
North Melbourne | 12th | 0 | -1- | 17 | 73.7% | Dave Walsh (4) | Fred Metcalf (26) |
Umpire Results
Umpire Position | Umpire(s) |
---|---|
Field Umpire | 19 |
Goal Umpire | 4 |
Boundary Umpire | 6 |
Season Fixture
Round 1
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 01/05/1926 | 2:45 PM | Melbourne v St Kilda | MCG | 92 | - | 63 | 18,742 |
SAT | 01/05/1926 | 2:45 PM | Geelong v Footscray | Corio Oval | 93 | - | 27 | 15,000 |
SAT | 01/05/1926 | 2:45 PM | Hawthorn v Carlton | Glenferrie Oval | 50 | - | 70 | 16,000 |
SAT | 01/05/1926 | 2:45 PM | Essendon v North Melbourne | Windy Hill | 104 | - | 53 | 15,000 |
SAT | 01/05/1926 | 2:45 PM | South Melbourne v Richmond | Lakeside Oval | 77 | - | 85 | 20,000 |
SAT | 01/05/1926 | 2:45 PM | Fitzroy v Collingwood | Brunswick Street Oval | 55 | - | 94 | 25,000 |
Round 2
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 08/05/1926 | 2:45 PM | Carlton v Melbourne | Princes Park | 69 | - | 58 | 18,000 |
SAT | 08/05/1926 | 2:45 PM | St Kilda v Geelong | Junction Oval | 105 | - | 110 | 20,000 |
SAT | 08/05/1926 | 2:45 PM | Collingwood v Essendon | Victoria Park | 47 | - | 78 | 25,000 |
SAT | 08/05/1926 | 2:45 PM | Footscray v South Melbourne | Western Oval | 57 | - | 90 | 15,000 |
SAT | 08/05/1926 | 2:45 PM | Richmond v Fitzroy | Punt Road Oval | 116 | - | 58 | 22,000 |
SAT | 08/05/1926 | 2:45 PM | North Melbourne v Hawthorn | Arden Street Oval | 38 | - | 42 | 7,000 |
Round 3
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 15/05/1926 | 2:45 PM | Melbourne v North Melbourne | MCG | 119 | - | 89 | 9,495 |
SAT | 15/05/1926 | 2:45 PM | Geelong v Carlton | Corio Oval | 64 | - | 60 | 18,000 |
SAT | 15/05/1926 | 2:45 PM | Essendon v Richmond | Windy Hill | 69 | - | 61 | 30,000 |
SAT | 15/05/1926 | 2:45 PM | South Melbourne v St Kilda | Lakeside Oval | 47 | - | 50 | 23,000 |
SAT | 15/05/1926 | 2:45 PM | Fitzroy v Footscray | Brunswick Street Oval | 79 | - | 78 | 15,000 |
SAT | 15/05/1926 | 2:45 PM | Hawthorn v Collingwood | Glenferrie Oval | 47 | - | 119 | 13,000 |
Round 4
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 22/05/1926 | 2:45 PM | Collingwood v Melbourne | Victoria Park | 84 | - | 79 | 15,000 |
SAT | 22/05/1926 | 2:45 PM | North Melbourne v Geelong | Arden Street Oval | 50 | - | 58 | 14,000 |
SAT | 22/05/1926 | 2:45 PM | Carlton v South Melbourne | Princes Park | 71 | - | 66 | 25,000 |
SAT | 22/05/1926 | 2:45 PM | Footscray v Essendon | Western Oval | 47 | - | 49 | 20,000 |
SAT | 22/05/1926 | 2:45 PM | St Kilda v Fitzroy | Junction Oval | 62 | - | 51 | 22,000 |
SAT | 22/05/1926 | 2:45 PM | Richmond v Hawthorn | Punt Road Oval | 112 | - | 100 | 14,000 |
Round 5
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 29/05/1926 | 2:45 PM | Melbourne v Richmond | MCG | 122 | - | 89 | 28,628 |
SAT | 29/05/1926 | 2:45 PM | Geelong v Collingwood | Corio Oval | 68 | - | 75 | 19,500 |
SAT | 29/05/1926 | 2:45 PM | Fitzroy v Carlton | Brunswick Street Oval | 58 | - | 48 | 25,000 |
SAT | 29/05/1926 | 2:45 PM | Essendon v St Kilda | Windy Hill | 85 | - | 38 | 20,000 |
SAT | 29/05/1926 | 2:45 PM | South Melbourne v North Melbourne | Lakeside Oval | 75 | - | 73 | 15,000 |
SAT | 29/05/1926 | 2:45 PM | Hawthorn v Footscray | Glenferrie Oval | 67 | - | 100 | 10,000 |
Round 6
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 05/06/1926 | 2:45 PM | Footscray v Melbourne | Western Oval | 46 | - | 105 | 16,000 |
SAT | 05/06/1926 | 2:45 PM | Richmond v Geelong | Punt Road Oval | 73 | - | 83 | 26,000 |
SAT | 05/06/1926 | 2:45 PM | Carlton v Essendon | Princes Park | 73 | - | 51 | 30,000 |
SAT | 05/06/1926 | 2:45 PM | St Kilda v Hawthorn | Junction Oval | 79 | - | 50 | 10,000 |
SAT | 05/06/1926 | 2:45 PM | Collingwood v South Melbourne | Victoria Park | 88 | - | 59 | 16,000 |
SAT | 05/06/1926 | 2:45 PM | North Melbourne v Fitzroy | Arden Street Oval | 77 | - | 81 | 10,000 |
Round 7
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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MON | 07/06/1926 | 2:45 PM | Melbourne v South Melbourne | MCG | 88 | - | 65 | 20,974 |
MON | 07/06/1926 | 2:45 PM | Geelong v Essendon | Corio Oval | 89 | - | 51 | 25,600 |
MON | 07/06/1926 | 2:45 PM | Footscray v Carlton | Western Oval | 71 | - | 93 | 20,000 |
MON | 07/06/1926 | 2:45 PM | St Kilda v Collingwood | Junction Oval | 66 | - | 76 | 24,000 |
MON | 07/06/1926 | 2:45 PM | Fitzroy v Hawthorn | Brunswick Street Oval | 81 | - | 96 | 8,000 |
MON | 07/06/1926 | 2:45 PM | North Melbourne v Richmond | Arden Street Oval | 73 | - | 74 | 12,000 |
Round 8
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 19/06/1926 | 2:45 PM | Essendon v Melbourne | Windy Hill | 69 | - | 75 | 23,000 |
SAT | 19/06/1926 | 2:45 PM | Hawthorn v Geelong | Glenferrie Oval | 72 | - | 118 | 9,000 |
SAT | 19/06/1926 | 2:45 PM | Carlton v North Melbourne | Princes Park | 109 | - | 52 | 20,000 |
SAT | 19/06/1926 | 2:45 PM | Richmond v St Kilda | Punt Road Oval | 85 | - | 66 | 22,000 |
SAT | 19/06/1926 | 2:45 PM | South Melbourne v Fitzroy | Lakeside Oval | 93 | - | 59 | 15,000 |
SAT | 19/06/1926 | 2:45 PM | Collingwood v Footscray | Victoria Park | 184 | - | 58 | 14,000 |
Round 9
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 26/06/1926 | 2:45 PM | Melbourne v Hawthorn | MCG | 154 | - | 13 | 7,514 |
SAT | 26/06/1926 | 2:45 PM | Fitzroy v Geelong | Brunswick Street Oval | 69 | - | 84 | 12,000 |
SAT | 26/06/1926 | 2:45 PM | Carlton v Collingwood | Princes Park | 70 | - | 49 | 30,000 |
SAT | 26/06/1926 | 2:45 PM | South Melbourne v Essendon | Lakeside Oval | 69 | - | 57 | 18,000 |
SAT | 26/06/1926 | 2:45 PM | North Melbourne v St Kilda | Arden Street Oval | 33 | - | 47 | 5,000 |
SAT | 26/06/1926 | 2:45 PM | Footscray v Richmond | Western Oval | 56 | - | 67 | 14,000 |
Round 10
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 03/07/1926 | 2:45 PM | Geelong v Melbourne | Corio Oval | 67 | - | 53 | 21,500 |
SAT | 03/07/1926 | 2:45 PM | Richmond v Carlton | Punt Road Oval | 59 | - | 54 | 32,000 |
SAT | 03/07/1926 | 2:45 PM | Fitzroy v Essendon | Brunswick Street Oval | 49 | - | 78 | 13,000 |
SAT | 03/07/1926 | 2:45 PM | St Kilda v Footscray | Junction Oval | 59 | - | 67 | 12,500 |
SAT | 03/07/1926 | 2:45 PM | Hawthorn v South Melbourne | Glenferrie Oval | 58 | - | 82 | 10,000 |
SAT | 03/07/1926 | 2:45 PM | North Melbourne v Collingwood | Arden Street Oval | 53 | - | 76 | 5,000 |
Round 11
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 10/07/1926 | 2:45 PM | Melbourne v Fitzroy | MCG | 99 | - | 60 | 11,651 |
SAT | 10/07/1926 | 2:45 PM | South Melbourne v Geelong | Lakeside Oval | 67 | - | 56 | 20,000 |
SAT | 10/07/1926 | 2:45 PM | Carlton v St Kilda | Princes Park | 80 | - | 63 | 15,000 |
SAT | 10/07/1926 | 2:45 PM | Essendon v Hawthorn | Windy Hill | 74 | - | 47 | 10,000 |
SAT | 10/07/1926 | 2:45 PM | Collingwood v Richmond | Victoria Park | 99 | - | 41 | 23,000 |
SAT | 10/07/1926 | 2:45 PM | Footscray v North Melbourne | Western Oval | 93 | - | 68 | 12,000 |
Round 12
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 17/07/1926 | 2:45 PM | St Kilda v Melbourne | Junction Oval | 29 | - | 118 | 14,000 |
SAT | 17/07/1926 | 2:45 PM | Footscray v Geelong | Western Oval | 56 | - | 107 | 17,000 |
SAT | 17/07/1926 | 2:45 PM | Carlton v Hawthorn | Princes Park | 65 | - | 57 | 12,000 |
SAT | 17/07/1926 | 2:45 PM | North Melbourne v Essendon | Arden Street Oval | 32 | - | 50 | 10,000 |
SAT | 17/07/1926 | 2:45 PM | Richmond v South Melbourne | Punt Road Oval | 75 | - | 108 | 27,000 |
SAT | 17/07/1926 | 2:45 PM | Collingwood v Fitzroy | Victoria Park | 124 | - | 82 | 16,000 |
Round 13
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 07/08/1926 | 2:45 PM | Melbourne v Carlton | MCG | 90 | - | 58 | 27,786 |
SAT | 07/08/1926 | 2:45 PM | Geelong v St Kilda | Corio Oval | 90 | - | 38 | 10,500 |
SAT | 07/08/1926 | 2:45 PM | Essendon v Collingwood | Windy Hill | 46 | - | 69 | 20,000 |
SAT | 07/08/1926 | 2:45 PM | South Melbourne v Footscray | Lakeside Oval | 107 | - | 48 | 14,000 |
SAT | 07/08/1926 | 2:45 PM | Fitzroy v Richmond | Brunswick Street Oval | 77 | - | 92 | 10,000 |
SAT | 07/08/1926 | 2:45 PM | Hawthorn v North Melbourne | Glenferrie Oval | 70 | - | 70 | 4,500 |
Round 14
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 14/08/1926 | 2:45 PM | North Melbourne v Melbourne | Arden Street Oval | 67 | - | 70 | 6,000 |
SAT | 14/08/1926 | 2:45 PM | Carlton v Geelong | Princes Park | 82 | - | 75 | 25,000 |
SAT | 14/08/1926 | 2:45 PM | Richmond v Essendon | Punt Road Oval | 62 | - | 67 | 20,000 |
SAT | 14/08/1926 | 2:45 PM | St Kilda v South Melbourne | Junction Oval | 53 | - | 81 | 15,000 |
SAT | 14/08/1926 | 2:45 PM | Footscray v Fitzroy | Western Oval | 63 | - | 105 | 10,000 |
SAT | 14/08/1926 | 2:45 PM | Collingwood v Hawthorn | Victoria Park | 104 | - | 28 | 7,000 |
Round 15
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 21/08/1926 | 2:45 PM | Melbourne v Collingwood | MCG | 43 | - | 93 | 32,475 |
SAT | 21/08/1926 | 2:45 PM | Geelong v North Melbourne | Corio Oval | 112 | - | 48 | 10,000 |
SAT | 21/08/1926 | 2:45 PM | South Melbourne v Carlton | Lakeside Oval | 85 | - | 62 | 29,000 |
SAT | 21/08/1926 | 2:45 PM | Essendon v Footscray | Windy Hill | 123 | - | 63 | 8,000 |
SAT | 21/08/1926 | 2:45 PM | Fitzroy v St Kilda | Brunswick Street Oval | 126 | - | 64 | 7,000 |
SAT | 21/08/1926 | 2:45 PM | Hawthorn v Richmond | Glenferrie Oval | 69 | - | 102 | 5,000 |
Round 16
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 28/08/1926 | 2:45 PM | Richmond v Melbourne | Punt Road Oval | 68 | - | 94 | 15,000 |
SAT | 28/08/1926 | 2:45 PM | Collingwood v Geelong | Victoria Park | 64 | - | 97 | 26,550 |
SAT | 28/08/1926 | 2:45 PM | Carlton v Fitzroy | Princes Park | 126 | - | 104 | 25,000 |
SAT | 28/08/1926 | 2:45 PM | St Kilda v Essendon | Junction Oval | 23 | - | 95 | 13,000 |
SAT | 28/08/1926 | 2:45 PM | North Melbourne v South Melbourne | Arden Street Oval | 70 | - | 106 | 12,000 |
SAT | 28/08/1926 | 2:45 PM | Footscray v Hawthorn | Western Oval | 73 | - | 80 | 5,000 |
Round 17
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 04/09/1926 | 2:45 PM | Melbourne v Footscray | MCG | 140 | - | 68 | 6,684 |
SAT | 04/09/1926 | 2:45 PM | Geelong v Richmond | Corio Oval | 130 | - | 66 | 11,500 |
SAT | 04/09/1926 | 2:45 PM | Essendon v Carlton | Windy Hill | 86 | - | 77 | 25,000 |
SAT | 04/09/1926 | 2:45 PM | Hawthorn v St Kilda | Glenferrie Oval | 70 | - | 86 | 5,000 |
SAT | 04/09/1926 | 2:45 PM | South Melbourne v Collingwood | Lakeside Oval | 57 | - | 63 | 32,000 |
SAT | 04/09/1926 | 2:45 PM | Fitzroy v North Melbourne | Brunswick Street Oval | 120 | - | 85 | 6,000 |
Round 18
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 11/09/1926 | 2:45 PM | Hawthorn v Melbourne | Glenferrie Oval | 78 | - | 121 | 5,000 |
SAT | 11/09/1926 | 2:45 PM | Geelong v Fitzroy | Corio Oval | 104 | - | 49 | 14,000 |
SAT | 11/09/1926 | 2:45 PM | Collingwood v Carlton | Victoria Park | 96 | - | 47 | 20,000 |
SAT | 11/09/1926 | 2:45 PM | Essendon v South Melbourne | Windy Hill | 71 | - | 74 | 25,000 |
SAT | 11/09/1926 | 2:45 PM | St Kilda v North Melbourne | Junction Oval | 90 | - | 71 | 6,000 |
SAT | 11/09/1926 | 2:45 PM | Richmond v Footscray | Punt Road Oval | 49 | - | 93 | 5,000 |
Finals Week 1
Semi Final
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 18/09/1926 | 2:30 PM | Geelong v Essendon | MCG | 70 | - | 117 | 50,662 |
Finals Week 2
Semi Final
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 25/09/1926 | 2:30 PM | Collingwood v Melbourne | MCG | 84 | - | 95 | 44,286 |
Finals Week 3
Preliminary Final
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 02/10/1926 | 2:30 PM | Melbourne v Essendon | MCG | 42 | - | 39 | 50,162 |
Finals Week 4
Grand Final
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 09/10/1926 | 2:50 PM | Melbourne v Collingwood | MCG | 119 | - | 62 | 59,632 |
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