1929 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1929 VFL Season
Team(s): 12
Round(s): 18
Finals System: Second Amended Argus System
Match(es): 112

Season Results

Premiers: Collingwood
Runners-Up: Richmond
Minor Premiers: Collingwood
Brownlow Medallist(s): Albert Collier (Collingwood)
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 (P) 1st 18 -0- 0 171.7% Albert Collier (6) Gordon Coventry (118)
Carlton 2nd 15 -0- 3 136.9% Harry Vallence (3) Harry Vallence (62)
Richmond (R) 3rd 12 -1- 5 121.7% Jack Titus (3) Jack McCormack (46)
St Kilda 4th 12 -0- 6 130.3% Arthur Ludlow, Harold Matthews (3) Bill Mohr (36)
Melbourne 5th 11 -1- 6 105.5% Ivor Warne-Smith (4) Dick Taylor (30)
Essendon 6th 9 -1- 8 96.0% Keith Forbes, Paddy Walsh (2) Keith Forbes, Len Johnson (40)
Geelong 7th 8 -0- 10 108.6% Jack Collins, Reg Hickey (3) Jack Plunkett (29)
South Melbourne 8th 7 -0- 11 84.8% Peter Reville, Danny Wheelahan (2) Austin Robertson (53)
Footscray 9th 6 -1- 11 86.6% Allan Hopkins (4) Alby Morrison (50)
Hawthorn 10th 4 -0- 14 76.9% Ernie Utting (3) Bert Hyde (47)
Fitzroy 11th 3 -0- 15 73.3% Arthur Batchelor (4) Jack Moriarty (58)
North Melbourne 12th 1 -0- 17 60.2% Charlie Cameron (3) John Dowling (28)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 20
Goal Umpire 5
Boundary Umpire 8

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/04/1929 2:45 PM Melbourne v South Melbourne MCG 80 - 58 16,843
SAT 27/04/1929 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Geelong Arden Street Oval 54 - 92 7,000
SAT 27/04/1929 2:45 PM Carlton v Essendon Princes Park 131 - 58 7,000
SAT 27/04/1929 2:45 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn Junction Oval 82 - 58 13,000
SAT 27/04/1929 2:45 PM Footscray v Fitzroy Western Oval 78 - 69 17,000
SAT 27/04/1929 2:45 PM Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park 92 - 75 25,000

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/05/1929 2:45 PM Geelong v Melbourne Corio Oval 87 - 28 11,000
SAT 04/05/1929 2:45 PM Richmond v Carlton Punt Road Oval 119 - 109 36,000
SAT 04/05/1929 2:45 PM Essendon v Footscray Windy Hill 112 - 104 20,000
SAT 04/05/1929 2:45 PM South Melbourne v St Kilda Lakeside Oval 89 - 63 21,270
SAT 04/05/1929 2:45 PM Fitzroy v North Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 107 - 55 13,000
SAT 04/05/1929 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Glenferrie Oval 73 - 126 12,000

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/05/1929 2:45 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 107 - 76 18,920
SAT 11/05/1929 2:45 PM St Kilda v Geelong Junction Oval 57 - 60 21,000
SAT 11/05/1929 2:45 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Princes Park 106 - 68 17,000
SAT 11/05/1929 2:45 PM Essendon v Richmond Windy Hill 63 - 107 25,000
SAT 11/05/1929 2:45 PM Collingwood v South Melbourne Victoria Park 134 - 38 18,000
SAT 11/05/1929 2:45 PM Footscray v North Melbourne Western Oval 64 - 53 15,000

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/05/1929 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne Arden Street Oval 41 - 99 9,000
SAT 18/05/1929 2:45 PM Geelong v Collingwood Corio Oval 49 - 85 20,499
SAT 18/05/1929 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Carlton Lakeside Oval 73 - 79 25,000
SAT 18/05/1929 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Essendon Glenferrie Oval 70 - 75 12,000
SAT 18/05/1929 2:45 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Brunswick Street Oval 80 - 117 14,000
SAT 18/05/1929 2:45 PM Richmond v Footscray Punt Road Oval 103 - 85 22,000

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/05/1929 2:45 PM Footscray v Melbourne Western Oval 75 - 75 15,500
SAT 25/05/1929 2:45 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 73 - 55 30,000
SAT 25/05/1929 2:45 PM Essendon v South Melbourne Windy Hill 78 - 52 15,000
SAT 25/05/1929 2:45 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne Junction Oval 121 - 55 15,000
SAT 25/05/1929 2:45 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 115 - 59 18,000
SAT 25/05/1929 2:45 PM Richmond v Hawthorn Punt Road Oval 118 - 77 14,000

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/06/1929 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Carlton Brunswick Street Oval 73 - 132 25,000
SAT 01/06/1929 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Richmond Lakeside Oval 80 - 77 24,000
SAT 01/06/1929 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Collingwood Arden Street Oval 81 - 132 10,000
MON 03/06/1929 2:45 PM Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 61 - 59 38,104
MON 03/06/1929 2:45 PM Geelong v Essendon Corio Oval 55 - 60 13,250
MON 03/06/1929 2:45 PM Footscray v Hawthorn Western Oval 120 - 57 14,000

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/06/1929 2:45 PM Collingwood v Melbourne Victoria Park 83 - 59 22,000
SAT 15/06/1929 2:45 PM Richmond v Geelong Punt Road Oval 93 - 85 19,000
SAT 15/06/1929 2:45 PM Carlton v North Melbourne Princes Park 107 - 52 18,000
SAT 15/06/1929 2:45 PM Essendon v Fitzroy Windy Hill 133 - 80 15,000
SAT 15/06/1929 2:45 PM St Kilda v Footscray Junction Oval 92 - 61 20,000
SAT 15/06/1929 2:45 PM Hawthorn v South Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 98 - 79 10,000

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/06/1929 2:45 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 42 - 77 26,591
SAT 22/06/1929 2:45 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Corio Oval 56 - 25 4,000
SAT 22/06/1929 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Essendon Arden Street Oval 38 - 72 9,000
SAT 22/06/1929 2:45 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Junction Oval 50 - 54 27,000
SAT 22/06/1929 2:45 PM Footscray v South Melbourne Western Oval 75 - 61 11,000
SAT 22/06/1929 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Brunswick Street Oval 86 - 127 14,000

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/06/1929 2:45 PM Essendon v Melbourne Windy Hill 76 - 82 15,000
SAT 29/06/1929 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Geelong Lakeside Oval 73 - 75 12,000
SAT 29/06/1929 2:45 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 94 - 57 32,000
SAT 29/06/1929 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Fitzroy Glenferrie Oval 93 - 58 10,000
SAT 29/06/1929 2:45 PM Collingwood v Footscray Victoria Park 139 - 94 18,000
SAT 29/06/1929 2:45 PM Richmond v North Melbourne Punt Road Oval 129 - 76 11,000

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/07/1929 2:45 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 68 - 65 18,048
SAT 06/07/1929 2:45 PM Footscray v Geelong Western Oval 67 - 59 9,000
SAT 06/07/1929 2:45 PM Collingwood v Carlton Victoria Park 105 - 76 33,000
SAT 06/07/1929 2:45 PM St Kilda v Essendon Junction Oval 63 - 48 12,500
SAT 06/07/1929 2:45 PM Fitzroy v South Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 86 - 110 6,000
SAT 06/07/1929 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn Arden Street Oval 54 - 66 4,500

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/07/1929 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 43 - 53 8,000
SAT 13/07/1929 2:45 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Corio Oval 96 - 71 7,500
SAT 13/07/1929 2:45 PM Carlton v Footscray Princes Park 110 - 43 20,000
SAT 13/07/1929 2:45 PM Essendon v Collingwood Windy Hill 73 - 92 17,000
SAT 13/07/1929 2:45 PM Richmond v St Kilda Punt Road Oval 91 - 53 20,000
SAT 13/07/1929 2:45 PM South Melbourne v North Melbourne Lakeside Oval 116 - 81 8,000

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/07/1929 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Melbourne Lakeside Oval 82 - 69 15,000
SAT 20/07/1929 2:45 PM Geelong v North Melbourne Corio Oval 80 - 54 7,000
SAT 20/07/1929 2:45 PM Essendon v Carlton Windy Hill 55 - 59 22,000
SAT 20/07/1929 2:45 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda Glenferrie Oval 51 - 102 12,000
SAT 20/07/1929 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Footscray Brunswick Street Oval 69 - 88 10,000
SAT 20/07/1929 2:45 PM Richmond v Collingwood Punt Road Oval 75 - 117 33,000

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/07/1929 2:45 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 50 - 48 12,834
SAT 27/07/1929 2:45 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 57 - 93 27,000
SAT 27/07/1929 2:45 PM Footscray v Essendon Western Oval 77 - 78 14,000
SAT 27/07/1929 2:45 PM St Kilda v South Melbourne Junction Oval 99 - 56 18,500
SAT 27/07/1929 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Fitzroy Arden Street Oval 85 - 102 5,000
SAT 27/07/1929 2:45 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn Victoria Park 142 - 56 7,000

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/08/1929 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 41 - 77 8,000
SAT 03/08/1929 2:45 PM Geelong v St Kilda Corio Oval 60 - 71 10,500
SAT 03/08/1929 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Carlton Glenferrie Oval 37 - 50 6,000
SAT 03/08/1929 2:45 PM Richmond v Essendon Punt Road Oval 74 - 74 22,000
SAT 03/08/1929 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Collingwood Lakeside Oval 43 - 70 20,000
SAT 03/08/1929 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Footscray Arden Street Oval 62 - 49 7,000

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/08/1929 2:45 PM Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG 107 - 50 8,436
SAT 10/08/1929 2:45 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 87 - 60 14,000
SAT 10/08/1929 2:45 PM Carlton v South Melbourne Princes Park 119 - 81 20,000
SAT 10/08/1929 2:45 PM Essendon v Hawthorn Windy Hill 100 - 92 11,000
SAT 10/08/1929 2:45 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Junction Oval 142 - 75 14,500
SAT 10/08/1929 2:45 PM Footscray v Richmond Western Oval 72 - 99 13,000

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/08/1929 2:45 PM Melbourne v Footscray MCG 82 - 41 13,891
SAT 17/08/1929 2:45 PM Geelong v Carlton Corio Oval 25 - 39 10,000
SAT 17/08/1929 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Essendon Lakeside Oval 94 - 88 15,000
SAT 17/08/1929 2:45 PM North Melbourne v St Kilda Arden Street Oval 62 - 132 9,000
SAT 17/08/1929 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Brunswick Street Oval 55 - 111 13,000
SAT 17/08/1929 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Richmond Glenferrie Oval 58 - 80 12,500

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/08/1929 2:45 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Junction Oval 66 - 49 35,000
SAT 24/08/1929 2:45 PM Essendon v Geelong Windy Hill 53 - 51 9,000
SAT 24/08/1929 2:45 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 108 - 69 13,000
SAT 24/08/1929 2:45 PM Richmond v South Melbourne Punt Road Oval 136 - 65 12,000
SAT 24/08/1929 2:45 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne Victoria Park 138 - 61 6,000
SAT 24/08/1929 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Footscray Glenferrie Oval 77 - 33 4,000

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/08/1929 2:45 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 40 - 96 41,316
SAT 31/08/1929 2:45 PM Geelong v Richmond Corio Oval 82 - 42 6,500
SAT 31/08/1929 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Carlton Arden Street Oval 56 - 63 8,000
SAT 31/08/1929 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Brunswick Street Oval 84 - 53 8,500
SAT 31/08/1929 2:45 PM Footscray v St Kilda Western Oval 42 - 67 10,000
SAT 31/08/1929 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Hawthorn Lakeside Oval 88 - 71 8,000

Finals Week 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/09/1929 2:30 PM Carlton v St Kilda MCG 81 - 73 58,481

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/09/1929 2:30 PM Collingwood v Richmond MCG 61 - 123 51,069

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/09/1929 2:30 PM Carlton v Richmond MCG 91 - 97 60,653

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/09/1929 2:50 PM Richmond v Collingwood MCG 50 - 79 63,336