1933 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1933 VFL Season
Team(s): 12
Round(s): 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Match(es): 112

Season Results

Premiers: South Melbourne
Runners-Up: Richmond
Minor Premiers: Richmond
Brownlow Medallist(s): Wilfred Smallhorn (Fitzroy)
Leading Goalkicker Medallist(s): Gordon Coventry (Collingwood)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Richmond (R) 1st 15 -0- 3 141.1% Kevin O'Neill (13) Doug Strang (43)
South Melbourne (P) 2nd 13 -0- 5 127.5% Laurie Nash, Bob Pratt, Peter Reville (8) Bob Pratt (102)
Carlton 3rd 13 -0- 5 114.4% Gordon Mackie (9) Harry Vallence (82)
Geelong 4th 12 -0- 6 130.4% Jack Collins, Les Hardiman (8) George Moloney (62)
Fitzroy 5th 11 -1- 6 105.6% Wilfred Smallhorn (18) Jack Moriarty (70)
Collingwood 6th 11 -0- 7 112.9% Jack Beveridge (12) Gordon Coventry (108)
Footscray 7th 11 -0- 7 97.7% Allan Hopkins, Norm Ware (13) Alan Rait (59)
North Melbourne 8th 7 -1- 10 85.2% Jack Lynch (8) Tom Fitzmaurice (60)
St Kilda 9th 6 -0- 12 80.9% Jack Davis (15) Bill Mohr (74)
Melbourne 10th 3 -0- 15 82.0% Eric Glass (7) Bob Johnson (62)
Hawthorn 11th 3 -0- 15 73.3% Ted Pool, Stan Spinks, Stuart Stewart (7) Ted Pool (27)
Essendon 12th 2 -0- 16 77.1% Bill Lowenthal (17) Ted Freyer (51)

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 29/04/1933 2:45 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 64 - 96 19,583
SAT 29/04/1933 2:45 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 99 - 89 15,500
SAT 29/04/1933 2:45 PM Carlton v South Melbourne Princes Park 87 - 83 37,000
SAT 29/04/1933 2:45 PM Footscray v Essendon Western Oval 77 - 71 19,000
SAT 29/04/1933 2:45 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn Junction Oval 77 - 79 14,000
SAT 29/04/1933 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Fitzroy Arden Street Oval 79 - 79 12,000

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/05/1933 2:45 PM Geelong v Melbourne Corio Oval 90 - 72 10,000
SAT 06/05/1933 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Carlton Glenferrie Oval 72 - 80 16,000
SAT 06/05/1933 2:45 PM Essendon v St Kilda Windy Hill 91 - 78 17,000
SAT 06/05/1933 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Footscray Lakeside Oval 125 - 99 29,000
SAT 06/05/1933 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Brunswick Street Oval 106 - 81 22,000
SAT 06/05/1933 2:45 PM Richmond v North Melbourne Punt Road Oval 160 - 66 19,000

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/05/1933 2:45 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 99 - 70 9,479
SAT 13/05/1933 2:45 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 57 - 94 14,000
SAT 13/05/1933 2:45 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Junction Oval 59 - 143 9,000
SAT 13/05/1933 2:45 PM Collingwood v South Melbourne Victoria Park 71 - 57 10,000
SAT 13/05/1933 2:45 PM Footscray v Richmond Western Oval 50 - 34 12,500
SAT 13/05/1933 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn Arden Street Oval 75 - 67 5,000

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/05/1933 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 82 - 79 22,000
SAT 20/05/1933 2:45 PM Geelong v North Melbourne Corio Oval 122 - 78 9,000
SAT 20/05/1933 2:45 PM Essendon v Carlton Windy Hill 76 - 96 20,000
SAT 20/05/1933 2:45 PM South Melbourne v St Kilda Lakeside Oval 80 - 76 20,000
SAT 20/05/1933 2:45 PM Richmond v Collingwood Punt Road Oval 93 - 74 28,000
SAT 20/05/1933 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Footscray Glenferrie Oval 57 - 94 12,000

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/05/1933 2:45 PM Melbourne v Footscray MCG 77 - 97 22,029
SAT 27/05/1933 2:45 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Corio Oval 123 - 19 15,000
SAT 27/05/1933 2:45 PM Collingwood v Carlton Victoria Park 104 - 100 25,000
SAT 27/05/1933 2:45 PM Essendon v South Melbourne Windy Hill 83 - 117 18,000
SAT 27/05/1933 2:45 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne Junction Oval 97 - 83 13,000
SAT 27/05/1933 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Richmond Glenferrie Oval 56 - 63 12,000

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/06/1933 2:45 PM Richmond v Geelong Punt Road Oval 88 - 71 30,000
SAT 03/06/1933 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Brunswick Street Oval 125 - 93 14,000
SAT 03/06/1933 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Hawthorn Lakeside Oval 73 - 60 13,000
MON 05/06/1933 2:45 PM Carlton v Melbourne Princes Park 91 - 87 32,000
MON 05/06/1933 2:45 PM Footscray v St Kilda Western Oval 83 - 70 20,000
MON 05/06/1933 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Collingwood Arden Street Oval 113 - 97 18,000

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/06/1933 2:45 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 97 - 126 18,020
SAT 10/06/1933 2:45 PM Geelong v South Melbourne Corio Oval 116 - 93 14,000
SAT 10/06/1933 2:45 PM St Kilda v Carlton Junction Oval 65 - 130 21,000
SAT 10/06/1933 2:45 PM Essendon v Hawthorn Windy Hill 96 - 105 9,000
SAT 10/06/1933 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Brunswick Street Oval 65 - 73 29,500
SAT 10/06/1933 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Footscray Arden Street Oval 78 - 62 20,000

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/06/1933 2:45 PM Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG 69 - 93 11,647
SAT 17/06/1933 2:45 PM Essendon v Geelong Windy Hill 59 - 117 10,000
SAT 17/06/1933 2:45 PM Carlton v Footscray Princes Park 139 - 116 26,000
SAT 17/06/1933 2:45 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Victoria Park 107 - 63 11,000
SAT 17/06/1933 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Richmond Lakeside Oval 103 - 108 30,000
SAT 17/06/1933 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Fitzroy Glenferrie Oval 68 - 79 13,000

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/06/1933 2:45 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Junction Oval 90 - 33 9,000
SAT 24/06/1933 2:45 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Corio Oval 133 - 24 6,000
SAT 24/06/1933 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Carlton Arden Street Oval 53 - 80 26,000
SAT 24/06/1933 2:45 PM Richmond v Essendon Punt Road Oval 110 - 59 12,000
SAT 24/06/1933 2:45 PM Fitzroy v South Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 97 - 78 20,000
SAT 24/06/1933 2:45 PM Footscray v Collingwood Western Oval 65 - 60 18,000

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/07/1933 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Melbourne Lakeside Oval 88 - 81 10,000
SAT 01/07/1933 2:45 PM Geelong v Footscray Corio Oval 82 - 57 15,000
SAT 01/07/1933 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Carlton Brunswick Street Oval 49 - 92 33,000
SAT 01/07/1933 2:45 PM Essendon v North Melbourne Windy Hill 75 - 108 11,000
SAT 01/07/1933 2:45 PM Richmond v St Kilda Punt Road Oval 110 - 56 13,000
SAT 01/07/1933 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Glenferrie Oval 44 - 96 10,000

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/07/1933 2:45 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 136 - 98 6,877
SAT 08/07/1933 2:45 PM St Kilda v Geelong Junction Oval 80 - 55 10,000
SAT 08/07/1933 2:45 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 70 - 67 43,000
SAT 08/07/1933 2:45 PM Collingwood v Essendon Victoria Park 139 - 98 8,500
SAT 08/07/1933 2:45 PM North Melbourne v South Melbourne Arden Street Oval 90 - 103 15,000
SAT 08/07/1933 2:45 PM Footscray v Fitzroy Western Oval 96 - 62 18,000

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/07/1933 2:45 PM Richmond v Melbourne Punt Road Oval 135 - 85 11,000
SAT 15/07/1933 2:45 PM Geelong v Collingwood Corio Oval 96 - 61 12,250
SAT 15/07/1933 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Carlton Lakeside Oval 103 - 60 32,000
SAT 15/07/1933 2:45 PM Essendon v Footscray Windy Hill 91 - 103 16,000
SAT 15/07/1933 2:45 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda Glenferrie Oval 51 - 63 10,000
SAT 15/07/1933 2:45 PM Fitzroy v North Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 118 - 75 14,000

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/07/1933 2:45 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 88 - 123 10,249
SAT 22/07/1933 2:45 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Princes Park 98 - 74 12,000
SAT 22/07/1933 2:45 PM St Kilda v Essendon Junction Oval 92 - 87 11,000
SAT 22/07/1933 2:45 PM Footscray v South Melbourne Western Oval 59 - 129 27,000
SAT 22/07/1933 2:45 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 63 - 64 21,000
SAT 22/07/1933 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Richmond Arden Street Oval 56 - 131 12,000

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/07/1933 2:45 PM Essendon v Melbourne Windy Hill 91 - 106 6,000
SAT 29/07/1933 2:45 PM Geelong v Carlton Corio Oval 117 - 44 14,500
SAT 29/07/1933 2:45 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Brunswick Street Oval 124 - 45 14,000
SAT 29/07/1933 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Collingwood Lakeside Oval 89 - 83 24,000
SAT 29/07/1933 2:45 PM Richmond v Footscray Punt Road Oval 124 - 65 18,000
SAT 29/07/1933 2:45 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 62 - 74 4,000

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/08/1933 2:45 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 69 - 86 14,962
SAT 05/08/1933 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Geelong Arden Street Oval 61 - 100 8,000
SAT 05/08/1933 2:45 PM Carlton v Essendon Princes Park 106 - 63 15,000
SAT 05/08/1933 2:45 PM St Kilda v South Melbourne Junction Oval 67 - 93 20,000
SAT 05/08/1933 2:45 PM Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park 106 - 68 15,000
SAT 05/08/1933 2:45 PM Footscray v Hawthorn Western Oval 110 - 72 8,000

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/08/1933 2:45 PM Footscray v Melbourne Western Oval 124 - 94 8,000
SAT 19/08/1933 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Geelong Brunswick Street Oval 98 - 86 21,000
SAT 19/08/1933 2:45 PM Carlton v Collingwood Princes Park 92 - 101 19,000
SAT 19/08/1933 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Essendon Lakeside Oval 82 - 40 13,000
SAT 19/08/1933 2:45 PM North Melbourne v St Kilda Arden Street Oval 107 - 72 9,000
SAT 19/08/1933 2:45 PM Richmond v Hawthorn Punt Road Oval 83 - 60 9,000

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/08/1933 2:45 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 71 - 135 17,327
SAT 26/08/1933 2:45 PM Geelong v Richmond Corio Oval 70 - 94 22,250
SAT 26/08/1933 2:45 PM Essendon v Fitzroy Windy Hill 85 - 77 13,000
SAT 26/08/1933 2:45 PM St Kilda v Footscray Junction Oval 137 - 105 9,500
SAT 26/08/1933 2:45 PM Hawthorn v South Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 60 - 113 12,500
SAT 26/08/1933 2:45 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne Victoria Park 165 - 121 8,000

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/09/1933 2:45 PM Collingwood v Melbourne Victoria Park 127 - 104 7,000
SAT 02/09/1933 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Geelong Lakeside Oval 155 - 46 30,000
SAT 02/09/1933 2:45 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 145 - 93 18,000
SAT 02/09/1933 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Essendon Glenferrie Oval 69 - 64 4,000
SAT 02/09/1933 2:45 PM Richmond v Fitzroy Punt Road Oval 109 - 61 21,000
SAT 02/09/1933 2:45 PM Footscray v North Melbourne Western Oval 58 - 53 7,000

Finals Week 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/09/1933 2:30 PM Carlton v Geelong MCG 71 - 84 40,225

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/09/1933 2:30 PM Richmond v South Melbourne MCG 77 - 95 49,303

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/09/1933 2:30 PM Richmond v Geelong MCG 83 - 74 48,125

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/09/1933 2:50 PM South Melbourne v Richmond MCG 71 - 29 75,754