1902 VFA Season

These are the results for the 1902 season of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League).

It featured eighteen rounds in a double round-robin format. Each team received two byes. Richmond were the minor premiers.

The season did not feature a finals series and Richmond were declared the premiers, with Alec Edmond as the premiership captain.

Season Details

Name: 1902 VFA Season
Teams: 9
Rounds: 18
Matches: 72

Team Details

Team	Home Ground	Coach (Appointed)	Coach (Caretaker)
Brunswick	Brunswick Park
Essendon Town	Windy Hill
Footscray	Western Oval
North Melbourne	Arden Street Oval
Port Melbourne	North Port Oval
Prahran	Toorak Park
Richmond	Punt Road Oval
West Melbourne	Arden Street Oval
Williamstown	WCG

Season Results

Premiers: Richmond
Runners-Up: Port Melbourne
Minor Premiers: Richmond

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA	GF	BF	GA	BA
Richmond	1st	15	-0-	1	60	235.3%	814	346	103	196	44	82
Port Melbourne	2nd	14	-0-	2	56	169.7%	774	456	102	162	63	78
North Melbourne	3rd	10	-1-	5	42	126.0%	683	542	89	149	74	98
Williamstown	4th	8	-0-	8	32	114.8%	674	587	86	158	76	131
Footscray	5th	7	-0-	9	28	115.1%	672	584	91	126	73	146
Essendon Town	6th	5	-1-	10	22	67.0%	484	722	63	106	95	152
Prahran	7th	5	-0-	11	20	73.8%	604	818	83	106	108	170
West Melbourne	8th	5	-0-	11	20	68.5%	482	704	65	92	90	164
Brunswick	9th	2	-0-	14	8	53.1%	484	912	66	88	125	162

Overall Premiership Results

Team	Position (Outcome)
Richmond	1st	Not applicable
Port Melbourne	2nd	Not applicable
North Melbourne	3rd	Not applicable
Williamstown	4th	Not applicable
Footscray	5th	Not applicable
Essendon Town	6th	Not applicable
Prahran	7th	Not applicable
West Melbourne	8th	Not applicable
Brunswick	9th	Not applicable

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	03/05/1902	2:10 PM	Essendon Town v Brunswick	Windy Hill	65	-	33
SAT	03/05/1902	2:10 PM	Footscray v Prahran	Western Oval	90	-	18
SAT	03/05/1902	2:10 PM	Richmond v Port Melbourne	Punt Road Oval	49	-	30
SAT	03/05/1902	2:10 PM	West Melbourne v Williamstown	Arden Street Oval	30	-	67

Round 1 Bye: North Melbourne

Round 1 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Footscray	1st	1	-0-	0	4	500.0%	90	18
Williamstown	2nd	1	-0-	0	4	223.3%	67	30
Essendon Town	3rd	1	-0-	0	4	197.0%	65	33
Richmond	4th	1	-0-	0	4	163.3%	49	30
North Melbourne	5th	0	-0-	0	0		0	0
Port Melbourne	6th	0	-0-	1	0	61.2%	30	49
Brunswick	7th	0	-0-	1	0	50.8%	33	65
West Melbourne	8th	0	-0-	1	0	44.8%	30	67
Prahran	9th	0	-0-	1	0	20.0%	18	90

Round 2

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	10/05/1902	2:10 PM	Brunswick v Port Melbourne	Brunswick Park	42	-	61
SAT	10/05/1902	2:10 PM	North Melbourne v Essendon Town	Arden Street Oval	42	-	42
SAT	10/05/1902	2:10 PM	Prahran v West Melbourne	Toorak Park	24	-	29
SAT	10/05/1902	2:10 PM	Williamstown v Footscray	WCG	36	-	34

Round 2 Bye: Richmond

Round 2 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Williamstown	1st	2	-0-	0	8	160.9%	103	64
Essendon Town	2nd	1	-1-	0	6	142.7%	107	75
Footscray	3rd	1	-0-	1	4	229.6%	124	54
Richmond	4th	1	-0-	0	4	163.3%	49	30
Port Melbourne	5th	1	-0-	1	4	100.0%	91	91
West Melbourne	6th	1	-0-	1	4	64.8%	59	91
North Melbourne	7th	0	-1-	0	2	100.0%	42	42
Brunswick	8th	0	-0-	2	0	59.5%	75	126
Prahran	9th	0	-0-	2	0	35.3%	42	119

Round 3

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	17/05/1902	2:10 PM	Footscray v Brunswick	Western Oval	126	-	14
SAT	17/05/1902	2:10 PM	Port Melbourne v North Melbourne	North Port Oval	44	-	35
SAT	17/05/1902	2:10 PM	West Melbourne v Richmond	Arden Street Oval	14	-	50
SAT	17/05/1902	2:10 PM	Williamstown v Prahran	WCG	73	-	35

Round 3 Bye: Essendon Town

Round 3 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Williamstown	1st	3	-0-	0	12	177.8%	176	99
Footscray	2nd	2	-0-	1	8	367.6%	250	68
Richmond	3rd	2	-0-	0	8	225.0%	99	44
Port Melbourne	4th	2	-0-	1	8	107.1%	135	126
Essendon Town	5th	1	-1-	0	6	142.7%	107	75
West Melbourne	6th	1	-0-	2	4	51.8%	73	141
North Melbourne	7th	0	-1-	1	2	89.5%	77	86
Prahran	8th	0	-0-	3	0	40.1%	77	192
Brunswick	9th	0	-0-	3	0	35.3%	89	252

Round 4

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	24/05/1902	2:10 PM	Essendon Town v Port Melbourne	Windy Hill	29	-	33
SAT	24/05/1902	2:10 PM	North Melbourne v West Melbourne	Arden Street Oval	83	-	25
SAT	24/05/1902	2:10 PM	Prahran v Brunswick	Toorak Park	82	-	26
SAT	24/05/1902	2:10 PM	Richmond v Footscray	Punt Road Oval	38	-	37

Round 4 Bye: Williamstown

Round 4 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Williamstown	1st	3	-0-	0	12	177.8%	176	99
Richmond	2nd	3	-0-	0	12	169.1%	137	81
Port Melbourne	3rd	3	-0-	1	12	108.4%	168	155
Footscray	4th	2	-0-	2	8	270.8%	287	106
North Melbourne	5th	1	-1-	1	6	144.1%	160	111
Essendon Town	6th	1	-1-	1	6	125.9%	136	108
Prahran	7th	1	-0-	3	4	72.9%	159	218
West Melbourne	8th	1	-0-	3	4	43.8%	98	224
Brunswick	9th	0	-0-	4	0	34.4%	115	334

Round 5

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	31/05/1902	2:10 PM	Brunswick v Williamstown	Brunswick Park	48	-	40
SAT	31/05/1902	2:10 PM	Footscray v Essendon Town	Western Oval	47	-	21
SAT	31/05/1902	2:10 PM	North Melbourne v Richmond	Arden Street Oval	7	-	23
SAT	31/05/1902	2:10 PM	Port Melbourne v Prahran	North Port Oval	66	-	14

Round 5 Bye: West Melbourne

Round 5 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Richmond	1st	4	-0-	0	16	181.8%	160	88
Port Melbourne	2nd	4	-0-	1	16	138.5%	234	169
Footscray	3rd	3	-0-	2	12	263.0%	334	127
Williamstown	4th	3	-0-	1	12	146.9%	216	147
North Melbourne	5th	1	-1-	2	6	124.6%	167	134
Essendon Town	6th	1	-1-	2	6	101.3%	157	155
Prahran	7th	1	-0-	4	4	60.9%	173	284
West Melbourne	8th	1	-0-	3	4	43.8%	98	224
Brunswick	9th	1	-0-	4	4	43.6%	163	374

Round 6

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	07/06/1902	2:10 PM	Essendon Town v Richmond	Windy Hill	10	-	34
SAT	07/06/1902	2:10 PM	Footscray v Port Melbourne	Western Oval	40	-	57
SAT	07/06/1902	2:10 PM	West Melbourne v Brunswick	Arden Street Oval	27	-	16
SAT	07/06/1902	2:10 PM	Williamstown v North Melbourne	WCG	26	-	36

Round 6 Bye: Prahran

Round 6 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Richmond	1st	5	-0-	0	20	198.0%	194	98
Port Melbourne	2nd	5	-0-	1	20	139.2%	291	209
Footscray	3rd	3	-0-	3	12	203.3%	374	184
Williamstown	4th	3	-0-	2	12	132.2%	242	183
North Melbourne	5th	2	-1-	2	10	126.9%	203	160
West Melbourne	6th	2	-0-	3	8	52.1%	125	240
Essendon Town	7th	1	-1-	3	6	88.4%	167	189
Prahran	8th	1	-0-	4	4	60.9%	173	284
Brunswick	9th	1	-0-	5	4	44.6%	179	401

Round 7

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	14/06/1902	2:10 PM	North Melbourne v Footscray	Arden Street Oval	36	-	34
SAT	14/06/1902	2:10 PM	Port Melbourne v West Melbourne	North Port Oval	40	-	27
SAT	14/06/1902	2:10 PM	Prahran v Essendon Town	Toorak Park	50	-	58
SAT	14/06/1902	2:10 PM	Richmond v Williamstown	Punt Road Oval	43	-	31

Round 7 Bye: Brunswick

Round 7 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Richmond	1st	6	-0-	0	24	183.7%	237	129
Port Melbourne	2nd	6	-0-	1	24	140.3%	331	236
North Melbourne	3rd	3	-1-	2	14	123.2%	239	194
Footscray	4th	3	-0-	4	12	185.5%	408	220
Williamstown	5th	3	-0-	3	12	120.8%	273	226
Essendon Town	6th	2	-1-	3	10	94.1%	225	239
West Melbourne	7th	2	-0-	4	8	54.3%	152	280
Prahran	8th	1	-0-	5	4	65.2%	223	342
Brunswick	9th	1	-0-	5	4	44.6%	179	401

Round 8

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	21/06/1902	2:10 PM	Brunswick v Richmond	Brunswick Park	26	-	43
SAT	21/06/1902	2:10 PM	Prahran v North Melbourne	Toorak Park	31	-	46
SAT	21/06/1902	2:10 PM	West Melbourne v Footscray	Arden Street Oval	29	-	32
SAT	21/06/1902	2:10 PM	Williamstown v Essendon Town	WCG	46	-	37

Round 8 Bye: Port Melbourne

Round 8 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Richmond	1st	7	-0-	0	28	180.6%	280	155
Port Melbourne	2nd	6	-0-	1	24	140.3%	331	236
North Melbourne	3rd	4	-1-	2	18	126.7%	285	225
Footscray	4th	4	-0-	4	16	176.7%	440	249
Williamstown	5th	4	-0-	3	16	121.3%	319	263
Essendon Town	6th	2	-1-	4	10	91.9%	262	285
West Melbourne	7th	2	-0-	5	8	58.0%	181	312
Prahran	8th	1	-0-	6	4	65.5%	254	388
Brunswick	9th	1	-0-	6	4	46.2%	205	444

Round 9

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	28/06/1902	2:10 PM	Brunswick v North Melbourne	Brunswick Park	30	-	64
SAT	28/06/1902	2:10 PM	Essendon Town v West Melbourne	Windy Hill	36	-	33
SAT	28/06/1902	2:10 PM	Port Melbourne v Williamstown	North Port Oval	49	-	20
SAT	28/06/1902	2:10 PM	Richmond v Prahran	Punt Road Oval	94	-	42

Round 9 Bye: Footscray

Round 9 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Richmond	1st	8	-0-	0	32	189.8%	374	197
Port Melbourne	2nd	7	-0-	1	28	148.4%	380	256
North Melbourne	3rd	5	-1-	2	22	136.9%	349	255
Footscray	4th	4	-0-	4	16	176.7%	440	249
Williamstown	5th	4	-0-	4	16	108.7%	339	312
Essendon Town	6th	3	-1-	4	14	93.7%	298	318
West Melbourne	7th	2	-0-	6	8	61.5%	214	348
Prahran	8th	1	-0-	7	4	61.4%	296	482
Brunswick	9th	1	-0-	7	4	46.3%	235	508

Round 10

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	05/07/1902	2:10 PM	Brunswick v Essendon Town	Brunswick Park	33	-	34
SAT	05/07/1902	2:10 PM	Port Melbourne v Richmond	North Port Oval	22	-	14
SAT	05/07/1902	2:10 PM	Prahran v Footscray	Toorak Park	46	-	63
SAT	05/07/1902	2:10 PM	Williamstown v West Melbourne	WCG	59	-	16

Round 10 Bye: North Melbourne

Round 10 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Richmond	1st	8	-0-	1	32	177.2%	388	219
Port Melbourne	2nd	8	-0-	1	32	148.9%	402	270
North Melbourne	3rd	5	-1-	2	22	136.9%	349	255
Footscray	4th	5	-0-	4	20	170.5%	503	295
Williamstown	5th	5	-0-	4	20	121.3%	398	328
Essendon Town	6th	4	-1-	4	18	94.6%	332	351
West Melbourne	7th	2	-0-	7	8	56.5%	230	407
Prahran	8th	1	-0-	8	4	62.8%	342	545
Brunswick	9th	1	-0-	8	4	49.4%	268	542

Round 11

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	12/07/1902	2:10 PM	Essendon Town v North Melbourne	Windy Hill	17	-	51
SAT	12/07/1902	2:10 PM	Footscray v Williamstown	Western Oval	30	-	17
SAT	12/07/1902	2:10 PM	Port Melbourne v Brunswick	North Port Oval	66	-	23
SAT	12/07/1902	2:10 PM	West Melbourne v Prahran	Arden Street Oval	47	-	63

Round 11 Bye: Richmond

Round 11 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Port Melbourne	1st	9	-0-	1	36	159.7%	468	293
Richmond	2nd	8	-0-	1	32	177.2%	388	219
North Melbourne	3rd	6	-1-	2	26	147.1%	400	272
Footscray	4th	6	-0-	4	24	170.8%	533	312
Williamstown	5th	5	-0-	5	20	115.9%	415	358
Essendon Town	6th	4	-1-	5	18	86.8%	349	402
Prahran	7th	2	-0-	8	8	68.4%	405	592
West Melbourne	8th	2	-0-	8	8	58.9%	277	470
Brunswick	9th	1	-0-	9	4	47.9%	291	608

Round 12

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	19/07/1902	2:10 PM	Brunswick v Footscray	Brunswick Park	30	-	47
SAT	19/07/1902	2:10 PM	North Melbourne v Port Melbourne	Arden Street Oval	38	-	59
SAT	19/07/1902	2:10 PM	Prahran v Williamstown	Toorak Park	56	-	48
SAT	19/07/1902	2:10 PM	Richmond v West Melbourne	Punt Road Oval	86	-	10

Round 12 Bye: Essendon Town

Round 12 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Port Melbourne	1st	10	-0-	1	40	159.2%	527	331
Richmond	2nd	9	-0-	1	36	207.0%	474	229
Footscray	3rd	7	-0-	4	28	169.6%	580	342
North Melbourne	4th	6	-1-	3	26	132.3%	438	331
Williamstown	5th	5	-0-	6	20	111.8%	463	414
Essendon Town	6th	4	-1-	5	18	86.8%	349	402
Prahran	7th	3	-0-	8	12	72.0%	461	640
West Melbourne	8th	2	-0-	9	8	51.6%	287	556
Brunswick	9th	1	-0-	10	4	49.0%	321	655

Round 13

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	26/07/1902	2:10 PM	Brunswick v Prahran	Brunswick Park	40	-	50
SAT	26/07/1902	2:10 PM	Footscray v Richmond	Western Oval	10	-	27
SAT	26/07/1902	2:10 PM	Port Melbourne v Essendon Town	North Port Oval	75	-	20
SAT	26/07/1902	2:10 PM	West Melbourne v North Melbourne	Arden Street Oval	42	-	24

Round 13 Bye: Williamstown

Round 13 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Port Melbourne	1st	11	-0-	1	44	171.5%	602	351
Richmond	2nd	10	-0-	1	40	209.6%	501	239
Footscray	3rd	7	-0-	5	28	159.9%	590	369
North Melbourne	4th	6	-1-	4	26	123.9%	462	373
Williamstown	5th	5	-0-	6	20	111.8%	463	414
Essendon Town	6th	4	-1-	6	18	77.4%	369	477
Prahran	7th	4	-0-	8	16	75.1%	511	680
West Melbourne	8th	3	-0-	9	12	56.7%	329	580
Brunswick	9th	1	-0-	11	4	51.2%	361	705

Round 14

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	02/08/1902	2:10 PM	Essendon Town v Footscray	Windy Hill	45	-	15
SAT	02/08/1902	2:10 PM	Prahran v Port Melbourne	Toorak Park	30	-	35
SAT	02/08/1902	2:10 PM	Richmond v North Melbourne	Punt Road Oval	46	-	27
SAT	02/08/1902	2:10 PM	Williamstown v Brunswick	WCG	34	-	28

Round 14 Bye: West Melbourne

Round 14 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Port Melbourne	1st	12	-0-	1	48	167.2%	637	381
Richmond	2nd	11	-0-	1	44	205.6%	547	266
Footscray	3rd	7	-0-	6	28	146.1%	605	414
North Melbourne	4th	6	-1-	5	26	116.7%	489	419
Williamstown	5th	6	-0-	6	24	112.4%	497	442
Essendon Town	6th	5	-1-	6	22	84.1%	414	492
Prahran	7th	4	-0-	9	16	75.7%	541	715
West Melbourne	8th	3	-0-	9	12	56.7%	329	580
Brunswick	9th	1	-0-	12	4	52.6%	389	739

Round 15

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	09/08/1902	2:10 PM	Brunswick v West Melbourne	Brunswick Park	48	-	38
SAT	09/08/1902	2:10 PM	North Melbourne v Williamstown	Arden Street Oval	43	-	40
SAT	09/08/1902	2:10 PM	Port Melbourne v Footscray	North Port Oval	76	-	0
SAT	09/08/1902	2:10 PM	Richmond v Essendon Town	Punt Road Oval	83	-	17

Round 15 Bye: Prahran

Round 15 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Port Melbourne	1st	13	-0-	1	52	187.1%	713	381
Richmond	2nd	12	-0-	1	48	222.6%	630	283
North Melbourne	3rd	7	-1-	5	30	115.9%	532	459
Footscray	4th	7	-0-	7	28	123.5%	605	490
Williamstown	5th	6	-0-	7	24	110.7%	537	485
Essendon Town	6th	5	-1-	7	22	75.0%	431	575
Prahran	7th	4	-0-	9	16	75.7%	541	715
West Melbourne	8th	3	-0-	10	12	58.4%	367	628
Brunswick	9th	2	-0-	12	8	56.2%	437	777

Round 16

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	16/08/1902	2:10 PM	Essendon Town v Prahran	Windy Hill	8	-	25
SAT	16/08/1902	2:10 PM	Footscray v North Melbourne	Western Oval	38	-	62
SAT	16/08/1902	2:10 PM	Port Melbourne v West Melbourne	North Port Oval	34	-	30
SAT	16/08/1902	2:10 PM	Williamstown v Richmond	WCG	23	-	43

Round 16 Bye: Brunswick

Round 16 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Port Melbourne	1st	14	-0-	1	56	181.8%	747	411
Richmond	2nd	13	-0-	1	52	219.9%	673	306
North Melbourne	3rd	8	-1-	5	34	119.5%	594	497
Footscray	4th	7	-0-	8	28	116.5%	643	552
Williamstown	5th	6	-0-	8	24	106.1%	560	528
Essendon Town	6th	5	-1-	8	22	73.2%	439	600
Prahran	7th	5	-0-	9	20	78.3%	566	723
West Melbourne	8th	3	-0-	11	12	60.0%	397	662
Brunswick	9th	2	-0-	12	8	56.2%	437	777

Round 17

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	23/08/1902	2:10 PM	Essendon Town v Williamstown	Windy Hill	32	-	69
SAT	23/08/1902	2:10 PM	Footscray v West Melbourne	Western Oval	29	-	32
SAT	23/08/1902	2:10 PM	North Melbourne v Prahran	Arden Street Oval	43	-	11
SAT	23/08/1902	2:10 PM	Richmond v Brunswick	Punt Road Oval	89	-	13

Round 17 Bye: Port Melbourne

Round 17 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Richmond	1st	14	-0-	1	56	238.9%	762	319
Port Melbourne	2nd	14	-0-	1	56	181.8%	747	411
North Melbourne	3rd	9	-1-	5	38	125.4%	637	508
Footscray	4th	7	-0-	9	28	115.1%	672	584
Williamstown	5th	7	-0-	8	28	112.3%	629	560
Essendon Town	6th	5	-1-	9	22	70.4%	471	669
Prahran	7th	5	-0-	10	20	75.3%	577	766
West Melbourne	8th	4	-0-	11	16	62.1%	429	691
Brunswick	9th	2	-0-	13	8	52.0%	450	866

Round 18

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	30/08/1902	2:10 PM	North Melbourne v Brunswick	Arden Street Oval	46	-	34
SAT	30/08/1902	2:10 PM	Prahran v Richmond	Toorak Park	27	-	52
SAT	30/08/1902	2:10 PM	West Melbourne v Essendon Town	North Port Oval	53	-	13
SAT	30/08/1902	2:10 PM	Williamstown v Port Melbourne	WCG	45	-	27

Round 18 Bye: Footscray

Round 18 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Richmond	1st	15	-0-	1	60	235.3%	814	346
Port Melbourne	2nd	14	-0-	2	56	169.7%	774	456
North Melbourne	3rd	10	-1-	5	42	126.0%	683	542
Williamstown	4th	8	-0-	8	32	114.8%	674	587
Footscray	5th	7	-0-	9	28	115.1%	672	584
Essendon Town	6th	5	-1-	10	22	67.0%	484	722
Prahran	7th	5	-0-	11	20	73.8%	604	818
West Melbourne	8th	5	-0-	11	20	68.5%	482	704
Brunswick	9th	2	-0-	14	8	53.1%	484	912

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