1904 VFA Season

This page displays the results for the 1904 season of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League).

It featured eighteen rounds (one of which went completely unplayed) in a double round-robin format. Richmond were the minor premiers.

The premiership ended with a finals series following the Second Amended Argus system. North Melbourne were the premiers, with Paddy Noonan as the premiership captain.

Premiership Details

Name: 1904 Victorian Football Association Season
Known As: 1904 VFA Season
Teams: 10
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Second Amended Argus System
Matches: 94

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
Preston Preston City Oval
Richmond Punt Road Oval
West Melbourne Arden Street Oval
Williamstown WCG

Premiership Results

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

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Richmond 1st 15 -1- 2 62 175.9% 1,008 573 134 204 75 123
Footscray 2nd 14 -1- 3 58 158.0% 864 547 120 144 68 139
North Melbourne 3rd 13 -0- 5 52 170.1% 927 545 125 177 72 113
Port Melbourne 4th 13 -0- 5 52 148.6% 881 593 114 197 77 131
West Melbourne 5th 10 -0- 8 40 135.6% 835 616 112 163 79 142
Williamstown 6th 10 -0- 8 40 116.5% 763 655 96 187 85 145
Brunswick 7th 7 -0- 11 28 66.1% 681 1,031 89 147 140 191
Prahran 8th 4 -0- 14 16 79.0% 778 985 102 166 132 193
Essendon Town 9th 3 -0- 15 12 66.3% 613 925 80 133 121 199
Preston 10th 0 -0- 18 0 33.2% 437 1,317 56 101 179 243

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
North Melbourne 1st Premiers
Richmond 2nd Runners-Up
Footscray 3rd Defeated by North Melbourne (Preliminary Final)
Port Melbourne 4th Defeated by Footscray (Semi Final)
West Melbourne 5th Did not qualify for finals
Williamstown 6th Did not qualify for finals
Brunswick 7th Did not qualify for finals
Prahran 8th Did not qualify for finals
Essendon Town 9th Did not qualify for finals
Preston 10th Did not qualify for finals

Premiership Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/05/1904 2:10 PM Essendon Town v West Melbourne Windy Hill 21 - 62
SAT 07/05/1904 2:10 PM Footscray v Preston Western Oval 104 - 41
SAT 07/05/1904 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Brunswick Arden Street Oval 77 - 15
SAT 07/05/1904 2:10 PM Prahran v Richmond Toorak Park 30 - 59
SAT 07/05/1904 2:10 PM Williamstown v Port Melbourne WCG 48 - 57

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne 1st 1 -0- 0 4 513.3% 77 15
West Melbourne 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 295.2% 62 21
Footscray 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 253.7% 104 41
Richmond 4th 1 -0- 0 4 196.7% 59 30
Port Melbourne 5th 1 -0- 0 4 118.8% 57 48
Williamstown 6th 0 -0- 1 0 84.2% 48 57
Prahran 7th 0 -0- 1 0 50.8% 30 59
Preston 8th 0 -0- 1 0 39.4% 41 104
Essendon Town 9th 0 -0- 1 0 33.9% 21 62
Brunswick 10th 0 -0- 1 0 19.5% 15 77

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/05/1904 2:10 PM Brunswick v West Melbourne Brunswick Park 30 - 26
SAT 14/05/1904 2:10 PM Essendon Town v Richmond Windy Hill 23 - 53
SAT 14/05/1904 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Williamstown Arden Street Oval 34 - 33
SAT 14/05/1904 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Footscray North Port Oval 55 - 24
SAT 14/05/1904 2:10 PM Preston v Prahran Preston City Oval 33 - 81

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne 1st 2 -0- 0 8 231.3% 111 48
Richmond 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 211.3% 112 53
Port Melbourne 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 155.6% 112 72
West Melbourne 4th 1 -0- 1 4 172.5% 88 51
Footscray 5th 1 -0- 1 4 133.3% 128 96
Prahran 6th 1 -0- 1 4 120.7% 111 92
Brunswick 7th 1 -0- 1 4 43.7% 45 103
Williamstown 8th 0 -0- 2 0 89.0% 81 91
Preston 9th 0 -0- 2 0 40.0% 74 185
Essendon Town 10th 0 -0- 2 0 38.3% 44 115

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/05/1904 2:10 PM Brunswick v Port Melbourne Brunswick Park 41 - 57
SAT 21/05/1904 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Essendon Town Arden Street Oval 55 - 13
SAT 21/05/1904 2:10 PM Prahran v West Melbourne Toorak Park 29 - 56
SAT 21/05/1904 2:10 PM Preston v Richmond Preston City Oval 13 - 76
SAT 21/05/1904 2:10 PM Williamstown v Footscray WCG 17 - 21

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond 1st 3 -0- 0 12 284.8% 188 66
North Melbourne 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 272.1% 166 61
Port Melbourne 3rd 3 -0- 0 12 149.6% 169 113
West Melbourne 4th 2 -0- 1 8 180.0% 144 80
Footscray 5th 2 -0- 1 8 131.9% 149 113
Prahran 6th 1 -0- 2 4 94.6% 140 148
Brunswick 7th 1 -0- 2 4 53.8% 86 160
Williamstown 8th 0 -0- 3 0 87.5% 98 112
Essendon Town 9th 0 -0- 3 0 33.5% 57 170
Preston 10th 0 -0- 3 0 33.3% 87 261

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/05/1904 2:10 PM Brunswick v Williamstown Brunswick Park 60 - 54
SAT 28/05/1904 2:10 PM Footscray v Essendon Town Western Oval 62 - 29
SAT 28/05/1904 2:10 PM Prahran v Port Melbourne Toorak Park 29 - 90
SAT 28/05/1904 2:10 PM Richmond v North Melbourne Punt Road Oval 60 - 45
SAT 28/05/1904 2:10 PM West Melbourne v Preston Arden Street Oval 87 - 9

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond 1st 4 -0- 0 16 223.4% 248 111
Port Melbourne 2nd 4 -0- 0 16 182.4% 259 142
West Melbourne 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 259.6% 231 89
North Melbourne 4th 3 -0- 1 12 174.4% 211 121
Footscray 5th 3 -0- 1 12 148.6% 211 142
Brunswick 6th 2 -0- 2 8 68.2% 146 214
Prahran 7th 1 -0- 3 4 71.0% 169 238
Williamstown 8th 0 -0- 4 0 88.4% 152 172
Essendon Town 9th 0 -0- 4 0 37.1% 86 232
Preston 10th 0 -0- 4 0 27.6% 96 348

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/06/1904 2:10 PM Essendon Town v Prahran Windy Hill 48 - 60
SAT 04/06/1904 2:10 PM Footscray v North Melbourne Western Oval 59 - 36
SAT 04/06/1904 2:10 PM Preston v Brunswick Preston City Oval 22 - 42
SAT 04/06/1904 2:10 PM West Melbourne v Port Melbourne Arden Street Oval 49 - 39
SAT 04/06/1904 2:10 PM Williamstown v Richmond WCG 37 - 36

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Melbourne 1st 4 -0- 1 16 218.8% 280 128
Richmond 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 191.9% 284 148
Port Melbourne 3rd 4 -0- 1 16 156.0% 298 191
Footscray 4th 4 -0- 1 16 151.7% 270 178
North Melbourne 5th 3 -0- 2 12 137.2% 247 180
Brunswick 6th 3 -0- 2 12 79.7% 188 236
Prahran 7th 2 -0- 3 8 80.1% 229 286
Williamstown 8th 1 -0- 4 4 90.9% 189 208
Essendon Town 9th 0 -0- 5 0 45.9% 134 292
Preston 10th 0 -0- 5 0 30.3% 118 390

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/06/1904 2:10 PM Essendon Town v Preston Windy Hill 59 - 38
SAT 11/06/1904 2:10 PM Footscray v Brunswick Western Oval 59 - 15
SAT 11/06/1904 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Port Melbourne Arden Street Oval 32 - 29
SAT 11/06/1904 2:10 PM Prahran v Williamstown Toorak Park 53 - 73
SAT 11/06/1904 2:10 PM Richmond v West Melbourne Punt Road Oval 32 - 29

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond 1st 5 -0- 1 20 178.5% 316 177
Footscray 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 170.5% 329 193
West Melbourne 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 193.1% 309 160
Port Melbourne 4th 4 -0- 2 16 146.6% 327 223
North Melbourne 5th 4 -0- 2 16 133.5% 279 209
Brunswick 6th 3 -0- 3 12 68.8% 203 295
Williamstown 7th 2 -0- 4 8 100.4% 262 261
Prahran 8th 2 -0- 4 8 78.6% 282 359
Essendon Town 9th 1 -0- 5 4 58.5% 193 330
Preston 10th 0 -0- 6 0 34.7% 156 449

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/06/1904 2:10 PM Brunswick v Prahran Brunswick Park 52 - 45
SAT 18/06/1904 2:10 PM North Melbourne v West Melbourne Arden Street Oval 50 - 16
SAT 18/06/1904 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Essendon Town North Port Oval 56 - 32
SAT 18/06/1904 2:10 PM Preston v Williamstown Preston City Oval 38 - 68
SAT 18/06/1904 2:10 PM Richmond v Footscray Punt Road Oval 37 - 37 10,000

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond 1st 5 -1- 1 22 165.0% 353 214
Footscray 2nd 5 -1- 1 22 159.1% 366 230
Port Melbourne 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 150.2% 383 255
North Melbourne 4th 5 -0- 2 20 146.2% 329 225
West Melbourne 5th 4 -0- 3 16 154.8% 325 210
Brunswick 6th 4 -0- 3 16 75.0% 255 340
Williamstown 7th 3 -0- 4 12 110.4% 330 299
Prahran 8th 2 -0- 5 8 79.6% 327 411
Essendon Town 9th 1 -0- 6 4 58.3% 225 386
Preston 10th 0 -0- 7 0 37.5% 194 517

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/06/1904 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Preston North Port Oval 48 - 24
SAT 25/06/1904 2:10 PM Prahran v North Melbourne Toorak Park 36 - 44
SAT 25/06/1904 2:10 PM Richmond v Brunswick Punt Road Oval 85 - 46
SAT 25/06/1904 2:10 PM West Melbourne v Footscray Arden Street Oval 24 - 57
SAT 25/06/1904 2:10 PM Williamstown v Essendon Town WCG 54 - 22

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond 1st 6 -1- 1 26 168.5% 438 260
Footscray 2nd 6 -1- 1 26 166.5% 423 254
Port Melbourne 3rd 6 -0- 2 24 154.5% 431 279
North Melbourne 4th 6 -0- 2 24 142.9% 373 261
West Melbourne 5th 4 -0- 4 16 130.7% 349 267
Williamstown 6th 4 -0- 4 16 119.6% 384 321
Brunswick 7th 4 -0- 4 16 70.8% 301 425
Prahran 8th 2 -0- 6 8 79.8% 363 455
Essendon Town 9th 1 -0- 7 4 56.1% 247 440
Preston 10th 0 -0- 8 0 38.6% 218 565

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/07/1904 2:10 PM Essendon Town v Brunswick Windy Hill 28 - 51
SAT 02/07/1904 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Preston Arden Street Oval 110 - 19
SAT 02/07/1904 2:10 PM Prahran v Footscray Toorak Park 25 - 49
SAT 02/07/1904 2:10 PM Richmond v Port Melbourne Punt Road Oval 56 - 39
SAT 02/07/1904 2:10 PM Williamstown v West Melbourne WCG 37 - 26

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray 1st 7 -1- 1 30 169.2% 472 279
Richmond 2nd 7 -1- 1 30 165.2% 494 299
North Melbourne 3rd 7 -0- 2 28 172.5% 483 280
Port Melbourne 4th 6 -0- 3 24 140.3% 470 335
Williamstown 5th 5 -0- 4 20 121.3% 421 347
Brunswick 6th 5 -0- 4 20 77.7% 352 453
West Melbourne 7th 4 -0- 5 16 123.4% 375 304
Prahran 8th 2 -0- 7 8 77.0% 388 504
Essendon Town 9th 1 -0- 8 4 56.0% 275 491
Preston 10th 0 -0- 9 0 35.1% 237 675

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/07/1904 2:10 PM Brunswick v North Melbourne Brunswick Park 20 - 70
SAT 09/07/1904 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Williamstown North Port Oval 45 - 19
SAT 09/07/1904 2:10 PM Preston v Footscray Preston City Oval 22 - 75
SAT 09/07/1904 2:10 PM Richmond v Prahran Punt Road Oval 69 - 35
SAT 09/07/1904 2:10 PM West Melbourne v Essendon Town Arden Street Oval 54 - 35

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray 1st 8 -1- 1 34 181.7% 547 301
Richmond 2nd 8 -1- 1 34 168.6% 563 334
North Melbourne 3rd 8 -0- 2 32 184.3% 553 300
Port Melbourne 4th 7 -0- 3 28 145.5% 515 354
West Melbourne 5th 5 -0- 5 20 126.5% 429 339
Williamstown 6th 5 -0- 5 20 112.2% 440 392
Brunswick 7th 5 -0- 5 20 71.1% 372 523
Prahran 8th 2 -0- 8 8 73.8% 423 573
Essendon Town 9th 1 -0- 9 4 56.9% 310 545
Preston 10th 0 -0- 10 0 34.5% 259 750

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/07/1904 2:10 PM Footscray v Port Melbourne Western Oval 44 - 31
SAT 16/07/1904 2:10 PM Prahran v Preston Toorak Park 58 - 5
SAT 16/07/1904 2:10 PM Richmond v Essendon Town Punt Road Oval 46 - 10
SAT 16/07/1904 2:10 PM West Melbourne v Brunswick Arden Street Oval 62 - 2
SAT 16/07/1904 2:10 PM Williamstown v North Melbourne WCG 34 - 28

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray 1st 9 -1- 1 38 178.0% 591 332
Richmond 2nd 9 -1- 1 38 177.0% 609 344
North Melbourne 3rd 8 -0- 3 32 174.0% 581 334
Port Melbourne 4th 7 -0- 4 28 137.2% 546 398
West Melbourne 5th 6 -0- 5 24 144.0% 491 341
Williamstown 6th 6 -0- 5 24 112.9% 474 420
Brunswick 7th 5 -0- 6 20 63.9% 374 585
Prahran 8th 3 -0- 8 12 83.2% 481 578
Essendon Town 9th 1 -0- 10 4 54.1% 320 591
Preston 10th 0 -0- 11 0 32.7% 264 808

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/07/1904 2:10 PM Essendon Town v North Melbourne Windy Hill 38 - 73
SAT 23/07/1904 2:10 PM Footscray v Williamstown Western Oval 26 - 20
SAT 23/07/1904 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Brunswick North Port Oval 105 - 42
SAT 23/07/1904 2:10 PM Richmond v Preston Punt Road Oval 106 - 27
SAT 23/07/1904 2:10 PM West Melbourne v Prahran Arden Street Oval 73 - 51

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond 1st 10 -1- 1 42 192.7% 715 371
Footscray 2nd 10 -1- 1 42 175.3% 617 352
North Melbourne 3rd 9 -0- 3 36 175.8% 654 372
Port Melbourne 4th 8 -0- 4 32 148.0% 651 440
West Melbourne 5th 7 -0- 5 28 143.9% 564 392
Williamstown 6th 6 -0- 6 24 110.8% 494 446
Brunswick 7th 5 -0- 7 20 60.3% 416 690
Prahran 8th 3 -0- 9 12 81.7% 532 651
Essendon Town 9th 1 -0- 11 4 53.9% 358 664
Preston 10th 0 -0- 12 0 31.8% 291 914

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/07/1904 2:10 PM Essendon Town v Footscray Windy Hill 40 - 60
SAT 30/07/1904 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Richmond Arden Street Oval 52 - 42
SAT 30/07/1904 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Prahran North Port Oval 58 - 33
SAT 30/07/1904 2:10 PM Preston v West Melbourne Preston City Oval 26 - 99
SAT 30/07/1904 2:10 PM Williamstown v Brunswick WCG 65 - 34

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray 1st 11 -1- 1 46 172.7% 677 392
Richmond 2nd 10 -1- 2 42 179.0% 757 423
North Melbourne 3rd 10 -0- 3 40 170.5% 706 414
Port Melbourne 4th 9 -0- 4 36 149.9% 709 473
West Melbourne 5th 8 -0- 5 32 158.6% 663 418
Williamstown 6th 7 -0- 6 28 116.5% 559 480
Brunswick 7th 5 -0- 8 20 59.6% 450 755
Prahran 8th 3 -0- 10 12 79.7% 565 709
Essendon Town 9th 1 -0- 12 4 55.0% 398 724
Preston 10th 0 -0- 13 0 31.3% 317 1,013

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/08/1904 2:10 PM Brunswick v Preston Brunswick Park 62 - 40
SAT 06/08/1904 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Footscray Arden Street Oval 18 - 8
SAT 06/08/1904 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v West Melbourne North Port Oval 22 - 21
SAT 06/08/1904 2:10 PM Prahran v Essendon Town Toorak Park 54 - 63
SAT 06/08/1904 2:10 PM Richmond v Williamstown Punt Road Oval 59 - 36

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond 1st 11 -1- 2 46 177.8% 816 459
Footscray 2nd 11 -1- 2 46 167.1% 685 410
North Melbourne 3rd 11 -0- 3 44 171.6% 724 422
Port Melbourne 4th 10 -0- 4 40 148.0% 731 494
West Melbourne 5th 8 -0- 6 32 155.5% 684 440
Williamstown 6th 7 -0- 7 28 110.4% 595 539
Brunswick 7th 6 -0- 8 24 64.4% 512 795
Prahran 8th 3 -0- 11 12 80.2% 619 772
Essendon Town 9th 2 -0- 12 8 59.3% 461 778
Preston 10th 0 -0- 14 0 33.2% 357 1,075

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/08/1904 2:10 PM Brunswick v Footscray Brunswick Park 37 - 47
SAT 13/08/1904 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v North Melbourne North Port Oval 40 - 23
SAT 13/08/1904 2:10 PM Preston v Essendon Town Preston City Oval 28 - 63
SAT 13/08/1904 2:10 PM West Melbourne v Richmond Arden Street Oval 30 - 49
SAT 13/08/1904 2:10 PM Williamstown v Prahran WCG 53 - 29

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond 1st 12 -1- 2 50 176.9% 865 489
Footscray 2nd 12 -1- 2 50 163.8% 732 447
North Melbourne 3rd 11 -0- 4 44 161.7% 747 462
Port Melbourne 4th 11 -0- 4 44 149.1% 771 517
West Melbourne 5th 8 -0- 7 32 146.0% 714 489
Williamstown 6th 8 -0- 7 32 114.1% 648 568
Brunswick 7th 6 -0- 9 24 65.2% 549 842
Prahran 8th 3 -0- 12 12 78.5% 648 825
Essendon Town 9th 3 -0- 12 12 65.0% 524 806
Preston 10th 0 -0- 15 0 33.8% 385 1,138

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/08/1904 2:10 PM Essendon Town v Port Melbourne Windy Hill 30 - 42
SAT 20/08/1904 2:10 PM Footscray v Richmond Western Oval 23 - 29
SAT 20/08/1904 2:10 PM Prahran v Brunswick Toorak Park 66 - 44
SAT 20/08/1904 2:10 PM West Melbourne v North Melbourne Arden Street Oval 43 - 33
SAT 20/08/1904 2:10 PM Williamstown v Preston WCG 59 - 25

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond 1st 13 -1- 2 54 174.6% 894 512
Footscray 2nd 12 -1- 3 50 158.6% 755 476
Port Melbourne 3rd 12 -0- 4 48 148.6% 813 547
North Melbourne 4th 11 -0- 5 44 154.5% 780 505
West Melbourne 5th 9 -0- 7 36 145.0% 757 522
Williamstown 6th 9 -0- 7 36 119.2% 707 593
Brunswick 7th 6 -0- 10 24 65.3% 593 908
Prahran 8th 4 -0- 12 16 82.2% 714 869
Essendon Town 9th 3 -0- 13 12 65.3% 554 848
Preston 10th 0 -0- 16 0 34.3% 410 1,197

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/08/1904 2:10 PM Essendon Town v Williamstown Windy Hill 23 - 28
SAT 27/08/1904 2:10 PM Footscray v West Melbourne Western Oval 66 - 39
SAT 27/08/1904 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Prahran Arden Street Oval 73 - 32
SAT 27/08/1904 2:10 PM Preston v Port Melbourne Preston City Oval 19 - 46
SAT 27/08/1904 2:10 PM Richmond v Brunswick Punt Road Oval 87 - 39

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond 1st 14 -1- 2 58 178.0% 981 551
Footscray 2nd 13 -1- 3 54 159.4% 821 515
Port Melbourne 3rd 13 -0- 4 52 151.8% 859 566
North Melbourne 4th 12 -0- 5 48 158.8% 853 537
Williamstown 5th 10 -0- 7 40 119.3% 735 616
West Melbourne 6th 9 -0- 8 36 135.4% 796 588
Brunswick 7th 6 -0- 11 24 63.5% 632 995
Prahran 8th 4 -0- 13 16 79.2% 746 942
Essendon Town 9th 3 -0- 14 12 65.9% 577 876
Preston 10th 0 -0- 17 0 34.5% 429 1,243

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/09/1904 2:10 PM Brunswick v Essendon Town Brunswick Park 49 - 36
SAT 03/09/1904 2:10 PM Footscray v Prahran Western Oval 43 - 32
SAT 03/09/1904 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Richmond North Port Oval 22 - 27
SAT 03/09/1904 2:10 PM Preston v North Melbourne Preston City Oval 8 - 74
SAT 03/09/1904 2:10 PM West Melbourne v Williamstown Arden Street Oval 39 - 28

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond 1st 15 -1- 2 62 175.9% 1,008 573
Footscray 2nd 14 -1- 3 58 158.0% 864 547
North Melbourne 3rd 13 -0- 5 52 170.1% 927 545
Port Melbourne 4th 13 -0- 5 52 148.6% 881 593
West Melbourne 5th 10 -0- 8 40 135.6% 835 616
Williamstown 6th 10 -0- 8 40 116.5% 763 655
Brunswick 7th 7 -0- 11 28 66.1% 681 1,031
Prahran 8th 4 -0- 14 16 79.0% 778 985
Essendon Town 9th 3 -0- 15 12 66.3% 613 925
Preston 10th 0 -0- 18 0 33.2% 437 1,317

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Richmond 1st 15 -1- 2 62 175.9% 1,008 573 134 204 75 123
Footscray 2nd 14 -1- 3 58 158.0% 864 547 120 144 68 139
North Melbourne 3rd 13 -0- 5 52 170.1% 927 545 125 177 72 113
Port Melbourne 4th 13 -0- 5 52 148.6% 881 593 114 197 77 131
West Melbourne 5th 10 -0- 8 40 135.6% 835 616 112 163 79 142
Williamstown 6th 10 -0- 8 40 116.5% 763 655 96 187 85 145
Brunswick 7th 7 -0- 11 28 66.1% 681 1,031 89 147 140 191
Prahran 8th 4 -0- 14 16 79.0% 778 985 102 166 132 193
Essendon Town 9th 3 -0- 15 12 66.3% 613 925 80 133 121 199
Preston 10th 0 -0- 18 0 33.2% 437 1,317 56 101 179 243

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/09/1904 2:10 PM Richmond v North Melbourne East Melbourne 39 - 41
SAT 17/09/1904 2:10 PM Footscray v Port Melbourne East Melbourne 54 - 37

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team Pos.
Footscray 1st
North Melbourne 2nd
Richmond* 3rd
Port Melbourne 4th
* : right to challenge

Final Round 2

Final (Preliminary Final)

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/09/1904 2:10 PM Footscray v North Melbourne East Melbourne 32 - 49

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team Pos.
North Melbourne 1st
Footscray 2nd
Richmond* 3rd
Port Melbourne 4th
* : right to challenge

Final Round 3

Challenge Final (Grand Final)

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
CANCELLED North Melbourne v Richmond*
* : forfeited

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team Pos.
North Melbourne 1st
Richmond 2nd
Footscray 3rd
Port Melbourne 4th