1908 VFA Season

These are the results for the 1908 season of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League).

It featured eighteen rounds in a double round-robin format. Footscray were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Second Amended Argus system. Footscray were the premiers, with Tom McKinley as the premiership captain and Jim Cassidy as the premiership coach.

Season Details

Name: 1908 VFA Season
Teams: 10
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Second Amended Argus System
Matches: 93

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Brighton Brighton Beach Oval
Brunswick Brunswick Park
Essendon Association Windy Hill
Footscray Western Oval Jim Cassidy
North Melbourne Arden Street Oval
Northcote Northcote Park
Port Melbourne North Port Oval
Prahran Toorak Park
Preston Preston City Oval
Williamstown WCG

Season Results

Premiers: Footscray
Runners-Up: Brunswick
Minor Premiers: Footscray

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Footscray 1st 15 -1- 2 62 159.0% 1,086 683 151 180 93 125
Essendon Association 2nd 12 -1- 5 50 163.7% 1,200 733 163 222 99 139
Williamstown 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 161.5% 1,155 715 157 213 95 145
Brunswick 4th 12 -0- 6 48 130.2% 1,151 884 155 221 119 170
Prahran 5th 11 -1- 6 46 138.6% 909 656 119 195 82 164
Brighton 6th 8 -0- 10 32 113.2% 1,018 899 139 184 125 149
Port Melbourne 7th 6 -1- 11 26 78.9% 846 1,072 118 138 147 190
Preston 8th 4 -1- 13 18 79.2% 887 1,120 118 179 151 214
North Melbourne 9th 4 -0- 14 16 43.8% 644 1,472 86 128 204 248
Northcote 10th 3 -1- 14 14 51.0% 689 1,351 93 131 184 247

Overall Premiership Results

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

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/04/1908 2:10 PM Brighton v Essendon (A) Brighton Beach Oval 43 - 105
SAT 25/04/1908 2:10 PM Brunswick v Northcote Brunswick Park 121 - 30
SAT 25/04/1908 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Williamstown North Port Oval 9 - 76
SAT 25/04/1908 2:10 PM Prahran v North Melbourne Toorak Park 87 - 14
SAT 25/04/1908 2:10 PM Preston v Footscray Preston City Oval 43 - 61

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Williamstown 1st 1 -0- 0 4 844.4% 76 9
Prahran 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 621.4% 87 14
Brunswick 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 403.3% 121 30
Essendon Association 4th 1 -0- 0 4 244.2% 105 43
Footscray 5th 1 -0- 0 4 141.9% 61 43
Preston 6th 0 -0- 1 0 70.5% 43 61
Brighton 7th 0 -0- 1 0 41.0% 43 105
Northcote 8th 0 -0- 1 0 24.8% 30 121
North Melbourne 9th 0 -0- 1 0 16.1% 14 87
Port Melbourne 10th 0 -0- 1 0 11.8% 9 76

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/05/1908 2:10 PM Essendon (A) v Port Melbourne Windy Hill 143 - 46
SAT 02/05/1908 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Footscray Arden Street Oval 20 - 54
SAT 02/05/1908 2:10 PM Northcote v Brighton Northcote Park 39 - 80
SAT 02/05/1908 2:10 PM Prahran v Brunswick Toorak Park 43 - 53
SAT 02/05/1908 2:10 PM Williamstown v Preston WCG 60 - 45

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Association 1st 2 -0- 0 8 278.7% 248 89
Williamstown 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 251.9% 136 54
Brunswick 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 238.4% 174 73
Footscray 4th 2 -0- 0 8 182.5% 115 63
Prahran 5th 1 -0- 1 4 194.0% 130 67
Brighton 6th 1 -0- 1 4 85.4% 123 144
Preston 7th 0 -0- 2 0 72.7% 88 121
Northcote 8th 0 -0- 2 0 34.3% 69 201
Port Melbourne 9th 0 -0- 2 0 25.1% 55 219
North Melbourne 10th 0 -0- 2 0 24.1% 34 141

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/05/1908 2:10 PM Brunswick v North Melbourne Brunswick Park 112 - 54
SAT 09/05/1908 2:10 PM Essendon (A) v Williamstown Windy Hill 64 - 57
SAT 09/05/1908 2:10 PM Footscray v Brighton Western Oval 64 - 49
SAT 09/05/1908 2:10 PM Northcote v Prahran Northcote Park 28 - 98
SAT 09/05/1908 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Preston North Port Oval 53 - 66

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Brunswick 1st 3 -0- 0 12 225.2% 286 127
Essendon Association 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 213.7% 312 146
Footscray 3rd 3 -0- 0 12 159.8% 179 112
Prahran 4th 2 -0- 1 8 240.0% 228 95
Williamstown 5th 2 -0- 1 8 163.6% 193 118
Preston 6th 1 -0- 2 4 88.5% 154 174
Brighton 7th 1 -0- 2 4 82.7% 172 208
Port Melbourne 8th 0 -0- 3 0 37.9% 108 285
North Melbourne 9th 0 -0- 3 0 34.8% 88 253
Northcote 10th 0 -0- 3 0 32.4% 97 299

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/05/1908 2:10 PM Brighton v Williamstown Brighton Beach Oval 46 - 60
SAT 16/05/1908 2:10 PM Essendon (A) v Brunswick Windy Hill 87 - 52
SAT 16/05/1908 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Port Melbourne Arden Street Oval 46 - 40
SAT 16/05/1908 2:10 PM Prahran v Footscray Toorak Park 55 - 41
SAT 16/05/1908 2:10 PM Preston v Northcote Preston City Oval 91 - 45

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Association 1st 4 -0- 0 16 201.5% 399 198
Prahran 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 208.1% 283 136
Brunswick 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 157.9% 338 214
Williamstown 4th 3 -0- 1 12 154.3% 253 164
Footscray 5th 3 -0- 1 12 131.7% 220 167
Preston 6th 2 -0- 2 8 111.9% 245 219
Brighton 7th 1 -0- 3 4 81.3% 218 268
North Melbourne 8th 1 -0- 3 4 45.7% 134 293
Port Melbourne 9th 0 -0- 4 0 44.7% 148 331
Northcote 10th 0 -0- 4 0 36.4% 142 390

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/05/1908 2:10 PM Brighton v North Melbourne Brighton Beach Oval 53 - 58
SAT 23/05/1908 2:10 PM Brunswick v Footscray Brunswick Park 27 - 50
SAT 23/05/1908 2:10 PM Northcote v Port Melbourne Northcote Park 63 - 61
SAT 23/05/1908 2:10 PM Preston v Essendon (A) Preston City Oval 53 - 100
SAT 23/05/1908 2:10 PM Williamstown v Prahran WCG 41 - 26

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Association 1st 5 -0- 0 20 198.8% 499 251
Williamstown 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 154.7% 294 190
Footscray 3rd 4 -0- 1 16 139.2% 270 194
Prahran 4th 3 -0- 2 12 174.6% 309 177
Brunswick 5th 3 -0- 2 12 138.3% 365 264
Preston 6th 2 -0- 3 8 93.4% 298 319
North Melbourne 7th 2 -0- 3 8 55.5% 192 346
Brighton 8th 1 -0- 4 4 83.1% 271 326
Northcote 9th 1 -0- 4 4 45.5% 205 451
Port Melbourne 10th 0 -0- 5 0 53.0% 209 394

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/05/1908 2:10 PM Brighton v Preston Brighton Beach Oval 69 - 42
SAT 30/05/1908 2:10 PM Footscray v Essendon (A) Western Oval 43 - 35
SAT 30/05/1908 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Northcote Arden Street Oval 47 - 30
SAT 30/05/1908 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Prahran North Port Oval 34 - 48
SAT 30/05/1908 2:10 PM Williamstown v Brunswick WCG 64 - 57

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Association 1st 5 -0- 1 20 181.6% 534 294
Williamstown 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 144.9% 358 247
Footscray 3rd 5 -0- 1 20 136.7% 313 229
Prahran 4th 4 -0- 2 16 169.2% 357 211
Brunswick 5th 3 -0- 3 12 128.7% 422 328
North Melbourne 6th 3 -0- 3 12 63.6% 239 376
Brighton 7th 2 -0- 4 8 92.4% 340 368
Preston 8th 2 -0- 4 8 87.6% 340 388
Northcote 9th 1 -0- 5 4 47.2% 235 498
Port Melbourne 10th 0 -0- 6 0 55.0% 243 442

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/06/1908 2:10 PM Brunswick v Preston Brunswick Park 59 - 47
SAT 06/06/1908 2:10 PM Footscray v Northcote Western Oval 62 - 48
SAT 06/06/1908 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Brighton North Port Oval 48 - 50
SAT 06/06/1908 2:10 PM Prahran v Essendon (A) Toorak Park 28 - 28
SAT 06/06/1908 2:10 PM Williamstown v North Melbourne WCG 123 - 36

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Williamstown 1st 6 -0- 1 24 170.0% 481 283
Footscray 2nd 6 -0- 1 24 135.4% 375 277
Essendon Association 3rd 5 -1- 1 22 174.5% 562 322
Prahran 4th 4 -1- 2 18 161.1% 385 239
Brunswick 5th 4 -0- 3 16 128.3% 481 375
Brighton 6th 3 -0- 4 12 93.8% 390 416
North Melbourne 7th 3 -0- 4 12 55.1% 275 499
Preston 8th 2 -0- 5 8 86.6% 387 447
Northcote 9th 1 -0- 6 4 50.5% 283 560
Port Melbourne 10th 0 -0- 7 0 59.1% 291 492

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
MON 08/06/1908 2:10 PM Brighton v Brunswick Brighton Beach Oval 70 - 39
MON 08/06/1908 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Essendon (A) Arden Street Oval 30 - 45
MON 08/06/1908 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Footscray North Port Oval 39 - 39
MON 08/06/1908 2:10 PM Preston v Prahran Preston City Oval 61 - 51
MON 08/06/1908 2:10 PM Williamstown v Northcote WCG 100 - 15

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Williamstown 1st 7 -0- 1 28 195.0% 581 298
Essendon Association 2nd 6 -1- 1 26 172.4% 607 352
Footscray 3rd 6 -1- 1 26 131.0% 414 316
Prahran 4th 4 -1- 3 18 145.3% 436 300
Brunswick 5th 4 -0- 4 16 116.9% 520 445
Brighton 6th 4 -0- 4 16 101.1% 460 455
Preston 7th 3 -0- 5 12 90.0% 448 498
North Melbourne 8th 3 -0- 5 12 56.1% 305 544
Northcote 9th 1 -0- 7 4 45.2% 298 660
Port Melbourne 10th 0 -1- 7 2 62.1% 330 531

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/06/1908 2:10 PM Essendon (A) v Northcote Windy Hill 54 - 61
SAT 13/06/1908 2:10 PM Footscray v Williamstown Western Oval 43 - 18
SAT 13/06/1908 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Brunswick North Port Oval 49 - 44
SAT 13/06/1908 2:10 PM Prahran v Brighton Toorak Park 44 - 42
SAT 13/06/1908 2:10 PM Preston v North Melbourne Preston City Oval 102 - 44

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray 1st 7 -1- 1 30 136.8% 457 334
Williamstown 2nd 7 -0- 2 28 175.7% 599 341
Essendon Association 3rd 6 -1- 2 26 160.0% 661 413
Prahran 4th 5 -1- 3 22 140.4% 480 342
Brunswick 5th 4 -0- 5 16 114.2% 564 494
Preston 6th 4 -0- 5 16 101.5% 550 542
Brighton 7th 4 -0- 5 16 100.6% 502 499
North Melbourne 8th 3 -0- 6 12 54.0% 349 646
Northcote 9th 2 -0- 7 8 50.3% 359 714
Port Melbourne 10th 1 -1- 7 6 65.9% 379 575

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/06/1908 2:10 PM Essendon (A) v Brighton Windy Hill 42 - 33
SAT 20/06/1908 2:10 PM Footscray v Preston Western Oval 58 - 45
SAT 20/06/1908 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Prahran Arden Street Oval 21 - 38
SAT 20/06/1908 2:10 PM Northcote v Brunswick Northcote Park 36 - 59
SAT 20/06/1908 2:10 PM Williamstown v Port Melbourne WCG 38 - 40

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray 1st 8 -1- 1 34 135.9% 515 379
Essendon Association 2nd 7 -1- 2 30 157.6% 703 446
Williamstown 3rd 7 -0- 3 28 167.2% 637 381
Prahran 4th 6 -1- 3 26 142.7% 518 363
Brunswick 5th 5 -0- 5 20 117.5% 623 530
Preston 6th 4 -0- 6 16 99.2% 595 600
Brighton 7th 4 -0- 6 16 98.9% 535 541
North Melbourne 8th 3 -0- 7 12 54.1% 370 684
Port Melbourne 9th 2 -1- 7 10 68.4% 419 613
Northcote 10th 2 -0- 8 8 51.1% 395 773

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/06/1908 2:10 PM Brighton v Northcote Brighton Beach Oval 98 - 28
SAT 27/06/1908 2:10 PM Brunswick v Prahran Brunswick Park 49 - 33
SAT 27/06/1908 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Footscray Arden Street Oval 28 - 188
SAT 27/06/1908 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Essendon (A) North Port Oval 41 - 27
SAT 27/06/1908 2:10 PM Preston v Williamstown Preston City Oval 30 - 55

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray 1st 9 -1- 1 38 172.7% 703 407
Williamstown 2nd 8 -0- 3 32 168.4% 692 411
Essendon Association 3rd 7 -1- 3 30 149.9% 730 487
Prahran 4th 6 -1- 4 26 133.7% 551 412
Brunswick 5th 6 -0- 5 24 119.4% 672 563
Brighton 6th 5 -0- 6 20 111.2% 633 569
Preston 7th 4 -0- 7 16 95.4% 625 655
Port Melbourne 8th 3 -1- 7 14 71.9% 460 640
North Melbourne 9th 3 -0- 8 12 45.6% 398 872
Northcote 10th 2 -0- 9 8 48.6% 423 871

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/07/1908 2:10 PM Brighton v Footscray Brighton Beach Oval 37 - 59
SAT 04/07/1908 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Brunswick Arden Street Oval 43 - 89
SAT 04/07/1908 2:10 PM Prahran v Northcote Toorak Park 51 - 24
SAT 04/07/1908 2:10 PM Preston v Port Melbourne Preston City Oval 51 - 56
SAT 04/07/1908 2:10 PM Williamstown v Essendon (A) WCG 46 - 31

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray 1st 10 -1- 1 42 171.6% 762 444
Williamstown 2nd 9 -0- 3 36 167.0% 738 442
Essendon Association 3rd 7 -1- 4 30 142.8% 761 533
Prahran 4th 7 -1- 4 30 138.1% 602 436
Brunswick 5th 7 -0- 5 28 125.6% 761 606
Brighton 6th 5 -0- 7 20 106.7% 670 628
Port Melbourne 7th 4 -1- 7 18 74.7% 516 691
Preston 8th 4 -0- 8 16 95.1% 676 711
North Melbourne 9th 3 -0- 9 12 45.9% 441 961
Northcote 10th 2 -0- 10 8 48.5% 447 922

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/07/1908 2:10 PM Brunswick v Essendon (A) Brunswick Park 49 - 41
SAT 11/07/1908 2:10 PM Footscray v Prahran Western Oval 36 - 23
SAT 11/07/1908 2:10 PM Northcote v Preston Northcote Park 43 - 43
SAT 11/07/1908 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v North Melbourne North Port Oval 92 - 22
SAT 11/07/1908 2:10 PM Williamstown v Brighton WCG 100 - 21

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray 1st 11 -1- 1 46 170.9% 798 467
Williamstown 2nd 10 -0- 3 40 181.0% 838 463
Brunswick 3rd 8 -0- 5 32 125.2% 810 647
Essendon Association 4th 7 -1- 5 30 137.8% 802 582
Prahran 5th 7 -1- 5 30 132.4% 625 472
Port Melbourne 6th 5 -1- 7 22 85.3% 608 713
Brighton 7th 5 -0- 8 20 94.9% 691 728
Preston 8th 4 -1- 8 18 95.4% 719 754
North Melbourne 9th 3 -0- 10 12 44.0% 463 1,053
Northcote 10th 2 -1- 10 10 50.8% 490 965

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/07/1908 2:10 PM Essendon (A) v Preston Windy Hill 88 - 24
SAT 18/07/1908 2:10 PM Footscray v Brunswick Western Oval 58 - 39
SAT 18/07/1908 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Brighton Arden Street Oval 13 - 63
SAT 18/07/1908 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Northcote North Port Oval 95 - 19
SAT 18/07/1908 2:10 PM Prahran v Williamstown Toorak Park 59 - 32

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray 1st 12 -1- 1 50 169.2% 856 506
Williamstown 2nd 10 -0- 4 40 166.7% 870 522
Essendon Association 3rd 8 -1- 5 34 146.9% 890 606
Prahran 4th 8 -1- 5 34 135.7% 684 504
Brunswick 5th 8 -0- 6 32 120.4% 849 705
Port Melbourne 6th 6 -1- 7 26 96.0% 703 732
Brighton 7th 6 -0- 8 24 101.8% 754 741
Preston 8th 4 -1- 9 18 88.2% 743 842
North Melbourne 9th 3 -0- 11 12 42.7% 476 1,116
Northcote 10th 2 -1- 11 10 48.0% 509 1,060

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/07/1908 2:10 PM Brunswick v Williamstown Brunswick Park 53 - 39
SAT 25/07/1908 2:10 PM Essendon (A) v Footscray Windy Hill 56 - 47
SAT 25/07/1908 2:10 PM Northcote v North Melbourne Northcote Park 66 - 36
SAT 25/07/1908 2:10 PM Prahran v Port Melbourne Toorak Park 66 - 17
SAT 25/07/1908 2:10 PM Preston v Brighton Preston City Oval 5 - 70

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray 1st 12 -1- 2 50 160.7% 903 562
Williamstown 2nd 10 -0- 5 40 158.1% 909 575
Essendon Association 3rd 9 -1- 5 38 144.9% 946 653
Prahran 4th 9 -1- 5 38 144.0% 750 521
Brunswick 5th 9 -0- 6 36 121.2% 902 744
Brighton 6th 7 -0- 8 28 110.5% 824 746
Port Melbourne 7th 6 -1- 8 26 90.2% 720 798
Preston 8th 4 -1- 10 18 82.0% 748 912
Northcote 9th 3 -1- 11 14 52.5% 575 1,096
North Melbourne 10th 3 -0- 12 12 43.3% 512 1,182

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/08/1908 2:10 PM Brighton v Port Melbourne Brighton Beach Oval 92 - 34
SAT 01/08/1908 2:10 PM Essendon (A) v Prahran Windy Hill 31 - 24
SAT 01/08/1908 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Williamstown Arden Street Oval 40 - 121
SAT 01/08/1908 2:10 PM Northcote v Footscray Northcote Park 40 - 68
SAT 01/08/1908 2:10 PM Preston v Brunswick Preston City Oval 44 - 82

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray 1st 13 -1- 2 54 161.3% 971 602
Williamstown 2nd 11 -0- 5 44 167.5% 1,030 615
Essendon Association 3rd 10 -1- 5 42 144.3% 977 677
Brunswick 4th 10 -0- 6 40 124.9% 984 788
Prahran 5th 9 -1- 6 38 140.2% 774 552
Brighton 6th 8 -0- 8 32 117.4% 916 780
Port Melbourne 7th 6 -1- 9 26 84.7% 754 890
Preston 8th 4 -1- 11 18 79.7% 792 994
Northcote 9th 3 -1- 12 14 52.8% 615 1,164
North Melbourne 10th 3 -0- 13 12 42.4% 552 1,303

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/08/1908 2:10 PM Brunswick v Brighton Brunswick Park 62 - 48
SAT 08/08/1908 2:10 PM Essendon (A) v North Melbourne Windy Hill 124 - 44
SAT 08/08/1908 2:10 PM Footscray v Port Melbourne Western Oval 77 - 44
SAT 08/08/1908 2:10 PM Northcote v Williamstown Northcote Park 62 - 88
SAT 08/08/1908 2:10 PM Prahran v Preston Toorak Park 78 - 50

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray 1st 14 -1- 2 58 162.2% 1,048 646
Williamstown 2nd 12 -0- 5 48 165.1% 1,118 677
Essendon Association 3rd 11 -1- 5 46 152.7% 1,101 721
Brunswick 4th 11 -0- 6 44 125.1% 1,046 836
Prahran 5th 10 -1- 6 42 141.5% 852 602
Brighton 6th 8 -0- 9 32 114.5% 964 842
Port Melbourne 7th 6 -1- 10 26 82.5% 798 967
Preston 8th 4 -1- 12 18 78.5% 842 1,072
Northcote 9th 3 -1- 13 14 54.1% 677 1,252
North Melbourne 10th 3 -0- 14 12 41.8% 596 1,427

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/08/1908 2:10 PM Brighton v Prahran Brighton Beach Oval 54 - 57
SAT 15/08/1908 2:10 PM Brunswick v Port Melbourne Brunswick Park 105 - 48
SAT 15/08/1908 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Preston Arden Street Oval 48 - 45
SAT 15/08/1908 2:10 PM Northcote v Essendon (A) Northcote Park 12 - 99
SAT 15/08/1908 2:10 PM Williamstown v Footscray WCG 37 - 38

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray 1st 15 -1- 2 62 159.0% 1,086 683
Essendon Association 2nd 12 -1- 5 50 163.7% 1,200 733
Williamstown 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 161.5% 1,155 715
Brunswick 4th 12 -0- 6 48 130.2% 1,151 884
Prahran 5th 11 -1- 6 46 138.6% 909 656
Brighton 6th 8 -0- 10 32 113.2% 1,018 899
Port Melbourne 7th 6 -1- 11 26 78.9% 846 1,072
Preston 8th 4 -1- 13 18 79.2% 887 1,120
North Melbourne 9th 4 -0- 14 16 43.8% 644 1,472
Northcote 10th 3 -1- 14 14 51.0% 689 1,351

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/08/1908 2:10 PM Essendon (A) v Brunswick Princes Park 37 - 46 10,000
SAT 22/08/1908 2:10 PM Footscray v Williamstown Arden Street Oval 45 - 30 12,000

Final Round 2

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
MON 31/08/1908 2:10 PM Footscray v Brunswick MCG 64 - 40 41,000