1912 VFL Season

These are the results for the 1912 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League).

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

The season ended with a finals series following the Second Amended Argus system. Essendon were the premiers, with Allan Belcher as the premiership captain and Jack Worrall as the premiership coach.

Season Details

Name: 1912 VFL Season
Teams: 10
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Second Amended Argus System
Matches: 94

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Carlton Princes Park Norm Clark
Collingwood Victoria Park Jock McHale
Essendon East Melbourne Jack Worrall
Fitzroy Brunswick Street Oval Geoff Moriarty
Geelong Corio Oval Bill Eason
Melbourne MCG Alec Hall
Richmond Punt Road Oval Charlie Pannam
South Melbourne Lakeside Oval Charlie Ricketts
St Kilda Junction Oval
University MCG Gerald Brosnan

Season Results

Premiers: Essendon
Runners-Up: South Melbourne
Minor Premiers: South Melbourne

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
South Melbourne 1st 14 -0- 4 56 157.0% 1,160 739 157 218 96 163
Carlton 2nd 14 -0- 4 56 131.2% 1,145 873 150 245 116 177
Essendon 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 114.9% 1,205 1,049 165 215 142 197
Geelong 4th 11 -0- 7 44 126.7% 1,154 911 156 218 117 209
Fitzroy 5th 10 -0- 8 40 108.5% 1,016 936 137 194 131 150
Melbourne 6th 9 -0- 9 36 98.9% 985 996 138 157 132 204
Collingwood 7th 9 -0- 9 36 91.7% 912 995 115 222 135 185
St Kilda 8th 7 -0- 11 28 100.4% 1,094 1,090 148 206 145 220
Richmond 9th 3 -0- 15 12 64.7% 863 1,333 115 173 184 229
University 10th 1 -0- 17 4 57.0% 812 1,424 109 158 192 272

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Essendon 1st Premiers
South Melbourne 2nd Runners-Up
Carlton 3rd Defeated by Essendon (Preliminary Final)
Geelong 4th Defeated by Carlton (Semi Final)
Fitzroy 5th Did not qualify for finals
Melbourne 6th Did not qualify for finals
Collingwood 7th Did not qualify for finals
St Kilda 8th Did not qualify for finals
Richmond 9th Did not qualify for finals
University 10th Did not qualify for finals

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/04/1912 3:00 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 70 - 31
SAT 27/04/1912 3:00 PM Essendon v University East Melbourne 116 - 42
SAT 27/04/1912 3:00 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 68 - 39 10,585
SAT 27/04/1912 3:00 PM South Melbourne v Fitzroy Lakeside Oval 47 - 34
SAT 27/04/1912 3:00 PM St Kilda v Richmond Junction Oval 46 - 53

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon 1st 1 -0- 0 4 276.2% 116 42
Carlton 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 225.8% 70 31
Melbourne 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 174.4% 68 39
South Melbourne 4th 1 -0- 0 4 138.2% 47 34
Richmond 5th 1 -0- 0 4 115.2% 53 46
St Kilda 6th 0 -0- 1 0 86.8% 46 53
Fitzroy 7th 0 -0- 1 0 72.3% 34 47
Collingwood 8th 0 -0- 1 0 57.4% 39 68
Geelong 9th 0 -0- 1 0 44.3% 31 70
University 10th 0 -0- 1 0 36.2% 42 116

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/05/1912 3:00 PM Collingwood v Essendon Victoria Park 53 - 70
SAT 04/05/1912 3:00 PM Fitzroy v Carlton Brunswick Street Oval 41 - 64
SAT 04/05/1912 3:00 PM Geelong v St Kilda Corio Oval 93 - 47
SAT 04/05/1912 3:00 PM Richmond v South Melbourne Punt Road Oval 38 - 35
SAT 04/05/1912 3:00 PM University v Melbourne MCG 60 - 68 3,708

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon 1st 2 -0- 0 8 195.8% 186 95
Carlton 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 186.1% 134 72
Melbourne 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 137.4% 136 99
Richmond 4th 2 -0- 0 8 112.3% 91 81
South Melbourne 5th 1 -0- 1 4 113.9% 82 72
Geelong 6th 1 -0- 1 4 106.0% 124 117
Fitzroy 7th 0 -0- 2 0 67.6% 75 111
Collingwood 8th 0 -0- 2 0 66.7% 92 138
St Kilda 9th 0 -0- 2 0 63.7% 93 146
University 10th 0 -0- 2 0 55.4% 102 184

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/05/1912 3:00 PM Essendon v Carlton East Melbourne 59 - 50
SAT 11/05/1912 3:00 PM Fitzroy v Geelong Brunswick Street Oval 56 - 36
SAT 11/05/1912 3:00 PM South Melbourne v Melbourne Lakeside Oval 54 - 22
SAT 11/05/1912 3:00 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Junction Oval 93 - 36
SAT 11/05/1912 3:00 PM University v Richmond MCG 63 - 48 7,944

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon 1st 3 -0- 0 12 169.0% 245 145
South Melbourne 2nd 2 -0- 1 8 144.7% 136 94
Carlton 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 140.5% 184 131
Melbourne 4th 2 -0- 1 8 103.3% 158 153
Richmond 5th 2 -0- 1 8 96.5% 139 144
St Kilda 6th 1 -0- 2 4 102.2% 186 182
Geelong 7th 1 -0- 2 4 92.5% 160 173
Fitzroy 8th 1 -0- 2 4 89.1% 131 147
University 9th 1 -0- 2 4 71.1% 165 232
Collingwood 10th 0 -0- 3 0 55.4% 128 231

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/05/1912 3:00 PM Carlton v Collingwood Princes Park 45 - 46
SAT 18/05/1912 3:00 PM Geelong v Melbourne Corio Oval 78 - 35
SAT 18/05/1912 3:00 PM Richmond v Fitzroy Punt Road Oval 60 - 86
SAT 18/05/1912 3:00 PM South Melbourne v Essendon Lakeside Oval 56 - 62
SAT 18/05/1912 3:00 PM University v St Kilda MCG 31 - 56 8,223

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon 1st 4 -0- 0 16 152.7% 307 201
Carlton 2nd 2 -0- 2 8 129.4% 229 177
South Melbourne 3rd 2 -0- 2 8 123.1% 192 156
Geelong 4th 2 -0- 2 8 114.4% 238 208
St Kilda 5th 2 -0- 2 8 113.6% 242 213
Fitzroy 6th 2 -0- 2 8 104.8% 217 207
Richmond 7th 2 -0- 2 8 86.5% 199 230
Melbourne 8th 2 -0- 2 8 83.5% 193 231
University 9th 1 -0- 3 4 68.1% 196 288
Collingwood 10th 1 -0- 3 4 63.0% 174 276

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/05/1912 3:00 PM Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park 72 - 40
SAT 25/05/1912 3:00 PM Essendon v Geelong East Melbourne 49 - 52
SAT 25/05/1912 3:00 PM Fitzroy v University Brunswick Street Oval 59 - 32
SAT 25/05/1912 3:00 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 50 - 44 7,209
SAT 25/05/1912 3:00 PM St Kilda v South Melbourne Junction Oval 35 - 50

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon 1st 4 -0- 1 16 140.7% 356 253
South Melbourne 2nd 3 -0- 2 12 126.7% 242 191
Fitzroy 3rd 3 -0- 2 12 115.5% 276 239
Geelong 4th 3 -0- 2 12 112.8% 290 257
Melbourne 5th 3 -0- 2 12 88.4% 243 275
Carlton 6th 2 -0- 3 8 120.3% 273 227
St Kilda 7th 2 -0- 3 8 105.3% 277 263
Richmond 8th 2 -0- 3 8 79.1% 239 302
Collingwood 9th 2 -0- 3 8 77.8% 246 316
University 10th 1 -0- 4 4 65.7% 228 347

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/06/1912 3:00 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 87 - 47
SAT 01/06/1912 3:00 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 78 - 66
SAT 01/06/1912 3:00 PM Geelong v Collingwood Corio Oval 91 - 27
SAT 01/06/1912 3:00 PM Richmond v Essendon Punt Road Oval 70 - 92
SAT 01/06/1912 3:00 PM University v South Melbourne MCG 38 - 70 8,275

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon 1st 5 -0- 1 20 138.7% 448 323
South Melbourne 2nd 4 -0- 2 16 136.2% 312 229
Geelong 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 134.2% 381 284
Fitzroy 4th 4 -0- 2 16 116.1% 354 305
Carlton 5th 3 -0- 3 12 131.4% 360 274
Melbourne 6th 3 -0- 3 12 87.5% 309 353
St Kilda 7th 2 -0- 4 8 92.6% 324 350
Richmond 8th 2 -0- 4 8 78.4% 309 394
Collingwood 9th 2 -0- 4 8 67.1% 273 407
University 10th 1 -0- 5 4 63.8% 266 417

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
MON 03/06/1912 3:00 PM Collingwood v University Victoria Park 73 - 36
MON 03/06/1912 3:00 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 54 - 108 12,085
MON 03/06/1912 3:00 PM Richmond v Carlton Punt Road Oval 50 - 119
MON 03/06/1912 3:00 PM South Melbourne v Geelong Lakeside Oval 93 - 61
MON 03/06/1912 3:00 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Junction Oval 46 - 55

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon 1st 6 -0- 1 24 147.5% 556 377
South Melbourne 2nd 5 -0- 2 20 139.7% 405 290
Fitzroy 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 116.5% 409 351
Carlton 4th 4 -0- 3 16 147.8% 479 324
Geelong 5th 4 -0- 3 16 117.2% 442 377
Melbourne 6th 3 -0- 4 12 78.7% 363 461
Collingwood 7th 3 -0- 4 12 78.1% 346 443
St Kilda 8th 2 -0- 5 8 91.4% 370 405
Richmond 9th 2 -0- 5 8 70.0% 359 513
University 10th 1 -0- 6 4 61.6% 302 490

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/06/1912 3:00 PM Carlton v South Melbourne Princes Park 64 - 46
SAT 08/06/1912 3:00 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 88 - 73
SAT 08/06/1912 3:00 PM Essendon v St Kilda East Melbourne 55 - 66
SAT 08/06/1912 3:00 PM Geelong v University Corio Oval 63 - 26
SAT 08/06/1912 3:00 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 98 - 33 8,970

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon 1st 6 -0- 2 24 137.9% 611 443
Carlton 2nd 5 -0- 3 20 146.8% 543 370
South Melbourne 3rd 5 -0- 3 20 127.4% 451 354
Geelong 4th 5 -0- 3 20 125.3% 505 403
Fitzroy 5th 5 -0- 3 20 109.8% 482 439
Melbourne 6th 4 -0- 4 16 93.3% 461 494
Collingwood 7th 4 -0- 4 16 84.1% 434 516
St Kilda 8th 3 -0- 5 12 94.8% 436 460
Richmond 9th 2 -0- 6 8 64.2% 392 611
University 10th 1 -0- 7 4 59.3% 328 553

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/06/1912 3:00 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Brunswick Street Oval 25 - 56
SAT 15/06/1912 3:00 PM Richmond v Geelong Punt Road Oval 40 - 54
SAT 15/06/1912 3:00 PM South Melbourne v Collingwood Lakeside Oval 40 - 32
SAT 15/06/1912 3:00 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Junction Oval 24 - 55
SAT 15/06/1912 3:00 PM University v Carlton MCG 58 - 77 9,996

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon 1st 7 -0- 2 28 142.5% 667 468
Carlton 2nd 6 -0- 3 24 144.9% 620 428
South Melbourne 3rd 6 -0- 3 24 127.2% 491 386
Geelong 4th 6 -0- 3 24 126.2% 559 443
Fitzroy 5th 5 -0- 4 20 102.4% 507 495
Melbourne 6th 5 -0- 4 20 99.6% 516 518
Collingwood 7th 4 -0- 5 16 83.8% 466 556
St Kilda 8th 3 -0- 6 12 89.3% 460 515
Richmond 9th 2 -0- 7 8 65.0% 432 665
University 10th 1 -0- 8 4 61.3% 386 630

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/06/1912 3:00 PM Collingwood v Melbourne Victoria Park 53 - 45
SAT 22/06/1912 3:00 PM Fitzroy v South Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 28 - 66
SAT 22/06/1912 3:00 PM Geelong v Carlton Corio Oval 79 - 60
SAT 22/06/1912 3:00 PM Richmond v St Kilda Punt Road Oval 42 - 86
SAT 22/06/1912 3:00 PM University v Essendon MCG 52 - 120 8,542

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon 1st 8 -0- 2 32 151.3% 787 520
South Melbourne 2nd 7 -0- 3 28 134.5% 557 414
Geelong 3rd 7 -0- 3 28 126.8% 638 503
Carlton 4th 6 -0- 4 24 134.1% 680 507
Melbourne 5th 5 -0- 5 20 98.2% 561 571
Fitzroy 6th 5 -0- 5 20 95.4% 535 561
Collingwood 7th 5 -0- 5 20 86.4% 519 601
St Kilda 8th 4 -0- 6 16 98.0% 546 557
Richmond 9th 2 -0- 8 8 63.1% 474 751
University 10th 1 -0- 9 4 58.4% 438 750

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/06/1912 3:00 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 44 - 39
SAT 29/06/1912 3:00 PM Essendon v Collingwood East Melbourne 54 - 46
SAT 29/06/1912 3:00 PM Melbourne v University MCG 92 - 37 2,976
SAT 29/06/1912 3:00 PM South Melbourne v Richmond Lakeside Oval 126 - 37
SAT 29/06/1912 3:00 PM St Kilda v Geelong Junction Oval 83 - 68

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon 1st 9 -0- 2 36 148.6% 841 566
South Melbourne 2nd 8 -0- 3 32 151.4% 683 451
Carlton 3rd 7 -0- 4 28 132.6% 724 546
Geelong 4th 7 -0- 4 28 120.5% 706 586
Melbourne 5th 6 -0- 5 24 107.4% 653 608
St Kilda 6th 5 -0- 6 20 100.6% 629 625
Fitzroy 7th 5 -0- 6 20 94.9% 574 605
Collingwood 8th 5 -0- 6 20 86.3% 565 655
Richmond 9th 2 -0- 9 8 58.3% 511 877
University 10th 1 -0- 10 4 56.4% 475 842

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/07/1912 3:00 PM Carlton v Essendon Princes Park 76 - 33
SAT 13/07/1912 3:00 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Victoria Park 63 - 40
SAT 13/07/1912 3:00 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Corio Oval 73 - 40
SAT 13/07/1912 3:00 PM Melbourne v South Melbourne MCG 8 - 86 4,883
SAT 13/07/1912 3:00 PM Richmond v University Punt Road Oval 85 - 28

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Melbourne 1st 9 -0- 3 36 167.5% 769 459
Essendon 2nd 9 -0- 3 36 136.1% 874 642
Carlton 3rd 8 -0- 4 32 138.2% 800 579
Geelong 4th 8 -0- 4 32 124.4% 779 626
Melbourne 5th 6 -0- 6 24 95.2% 661 694
Collingwood 6th 6 -0- 6 24 90.4% 628 695
St Kilda 7th 5 -0- 7 20 97.2% 669 688
Fitzroy 8th 5 -0- 7 20 90.6% 614 678
Richmond 9th 3 -0- 9 12 65.9% 596 905
University 10th 1 -0- 11 4 54.3% 503 927

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/07/1912 3:00 PM Collingwood v Carlton Victoria Park 32 - 55
SAT 20/07/1912 3:00 PM Essendon v South Melbourne East Melbourne 52 - 65
SAT 20/07/1912 3:00 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Brunswick Street Oval 70 - 29
SAT 20/07/1912 3:00 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 54 - 43 4,160
SAT 20/07/1912 3:00 PM St Kilda v University Junction Oval 102 - 50

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Melbourne 1st 10 -0- 3 40 163.2% 834 511
Carlton 2nd 9 -0- 4 36 139.9% 855 611
Essendon 3rd 9 -0- 4 36 131.0% 926 707
Geelong 4th 8 -0- 5 32 120.9% 822 680
Melbourne 5th 7 -0- 6 28 97.0% 715 737
St Kilda 6th 6 -0- 7 24 104.5% 771 738
Fitzroy 7th 6 -0- 7 24 96.7% 684 707
Collingwood 8th 6 -0- 7 24 88.0% 660 750
Richmond 9th 3 -0- 10 12 64.1% 625 975
University 10th 1 -0- 12 4 53.7% 553 1,029

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/07/1912 3:00 PM Carlton v Melbourne Princes Park 42 - 37
SAT 27/07/1912 3:00 PM Geelong v Essendon Corio Oval 92 - 40
SAT 27/07/1912 3:00 PM Richmond v Collingwood Punt Road Oval 40 - 75
SAT 27/07/1912 3:00 PM South Melbourne v St Kilda Lakeside Oval 91 - 60
SAT 27/07/1912 3:00 PM University v Fitzroy MCG 50 - 86 5,535

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Melbourne 1st 11 -0- 3 44 162.0% 925 571
Carlton 2nd 10 -0- 4 40 138.4% 897 648
Geelong 3rd 9 -0- 5 36 126.9% 914 720
Essendon 4th 9 -0- 5 36 120.9% 966 799
Fitzroy 5th 7 -0- 7 28 101.7% 770 757
Melbourne 6th 7 -0- 7 28 96.5% 752 779
Collingwood 7th 7 -0- 7 28 93.0% 735 790
St Kilda 8th 6 -0- 8 24 100.2% 831 829
Richmond 9th 3 -0- 11 12 63.3% 665 1,050
University 10th 1 -0- 13 4 54.1% 603 1,115

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/08/1912 3:00 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 57 - 44
SAT 03/08/1912 3:00 PM Essendon v Richmond East Melbourne 72 - 43
SAT 03/08/1912 3:00 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 42 - 43 10,033
SAT 03/08/1912 3:00 PM South Melbourne v University Lakeside Oval 85 - 47
SAT 03/08/1912 3:00 PM St Kilda v Carlton Junction Oval 51 - 54

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Melbourne 1st 12 -0- 3 48 163.4% 1,010 618
Carlton 2nd 11 -0- 4 44 136.1% 951 699
Essendon 3rd 10 -0- 5 40 123.3% 1,038 842
Geelong 4th 9 -0- 6 36 123.3% 958 777
Fitzroy 5th 8 -0- 7 32 101.8% 813 799
Collingwood 6th 8 -0- 7 32 95.0% 792 834
Melbourne 7th 7 -0- 8 28 96.6% 794 822
St Kilda 8th 6 -0- 9 24 99.9% 882 883
Richmond 9th 3 -0- 12 12 63.1% 708 1,122
University 10th 1 -0- 14 4 54.2% 650 1,200

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/08/1912 3:00 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 68 - 59
SAT 17/08/1912 3:00 PM Essendon v Melbourne East Melbourne 62 - 50
SAT 17/08/1912 3:00 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Brunswick Street Oval 89 - 55
SAT 17/08/1912 3:00 PM Geelong v South Melbourne Corio Oval 32 - 51
SAT 17/08/1912 3:00 PM University v Collingwood MCG 43 - 56 6,651

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Melbourne 1st 13 -0- 3 52 163.2% 1,061 650
Carlton 2nd 12 -0- 4 48 134.4% 1,019 758
Essendon 3rd 11 -0- 5 44 123.3% 1,100 892
Geelong 4th 9 -0- 7 36 119.6% 990 828
Fitzroy 5th 9 -0- 7 36 105.6% 902 854
Collingwood 6th 9 -0- 7 36 96.7% 848 877
Melbourne 7th 7 -0- 9 28 95.5% 844 884
St Kilda 8th 6 -0- 10 24 96.4% 937 972
Richmond 9th 3 -0- 13 12 64.5% 767 1,190
University 10th 1 -0- 15 4 55.2% 693 1,256

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/08/1912 3:00 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Brunswick Street Oval 65 - 27
SAT 24/08/1912 3:00 PM Richmond v Melbourne Punt Road Oval 63 - 73
SAT 24/08/1912 3:00 PM South Melbourne v Carlton Lakeside Oval 46 - 52
SAT 24/08/1912 3:00 PM St Kilda v Essendon Junction Oval 108 - 50
SAT 24/08/1912 3:00 PM University v Geelong MCG 50 - 94 3,771

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Melbourne 1st 13 -0- 4 52 157.7% 1,107 702
Carlton 2nd 13 -0- 4 52 133.2% 1,071 804
Essendon 3rd 11 -0- 6 44 115.0% 1,150 1,000
Geelong 4th 10 -0- 7 40 123.5% 1,084 878
Fitzroy 5th 10 -0- 7 40 109.8% 967 881
Collingwood 6th 9 -0- 8 36 92.9% 875 942
Melbourne 7th 8 -0- 9 32 96.8% 917 947
St Kilda 8th 7 -0- 10 28 102.3% 1,045 1,022
Richmond 9th 3 -0- 14 12 65.7% 830 1,263
University 10th 1 -0- 16 4 55.0% 743 1,350

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/08/1912 3:00 PM Carlton v University Princes Park 74 - 69
SAT 31/08/1912 3:00 PM Collingwood v South Melbourne Victoria Park 37 - 53
SAT 31/08/1912 3:00 PM Essendon v Fitzroy East Melbourne 55 - 49
SAT 31/08/1912 3:00 PM Geelong v Richmond Corio Oval 70 - 33
SAT 31/08/1912 3:00 PM Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 68 - 49 6,276

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Melbourne 1st 14 -0- 4 56 157.0% 1,160 739
Carlton 2nd 14 -0- 4 56 131.2% 1,145 873
Essendon 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 114.9% 1,205 1,049
Geelong 4th 11 -0- 7 44 126.7% 1,154 911
Fitzroy 5th 10 -0- 8 40 108.5% 1,016 936
Melbourne 6th 9 -0- 9 36 98.9% 985 996
Collingwood 7th 9 -0- 9 36 91.7% 912 995
St Kilda 8th 7 -0- 11 28 100.4% 1,094 1,090
Richmond 9th 3 -0- 15 12 64.7% 863 1,333
University 10th 1 -0- 17 4 57.0% 812 1,424

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/09/1912 2:30 PM Carlton v Geelong MCG 71 - 43 40,166
SAT 14/09/1912 2:30 PM South Melbourne v Essendon MCG 42 - 54 34,290

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/09/1912 2:30 PM Carlton v Essendon MCG 48 - 52 47,414

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/09/1912 2:50 PM Essendon v South Melbourne MCG 47 - 33 54,536