1918 VFA Season

These are the results for the 1918 season of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League).

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

The season ended with a finals series following the Second Amended Argus system. North Melbourne were the premiers.

Season Details

Name: 1918 VFA Season
Teams: 6
Rounds: 10
Finals System: Second Amended Argus System
Matches: 33

Team Details

Team	Home Ground	Coach (Appointed)
Brunswick	Brunswick Park
Footscray	Western Oval	Jim Cassidy
North Melbourne	Arden Street Oval
Northcote	Northcote Park
Port Melbourne	North Port Oval
Prahran	Toorak Park

Season Results

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

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA	GF	BF	GA	BA
North Melbourne	1st	10	-0-	0	40	211.2%	851	403	116	155	55	73
Prahran	2nd	6	-0-	4	24	113.9%	698	613	97	116	84	109
Brunswick	3rd	5	-0-	5	20	101.3%	609	601	83	111	80	121
Port Melbourne	4th	4	-0-	6	16	84.8%	540	637	73	102	86	121
Northcote	5th	3	-0-	7	12	79.3%	528	666	73	90	92	114
Footscray	6th	2	-0-	8	8	57.6%	415	721	54	91	99	127

Overall Premiership Results

Team	Position (Outcome)
North Melbourne	1st	Premiers
Prahran	2nd	Runners-Up
Brunswick	3rd	Defeated by North Melbourne (Semi Final)
Port Melbourne	4th	Defeated by Prahran (Semi Final)
Northcote	5th	Did not qualify for finals
Footscray	6th	Did not qualify for finals

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	18/05/1918	2:10 PM	Footscray v Northcote	Western Oval	57	-	39
SAT	18/05/1918	2:10 PM	Port Melbourne v North Melbourne	North Port Oval	43	-	73
SAT	18/05/1918	2:10 PM	Prahran v Brunswick	Toorak Park	70	-	30

Round 1 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Prahran	1st	1	-0-	0	4	233.3%	70	30
North Melbourne	2nd	1	-0-	0	4	169.8%	73	43
Footscray	3rd	1	-0-	0	4	146.2%	57	39
Northcote	4th	0	-0-	1	0	68.4%	39	57
Port Melbourne	5th	0	-0-	1	0	58.9%	43	73
Brunswick	6th	0	-0-	1	0	42.9%	30	70

Round 2

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	25/05/1918	2:10 PM	Brunswick v Northcote	Brunswick Park	44	-	66
SAT	25/05/1918	2:10 PM	North Melbourne v Footscray	Arden Street Oval	109	-	37	500
SAT	25/05/1918	2:10 PM	Prahran v Port Melbourne	Toorak Park	122	-	60	2,000

Round 2 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Melbourne	1st	2	-0-	0	8	227.5%	182	80
Prahran	2nd	2	-0-	0	8	213.3%	192	90
Northcote	3rd	1	-0-	1	4	104.0%	105	101
Footscray	4th	1	-0-	1	4	63.5%	94	148
Brunswick	5th	0	-0-	2	0	54.4%	74	136
Port Melbourne	6th	0	-0-	2	0	52.8%	103	195

Round 3

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	01/06/1918	2:10 PM	Footscray v Prahran	Western Oval	35	-	60
SAT	01/06/1918	2:10 PM	Northcote v North Melbourne	Northcote Park	53	-	87
SAT	01/06/1918	2:10 PM	Port Melbourne v Brunswick	North Port Oval	61	-	47

Round 3 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Melbourne	1st	3	-0-	0	12	202.3%	269	133
Prahran	2nd	3	-0-	0	12	201.6%	252	125
Northcote	3rd	1	-0-	2	4	84.0%	158	188
Port Melbourne	4th	1	-0-	2	4	67.8%	164	242
Footscray	5th	1	-0-	2	4	62.0%	129	208
Brunswick	6th	0	-0-	3	0	61.4%	121	197

Round 4

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	08/06/1918	2:10 PM	Footscray v Brunswick	Western Oval	36	-	70
SAT	08/06/1918	2:10 PM	North Melbourne v Prahran	Arden Street Oval	105	-	48
SAT	08/06/1918	2:10 PM	Northcote v Port Melbourne	Northcote Park	45	-	66

Round 4 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Melbourne	1st	4	-0-	0	16	206.6%	374	181
Prahran	2nd	3	-0-	1	12	130.4%	300	230
Port Melbourne	3rd	2	-0-	2	8	80.1%	230	287
Brunswick	4th	1	-0-	3	4	82.0%	191	233
Northcote	5th	1	-0-	3	4	79.9%	203	254
Footscray	6th	1	-0-	3	4	59.4%	165	278

Round 5

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	15/06/1918	2:10 PM	Brunswick v North Melbourne	Brunswick Park	54	-	59
SAT	15/06/1918	2:10 PM	Port Melbourne v Footscray	North Port Oval	96	-	52
SAT	15/06/1918	2:10 PM	Prahran v Northcote	Toorak Park	82	-	54

Round 5 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Melbourne	1st	5	-0-	0	20	184.3%	433	235
Prahran	2nd	4	-0-	1	16	134.5%	382	284
Port Melbourne	3rd	3	-0-	2	12	96.2%	326	339
Brunswick	4th	1	-0-	4	4	83.9%	245	292
Northcote	5th	1	-0-	4	4	76.5%	257	336
Footscray	6th	1	-0-	4	4	58.0%	217	374

Round 6

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	22/06/1918	2:10 PM	Brunswick v Prahran	Brunswick Park	118	-	71
SAT	22/06/1918	2:10 PM	North Melbourne v Port Melbourne	Arden Street Oval	92	-	45
SAT	22/06/1918	2:10 PM	Northcote v Footscray	Northcote Park	73	-	65

Round 6 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Melbourne	1st	6	-0-	0	24	187.5%	525	280
Prahran	2nd	4	-0-	2	16	112.7%	453	402
Port Melbourne	3rd	3	-0-	3	12	86.1%	371	431
Brunswick	4th	2	-0-	4	8	100.0%	363	363
Northcote	5th	2	-0-	4	8	82.3%	330	401
Footscray	6th	1	-0-	5	4	63.1%	282	447

Round 7

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	29/06/1918	2:10 PM	Footscray v North Melbourne	Western Oval	14	-	48
SAT	29/06/1918	2:10 PM	Northcote v Brunswick	Northcote Park	39	-	44
SAT	29/06/1918	2:10 PM	Port Melbourne v Prahran	North Port Oval	24	-	35

Round 7 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Melbourne	1st	7	-0-	0	28	194.9%	573	294
Prahran	2nd	5	-0-	2	20	114.6%	488	426
Brunswick	3rd	3	-0-	4	12	101.2%	407	402
Port Melbourne	4th	3	-0-	4	12	84.8%	395	466
Northcote	5th	2	-0-	5	8	82.9%	369	445
Footscray	6th	1	-0-	6	4	59.8%	296	495

Round 8

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	06/07/1918	2:10 PM	Brunswick v Port Melbourne	Brunswick Park	87	-	62
SAT	06/07/1918	2:10 PM	North Melbourne v Northcote	Arden Street Oval	109	-	39
SAT	06/07/1918	2:10 PM	Prahran v Footscray	Toorak Park	98	-	32

Round 8 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Melbourne	1st	8	-0-	0	32	204.8%	682	333
Prahran	2nd	6	-0-	2	24	127.9%	586	458
Brunswick	3rd	4	-0-	4	16	106.5%	494	464
Port Melbourne	4th	3	-0-	5	12	82.6%	457	553
Northcote	5th	2	-0-	6	8	73.6%	408	554
Footscray	6th	1	-0-	7	4	55.3%	328	593

Round 9

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	13/07/1918	2:10 PM	Brunswick v Footscray	Brunswick Park	89	-	26
SAT	13/07/1918	2:10 PM	Port Melbourne v Northcote	North Port Oval	44	-	23
SAT	13/07/1918	2:10 PM	Prahran v North Melbourne	Toorak Park	44	-	58

Round 9 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Melbourne	1st	9	-0-	0	36	196.3%	740	377
Prahran	2nd	6	-0-	3	24	122.1%	630	516
Brunswick	3rd	5	-0-	4	20	119.0%	583	490
Port Melbourne	4th	4	-0-	5	16	87.0%	501	576
Northcote	5th	2	-0-	7	8	72.1%	431	598
Footscray	6th	1	-0-	8	4	51.9%	354	682

Round 10

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	20/07/1918	2:10 PM	Footscray v Port Melbourne	Western Oval	61	-	39
SAT	20/07/1918	2:10 PM	North Melbourne v Brunswick	Arden Street Oval	111	-	26
SAT	20/07/1918	2:10 PM	Northcote v Prahran	Northcote Park	97	-	68

Round 10 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
North Melbourne	1st	10	-0-	0	40	211.2%	851	403
Prahran	2nd	6	-0-	4	24	113.9%	698	613
Brunswick	3rd	5	-0-	5	20	101.3%	609	601
Port Melbourne	4th	4	-0-	6	16	84.8%	540	637
Northcote	5th	3	-0-	7	12	79.3%	528	666
Footscray	6th	2	-0-	8	8	57.6%	415	721

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	27/07/1918	2:10 PM	Prahran v Port Melbourne	Arden Street Oval	58	-	56	3,000
SAT	03/08/1918	2:10 PM	North Melbourne v Brunswick	Arden Street Oval	83	-	35	5,000

Final Round 2

Grand Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	10/08/1918	2:10 PM	North Melbourne v Prahran	Arden Street Oval	121	-	28	7,000

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