1919 VFL Season

These are the results for the 1919 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League).

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

The season ended with a finals series following the Second Amended Argus system. Collingwood were the premiers, with Con McCarthy as the premiership captain and Jock McHale as the premiership coach.

Season Details

Name: 1919 VFL Season
Teams: 9
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Second Amended Argus System
Matches: 76

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Carlton Princes Park Viv Valentine
Collingwood Victoria Park Jock McHale
Essendon East Melbourne Jack Worrall
Fitzroy Brunswick Street Oval George Holden Ted Melling
Geelong Corio Oval
Melbourne MCG George Heinz
Richmond Punt Road Oval Norm Clark
South Melbourne Lakeside Oval Bert Howson
St Kilda Junction Oval Wels Eicke

Season Results

Premiers: Collingwood
Runners-Up: Richmond
Minor Premiers: Collingwood

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Collingwood 1st 13 -0- 3 52 162.3% 1,243 766 172 211 99 172
South Melbourne 2nd 12 -0- 4 48 158.7% 1,111 700 148 223 90 160
Carlton 3rd 10 -0- 6 40 127.6% 1,150 901 154 226 126 145
Richmond 4th 10 -0- 6 40 118.2% 1,083 916 145 213 122 184
Fitzroy 5th 9 -1- 6 38 125.3% 1,074 857 149 180 115 167
Essendon 6th 7 -0- 9 28 94.6% 924 977 125 174 133 179
St Kilda 7th 7 -0- 9 28 70.6% 772 1,093 101 166 150 193
Geelong 8th 3 -1- 12 14 73.4% 794 1,082 106 158 142 230
Melbourne 9th 0 -0- 16 0 43.0% 647 1,506 87 125 210 246

Overall Premiership Results

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

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/05/1919 2:10 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 98 - 55
SAT 03/05/1919 2:10 PM Richmond v Essendon Punt Road Oval 91 - 71
SAT 03/05/1919 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Collingwood Lakeside Oval 49 - 62
SAT 03/05/1919 2:10 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Junction Oval 86 - 58

Round 1 Bye: Geelong

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton 1st 1 -0- 0 4 178.2% 98 55
St Kilda 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 148.3% 86 58
Richmond 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 128.2% 91 71
Collingwood 4th 1 -0- 0 4 126.5% 62 49
Geelong 5th 0 -0- 0 0 0 0
South Melbourne 6th 0 -0- 1 0 79.0% 49 62
Essendon 7th 0 -0- 1 0 78.0% 71 91
Melbourne 8th 0 -0- 1 0 67.4% 58 86
Fitzroy 9th 0 -0- 1 0 56.1% 55 98

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/05/1919 2:10 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Victoria Park 45 - 48
SAT 10/05/1919 2:10 PM Essendon v Carlton East Melbourne 65 - 53
SAT 10/05/1919 2:10 PM Geelong v Richmond Corio Oval 51 - 66
SAT 10/05/1919 2:10 PM Melbourne v South Melbourne MCG 28 - 79 6,237

Round 2 Bye: Fitzroy

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
St Kilda 1st 2 -0- 0 8 130.1% 134 103
Richmond 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 128.7% 157 122
South Melbourne 3rd 1 -0- 1 4 142.2% 128 90
Carlton 4th 1 -0- 1 4 125.8% 151 120
Collingwood 5th 1 -0- 1 4 110.3% 107 97
Essendon 6th 1 -0- 1 4 94.4% 136 144
Geelong 7th 0 -0- 1 0 77.3% 51 66
Fitzroy 8th 0 -0- 1 0 56.1% 55 98
Melbourne 9th 0 -0- 2 0 52.1% 86 165

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/05/1919 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Brunswick Street Oval 118 - 42
SAT 17/05/1919 2:10 PM Geelong v Collingwood Corio Oval 32 - 49
SAT 17/05/1919 2:10 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 49 - 80 6,006
SAT 17/05/1919 2:10 PM St Kilda v South Melbourne Junction Oval 31 - 67

Round 3 Bye: Carlton

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond 1st 3 -0- 0 12 138.6% 237 171
South Melbourne 2nd 2 -0- 1 8 161.2% 195 121
Collingwood 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 120.9% 156 129
St Kilda 4th 2 -0- 1 8 97.1% 165 170
Carlton 5th 1 -0- 1 4 125.8% 151 120
Fitzroy 6th 1 -0- 1 4 123.6% 173 140
Essendon 7th 1 -0- 2 4 67.9% 178 262
Geelong 8th 0 -0- 2 0 72.2% 83 115
Melbourne 9th 0 -0- 3 0 55.1% 135 245

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/05/1919 2:10 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 99 - 22
SAT 24/05/1919 2:10 PM Essendon v St Kilda East Melbourne 33 - 48
SAT 24/05/1919 2:10 PM Richmond v Collingwood Punt Road Oval 54 - 74
SAT 24/05/1919 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Fitzroy Lakeside Oval 39 - 36

Round 4 Bye: Melbourne

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Melbourne 1st 3 -0- 1 12 149.0% 234 157
Collingwood 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 125.7% 230 183
Richmond 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 118.8% 291 245
St Kilda 4th 3 -0- 1 12 104.9% 213 203
Carlton 5th 2 -0- 1 8 176.1% 250 142
Fitzroy 6th 1 -0- 2 4 116.8% 209 179
Essendon 7th 1 -0- 3 4 68.1% 211 310
Melbourne 8th 0 -0- 3 0 55.1% 135 245
Geelong 9th 0 -0- 3 0 49.1% 105 214

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/05/1919 2:10 PM Carlton v Melbourne Princes Park 123 - 34
SAT 31/05/1919 2:10 PM Essendon v South Melbourne East Melbourne 50 - 70
SAT 31/05/1919 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Brunswick Street Oval 74 - 48
SAT 31/05/1919 2:10 PM Geelong v St Kilda Corio Oval 18 - 46

Round 5 Bye: Collingwood

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Melbourne 1st 4 -0- 1 16 146.9% 304 207
St Kilda 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 117.2% 259 221
Carlton 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 211.9% 373 176
Collingwood 4th 3 -0- 1 12 125.7% 230 183
Richmond 5th 3 -0- 2 12 106.3% 339 319
Fitzroy 6th 2 -0- 2 8 124.7% 283 227
Essendon 7th 1 -0- 4 4 68.7% 261 380
Geelong 8th 0 -0- 4 0 47.3% 123 260
Melbourne 9th 0 -0- 4 0 45.9% 169 368

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/06/1919 2:10 PM Collingwood v Melbourne Victoria Park 116 - 55
SAT 07/06/1919 2:10 PM Richmond v South Melbourne Punt Road Oval 62 - 82
MON 09/06/1919 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Geelong Brunswick Street Oval 60 - 28
MON 09/06/1919 2:10 PM St Kilda v Carlton Junction Oval 53 - 75

Round 6 Bye: Essendon

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Melbourne 1st 5 -0- 1 20 143.5% 386 269
Carlton 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 195.6% 448 229
Collingwood 3rd 4 -0- 1 16 145.4% 346 238
St Kilda 4th 4 -0- 2 16 105.4% 312 296
Fitzroy 5th 3 -0- 2 12 134.5% 343 255
Richmond 6th 3 -0- 3 12 100.0% 401 401
Essendon 7th 1 -0- 4 4 68.7% 261 380
Geelong 8th 0 -0- 5 0 47.2% 151 320
Melbourne 9th 0 -0- 5 0 46.3% 224 484

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/06/1919 2:10 PM Carlton v Collingwood Princes Park 70 - 59
SAT 14/06/1919 2:10 PM Geelong v Essendon Corio Oval 44 - 56
SAT 14/06/1919 2:10 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 42 - 78 4,085
SAT 14/06/1919 2:10 PM St Kilda v Richmond Junction Oval 42 - 51

Round 7 Bye: South Melbourne

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton 1st 5 -0- 1 20 179.9% 518 288
South Melbourne 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 143.5% 386 269
Fitzroy 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 141.8% 421 297
Collingwood 4th 4 -0- 2 16 131.5% 405 308
Richmond 5th 4 -0- 3 16 102.0% 452 443
St Kilda 6th 4 -0- 3 16 102.0% 354 347
Essendon 7th 2 -0- 4 8 74.8% 317 424
Geelong 8th 0 -0- 6 0 51.9% 195 376
Melbourne 9th 0 -0- 6 0 47.3% 266 562

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/06/1919 2:10 PM Essendon v Collingwood East Melbourne 44 - 70
SAT 21/06/1919 2:10 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Brunswick Street Oval 92 - 47
SAT 21/06/1919 2:10 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 52 - 72 1,924
SAT 21/06/1919 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Carlton Lakeside Oval 49 - 44

Round 8 Bye: Richmond

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Melbourne 1st 6 -0- 1 24 139.0% 435 313
Carlton 2nd 5 -0- 2 20 166.8% 562 337
Fitzroy 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 149.1% 513 344
Collingwood 4th 5 -0- 2 20 134.9% 475 352
Richmond 5th 4 -0- 3 16 102.0% 452 443
St Kilda 6th 4 -0- 4 16 91.3% 401 439
Essendon 7th 2 -0- 5 8 73.1% 361 494
Geelong 8th 1 -0- 6 4 62.4% 267 428
Melbourne 9th 0 -0- 7 0 50.2% 318 634

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/06/1919 2:10 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 69 - 95
SAT 28/06/1919 2:10 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 68 - 71
SAT 28/06/1919 2:10 PM Essendon v Melbourne East Melbourne 113 - 44
SAT 28/06/1919 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Geelong Lakeside Oval 52 - 34

Round 9 Bye: St Kilda

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Melbourne 1st 7 -0- 1 28 140.3% 487 347
Fitzroy 2nd 6 -0- 2 24 141.7% 584 412
Carlton 3rd 5 -0- 3 20 146.1% 631 432
Collingwood 4th 5 -0- 3 20 128.4% 543 423
Richmond 5th 5 -0- 3 20 106.8% 547 512
St Kilda 6th 4 -0- 4 16 91.3% 401 439
Essendon 7th 3 -0- 5 12 88.1% 474 538
Geelong 8th 1 -0- 7 4 62.7% 301 480
Melbourne 9th 0 -0- 8 0 48.5% 362 747

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/07/1919 2:10 PM Collingwood v South Melbourne Victoria Park 59 - 36
SAT 12/07/1919 2:10 PM Essendon v Richmond East Melbourne 46 - 51
SAT 12/07/1919 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Carlton Brunswick Street Oval 41 - 39
SAT 12/07/1919 2:10 PM Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 37 - 47 3,483

Round 10 Bye: Geelong

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Fitzroy 1st 7 -0- 2 28 138.6% 625 451
South Melbourne 2nd 7 -0- 2 28 128.8% 523 406
Collingwood 3rd 6 -0- 3 24 131.2% 602 459
Richmond 4th 6 -0- 3 24 107.2% 598 558
Carlton 5th 5 -0- 4 20 141.6% 670 473
St Kilda 6th 5 -0- 4 20 94.1% 448 476
Essendon 7th 3 -0- 6 12 88.3% 520 589
Geelong 8th 1 -0- 7 4 62.7% 301 480
Melbourne 9th 0 -0- 9 0 50.3% 399 794

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/07/1919 2:10 PM Carlton v Essendon Princes Park 50 - 65
SAT 19/07/1919 2:10 PM Richmond v Geelong Punt Road Oval 111 - 56
SAT 19/07/1919 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Melbourne Lakeside Oval 94 - 27
SAT 19/07/1919 2:10 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Junction Oval 39 - 91

Round 11 Bye: Fitzroy

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Melbourne 1st 8 -0- 2 32 142.5% 617 433
Collingwood 2nd 7 -0- 3 28 139.2% 693 498
Fitzroy 3rd 7 -0- 2 28 138.6% 625 451
Richmond 4th 7 -0- 3 28 115.5% 709 614
Carlton 5th 5 -0- 5 20 133.8% 720 538
St Kilda 6th 5 -0- 5 20 85.9% 487 567
Essendon 7th 4 -0- 6 16 91.5% 585 639
Geelong 8th 1 -0- 8 4 60.4% 357 591
Melbourne 9th 0 -0- 10 0 48.0% 426 888

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/07/1919 2:10 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 83 - 31
SAT 26/07/1919 2:10 PM Essendon v Fitzroy East Melbourne 67 - 56
SAT 26/07/1919 2:10 PM Richmond v Melbourne Punt Road Oval 72 - 48
SAT 26/07/1919 2:10 PM South Melbourne v St Kilda Lakeside Oval 189 - 18

Round 12 Bye: Carlton

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Melbourne 1st 9 -0- 2 36 178.7% 806 451
Collingwood 2nd 8 -0- 3 32 146.7% 776 529
Richmond 3rd 8 -0- 3 32 118.0% 781 662
Fitzroy 4th 7 -0- 3 28 131.5% 681 518
Carlton 5th 5 -0- 5 20 133.8% 720 538
Essendon 6th 5 -0- 6 20 93.8% 652 695
St Kilda 7th 5 -0- 6 20 66.8% 505 756
Geelong 8th 1 -0- 9 4 57.6% 388 674
Melbourne 9th 0 -0- 11 0 49.4% 474 960

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/08/1919 2:10 PM Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park 78 - 65
SAT 09/08/1919 2:10 PM Fitzroy v South Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 47 - 94
SAT 09/08/1919 2:10 PM Geelong v Carlton Corio Oval 59 - 94
SAT 09/08/1919 2:10 PM St Kilda v Essendon Junction Oval 46 - 34

Round 13 Bye: Melbourne

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Melbourne 1st 10 -0- 2 40 180.7% 900 498
Collingwood 2nd 9 -0- 3 36 143.8% 854 594
Richmond 3rd 8 -0- 4 32 114.3% 846 740
Fitzroy 4th 7 -0- 4 28 119.0% 728 612
Carlton 5th 6 -0- 5 24 136.3% 814 597
St Kilda 6th 6 -0- 6 24 69.7% 551 790
Essendon 7th 5 -0- 7 20 92.6% 686 741
Geelong 8th 1 -0- 10 4 58.2% 447 768
Melbourne 9th 0 -0- 11 0 49.4% 474 960

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/08/1919 2:10 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 36 - 96 3,825
SAT 16/08/1919 2:10 PM Richmond v Fitzroy Punt Road Oval 57 - 31
SAT 16/08/1919 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Essendon Lakeside Oval 87 - 55
SAT 16/08/1919 2:10 PM St Kilda v Geelong Junction Oval 90 - 77

Round 14 Bye: Collingwood

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Melbourne 1st 11 -0- 2 44 178.5% 987 553
Collingwood 2nd 9 -0- 3 36 143.8% 854 594
Richmond 3rd 9 -0- 4 36 117.1% 903 771
Carlton 4th 7 -0- 5 28 143.8% 910 633
Fitzroy 5th 7 -0- 5 28 113.5% 759 669
St Kilda 6th 7 -0- 6 28 73.9% 641 867
Essendon 7th 5 -0- 8 20 89.5% 741 828
Geelong 8th 1 -0- 11 4 61.1% 524 858
Melbourne 9th 0 -0- 12 0 48.3% 510 1,056

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/08/1919 2:10 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 74 - 58
SAT 23/08/1919 2:10 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Corio Oval 75 - 75
SAT 23/08/1919 2:10 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 36 - 145 3,885
SAT 23/08/1919 2:10 PM South Melbourne v Richmond Lakeside Oval 43 - 38

Round 15 Bye: Essendon

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Melbourne 1st 12 -0- 2 48 174.3% 1,030 591
Collingwood 2nd 10 -0- 3 40 158.6% 999 630
Richmond 3rd 9 -0- 5 36 115.6% 941 814
Carlton 4th 8 -0- 5 32 142.4% 984 691
Fitzroy 5th 7 -1- 5 30 112.1% 834 744
St Kilda 6th 7 -0- 7 28 74.3% 699 941
Essendon 7th 5 -0- 8 20 89.5% 741 828
Geelong 8th 1 -1- 11 6 64.2% 599 933
Melbourne 9th 0 -0- 13 0 45.5% 546 1,201

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/08/1919 2:10 PM Collingwood v Carlton Victoria Park 113 - 46
SAT 30/08/1919 2:10 PM Essendon v Geelong East Melbourne 72 - 49
SAT 30/08/1919 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 142 - 17
SAT 30/08/1919 2:10 PM Richmond v St Kilda Punt Road Oval 100 - 41

Round 16 Bye: South Melbourne

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Melbourne 1st 12 -0- 2 48 174.3% 1,030 591
Collingwood 2nd 11 -0- 3 44 164.5% 1,112 676
Richmond 3rd 10 -0- 5 40 121.8% 1,041 855
Fitzroy 4th 8 -1- 5 34 128.3% 976 761
Carlton 5th 8 -0- 6 32 128.1% 1,030 804
St Kilda 6th 7 -0- 8 28 71.1% 740 1,041
Essendon 7th 6 -0- 8 24 92.7% 813 877
Geelong 8th 1 -1- 12 6 64.5% 648 1,005
Melbourne 9th 0 -0- 14 0 41.9% 563 1,343

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/09/1919 2:10 PM Carlton v South Melbourne Princes Park 59 - 55
SAT 06/09/1919 2:10 PM Collingwood v Essendon Victoria Park 67 - 44
SAT 06/09/1919 2:10 PM Geelong v Melbourne Corio Oval 96 - 51
SAT 06/09/1919 2:10 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Junction Oval 32 - 52

Round 17 Bye: Richmond

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Melbourne 1st 12 -0- 3 48 166.9% 1,085 650
Collingwood 2nd 12 -0- 3 48 163.8% 1,179 720
Richmond 3rd 10 -0- 5 40 121.8% 1,041 855
Fitzroy 4th 9 -1- 5 38 129.6% 1,028 793
Carlton 5th 9 -0- 6 36 126.8% 1,089 859
St Kilda 6th 7 -0- 9 28 70.6% 772 1,093
Essendon 7th 6 -0- 9 24 90.8% 857 944
Geelong 8th 2 -1- 12 10 70.5% 744 1,056
Melbourne 9th 0 -0- 15 0 42.7% 614 1,439

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/09/1919 2:10 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Brunswick Street Oval 46 - 64
SAT 13/09/1919 2:10 PM Geelong v South Melbourne Corio Oval 50 - 26
SAT 13/09/1919 2:10 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 33 - 67
SAT 13/09/1919 2:10 PM Richmond v Carlton Punt Road Oval 42 - 61

Round 18 Bye: St Kilda

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood 1st 13 -0- 3 52 162.3% 1,243 766
South Melbourne 2nd 12 -0- 4 48 158.7% 1,111 700
Carlton 3rd 10 -0- 6 40 127.6% 1,150 901
Richmond 4th 10 -0- 6 40 118.2% 1,083 916
Fitzroy 5th 9 -1- 6 38 125.3% 1,074 857
Essendon 6th 7 -0- 9 28 94.6% 924 977
St Kilda 7th 7 -0- 9 28 70.6% 772 1,093
Geelong 8th 3 -1- 12 14 73.4% 794 1,082
Melbourne 9th 0 -0- 16 0 43.0% 647 1,506

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/09/1919 2:30 PM South Melbourne v Richmond MCG 59 - 73 45,318
SAT 27/09/1919 2:30 PM Collingwood v Carlton MCG 64 - 46 47,335

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/10/1919 2:30 PM Collingwood v Richmond MCG 45 - 74 51,798

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/10/1919 2:50 PM Richmond v Collingwood MCG 53 - 78 45,413