1919 VJFL Season

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

It featured eighteen rounds in a double round-robin format. Each team received two byes. It should be noted that teams did not necessarily play their matches following the same order as the nominal round numbers of those matches this season. Collingwood District were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Second Amended Argus system. Collingwood District were the premiers, with Charlie Mutch as the premiership coach.

Season Details

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

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Carlton District Princes Park
Collingwood District Victoria Park Charlie Mutch
Fitzroy Juniors Brunswick Street Oval
Leopold Lakeside Oval
Richmond Juniors Punt Road Oval
St Kilda District Junction Oval
University Blacks MCG
University Blues University Oval
West Melbourne Juniors East Melbourne

Season Results

Premiers: Collingwood District
Runners-Up: University Blues
Minor Premiers: Collingwood District

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Collingwood District 1st 16 -0- 0 64 379.3% 1,540 406 215 250 54 82
University Blues 2nd 11 -0- 5 44 132.2% 1,034 782 139 200 103 164
Leopold 3rd 10 -0- 6 40 119.0% 878 738 116 182 94 174
University Blacks 4th 10 -0- 6 40 112.0% 1,144 1,021 165 154 142 169
Fitzroy Juniors 5th 9 -0- 7 36 94.0% 756 804 98 168 105 174
Carlton District 6th 8 -0- 8 32 82.4% 724 879 96 148 116 183
West Melbourne Juniors 7th 5 -0- 11 20 75.0% 696 928 91 150 124 184
St Kilda District 8th 2 -0- 14 8 52.4% 619 1,182 80 139 165 192
Richmond Juniors 9th 1 -0- 15 4 49.1% 627 1,278 80 147 177 216

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Collingwood District 1st Premiers
University Blues 2nd Runners-Up
Leopold 3rd Defeated by Collingwood District (Semi Final)
University Blacks 4th Defeated by University Blues (Semi Final)
Fitzroy Juniors 5th Did not qualify for finals
Carlton District 6th Did not qualify for finals
West Melbourne Juniors 7th Did not qualify for finals
St Kilda District 8th Did not qualify for finals
Richmond Juniors 9th Did not qualify for finals

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/05/1919 Collingwood District v Leopold Victoria Park 81 - 27
SAT 03/05/1919 Fitzroy Juniors v Carlton District Brunswick Street Oval 42 - 63
SAT 03/05/1919 West Melbourne Juniors v Richmond Juniors East Melbourne 51 - 32
SAT 12/07/1919 University Blacks v St Kilda District Lakeside Oval 100 - 38

Round 1 Bye: University Blues

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 1 -0- 0 4 300.0% 81 27
University Blacks 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 263.2% 100 38
West Melbourne Juniors 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 159.4% 51 32
Carlton District 4th 1 -0- 0 4 150.0% 63 42
University Blues 5th 0 -0- 0 0 0 0
Fitzroy Juniors 6th 0 -0- 1 0 66.7% 42 63
Richmond Juniors 7th 0 -0- 1 0 62.7% 32 51
St Kilda District 8th 0 -0- 1 0 38.0% 38 100
Leopold 9th 0 -0- 1 0 33.3% 27 81

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/05/1919 Carlton District v West Melbourne Juniors Princes Park 66 - 44
SAT 10/05/1919 Richmond Juniors v University Blues Punt Road Oval 43 - 92
SAT 10/05/1919 St Kilda District v Collingwood District Junction Oval 9 - 93
SAT 02/08/1919 Leopold v University Blacks Lakeside Oval 68 - 90

Round 2 Bye: Fitzroy Juniors

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 2 -0- 0 8 483.3% 174 36
University Blacks 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 179.2% 190 106
Carlton District 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 150.0% 129 86
University Blues 4th 1 -0- 0 4 214.0% 92 43
West Melbourne Juniors 5th 1 -0- 1 4 96.9% 95 98
Fitzroy Juniors 6th 0 -0- 1 0 66.7% 42 63
Leopold 7th 0 -0- 2 0 55.6% 95 171
Richmond Juniors 8th 0 -0- 2 0 52.4% 75 143
St Kilda District 9th 0 -0- 2 0 24.4% 47 193

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/05/1919 Collingwood District v University Blues Victoria Park 72 - 39
SAT 17/05/1919 Leopold v St Kilda District Lakeside Oval 47 - 44
SAT 17/05/1919 Richmond Juniors v University Blacks Punt Road Oval 46 - 101
SAT 17/05/1919 West Melbourne Juniors v Fitzroy Juniors East Melbourne 17 - 32

Round 3 Bye: Carlton District

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 3 -0- 0 12 328.0% 246 75
University Blacks 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 191.4% 291 152
Carlton District 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 150.0% 129 86
University Blues 4th 1 -0- 1 4 113.9% 131 115
Fitzroy Juniors 5th 1 -0- 1 4 92.5% 74 80
West Melbourne Juniors 6th 1 -0- 2 4 86.2% 112 130
Leopold 7th 1 -0- 2 4 66.0% 142 215
Richmond Juniors 8th 0 -0- 3 0 49.6% 121 244
St Kilda District 9th 0 -0- 3 0 37.9% 91 240

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/05/1919 Collingwood District v Richmond Juniors Victoria Park 75 - 23
SAT 24/05/1919 Fitzroy Juniors v Leopold Brunswick Street Oval 49 - 45
SAT 24/05/1919 St Kilda District v West Melbourne Juniors Junction Oval 39 - 37
SAT 24/05/1919 University Blues v Carlton District University Oval 56 - 46

Round 4 Bye: University Blacks

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 4 -0- 0 16 327.6% 321 98
University Blacks 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 191.4% 291 152
Carlton District 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 123.2% 175 142
University Blues 4th 2 -0- 1 8 116.1% 187 161
Fitzroy Juniors 5th 2 -0- 1 8 98.4% 123 125
West Melbourne Juniors 6th 1 -0- 3 4 88.2% 149 169
Leopold 7th 1 -0- 3 4 70.8% 187 264
St Kilda District 8th 1 -0- 3 4 46.9% 130 277
Richmond Juniors 9th 0 -0- 4 0 45.1% 144 319

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/05/1919 Leopold v West Melbourne Juniors Lakeside Oval 39 - 50
SAT 31/05/1919 Richmond Juniors v Fitzroy Juniors Punt Road Oval 16 - 46
SAT 31/05/1919 St Kilda District v University Blues Junction Oval 38 - 78
SAT 31/05/1919 University Blacks v Carlton District MCG 91 - 28

Round 5 Bye: Collingwood District

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 4 -0- 0 16 327.6% 321 98
University Blacks 2nd 4 -0- 0 16 212.2% 382 180
University Blues 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 133.2% 265 199
Fitzroy Juniors 4th 3 -0- 1 12 119.9% 169 141
West Melbourne Juniors 5th 2 -0- 3 8 95.7% 199 208
Carlton District 6th 2 -0- 2 8 87.1% 203 233
Leopold 7th 1 -0- 4 4 72.0% 226 314
St Kilda District 8th 1 -0- 4 4 47.3% 168 355
Richmond Juniors 9th 0 -0- 5 0 43.8% 160 365

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/06/1919 Carlton District v St Kilda District Princes Park 45 - 36
SAT 07/06/1919 Leopold v Richmond Juniors Lakeside Oval 94 - 13
SAT 07/06/1919 University Blacks v Collingwood District MCG 25 - 43
SAT 07/06/1919 University Blues v Fitzroy Juniors University Oval 55 - 70

Round 6 Bye: West Melbourne Juniors

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 5 -0- 0 20 295.9% 364 123
University Blacks 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 182.5% 407 223
Fitzroy Juniors 3rd 4 -0- 1 16 121.9% 239 196
University Blues 4th 3 -0- 2 12 119.0% 320 269
Carlton District 5th 3 -0- 2 12 92.2% 248 269
Leopold 6th 2 -0- 4 8 97.9% 320 327
West Melbourne Juniors 7th 2 -0- 3 8 95.7% 199 208
St Kilda District 8th 1 -0- 5 4 51.0% 204 400
Richmond Juniors 9th 0 -0- 6 0 37.7% 173 459

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/06/1919 Collingwood District v Carlton District Victoria Park 91 - 46
SAT 14/06/1919 Fitzroy Juniors v University Blacks Brunswick Street Oval 57 - 36
SAT 14/06/1919 Richmond Juniors v St Kilda District Punt Road Oval 49 - 31
SAT 14/06/1919 West Melbourne Juniors v University Blues East Melbourne 52 - 67

Round 7 Bye: Leopold

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 6 -0- 0 24 269.2% 455 169
Fitzroy Juniors 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 127.6% 296 232
University Blacks 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 158.2% 443 280
University Blues 4th 4 -0- 2 16 120.6% 387 321
Carlton District 5th 3 -0- 3 12 81.7% 294 360
Leopold 6th 2 -0- 4 8 97.9% 320 327
West Melbourne Juniors 7th 2 -0- 4 8 91.3% 251 275
St Kilda District 8th 1 -0- 6 4 52.3% 235 449
Richmond Juniors 9th 1 -0- 6 4 45.3% 222 490

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/06/1919 Carlton District v Leopold Princes Park 40 - 51
SAT 21/06/1919 Collingwood District v West Melbourne Juniors Victoria Park 36 - 30
SAT 21/06/1919 St Kilda District v Fitzroy Juniors Junction Oval 30 - 41
SAT 21/06/1919 University Blues v University Blacks University Oval 100 - 57

Round 8 Bye: Richmond Juniors

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 7 -0- 0 28 246.7% 491 199
Fitzroy Juniors 2nd 6 -0- 1 24 128.6% 337 262
University Blues 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 128.8% 487 378
University Blacks 4th 4 -0- 3 16 131.6% 500 380
Leopold 5th 3 -0- 4 12 101.1% 371 367
Carlton District 6th 3 -0- 4 12 81.3% 334 411
West Melbourne Juniors 7th 2 -0- 5 8 90.4% 281 311
St Kilda District 8th 1 -0- 7 4 54.1% 265 490
Richmond Juniors 9th 1 -0- 6 4 45.3% 222 490

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/06/1919 Fitzroy Juniors v Collingwood District Brunswick Street Oval 14 - 101
SAT 28/06/1919 Richmond Juniors v Carlton District Punt Road Oval 55 - 64
SAT 28/06/1919 University Blacks v West Melbourne Juniors MCG 94 - 73
SAT 28/06/1919 University Blues v Leopold University Oval 79 - 48

Round 9 Bye: St Kilda District

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 8 -0- 0 32 277.9% 592 213
University Blues 2nd 6 -0- 2 24 132.9% 566 426
Fitzroy Juniors 3rd 6 -0- 2 24 96.7% 351 363
University Blacks 4th 5 -0- 3 20 131.1% 594 453
Carlton District 5th 4 -0- 4 16 85.4% 398 466
Leopold 6th 3 -0- 5 12 93.9% 419 446
West Melbourne Juniors 7th 2 -0- 6 8 87.4% 354 405
St Kilda District 8th 1 -0- 7 4 54.1% 265 490
Richmond Juniors 9th 1 -0- 7 4 50.0% 277 554

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/07/1919 Carlton District v Fitzroy Juniors Princes Park 43 - 37
SAT 05/07/1919 Leopold v Collingwood District Lakeside Oval 11 - 39
SAT 05/07/1919 Richmond Juniors v West Melbourne Juniors Punt Road Oval 44 - 79
SAT 05/07/1919 St Kilda District v University Blacks Junction Oval 53 - 64

Round 10 Bye: University Blues

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 9 -0- 0 36 281.7% 631 224
University Blues 2nd 6 -0- 2 24 132.9% 566 426
University Blacks 3rd 6 -0- 3 24 130.0% 658 506
Fitzroy Juniors 4th 6 -0- 3 24 95.6% 388 406
Carlton District 5th 5 -0- 4 20 87.7% 441 503
West Melbourne Juniors 6th 3 -0- 6 12 96.4% 433 449
Leopold 7th 3 -0- 6 12 88.7% 430 485
St Kilda District 8th 1 -0- 8 4 57.4% 318 554
Richmond Juniors 9th 1 -0- 8 4 50.7% 321 633

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/07/1919 Collingwood District v St Kilda District Victoria Park 198 - 24
SAT 19/07/1919 University Blacks v Leopold MCG 67 - 70
SAT 19/07/1919 University Blues v Richmond Juniors University Oval 91 - 31
SAT 19/07/1919 West Melbourne Juniors v Carlton District East Melbourne 48 - 42

Round 11 Bye: Fitzroy Juniors

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 10 -0- 0 40 334.3% 829 248
University Blues 2nd 7 -0- 2 28 143.8% 657 457
University Blacks 3rd 6 -0- 4 24 125.9% 725 576
Fitzroy Juniors 4th 6 -0- 3 24 95.6% 388 406
Carlton District 5th 5 -0- 5 20 87.7% 483 551
West Melbourne Juniors 6th 4 -0- 6 16 98.0% 481 491
Leopold 7th 4 -0- 6 16 90.6% 500 552
Richmond Juniors 8th 1 -0- 9 4 48.6% 352 724
St Kilda District 9th 1 -0- 9 4 45.5% 342 752

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/07/1919 Fitzroy Juniors v West Melbourne Juniors Brunswick Street Oval 58 - 52
SAT 26/07/1919 St Kilda District v Leopold Junction Oval 47 - 79
SAT 26/07/1919 University Blacks v Richmond Juniors MCG 98 - 59
SAT 02/08/1919 University Blues v Collingwood District MCG 40 - 60

Round 12 Bye: Carlton District

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 11 -0- 0 44 308.7% 889 288
University Blues 2nd 7 -0- 3 28 134.8% 697 517
University Blacks 3rd 7 -0- 4 28 129.6% 823 635
Fitzroy Juniors 4th 7 -0- 3 28 97.4% 446 458
Leopold 5th 5 -0- 6 20 96.7% 579 599
Carlton District 6th 5 -0- 5 20 87.7% 483 551
West Melbourne Juniors 7th 4 -0- 7 16 97.1% 533 549
Richmond Juniors 8th 1 -0- 10 4 50.0% 411 822
St Kilda District 9th 1 -0- 10 4 46.8% 389 831

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/08/1919 Carlton District v University Blues Princes Park 40 - 59
SAT 09/08/1919 Leopold v Fitzroy Juniors Lakeside Oval 58 - 23
SAT 09/08/1919 Richmond Juniors v Collingwood District Punt Road Oval 53 - 164
SAT 09/08/1919 West Melbourne Juniors v St Kilda District East Melbourne 70 - 47

Round 13 Bye: University Blacks

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 12 -0- 0 48 308.8% 1,053 341
University Blues 2nd 8 -0- 3 32 135.7% 756 557
University Blacks 3rd 7 -0- 4 28 129.6% 823 635
Fitzroy Juniors 4th 7 -0- 4 28 90.9% 469 516
Leopold 5th 6 -0- 6 24 102.4% 637 622
West Melbourne Juniors 6th 5 -0- 7 20 101.2% 603 596
Carlton District 7th 5 -0- 6 20 85.7% 523 610
St Kilda District 8th 1 -0- 11 4 48.4% 436 901
Richmond Juniors 9th 1 -0- 11 4 47.1% 464 986

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/08/1919 Carlton District v University Blacks Princes Park 51 - 47
SAT 16/08/1919 Fitzroy Juniors v Richmond Juniors Brunswick Street Oval 84 - 24
SAT 16/08/1919 University Blues v St Kilda District University Oval 75 - 42
SAT 16/08/1919 West Melbourne Juniors v Leopold East Melbourne 29 - 36

Round 14 Bye: Collingwood District

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 12 -0- 0 48 308.8% 1,053 341
University Blues 2nd 9 -0- 3 36 138.7% 831 599
Fitzroy Juniors 3rd 8 -0- 4 32 102.4% 553 540
University Blacks 4th 7 -0- 5 28 126.8% 870 686
Leopold 5th 7 -0- 6 28 103.4% 673 651
Carlton District 6th 6 -0- 6 24 87.4% 574 657
West Melbourne Juniors 7th 5 -0- 8 20 100.0% 632 632
St Kilda District 8th 1 -0- 12 4 49.0% 478 976
Richmond Juniors 9th 1 -0- 12 4 45.6% 488 1,070

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/08/1919 Collingwood District v University Blacks Victoria Park 202 - 25
SAT 23/08/1919 Fitzroy Juniors v University Blues Brunswick Street Oval 35 - 53
SAT 23/08/1919 Richmond Juniors v Leopold Punt Road Oval 37 - 84
SAT 23/08/1919 St Kilda District v Carlton District Junction Oval 52 - 57

Round 15 Bye: West Melbourne Juniors

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 13 -0- 0 52 342.9% 1,255 366
University Blues 2nd 10 -0- 3 40 139.4% 884 634
Leopold 3rd 8 -0- 6 32 110.0% 757 688
Fitzroy Juniors 4th 8 -0- 5 32 99.2% 588 593
University Blacks 5th 7 -0- 6 28 100.8% 895 888
Carlton District 6th 7 -0- 6 28 89.0% 631 709
West Melbourne Juniors 7th 5 -0- 8 20 100.0% 632 632
St Kilda District 8th 1 -0- 13 4 51.3% 530 1,033
Richmond Juniors 9th 1 -0- 13 4 45.5% 525 1,154

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/08/1919 Carlton District v Collingwood District Princes Park 23 - 72
SAT 30/08/1919 St Kilda District v Richmond Juniors Junction Oval 74 - 59
SAT 30/08/1919 University Blacks v Fitzroy Juniors MCG 98 - 77
SAT 30/08/1919 University Blues v West Melbourne Juniors University Oval 80 - 32

Round 16 Bye: Leopold

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 14 -0- 0 56 341.1% 1,327 389
University Blues 2nd 11 -0- 3 44 144.7% 964 666
Leopold 3rd 8 -0- 6 32 110.0% 757 688
University Blacks 4th 8 -0- 6 32 102.9% 993 965
Fitzroy Juniors 5th 8 -0- 6 32 96.2% 665 691
Carlton District 6th 7 -0- 7 28 83.7% 654 781
West Melbourne Juniors 7th 5 -0- 9 20 93.3% 664 712
St Kilda District 8th 2 -0- 13 8 55.3% 604 1,092
Richmond Juniors 9th 1 -0- 14 4 47.6% 584 1,228

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/09/1919 Fitzroy Juniors v St Kilda District Brunswick Street Oval 90 - 15
SAT 06/09/1919 Leopold v Carlton District Lakeside Oval 55 - 20
SAT 06/09/1919 University Blacks v University Blues University Oval 50 - 40
SAT 06/09/1919 West Melbourne Juniors v Collingwood District Scotch College 16 - 115

Round 17 Bye: Richmond Juniors

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 15 -0- 0 60 356.0% 1,442 405
University Blues 2nd 11 -0- 4 44 140.2% 1,004 716
Leopold 3rd 9 -0- 6 36 114.7% 812 708
Fitzroy Juniors 4th 9 -0- 6 36 106.9% 755 706
University Blacks 5th 9 -0- 6 36 103.8% 1,043 1,005
Carlton District 6th 7 -0- 8 28 80.6% 674 836
West Melbourne Juniors 7th 5 -0- 10 20 82.2% 680 827
St Kilda District 8th 2 -0- 14 8 52.4% 619 1,182
Richmond Juniors 9th 1 -0- 14 4 47.6% 584 1,228

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/09/1919 Carlton District v Richmond Juniors Punt Road Oval 50 - 43
SAT 13/09/1919 Collingwood District v Fitzroy Juniors Victoria Park 98 - 1
SAT 13/09/1919 Leopold v University Blues Lakeside Oval 66 - 30
SAT 13/09/1919 West Melbourne Juniors v University Blacks Scotch College 16 - 101

Round 18 Bye: St Kilda District

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 16 -0- 0 64 379.3% 1,540 406
University Blues 2nd 11 -0- 5 44 132.2% 1,034 782
Leopold 3rd 10 -0- 6 40 119.0% 878 738
University Blacks 4th 10 -0- 6 40 112.0% 1,144 1,021
Fitzroy Juniors 5th 9 -0- 7 36 94.0% 756 804
Carlton District 6th 8 -0- 8 32 82.4% 724 879
West Melbourne Juniors 7th 5 -0- 11 20 75.0% 696 928
St Kilda District 8th 2 -0- 14 8 52.4% 619 1,182
Richmond Juniors 9th 1 -0- 15 4 49.1% 627 1,278

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/09/1919 University Blues v University Blacks MCG 77 - 54
SAT 27/09/1919 Collingwood District v Leopold MCG 69 - 47

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/10/1919 Collingwood District v University Blues MCG 55 - 60

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/10/1919 University Blues v Collingwood District MCG 32 - 47