1920 VJFL Season

This page displays the results for the 1920 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 premiership ended with a finals series following the Second Amended Argus system. Collingwood District were the premiers, with Charlie Mutch as the premiership coach.

Premiership Details

Name: 1920 Victorian Junior Football League Season
Known As: 1920 VJFL Season
Teams: 9
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Second Amended Argus System
Matches: 75

Team Details

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

Premiership 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	14	-0-	2	56	297.1%	1,432	482	198	244	63	104
University Blues	2nd	13	-0-	3	52	215.0%	1,288	599	181	202	76	143
Fitzroy (J)	3rd	12	-0-	4	48	131.8%	978	742	129	204	102	130
Carlton District	4th	10	-0-	6	40	130.6%	1,130	865	158	182	117	163
Richmond (J)	5th	7	-0-	9	28	64.9%	721	1,111	93	163	153	193
St Kilda District	6th	6	-0-	10	24	117.6%	1,061	902	146	185	123	164
Leopold	7th	6	-0-	10	24	81.5%	815	1,000	108	167	138	172
Melbourne (J)	8th	3	-0-	13	12	59.2%	700	1,183	94	136	163	205
West Melbourne (J)	9th	1	-0-	15	4	32.8%	607	1,848	86	91	258	300

Overall Premiership Results

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

Premiership Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	01/05/1920	Leopold v Melbourne (J)	Lakeside Oval	52	-	46
SAT	01/05/1920	Richmond (J) v Fitzroy (J)	Punt Road Oval	29	-	59
SAT	01/05/1920	St Kilda District v Carlton District	Junction Oval	33	-	48
SAT	01/05/1920	West Melbourne (J) v Collingwood District	East Melbourne	28	-	100

Round 1 Bye: University Blues

Round 2

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	08/05/1920	Carlton District v Richmond (J)	Princes Park	70	-	44
SAT	08/05/1920	Collingwood District v University Blues	Victoria Park	45	-	94
SAT	08/05/1920	Fitzroy (J) v Leopold	Brunswick Street Oval	66	-	31
SAT	08/05/1920	Melbourne (J) v West Melbourne (J)	MCG	111	-	61

Round 2 Bye: St Kilda District

Round 3

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	15/05/1920	Fitzroy (J) v Carlton District	Brunswick Street Oval	33	-	63
SAT	15/05/1920	Leopold v West Melbourne (J)	Lakeside Oval	44	-	28
SAT	15/05/1920	Melbourne (J) v Collingwood District	MCG	15	-	37
SAT	15/05/1920	University Blues v St Kilda District	University Oval

Round 3 Bye: Richmond (J)

Round 4

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	22/05/1920	Carlton District v West Melbourne (J)	Princes Park	142	-	43
SAT	22/05/1920	Collingwood District v Fitzroy (J)	Victoria Park	89	-	10
SAT	22/05/1920	Richmond (J) v University Blues	Punt Road Oval	39	-	127
SAT	22/05/1920	St Kilda District v Melbourne (J)	Junction Oval	57	-	52

Round 4 Bye: Leopold

Round 5

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	29/05/1920	Carlton District v Leopold	Princes Park	82	-	45
SAT	29/05/1920	Collingwood District v Richmond (J)	Victoria Park	125	-	3
SAT	29/05/1920	West Melbourne (J) v St Kilda District	East Melbourne	92	-	72
SAT	17/07/1920	University Blues v Fitzroy (J)	University Oval	72	-	56

Round 5 Bye: Melbourne (J)

Round 6

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	05/06/1920	Melbourne (J) v Carlton District	MCG	46	-	30
SAT	05/06/1920	St Kilda District v Collingwood District	Junction Oval	50	-	46
SAT	05/06/1920	University Blues v West Melbourne (J)	University Oval	88	-	8
SAT	24/07/1920	Leopold v Richmond (J)	Lakeside Oval	51	-	31

Round 6 Bye: Fitzroy (J)

Round 7

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	12/06/1920	Carlton District v University Blues	Princes Park	49	-	59
SAT	12/06/1920	Leopold v St Kilda District	Lakeside Oval	74	-	71
SAT	12/06/1920	Richmond (J) v Melbourne (J)	Punt Road Oval	93	-	48
SAT	12/06/1920	West Melbourne (J) v Fitzroy (J)	East Melbourne	59	-	61

Round 7 Bye: Collingwood District

Round 8

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	19/06/1920	Carlton District v Collingwood District	Princes Park	15	-	100
SAT	19/06/1920	Fitzroy (J) v Melbourne (J)	Brunswick Street Oval	50	-	31
SAT	19/06/1920	St Kilda District v Richmond (J)	Junction Oval	48	-	38
SAT	19/06/1920	University Blues v Leopold	University Oval	63	-	28

Round 8 Bye: West Melbourne (J)

Round 9

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	26/06/1920	Collingwood District v Leopold	Victoria Park	86	-	23
SAT	26/06/1920	Fitzroy (J) v St Kilda District	Brunswick Street Oval	57	-	35
SAT	26/06/1920	Melbourne (J) v University Blues	MCG	10	-	101
SAT	26/06/1920	West Melbourne (J) v Richmond (J)	East Melbourne	60	-	76

Round 9 Bye: Carlton District

Round 10

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	03/07/1920	Carlton District v St Kilda District	Princes Park	89	-	68
SAT	03/07/1920	Collingwood District v West Melbourne (J)	Victoria Park	184	-	20
SAT	03/07/1920	Fitzroy (J) v Richmond (J)	Brunswick Street Oval	47	-	31
SAT	03/07/1920	Melbourne (J) v Leopold	MCG	35	-	93

Round 10 Bye: University Blues

Round 11

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	10/07/1920	Leopold v Fitzroy (J)	Lakeside Oval	44	-	52
SAT	10/07/1920	Richmond (J) v Carlton District	Punt Road Oval	51	-	40
SAT	10/07/1920	University Blues v Collingwood District	University Oval	11	-	49
SAT	10/07/1920	West Melbourne (J) v Melbourne (J)	East Melbourne	52	-	81

Round 11 Bye: St Kilda District

Round 12

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	17/07/1920	West Melbourne (J) v Leopold	East Melbourne	34	-	126
SAT	24/07/1920	Carlton District v Fitzroy (J)	Princes Park	39	-	110
SAT	24/07/1920	Collingwood District v Melbourne (J)	Victoria Park	104	-	34
SAT	24/07/1920	St Kilda District v University Blues	Junction Oval	64	-	76

Round 12 Bye: Richmond (J)

Round 13

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	31/07/1920	Fitzroy (J) v University Blues	Brunswick Street Oval	79	-	55
SAT	31/07/1920	Leopold v Carlton District	Lakeside Oval	57	-	77
SAT	31/07/1920	Richmond (J) v Collingwood District	Punt Road Oval	29	-	113
SAT	31/07/1920	St Kilda District v West Melbourne (J)	Junction Oval	254	-	25

Round 13 Bye: Melbourne (J)

Round 14

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	07/08/1920	Fitzroy (J) v Collingwood District	Brunswick Street Oval	41	-	49
SAT	07/08/1920	Melbourne (J) v St Kilda District	MCG	50	-	85
SAT	07/08/1920	University Blues v Richmond (J)	University Oval	151	-	21
SAT	07/08/1920	West Melbourne (J) v Carlton District	East Melbourne	12	-	207

Round 14 Bye: Leopold

Round 15

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	14/08/1920	Carlton District v Melbourne (J)	Princes Park	75	-	41
SAT	14/08/1920	Collingwood District v St Kilda District	Victoria Park	99	-	43
SAT	14/08/1920	Richmond (J) v Leopold	Punt Road Oval	59	-	53
SAT	14/08/1920	West Melbourne (J) v University Blues	East Melbourne	27	-	154

Round 15 Bye: Fitzroy (J)

Round 16

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	21/08/1920	Fitzroy (J) v West Melbourne (J)	Brunswick Street Oval	82	-	20
SAT	21/08/1920	Melbourne (J) v Richmond (J)	MCG	29	-	53
SAT	21/08/1920	St Kilda District v Leopold	Junction Oval	73	-	40
SAT	21/08/1920	University Blues v Carlton District	University Oval	30	-	52

Round 16 Bye: Collingwood District

Round 17

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	28/08/1920	Collingwood District v Carlton District	Victoria Park	93	-	52
SAT	28/08/1920	Leopold v University Blues	Lakeside Oval	40	-	84
SAT	28/08/1920	Melbourne (J) v Fitzroy (J)	MCG	39	-	117
SAT	28/08/1920	Richmond (J) v St Kilda District	Punt Road Oval	58	-	52

Round 17 Bye: West Melbourne (J)

Round 18

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	04/09/1920	Leopold v Collingwood District	Lakeside Oval	14	-	113
SAT	04/09/1920	Richmond (J) v West Melbourne (J)	Punt Road Oval	66	-	38
SAT	04/09/1920	St Kilda District v Fitzroy (J)	Junction Oval	56	-	58
SAT	04/09/1920	University Blues v Melbourne (J)	University Oval	123	-	32

Round 18 Bye: Carlton District

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA	GF	BF	GA	BA
Collingwood District	1st	14	-0-	2	56	297.1%	1,432	482	198	244	63	104
University Blues	2nd	13	-0-	3	52	215.0%	1,288	599	181	202	76	143
Fitzroy (J)	3rd	12	-0-	4	48	131.8%	978	742	129	204	102	130
Carlton District	4th	10	-0-	6	40	130.6%	1,130	865	158	182	117	163
Richmond (J)	5th	7	-0-	9	28	64.9%	721	1,111	93	163	153	193
St Kilda District	6th	6	-0-	10	24	117.6%	1,061	902	146	185	123	164
Leopold	7th	6	-0-	10	24	81.5%	815	1,000	108	167	138	172
Melbourne (J)	8th	3	-0-	13	12	59.2%	700	1,183	94	136	163	205
West Melbourne (J)	9th	1	-0-	15	4	32.8%	607	1,848	86	91	258	300

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	11/09/1920		University Blues v Carlton District	MCG	69	-	53
SAT	18/09/1920		Collingwood District v Fitzroy (J)	MCG	34	-	28

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team	Pos.
Collingwood District*	1st
University Blues	2nd
Fitzroy (J)	3rd
Carlton District	4th

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Final Round 2

Final (Grand Final)

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	25/09/1920		Collingwood District v University Blues	MCG	56	-	44

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team	Pos.
Collingwood District*	1st
University Blues	2nd
Fitzroy (J)	3rd
Carlton District	4th

* ^{: right to challenge}

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