1921 VJFL Season

These are the results for the 1921 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. Essendon Juniors were the premiers.

Season Details

Name: 1921 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
Coburg Coburg City Oval
Collingwood District Victoria Park Ernie Lumsden
Essendon Juniors East Melbourne
Fitzroy Juniors Brunswick Street Oval
Leopold Lakeside Oval
Melbourne Juniors MCG
Richmond Juniors Punt Road Oval Frank Hughes
St Kilda District Junction Oval

Season Results

Premiers: Essendon Juniors
Runners-Up: Collingwood District
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 15 -0- 1 60 180.6% 1,203 666 160 243 89 132
Fitzroy Juniors 2nd 11 -1- 4 46 159.7% 1,081 677 150 181 88 149
Coburg 3rd 11 -0- 5 44 117.5% 959 816 127 197 112 144
Essendon Juniors 4th 10 -1- 5 42 125.3% 1,094 873 145 224 119 159
Richmond Juniors 5th 10 -0- 6 40 94.0% 842 896 112 170 117 194
Carlton District 6th 7 -0- 9 28 102.9% 946 919 129 172 122 187
St Kilda District 7th 4 -0- 12 16 76.6% 814 1,062 111 148 144 198
Melbourne Juniors 8th 2 -0- 14 8 59.8% 794 1,327 109 140 182 235
Leopold 9th 1 -0- 15 4 55.9% 630 1,127 81 144 151 221

Overall Premiership Results

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

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/05/1921 Carlton District v Richmond Juniors Princes Park 72 - 51
SAT 07/05/1921 Fitzroy Juniors v Collingwood District Brunswick Street Oval 55 - 45
SAT 07/05/1921 Leopold v St Kilda District Lakeside Oval 49 - 37
SAT 07/05/1921 Melbourne Juniors v Essendon Juniors MCG 53 - 97

Round 1 Bye: Coburg

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Juniors 1st 1 -0- 0 4 183.0% 97 53
Carlton District 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 141.2% 72 51
Leopold 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 132.4% 49 37
Fitzroy Juniors 4th 1 -0- 0 4 122.2% 55 45
Coburg 5th 0 -0- 0 0 0 0
Collingwood District 6th 0 -0- 1 0 81.8% 45 55
St Kilda District 7th 0 -0- 1 0 75.5% 37 49
Richmond Juniors 8th 0 -0- 1 0 70.8% 51 72
Melbourne Juniors 9th 0 -0- 1 0 54.6% 53 97

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/05/1921 Collingwood District v Melbourne Juniors Victoria Park 97 - 65
SAT 14/05/1921 Essendon Juniors v Coburg East Melbourne 48 - 90
SAT 14/05/1921 Richmond Juniors v Leopold Punt Road Oval 64 - 52
SAT 14/05/1921 St Kilda District v Fitzroy Juniors Junction Oval 42 - 62

Round 2 Bye: Carlton District

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Fitzroy Juniors 1st 2 -0- 0 8 134.5% 117 87
Coburg 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 187.5% 90 48
Carlton District 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 141.2% 72 51
Collingwood District 4th 1 -0- 1 4 118.3% 142 120
Essendon Juniors 5th 1 -0- 1 4 101.4% 145 143
Leopold 6th 1 -0- 1 4 100.0% 101 101
Richmond Juniors 7th 1 -0- 1 4 92.7% 115 124
St Kilda District 8th 0 -0- 2 0 71.2% 79 111
Melbourne Juniors 9th 0 -0- 2 0 60.8% 118 194

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/05/1921 Coburg v Collingwood District Coburg City Oval 49 - 57
SAT 21/05/1921 Essendon Juniors v Leopold East Melbourne 78 - 54
SAT 21/05/1921 Richmond Juniors v Fitzroy Juniors Punt Road Oval 50 - 49
SAT 21/05/1921 St Kilda District v Carlton District Junction Oval 99 - 63

Round 3 Bye: Melbourne Juniors

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Fitzroy Juniors 1st 2 -0- 1 8 121.2% 166 137
Collingwood District 2nd 2 -0- 1 8 117.8% 199 169
Essendon Juniors 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 113.2% 223 197
Richmond Juniors 4th 2 -0- 1 8 95.4% 165 173
Coburg 5th 1 -0- 1 4 132.4% 139 105
St Kilda District 6th 1 -0- 2 4 102.3% 178 174
Carlton District 7th 1 -0- 1 4 90.0% 135 150
Leopold 8th 1 -0- 2 4 86.6% 155 179
Melbourne Juniors 9th 0 -0- 2 0 60.8% 118 194

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/05/1921 Collingwood District v Essendon Juniors Victoria Park 89 - 43
SAT 28/05/1921 Fitzroy Juniors v Carlton District Brunswick Street Oval 69 - 34
SAT 28/05/1921 Leopold v Melbourne Juniors Lakeside Oval 62 - 71
SAT 28/05/1921 Richmond Juniors v Coburg Punt Road Oval 54 - 46

Round 4 Bye: St Kilda District

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Fitzroy Juniors 1st 3 -0- 1 12 137.4% 235 171
Collingwood District 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 135.8% 288 212
Richmond Juniors 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 100.0% 219 219
Essendon Juniors 4th 2 -0- 2 8 93.0% 266 286
Coburg 5th 1 -0- 2 4 116.4% 185 159
St Kilda District 6th 1 -0- 2 4 102.3% 178 174
Leopold 7th 1 -0- 3 4 86.8% 217 250
Carlton District 8th 1 -0- 2 4 77.2% 169 219
Melbourne Juniors 9th 1 -0- 2 4 73.8% 189 256

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/06/1921 Coburg v Fitzroy Juniors Coburg City Oval 48 - 44
SAT 04/06/1921 Collingwood District v Richmond Juniors Victoria Park 58 - 39
SAT 04/06/1921 Melbourne Juniors v St Kilda District MCG 44 - 51
SAT 13/08/1921 Carlton District v Leopold Princes Park 84 - 43

Round 5 Bye: Essendon Juniors

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 4 -0- 1 16 137.8% 346 251
Fitzroy Juniors 2nd 3 -0- 2 12 127.4% 279 219
Richmond Juniors 3rd 3 -0- 2 12 93.1% 258 277
Coburg 4th 2 -0- 2 8 114.8% 233 203
St Kilda District 5th 2 -0- 2 8 105.0% 229 218
Carlton District 6th 2 -0- 2 8 96.6% 253 262
Essendon Juniors 7th 2 -0- 2 8 93.0% 266 286
Leopold 8th 1 -0- 4 4 77.8% 260 334
Melbourne Juniors 9th 1 -0- 3 4 75.9% 233 307

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/06/1921 Carlton District v Essendon Juniors Princes Park 63 - 78
SAT 11/06/1921 Leopold v Collingwood District Lakeside Oval 35 - 71
SAT 11/06/1921 Melbourne Juniors v Richmond Juniors MCG 59 - 80
SAT 11/06/1921 St Kilda District v Coburg Junction Oval 60 - 61

Round 6 Bye: Fitzroy Juniors

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 5 -0- 1 20 145.8% 417 286
Richmond Juniors 2nd 4 -0- 2 16 100.6% 338 336
Fitzroy Juniors 3rd 3 -0- 2 12 127.4% 279 219
Coburg 4th 3 -0- 2 12 111.8% 294 263
Essendon Juniors 5th 3 -0- 2 12 98.6% 344 349
St Kilda District 6th 2 -0- 3 8 103.6% 289 279
Carlton District 7th 2 -0- 3 8 92.9% 316 340
Melbourne Juniors 8th 1 -0- 4 4 75.5% 292 387
Leopold 9th 1 -0- 5 4 72.8% 295 405

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/06/1921 Coburg v Carlton District Coburg City Oval 67 - 65
SAT 18/06/1921 Essendon Juniors v Richmond Juniors East Melbourne 84 - 44
SAT 18/06/1921 Fitzroy Juniors v Melbourne Juniors Brunswick Street Oval 112 - 42
SAT 18/06/1921 St Kilda District v Collingwood District Junction Oval 41 - 84

Round 7 Bye: Leopold

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 6 -0- 1 24 153.2% 501 327
Fitzroy Juniors 2nd 4 -0- 2 16 149.8% 391 261
Coburg 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 110.1% 361 328
Essendon Juniors 4th 4 -0- 2 16 108.9% 428 393
Richmond Juniors 5th 4 -0- 3 16 91.0% 382 420
Carlton District 6th 2 -0- 4 8 93.6% 381 407
St Kilda District 7th 2 -0- 4 8 90.9% 330 363
Leopold 8th 1 -0- 5 4 72.8% 295 405
Melbourne Juniors 9th 1 -0- 5 4 66.9% 334 499

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/06/1921 Carlton District v Melbourne Juniors Princes Park 97 - 65
SAT 25/06/1921 Coburg v Leopold Coburg City Oval 91 - 46
SAT 25/06/1921 Essendon Juniors v Fitzroy Juniors East Melbourne 61 - 61
SAT 25/06/1921 Richmond Juniors v St Kilda District Punt Road Oval 81 - 45

Round 8 Bye: Collingwood District

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 6 -0- 1 24 153.2% 501 327
Coburg 2nd 5 -0- 2 20 120.9% 452 374
Richmond Juniors 3rd 5 -0- 3 20 99.6% 463 465
Fitzroy Juniors 4th 4 -1- 2 18 140.4% 452 322
Essendon Juniors 5th 4 -1- 2 18 107.7% 489 454
Carlton District 6th 3 -0- 4 12 101.3% 478 472
St Kilda District 7th 2 -0- 5 8 84.5% 375 444
Leopold 8th 1 -0- 6 4 68.8% 341 496
Melbourne Juniors 9th 1 -0- 6 4 66.9% 399 596

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/07/1921 Collingwood District v Carlton District Victoria Park 63 - 33
SAT 02/07/1921 Fitzroy Juniors v Leopold Brunswick Street Oval 126 - 41
SAT 02/07/1921 Melbourne Juniors v Coburg MCG 32 - 127
SAT 13/08/1921 St Kilda District v Essendon Juniors MCG 31 - 68

Round 9 Bye: Richmond Juniors

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 7 -0- 1 28 156.7% 564 360
Coburg 2nd 6 -0- 2 24 142.6% 579 406
Fitzroy Juniors 3rd 5 -1- 2 22 159.2% 578 363
Essendon Juniors 4th 5 -1- 2 22 114.8% 557 485
Richmond Juniors 5th 5 -0- 3 20 99.6% 463 465
Carlton District 6th 3 -0- 5 12 95.5% 511 535
St Kilda District 7th 2 -0- 6 8 79.3% 406 512
Leopold 8th 1 -0- 7 4 61.4% 382 622
Melbourne Juniors 9th 1 -0- 7 4 59.6% 431 723

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/07/1921 Collingwood District v Fitzroy Juniors Victoria Park 93 - 77
SAT 09/07/1921 Essendon Juniors v Melbourne Juniors East Melbourne 99 - 55
SAT 09/07/1921 Richmond Juniors v Carlton District MCG 57 - 46
SAT 09/07/1921 St Kilda District v Leopold Junction Oval 85 - 25

Round 10 Bye: Coburg

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 8 -0- 1 32 150.3% 657 437
Essendon Juniors 2nd 6 -1- 2 26 121.5% 656 540
Coburg 3rd 6 -0- 2 24 142.6% 579 406
Richmond Juniors 4th 6 -0- 3 24 101.8% 520 511
Fitzroy Juniors 5th 5 -1- 3 22 143.6% 655 456
Carlton District 6th 3 -0- 6 12 94.1% 557 592
St Kilda District 7th 3 -0- 6 12 91.4% 491 537
Melbourne Juniors 8th 1 -0- 8 4 59.1% 486 822
Leopold 9th 1 -0- 8 4 57.6% 407 707

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/07/1921 Coburg v Essendon Juniors Coburg City Oval 35 - 67
SAT 16/07/1921 Fitzroy Juniors v St Kilda District Brunswick Street Oval 51 - 17
SAT 16/07/1921 Leopold v Richmond Juniors Lakeside Oval 33 - 40
SAT 16/07/1921 Melbourne Juniors v Collingwood District MCG 16 - 73

Round 11 Bye: Carlton District

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 9 -0- 1 36 161.1% 730 453
Essendon Juniors 2nd 7 -1- 2 30 125.7% 723 575
Richmond Juniors 3rd 7 -0- 3 28 102.9% 560 544
Fitzroy Juniors 4th 6 -1- 3 26 149.3% 706 473
Coburg 5th 6 -0- 3 24 129.8% 614 473
Carlton District 6th 3 -0- 6 12 94.1% 557 592
St Kilda District 7th 3 -0- 7 12 86.4% 508 588
Leopold 8th 1 -0- 9 4 58.9% 440 747
Melbourne Juniors 9th 1 -0- 9 4 56.1% 502 895

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/07/1921 Carlton District v St Kilda District Princes Park 83 - 40
SAT 23/07/1921 Collingwood District v Coburg Victoria Park 99 - 31
SAT 23/07/1921 Fitzroy Juniors v Richmond Juniors Brunswick Street Oval 78 - 38
SAT 23/07/1921 Leopold v Essendon Juniors Lakeside Oval 30 - 45

Round 12 Bye: Melbourne Juniors

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 10 -0- 1 40 171.3% 829 484
Essendon Juniors 2nd 8 -1- 2 34 126.9% 768 605
Fitzroy Juniors 3rd 7 -1- 3 30 153.4% 784 511
Richmond Juniors 4th 7 -0- 4 28 96.1% 598 622
Coburg 5th 6 -0- 4 24 112.8% 645 572
Carlton District 6th 4 -0- 6 16 101.3% 640 632
St Kilda District 7th 3 -0- 8 12 81.7% 548 671
Leopold 8th 1 -0- 10 4 59.3% 470 792
Melbourne Juniors 9th 1 -0- 9 4 56.1% 502 895

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/07/1921 Essendon Juniors v Collingwood District East Melbourne 45 - 59
SAT 06/08/1921 Carlton District v Fitzroy Juniors Princes Park 28 - 20
SAT 06/08/1921 Coburg v Richmond Juniors Coburg City Oval 43 - 38
SAT 06/08/1921 Melbourne Juniors v Leopold MCG 53 - 40

Round 13 Bye: St Kilda District

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 11 -0- 1 44 167.9% 888 529
Essendon Juniors 2nd 8 -1- 3 34 122.4% 813 664
Fitzroy Juniors 3rd 7 -1- 4 30 149.2% 804 539
Coburg 4th 7 -0- 4 28 112.8% 688 610
Richmond Juniors 5th 7 -0- 5 28 95.6% 636 665
Carlton District 6th 5 -0- 6 20 102.5% 668 652
St Kilda District 7th 3 -0- 8 12 81.7% 548 671
Melbourne Juniors 8th 2 -0- 9 8 59.4% 555 935
Leopold 9th 1 -0- 11 4 60.4% 510 845

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/08/1921 Fitzroy Juniors v Coburg Brunswick Street Oval 51 - 26
SAT 20/08/1921 Leopold v Carlton District Lakeside Oval 41 - 61
SAT 20/08/1921 Richmond Juniors v Collingwood District Punt Road Oval 35 - 91
SAT 20/08/1921 St Kilda District v Melbourne Juniors Junction Oval 81 - 59

Round 14 Bye: Essendon Juniors

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 12 -0- 1 48 173.6% 979 564
Fitzroy Juniors 2nd 8 -1- 4 34 151.3% 855 565
Essendon Juniors 3rd 8 -1- 3 34 122.4% 813 664
Coburg 4th 7 -0- 5 28 108.0% 714 661
Richmond Juniors 5th 7 -0- 6 28 88.8% 671 756
Carlton District 6th 6 -0- 6 24 105.2% 729 693
St Kilda District 7th 4 -0- 8 16 86.2% 629 730
Melbourne Juniors 8th 2 -0- 10 8 60.4% 614 1,016
Leopold 9th 1 -0- 12 4 60.8% 551 906

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/08/1921 Coburg v St Kilda District Coburg City Oval 70 - 41
SAT 27/08/1921 Collingwood District v Leopold Victoria Park 105 - 9
SAT 27/08/1921 Essendon Juniors v Carlton District East Melbourne 57 - 43
SAT 27/08/1921 Richmond Juniors v Melbourne Juniors Punt Road Oval 51 - 47

Round 15 Bye: Fitzroy Juniors

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 13 -0- 1 52 189.2% 1,084 573
Essendon Juniors 2nd 9 -1- 3 38 123.1% 870 707
Fitzroy Juniors 3rd 8 -1- 4 34 151.3% 855 565
Coburg 4th 8 -0- 5 32 111.7% 784 702
Richmond Juniors 5th 8 -0- 6 32 89.9% 722 803
Carlton District 6th 6 -0- 7 24 102.9% 772 750
St Kilda District 7th 4 -0- 9 16 83.8% 670 800
Melbourne Juniors 8th 2 -0- 11 8 61.9% 661 1,067
Leopold 9th 1 -0- 13 4 55.4% 560 1,011

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/09/1921 Carlton District v Coburg Princes Park 47 - 48
SAT 03/09/1921 Collingwood District v St Kilda District Victoria Park 67 - 45
SAT 03/09/1921 Melbourne Juniors v Fitzroy Juniors MCG 28 - 103
SAT 03/09/1921 Richmond Juniors v Essendon Juniors Punt Road Oval 59 - 45

Round 16 Bye: Leopold

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 14 -0- 1 56 186.2% 1,151 618
Fitzroy Juniors 2nd 9 -1- 4 38 161.6% 958 593
Essendon Juniors 3rd 9 -1- 4 38 119.5% 915 766
Coburg 4th 9 -0- 5 36 111.1% 832 749
Richmond Juniors 5th 9 -0- 6 36 92.1% 781 848
Carlton District 6th 6 -0- 8 24 102.6% 819 798
St Kilda District 7th 4 -0- 10 16 82.5% 715 867
Melbourne Juniors 8th 2 -0- 12 8 58.9% 689 1,170
Leopold 9th 1 -0- 13 4 55.4% 560 1,011

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/09/1921 Fitzroy Juniors v Essendon Juniors Brunswick Street Oval 56 - 45
SAT 10/09/1921 Leopold v Coburg Lakeside Oval 31 - 49
SAT 10/09/1921 Melbourne Juniors v Carlton District MCG 69 - 79
SAT 10/09/1921 St Kilda District v Richmond Juniors Junction Oval 48 - 61

Round 17 Bye: Collingwood District

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 14 -0- 1 56 186.2% 1,151 618
Fitzroy Juniors 2nd 10 -1- 4 42 158.9% 1,014 638
Coburg 3rd 10 -0- 5 40 112.9% 881 780
Richmond Juniors 4th 10 -0- 6 40 94.0% 842 896
Essendon Juniors 5th 9 -1- 5 38 116.8% 960 822
Carlton District 6th 7 -0- 8 28 103.6% 898 867
St Kilda District 7th 4 -0- 11 16 82.2% 763 928
Melbourne Juniors 8th 2 -0- 13 8 60.7% 758 1,249
Leopold 9th 1 -0- 14 4 55.8% 591 1,060

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/09/1921 Carlton District v Collingwood District Princes Park 48 - 52
SAT 17/09/1921 Coburg v Melbourne Juniors Coburg City Oval 78 - 36
SAT 17/09/1921 Essendon Juniors v St Kilda District East Melbourne 134 - 51
SAT 17/09/1921 Leopold v Fitzroy Juniors Lakeside Oval 39 - 67

Round 18 Bye: Richmond Juniors

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 15 -0- 1 60 180.6% 1,203 666
Fitzroy Juniors 2nd 11 -1- 4 46 159.7% 1,081 677
Coburg 3rd 11 -0- 5 44 117.5% 959 816
Essendon Juniors 4th 10 -1- 5 42 125.3% 1,094 873
Richmond Juniors 5th 10 -0- 6 40 94.0% 842 896
Carlton District 6th 7 -0- 9 28 102.9% 946 919
St Kilda District 7th 4 -0- 12 16 76.6% 814 1,062
Melbourne Juniors 8th 2 -0- 14 8 59.8% 794 1,327
Leopold 9th 1 -0- 15 4 55.9% 630 1,127

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/09/1921 Fitzroy Juniors v Essendon Juniors MCG 74 - 94
SAT 01/10/1921 Collingwood District v Coburg MCG 64 - 67

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/10/1921 Coburg v Essendon Juniors MCG 49 - 56

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/10/1921 Essendon Juniors v Collingwood District MCG 69 - 61