1922 VJFL Season

This page displays the results for the 1922 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. 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 captain and Hughie Thomas as the premiership coach.

Premiership Details

Name: 1922 Victorian Junior Football League Season
Known As: 1922 VJFL Season
Teams: 10
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Second Amended Argus System
Matches: 95

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Carlton District Princes Park
Coburg Coburg City Oval George Walker
Collingwood District Victoria Park Hughie Thomas
Essendon (J) Windy Hill
Fitzroy (J) Brunswick Street Oval
Geelong (J) Corio Oval
Leopold Lakeside Oval Tommy Hughes
Melbourne (J) MCG Alec Hall
Richmond (J) Punt Road Oval Frank Hughes
St Kilda District Junction Oval

Premiership Results

Premiers: Collingwood District
Runners-Up: Essendon Juniors
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- 4 56 158.6% 1,310 826 176 254 115 136
Essendon (J) 2nd 13 -1- 4 54 118.5% 1,162 981 161 196 137 159
Geelong (J) 3rd 12 -1- 5 50 120.5% 1,112 923 150 212 125 173
Fitzroy (J) 4th 12 -0- 6 48 128.3% 985 768 130 205 100 168
Richmond (J) 5th 11 -0- 7 44 110.4% 1,187 1,075 166 191 144 211
Coburg 6th 9 -1- 8 38 116.0% 1,107 954 151 201 127 192
Carlton District 7th 8 -1- 9 34 89.0% 964 1,083 133 166 144 219
Leopold 8th 4 -0- 14 16 82.4% 936 1,136 124 192 155 206
Melbourne (J) 9th 4 -0- 14 16 63.3% 799 1,263 109 145 172 231
St Kilda District 10th 1 -0- 17 4 58.7% 785 1,338 103 167 184 234

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Collingwood District 1st Premiers
Essendon (J) 2nd Runners-Up
Geelong (J) 3rd Defeated by Collingwood District (Semi Final)
Fitzroy (J) 4th Defeated by Essendon (J) (Semi Final)
Richmond (J) 5th Did not qualify for finals
Coburg 6th Did not qualify for finals
Carlton District 7th Did not qualify for finals
Leopold 8th Did not qualify for finals
Melbourne (J) 9th Did not qualify for finals
St Kilda District 10th Did not qualify for finals

Premiership Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/05/1922 Carlton District v Essendon (J) Princes Park 66 - 78
SAT 06/05/1922 Collingwood District v Richmond (J) Victoria Park 79 - 60
SAT 06/05/1922 Fitzroy (J) v St Kilda District Brunswick Street Oval 88 - 11
SAT 06/05/1922 Geelong (J) v Coburg Corio Oval 53 - 66
SAT 06/05/1922 Melbourne (J) v Leopold MCG 48 - 59

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Fitzroy (J) 1st 1 -0- 0 4 800.0% 88 11
Collingwood District 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 131.7% 79 60
Coburg 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 124.5% 66 53
Leopold 4th 1 -0- 0 4 122.9% 59 48
Essendon (J) 5th 1 -0- 0 4 118.2% 78 66
Carlton District 6th 0 -0- 1 0 84.6% 66 78
Melbourne (J) 7th 0 -0- 1 0 81.4% 48 59
Geelong (J) 8th 0 -0- 1 0 80.3% 53 66
Richmond (J) 9th 0 -0- 1 0 75.9% 60 79
St Kilda District 10th 0 -0- 1 0 12.5% 11 88

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/05/1922 Essendon (J) v Geelong (J) Windy Hill 93 - 44
SAT 13/05/1922 Fitzroy (J) v Carlton District Brunswick Street Oval 59 - 47
SAT 13/05/1922 Leopold v Collingwood District Lakeside Oval 44 - 50
SAT 13/05/1922 Richmond (J) v Melbourne (J) Punt Road Oval 115 - 55
SAT 13/05/1922 St Kilda District v Coburg Junction Oval 38 - 72

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Fitzroy (J) 1st 2 -0- 0 8 253.4% 147 58
Essendon (J) 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 155.5% 171 110
Coburg 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 151.6% 138 91
Collingwood District 4th 2 -0- 0 8 124.0% 129 104
Richmond (J) 5th 1 -0- 1 4 130.6% 175 134
Leopold 6th 1 -0- 1 4 105.1% 103 98
Carlton District 7th 0 -0- 2 0 82.5% 113 137
Geelong (J) 8th 0 -0- 2 0 61.0% 97 159
Melbourne (J) 9th 0 -0- 2 0 59.2% 103 174
St Kilda District 10th 0 -0- 2 0 30.6% 49 160

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/05/1922 Carlton District v Collingwood District Princes Park 57 - 93
SAT 20/05/1922 Coburg v Richmond (J) Coburg City Oval 57 - 64
SAT 20/05/1922 Geelong (J) v Fitzroy (J) Corio Oval 38 - 37
SAT 20/05/1922 Leopold v Essendon (J) Lakeside Oval 26 - 71
SAT 20/05/1922 Melbourne (J) v St Kilda District MCG 64 - 54

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon (J) 1st 3 -0- 0 12 177.9% 242 136
Collingwood District 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 137.9% 222 161
Fitzroy (J) 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 191.7% 184 96
Coburg 4th 2 -0- 1 8 125.8% 195 155
Richmond (J) 5th 2 -0- 1 8 125.1% 239 191
Leopold 6th 1 -0- 2 4 76.3% 129 169
Melbourne (J) 7th 1 -0- 2 4 73.2% 167 228
Geelong (J) 8th 1 -0- 2 4 68.9% 135 196
Carlton District 9th 0 -0- 3 0 73.9% 170 230
St Kilda District 10th 0 -0- 3 0 46.0% 103 224

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/05/1922 Collingwood District v Coburg Victoria Park 66 - 52
SAT 27/05/1922 Essendon (J) v Fitzroy (J) Windy Hill 70 - 36
SAT 27/05/1922 Melbourne (J) v Carlton District MCG 47 - 26
SAT 27/05/1922 Richmond (J) v Geelong (J) Punt Road Oval 68 - 72
SAT 27/05/1922 St Kilda District v Leopold Junction Oval 68 - 65

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon (J) 1st 4 -0- 0 16 181.4% 312 172
Collingwood District 2nd 4 -0- 0 16 135.2% 288 213
Fitzroy (J) 3rd 2 -0- 2 8 132.5% 220 166
Richmond (J) 4th 2 -0- 2 8 116.7% 307 263
Coburg 5th 2 -0- 2 8 111.8% 247 221
Melbourne (J) 6th 2 -0- 2 8 84.3% 214 254
Geelong (J) 7th 2 -0- 2 8 78.4% 207 264
Leopold 8th 1 -0- 3 4 81.9% 194 237
St Kilda District 9th 1 -0- 3 4 59.2% 171 289
Carlton District 10th 0 -0- 4 0 70.8% 196 277

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/06/1922 Carlton District v Leopold Princes Park 74 - 60
SAT 03/06/1922 Coburg v Fitzroy (J) Coburg City Oval 30 - 44
SAT 03/06/1922 Essendon (J) v Richmond (J) Windy Hill 70 - 44
SAT 03/06/1922 St Kilda District v Collingwood District Junction Oval 40 - 69
MON 05/06/1922 Geelong (J) v Melbourne (J) Corio Oval 57 - 43

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon (J) 1st 5 -0- 0 20 176.9% 382 216
Collingwood District 2nd 5 -0- 0 20 141.1% 357 253
Fitzroy (J) 3rd 3 -0- 2 12 134.7% 264 196
Geelong (J) 4th 3 -0- 2 12 86.0% 264 307
Richmond (J) 5th 2 -0- 3 8 105.4% 351 333
Coburg 6th 2 -0- 3 8 104.5% 277 265
Melbourne (J) 7th 2 -0- 3 8 82.6% 257 311
Leopold 8th 1 -0- 4 4 81.7% 254 311
Carlton District 9th 1 -0- 4 4 80.1% 270 337
St Kilda District 10th 1 -0- 4 4 58.9% 211 358

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/06/1922 Coburg v Leopold Coburg City Oval 77 - 72
SAT 10/06/1922 Collingwood District v Geelong (J) Victoria Park 87 - 55
SAT 10/06/1922 Melbourne (J) v Essendon (J) MCG 36 - 53
SAT 10/06/1922 Richmond (J) v Fitzroy (J) Punt Road Oval 51 - 48
SAT 10/06/1922 St Kilda District v Carlton District Junction Oval 44 - 59

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon (J) 1st 6 -0- 0 24 172.6% 435 252
Collingwood District 2nd 6 -0- 0 24 144.2% 444 308
Fitzroy (J) 3rd 3 -0- 3 12 126.3% 312 247
Richmond (J) 4th 3 -0- 3 12 105.5% 402 381
Coburg 5th 3 -0- 3 12 105.0% 354 337
Geelong (J) 6th 3 -0- 3 12 81.0% 319 394
Carlton District 7th 2 -0- 4 8 86.4% 329 381
Melbourne (J) 8th 2 -0- 4 8 80.5% 293 364
Leopold 9th 1 -0- 5 4 84.0% 326 388
St Kilda District 10th 1 -0- 5 4 61.2% 255 417

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/06/1922 Essendon (J) v St Kilda District Windy Hill 91 - 44
SAT 17/06/1922 Fitzroy (J) v Collingwood District Brunswick Street Oval 72 - 56
SAT 17/06/1922 Geelong (J) v Carlton District Corio Oval 82 - 39
SAT 17/06/1922 Melbourne (J) v Coburg MCG 47 - 92
SAT 17/06/1922 Richmond (J) v Leopold Punt Road Oval 80 - 64

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon (J) 1st 7 -0- 0 28 177.7% 526 296
Collingwood District 2nd 6 -0- 1 24 131.6% 500 380
Fitzroy (J) 3rd 4 -0- 3 16 126.7% 384 303
Coburg 4th 4 -0- 3 16 116.1% 446 384
Richmond (J) 5th 4 -0- 3 16 108.3% 482 445
Geelong (J) 6th 4 -0- 3 16 92.6% 401 433
Carlton District 7th 2 -0- 5 8 79.5% 368 463
Melbourne (J) 8th 2 -0- 5 8 74.6% 340 456
Leopold 9th 1 -0- 6 4 83.3% 390 468
St Kilda District 10th 1 -0- 6 4 58.9% 299 508

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/06/1922 Carlton District v Richmond (J) Princes Park 67 - 53
SAT 24/06/1922 Coburg v Essendon (J) Coburg City Oval 98 - 63
SAT 24/06/1922 Collingwood District v Melbourne (J) Victoria Park 76 - 35
SAT 24/06/1922 Leopold v Fitzroy (J) Lakeside Oval 40 - 78
SAT 24/06/1922 St Kilda District v Geelong (J) Junction Oval 69 - 84

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon (J) 1st 7 -0- 1 28 149.5% 589 394
Collingwood District 2nd 7 -0- 1 28 138.8% 576 415
Fitzroy (J) 3rd 5 -0- 3 20 134.7% 462 343
Coburg 4th 5 -0- 3 20 121.7% 544 447
Geelong (J) 5th 5 -0- 3 20 96.6% 485 502
Richmond (J) 6th 4 -0- 4 16 104.5% 535 512
Carlton District 7th 3 -0- 5 12 84.3% 435 516
Melbourne (J) 8th 2 -0- 6 8 70.5% 375 532
Leopold 9th 1 -0- 7 4 78.8% 430 546
St Kilda District 10th 1 -0- 7 4 62.2% 368 592

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/07/1922 Carlton District v Coburg Princes Park 34 - 84
SAT 01/07/1922 Collingwood District v Essendon (J) Victoria Park 94 - 58
SAT 01/07/1922 Leopold v Geelong (J) Lakeside Oval 48 - 61
SAT 01/07/1922 Melbourne (J) v Fitzroy (J) MCG 23 - 47
SAT 01/07/1922 St Kilda District v Richmond (J) Junction Oval 55 - 66

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 8 -0- 1 32 141.6% 670 473
Essendon (J) 2nd 7 -0- 2 28 132.6% 647 488
Fitzroy (J) 3rd 6 -0- 3 24 139.1% 509 366
Geelong (J) 4th 6 -0- 3 24 99.3% 546 550
Coburg 5th 5 -0- 4 20 130.6% 628 481
Richmond (J) 6th 5 -0- 4 20 106.0% 601 567
Carlton District 7th 4 -0- 5 16 78.2% 469 600
Melbourne (J) 8th 2 -0- 7 8 68.7% 398 579
Leopold 9th 1 -0- 8 4 78.7% 478 607
St Kilda District 10th 1 -0- 8 4 64.3% 423 658

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/07/1922 Coburg v Geelong (J) Coburg City Oval 64 - 64
SAT 15/07/1922 Essendon (J) v Carlton District Windy Hill 55 - 55
SAT 15/07/1922 Leopold v Melbourne (J) Lakeside Oval 24 - 57
SAT 15/07/1922 Richmond (J) v Collingwood District Punt Road Oval 50 - 80
SAT 15/07/1922 St Kilda District v Fitzroy (J) Junction Oval 46 - 50

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 9 -0- 1 36 143.4% 750 523
Essendon (J) 2nd 7 -1- 2 30 129.3% 702 543
Fitzroy (J) 3rd 7 -0- 3 28 135.7% 559 412
Geelong (J) 4th 6 -1- 3 26 99.3% 610 614
Coburg 5th 5 -1- 4 22 127.0% 692 545
Richmond (J) 6th 5 -0- 5 20 100.6% 651 647
Carlton District 7th 4 -1- 5 18 80.0% 524 655
Melbourne (J) 8th 3 -0- 7 12 75.5% 455 603
Leopold 9th 1 -0- 9 4 75.6% 502 664
St Kilda District 10th 1 -0- 9 4 66.2% 469 708

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/07/1922 Carlton District v Fitzroy (J) Princes Park 58 - 47
SAT 22/07/1922 Coburg v St Kilda District Coburg City Oval 90 - 48
SAT 22/07/1922 Collingwood District v Leopold Victoria Park 114 - 47
SAT 22/07/1922 Geelong (J) v Essendon (J) Corio Oval 88 - 30
SAT 22/07/1922 Melbourne (J) v Richmond (J) MCG 57 - 84

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 10 -0- 1 40 151.6% 864 570
Essendon (J) 2nd 7 -1- 3 30 116.0% 732 631
Geelong (J) 3rd 7 -1- 3 30 108.4% 698 644
Fitzroy (J) 4th 7 -0- 4 28 128.9% 606 470
Coburg 5th 6 -1- 4 26 131.9% 782 593
Richmond (J) 6th 6 -0- 5 24 104.4% 735 704
Carlton District 7th 5 -1- 5 22 82.9% 582 702
Melbourne (J) 8th 3 -0- 8 12 74.5% 512 687
Leopold 9th 1 -0- 10 4 70.6% 549 778
St Kilda District 10th 1 -0- 10 4 64.8% 517 798

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/07/1922 Collingwood District v Carlton District Victoria Park 92 - 53
SAT 29/07/1922 Essendon (J) v Leopold Windy Hill 67 - 64
SAT 29/07/1922 Fitzroy (J) v Geelong (J) Brunswick Street Oval 55 - 26
SAT 29/07/1922 Richmond (J) v Coburg Punt Road Oval 85 - 66
SAT 29/07/1922 St Kilda District v Melbourne (J) Junction Oval 68 - 70

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 11 -0- 1 44 153.5% 956 623
Essendon (J) 2nd 8 -1- 3 34 115.0% 799 695
Fitzroy (J) 3rd 8 -0- 4 32 133.3% 661 496
Geelong (J) 4th 7 -1- 4 30 103.6% 724 699
Richmond (J) 5th 7 -0- 5 28 106.5% 820 770
Coburg 6th 6 -1- 5 26 125.1% 848 678
Carlton District 7th 5 -1- 6 22 80.0% 635 794
Melbourne (J) 8th 4 -0- 8 16 77.1% 582 755
Leopold 9th 1 -0- 11 4 72.5% 613 845
St Kilda District 10th 1 -0- 11 4 67.4% 585 868

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/08/1922 Carlton District v Melbourne (J) Princes Park 58 - 43
SAT 05/08/1922 Coburg v Collingwood District Coburg City Oval 32 - 23
SAT 05/08/1922 Fitzroy (J) v Essendon (J) Brunswick Street Oval 59 - 43
SAT 05/08/1922 Geelong (J) v Richmond (J) Corio Oval 65 - 53
SAT 05/08/1922 Leopold v St Kilda District Lakeside Oval 75 - 40

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 11 -0- 2 44 149.5% 979 655
Fitzroy (J) 2nd 9 -0- 4 36 133.6% 720 539
Essendon (J) 3rd 8 -1- 4 34 111.7% 842 754
Richmond (J) 4th 8 -0- 5 32 104.6% 873 835
Coburg 5th 7 -1- 5 30 125.5% 880 701
Geelong (J) 6th 7 -1- 5 30 104.9% 789 752
Carlton District 7th 6 -1- 6 26 82.8% 693 837
Melbourne (J) 8th 4 -0- 9 16 76.9% 625 813
Leopold 9th 2 -0- 11 8 77.7% 688 885
St Kilda District 10th 1 -0- 12 4 66.3% 625 943

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/08/1922 Fitzroy (J) v Coburg Princes Park 45 - 57
SAT 19/08/1922 Collingwood District v St Kilda District Victoria Park 82 - 20
SAT 19/08/1922 Leopold v Carlton District Lakeside Oval 64 - 50
SAT 19/08/1922 Melbourne (J) v Geelong (J) MCG 32 - 126
SAT 19/08/1922 Richmond (J) v Essendon (J) Punt Road Oval 55 - 73

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 12 -0- 2 48 157.2% 1,061 675
Essendon (J) 2nd 9 -1- 4 38 113.1% 915 809
Fitzroy (J) 3rd 9 -0- 5 36 128.4% 765 596
Coburg 4th 8 -1- 5 34 125.6% 937 746
Geelong (J) 5th 8 -1- 5 34 116.7% 915 784
Richmond (J) 6th 8 -0- 6 32 102.2% 928 908
Carlton District 7th 6 -1- 7 26 82.5% 743 901
Melbourne (J) 8th 4 -0- 10 16 70.0% 657 939
Leopold 9th 3 -0- 11 12 80.4% 752 935
St Kilda District 10th 1 -0- 13 4 62.9% 645 1,025

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/07/1922 Carlton District v St Kilda District MCG 70 - 23
SAT 26/08/1922 Essendon (J) v Melbourne (J) Windy Hill 61 - 22
SAT 26/08/1922 Fitzroy (J) v Richmond (J) Brunswick Street Oval 48 - 26
SAT 26/08/1922 Geelong (J) v Collingwood District Corio Oval 31 - 15
SAT 26/08/1922 Leopold v Coburg Lakeside Oval 53 - 36

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 12 -0- 3 48 152.4% 1,076 706
Essendon (J) 2nd 10 -1- 4 42 117.4% 976 831
Fitzroy (J) 3rd 10 -0- 5 40 130.7% 813 622
Geelong (J) 4th 9 -1- 5 38 118.4% 946 799
Coburg 5th 8 -1- 6 34 121.8% 973 799
Richmond (J) 6th 8 -0- 7 32 99.8% 954 956
Carlton District 7th 7 -1- 7 30 88.0% 813 924
Leopold 8th 4 -0- 11 16 82.9% 805 971
Melbourne (J) 9th 4 -0- 11 16 67.9% 679 1,000
St Kilda District 10th 1 -0- 14 4 61.0% 668 1,095

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/08/1922 Leopold v Richmond (J) MCG 46 - 56
SAT 02/09/1922 Carlton District v Geelong (J) Princes Park 47 - 48
SAT 02/09/1922 Coburg v Melbourne (J) Coburg City Oval 66 - 57
SAT 02/09/1922 Collingwood District v Fitzroy (J) Victoria Park 69 - 25
SAT 02/09/1922 St Kilda District v Essendon (J) Junction Oval 59 - 76

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 13 -0- 3 52 156.6% 1,145 731
Essendon (J) 2nd 11 -1- 4 46 118.2% 1,052 890
Geelong (J) 3rd 10 -1- 5 42 117.5% 994 846
Fitzroy (J) 4th 10 -0- 6 40 121.3% 838 691
Coburg 5th 9 -1- 6 38 121.4% 1,039 856
Richmond (J) 6th 9 -0- 7 36 100.8% 1,010 1,002
Carlton District 7th 7 -1- 8 30 88.5% 860 972
Leopold 8th 4 -0- 12 16 82.9% 851 1,027
Melbourne (J) 9th 4 -0- 12 16 69.0% 736 1,066
St Kilda District 10th 1 -0- 15 4 62.1% 727 1,171

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/09/1922 Essendon (J) v Coburg Windy Hill 45 - 28
SAT 09/09/1922 Fitzroy (J) v Leopold Brunswick Street Oval 52 - 44
SAT 09/09/1922 Geelong (J) v St Kilda District Corio Oval 61 - 36
SAT 09/09/1922 Melbourne (J) v Collingwood District MCG 30 - 102
SAT 09/09/1922 Richmond (J) v Carlton District Punt Road Oval 71 - 51

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 14 -0- 3 56 163.9% 1,247 761
Essendon (J) 2nd 12 -1- 4 50 119.5% 1,097 918
Geelong (J) 3rd 11 -1- 5 46 119.6% 1,055 882
Fitzroy (J) 4th 11 -0- 6 44 121.1% 890 735
Richmond (J) 5th 10 -0- 7 40 102.7% 1,081 1,053
Coburg 6th 9 -1- 7 38 118.4% 1,067 901
Carlton District 7th 7 -1- 9 30 87.3% 911 1,043
Leopold 8th 4 -0- 13 16 82.9% 895 1,079
Melbourne (J) 9th 4 -0- 13 16 65.6% 766 1,168
St Kilda District 10th 1 -0- 16 4 61.9% 763 1,232

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/09/1922 Coburg v Carlton District Coburg City Oval 40 - 53
SAT 16/09/1922 Essendon (J) v Collingwood District Windy Hill 65 - 63
SAT 16/09/1922 Fitzroy (J) v Melbourne (J) Brunswick Street Oval 95 - 33
SAT 16/09/1922 Geelong (J) v Leopold Corio Oval 57 - 41
SAT 16/09/1922 Richmond (J) v St Kilda District Punt Road Oval 106 - 22

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 14 -0- 4 56 158.6% 1,310 826
Essendon (J) 2nd 13 -1- 4 54 118.5% 1,162 981
Geelong (J) 3rd 12 -1- 5 50 120.5% 1,112 923
Fitzroy (J) 4th 12 -0- 6 48 128.3% 985 768
Richmond (J) 5th 11 -0- 7 44 110.4% 1,187 1,075
Coburg 6th 9 -1- 8 38 116.0% 1,107 954
Carlton District 7th 8 -1- 9 34 89.0% 964 1,083
Leopold 8th 4 -0- 14 16 82.4% 936 1,136
Melbourne (J) 9th 4 -0- 14 16 63.3% 799 1,263
St Kilda District 10th 1 -0- 17 4 58.7% 785 1,338

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- 4 56 158.6% 1,310 826 176 254 115 136
Essendon (J) 2nd 13 -1- 4 54 118.5% 1,162 981 161 196 137 159
Geelong (J) 3rd 12 -1- 5 50 120.5% 1,112 923 150 212 125 173
Fitzroy (J) 4th 12 -0- 6 48 128.3% 985 768 130 205 100 168
Richmond (J) 5th 11 -0- 7 44 110.4% 1,187 1,075 166 191 144 211
Coburg 6th 9 -1- 8 38 116.0% 1,107 954 151 201 127 192
Carlton District 7th 8 -1- 9 34 89.0% 964 1,083 133 166 144 219
Leopold 8th 4 -0- 14 16 82.4% 936 1,136 124 192 155 206
Melbourne (J) 9th 4 -0- 14 16 63.3% 799 1,263 109 145 172 231
St Kilda District 10th 1 -0- 17 4 58.7% 785 1,338 103 167 184 234

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/09/1922 Essendon (J) v Fitzroy (J) MCG 52 - 52
SAT 30/09/1922 Collingwood District v Geelong (J) MCG 39 - 38
SAT 30/09/1922 Essendon (J) v Fitzroy (J) Amateur Sports Ground 79 - 32

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team Pos.
Collingwood District* 1st
Essendon (J) 2nd
Geelong (J) 3rd
Fitzroy (J) 4th
* : right to challenge

Final Round 2

Final (Preliminary Final)

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/10/1922 Collingwood District v Essendon (J) MCG 64 - 65

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team Pos.
Essendon (J) 1st
Collingwood District* 2nd
Geelong (J) 3rd
Fitzroy (J) 4th
* : right to challenge

Final Round 3

Challenge Final (Grand Final)

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/10/1922 Essendon (J) v Collingwood District MCG 15 - 58

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team Pos.
Collingwood District 1st
Essendon (J) 2nd
Geelong (J) 3rd
Fitzroy (J) 4th