1923 VFA Season

These are the results for the 1923 season of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League).

It featured eighteen rounds in a double round-robin format. Footscray were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Second Amended Argus system. Footscray were the premiers, with Con McCarthy as the premiership captain-coach.

Season Details

Name: 1923 VFA Season
Teams: 10
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Second Amended Argus System
Matches: 94

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Brighton Brighton Beach Oval Leo Sullivan
Brunswick Brunswick Park
Footscray Western Oval Con McCarthy
Geelong Association Kardinia Park
Hawthorn Glenferrie Oval Bill Walton
North Melbourne Arden Street Oval
Northcote Northcote Park
Port Melbourne North Port Oval Gus Dobrigh
Prahran Toorak Park
Williamstown WCG

Season Results

Premiers: Footscray
Runners-Up: Port Melbourne
Minor Premiers: Footscray

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Footscray 1st 16 -0- 2 64 168.2% 1,527 908 216 231 123 170
Port Melbourne 2nd 15 -1- 2 62 150.3% 1,398 930 189 264 125 180
Williamstown 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 123.0% 1,188 966 168 180 132 174
Hawthorn 4th 11 -0- 7 44 120.0% 1,229 1,024 166 233 139 190
Brunswick 5th 9 -1- 8 38 101.8% 1,130 1,110 150 230 153 192
North Melbourne 6th 9 -1- 8 38 101.1% 1,144 1,132 157 202 155 202
Brighton 7th 8 -0- 10 32 98.5% 1,219 1,237 168 211 170 217
Prahran 8th 3 -1- 14 14 56.0% 860 1,535 115 170 211 269
Northcote 9th 3 -0- 15 12 78.2% 952 1,217 128 184 165 227
Geelong Association 10th 2 -0- 16 8 59.2% 852 1,440 112 180 196 264

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Footscray 1st Premiers
Port Melbourne 2nd Runners-Up
Williamstown 3rd Defeated by Footscray (Semi Final)
Hawthorn 4th Defeated by Port Melbourne (Semi Final)
Brunswick 5th Did not qualify for finals
North Melbourne 6th Did not qualify for finals
Brighton 7th Did not qualify for finals
Prahran 8th Did not qualify for finals
Northcote 9th Did not qualify for finals
Geelong Association 10th Did not qualify for finals

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/05/1923 2:10 PM Brunswick v Brighton Brunswick Park 65 - 40
SAT 05/05/1923 2:10 PM Footscray v Northcote Western Oval 104 - 38
SAT 05/05/1923 2:10 PM Geelong (A) v Hawthorn Kardinia Park 59 - 92
SAT 05/05/1923 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v North Melbourne Arden Street Oval 43 - 42
SAT 05/05/1923 2:10 PM Williamstown v Prahran WCG 77 - 40

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray 1st 1 -0- 0 4 273.7% 104 38
Williamstown 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 192.5% 77 40
Brunswick 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 162.5% 65 40
Hawthorn 4th 1 -0- 0 4 155.9% 92 59
Port Melbourne 5th 1 -0- 0 4 102.4% 43 42
North Melbourne 6th 0 -0- 1 0 97.7% 42 43
Geelong Association 7th 0 -0- 1 0 64.1% 59 92
Brighton 8th 0 -0- 1 0 61.5% 40 65
Prahran 9th 0 -0- 1 0 51.9% 40 77
Northcote 10th 0 -0- 1 0 36.5% 38 104

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/05/1923 2:10 PM Brighton v Geelong (A) Brighton Beach Oval 105 - 34
SAT 12/05/1923 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Footscray Glenferrie Oval 76 - 88
SAT 12/05/1923 2:10 PM Northcote v North Melbourne Northcote Park 64 - 86
SAT 12/05/1923 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Williamstown North Port Oval 65 - 33
SAT 12/05/1923 2:10 PM Prahran v Brunswick Toorak Park 57 - 54

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray 1st 2 -0- 0 8 168.4% 192 114
Port Melbourne 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 144.0% 108 75
Brighton 3rd 1 -0- 1 4 146.5% 145 99
Brunswick 4th 1 -0- 1 4 122.7% 119 97
North Melbourne 5th 1 -0- 1 4 119.6% 128 107
Hawthorn 6th 1 -0- 1 4 114.3% 168 147
Williamstown 7th 1 -0- 1 4 104.8% 110 105
Prahran 8th 1 -0- 1 4 74.0% 97 131
Northcote 9th 0 -0- 2 0 53.7% 102 190
Geelong Association 10th 0 -0- 2 0 47.2% 93 197

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/05/1923 2:10 PM Brighton v Northcote Brighton Beach Oval 77 - 73
SAT 19/05/1923 2:10 PM Brunswick v Geelong (A) Brunswick Park 70 - 34
SAT 19/05/1923 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Prahran Arden Street Oval 67 - 67
SAT 19/05/1923 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Hawthorn North Port Oval 69 - 59
SAT 19/05/1923 2:10 PM Williamstown v Footscray WCG 32 - 52

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray 1st 3 -0- 0 12 167.1% 244 146
Port Melbourne 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 132.1% 177 134
Brunswick 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 144.3% 189 131
Brighton 4th 2 -0- 1 8 129.1% 222 172
North Melbourne 5th 1 -1- 1 6 112.1% 195 174
Prahran 6th 1 -1- 1 6 82.8% 164 198
Hawthorn 7th 1 -0- 2 4 105.1% 227 216
Williamstown 8th 1 -0- 2 4 90.4% 142 157
Northcote 9th 0 -0- 3 0 65.5% 175 267
Geelong Association 10th 0 -0- 3 0 47.6% 127 267

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/05/1923 2:10 PM Footscray v North Melbourne Western Oval 99 - 58
SAT 26/05/1923 2:10 PM Geelong (A) v Williamstown Kardinia Park 70 - 110
SAT 26/05/1923 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Brunswick Glenferrie Oval 71 - 75
SAT 26/05/1923 2:10 PM Northcote v Prahran Northcote Park 107 - 46
SAT 26/05/1923 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Brighton North Port Oval 109 - 32

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 4 -0- 0 16 172.3% 286 166
Footscray 2nd 4 -0- 0 16 168.1% 343 204
Brunswick 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 130.7% 264 202
Williamstown 4th 2 -0- 2 8 111.0% 252 227
Brighton 5th 2 -0- 2 8 90.4% 254 281
North Melbourne 6th 1 -1- 2 6 92.7% 253 273
Prahran 7th 1 -1- 2 6 68.9% 210 305
Hawthorn 8th 1 -0- 3 4 102.4% 298 291
Northcote 9th 1 -0- 3 4 90.1% 282 313
Geelong Association 10th 0 -0- 4 0 52.3% 197 377

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/06/1923 2:10 PM Brighton v Williamstown Brighton Beach Oval 78 - 92
SAT 02/06/1923 2:10 PM Brunswick v Footscray Brunswick Park 61 - 57
SAT 02/06/1923 2:10 PM Geelong (A) v North Melbourne Kardinia Park 56 - 106
SAT 02/06/1923 2:10 PM Northcote v Hawthorn Northcote Park 40 - 96
SAT 02/06/1923 2:10 PM Prahran v Port Melbourne Toorak Park 36 - 126

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 5 -0- 0 20 204.0% 412 202
Footscray 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 150.9% 400 265
Brunswick 3rd 4 -0- 1 16 125.5% 325 259
Williamstown 4th 3 -0- 2 12 112.8% 344 305
North Melbourne 5th 2 -1- 2 10 109.1% 359 329
Hawthorn 6th 2 -0- 3 8 119.0% 394 331
Brighton 7th 2 -0- 3 8 89.0% 332 373
Prahran 8th 1 -1- 3 6 57.1% 246 431
Northcote 9th 1 -0- 4 4 78.7% 322 409
Geelong Association 10th 0 -0- 5 0 52.4% 253 483

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/06/1923 2:10 PM Brighton v Prahran Brighton Beach Oval 94 - 40
SAT 09/06/1923 2:10 PM Footscray v Geelong (A) Western Oval 67 - 37
SAT 09/06/1923 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn Arden Street Oval 46 - 65
SAT 09/06/1923 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Northcote North Port Oval 58 - 48
SAT 09/06/1923 2:10 PM Williamstown v Brunswick WCG 83 - 39

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Melbourne 1st 6 -0- 0 24 188.0% 470 250
Footscray 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 154.6% 467 302
Williamstown 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 124.1% 427 344
Brunswick 4th 4 -0- 2 16 106.4% 364 342
Hawthorn 5th 3 -0- 3 12 121.8% 459 377
Brighton 6th 3 -0- 3 12 103.1% 426 413
North Melbourne 7th 2 -1- 3 10 102.8% 405 394
Prahran 8th 1 -1- 4 6 54.5% 286 525
Northcote 9th 1 -0- 5 4 79.2% 370 467
Geelong Association 10th 0 -0- 6 0 52.7% 290 550

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/06/1923 2:10 PM Footscray v Port Melbourne Western Oval 91 - 46
SAT 16/06/1923 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Williamstown Glenferrie Oval 56 - 51
SAT 16/06/1923 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Brighton Arden Street Oval 75 - 74
SAT 16/06/1923 2:10 PM Northcote v Brunswick Northcote Park 68 - 71
SAT 16/06/1923 2:10 PM Prahran v Geelong (A) Toorak Park 61 - 50

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray 1st 6 -0- 1 24 160.3% 558 348
Port Melbourne 2nd 6 -0- 1 24 151.3% 516 341
Brunswick 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 106.1% 435 410
Hawthorn 4th 4 -0- 3 16 120.3% 515 428
Williamstown 5th 4 -0- 3 16 119.5% 478 400
North Melbourne 6th 3 -1- 3 14 102.6% 480 468
Brighton 7th 3 -0- 4 12 102.5% 500 488
Prahran 8th 2 -1- 4 10 60.3% 347 575
Northcote 9th 1 -0- 6 4 81.4% 438 538
Geelong Association 10th 0 -0- 7 0 55.6% 340 611

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/06/1923 2:10 PM Brighton v Footscray Brighton Beach Oval 62 - 83
SAT 23/06/1923 2:10 PM Brunswick v North Melbourne Brunswick Park 54 - 33
SAT 23/06/1923 2:10 PM Geelong (A) v Port Melbourne Kardinia Park 48 - 84
SAT 23/06/1923 2:10 PM Prahran v Hawthorn Toorak Park 32 - 88
SAT 23/06/1923 2:10 PM Williamstown v Northcote WCG 46 - 40

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray 1st 7 -0- 1 28 156.3% 641 410
Port Melbourne 2nd 7 -0- 1 28 154.2% 600 389
Brunswick 3rd 6 -0- 2 24 110.4% 489 443
Hawthorn 4th 5 -0- 3 20 131.1% 603 460
Williamstown 5th 5 -0- 3 20 119.1% 524 440
North Melbourne 6th 3 -1- 4 14 98.3% 513 522
Brighton 7th 3 -0- 5 12 98.4% 562 571
Prahran 8th 2 -1- 5 10 57.2% 379 663
Northcote 9th 1 -0- 7 4 81.8% 478 584
Geelong Association 10th 0 -0- 8 0 55.8% 388 695

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/06/1923 2:10 PM Brunswick v Port Melbourne Brunswick Park 57 - 57
SAT 30/06/1923 2:10 PM Footscray v Prahran Western Oval 116 - 50
SAT 30/06/1923 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Brighton Glenferrie Oval 78 - 69
SAT 30/06/1923 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Williamstown Arden Street Oval 68 - 55
SAT 30/06/1923 2:10 PM Northcote v Geelong (A) Northcote Park 105 - 65

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray 1st 8 -0- 1 32 164.6% 757 460
Port Melbourne 2nd 7 -1- 1 30 147.3% 657 446
Brunswick 3rd 6 -1- 2 26 109.2% 546 500
Hawthorn 4th 6 -0- 3 24 128.7% 681 529
Williamstown 5th 5 -0- 4 20 114.0% 579 508
North Melbourne 6th 4 -1- 4 18 100.7% 581 577
Brighton 7th 3 -0- 6 12 97.2% 631 649
Prahran 8th 2 -1- 6 10 55.1% 429 779
Northcote 9th 2 -0- 7 8 89.8% 583 649
Geelong Association 10th 0 -0- 9 0 56.6% 453 800

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/07/1923 2:10 PM Brighton v Brunswick Brighton Beach Oval 84 - 79
SAT 07/07/1923 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Geelong (A) Glenferrie Oval 69 - 30
SAT 07/07/1923 2:10 PM Northcote v Footscray Northcote Park 17 - 45
SAT 07/07/1923 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v North Melbourne North Port Oval 89 - 46
SAT 07/07/1923 2:10 PM Prahran v Williamstown Toorak Park 55 - 70

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray 1st 9 -0- 1 36 168.1% 802 477
Port Melbourne 2nd 8 -1- 1 34 151.6% 746 492
Hawthorn 3rd 7 -0- 3 28 134.2% 750 559
Brunswick 4th 6 -1- 3 26 107.0% 625 584
Williamstown 5th 6 -0- 4 24 115.3% 649 563
North Melbourne 6th 4 -1- 5 18 94.1% 627 666
Brighton 7th 4 -0- 6 16 98.2% 715 728
Prahran 8th 2 -1- 7 10 57.0% 484 849
Northcote 9th 2 -0- 8 8 86.5% 600 694
Geelong Association 10th 0 -0- 10 0 55.6% 483 869

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/07/1923 2:10 PM Brunswick v Prahran Brunswick Park 102 - 34
SAT 14/07/1923 2:10 PM Footscray v Hawthorn Western Oval 71 - 43
SAT 14/07/1923 2:10 PM Geelong (A) v Brighton Kardinia Park 56 - 62
SAT 14/07/1923 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Northcote Arden Street Oval 53 - 45
SAT 14/07/1923 2:10 PM Williamstown v Port Melbourne WCG 53 - 63

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray 1st 10 -0- 1 40 167.9% 873 520
Port Melbourne 2nd 9 -1- 1 38 148.4% 809 545
Brunswick 3rd 7 -1- 3 30 117.6% 727 618
Hawthorn 4th 7 -0- 4 28 125.9% 793 630
Williamstown 5th 6 -0- 5 24 112.1% 702 626
North Melbourne 6th 5 -1- 5 22 95.6% 680 711
Brighton 7th 5 -0- 6 20 99.1% 777 784
Prahran 8th 2 -1- 8 10 54.5% 518 951
Northcote 9th 2 -0- 9 8 86.3% 645 747
Geelong Association 10th 0 -0- 11 0 57.9% 539 931

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/07/1923 2:10 PM Brighton v Northcote Brighton Beach Oval 85 - 54
SAT 21/07/1923 2:10 PM Footscray v Williamstown Western Oval 93 - 29
SAT 21/07/1923 2:10 PM Geelong (A) v Brunswick Kardinia Park 49 - 61
SAT 21/07/1923 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Port Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 82 - 51
SAT 21/07/1923 2:10 PM Prahran v North Melbourne Toorak Park 39 - 84

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray 1st 11 -0- 1 44 176.0% 966 549
Port Melbourne 2nd 9 -1- 2 38 137.2% 860 627
Brunswick 3rd 8 -1- 3 34 118.1% 788 667
Hawthorn 4th 8 -0- 4 32 128.5% 875 681
North Melbourne 5th 6 -1- 5 26 101.9% 764 750
Brighton 6th 6 -0- 6 24 102.9% 862 838
Williamstown 7th 6 -0- 6 24 101.7% 731 719
Prahran 8th 2 -1- 9 10 53.8% 557 1,035
Northcote 9th 2 -0- 10 8 84.0% 699 832
Geelong Association 10th 0 -0- 12 0 59.3% 588 992

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/07/1923 2:10 PM Brighton v Port Melbourne Brighton Beach Oval 45 - 49
SAT 28/07/1923 2:10 PM Brunswick v Hawthorn Brunswick Park 93 - 52
SAT 28/07/1923 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Footscray Arden Street Oval 63 - 91
SAT 28/07/1923 2:10 PM Prahran v Northcote Toorak Park 66 - 41
SAT 28/07/1923 2:10 PM Williamstown v Geelong (A) WCG 90 - 30

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray 1st 12 -0- 1 48 172.7% 1,057 612
Port Melbourne 2nd 10 -1- 2 42 135.3% 909 672
Brunswick 3rd 9 -1- 3 38 122.5% 881 719
Hawthorn 4th 8 -0- 5 32 119.8% 927 774
Williamstown 5th 7 -0- 6 28 109.6% 821 749
North Melbourne 6th 6 -1- 6 26 98.3% 827 841
Brighton 7th 6 -0- 7 24 102.3% 907 887
Prahran 8th 3 -1- 9 14 57.9% 623 1,076
Northcote 9th 2 -0- 11 8 82.4% 740 898
Geelong Association 10th 0 -0- 13 0 57.1% 618 1,082

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/08/1923 2:10 PM Footscray v Brunswick Western Oval 82 - 31
SAT 04/08/1923 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Northcote Glenferrie Oval 43 - 28
SAT 04/08/1923 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Geelong (A) Arden Street Oval 70 - 21
SAT 04/08/1923 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Prahran North Port Oval 82 - 36
SAT 04/08/1923 2:10 PM Williamstown v Brighton WCG 85 - 48

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray 1st 13 -0- 1 52 177.1% 1,139 643
Port Melbourne 2nd 11 -1- 2 46 140.0% 991 708
Brunswick 3rd 9 -1- 4 38 113.9% 912 801
Hawthorn 4th 9 -0- 5 36 120.9% 970 802
Williamstown 5th 8 -0- 6 32 113.7% 906 797
North Melbourne 6th 7 -1- 6 30 104.1% 897 862
Brighton 7th 6 -0- 8 24 98.3% 955 972
Prahran 8th 3 -1- 10 14 56.9% 659 1,158
Northcote 9th 2 -0- 12 8 81.6% 768 941
Geelong Association 10th 0 -0- 14 0 55.5% 639 1,152

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/08/1923 2:10 PM Brunswick v Williamstown Brunswick Park 41 - 85
SAT 11/08/1923 2:10 PM Geelong (A) v Footscray Kardinia Park 41 - 74
SAT 11/08/1923 2:10 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 100 - 45
SAT 11/08/1923 2:10 PM Northcote v Port Melbourne Northcote Park 51 - 73
SAT 11/08/1923 2:10 PM Prahran v Brighton Toorak Park 69 - 71

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray 1st 14 -0- 1 56 177.3% 1,213 684
Port Melbourne 2nd 12 -1- 2 50 140.2% 1,064 759
Hawthorn 3rd 10 -0- 5 40 126.3% 1,070 847
Brunswick 4th 9 -1- 5 38 107.6% 953 886
Williamstown 5th 9 -0- 6 36 118.3% 991 838
North Melbourne 6th 7 -1- 7 30 97.9% 942 962
Brighton 7th 7 -0- 8 28 98.6% 1,026 1,041
Prahran 8th 3 -1- 11 14 59.2% 728 1,229
Northcote 9th 2 -0- 13 8 80.8% 819 1,014
Geelong Association 10th 0 -0- 15 0 55.5% 680 1,226

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/08/1923 2:10 PM Brighton v North Melbourne Brighton Beach Oval 55 - 69
SAT 18/08/1923 2:10 PM Brunswick v Northcote Brunswick Park 56 - 57
SAT 18/08/1923 2:10 PM Geelong (A) v Prahran Kardinia Park 58 - 32
SAT 18/08/1923 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Footscray North Port Oval 98 - 66
SAT 18/08/1923 2:10 PM Williamstown v Hawthorn WCG 65 - 32

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray 1st 14 -0- 2 56 163.6% 1,279 782
Port Melbourne 2nd 13 -1- 2 54 140.8% 1,162 825
Williamstown 3rd 10 -0- 6 40 121.4% 1,056 870
Hawthorn 4th 10 -0- 6 40 120.8% 1,102 912
Brunswick 5th 9 -1- 6 38 107.0% 1,009 943
North Melbourne 6th 8 -1- 7 34 99.4% 1,011 1,017
Brighton 7th 7 -0- 9 28 97.4% 1,081 1,110
Prahran 8th 3 -1- 12 14 59.1% 760 1,287
Northcote 9th 3 -0- 13 12 81.9% 876 1,070
Geelong Association 10th 1 -0- 15 4 58.7% 738 1,258

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/08/1923 2:10 PM Footscray v Brighton Western Oval 88 - 72
SAT 25/08/1923 2:10 PM Hawthorn v Prahran Glenferrie Oval 88 - 46
SAT 25/08/1923 2:10 PM North Melbourne v Brunswick Arden Street Oval 81 - 60
SAT 25/08/1923 2:10 PM Northcote v Williamstown Northcote Park 44 - 77
SAT 25/08/1923 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Geelong (A) North Port Oval 150 - 44

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray 1st 15 -0- 2 60 160.1% 1,367 854
Port Melbourne 2nd 14 -1- 2 58 151.0% 1,312 869
Hawthorn 3rd 11 -0- 6 44 124.2% 1,190 958
Williamstown 4th 11 -0- 6 44 124.0% 1,133 914
Brunswick 5th 9 -1- 7 38 104.4% 1,069 1,024
North Melbourne 6th 9 -1- 7 38 101.4% 1,092 1,077
Brighton 7th 7 -0- 10 28 96.2% 1,153 1,198
Prahran 8th 3 -1- 13 14 58.6% 806 1,375
Northcote 9th 3 -0- 14 12 80.2% 920 1,147
Geelong Association 10th 1 -0- 16 4 55.5% 782 1,408

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/09/1923 2:10 PM Brighton v Hawthorn Brighton Beach Oval 66 - 39
SAT 01/09/1923 2:10 PM Geelong (A) v Northcote Kardinia Park 70 - 32
SAT 01/09/1923 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Brunswick North Port Oval 86 - 61
SAT 01/09/1923 2:10 PM Prahran v Footscray Toorak Park 54 - 160
SAT 01/09/1923 2:10 PM Williamstown v North Melbourne WCG 55 - 52

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray 1st 16 -0- 2 64 168.2% 1,527 908
Port Melbourne 2nd 15 -1- 2 62 150.3% 1,398 930
Williamstown 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 123.0% 1,188 966
Hawthorn 4th 11 -0- 7 44 120.0% 1,229 1,024
Brunswick 5th 9 -1- 8 38 101.8% 1,130 1,110
North Melbourne 6th 9 -1- 8 38 101.1% 1,144 1,132
Brighton 7th 8 -0- 10 32 98.5% 1,219 1,237
Prahran 8th 3 -1- 14 14 56.0% 860 1,535
Northcote 9th 3 -0- 15 12 78.2% 952 1,217
Geelong Association 10th 2 -0- 16 8 59.2% 852 1,440

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/09/1923 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Hawthorn Arden Street Oval 95 - 67 12,000
SAT 15/09/1923 2:10 PM Footscray v Williamstown Arden Street Oval 79 - 47 15,000

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/09/1923 2:10 PM Footscray v Port Melbourne Arden Street Oval 41 - 57 20,000

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/09/1923 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Footscray Arden Street Oval 38 - 52 18,000