1923 VJFL Season

These are the results for the 1923 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. Richmond Seconds were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Second Amended Argus system. Geelong Seconds were the premiers, with Bill Getsom as the premiership coach.

Season Details

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

Team Details

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

Season Results

Premiers: Geelong Seconds
Runners-Up: Richmond Seconds
Minor Premiers: Richmond Seconds

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Richmond Seconds 1st 15 -0- 3 60 150.8% 1,235 819 163 257 106 183
Collingwood District 2nd 14 -0- 4 56 138.1% 1,225 887 166 229 121 161
Geelong Seconds 3rd 14 -0- 4 56 131.4% 1,116 849 150 216 112 177
Essendon Seconds 4th 11 -0- 7 44 126.9% 1,126 887 153 208 123 149
Coburg 5th 9 -0- 9 36 108.2% 1,112 1,028 152 200 132 236
Leopold 6th 9 -0- 9 36 107.5% 995 926 128 227 128 158
Carlton Seconds 7th 8 -0- 10 32 91.5% 988 1,080 137 166 142 228
Fitzroy Seconds 8th 5 -0- 13 20 70.8% 813 1,148 106 177 148 260
St Kilda Seconds 9th 4 -0- 14 16 71.3% 816 1,144 108 168 154 220
Melbourne Seconds 10th 1 -0- 17 4 52.9% 740 1,398 98 152 195 228

Overall Premiership Results

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

Ladder Chart

This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic. You can click on the teams in the legend to add/remove their respective results.

Season Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/05/1923 Carlton (S) v Fitzroy (S) Princes Park 63 - 56
SAT 05/05/1923 Collingwood District v Leopold Victoria Park 81 - 20
SAT 05/05/1923 Geelong (S) v Coburg Corio Oval 67 - 57
SAT 05/05/1923 Richmond (S) v Melbourne (S) Punt Road Oval 73 - 63
SAT 05/05/1923 St Kilda (S) v Essendon (S) Junction Oval 27 - 58

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 1 -0- 0 4 405.0% 81 20
Essendon Seconds 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 214.8% 58 27
Geelong Seconds 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 117.5% 67 57
Richmond Seconds 4th 1 -0- 0 4 115.9% 73 63
Carlton Seconds 5th 1 -0- 0 4 112.5% 63 56
Fitzroy Seconds 6th 0 -0- 1 0 88.9% 56 63
Melbourne Seconds 7th 0 -0- 1 0 86.3% 63 73
Coburg 8th 0 -0- 1 0 85.1% 57 67
St Kilda Seconds 9th 0 -0- 1 0 46.6% 27 58
Leopold 10th 0 -0- 1 0 24.7% 20 81

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/05/1923 Coburg v Richmond (S) Coburg City Oval 49 - 60
SAT 12/05/1923 Essendon (S) v Collingwood District Windy Hill 76 - 61
SAT 12/05/1923 Leopold v Fitzroy (S) Lakeside Oval 78 - 62
SAT 12/05/1923 Melbourne (S) v Geelong (S) MCG 75 - 68
SAT 12/05/1923 St Kilda (S) v Carlton (S) Junction Oval 39 - 49

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 2 -0- 0 8 152.3% 134 88
Richmond Seconds 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 118.8% 133 112
Carlton Seconds 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 117.9% 112 95
Collingwood District 4th 1 -0- 1 4 147.9% 142 96
Geelong Seconds 5th 1 -0- 1 4 102.3% 135 132
Melbourne Seconds 6th 1 -0- 1 4 97.9% 138 141
Leopold 7th 1 -0- 1 4 68.5% 98 143
Fitzroy Seconds 8th 0 -0- 2 0 83.7% 118 141
Coburg 9th 0 -0- 2 0 83.5% 106 127
St Kilda Seconds 10th 0 -0- 2 0 61.7% 66 107

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/05/1923 Carlton (S) v Richmond (S) Princes Park 43 - 46
SAT 19/05/1923 Collingwood District v St Kilda (S) Victoria Park 110 - 44
SAT 19/05/1923 Essendon (S) v Leopold Windy Hill 67 - 63
SAT 19/05/1923 Fitzroy (S) v Geelong (S) Brunswick Street Oval 65 - 73
SAT 19/05/1923 Melbourne (S) v Coburg MCG 51 - 59

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 3 -0- 0 12 133.1% 201 151
Richmond Seconds 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 115.5% 179 155
Collingwood District 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 180.0% 252 140
Carlton Seconds 4th 2 -0- 1 8 109.9% 155 141
Geelong Seconds 5th 2 -0- 1 8 105.6% 208 197
Melbourne Seconds 6th 1 -0- 2 4 94.5% 189 200
Coburg 7th 1 -0- 2 4 92.7% 165 178
Leopold 8th 1 -0- 2 4 76.7% 161 210
Fitzroy Seconds 9th 0 -0- 3 0 85.5% 183 214
St Kilda Seconds 10th 0 -0- 3 0 50.7% 110 217

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/05/1923 Coburg v Fitzroy (S) Coburg City Oval 58 - 49
SAT 26/05/1923 Essendon (S) v Carlton (S) Windy Hill 68 - 59
SAT 26/05/1923 Geelong (S) v Collingwood District Corio Oval 92 - 35
SAT 26/05/1923 Leopold v Melbourne (S) Lakeside Oval 90 - 54
SAT 26/05/1923 St Kilda (S) v Richmond (S) Junction Oval 62 - 65

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 4 -0- 0 16 128.1% 269 210
Richmond Seconds 2nd 4 -0- 0 16 112.4% 244 217
Geelong Seconds 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 129.3% 300 232
Collingwood District 4th 2 -0- 2 8 123.7% 287 232
Carlton Seconds 5th 2 -0- 2 8 102.4% 214 209
Coburg 6th 2 -0- 2 8 98.2% 223 227
Leopold 7th 2 -0- 2 8 95.1% 251 264
Melbourne Seconds 8th 1 -0- 3 4 83.8% 243 290
Fitzroy Seconds 9th 0 -0- 4 0 85.3% 232 272
St Kilda Seconds 10th 0 -0- 4 0 61.0% 172 282

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/06/1923 Carlton (S) v Coburg 77 - 58
SAT 02/06/1923 Fitzroy (S) v Essendon (S) Brunswick Street Oval 37 - 36
SAT 02/06/1923 Geelong (S) v Leopold Corio Oval 40 - 41
SAT 02/06/1923 Melbourne (S) v St Kilda (S) MCG 44 - 62
SAT 02/06/1923 Richmond (S) v Collingwood District 92 - 57

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond Seconds 1st 5 -0- 0 20 122.6% 336 274
Essendon Seconds 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 123.5% 305 247
Geelong Seconds 3rd 3 -0- 2 12 124.5% 340 273
Carlton Seconds 4th 3 -0- 2 12 109.0% 291 267
Leopold 5th 3 -0- 2 12 96.1% 292 304
Collingwood District 6th 2 -0- 3 8 106.2% 344 324
Coburg 7th 2 -0- 3 8 92.4% 281 304
Fitzroy Seconds 8th 1 -0- 4 4 87.3% 269 308
Melbourne Seconds 9th 1 -0- 4 4 81.5% 287 352
St Kilda Seconds 10th 1 -0- 4 4 71.8% 234 326

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/06/1923 Coburg v Collingwood District Coburg City Oval 47 - 62
SAT 09/06/1923 Essendon (S) v Richmond (S) Windy Hill 48 - 82
SAT 09/06/1923 Leopold v Carlton (S) Lakeside Oval 54 - 25
SAT 09/06/1923 Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S) MCG 47 - 70
SAT 09/06/1923 St Kilda (S) v Geelong (S) Junction Oval 57 - 58

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond Seconds 1st 6 -0- 0 24 129.8% 418 322
Geelong Seconds 2nd 4 -0- 2 16 120.6% 398 330
Essendon Seconds 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 107.3% 353 329
Leopold 4th 4 -0- 2 16 105.2% 346 329
Collingwood District 5th 3 -0- 3 12 109.4% 406 371
Carlton Seconds 6th 3 -0- 3 12 98.4% 316 321
Fitzroy Seconds 7th 2 -0- 4 8 95.5% 339 355
Coburg 8th 2 -0- 4 8 89.6% 328 366
Melbourne Seconds 9th 1 -0- 5 4 79.1% 334 422
St Kilda Seconds 10th 1 -0- 5 4 75.8% 291 384

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/06/1923 Carlton (S) v Collingwood District Princes Park 35 - 95
SAT 16/06/1923 Essendon (S) v Melbourne (S) Windy Hill 57 - 52
SAT 16/06/1923 Fitzroy (S) v St Kilda (S) Brunswick Street Oval 47 - 33
SAT 16/06/1923 Leopold v Coburg Lakeside Oval 80 - 43
SAT 16/06/1923 Richmond (S) v Geelong (S) Punt Road Oval 86 - 51

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond Seconds 1st 7 -0- 0 28 135.1% 504 373
Leopold 2nd 5 -0- 2 20 114.5% 426 372
Essendon Seconds 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 107.6% 410 381
Collingwood District 4th 4 -0- 3 16 123.4% 501 406
Geelong Seconds 5th 4 -0- 3 16 107.9% 449 416
Fitzroy Seconds 6th 3 -0- 4 12 99.5% 386 388
Carlton Seconds 7th 3 -0- 4 12 84.4% 351 416
Coburg 8th 2 -0- 5 8 83.2% 371 446
Melbourne Seconds 9th 1 -0- 6 4 80.6% 386 479
St Kilda Seconds 10th 1 -0- 6 4 75.2% 324 431

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/06/1923 Carlton (S) v Melbourne (S) Princes Park 87 - 46
SAT 23/06/1923 Coburg v St Kilda (S) Coburg City Oval 102 - 38
SAT 23/06/1923 Collingwood District v Fitzroy (S) Victoria Park 47 - 30
SAT 23/06/1923 Geelong (S) v Essendon (S) Corio Oval 75 - 44
SAT 23/06/1923 Richmond (S) v Leopold Punt Road Oval 59 - 44

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond Seconds 1st 8 -0- 0 32 135.0% 563 417
Collingwood District 2nd 5 -0- 3 20 125.7% 548 436
Geelong Seconds 3rd 5 -0- 3 20 113.9% 524 460
Leopold 4th 5 -0- 3 20 109.0% 470 431
Essendon Seconds 5th 5 -0- 3 20 99.6% 454 456
Carlton Seconds 6th 4 -0- 4 16 94.8% 438 462
Coburg 7th 3 -0- 5 12 97.7% 473 484
Fitzroy Seconds 8th 3 -0- 5 12 95.6% 416 435
Melbourne Seconds 9th 1 -0- 7 4 76.3% 432 566
St Kilda Seconds 10th 1 -0- 7 4 67.9% 362 533

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/06/1923 Melbourne (S) v Collingwood District MCG 38 - 65
SAT 07/07/1923 Essendon (S) v Coburg Windy Hill 52 - 33
SAT 07/07/1923 Fitzroy (S) v Richmond (S) Brunswick Street Oval 33 - 34
SAT 07/07/1923 Geelong (S) v Carlton (S) Corio Oval 54 - 22
SAT 07/07/1923 Leopold v St Kilda (S) Lakeside Oval 50 - 29

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond Seconds 1st 9 -0- 0 36 132.7% 597 450
Collingwood District 2nd 6 -0- 3 24 129.3% 613 474
Geelong Seconds 3rd 6 -0- 3 24 119.9% 578 482
Leopold 4th 6 -0- 3 24 113.0% 520 460
Essendon Seconds 5th 6 -0- 3 24 103.5% 506 489
Carlton Seconds 6th 4 -0- 5 16 89.1% 460 516
Fitzroy Seconds 7th 3 -0- 6 12 95.7% 449 469
Coburg 8th 3 -0- 6 12 94.4% 506 536
Melbourne Seconds 9th 1 -0- 8 4 74.5% 470 631
St Kilda Seconds 10th 1 -0- 8 4 67.1% 391 583

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/07/1923 Coburg v Geelong (S) Coburg City Oval 49 - 69
SAT 14/07/1923 Essendon (S) v St Kilda (S) Windy Hill 104 - 18
SAT 14/07/1923 Fitzroy (S) v Carlton (S) Brunswick Street Oval 59 - 55
SAT 14/07/1923 Leopold v Collingwood District Lakeside Oval 51 - 61
SAT 14/07/1923 Melbourne (S) v Richmond (S) MCG 25 - 94

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond Seconds 1st 10 -0- 0 40 145.5% 691 475
Collingwood District 2nd 7 -0- 3 28 128.4% 674 525
Geelong Seconds 3rd 7 -0- 3 28 121.8% 647 531
Essendon Seconds 4th 7 -0- 3 28 120.3% 610 507
Leopold 5th 6 -0- 4 24 109.6% 571 521
Fitzroy Seconds 6th 4 -0- 6 16 96.9% 508 524
Carlton Seconds 7th 4 -0- 6 16 89.6% 515 575
Coburg 8th 3 -0- 7 12 91.7% 555 605
Melbourne Seconds 9th 1 -0- 9 4 68.3% 495 725
St Kilda Seconds 10th 1 -0- 9 4 59.5% 409 687

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/07/1923 Carlton (S) v St Kilda (S) Princes Park 52 - 30
SAT 21/07/1923 Collingwood District v Essendon (S) Victoria Park 27 - 20
SAT 21/07/1923 Fitzroy (S) v Leopold Brunswick Street Oval 48 - 60
SAT 21/07/1923 Geelong (S) v Melbourne (S) Corio Oval 104 - 7
SAT 21/07/1923 Richmond (S) v Coburg Punt Road Oval 75 - 43

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond Seconds 1st 11 -0- 0 44 147.9% 766 518
Geelong Seconds 2nd 8 -0- 3 32 139.6% 751 538
Collingwood District 3rd 8 -0- 3 32 128.6% 701 545
Essendon Seconds 4th 7 -0- 4 28 118.0% 630 534
Leopold 5th 7 -0- 4 28 110.9% 631 569
Carlton Seconds 6th 5 -0- 6 20 93.7% 567 605
Fitzroy Seconds 7th 4 -0- 7 16 95.2% 556 584
Coburg 8th 3 -0- 8 12 87.9% 598 680
Melbourne Seconds 9th 1 -0- 10 4 60.6% 502 829
St Kilda Seconds 10th 1 -0- 10 4 59.4% 439 739

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/07/1923 Coburg v Melbourne (S) Coburg City Oval 98 - 26
SAT 28/07/1923 Geelong (S) v Fitzroy (S) Corio Oval 87 - 35
SAT 28/07/1923 Leopold v Essendon (S) Lakeside Oval 45 - 48
SAT 28/07/1923 Richmond (S) v Carlton (S) Punt Road Oval 85 - 54
SAT 28/07/1923 St Kilda (S) v Collingwood District Junction Oval 56 - 86

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond Seconds 1st 12 -0- 0 48 148.8% 851 572
Geelong Seconds 2nd 9 -0- 3 36 146.2% 838 573
Collingwood District 3rd 9 -0- 3 36 130.9% 787 601
Essendon Seconds 4th 8 -0- 4 32 117.1% 678 579
Leopold 5th 7 -0- 5 28 109.6% 676 617
Carlton Seconds 6th 5 -0- 7 20 90.0% 621 690
Coburg 7th 4 -0- 8 16 98.6% 696 706
Fitzroy Seconds 8th 4 -0- 8 16 88.1% 591 671
St Kilda Seconds 9th 1 -0- 11 4 60.0% 495 825
Melbourne Seconds 10th 1 -0- 11 4 57.0% 528 927

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/08/1923 Carlton (S) v Essendon (S) Princes Park 72 - 67
SAT 04/08/1923 Collingwood District v Geelong (S) Victoria Park 23 - 32
SAT 04/08/1923 Melbourne (S) v Leopold MCG 15 - 103
SAT 04/08/1923 Richmond (S) v St Kilda (S) Punt Road Oval 97 - 10
SAT 25/08/1923 Fitzroy (S) v Coburg Brunswick Street Oval 41 - 80

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond Seconds 1st 13 -0- 0 52 162.9% 948 582
Geelong Seconds 2nd 10 -0- 3 40 146.0% 870 596
Collingwood District 3rd 9 -0- 4 36 128.0% 810 633
Leopold 4th 8 -0- 5 32 123.3% 779 632
Essendon Seconds 5th 8 -0- 5 32 114.4% 745 651
Carlton Seconds 6th 6 -0- 7 24 91.5% 693 757
Coburg 7th 5 -0- 8 20 103.9% 776 747
Fitzroy Seconds 8th 4 -0- 9 16 84.2% 632 751
St Kilda Seconds 9th 1 -0- 12 4 54.8% 505 922
Melbourne Seconds 10th 1 -0- 12 4 52.7% 543 1,030

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/08/1923 Coburg v Carlton (S) Coburg City Oval 100 - 66
SAT 11/08/1923 Collingwood District v Richmond (S) Victoria Park 46 - 32
SAT 11/08/1923 Essendon (S) v Fitzroy (S) Windy Hill 79 - 12
SAT 11/08/1923 Leopold v Geelong (S) Lakeside Oval 50 - 52
SAT 11/08/1923 St Kilda (S) v Melbourne (S) Junction Oval 51 - 44

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond Seconds 1st 13 -0- 1 52 156.1% 980 628
Geelong Seconds 2nd 11 -0- 3 44 142.7% 922 646
Collingwood District 3rd 10 -0- 4 40 128.7% 856 665
Essendon Seconds 4th 9 -0- 5 36 124.3% 824 663
Leopold 5th 8 -0- 6 32 121.2% 829 684
Coburg 6th 6 -0- 8 24 107.7% 876 813
Carlton Seconds 7th 6 -0- 8 24 88.6% 759 857
Fitzroy Seconds 8th 4 -0- 10 16 77.6% 644 830
St Kilda Seconds 9th 2 -0- 12 8 57.6% 556 966
Melbourne Seconds 10th 1 -0- 13 4 54.3% 587 1,081

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/08/1923 Collingwood District v Coburg Victoria Park 74 - 48
SAT 18/08/1923 Fitzroy (S) v Melbourne (S) MCG 48 - 39
SAT 25/08/1923 Carlton (S) v Leopold Princes Park 51 - 48
SAT 25/08/1923 Geelong (S) v St Kilda (S) Corio Oval 44 - 22
SAT 25/08/1923 Richmond (S) v Essendon (S) Punt Road Oval 75 - 65

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond Seconds 1st 14 -0- 1 56 152.2% 1,055 693
Geelong Seconds 2nd 12 -0- 3 48 144.6% 966 668
Collingwood District 3rd 11 -0- 4 44 130.4% 930 713
Essendon Seconds 4th 9 -0- 6 36 120.5% 889 738
Leopold 5th 8 -0- 7 32 119.3% 877 735
Carlton Seconds 6th 7 -0- 8 28 89.5% 810 905
Coburg 7th 6 -0- 9 24 104.2% 924 887
Fitzroy Seconds 8th 5 -0- 10 20 79.6% 692 869
St Kilda Seconds 9th 2 -0- 13 8 57.2% 578 1,010
Melbourne Seconds 10th 1 -0- 14 4 55.4% 626 1,129

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/09/1923 Coburg v Leopold Coburg City Oval 57 - 50
SAT 01/09/1923 Collingwood District v Carlton (S) Victoria Park 92 - 82
SAT 01/09/1923 Geelong (S) v Richmond (S) Corio Oval 46 - 36
SAT 01/09/1923 Melbourne (S) v Essendon (S) MCG 31 - 109
SAT 01/09/1923 St Kilda (S) v Fitzroy (S) Junction Oval 89 - 54

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond Seconds 1st 14 -0- 2 56 147.6% 1,091 739
Geelong Seconds 2nd 13 -0- 3 52 143.8% 1,012 704
Collingwood District 3rd 12 -0- 4 48 128.6% 1,022 795
Essendon Seconds 4th 10 -0- 6 40 129.8% 998 769
Leopold 5th 8 -0- 8 32 117.0% 927 792
Coburg 6th 7 -0- 9 28 104.7% 981 937
Carlton Seconds 7th 7 -0- 9 28 89.5% 892 997
Fitzroy Seconds 8th 5 -0- 11 20 77.9% 746 958
St Kilda Seconds 9th 3 -0- 13 12 62.7% 667 1,064
Melbourne Seconds 10th 1 -0- 15 4 53.1% 657 1,238

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/09/1923 Essendon (S) v Geelong (S) Windy Hill 90 - 43
SAT 08/09/1923 Fitzroy (S) v Collingwood District Brunswick Street Oval 31 - 84
SAT 08/09/1923 Leopold v Richmond (S) Lakeside Oval 44 - 38
SAT 08/09/1923 Melbourne (S) v Carlton (S) MCG 22 - 41
SAT 08/09/1923 St Kilda (S) v Coburg Junction Oval 53 - 56

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond Seconds 1st 14 -0- 3 56 144.2% 1,129 783
Collingwood District 2nd 13 -0- 4 52 133.9% 1,106 826
Geelong Seconds 3rd 13 -0- 4 52 132.9% 1,055 794
Essendon Seconds 4th 11 -0- 6 44 134.0% 1,088 812
Leopold 5th 9 -0- 8 36 117.0% 971 830
Coburg 6th 8 -0- 9 32 104.7% 1,037 990
Carlton Seconds 7th 8 -0- 9 32 91.6% 933 1,019
Fitzroy Seconds 8th 5 -0- 12 20 74.6% 777 1,042
St Kilda Seconds 9th 3 -0- 14 12 64.3% 720 1,120
Melbourne Seconds 10th 1 -0- 16 4 53.1% 679 1,279

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/08/1923 Collingwood District v Melbourne (S) Victoria Park 119 - 61
SAT 15/09/1923 Carlton (S) v Geelong (S) Princes Park 55 - 61
SAT 15/09/1923 Coburg v Essendon (S) Coburg City Oval 75 - 38
SAT 15/09/1923 Richmond (S) v Fitzroy (S) Punt Road Oval 106 - 36
SAT 15/09/1923 St Kilda (S) v Leopold Junction Oval 96 - 24

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond Seconds 1st 15 -0- 3 60 150.8% 1,235 819
Collingwood District 2nd 14 -0- 4 56 138.1% 1,225 887
Geelong Seconds 3rd 14 -0- 4 56 131.4% 1,116 849
Essendon Seconds 4th 11 -0- 7 44 126.9% 1,126 887
Coburg 5th 9 -0- 9 36 108.2% 1,112 1,028
Leopold 6th 9 -0- 9 36 107.5% 995 926
Carlton Seconds 7th 8 -0- 10 32 91.5% 988 1,080
Fitzroy Seconds 8th 5 -0- 13 20 70.8% 813 1,148
St Kilda Seconds 9th 4 -0- 14 16 71.3% 816 1,144
Melbourne Seconds 10th 1 -0- 17 4 52.9% 740 1,398

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Richmond Seconds 1st 15 -0- 3 60 150.8% 1,235 819 163 257 106 183
Collingwood District 2nd 14 -0- 4 56 138.1% 1,225 887 166 229 121 161
Geelong Seconds 3rd 14 -0- 4 56 131.4% 1,116 849 150 216 112 177
Essendon Seconds 4th 11 -0- 7 44 126.9% 1,126 887 153 208 123 149
Coburg 5th 9 -0- 9 36 108.2% 1,112 1,028 152 200 132 236
Leopold 6th 9 -0- 9 36 107.5% 995 926 128 227 128 158
Carlton Seconds 7th 8 -0- 10 32 91.5% 988 1,080 137 166 142 228
Fitzroy Seconds 8th 5 -0- 13 20 70.8% 813 1,148 106 177 148 260
St Kilda Seconds 9th 4 -0- 14 16 71.3% 816 1,144 108 168 154 220
Melbourne Seconds 10th 1 -0- 17 4 52.9% 740 1,398 98 152 195 228

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/09/1923 Collingwood District v Essendon (S) MCG 39 - 38
THU 27/09/1923 Richmond (S) v Geelong (S) MCG 42 - 70

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team Pos.
Collingwood District 1st
Geelong Seconds 2nd
Richmond Seconds* 3rd
Essendon Seconds 4th
* : right to challenge

Final Round 2

Final (Preliminary Final)

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/10/1923 Collingwood District v Geelong (S) MCG 66 - 75

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team Pos.
Geelong Seconds 1st
Collingwood District 2nd
Richmond Seconds* 3rd
Essendon Seconds 4th
* : right to challenge

Final Round 3

Challenge Final (Grand Final)

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/10/1923 Geelong (S) v Richmond (S) MCG 66 - 40

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team Pos.
Geelong Seconds 1st
Richmond Seconds 2nd
Collingwood District 3rd
Essendon Seconds 4th