1924 VJFL Season

This page displays the results for the 1924 season of the Victorian Junior Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves).

It featured eighteen rounds (one of which went completely unplayed) 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. The Geelong Seconds were the minor premiers.

The premiership ended with a finals series following the Round-Robin Argus system. The Geelong Seconds were the premiers, with Bill Getsom as the premiership captain-coach.

Premiership Details

Name: 1924 Victorian Junior Football League Season
Known As: 1924 VJFL Season
Teams: 10
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Round-Robin Argus System
Matches: 97

Team Details

Team	Home Ground	Coach (Appointed)	Coach (Caretaker)
Carlton (S)	Princes Park
Coburg	Coburg City Oval
Collingwood District	Victoria Park	Hughie Thomas
Essendon (S)	Windy Hill
Fitzroy (S)	Brunswick Street Oval
Geelong (S)	Corio Oval	Bill Getsom
Leopold	Lakeside Oval	Ted Marsh	Harold Robertson, Chris Laird
Melbourne (S)	MCG	Alec Hall
Richmond (S)	Punt Road Oval	Tom Bayliss
St Kilda (S)	Junction Oval

Premiership Results

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

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA	GF	BF	GA	BA
Geelong (S)	1st	15	-0-	3	60	154.4%	1,377	892	184	273	121	166
Richmond (S)	2nd	14	-0-	4	56	133.4%	1,327	995	181	241	135	185
Essendon (S)	3rd	13	-0-	5	52	141.1%	1,336	947	184	232	133	149
Fitzroy (S)	4th	13	-0-	5	52	124.1%	1,343	1,082	185	233	148	194
Leopold	5th	10	-0-	8	40	108.0%	1,155	1,069	156	219	141	223
Coburg	6th	10	-0-	8	40	99.3%	1,088	1,096	151	182	143	238
Collingwood District	7th	7	-1-	10	30	102.7%	1,054	1,026	145	184	139	192
Carlton (S)	8th	4	-1-	13	18	77.0%	989	1,284	135	179	175	234
Melbourne (S)	9th	2	-0-	16	8	56.7%	863	1,523	114	179	215	233
St Kilda (S)	10th	1	-0-	17	4	56.3%	795	1,413	111	129	196	237

Major Premiership Results

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA	GF	BF	GA	BA
Essendon (S)	1st	3	-0-	0	12	121.0%	190	157	25	40	22	25
Geelong (S)	2nd	2	-0-	1	8	127.3%	154	121	21	28	16	25
Fitzroy (S)	3rd	1	-0-	2	4	103.0%	136	132	20	16	16	36
Richmond (S)	4th	0	-0-	3	0	61.5%	112	182	14	28	26	26

Overall Premiership Results

Team	Position (Outcome)
Geelong (S)	1st	Premiers
Essendon (S)	2nd	Runners-Up
Fitzroy (S)	3rd	3rd place in round-robin finals series
Richmond (S)	4th	4th place in round-robin finals series
Leopold	5th	Did not qualify for finals
Coburg	6th	Did not qualify for finals
Collingwood District	7th	Did not qualify for finals
Carlton (S)	8th	Did not qualify for finals
St Kilda (S)	9th	Did not qualify for finals
Melbourne (S)	10th	Did not qualify for finals

Premiership Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	26/04/1924	Carlton (S) v Fitzroy (S)	Princes Park	49	-	68
SAT	26/04/1924	Coburg v Geelong (S)	Coburg City Oval	76	-	86
SAT	26/04/1924	Collingwood District v Essendon (S)	Victoria Park	80	-	58
SAT	26/04/1924	Leopold v Richmond (S)	Lakeside Oval	40	-	51
SAT	26/04/1924	Melbourne (S) v St Kilda (S)	MCG	92	-	64

Round 2

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	03/05/1924	Essendon (S) v Carlton (S)	Windy Hill	108	-	57
SAT	03/05/1924	Fitzroy (S) v Leopold	Brunswick Street Oval	92	-	74
SAT	03/05/1924	Melbourne (S) v Coburg	Albert Cricket Ground	67	-	84
SAT	03/05/1924	Richmond (S) v Geelong (S)	Punt Road Oval	62	-	48
MON	05/05/1924	St Kilda (S) v Collingwood District	Junction Oval

Round 3

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	10/05/1924	Carlton (S) v St Kilda (S)	Princes Park	92	-	32
SAT	10/05/1924	Coburg v Richmond (S)	Coburg City Oval	83	-	43
SAT	10/05/1924	Collingwood District v Melbourne (S)	Victoria Park	111	-	63
SAT	10/05/1924	Geelong (S) v Fitzroy (S)	Corio Oval	63	-	36
SAT	10/05/1924	Leopold v Essendon (S)	Lakeside Oval	61	-	85

Round 4

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	17/05/1924	Collingwood District v Coburg	Victoria Park	75	-	40
SAT	17/05/1924	Essendon (S) v Geelong (S)	Windy Hill	67	-	89
SAT	17/05/1924	Fitzroy (S) v Richmond (S)	Brunswick Street Oval	64	-	81
SAT	17/05/1924	Melbourne (S) v Carlton (S)	MCG	41	-	48
SAT	17/05/1924	St Kilda (S) v Leopold	Junction Oval	49	-	68

Round 5

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	24/05/1924	Carlton (S) v Collingwood District	Princes Park	65	-	65
SAT	24/05/1924	Coburg v Fitzroy (S)	Coburg City Oval	74	-	45
SAT	24/05/1924	Geelong (S) v St Kilda (S)	Corio Oval	103	-	29
SAT	24/05/1924	Leopold v Melbourne (S)	Lakeside Oval	99	-	55
SAT	24/05/1924	Richmond (S) v Essendon (S)	Punt Road Oval	72	-	64

Round 6

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	31/05/1924	Carlton (S) v Coburg	Princes Park	42	-	71
SAT	31/05/1924	Collingwood District v Leopold	Victoria Park	54	-	59
SAT	31/05/1924	Essendon (S) v Fitzroy (S)	Windy Hill	89	-	61
SAT	31/05/1924	Melbourne (S) v Geelong (S)	MCG	57	-	67
SAT	31/05/1924	St Kilda (S) v Richmond (S)	Junction Oval	43	-	91

Round 7

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	07/06/1924	Essendon (S) v Coburg	Windy Hill	46	-	36
SAT	07/06/1924	Fitzroy (S) v St Kilda (S)	Brunswick Street Oval	87	-	52
SAT	07/06/1924	Geelong (S) v Collingwood District	Corio Oval	83	-	34
SAT	07/06/1924	Richmond (S) v Melbourne (S)	Punt Road Oval	120	-	57
SAT	16/08/1924	Leopold v Carlton (S)	MCG	81	-	55

Round 8

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	14/06/1924	Carlton (S) v Geelong (S)	Princes Park	50	-	78
SAT	14/06/1924	Coburg v Leopold	Coburg City Oval	56	-	50
SAT	14/06/1924	Collingwood District v Richmond (S)	Victoria Park	41	-	46
SAT	14/06/1924	Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S)	MCG	54	-	83
SAT	14/06/1924	St Kilda (S) v Essendon (S)	Junction Oval	48	-	121

Round 9

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	21/06/1924	Essendon (S) v Melbourne (S)	Windy Hill	82	-	6
SAT	21/06/1924	Fitzroy (S) v Collingwood District	Brunswick Street Oval	69	-	53
SAT	21/06/1924	Geelong (S) v Leopold	Corio Oval	56	-	36
SAT	21/06/1924	Richmond (S) v Carlton (S)	Punt Road Oval	107	-	59
SAT	21/06/1924	St Kilda (S) v Coburg	Junction Oval	45	-	54

Round 10

Date		Match	Venue	Result
MON	09/06/1924	Geelong (S) v Coburg	Corio Oval	93	-	43
SAT	28/06/1924	Essendon (S) v Collingwood District	Windy Hill	69	-	29
SAT	28/06/1924	Fitzroy (S) v Carlton (S)	Brunswick Street Oval	81	-	56
SAT	28/06/1924	Richmond (S) v Leopold	Punt Road Oval	96	-	29
SAT	28/06/1924	St Kilda (S) v Melbourne (S)	Junction Oval	36	-	56

Round 11

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	05/07/1924	Carlton (S) v Essendon (S)	Princes Park	64	-	97
SAT	05/07/1924	Coburg v Melbourne (S)	Coburg City Oval	76	-	35
SAT	05/07/1924	Collingwood District v St Kilda (S)	Victoria Park	89	-	30
SAT	05/07/1924	Geelong (S) v Richmond (S)	Corio Oval	75	-	23
SAT	05/07/1924	Leopold v Fitzroy (S)	Lakeside Oval	55	-	58

Round 12

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	12/07/1924	Essendon (S) v Leopold	Windy Hill	46	-	35
SAT	12/07/1924	Fitzroy (S) v Geelong (S)	Brunswick Street Oval	56	-	55
SAT	12/07/1924	Melbourne (S) v Collingwood District	MCG	43	-	74
SAT	12/07/1924	Richmond (S) v Coburg	Punt Road Oval	86	-	45
SAT	12/07/1924	St Kilda (S) v Carlton (S)	Junction Oval	61	-	54

Round 13

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	19/07/1924	Carlton (S) v Melbourne (S)	Princes Park	68	-	34
SAT	19/07/1924	Coburg v Collingwood District	Coburg City Oval	55	-	33
SAT	19/07/1924	Geelong (S) v Essendon (S)	Corio Oval	51	-	47
SAT	19/07/1924	Leopold v St Kilda (S)	Lakeside Oval	65	-	55
SAT	19/07/1924	Richmond (S) v Fitzroy (S)	Punt Road Oval	78	-	69

Round 14

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	26/07/1924	Collingwood District v Carlton (S)	Victoria Park	72	-	58
SAT	26/07/1924	Essendon (S) v Richmond (S)	Windy Hill	58	-	53
SAT	26/07/1924	Fitzroy (S) v Coburg	Brunswick Street Oval	115	-	53
SAT	26/07/1924	Melbourne (S) v Leopold	MCG	59	-	86
SAT	26/07/1924	St Kilda (S) v Geelong (S)	Junction Oval	52	-	54

Round 15

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	02/08/1924	Coburg v Carlton (S)	Coburg City Oval	29	-	36
SAT	02/08/1924	Fitzroy (S) v Essendon (S)	Brunswick Street Oval	46	-	55
SAT	02/08/1924	Geelong (S) v Melbourne (S)	Corio Oval	137	-	17
SAT	02/08/1924	Leopold v Collingwood District	Lakeside Oval	65	-	60
SAT	02/08/1924	Richmond (S) v St Kilda (S)	Punt Road Oval	62	-	57

Round 16

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	23/08/1924	Carlton (S) v Leopold	Princes Park	23	-	52
SAT	23/08/1924	Coburg v Essendon (S)	Coburg City Oval	56	-	47
SAT	23/08/1924	Collingwood District v Geelong (S)	Victoria Park	47	-	62
SAT	23/08/1924	Melbourne (S) v Richmond (S)	MCG	38	-	82
SAT	23/08/1924	St Kilda (S) v Fitzroy (S)	Junction Oval	27	-	106

Round 17

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	16/08/1924	Essendon (S) v St Kilda (S)	Windy Hill	124	-	56
SAT	30/08/1924	Fitzroy (S) v Melbourne (S)	Brunswick Street Oval	133	-	42
SAT	30/08/1924	Geelong (S) v Carlton (S)	Corio Oval	120	-	53
SAT	30/08/1924	Leopold v Coburg	Lakeside Oval	93	-	62
SAT	30/08/1924	Richmond (S) v Collingwood District	Punt Road Oval	87	-	65

Round 18

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	06/09/1924	Carlton (S) v Richmond (S)	Princes Park	60	-	87
SAT	06/09/1924	Coburg v St Kilda (S)	Coburg City Oval	95	-	59
SAT	06/09/1924	Collingwood District v Fitzroy (S)	Victoria Park	72	-	74
SAT	06/09/1924	Leopold v Geelong (S)	Lakeside Oval	107	-	57
SAT	06/09/1924	Melbourne (S) v Essendon (S)	MCG	47	-	73

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA	GF	BF	GA	BA
Geelong (S)	1st	15	-0-	3	60	154.4%	1,377	892	184	273	121	166
Richmond (S)	2nd	14	-0-	4	56	133.4%	1,327	995	181	241	135	185
Essendon (S)	3rd	13	-0-	5	52	141.1%	1,336	947	184	232	133	149
Fitzroy (S)	4th	13	-0-	5	52	124.1%	1,343	1,082	185	233	148	194
Leopold	5th	10	-0-	8	40	108.0%	1,155	1,069	156	219	141	223
Coburg	6th	10	-0-	8	40	99.3%	1,088	1,096	151	182	143	238
Collingwood District	7th	7	-1-	10	30	102.7%	1,054	1,026	145	184	139	192
Carlton (S)	8th	4	-1-	13	18	77.0%	989	1,284	135	179	175	234
Melbourne (S)	9th	2	-0-	16	8	56.7%	863	1,523	114	179	215	233
St Kilda (S)	10th	1	-0-	17	4	56.3%	795	1,413	111	129	196	237

Final Round 1

Round-Robin Final 1

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	13/09/1924		Essendon (S) v Fitzroy (S)	MCG	52	-	43
SAT	13/09/1924		Geelong (S) v Richmond (S)	Windy Hill	44	-	28

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team	Pos.	W-D-L, PP & P%					PF	PA
Geelong (S)*	1st	1	-0-	0	4	157.1%	44	28
Essendon (S)	2nd	1	-0-	0	4	120.9%	52	43
Fitzroy (S)	3rd	0	-0-	1	0	82.7%	43	52
Richmond (S)	4th	0	-0-	1	0	63.6%	28	44

* ^{: right to challenge}

Final Round 2

Round-Robin Final 2

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	20/09/1924		Geelong (S) v Essendon (S)	MCG	58	-	62
SAT	20/09/1924		Richmond (S) v Fitzroy (S)	Princes Park	28	-	62

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team	Pos.	W-D-L, PP & P%					PF	PA
Essendon (S)	1st	2	-0-	0	8	112.9%	114	101
Fitzroy (S)	2nd	1	-0-	1	4	131.3%	105	80
Geelong (S)*	3rd	1	-0-	1	4	113.3%	102	90
Richmond (S)	4th	0	-0-	2	0	52.8%	56	106

* ^{: right to challenge}

Final Round 3

Round-Robin Final 3

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
THU	25/09/1924		Richmond (S) v Essendon (S)	MCG	56	-	76
SAT	27/09/1924		Geelong (S) v Fitzroy (S)	MCG	52	-	31

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team	Pos.	W-D-L, PP & P%					PF	PA
Essendon (S)	1st	3	-0-	0	12	121.0%	190	157
Geelong (S)*	2nd	2	-0-	1	8	127.3%	154	121
Fitzroy (S)	3rd	1	-0-	2	4	103.0%	136	132
Richmond (S)	4th	0	-0-	3	0	61.5%	112	182

* ^{: right to challenge}

Final Round 4

Challenge Final (Grand Final)

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
CANCELLED			Essendon (S)* v Geelong (S)

* ^{: forfeited}

Final Round 4 Ladder

Team	Pos.
Geelong (S)	1st
Essendon (S)	2nd
Fitzroy (S)	3rd
Richmond (S)	4th

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