1926 VFLS Season

These are the results for the 1926 season of the Victorian Football League Seconds (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves).

It featured eighteen rounds. Geelong Seconds were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Second Amended Argus system. Carlton Seconds were the premiers, with Jimmy Goonan as the premiership coach.

Season Details

Name: 1926 VFLS Season
Teams: 12
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Second Amended Argus System
Matches: 112

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Carlton Seconds Princes Park Jimmy Goonan
Collingwood District Victoria Park Hughie Thomas
Essendon Seconds Windy Hill
Fitzroy Seconds Brunswick Street Oval
Footscray Seconds Western Oval
Geelong Seconds Corio Oval
Hawthorn Seconds Glenferrie Oval
Melbourne Seconds MCG Jimmy Sullivan
North Melbourne Seconds Arden Street Oval
Richmond Seconds Punt Road Oval Alec Hall
South Melbourne Seconds Lakeside Oval
St Kilda Seconds Junction Oval

Season Results

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

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Geelong Seconds 1st 17 -0- 1 68 189.5% 1,620 855 223 282 118 147
South Melbourne Seconds 2nd 16 -0- 2 64 160.7% 1,679 1,045 236 263 143 187
Carlton Seconds 3rd 14 -0- 4 56 119.0% 1,454 1,222 203 236 169 208
Richmond Seconds 4th 13 -0- 5 52 130.7% 1,562 1,195 218 254 166 199
Collingwood District 5th 11 -0- 7 44 116.2% 1,195 1,028 169 181 141 182
Melbourne Seconds 6th 10 -0- 8 40 103.0% 1,225 1,189 168 217 164 205
Essendon Seconds 7th 7 -0- 11 28 97.1% 1,448 1,492 205 218 210 232
North Melbourne Seconds 8th 6 -0- 12 24 70.0% 1,154 1,649 164 170 239 215
Footscray Seconds 9th 5 -0- 13 20 70.4% 1,049 1,491 146 173 209 237
Fitzroy Seconds 10th 4 -1- 13 18 89.6% 1,240 1,384 174 196 192 232
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 3 -0- 15 12 74.4% 1,120 1,505 153 202 209 251
St Kilda Seconds 12th 1 -1- 16 6 55.5% 863 1,554 115 173 214 270

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Carlton Seconds 1st Premiers
Geelong Seconds 2nd Runners-Up
South Melbourne Seconds 3rd Defeated by Carlton Seconds (Preliminary Final)
Richmond Seconds 4th Defeated by South Melbourne Seconds (Semi Final)
Collingwood District 5th Did not qualify for finals
Melbourne Seconds 6th Did not qualify for finals
Essendon Seconds 7th Did not qualify for finals
North Melbourne Seconds 8th Did not qualify for finals
Footscray Seconds 9th Did not qualify for finals
Fitzroy Seconds 10th Did not qualify for finals
Hawthorn Seconds 11th Did not qualify for finals
St Kilda Seconds 12th Did not qualify for finals

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/05/1926 Carlton (S) v Hawthorn (S) Princes Park 111 - 60
SAT 01/05/1926 Collingwood District v Fitzroy (S) Victoria Park 109 - 64
SAT 01/05/1926 Footscray (S) v Geelong (S) Western Oval 40 - 97
SAT 01/05/1926 North Melbourne (S) v Essendon (S) Arden Street Oval 80 - 89
SAT 01/05/1926 Richmond (S) v South Melbourne (S) Punt Road Oval 94 - 69
SAT 01/05/1926 St Kilda (S) v Melbourne (S) Junction Oval 27 - 48

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/05/1926 Essendon (S) v Collingwood District Windy Hill 37 - 61
SAT 08/05/1926 Fitzroy (S) v Richmond (S) Brunswick Street Oval 44 - 66
SAT 08/05/1926 Geelong (S) v St Kilda (S) Corio Oval 158 - 32
SAT 08/05/1926 Hawthorn (S) v North Melbourne (S) Glenferrie Oval 70 - 91
SAT 08/05/1926 Melbourne (S) v Carlton (S) MCG 102 - 44
SAT 08/05/1926 South Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) Lakeside Oval 94 - 74

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/05/1926 Carlton (S) v Geelong (S) Princes Park 75 - 72
SAT 15/05/1926 Collingwood District v Hawthorn (S) Victoria Park 74 - 55
SAT 15/05/1926 Footscray (S) v Fitzroy (S) Western Oval 78 - 66
SAT 15/05/1926 North Melbourne (S) v Melbourne (S) Arden Street Oval 67 - 65
SAT 15/05/1926 Richmond (S) v Essendon (S) Punt Road Oval 86 - 52
SAT 15/05/1926 St Kilda (S) v South Melbourne (S) Junction Oval 52 - 80

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/05/1926 Essendon (S) v Footscray (S) Windy Hill 114 - 49
SAT 22/05/1926 Fitzroy (S) v St Kilda (S) Brunswick Street Oval 108 - 55
SAT 22/05/1926 Geelong (S) v North Melbourne (S) Corio Oval 101 - 34
SAT 22/05/1926 Hawthorn (S) v Richmond (S) Glenferrie Oval 76 - 77
SAT 22/05/1926 Melbourne (S) v Collingwood District MCG 61 - 84
SAT 22/05/1926 South Melbourne (S) v Carlton (S) Lakeside Oval 90 - 52

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/05/1926 Carlton (S) v Fitzroy (S) Princes Park 85 - 64
SAT 29/05/1926 Collingwood District v Geelong (S) Victoria Park 56 - 73
SAT 29/05/1926 Footscray (S) v Hawthorn (S) Western Oval 80 - 56
SAT 29/05/1926 North Melbourne (S) v South Melbourne (S) Arden Street Oval 39 - 74
SAT 29/05/1926 Richmond (S) v Melbourne (S) Punt Road Oval 102 - 41
SAT 29/05/1926 St Kilda (S) v Essendon (S) Junction Oval 59 - 110

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/06/1926 Essendon (S) v Carlton (S) Windy Hill 77 - 119
SAT 05/06/1926 Fitzroy (S) v North Melbourne (S) Brunswick Street Oval 115 - 47
SAT 05/06/1926 Geelong (S) v Richmond (S) Corio Oval 64 - 44
SAT 05/06/1926 Hawthorn (S) v St Kilda (S) Glenferrie Oval 40 - 64
SAT 05/06/1926 Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) MCG 73 - 47
SAT 05/06/1926 South Melbourne (S) v Collingwood District Lakeside Oval 81 - 69

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
MON 07/06/1926 Carlton (S) v Footscray (S) Princes Park 94 - 67
MON 07/06/1926 Collingwood District v St Kilda (S) Victoria Park
MON 07/06/1926 Essendon (S) v Geelong (S) Windy Hill 46 - 79
MON 07/06/1926 Hawthorn (S) v Fitzroy (S) Glenferrie Oval 62 - 57
MON 07/06/1926 Richmond (S) v North Melbourne (S) Punt Road Oval 125 - 72
MON 07/06/1926 South Melbourne (S) v Melbourne (S) Lakeside Oval 75 - 69

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/06/1926 Fitzroy (S) v South Melbourne (S) Brunswick Street Oval 76 - 98
SAT 19/06/1926 Footscray (S) v Collingwood District Western Oval 49 - 61
SAT 19/06/1926 Geelong (S) v Hawthorn (S) Corio Oval 93 - 22
SAT 19/06/1926 Melbourne (S) v Essendon (S) MCG 89 - 68
SAT 19/06/1926 North Melbourne (S) v Carlton (S) Arden Street Oval 55 - 96
SAT 19/06/1926 St Kilda (S) v Richmond (S) Junction Oval 80 - 102

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/06/1926 Collingwood District v Carlton (S) Victoria Park 37 - 45
SAT 26/06/1926 Essendon (S) v South Melbourne (S) Windy Hill 76 - 92
SAT 26/06/1926 Geelong (S) v Fitzroy (S) Corio Oval 56 - 9
SAT 26/06/1926 Hawthorn (S) v Melbourne (S) Glenferrie Oval 28 - 42
SAT 26/06/1926 Richmond (S) v Footscray (S) Punt Road Oval 59 - 60
SAT 26/06/1926 St Kilda (S) v North Melbourne (S) Junction Oval 49 - 59

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/07/1926 Carlton (S) v Richmond (S) Princes Park 88 - 48
SAT 03/07/1926 Collingwood District v North Melbourne (S) Victoria Park 86 - 38
SAT 03/07/1926 Essendon (S) v Fitzroy (S) Windy Hill 102 - 91
SAT 03/07/1926 Footscray (S) v St Kilda (S) Western Oval 80 - 75
SAT 03/07/1926 Melbourne (S) v Geelong (S) MCG 45 - 109
SAT 03/07/1926 South Melbourne (S) v Hawthorn (S) Lakeside Oval 110 - 66

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/07/1926 Fitzroy (S) v Melbourne (S) Brunswick Street Oval 57 - 84
SAT 10/07/1926 Geelong (S) v South Melbourne (S) Corio Oval 80 - 59
SAT 10/07/1926 Hawthorn (S) v Essendon (S) Glenferrie Oval 77 - 117
SAT 10/07/1926 North Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) Arden Street Oval 74 - 55
SAT 10/07/1926 Richmond (S) v Collingwood District Punt Road Oval 50 - 47
SAT 10/07/1926 St Kilda (S) v Carlton (S) Junction Oval 54 - 72

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/07/1926 Essendon (S) v North Melbourne (S) Windy Hill 112 - 65
SAT 17/07/1926 Fitzroy (S) v Collingwood District Brunswick Street Oval 45 - 66
SAT 17/07/1926 Geelong (S) v Footscray (S) Corio Oval 117 - 57
SAT 17/07/1926 Hawthorn (S) v Carlton (S) Glenferrie Oval 61 - 118
SAT 17/07/1926 Melbourne (S) v St Kilda (S) MCG 99 - 57
SAT 17/07/1926 South Melbourne (S) v Richmond (S) Lakeside Oval 114 - 67

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/08/1926 Carlton (S) v Melbourne (S) Princes Park 94 - 42
SAT 07/08/1926 Collingwood District v Essendon (S) Victoria Park 101 - 56
SAT 07/08/1926 Footscray (S) v South Melbourne (S) Western Oval 37 - 80
SAT 07/08/1926 North Melbourne (S) v Hawthorn (S) Arden Street Oval 90 - 65
SAT 07/08/1926 Richmond (S) v Fitzroy (S) Punt Road Oval 118 - 70
SAT 07/08/1926 St Kilda (S) v Geelong (S) Junction Oval 52 - 64

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/08/1926 Essendon (S) v Richmond (S) Windy Hill 74 - 100
SAT 14/08/1926 Fitzroy (S) v Footscray (S) Brunswick Street Oval 96 - 56
SAT 14/08/1926 Geelong (S) v Carlton (S) Corio Oval 70 - 28
SAT 14/08/1926 Hawthorn (S) v Collingwood District Glenferrie Oval 84 - 85
SAT 14/08/1926 Melbourne (S) v North Melbourne (S) MCG 118 - 56
SAT 14/08/1926 South Melbourne (S) v St Kilda (S) Lakeside Oval 135 - 7

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/08/1926 Carlton (S) v South Melbourne (S) Princes Park 50 - 101
SAT 21/08/1926 Collingwood District v Melbourne (S) Victoria Park 64 - 57
SAT 21/08/1926 Footscray (S) v Essendon (S) Western Oval 101 - 64
SAT 21/08/1926 North Melbourne (S) v Geelong (S) Arden Street Oval 70 - 129
SAT 21/08/1926 Richmond (S) v Hawthorn (S) Punt Road Oval 130 - 71
SAT 21/08/1926 St Kilda (S) v Fitzroy (S) Junction Oval 48 - 48

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/08/1926 Essendon (S) v St Kilda (S) Windy Hill 158 - 28
SAT 28/08/1926 Fitzroy (S) v Carlton (S) Brunswick Street Oval 73 - 84
SAT 28/08/1926 Geelong (S) v Collingwood District Corio Oval 77 - 45
SAT 28/08/1926 Hawthorn (S) v Footscray (S) Glenferrie Oval 87 - 38
SAT 28/08/1926 Melbourne (S) v Richmond (S) MCG 62 - 105
SAT 28/08/1926 South Melbourne (S) v North Melbourne (S) Lakeside Oval 155 - 40

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/09/1926 Carlton (S) v Essendon (S) Princes Park 104 - 59
SAT 04/09/1926 Collingwood District v South Melbourne (S) Victoria Park 60 - 61
SAT 04/09/1926 Footscray (S) v Melbourne (S) Western Oval 46 - 67
SAT 04/09/1926 North Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S) Arden Street Oval 65 - 88
SAT 04/09/1926 Richmond (S) v Geelong (S) Punt Road Oval 72 - 76
SAT 04/09/1926 St Kilda (S) v Hawthorn (S) Junction Oval 67 - 81

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/09/1926 Carlton (S) v Collingwood District Princes Park 95 - 90
SAT 11/09/1926 Fitzroy (S) v Geelong (S) Brunswick Street Oval 69 - 105
SAT 11/09/1926 Footscray (S) v Richmond (S) Western Oval 35 - 117
SAT 11/09/1926 Melbourne (S) v Hawthorn (S) MCG 61 - 59
SAT 11/09/1926 North Melbourne (S) v St Kilda (S) Arden Street Oval 112 - 57
SAT 11/09/1926 South Melbourne (S) v Essendon (S) Lakeside Oval 111 - 37

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/09/1926 South Melbourne (S) v Richmond (S) MCG 78 - 71
THU 23/09/1926 Geelong (S) v Carlton (S) MCG 106 - 121

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/10/1926 South Melbourne (S) v Carlton (S) MCG 60 - 67

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/10/1926 Carlton (S) v Geelong (S) MCG 95 - 43