1926 VFLS Season

This page displays the results for the 1926 season of the Victorian Football League Seconds (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves).

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

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

Premiership Details

Name: 1926 Victorian Football League Seconds Season
Known As: 1926 VFLS Season
Teams: 12
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Second Amended Argus System
Matches: 112

Team Details

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

Premiership 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 (S)	1st	17	-0-	1	68	189.5%	1,620	855	223	282	118	147
South Melbourne (S)	2nd	16	-0-	2	64	160.7%	1,679	1,045	236	263	143	187
Carlton (S)	3rd	14	-0-	4	56	119.0%	1,454	1,222	203	236	169	208
Richmond (S)	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 (S)	6th	10	-0-	8	40	103.0%	1,225	1,189	168	217	164	205
Essendon (S)	7th	7	-0-	11	28	97.1%	1,448	1,492	205	218	210	232
North Melbourne (S)	8th	6	-0-	12	24	70.0%	1,154	1,649	164	170	239	215
Footscray (S)	9th	5	-0-	13	20	70.4%	1,049	1,491	146	173	209	237
Fitzroy (S)	10th	4	-1-	13	18	89.6%	1,240	1,384	174	196	192	232
Hawthorn (S)	11th	3	-0-	15	12	74.4%	1,120	1,505	153	202	209	251
St Kilda (S)	12th	1	-1-	16	6	55.5%	863	1,554	115	173	214	270

Overall Premiership Results

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

Premiership Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date		Match	Venue	Result
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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	17	-0-	1	68	189.5%	1,620	855	223	282	118	147
South Melbourne (S)	2nd	16	-0-	2	64	160.7%	1,679	1,045	236	263	143	187
Carlton (S)	3rd	14	-0-	4	56	119.0%	1,454	1,222	203	236	169	208
Richmond (S)	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 (S)	6th	10	-0-	8	40	103.0%	1,225	1,189	168	217	164	205
Essendon (S)	7th	7	-0-	11	28	97.1%	1,448	1,492	205	218	210	232
North Melbourne (S)	8th	6	-0-	12	24	70.0%	1,154	1,649	164	170	239	215
Footscray (S)	9th	5	-0-	13	20	70.4%	1,049	1,491	146	173	209	237
Fitzroy (S)	10th	4	-1-	13	18	89.6%	1,240	1,384	174	196	192	232
Hawthorn (S)	11th	3	-0-	15	12	74.4%	1,120	1,505	153	202	209	251
St Kilda (S)	12th	1	-1-	16	6	55.5%	863	1,554	115	173	214	270

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 1 Ladder

Team	Pos.
South Melbourne (S)	1st
Carlton (S)	2nd
Geelong (S)*	3rd
Richmond (S)	4th

* ^{: right to challenge}

Final Round 2

Final (Preliminary Final)

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

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team	Pos.
Carlton (S)	1st
South Melbourne (S)	2nd
Geelong (S)*	3rd
Richmond (S)	4th

* ^{: right to challenge}

Final Round 3

Challenge Final (Grand Final)

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

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team	Pos.
Carlton (S)	1st
Geelong (S)	2nd
South Melbourne (S)	3rd
Richmond (S)	4th

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