1929 VFLS Season

This page displays the results for the 1929 season of the Victorian Football League Seconds (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves).

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

The premiership ended with a finals series following the Second Amended Argus system. The Richmond Seconds were the premiers, with Paddy Scanlan as the premiership coach.

Premiership Details

Name: 1929 Victorian Football League Seconds Season
Known As: 1929 VFLS Season
Teams: 12
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Second Amended Argus System
Matches: 112

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Carlton (S) Princes Park Harry Bell
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 Charlie Streeter
North Melbourne (S) Arden Street Oval
Richmond (S) Punt Road Oval Paddy Scanlan
South Melbourne (S) Lakeside Oval
St Kilda (S) Junction Oval

Premiership Results

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

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Richmond (S) 1st 16 -0- 2 64 147.7% 1,645 1,114 234 241 153 196
Essendon (S) 2nd 14 -0- 4 56 149.7% 1,686 1,126 242 234 154 202
Geelong (S) 3rd 13 -0- 5 52 140.7% 1,404 998 193 246 136 182
South Melbourne (S) 4th 13 -0- 5 52 138.0% 1,581 1,146 215 291 162 174
Fitzroy (S) 5th 9 -0- 9 36 107.2% 1,378 1,285 196 202 176 229
Carlton (S) 6th 9 -0- 9 36 91.0% 1,245 1,368 177 183 187 246
Collingwood District 7th 7 -1- 10 30 99.4% 1,344 1,352 187 222 188 224
Footscray (S) 8th 7 -0- 11 28 84.3% 1,222 1,449 167 220 211 183
North Melbourne (S) 9th 6 -0- 12 24 85.6% 1,197 1,398 168 189 194 234
Melbourne (S) 10th 6 -0- 12 24 84.6% 1,252 1,480 177 190 202 268
St Kilda (S) 11th 5 -0- 13 20 67.4% 1,098 1,630 145 228 231 244
Hawthorn (S) 12th 2 -1- 15 10 59.7% 1,047 1,753 143 189 250 253

Overall Premiership Results

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

Premiership Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/04/1929 Essendon (S) v Carlton (S) Windy Hill 56 - 60
SAT 27/04/1929 Fitzroy (S) v Footscray (S) Brunswick Street Oval 54 - 62
SAT 27/04/1929 Geelong (S) v North Melbourne (S) Corio Oval 68 - 42
SAT 27/04/1929 Hawthorn (S) v St Kilda (S) Glenferrie Oval 33 - 38
SAT 27/04/1929 Richmond (S) v Collingwood District Punt Road Oval 86 - 60
SAT 27/04/1929 South Melbourne (S) v Melbourne (S) Lakeside Oval 78 - 61

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Geelong (S) 1st 1 -0- 0 4 161.9% 68 42
Richmond (S) 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 143.3% 86 60
South Melbourne (S) 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 127.9% 78 61
St Kilda (S) 4th 1 -0- 0 4 115.2% 38 33
Footscray (S) 5th 1 -0- 0 4 114.8% 62 54
Carlton (S) 6th 1 -0- 0 4 107.1% 60 56
Essendon (S) 7th 0 -0- 1 0 93.3% 56 60
Fitzroy (S) 8th 0 -0- 1 0 87.1% 54 62
Hawthorn (S) 9th 0 -0- 1 0 86.8% 33 38
Melbourne (S) 10th 0 -0- 1 0 78.2% 61 78
Collingwood District 11th 0 -0- 1 0 69.8% 60 86
North Melbourne (S) 12th 0 -0- 1 0 61.8% 42 68

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/05/1929 Carlton (S) v Richmond (S) Princes Park 74 - 95
SAT 04/05/1929 Collingwood District v Hawthorn (S) Victoria Park 140 - 97
SAT 04/05/1929 Footscray (S) v Essendon (S) Western Oval 54 - 73
SAT 04/05/1929 Melbourne (S) v Geelong (S) MCG 56 - 52
SAT 04/05/1929 North Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S) Arden Street Oval 47 - 44
SAT 04/05/1929 St Kilda (S) v South Melbourne (S) Junction Oval 78 - 104

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond (S) 1st 2 -0- 0 8 135.1% 181 134
South Melbourne (S) 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 130.9% 182 139
Geelong (S) 3rd 1 -0- 1 4 122.4% 120 98
Essendon (S) 4th 1 -0- 1 4 113.2% 129 114
Collingwood District 5th 1 -0- 1 4 109.3% 200 183
Footscray (S) 6th 1 -0- 1 4 91.3% 116 127
Melbourne (S) 7th 1 -0- 1 4 90.0% 117 130
Carlton (S) 8th 1 -0- 1 4 88.7% 134 151
St Kilda (S) 9th 1 -0- 1 4 84.7% 116 137
North Melbourne (S) 10th 1 -0- 1 4 79.5% 89 112
Fitzroy (S) 11th 0 -0- 2 0 89.9% 98 109
Hawthorn (S) 12th 0 -0- 2 0 73.0% 130 178

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/05/1929 Fitzroy (S) v Melbourne (S) Brunswick Street Oval 83 - 90
SAT 11/05/1929 Geelong (S) v St Kilda (S) Corio Oval 94 - 44
SAT 11/05/1929 Hawthorn (S) v Carlton (S) Glenferrie Oval 115 - 121
SAT 11/05/1929 North Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) Arden Street Oval 86 - 59
SAT 11/05/1929 Richmond (S) v Essendon (S) Punt Road Oval 83 - 91
SAT 11/05/1929 South Melbourne (S) v Collingwood District Lakeside Oval 66 - 61

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Melbourne (S) 1st 3 -0- 0 12 124.0% 248 200
Geelong (S) 2nd 2 -0- 1 8 150.7% 214 142
Richmond (S) 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 117.3% 264 225
Essendon (S) 4th 2 -0- 1 8 111.7% 220 197
North Melbourne (S) 5th 2 -0- 1 8 102.3% 175 171
Melbourne (S) 6th 2 -0- 1 8 97.2% 207 213
Carlton (S) 7th 2 -0- 1 8 95.9% 255 266
Collingwood District 8th 1 -0- 2 4 104.8% 261 249
Footscray (S) 9th 1 -0- 2 4 82.2% 175 213
St Kilda (S) 10th 1 -0- 2 4 69.3% 160 231
Fitzroy (S) 11th 0 -0- 3 0 91.0% 181 199
Hawthorn (S) 12th 0 -0- 3 0 81.9% 245 299

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/05/1929 Carlton (S) v South Melbourne (S) Princes Park 57 - 78
SAT 18/05/1929 Collingwood District v Geelong (S) Victoria Park 60 - 57
SAT 18/05/1929 Essendon (S) v Hawthorn (S) Windy Hill 106 - 64
SAT 18/05/1929 Footscray (S) v Richmond (S) Western Oval 46 - 102
SAT 18/05/1929 Melbourne (S) v North Melbourne (S) MCG 71 - 78
SAT 18/05/1929 St Kilda (S) v Fitzroy (S) Junction Oval 60 - 91

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Melbourne (S) 1st 4 -0- 0 16 126.8% 326 257
Richmond (S) 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 135.1% 366 271
Essendon (S) 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 124.9% 326 261
North Melbourne (S) 4th 3 -0- 1 12 104.5% 253 242
Geelong (S) 5th 2 -0- 2 8 134.2% 271 202
Collingwood District 6th 2 -0- 2 8 104.9% 321 306
Melbourne (S) 7th 2 -0- 2 8 95.5% 278 291
Carlton (S) 8th 2 -0- 2 8 90.7% 312 344
Fitzroy (S) 9th 1 -0- 3 4 105.0% 272 259
Footscray (S) 10th 1 -0- 3 4 70.2% 221 315
St Kilda (S) 11th 1 -0- 3 4 68.3% 220 322
Hawthorn (S) 12th 0 -0- 4 0 76.3% 309 405

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/05/1929 Fitzroy (S) v Collingwood District Brunswick Street Oval 73 - 65
SAT 25/05/1929 Geelong (S) v Carlton (S) Corio Oval 99 - 63
SAT 25/05/1929 Hawthorn (S) v Richmond (S) Glenferrie Oval 24 - 94
SAT 25/05/1929 Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) MCG 84 - 72
SAT 25/05/1929 North Melbourne (S) v St Kilda (S) Arden Street Oval 129 - 69
SAT 25/05/1929 South Melbourne (S) v Essendon (S) Lakeside Oval 72 - 91

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond (S) 1st 4 -0- 1 16 155.9% 460 295
Essendon (S) 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 125.2% 417 333
North Melbourne (S) 3rd 4 -0- 1 16 122.8% 382 311
South Melbourne (S) 4th 4 -0- 1 16 114.4% 398 348
Geelong (S) 5th 3 -0- 2 12 139.6% 370 265
Melbourne (S) 6th 3 -0- 2 12 99.7% 362 363
Fitzroy (S) 7th 2 -0- 3 8 106.5% 345 324
Collingwood District 8th 2 -0- 3 8 101.8% 386 379
Carlton (S) 9th 2 -0- 3 8 84.7% 375 443
Footscray (S) 10th 1 -0- 4 4 73.4% 293 399
St Kilda (S) 11th 1 -0- 4 4 64.1% 289 451
Hawthorn (S) 12th 0 -0- 5 0 66.7% 333 499

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/06/1929 Collingwood District v North Melbourne (S) Victoria Park 111 - 89
SAT 01/06/1929 Essendon (S) v Geelong (S) Windy Hill 85 - 80
SAT 01/06/1929 Hawthorn (S) v Footscray (S) Glenferrie Oval 77 - 75
SAT 01/06/1929 Richmond (S) v South Melbourne (S) Punt Road Oval 89 - 63
SAT 01/06/1929 St Kilda (S) v Melbourne (S) Junction Oval 62 - 52
MON 03/06/1929 Carlton (S) v Fitzroy (S) Princes Park 27 - 69

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond (S) 1st 5 -0- 1 20 153.4% 549 358
Essendon (S) 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 121.5% 502 413
North Melbourne (S) 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 111.6% 471 422
South Melbourne (S) 4th 4 -0- 2 16 105.5% 461 437
Geelong (S) 5th 3 -0- 3 12 128.6% 450 350
Fitzroy (S) 6th 3 -0- 3 12 117.9% 414 351
Collingwood District 7th 3 -0- 3 12 106.2% 497 468
Melbourne (S) 8th 3 -0- 3 12 97.4% 414 425
Carlton (S) 9th 2 -0- 4 8 78.5% 402 512
St Kilda (S) 10th 2 -0- 4 8 69.8% 351 503
Footscray (S) 11th 1 -0- 5 4 77.3% 368 476
Hawthorn (S) 12th 1 -0- 5 4 71.4% 410 574

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/06/1929 Fitzroy (S) v Essendon (S) Brunswick Street Oval 63 - 65
SAT 15/06/1929 Footscray (S) v St Kilda (S) Western Oval 137 - 36
SAT 15/06/1929 Geelong (S) v Richmond (S) Corio Oval 68 - 64
SAT 15/06/1929 Melbourne (S) v Collingwood District MCG 84 - 101
SAT 15/06/1929 North Melbourne (S) v Carlton (S) Arden Street Oval 62 - 66
SAT 15/06/1929 South Melbourne (S) v Hawthorn (S) Lakeside Oval 106 - 33

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon (S) 1st 6 -0- 1 24 119.1% 567 476
Richmond (S) 2nd 5 -0- 2 20 143.9% 613 426
South Melbourne (S) 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 120.6% 567 470
Geelong (S) 4th 4 -0- 3 16 125.1% 518 414
North Melbourne (S) 5th 4 -0- 3 16 109.2% 533 488
Collingwood District 6th 4 -0- 3 16 108.3% 598 552
Fitzroy (S) 7th 3 -0- 4 12 114.7% 477 416
Melbourne (S) 8th 3 -0- 4 12 94.7% 498 526
Carlton (S) 9th 3 -0- 4 12 81.5% 468 574
Footscray (S) 10th 2 -0- 5 8 98.6% 505 512
St Kilda (S) 11th 2 -0- 5 8 60.5% 387 640
Hawthorn (S) 12th 1 -0- 6 4 65.1% 443 680

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/06/1929 Carlton (S) v Melbourne (S) Princes Park 65 - 50
SAT 22/06/1929 Collingwood District v St Kilda (S) Victoria Park 86 - 68
SAT 22/06/1929 Essendon (S) v North Melbourne (S) Windy Hill 110 - 20
SAT 22/06/1929 Hawthorn (S) v Geelong (S) Glenferrie Oval 56 - 73
SAT 22/06/1929 Richmond (S) v Fitzroy (S) Punt Road Oval 70 - 47
SAT 22/06/1929 South Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) Lakeside Oval 119 - 38

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon (S) 1st 7 -0- 1 28 136.5% 677 496
Richmond (S) 2nd 6 -0- 2 24 144.4% 683 473
South Melbourne (S) 3rd 6 -0- 2 24 135.0% 686 508
Geelong (S) 4th 5 -0- 3 20 125.7% 591 470
Collingwood District 5th 5 -0- 3 20 110.3% 684 620
North Melbourne (S) 6th 4 -0- 4 16 92.5% 553 598
Carlton (S) 7th 4 -0- 4 16 85.4% 533 624
Fitzroy (S) 8th 3 -0- 5 12 107.8% 524 486
Melbourne (S) 9th 3 -0- 5 12 92.7% 548 591
Footscray (S) 10th 2 -0- 6 8 86.1% 543 631
St Kilda (S) 11th 2 -0- 6 8 62.7% 455 726
Hawthorn (S) 12th 1 -0- 7 4 66.3% 499 753

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/06/1929 Fitzroy (S) v Hawthorn (S) Brunswick Street Oval 128 - 59
SAT 29/06/1929 Footscray (S) v Collingwood District Western Oval 58 - 55
SAT 29/06/1929 Geelong (S) v South Melbourne (S) Corio Oval 106 - 69
SAT 29/06/1929 Melbourne (S) v Essendon (S) MCG 66 - 128
SAT 29/06/1929 North Melbourne (S) v Richmond (S) Arden Street Oval 74 - 82
SAT 29/06/1929 St Kilda (S) v Carlton (S) Junction Oval 76 - 74

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon (S) 1st 8 -0- 1 32 143.2% 805 562
Richmond (S) 2nd 7 -0- 2 28 139.9% 765 547
Geelong (S) 3rd 6 -0- 3 24 129.3% 697 539
South Melbourne (S) 4th 6 -0- 3 24 123.0% 755 614
Collingwood District 5th 5 -0- 4 20 109.0% 739 678
Fitzroy (S) 6th 4 -0- 5 16 119.6% 652 545
North Melbourne (S) 7th 4 -0- 5 16 92.2% 627 680
Carlton (S) 8th 4 -0- 5 16 86.7% 607 700
Footscray (S) 9th 3 -0- 6 12 87.6% 601 686
Melbourne (S) 10th 3 -0- 6 12 85.4% 614 719
St Kilda (S) 11th 3 -0- 6 12 66.4% 531 800
Hawthorn (S) 12th 1 -0- 8 4 63.3% 558 881

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/07/1929 Carlton (S) v Collingwood District Princes Park 80 - 79
SAT 06/07/1929 Essendon (S) v St Kilda (S) Windy Hill 94 - 62
SAT 06/07/1929 Geelong (S) v Footscray (S) Corio Oval 85 - 39
SAT 06/07/1929 Hawthorn (S) v North Melbourne (S) Glenferrie Oval 85 - 81
SAT 06/07/1929 Richmond (S) v Melbourne (S) Punt Road Oval 88 - 68
SAT 06/07/1929 South Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S) Lakeside Oval 98 - 58

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon (S) 1st 9 -0- 1 36 144.1% 899 624
Richmond (S) 2nd 8 -0- 2 32 138.7% 853 615
Geelong (S) 3rd 7 -0- 3 28 135.3% 782 578
South Melbourne (S) 4th 7 -0- 3 28 126.9% 853 672
Collingwood District 5th 5 -0- 5 20 107.9% 818 758
Carlton (S) 6th 5 -0- 5 20 88.2% 687 779
Fitzroy (S) 7th 4 -0- 6 16 110.4% 710 643
North Melbourne (S) 8th 4 -0- 6 16 92.5% 708 765
Melbourne (S) 9th 3 -0- 7 12 84.5% 682 807
Footscray (S) 10th 3 -0- 7 12 83.0% 640 771
St Kilda (S) 11th 3 -0- 7 12 66.3% 593 894
Hawthorn (S) 12th 2 -0- 8 8 66.8% 643 962

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/07/1929 Collingwood District v Essendon (S) Victoria Park 81 - 60
SAT 13/07/1929 Fitzroy (S) v Geelong (S) Brunswick Street Oval 74 - 80
SAT 13/07/1929 Footscray (S) v Carlton (S) Western Oval 61 - 84
SAT 13/07/1929 Melbourne (S) v Hawthorn (S) MCG 76 - 48
SAT 13/07/1929 North Melbourne (S) v South Melbourne (S) Arden Street Oval 60 - 74
SAT 13/07/1929 St Kilda (S) v Richmond (S) Junction Oval 80 - 107

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond (S) 1st 9 -0- 2 36 138.1% 960 695
Essendon (S) 2nd 9 -0- 2 36 136.0% 959 705
Geelong (S) 3rd 8 -0- 3 32 132.2% 862 652
South Melbourne (S) 4th 8 -0- 3 32 126.6% 927 732
Collingwood District 5th 6 -0- 5 24 109.9% 899 818
Carlton (S) 6th 6 -0- 5 24 91.8% 771 840
Fitzroy (S) 7th 4 -0- 7 16 108.4% 784 723
North Melbourne (S) 8th 4 -0- 7 16 91.5% 768 839
Melbourne (S) 9th 4 -0- 7 16 88.7% 758 855
Footscray (S) 10th 3 -0- 8 12 82.0% 701 855
St Kilda (S) 11th 3 -0- 8 12 67.2% 673 1,001
Hawthorn (S) 12th 2 -0- 9 8 66.6% 691 1,038

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/07/1929 Carlton (S) v Essendon (S) Princes Park 65 - 103
SAT 20/07/1929 Collingwood District v Richmond (S) Victoria Park 71 - 84
SAT 20/07/1929 Footscray (S) v Fitzroy (S) Western Oval 52 - 72
SAT 20/07/1929 Melbourne (S) v South Melbourne (S) MCG 88 - 164
SAT 20/07/1929 North Melbourne (S) v Geelong (S) Arden Street Oval 54 - 53
SAT 20/07/1929 St Kilda (S) v Hawthorn (S) Junction Oval 107 - 53

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon (S) 1st 10 -0- 2 40 137.9% 1,062 770
Richmond (S) 2nd 10 -0- 2 40 136.3% 1,044 766
South Melbourne (S) 3rd 9 -0- 3 36 133.0% 1,091 820
Geelong (S) 4th 8 -0- 4 32 129.6% 915 706
Collingwood District 5th 6 -0- 6 24 107.5% 970 902
Carlton (S) 6th 6 -0- 6 24 88.7% 836 943
Fitzroy (S) 7th 5 -0- 7 20 110.5% 856 775
North Melbourne (S) 8th 5 -0- 7 20 92.2% 822 892
Melbourne (S) 9th 4 -0- 8 16 83.0% 846 1,019
St Kilda (S) 10th 4 -0- 8 16 74.0% 780 1,054
Footscray (S) 11th 3 -0- 9 12 81.2% 753 927
Hawthorn (S) 12th 2 -0- 10 8 65.0% 744 1,145

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/07/1929 Essendon (S) v Footscray (S) Windy Hill 125 - 73
SAT 27/07/1929 Fitzroy (S) v North Melbourne (S) Brunswick Street Oval 100 - 73
SAT 27/07/1929 Geelong (S) v Melbourne (S) Corio Oval 115 - 28
SAT 27/07/1929 Hawthorn (S) v Collingwood District Glenferrie Oval 62 - 62
SAT 27/07/1929 Richmond (S) v Carlton (S) Punt Road Oval 87 - 82
SAT 27/07/1929 South Melbourne (S) v St Kilda (S) Lakeside Oval 150 - 28

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon (S) 1st 11 -0- 2 44 140.8% 1,187 843
Richmond (S) 2nd 11 -0- 2 44 133.4% 1,131 848
South Melbourne (S) 3rd 10 -0- 3 40 146.3% 1,241 848
Geelong (S) 4th 9 -0- 4 36 140.3% 1,030 734
Collingwood District 5th 6 -1- 6 26 107.1% 1,032 964
Fitzroy (S) 6th 6 -0- 7 24 112.7% 956 848
Carlton (S) 7th 6 -0- 7 24 89.1% 918 1,030
North Melbourne (S) 8th 5 -0- 8 20 90.2% 895 992
Melbourne (S) 9th 4 -0- 9 16 77.1% 874 1,134
St Kilda (S) 10th 4 -0- 9 16 67.1% 808 1,204
Footscray (S) 11th 3 -0- 10 12 78.5% 826 1,052
Hawthorn (S) 12th 2 -1- 10 10 66.8% 806 1,207

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/08/1929 Carlton (S) v Hawthorn (S) Princes Park 84 - 42
SAT 03/08/1929 Collingwood District v South Melbourne (S) Victoria Park 41 - 99
SAT 03/08/1929 Essendon (S) v Richmond (S) Windy Hill 69 - 78
SAT 03/08/1929 Footscray (S) v North Melbourne (S) Western Oval 88 - 46
SAT 03/08/1929 Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S) MCG 75 - 85
SAT 03/08/1929 St Kilda (S) v Geelong (S) Junction Oval 34 - 65

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond (S) 1st 12 -0- 2 48 131.8% 1,209 917
South Melbourne (S) 2nd 11 -0- 3 44 150.7% 1,340 889
Essendon (S) 3rd 11 -0- 3 44 136.4% 1,256 921
Geelong (S) 4th 10 -0- 4 40 142.6% 1,095 768
Fitzroy (S) 5th 7 -0- 7 28 112.8% 1,041 923
Carlton (S) 6th 7 -0- 7 28 93.5% 1,002 1,072
Collingwood District 7th 6 -1- 7 26 100.9% 1,073 1,063
North Melbourne (S) 8th 5 -0- 9 20 87.1% 941 1,080
Footscray (S) 9th 4 -0- 10 16 83.2% 914 1,098
Melbourne (S) 10th 4 -0- 10 16 77.9% 949 1,219
St Kilda (S) 11th 4 -0- 10 16 66.4% 842 1,269
Hawthorn (S) 12th 2 -1- 11 10 65.7% 848 1,291

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/08/1929 Fitzroy (S) v St Kilda (S) Brunswick Street Oval 132 - 58
SAT 10/08/1929 Geelong (S) v Collingwood District Corio Oval 93 - 49
SAT 10/08/1929 Hawthorn (S) v Essendon (S) Glenferrie Oval 51 - 113
SAT 10/08/1929 North Melbourne (S) v Melbourne (S) Arden Street Oval 56 - 92
SAT 10/08/1929 Richmond (S) v Footscray (S) Punt Road Oval 134 - 38
SAT 10/08/1929 South Melbourne (S) v Carlton (S) Lakeside Oval 76 - 56

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond (S) 1st 13 -0- 2 52 140.6% 1,343 955
South Melbourne (S) 2nd 12 -0- 3 48 149.8% 1,416 945
Essendon (S) 3rd 12 -0- 3 48 140.8% 1,369 972
Geelong (S) 4th 11 -0- 4 44 145.4% 1,188 817
Fitzroy (S) 5th 8 -0- 7 32 119.6% 1,173 981
Carlton (S) 6th 7 -0- 8 28 92.2% 1,058 1,148
Collingwood District 7th 6 -1- 8 26 97.1% 1,122 1,156
North Melbourne (S) 8th 5 -0- 10 20 85.1% 997 1,172
Melbourne (S) 9th 5 -0- 10 20 81.6% 1,041 1,275
Footscray (S) 10th 4 -0- 11 16 77.3% 952 1,232
St Kilda (S) 11th 4 -0- 11 16 64.2% 900 1,401
Hawthorn (S) 12th 2 -1- 12 10 64.0% 899 1,404

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/08/1929 Carlton (S) v Geelong (S) Princes Park 51 - 97
SAT 17/08/1929 Collingwood District v Fitzroy (S) Victoria Park 78 - 88
SAT 17/08/1929 Essendon (S) v South Melbourne (S) Windy Hill 108 - 47
SAT 17/08/1929 Footscray (S) v Melbourne (S) Western Oval 90 - 88
SAT 17/08/1929 Richmond (S) v Hawthorn (S) Punt Road Oval 164 - 54
SAT 17/08/1929 St Kilda (S) v North Melbourne (S) Junction Oval 90 - 57

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond (S) 1st 14 -0- 2 56 149.4% 1,507 1,009
Essendon (S) 2nd 13 -0- 3 52 144.9% 1,477 1,019
Geelong (S) 3rd 12 -0- 4 48 148.0% 1,285 868
South Melbourne (S) 4th 12 -0- 4 48 138.9% 1,463 1,053
Fitzroy (S) 5th 9 -0- 7 36 119.1% 1,261 1,059
Carlton (S) 6th 7 -0- 9 28 89.1% 1,109 1,245
Collingwood District 7th 6 -1- 9 26 96.5% 1,200 1,244
North Melbourne (S) 8th 5 -0- 11 20 83.5% 1,054 1,262
Melbourne (S) 9th 5 -0- 11 20 82.7% 1,129 1,365
Footscray (S) 10th 5 -0- 11 20 78.9% 1,042 1,320
St Kilda (S) 11th 5 -0- 11 20 67.9% 990 1,458
Hawthorn (S) 12th 2 -1- 13 10 60.8% 953 1,568

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/08/1929 Fitzroy (S) v Carlton (S) Brunswick Street Oval 62 - 65
SAT 24/08/1929 Footscray (S) v Hawthorn (S) Western Oval 105 - 57
SAT 24/08/1929 Geelong (S) v Essendon (S) Corio Oval 52 - 48
SAT 24/08/1929 Melbourne (S) v St Kilda (S) MCG 97 - 36
SAT 24/08/1929 North Melbourne (S) v Collingwood District Arden Street Oval 82 - 65
SAT 24/08/1929 South Melbourne (S) v Richmond (S) Lakeside Oval 38 - 56

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond (S) 1st 15 -0- 2 60 149.3% 1,563 1,047
Geelong (S) 2nd 13 -0- 4 52 146.0% 1,337 916
Essendon (S) 3rd 13 -0- 4 52 142.4% 1,525 1,071
South Melbourne (S) 4th 12 -0- 5 48 135.3% 1,501 1,109
Fitzroy (S) 5th 9 -0- 8 36 117.7% 1,323 1,124
Carlton (S) 6th 8 -0- 9 32 89.8% 1,174 1,307
Collingwood District 7th 6 -1- 10 26 95.4% 1,265 1,326
Melbourne (S) 8th 6 -0- 11 24 87.5% 1,226 1,401
North Melbourne (S) 9th 6 -0- 11 24 85.6% 1,136 1,327
Footscray (S) 10th 6 -0- 11 24 83.3% 1,147 1,377
St Kilda (S) 11th 5 -0- 12 20 66.0% 1,026 1,555
Hawthorn (S) 12th 2 -1- 14 10 60.4% 1,010 1,673

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/08/1929 Carlton (S) v North Melbourne (S) Princes Park 71 - 61
SAT 31/08/1929 Collingwood District v Melbourne (S) Victoria Park 79 - 26
SAT 31/08/1929 Essendon (S) v Fitzroy (S) Windy Hill 161 - 55
SAT 31/08/1929 Hawthorn (S) v South Melbourne (S) Glenferrie Oval 37 - 80
SAT 31/08/1929 Richmond (S) v Geelong (S) Punt Road Oval 82 - 67
SAT 31/08/1929 St Kilda (S) v Footscray (S) Junction Oval 72 - 75

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond (S) 1st 16 -0- 2 64 147.7% 1,645 1,114
Essendon (S) 2nd 14 -0- 4 56 149.7% 1,686 1,126
Geelong (S) 3rd 13 -0- 5 52 140.7% 1,404 998
South Melbourne (S) 4th 13 -0- 5 52 138.0% 1,581 1,146
Fitzroy (S) 5th 9 -0- 9 36 107.2% 1,378 1,285
Carlton (S) 6th 9 -0- 9 36 91.0% 1,245 1,368
Collingwood District 7th 7 -1- 10 30 99.4% 1,344 1,352
Footscray (S) 8th 7 -0- 11 28 84.3% 1,222 1,449
North Melbourne (S) 9th 6 -0- 12 24 85.6% 1,197 1,398
Melbourne (S) 10th 6 -0- 12 24 84.6% 1,252 1,480
St Kilda (S) 11th 5 -0- 13 20 67.4% 1,098 1,630
Hawthorn (S) 12th 2 -1- 15 10 59.7% 1,047 1,753

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Richmond (S) 1st 16 -0- 2 64 147.7% 1,645 1,114 234 241 153 196
Essendon (S) 2nd 14 -0- 4 56 149.7% 1,686 1,126 242 234 154 202
Geelong (S) 3rd 13 -0- 5 52 140.7% 1,404 998 193 246 136 182
South Melbourne (S) 4th 13 -0- 5 52 138.0% 1,581 1,146 215 291 162 174
Fitzroy (S) 5th 9 -0- 9 36 107.2% 1,378 1,285 196 202 176 229
Carlton (S) 6th 9 -0- 9 36 91.0% 1,245 1,368 177 183 187 246
Collingwood District 7th 7 -1- 10 30 99.4% 1,344 1,352 187 222 188 224
Footscray (S) 8th 7 -0- 11 28 84.3% 1,222 1,449 167 220 211 183
North Melbourne (S) 9th 6 -0- 12 24 85.6% 1,197 1,398 168 189 194 234
Melbourne (S) 10th 6 -0- 12 24 84.6% 1,252 1,480 177 190 202 268
St Kilda (S) 11th 5 -0- 13 20 67.4% 1,098 1,630 145 228 231 244
Hawthorn (S) 12th 2 -1- 15 10 59.7% 1,047 1,753 143 189 250 253

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/09/1929 Essendon (S) v South Melbourne (S) MCG 54 - 60
SAT 14/09/1929 Richmond (S) v Geelong (S) MCG 62 - 100

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team Pos.
Geelong (S) 1st
South Melbourne (S) 2nd
Richmond (S)* 3rd
Essendon (S) 4th
* : right to challenge

Final Round 2

Final (Preliminary Final)

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/09/1929 Geelong (S) v South Melbourne (S) MCG 60 - 46

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team Pos.
Geelong (S) 1st
South Melbourne (S) 2nd
Richmond (S)* 3rd
Essendon (S) 4th
* : right to challenge

Final Round 3

Challenge Final (Grand Final)

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
THU 26/09/1929 Geelong (S) v Richmond (S) MCG 57 - 80

Final Round 3 Ladder

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