1936 VFL Season

These are the results for the 1936 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League).

It featured eighteen rounds. South Melbourne were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. Collingwood were the premiers, with Harry Collier as the premiership captain and Jock McHale as the premiership coach.

Season Details

Name: 1936 VFL Season
Teams: 12
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 112

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Carlton Princes Park Frank Maher
Collingwood Victoria Park Jock McHale
Essendon Windy Hill Jack Baggott
Fitzroy Brunswick Street Oval Haydn Bunton
Footscray Western Oval Syd Coventry
Geelong Corio Oval Charlie Dibbs Reg Hickey
Hawthorn Glenferrie Oval Ivan McAlpine
Melbourne MCG Frank Hughes
North Melbourne Arden Street Oval Paddy Scanlan
Richmond Punt Road Oval Perce Bentley
South Melbourne Lakeside Oval Jack Bisset
St Kilda Junction Oval Dan Minogue

Season Results

Premiers: Collingwood
Runners-Up: South Melbourne
Minor Premiers: South Melbourne

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
South Melbourne 1st 16 -0- 2 64 118.5% 1,806 1,524 248 318 214 240
Collingwood 2nd 15 -0- 3 60 135.6% 1,854 1,367 267 252 191 221
Carlton 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 124.8% 1,877 1,504 266 281 212 232
Melbourne 4th 12 -0- 6 48 118.8% 1,755 1,477 248 267 206 241
Geelong 5th 11 -0- 7 44 125.8% 1,884 1,498 266 288 212 226
Richmond 6th 10 -0- 8 40 107.9% 1,673 1,550 239 239 225 200
St Kilda 7th 9 -0- 9 36 96.1% 1,845 1,919 271 219 276 263
Essendon 8th 6 -0- 12 24 85.1% 1,565 1,840 220 245 257 298
Hawthorn 9th 6 -0- 12 24 80.9% 1,391 1,720 193 233 241 274
Footscray 10th 5 -0- 13 20 86.5% 1,462 1,690 203 244 234 286
North Melbourne 11th 4 -0- 14 16 75.9% 1,274 1,679 177 212 235 269
Fitzroy 12th 2 -0- 16 8 68.9% 1,367 1,985 192 215 287 263

Overall Premiership Results

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

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/05/1936 2:45 PM Essendon v North Melbourne Windy Hill 117 - 70 15,000
SAT 02/05/1936 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Carlton Brunswick Street Oval 87 - 163 32,000
SAT 02/05/1936 2:45 PM Geelong v Footscray Corio Oval 144 - 69 12,000
SAT 02/05/1936 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Glenferrie Oval 83 - 104 14,000
SAT 02/05/1936 2:45 PM Richmond v St Kilda Punt Road Oval 107 - 106 27,000
SAT 02/05/1936 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Melbourne Lakeside Oval 108 - 87 22,000

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Geelong 1st 1 -0- 0 4 208.7% 144 69
Carlton 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 187.4% 163 87
Essendon 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 167.1% 117 70
Collingwood 4th 1 -0- 0 4 125.3% 104 83
South Melbourne 5th 1 -0- 0 4 124.1% 108 87
Richmond 6th 1 -0- 0 4 100.9% 107 106
St Kilda 7th 0 -0- 1 0 99.1% 106 107
Melbourne 8th 0 -0- 1 0 80.6% 87 108
Hawthorn 9th 0 -0- 1 0 79.8% 83 104
North Melbourne 10th 0 -0- 1 0 59.8% 70 117
Fitzroy 11th 0 -0- 1 0 53.4% 87 163
Footscray 12th 0 -0- 1 0 47.9% 69 144

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/05/1936 2:45 PM Carlton v Essendon Princes Park 145 - 43 25,000
SAT 09/05/1936 2:45 PM Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park 108 - 72 26,500
SAT 09/05/1936 2:45 PM Footscray v Hawthorn Western Oval 68 - 73 10,000
SAT 09/05/1936 2:45 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy MCG 107 - 59 16,245
SAT 09/05/1936 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Geelong Arden Street Oval 68 - 74 9,000
SAT 09/05/1936 2:45 PM St Kilda v South Melbourne Junction Oval 71 - 89 30,000

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton 1st 2 -0- 0 8 236.9% 308 130
Geelong 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 159.1% 218 137
Collingwood 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 136.8% 212 155
South Melbourne 4th 2 -0- 0 8 124.7% 197 158
Melbourne 5th 1 -0- 1 4 116.2% 194 167
Hawthorn 6th 1 -0- 1 4 90.7% 156 172
Richmond 7th 1 -0- 1 4 83.6% 179 214
Essendon 8th 1 -0- 1 4 74.4% 160 215
St Kilda 9th 0 -0- 2 0 90.3% 177 196
North Melbourne 10th 0 -0- 2 0 72.3% 138 191
Footscray 11th 0 -0- 2 0 63.1% 137 217
Fitzroy 12th 0 -0- 2 0 54.1% 146 270

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/05/1936 2:45 PM Essendon v St Kilda Windy Hill 115 - 119 18,000
SAT 16/05/1936 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Brunswick Street Oval 84 - 164 20,000
SAT 16/05/1936 2:45 PM Geelong v Melbourne Corio Oval 102 - 32 12,000
SAT 16/05/1936 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Carlton Glenferrie Oval 97 - 107 18,000
SAT 16/05/1936 2:45 PM Richmond v North Melbourne Punt Road Oval 92 - 53 14,000
SAT 16/05/1936 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Footscray Lakeside Oval 107 - 67 18,000

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Geelong 1st 3 -0- 0 12 189.3% 320 169
Carlton 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 182.8% 415 227
Collingwood 3rd 3 -0- 0 12 157.3% 376 239
South Melbourne 4th 3 -0- 0 12 135.1% 304 225
Richmond 5th 2 -0- 1 8 101.5% 271 267
St Kilda 6th 1 -0- 2 4 95.2% 296 311
Hawthorn 7th 1 -0- 2 4 90.7% 253 279
Melbourne 8th 1 -0- 2 4 84.0% 226 269
Essendon 9th 1 -0- 2 4 82.3% 275 334
North Melbourne 10th 0 -0- 3 0 67.5% 191 283
Footscray 11th 0 -0- 3 0 63.0% 204 324
Fitzroy 12th 0 -0- 3 0 53.0% 230 434

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/05/1936 2:45 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 115 - 125 43,000
SAT 23/05/1936 2:45 PM Collingwood v Essendon Victoria Park 137 - 88 11,000
SAT 23/05/1936 2:45 PM Footscray v Fitzroy Western Oval 89 - 74 18,000
SAT 23/05/1936 2:45 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 116 - 77 10,152
SAT 23/05/1936 2:45 PM North Melbourne v South Melbourne Arden Street Oval 60 - 129 14,000
SAT 23/05/1936 2:45 PM St Kilda v Geelong Junction Oval 125 - 82 22,500

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood 1st 4 -0- 0 16 156.9% 513 327
South Melbourne 2nd 4 -0- 0 16 151.9% 433 285
Carlton 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 150.6% 530 352
Geelong 4th 3 -0- 1 12 136.7% 402 294
Richmond 5th 3 -0- 1 12 103.7% 396 382
St Kilda 6th 2 -0- 2 8 107.1% 421 393
Melbourne 7th 2 -0- 2 8 98.8% 342 346
Hawthorn 8th 1 -0- 3 4 83.5% 330 395
Essendon 9th 1 -0- 3 4 77.1% 363 471
Footscray 10th 1 -0- 3 4 73.6% 293 398
North Melbourne 11th 0 -0- 4 0 60.9% 251 412
Fitzroy 12th 0 -0- 4 0 58.1% 304 523

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/05/1936 2:45 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Victoria Park 113 - 68 28,000
SAT 30/05/1936 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Geelong Brunswick Street Oval 121 - 115 10,000
SAT 30/05/1936 2:45 PM Footscray v Carlton Western Oval 59 - 94 15,000
SAT 30/05/1936 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne Arden Street Oval 75 - 122 8,000
SAT 30/05/1936 2:45 PM Richmond v Hawthorn Punt Road Oval 117 - 72 9,000
SAT 30/05/1936 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Essendon Lakeside Oval 111 - 79 15,000

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood 1st 5 -0- 0 20 158.5% 626 395
South Melbourne 2nd 5 -0- 0 20 149.5% 544 364
Carlton 3rd 4 -0- 1 16 151.8% 624 411
Richmond 4th 4 -0- 1 16 113.0% 513 454
Geelong 5th 3 -0- 2 12 124.6% 517 415
Melbourne 6th 3 -0- 2 12 110.2% 464 421
St Kilda 7th 2 -0- 3 8 96.6% 489 506
Hawthorn 8th 1 -0- 4 4 78.5% 402 512
Essendon 9th 1 -0- 4 4 75.9% 442 582
Footscray 10th 1 -0- 4 4 71.5% 352 492
Fitzroy 11th 1 -0- 4 4 66.6% 425 638
North Melbourne 12th 0 -0- 5 0 61.0% 326 534

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/06/1936 2:45 PM Carlton v Collingwood Princes Park 82 - 88 46,000
SAT 06/06/1936 2:45 PM Essendon v Fitzroy Windy Hill 127 - 86 14,000
SAT 06/06/1936 2:45 PM Geelong v Richmond Corio Oval 50 - 90 9,000
SAT 06/06/1936 2:45 PM Hawthorn v South Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 65 - 128 12,000
SAT 06/06/1936 2:45 PM Melbourne v Footscray MCG 96 - 80 10,595
SAT 06/06/1936 2:45 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne Junction Oval 147 - 108 10,000

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Melbourne 1st 6 -0- 0 24 156.6% 672 429
Collingwood 2nd 6 -0- 0 24 149.7% 714 477
Richmond 3rd 5 -0- 1 20 119.6% 603 504
Carlton 4th 4 -0- 2 16 141.5% 706 499
Melbourne 5th 4 -0- 2 16 111.8% 560 501
Geelong 6th 3 -0- 3 12 112.3% 567 505
St Kilda 7th 3 -0- 3 12 103.6% 636 614
Essendon 8th 2 -0- 4 8 85.2% 569 668
Footscray 9th 1 -0- 5 4 73.5% 432 588
Hawthorn 10th 1 -0- 5 4 73.0% 467 640
Fitzroy 11th 1 -0- 5 4 66.8% 511 765
North Melbourne 12th 0 -0- 6 0 63.7% 434 681

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/06/1936 2:30 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 128 - 75 22,000
SAT 13/06/1936 2:30 PM Collingwood v Melbourne Victoria Park 89 - 67 11,250
SAT 13/06/1936 2:30 PM Hawthorn v Geelong Glenferrie Oval 91 - 48 6,000
SAT 13/06/1936 2:30 PM North Melbourne v Footscray Arden Street Oval 91 - 85 10,000
SAT 13/06/1936 2:30 PM Richmond v Essendon Punt Road Oval 78 - 71 12,000
SAT 13/06/1936 2:30 PM South Melbourne v Fitzroy Lakeside Oval 93 - 53 14,000

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Melbourne 1st 7 -0- 0 28 158.7% 765 482
Collingwood 2nd 7 -0- 0 28 147.6% 803 544
Richmond 3rd 6 -0- 1 24 118.4% 681 575
Carlton 4th 5 -0- 2 20 145.3% 834 574
Melbourne 5th 4 -0- 3 16 106.3% 627 590
Geelong 6th 3 -0- 4 12 103.2% 615 596
St Kilda 7th 3 -0- 4 12 95.8% 711 742
Essendon 8th 2 -0- 5 8 85.8% 640 746
Hawthorn 9th 2 -0- 5 8 81.1% 558 688
Footscray 10th 1 -0- 6 4 76.1% 517 679
North Melbourne 11th 1 -0- 6 4 68.5% 525 766
Fitzroy 12th 1 -0- 6 4 65.7% 564 858

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/06/1936 2:30 PM Essendon v Hawthorn Windy Hill 91 - 66 11,000
SAT 20/06/1936 2:30 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Brunswick Street Oval 88 - 132 12,000
SAT 20/06/1936 2:30 PM Footscray v Collingwood Western Oval 79 - 106 11,500
SAT 20/06/1936 2:30 PM Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 131 - 101 21,230
SAT 20/06/1936 2:30 PM North Melbourne v Carlton Arden Street Oval 86 - 67 15,000
SAT 20/06/1936 2:30 PM South Melbourne v Geelong Lakeside Oval 117 - 104 12,000

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Melbourne 1st 8 -0- 0 32 150.5% 882 586
Collingwood 2nd 8 -0- 0 32 145.9% 909 623
Richmond 3rd 7 -0- 1 28 122.6% 813 663
Carlton 4th 5 -0- 3 20 136.5% 901 660
Melbourne 5th 5 -0- 3 20 109.7% 758 691
Geelong 6th 3 -0- 5 12 100.8% 719 713
St Kilda 7th 3 -0- 5 12 93.0% 812 873
Essendon 8th 3 -0- 5 12 90.0% 731 812
Hawthorn 9th 2 -0- 6 8 80.1% 624 779
North Melbourne 10th 2 -0- 6 8 73.3% 611 833
Footscray 11th 1 -0- 7 4 75.9% 596 785
Fitzroy 12th 1 -0- 7 4 65.9% 652 990

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/06/1936 2:30 PM Carlton v Melbourne Princes Park 68 - 83 18,000
SAT 27/06/1936 2:30 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne Victoria Park 121 - 55 11,500
SAT 27/06/1936 2:30 PM Geelong v Essendon Corio Oval 174 - 97 8,000
SAT 27/06/1936 2:30 PM Hawthorn v Fitzroy Glenferrie Oval 75 - 63 8,000
SAT 27/06/1936 2:30 PM Richmond v South Melbourne Punt Road Oval 98 - 77 29,500
SAT 27/06/1936 2:30 PM St Kilda v Footscray Junction Oval 137 - 109 10,000

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood 1st 9 -0- 0 36 151.9% 1,030 678
South Melbourne 2nd 8 -0- 1 32 140.2% 959 684
Richmond 3rd 8 -0- 1 32 123.1% 911 740
Melbourne 4th 6 -0- 3 24 110.8% 841 759
Carlton 5th 5 -0- 4 20 130.4% 969 743
Geelong 6th 4 -0- 5 16 110.2% 893 810
St Kilda 7th 4 -0- 5 16 96.6% 949 982
Essendon 8th 3 -0- 6 12 84.0% 828 986
Hawthorn 9th 3 -0- 6 12 83.0% 699 842
North Melbourne 10th 2 -0- 7 8 69.8% 666 954
Footscray 11th 1 -0- 8 4 76.5% 705 922
Fitzroy 12th 1 -0- 8 4 67.1% 715 1,065

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/07/1936 2:30 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 105 - 89 18,000
SAT 11/07/1936 2:30 PM Collingwood v South Melbourne Victoria Park 91 - 102 25,800
SAT 11/07/1936 2:30 PM Footscray v Richmond Western Oval 68 - 103 10,500
SAT 11/07/1936 2:30 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 111 - 67 12,357
SAT 11/07/1936 2:30 PM North Melbourne v Fitzroy Arden Street Oval 65 - 30 9,000
SAT 11/07/1936 2:30 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn Junction Oval 105 - 88 9,000

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood 1st 9 -0- 1 36 143.7% 1,121 780
South Melbourne 2nd 9 -0- 1 36 136.9% 1,061 775
Richmond 3rd 9 -0- 1 36 125.5% 1,014 808
Melbourne 4th 7 -0- 3 28 115.3% 952 826
Carlton 5th 6 -0- 4 24 129.1% 1,074 832
St Kilda 6th 5 -0- 5 20 98.5% 1,054 1,070
Geelong 7th 4 -0- 6 16 107.3% 982 915
Hawthorn 8th 3 -0- 7 12 83.1% 787 947
Essendon 9th 3 -0- 7 12 81.6% 895 1,097
North Melbourne 10th 3 -0- 7 12 74.3% 731 984
Footscray 11th 1 -0- 9 4 75.4% 773 1,025
Fitzroy 12th 1 -0- 9 4 65.9% 745 1,130

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/07/1936 2:30 PM Essendon v Footscray Windy Hill 87 - 114 10,000
SAT 18/07/1936 2:30 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Brunswick Street Oval 105 - 129 7,000
SAT 18/07/1936 2:30 PM Geelong v Collingwood Corio Oval 93 - 75 10,000
SAT 18/07/1936 2:30 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 67 - 53 6,000
SAT 18/07/1936 2:30 PM Richmond v Melbourne Punt Road Oval 103 - 112 18,500
SAT 18/07/1936 2:30 PM South Melbourne v Carlton Lakeside Oval 107 - 100 26,000

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Melbourne 1st 10 -0- 1 40 133.5% 1,168 875
Collingwood 2nd 9 -0- 2 36 137.0% 1,196 873
Richmond 3rd 9 -0- 2 36 121.4% 1,117 920
Melbourne 4th 8 -0- 3 32 114.5% 1,064 929
Carlton 5th 6 -0- 5 24 125.0% 1,174 939
St Kilda 6th 6 -0- 5 24 100.7% 1,183 1,175
Geelong 7th 5 -0- 6 20 108.6% 1,075 990
Hawthorn 8th 4 -0- 7 16 85.4% 854 1,000
Essendon 9th 3 -0- 8 12 81.1% 982 1,211
North Melbourne 10th 3 -0- 8 12 74.6% 784 1,051
Footscray 11th 2 -0- 9 8 79.8% 887 1,112
Fitzroy 12th 1 -0- 10 4 67.5% 850 1,259

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/07/1936 2:30 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 123 - 95 9,000
SAT 25/07/1936 2:30 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn Victoria Park 102 - 48 7,000
SAT 25/07/1936 2:30 PM Footscray v Geelong Western Oval 93 - 82 6,000
SAT 25/07/1936 2:30 PM Melbourne v South Melbourne MCG 148 - 96 26,510
SAT 25/07/1936 2:30 PM North Melbourne v Essendon Arden Street Oval 50 - 70 7,000
SAT 25/07/1936 2:30 PM St Kilda v Richmond Junction Oval 96 - 114 12,000

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood 1st 10 -0- 2 40 140.9% 1,298 921
South Melbourne 2nd 10 -0- 2 40 123.6% 1,264 1,023
Richmond 3rd 10 -0- 2 40 121.2% 1,231 1,016
Melbourne 4th 9 -0- 3 36 118.2% 1,212 1,025
Carlton 5th 7 -0- 5 28 125.4% 1,297 1,034
St Kilda 6th 6 -0- 6 24 99.2% 1,279 1,289
Geelong 7th 5 -0- 7 20 106.8% 1,157 1,083
Essendon 8th 4 -0- 8 16 83.4% 1,052 1,261
Hawthorn 9th 4 -0- 8 16 81.9% 902 1,102
Footscray 10th 3 -0- 9 12 82.1% 980 1,194
North Melbourne 11th 3 -0- 9 12 74.4% 834 1,121
Fitzroy 12th 1 -0- 11 4 68.4% 945 1,382

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/08/1936 2:45 PM Essendon v Carlton Windy Hill 59 - 118 13,000
SAT 01/08/1936 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 91 - 85 11,000
SAT 01/08/1936 2:45 PM Geelong v North Melbourne Corio Oval 122 - 80 8,000
SAT 01/08/1936 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Footscray Glenferrie Oval 91 - 69 10,000
SAT 01/08/1936 2:45 PM Richmond v Collingwood Punt Road Oval 80 - 96 26,000
SAT 01/08/1936 2:45 PM South Melbourne v St Kilda Lakeside Oval 103 - 89 16,000

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood 1st 11 -0- 2 44 139.3% 1,394 1,001
South Melbourne 2nd 11 -0- 2 44 122.9% 1,367 1,112
Richmond 3rd 10 -0- 3 40 117.9% 1,311 1,112
Melbourne 4th 9 -0- 4 36 116.2% 1,297 1,116
Carlton 5th 8 -0- 5 32 129.5% 1,415 1,093
Geelong 6th 6 -0- 7 24 110.0% 1,279 1,163
St Kilda 7th 6 -0- 7 24 98.3% 1,368 1,392
Hawthorn 8th 5 -0- 8 20 84.8% 993 1,171
Essendon 9th 4 -0- 9 16 80.6% 1,111 1,379
Footscray 10th 3 -0- 10 12 81.6% 1,049 1,285
North Melbourne 11th 3 -0- 10 12 73.5% 914 1,243
Fitzroy 12th 2 -0- 11 8 70.6% 1,036 1,467

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/08/1936 2:45 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Princes Park 83 - 64 9,000
SAT 08/08/1936 2:45 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 90 - 74 16,400
SAT 08/08/1936 2:45 PM Footscray v South Melbourne Western Oval 81 - 93 12,000
SAT 08/08/1936 2:45 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 100 - 105 12,229
SAT 08/08/1936 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Richmond Arden Street Oval 73 - 65 7,000
SAT 08/08/1936 2:45 PM St Kilda v Essendon Junction Oval 119 - 98 7,500

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood 1st 12 -0- 2 48 138.0% 1,484 1,075
South Melbourne 2nd 12 -0- 2 48 122.4% 1,460 1,193
Richmond 3rd 10 -0- 4 40 116.1% 1,376 1,185
Carlton 4th 9 -0- 5 36 129.5% 1,498 1,157
Melbourne 5th 9 -0- 5 36 114.4% 1,397 1,221
Geelong 6th 7 -0- 7 28 109.6% 1,384 1,263
St Kilda 7th 7 -0- 7 28 99.8% 1,487 1,490
Hawthorn 8th 5 -0- 9 20 84.3% 1,057 1,254
Essendon 9th 4 -0- 10 16 80.7% 1,209 1,498
North Melbourne 10th 4 -0- 10 16 75.5% 987 1,308
Footscray 11th 3 -0- 11 12 82.0% 1,130 1,378
Fitzroy 12th 2 -0- 12 8 71.3% 1,110 1,557

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/08/1936 2:45 PM Essendon v Collingwood Windy Hill 58 - 100 9,000
SAT 15/08/1936 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Footscray Brunswick Street Oval 64 - 89 10,000
SAT 15/08/1936 2:45 PM Geelong v St Kilda Corio Oval 130 - 67 8,000
SAT 15/08/1936 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 62 - 112 10,000
SAT 15/08/1936 2:45 PM Richmond v Carlton Punt Road Oval 66 - 90 25,000
SAT 15/08/1936 2:45 PM South Melbourne v North Melbourne Lakeside Oval 64 - 63 11,000

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood 1st 13 -0- 2 52 139.8% 1,584 1,133
South Melbourne 2nd 13 -0- 2 52 121.3% 1,524 1,256
Carlton 3rd 10 -0- 5 40 129.8% 1,588 1,223
Melbourne 4th 10 -0- 5 40 117.6% 1,509 1,283
Richmond 5th 10 -0- 5 40 113.1% 1,442 1,275
Geelong 6th 8 -0- 7 32 113.8% 1,514 1,330
St Kilda 7th 7 -0- 8 28 95.9% 1,554 1,620
Hawthorn 8th 5 -0- 10 20 81.9% 1,119 1,366
Footscray 9th 4 -0- 11 16 84.5% 1,219 1,442
Essendon 10th 4 -0- 11 16 79.3% 1,267 1,598
North Melbourne 11th 4 -0- 11 16 76.5% 1,050 1,372
Fitzroy 12th 2 -0- 13 8 71.3% 1,174 1,646

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/08/1936 2:45 PM Carlton v Footscray Princes Park 94 - 86 15,000
SAT 22/08/1936 2:45 PM Essendon v South Melbourne Windy Hill 88 - 96 9,000
SAT 22/08/1936 2:45 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Corio Oval 141 - 44 7,000
SAT 22/08/1936 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Richmond Glenferrie Oval 102 - 100 9,000
SAT 22/08/1936 2:45 PM Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG 107 - 45 16,103
SAT 22/08/1936 2:45 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Junction Oval 77 - 97 14,300

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood 1st 14 -0- 2 56 138.9% 1,681 1,210
South Melbourne 2nd 14 -0- 2 56 120.5% 1,620 1,344
Carlton 3rd 11 -0- 5 44 128.5% 1,682 1,309
Melbourne 4th 11 -0- 5 44 121.7% 1,616 1,328
Richmond 5th 10 -0- 6 40 112.0% 1,542 1,377
Geelong 6th 9 -0- 7 36 120.5% 1,655 1,374
St Kilda 7th 7 -0- 9 28 95.0% 1,631 1,717
Hawthorn 8th 6 -0- 10 24 83.3% 1,221 1,466
Footscray 9th 4 -0- 12 16 85.0% 1,305 1,536
Essendon 10th 4 -0- 12 16 80.0% 1,355 1,694
North Melbourne 11th 4 -0- 12 16 74.0% 1,095 1,479
Fitzroy 12th 2 -0- 14 8 68.2% 1,218 1,787

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/08/1936 2:45 PM Collingwood v Carlton Victoria Park 89 - 90 30,100
SAT 29/08/1936 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Brunswick Street Oval 70 - 118 9,000
SAT 29/08/1936 2:45 PM Footscray v Melbourne Western Oval 65 - 72 13,000
SAT 29/08/1936 2:45 PM North Melbourne v St Kilda Arden Street Oval 97 - 108 8,000
SAT 29/08/1936 2:45 PM Richmond v Geelong Punt Road Oval 55 - 81 14,000
SAT 29/08/1936 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Hawthorn Lakeside Oval 106 - 101 12,000

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Melbourne 1st 15 -0- 2 60 119.4% 1,726 1,445
Collingwood 2nd 14 -0- 3 56 136.2% 1,770 1,300
Carlton 3rd 12 -0- 5 48 126.8% 1,772 1,398
Melbourne 4th 12 -0- 5 48 121.2% 1,688 1,393
Geelong 5th 10 -0- 7 40 121.5% 1,736 1,429
Richmond 6th 10 -0- 7 40 109.5% 1,597 1,458
St Kilda 7th 8 -0- 9 32 95.9% 1,739 1,814
Hawthorn 8th 6 -0- 11 24 84.1% 1,322 1,572
Essendon 9th 5 -0- 12 20 83.5% 1,473 1,764
Footscray 10th 4 -0- 13 16 85.2% 1,370 1,608
North Melbourne 11th 4 -0- 13 16 75.1% 1,192 1,587
Fitzroy 12th 2 -0- 15 8 67.6% 1,288 1,905

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/09/1936 2:45 PM Essendon v Richmond Windy Hill 92 - 76 8,000
SAT 05/09/1936 2:45 PM Fitzroy v South Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 79 - 80 11,000
SAT 05/09/1936 2:45 PM Footscray v North Melbourne Western Oval 92 - 82 11,000
SAT 05/09/1936 2:45 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Corio Oval 148 - 69 6,000
SAT 05/09/1936 2:45 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 67 - 84 21,648
SAT 05/09/1936 2:45 PM St Kilda v Carlton Junction Oval 106 - 105 18,000

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Melbourne 1st 16 -0- 2 64 118.5% 1,806 1,524
Collingwood 2nd 15 -0- 3 60 135.6% 1,854 1,367
Carlton 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 124.8% 1,877 1,504
Melbourne 4th 12 -0- 6 48 118.8% 1,755 1,477
Geelong 5th 11 -0- 7 44 125.8% 1,884 1,498
Richmond 6th 10 -0- 8 40 107.9% 1,673 1,550
St Kilda 7th 9 -0- 9 36 96.1% 1,845 1,919
Essendon 8th 6 -0- 12 24 85.1% 1,565 1,840
Hawthorn 9th 6 -0- 12 24 80.9% 1,391 1,720
Footscray 10th 5 -0- 13 20 86.5% 1,462 1,690
North Melbourne 11th 4 -0- 14 16 75.9% 1,274 1,679
Fitzroy 12th 2 -0- 16 8 68.9% 1,367 1,985

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/09/1936 2:30 PM Carlton v Melbourne MCG 88 - 97 55,094
SAT 19/09/1936 2:30 PM South Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 77 - 90 55,573

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/09/1936 2:30 PM South Melbourne v Melbourne MCG 89 - 63 49,758

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/10/1936 2:50 PM Collingwood v South Melbourne MCG 89 - 78 74,091