1936 VFLS Season

This page displays the results for the 1936 season of the Victorian Football League Seconds (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves).

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

The premiership ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. The Footscray Seconds were the premiers.

Premiership Details

Name: 1936 Victorian Football League Seconds Season
Known As: 1936 VFLS Season
Teams: 12
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 112

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Carlton (S) Princes Park Charlie Hardy
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 Bill Adams
North Melbourne (S) Arden Street Oval
Richmond (S) Punt Road Oval Allan Geddes
South Melbourne (S) Lakeside Oval
St Kilda (S) Junction Oval

Premiership Results

Premiers: Footscray Seconds
Runners-Up: Melbourne Seconds
Minor Premiers: Melbourne Seconds

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Melbourne (S) 1st 16 -0- 2 64 161.6% 1,847 1,143 262 275 157 201
Collingwood District 2nd 16 -0- 2 64 141.3% 1,823 1,290 261 257 180 210
Geelong (S) 3rd 14 -0- 4 56 134.3% 1,703 1,268 238 275 175 218
Footscray (S) 4th 13 -0- 5 52 152.9% 1,772 1,159 251 266 161 193
Carlton (S) 5th 13 -0- 5 52 149.9% 1,796 1,198 253 278 165 208
Essendon (S) 6th 9 -0- 9 36 97.9% 1,368 1,397 190 228 194 233
South Melbourne (S) 7th 9 -0- 9 36 87.7% 1,298 1,480 180 218 206 244
Richmond (S) 8th 7 -0- 11 28 107.5% 1,713 1,594 246 237 228 226
St Kilda (S) 9th 5 -0- 13 20 64.6% 1,175 1,819 160 215 255 289
Hawthorn (S) 10th 3 -0- 15 12 66.2% 1,250 1,889 174 206 265 299
North Melbourne (S) 11th 2 -0- 16 8 67.2% 1,088 1,619 148 200 230 239
Fitzroy (S) 12th 1 -0- 17 4 49.6% 963 1,940 130 183 277 278

Overall Premiership Results

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

Premiership Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/05/1936 Carlton (S) v Fitzroy (S) Princes Park 118 - 37
SAT 02/05/1936 Collingwood District v Hawthorn (S) Victoria Park 120 - 81
SAT 02/05/1936 Footscray (S) v Geelong (S) Western Oval 133 - 77
SAT 02/05/1936 Melbourne (S) v South Melbourne (S) MCG 117 - 77
SAT 02/05/1936 North Melbourne (S) v Essendon (S) Arden Street Oval 25 - 95
SAT 02/05/1936 St Kilda (S) v Richmond (S) Junction Oval 82 - 81

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon (S) 1st 1 -0- 0 4 380.0% 95 25
Carlton (S) 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 318.9% 118 37
Footscray (S) 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 172.7% 133 77
Melbourne (S) 4th 1 -0- 0 4 151.9% 117 77
Collingwood District 5th 1 -0- 0 4 148.1% 120 81
St Kilda (S) 6th 1 -0- 0 4 101.2% 82 81
Richmond (S) 7th 0 -0- 1 0 98.8% 81 82
Hawthorn (S) 8th 0 -0- 1 0 67.5% 81 120
South Melbourne (S) 9th 0 -0- 1 0 65.8% 77 117
Geelong (S) 10th 0 -0- 1 0 57.9% 77 133
Fitzroy (S) 11th 0 -0- 1 0 31.4% 37 118
North Melbourne (S) 12th 0 -0- 1 0 26.3% 25 95

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/05/1936 Essendon (S) v Carlton (S) Windy Hill 75 - 58
SAT 09/05/1936 Fitzroy (S) v Melbourne (S) Brunswick Street Oval 64 - 112
SAT 09/05/1936 Geelong (S) v North Melbourne (S) Corio Oval 88 - 57
SAT 09/05/1936 Hawthorn (S) v Footscray (S) Glenferrie Oval 66 - 93
SAT 09/05/1936 Richmond (S) v Collingwood District Punt Road Oval 59 - 114
SAT 09/05/1936 South Melbourne (S) v St Kilda (S) Lakeside Oval 119 - 73

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon (S) 1st 2 -0- 0 8 204.8% 170 83
Collingwood District 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 167.1% 234 140
Melbourne (S) 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 162.4% 229 141
Footscray (S) 4th 2 -0- 0 8 158.0% 226 143
Carlton (S) 5th 1 -0- 1 4 157.1% 176 112
South Melbourne (S) 6th 1 -0- 1 4 103.2% 196 190
Geelong (S) 7th 1 -0- 1 4 86.8% 165 190
St Kilda (S) 8th 1 -0- 1 4 77.5% 155 200
Richmond (S) 9th 0 -0- 2 0 71.4% 140 196
Hawthorn (S) 10th 0 -0- 2 0 69.0% 147 213
North Melbourne (S) 11th 0 -0- 2 0 44.8% 82 183
Fitzroy (S) 12th 0 -0- 2 0 43.9% 101 230

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/05/1936 Carlton (S) v Hawthorn (S) Princes Park 168 - 54
SAT 16/05/1936 Collingwood District v Fitzroy (S) Victoria Park 106 - 82
SAT 16/05/1936 Footscray (S) v South Melbourne (S) Western Oval 63 - 64
SAT 16/05/1936 Melbourne (S) v Geelong (S) MCG 141 - 85
SAT 16/05/1936 North Melbourne (S) v Richmond (S) Arden Street Oval 93 - 102
SAT 16/05/1936 St Kilda (S) v Essendon (S) Junction Oval 59 - 100

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon (S) 1st 3 -0- 0 12 190.1% 270 142
Melbourne (S) 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 163.7% 370 226
Collingwood District 3rd 3 -0- 0 12 153.2% 340 222
Carlton (S) 4th 2 -0- 1 8 207.2% 344 166
Footscray (S) 5th 2 -0- 1 8 139.6% 289 207
South Melbourne (S) 6th 2 -0- 1 8 102.8% 260 253
Richmond (S) 7th 1 -0- 2 4 83.7% 242 289
Geelong (S) 8th 1 -0- 2 4 75.5% 250 331
St Kilda (S) 9th 1 -0- 2 4 71.3% 214 300
North Melbourne (S) 10th 0 -0- 3 0 61.4% 175 285
Fitzroy (S) 11th 0 -0- 3 0 54.5% 183 336
Hawthorn (S) 12th 0 -0- 3 0 52.8% 201 381

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/05/1936 Essendon (S) v Collingwood District Windy Hill 68 - 81
SAT 23/05/1936 Fitzroy (S) v Footscray (S) Brunswick Street Oval 45 - 70
SAT 23/05/1936 Geelong (S) v St Kilda (S) Corio Oval 130 - 50
SAT 23/05/1936 Hawthorn (S) v Melbourne (S) Glenferrie Oval 89 - 140
SAT 23/05/1936 Richmond (S) v Carlton (S) Punt Road Oval 77 - 91
SAT 23/05/1936 South Melbourne (S) v North Melbourne (S) Lakeside Oval 100 - 57

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne (S) 1st 4 -0- 0 16 161.9% 510 315
Collingwood District 2nd 4 -0- 0 16 145.2% 421 290
Carlton (S) 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 179.0% 435 243
Essendon (S) 4th 3 -0- 1 12 151.6% 338 223
Footscray (S) 5th 3 -0- 1 12 142.5% 359 252
South Melbourne (S) 6th 3 -0- 1 12 116.1% 360 310
Geelong (S) 7th 2 -0- 2 8 99.7% 380 381
Richmond (S) 8th 1 -0- 3 4 83.9% 319 380
St Kilda (S) 9th 1 -0- 3 4 61.4% 264 430
North Melbourne (S) 10th 0 -0- 4 0 60.3% 232 385
Fitzroy (S) 11th 0 -0- 4 0 56.2% 228 406
Hawthorn (S) 12th 0 -0- 4 0 55.7% 290 521

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/05/1936 Carlton (S) v Footscray (S) Princes Park 111 - 65
SAT 30/05/1936 Essendon (S) v South Melbourne (S) Windy Hill 59 - 79
SAT 30/05/1936 Geelong (S) v Fitzroy (S) Corio Oval 131 - 59
SAT 30/05/1936 Hawthorn (S) v Richmond (S) Glenferrie Oval 100 - 97
SAT 30/05/1936 Melbourne (S) v North Melbourne (S) MCG 117 - 65
SAT 30/05/1936 St Kilda (S) v Collingwood District Junction Oval 85 - 108

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne (S) 1st 5 -0- 0 20 165.0% 627 380
Collingwood District 2nd 5 -0- 0 20 141.1% 529 375
Carlton (S) 3rd 4 -0- 1 16 177.3% 546 308
South Melbourne (S) 4th 4 -0- 1 16 119.0% 439 369
Essendon (S) 5th 3 -0- 2 12 131.5% 397 302
Footscray (S) 6th 3 -0- 2 12 116.8% 424 363
Geelong (S) 7th 3 -0- 2 12 116.1% 511 440
Richmond (S) 8th 1 -0- 4 4 86.7% 416 480
St Kilda (S) 9th 1 -0- 4 4 64.9% 349 538
Hawthorn (S) 10th 1 -0- 4 4 63.1% 390 618
North Melbourne (S) 11th 0 -0- 5 0 59.2% 297 502
Fitzroy (S) 12th 0 -0- 5 0 53.4% 287 537

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/06/1936 Collingwood District v Carlton (S) Victoria Park 104 - 53
SAT 06/06/1936 Fitzroy (S) v Essendon (S) Brunswick Street Oval 73 - 81
SAT 06/06/1936 Footscray (S) v Melbourne (S) Western Oval 81 - 90
SAT 06/06/1936 North Melbourne (S) v St Kilda (S) Arden Street Oval 52 - 75
SAT 06/06/1936 Richmond (S) v Geelong (S) Punt Road Oval 82 - 87
SAT 06/06/1936 South Melbourne (S) v Hawthorn (S) Lakeside Oval 95 - 54

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne (S) 1st 6 -0- 0 24 155.5% 717 461
Collingwood District 2nd 6 -0- 0 24 147.9% 633 428
South Melbourne (S) 3rd 5 -0- 1 20 126.2% 534 423
Carlton (S) 4th 4 -0- 2 16 145.4% 599 412
Essendon (S) 5th 4 -0- 2 16 127.5% 478 375
Geelong (S) 6th 4 -0- 2 16 114.6% 598 522
Footscray (S) 7th 3 -0- 3 12 111.5% 505 453
St Kilda (S) 8th 2 -0- 4 8 71.9% 424 590
Richmond (S) 9th 1 -0- 5 4 87.8% 498 567
Hawthorn (S) 10th 1 -0- 5 4 62.3% 444 713
North Melbourne (S) 11th 0 -0- 6 0 60.5% 349 577
Fitzroy (S) 12th 0 -0- 6 0 58.3% 360 618

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/06/1936 Essendon (S) v Richmond (S) Windy Hill 70 - 95
SAT 13/06/1936 Fitzroy (S) v South Melbourne (S) Brunswick Street Oval 56 - 86
SAT 13/06/1936 Footscray (S) v North Melbourne (S) Western Oval 96 - 40
SAT 13/06/1936 Geelong (S) v Hawthorn (S) Corio Oval 107 - 61
SAT 13/06/1936 Melbourne (S) v Collingwood District MCG 63 - 36
SAT 13/06/1936 St Kilda (S) v Carlton (S) Junction Oval 90 - 129

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne (S) 1st 7 -0- 0 28 156.9% 780 497
Collingwood District 2nd 6 -0- 1 24 136.3% 669 491
South Melbourne (S) 3rd 6 -0- 1 24 129.4% 620 479
Carlton (S) 4th 5 -0- 2 20 145.0% 728 502
Geelong (S) 5th 5 -0- 2 20 120.9% 705 583
Footscray (S) 6th 4 -0- 3 16 121.9% 601 493
Essendon (S) 7th 4 -0- 3 16 116.6% 548 470
Richmond (S) 8th 2 -0- 5 8 93.1% 593 637
St Kilda (S) 9th 2 -0- 5 8 71.5% 514 719
Hawthorn (S) 10th 1 -0- 6 4 61.6% 505 820
Fitzroy (S) 11th 0 -0- 7 0 59.1% 416 704
North Melbourne (S) 12th 0 -0- 7 0 57.8% 389 673

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/06/1936 Carlton (S) v North Melbourne (S) Princes Park 95 - 49
SAT 20/06/1936 Collingwood District v Footscray (S) Victoria Park 92 - 81
SAT 20/06/1936 Geelong (S) v South Melbourne (S) Corio Oval 92 - 71
SAT 20/06/1936 Hawthorn (S) v Essendon (S) Glenferrie Oval 74 - 78
SAT 20/06/1936 Richmond (S) v Fitzroy (S) Punt Road Oval 199 - 35
SAT 20/06/1936 St Kilda (S) v Melbourne (S) Junction Oval 31 - 104

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne (S) 1st 8 -0- 0 32 167.4% 884 528
Collingwood District 2nd 7 -0- 1 28 133.0% 761 572
Carlton (S) 3rd 6 -0- 2 24 149.4% 823 551
Geelong (S) 4th 6 -0- 2 24 121.9% 797 654
South Melbourne (S) 5th 6 -0- 2 24 121.0% 691 571
Essendon (S) 6th 5 -0- 3 20 115.1% 626 544
Footscray (S) 7th 4 -0- 4 16 116.6% 682 585
Richmond (S) 8th 3 -0- 5 12 117.9% 792 672
St Kilda (S) 9th 2 -0- 6 8 66.2% 545 823
Hawthorn (S) 10th 1 -0- 7 4 64.5% 579 898
North Melbourne (S) 11th 0 -0- 8 0 57.0% 438 768
Fitzroy (S) 12th 0 -0- 8 0 49.9% 451 903

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/06/1936 Essendon (S) v Geelong (S) Windy Hill 78 - 132
SAT 27/06/1936 Fitzroy (S) v Hawthorn (S) Brunswick Street Oval 66 - 91
SAT 27/06/1936 Footscray (S) v St Kilda (S) Western Oval 138 - 26
SAT 27/06/1936 Melbourne (S) v Carlton (S) MCG 121 - 64
SAT 27/06/1936 North Melbourne (S) v Collingwood District Arden Street Oval 60 - 126
SAT 27/06/1936 South Melbourne (S) v Richmond (S) Lakeside Oval 87 - 70

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne (S) 1st 9 -0- 0 36 169.8% 1,005 592
Collingwood District 2nd 8 -0- 1 32 140.3% 887 632
Geelong (S) 3rd 7 -0- 2 28 126.9% 929 732
South Melbourne (S) 4th 7 -0- 2 28 121.4% 778 641
Carlton (S) 5th 6 -0- 3 24 132.0% 887 672
Footscray (S) 6th 5 -0- 4 20 134.2% 820 611
Essendon (S) 7th 5 -0- 4 20 104.1% 704 676
Richmond (S) 8th 3 -0- 6 12 113.6% 862 759
Hawthorn (S) 9th 2 -0- 7 8 69.5% 670 964
St Kilda (S) 10th 2 -0- 7 8 59.4% 571 961
North Melbourne (S) 11th 0 -0- 9 0 55.7% 498 894
Fitzroy (S) 12th 0 -0- 9 0 52.0% 517 994

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/07/1936 Essendon (S) v Melbourne (S) Windy Hill 89 - 95
SAT 11/07/1936 Fitzroy (S) v North Melbourne (S) Brunswick Street Oval 57 - 55
SAT 11/07/1936 Geelong (S) v Carlton (S) Corio Oval 79 - 57
SAT 11/07/1936 Hawthorn (S) v St Kilda (S) Glenferrie Oval 78 - 106
SAT 11/07/1936 Richmond (S) v Footscray (S) Punt Road Oval 63 - 122
SAT 11/07/1936 South Melbourne (S) v Collingwood District Lakeside Oval 78 - 80

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne (S) 1st 10 -0- 0 40 161.5% 1,100 681
Collingwood District 2nd 9 -0- 1 36 136.2% 967 710
Geelong (S) 3rd 8 -0- 2 32 127.8% 1,008 789
South Melbourne (S) 4th 7 -0- 3 28 118.7% 856 721
Footscray (S) 5th 6 -0- 4 24 139.8% 942 674
Carlton (S) 6th 6 -0- 4 24 125.7% 944 751
Essendon (S) 7th 5 -0- 5 20 102.9% 793 771
Richmond (S) 8th 3 -0- 7 12 105.0% 925 881
St Kilda (S) 9th 3 -0- 7 12 65.2% 677 1,039
Hawthorn (S) 10th 2 -0- 8 8 69.9% 748 1,070
Fitzroy (S) 11th 1 -0- 9 4 54.7% 574 1,049
North Melbourne (S) 12th 0 -0- 10 0 58.1% 553 951

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/07/1936 Carlton (S) v South Melbourne (S) Princes Park 125 - 69
SAT 18/07/1936 Collingwood District v Geelong (S) Victoria Park 116 - 80
SAT 18/07/1936 Footscray (S) v Essendon (S) Western Oval 101 - 67
SAT 18/07/1936 Melbourne (S) v Richmond (S) MCG 125 - 88
SAT 18/07/1936 North Melbourne (S) v Hawthorn (S) Arden Street Oval 66 - 95
SAT 18/07/1936 St Kilda (S) v Fitzroy (S) Junction Oval 81 - 64

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne (S) 1st 11 -0- 0 44 159.3% 1,225 769
Collingwood District 2nd 10 -0- 1 40 137.1% 1,083 790
Geelong (S) 3rd 8 -0- 3 32 120.2% 1,088 905
Footscray (S) 4th 7 -0- 4 28 140.8% 1,043 741
Carlton (S) 5th 7 -0- 4 28 130.4% 1,069 820
South Melbourne (S) 6th 7 -0- 4 28 109.3% 925 846
Essendon (S) 7th 5 -0- 6 20 98.6% 860 872
St Kilda (S) 8th 4 -0- 7 16 68.7% 758 1,103
Richmond (S) 9th 3 -0- 8 12 100.7% 1,013 1,006
Hawthorn (S) 10th 3 -0- 8 12 74.2% 843 1,136
Fitzroy (S) 11th 1 -0- 10 4 56.5% 638 1,130
North Melbourne (S) 12th 0 -0- 11 0 59.2% 619 1,046

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/07/1936 Essendon (S) v North Melbourne (S) Windy Hill 77 - 53
SAT 25/07/1936 Fitzroy (S) v Carlton (S) Brunswick Street Oval 40 - 160
SAT 25/07/1936 Geelong (S) v Footscray (S) Corio Oval 35 - 47
SAT 25/07/1936 Hawthorn (S) v Collingwood District Glenferrie Oval 88 - 97
SAT 25/07/1936 Richmond (S) v St Kilda (S) Punt Road Oval 125 - 55
SAT 25/07/1936 South Melbourne (S) v Melbourne (S) Lakeside Oval 37 - 112

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne (S) 1st 12 -0- 0 48 165.9% 1,337 806
Collingwood District 2nd 11 -0- 1 44 134.4% 1,180 878
Carlton (S) 3rd 8 -0- 4 32 142.9% 1,229 860
Footscray (S) 4th 8 -0- 4 32 140.5% 1,090 776
Geelong (S) 5th 8 -0- 4 32 118.0% 1,123 952
South Melbourne (S) 6th 7 -0- 5 28 100.4% 962 958
Essendon (S) 7th 6 -0- 6 24 101.3% 937 925
Richmond (S) 8th 4 -0- 8 16 107.3% 1,138 1,061
St Kilda (S) 9th 4 -0- 8 16 66.2% 813 1,228
Hawthorn (S) 10th 3 -0- 9 12 75.5% 931 1,233
Fitzroy (S) 11th 1 -0- 11 4 52.6% 678 1,290
North Melbourne (S) 12th 0 -0- 12 0 59.8% 672 1,123

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/08/1936 Carlton (S) v Essendon (S) Princes Park 84 - 31
SAT 01/08/1936 Collingwood District v Richmond (S) Victoria Park 137 - 104
SAT 01/08/1936 Footscray (S) v Hawthorn (S) Western Oval 158 - 63
SAT 01/08/1936 Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S) MCG 94 - 37
SAT 01/08/1936 North Melbourne (S) v Geelong (S) Arden Street Oval 54 - 85
SAT 01/08/1936 St Kilda (S) v South Melbourne (S) Junction Oval 112 - 27

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne (S) 1st 13 -0- 0 52 169.8% 1,431 843
Collingwood District 2nd 12 -0- 1 48 134.1% 1,317 982
Footscray (S) 3rd 9 -0- 4 36 148.7% 1,248 839
Carlton (S) 4th 9 -0- 4 36 147.4% 1,313 891
Geelong (S) 5th 9 -0- 4 36 120.1% 1,208 1,006
South Melbourne (S) 6th 7 -0- 6 28 92.4% 989 1,070
Essendon (S) 7th 6 -0- 7 24 95.9% 968 1,009
St Kilda (S) 8th 5 -0- 8 20 73.7% 925 1,255
Richmond (S) 9th 4 -0- 9 16 103.7% 1,242 1,198
Hawthorn (S) 10th 3 -0- 10 12 71.5% 994 1,391
Fitzroy (S) 11th 1 -0- 12 4 51.7% 715 1,384
North Melbourne (S) 12th 0 -0- 13 0 60.1% 726 1,208

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/08/1936 Essendon (S) v St Kilda (S) Windy Hill 60 - 46
SAT 08/08/1936 Fitzroy (S) v Collingwood District Brunswick Street Oval 51 - 128
SAT 08/08/1936 Geelong (S) v Melbourne (S) Corio Oval 87 - 77
SAT 08/08/1936 Hawthorn (S) v Carlton (S) Glenferrie Oval 44 - 63
SAT 08/08/1936 Richmond (S) v North Melbourne (S) Punt Road Oval 114 - 64
SAT 08/08/1936 South Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) Lakeside Oval 46 - 153

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne (S) 1st 13 -0- 1 52 162.2% 1,508 930
Collingwood District 2nd 13 -0- 1 52 139.9% 1,445 1,033
Footscray (S) 3rd 10 -0- 4 40 158.3% 1,401 885
Carlton (S) 4th 10 -0- 4 40 147.2% 1,376 935
Geelong (S) 5th 10 -0- 4 40 119.6% 1,295 1,083
Essendon (S) 6th 7 -0- 7 28 97.4% 1,028 1,055
South Melbourne (S) 7th 7 -0- 7 28 84.6% 1,035 1,223
Richmond (S) 8th 5 -0- 9 20 107.4% 1,356 1,262
St Kilda (S) 9th 5 -0- 9 20 73.8% 971 1,315
Hawthorn (S) 10th 3 -0- 11 12 71.4% 1,038 1,454
Fitzroy (S) 11th 1 -0- 13 4 50.7% 766 1,512
North Melbourne (S) 12th 0 -0- 14 0 59.8% 790 1,322

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/08/1936 Carlton (S) v Richmond (S) Princes Park 86 - 60
SAT 15/08/1936 Collingwood District v Essendon (S) Victoria Park 83 - 55
SAT 15/08/1936 Footscray (S) v Fitzroy (S) Western Oval 106 - 38
SAT 15/08/1936 Melbourne (S) v Hawthorn (S) MCG 110 - 38
SAT 15/08/1936 North Melbourne (S) v South Melbourne (S) Arden Street Oval 57 - 17
SAT 15/08/1936 St Kilda (S) v Geelong (S) Junction Oval 56 - 88

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne (S) 1st 14 -0- 1 56 167.1% 1,618 968
Collingwood District 2nd 14 -0- 1 56 140.4% 1,528 1,088
Footscray (S) 3rd 11 -0- 4 44 163.3% 1,507 923
Carlton (S) 4th 11 -0- 4 44 146.9% 1,462 995
Geelong (S) 5th 11 -0- 4 44 121.4% 1,383 1,139
Essendon (S) 6th 7 -0- 8 28 95.2% 1,083 1,138
South Melbourne (S) 7th 7 -0- 8 28 82.2% 1,052 1,280
Richmond (S) 8th 5 -0- 10 20 105.0% 1,416 1,348
St Kilda (S) 9th 5 -0- 10 20 73.2% 1,027 1,403
Hawthorn (S) 10th 3 -0- 12 12 68.8% 1,076 1,564
North Melbourne (S) 11th 1 -0- 14 4 63.3% 847 1,339
Fitzroy (S) 12th 1 -0- 14 4 49.7% 804 1,618

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/08/1936 Collingwood District v St Kilda (S) Victoria Park 149 - 57
SAT 22/08/1936 Fitzroy (S) v Geelong (S) Brunswick Street Oval 42 - 101
SAT 22/08/1936 Footscray (S) v Carlton (S) Western Oval 87 - 69
SAT 22/08/1936 North Melbourne (S) v Melbourne (S) Arden Street Oval 51 - 105
SAT 22/08/1936 Richmond (S) v Hawthorn (S) Punt Road Oval 109 - 63
SAT 22/08/1936 South Melbourne (S) v Essendon (S) Lakeside Oval 44 - 86

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne (S) 1st 15 -0- 1 60 169.1% 1,723 1,019
Collingwood District 2nd 15 -0- 1 60 146.5% 1,677 1,145
Footscray (S) 3rd 12 -0- 4 48 160.7% 1,594 992
Geelong (S) 4th 12 -0- 4 48 125.7% 1,484 1,181
Carlton (S) 5th 11 -0- 5 44 141.5% 1,531 1,082
Essendon (S) 6th 8 -0- 8 32 98.9% 1,169 1,182
South Melbourne (S) 7th 7 -0- 9 28 80.2% 1,096 1,366
Richmond (S) 8th 6 -0- 10 24 108.1% 1,525 1,411
St Kilda (S) 9th 5 -0- 11 20 69.8% 1,084 1,552
Hawthorn (S) 10th 3 -0- 13 12 68.1% 1,139 1,673
North Melbourne (S) 11th 1 -0- 15 4 62.2% 898 1,444
Fitzroy (S) 12th 1 -0- 15 4 49.2% 846 1,719

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/08/1936 Carlton (S) v Collingwood District Princes Park 89 - 72
SAT 29/08/1936 Essendon (S) v Fitzroy (S) Windy Hill 99 - 64
SAT 29/08/1936 Geelong (S) v Richmond (S) Corio Oval 83 - 37
SAT 29/08/1936 Hawthorn (S) v South Melbourne (S) Glenferrie Oval 61 - 80
SAT 29/08/1936 Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) MCG 68 - 50
SAT 29/08/1936 St Kilda (S) v North Melbourne (S) Junction Oval 47 - 91

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne (S) 1st 16 -0- 1 64 167.5% 1,791 1,069
Collingwood District 2nd 15 -0- 2 60 141.7% 1,749 1,234
Geelong (S) 3rd 13 -0- 4 52 128.7% 1,567 1,218
Footscray (S) 4th 12 -0- 5 48 155.1% 1,644 1,060
Carlton (S) 5th 12 -0- 5 48 140.4% 1,620 1,154
Essendon (S) 6th 9 -0- 8 36 101.8% 1,268 1,246
South Melbourne (S) 7th 8 -0- 9 32 82.4% 1,176 1,427
Richmond (S) 8th 6 -0- 11 24 104.6% 1,562 1,494
St Kilda (S) 9th 5 -0- 12 20 68.8% 1,131 1,643
Hawthorn (S) 10th 3 -0- 14 12 68.5% 1,200 1,753
North Melbourne (S) 11th 2 -0- 15 8 66.3% 989 1,491
Fitzroy (S) 12th 1 -0- 16 4 50.1% 910 1,818

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/09/1936 Carlton (S) v St Kilda (S) Princes Park 176 - 44
SAT 05/09/1936 Collingwood District v Melbourne (S) Victoria Park 74 - 56
SAT 05/09/1936 Hawthorn (S) v Geelong (S) Glenferrie Oval 50 - 136
SAT 05/09/1936 North Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) Arden Street Oval 99 - 128
SAT 05/09/1936 Richmond (S) v Essendon (S) Punt Road Oval 151 - 100
SAT 05/09/1936 South Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S) Lakeside Oval 122 - 53

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne (S) 1st 16 -0- 2 64 161.6% 1,847 1,143
Collingwood District 2nd 16 -0- 2 64 141.3% 1,823 1,290
Geelong (S) 3rd 14 -0- 4 56 134.3% 1,703 1,268
Footscray (S) 4th 13 -0- 5 52 152.9% 1,772 1,159
Carlton (S) 5th 13 -0- 5 52 149.9% 1,796 1,198
Essendon (S) 6th 9 -0- 9 36 97.9% 1,368 1,397
South Melbourne (S) 7th 9 -0- 9 36 87.7% 1,298 1,480
Richmond (S) 8th 7 -0- 11 28 107.5% 1,713 1,594
St Kilda (S) 9th 5 -0- 13 20 64.6% 1,175 1,819
Hawthorn (S) 10th 3 -0- 15 12 66.2% 1,250 1,889
North Melbourne (S) 11th 2 -0- 16 8 67.2% 1,088 1,619
Fitzroy (S) 12th 1 -0- 17 4 49.6% 963 1,940

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Melbourne (S) 1st 16 -0- 2 64 161.6% 1,847 1,143 262 275 157 201
Collingwood District 2nd 16 -0- 2 64 141.3% 1,823 1,290 261 257 180 210
Geelong (S) 3rd 14 -0- 4 56 134.3% 1,703 1,268 238 275 175 218
Footscray (S) 4th 13 -0- 5 52 152.9% 1,772 1,159 251 266 161 193
Carlton (S) 5th 13 -0- 5 52 149.9% 1,796 1,198 253 278 165 208
Essendon (S) 6th 9 -0- 9 36 97.9% 1,368 1,397 190 228 194 233
South Melbourne (S) 7th 9 -0- 9 36 87.7% 1,298 1,480 180 218 206 244
Richmond (S) 8th 7 -0- 11 28 107.5% 1,713 1,594 246 237 228 226
St Kilda (S) 9th 5 -0- 13 20 64.6% 1,175 1,819 160 215 255 289
Hawthorn (S) 10th 3 -0- 15 12 66.2% 1,250 1,889 174 206 265 299
North Melbourne (S) 11th 2 -0- 16 8 67.2% 1,088 1,619 148 200 230 239
Fitzroy (S) 12th 1 -0- 17 4 49.6% 963 1,940 130 183 277 278

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/09/1936 Geelong (S) v Footscray (S) MCG 42 - 75
SAT 19/09/1936 Melbourne (S) v Collingwood District MCG 106 - 80

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team Pos.
Melbourne (S) 1st
Collingwood District 2nd
Footscray (S) 3rd
Geelong (S) 4th

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
THU 24/09/1936 Collingwood District v Footscray (S) MCG 76 - 113

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team Pos.
Melbourne (S) 1st
Footscray (S) 2nd
Collingwood District 3rd
Geelong (S) 4th

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/10/1936 Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) MCG 50 - 101

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team Pos.
Footscray (S) 1st
Melbourne (S) 2nd
Collingwood District 3rd
Geelong (S) 4th