1938 VFLS Season

These are the results for the 1938 season of the Victorian Football League Seconds (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves).

It featured eighteen rounds. It should be noted that teams did not necessarily play their matches following the same order as the nominal round numbers of those matches this season. Collingwood District were the minor premiers.

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

Season Details

Name: 1938 VFLS Season
Teams: 12
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 112

Team Details

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

Season Results

Premiers: Geelong Seconds
Runners-Up: Footscray Seconds
Minor Premiers: Collingwood District

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Collingwood District 1st 16 -0- 2 64 136.5% 1,689 1,237 233 291 175 187
Geelong Seconds 2nd 15 -1- 2 62 150.0% 2,015 1,343 283 317 192 191
Carlton Seconds 3rd 15 -0- 3 60 137.8% 1,888 1,370 269 274 187 248
Footscray Seconds 4th 13 -0- 5 52 140.6% 1,739 1,237 248 251 170 217
Richmond Seconds 5th 9 -1- 8 38 107.7% 1,692 1,571 239 258 223 233
Melbourne Seconds 6th 8 -1- 9 34 85.2% 1,346 1,579 194 182 225 229
Essendon Seconds 7th 8 -0- 10 32 103.2% 1,593 1,544 222 261 216 248
Fitzroy Seconds 8th 7 -0- 11 28 83.0% 1,304 1,571 181 218 220 251
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 5 -0- 13 20 88.7% 1,400 1,579 200 200 221 253
Hawthorn Seconds 10th 4 -0- 14 16 71.7% 1,317 1,838 188 189 259 284
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 4 -0- 14 16 69.4% 1,185 1,707 167 183 244 243
St Kilda Seconds 12th 2 -1- 15 10 70.0% 1,380 1,972 195 210 287 250

Overall Premiership Results

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

Ladder Chart

This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic. You can click on the teams in the legend to add/remove their respective results.

Season Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/04/1938 Carlton (S) v Hawthorn (S) Princes Park 141 - 103
SAT 23/04/1938 Collingwood District v Fitzroy (S) Victoria Park 65 - 63
SAT 23/04/1938 Footscray (S) v South Melbourne (S) Western Oval 117 - 35
SAT 23/04/1938 Melbourne (S) v Geelong (S) MCG 103 - 84
SAT 23/04/1938 North Melbourne (S) v Richmond (S) Arden Street Oval 85 - 112
SAT 23/04/1938 St Kilda (S) v Essendon (S) Junction Oval 75 - 133

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray Seconds 1st 1 -0- 0 4 334.3% 117 35
Essendon Seconds 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 177.3% 133 75
Carlton Seconds 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 136.9% 141 103
Richmond Seconds 4th 1 -0- 0 4 131.8% 112 85
Melbourne Seconds 5th 1 -0- 0 4 122.6% 103 84
Collingwood District 6th 1 -0- 0 4 103.2% 65 63
Fitzroy Seconds 7th 0 -0- 1 0 96.9% 63 65
Geelong Seconds 8th 0 -0- 1 0 81.6% 84 103
North Melbourne Seconds 9th 0 -0- 1 0 75.9% 85 112
Hawthorn Seconds 10th 0 -0- 1 0 73.0% 103 141
St Kilda Seconds 11th 0 -0- 1 0 56.4% 75 133
South Melbourne Seconds 12th 0 -0- 1 0 29.9% 35 117

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/04/1938 Essendon (S) v Collingwood District Windy Hill 78 - 91
SAT 30/04/1938 Fitzroy (S) v Footscray (S) Brunswick Street Oval 70 - 69
SAT 30/04/1938 Geelong (S) v St Kilda (S) Corio Oval 113 - 113
SAT 30/04/1938 Hawthorn (S) v Melbourne (S) Glenferrie Oval 125 - 58
SAT 30/04/1938 Richmond (S) v Carlton (S) Punt Road Oval 77 - 120
SAT 30/04/1938 South Melbourne (S) v North Melbourne (S) Lakeside Oval 67 - 76

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Seconds 1st 2 -0- 0 8 145.0% 261 180
Collingwood District 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 110.6% 156 141
Footscray Seconds 3rd 1 -0- 1 4 177.1% 186 105
Essendon Seconds 4th 1 -0- 1 4 127.1% 211 166
Hawthorn Seconds 5th 1 -0- 1 4 114.6% 228 199
Fitzroy Seconds 6th 1 -0- 1 4 99.3% 133 134
Richmond Seconds 7th 1 -0- 1 4 92.2% 189 205
North Melbourne Seconds 8th 1 -0- 1 4 89.9% 161 179
Melbourne Seconds 9th 1 -0- 1 4 77.0% 161 209
Geelong Seconds 10th 0 -1- 1 2 91.2% 197 216
St Kilda Seconds 11th 0 -1- 1 2 76.4% 188 246
South Melbourne Seconds 12th 0 -0- 2 0 52.8% 102 193

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/05/1938 Carlton (S) v Essendon (S) Princes Park 93 - 67
SAT 07/05/1938 Collingwood District v Richmond (S) Victoria Park 91 - 88
SAT 07/05/1938 Footscray (S) v Hawthorn (S) Western Oval 116 - 72
SAT 07/05/1938 Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S) MCG 86 - 71
SAT 07/05/1938 North Melbourne (S) v Geelong (S) Arden Street Oval 49 - 87
SAT 07/05/1938 St Kilda (S) v South Melbourne (S) Junction Oval 98 - 78

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Seconds 1st 3 -0- 0 12 143.3% 354 247
Collingwood District 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 107.9% 247 229
Footscray Seconds 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 170.6% 302 177
Melbourne Seconds 4th 2 -0- 1 8 88.2% 247 280
Geelong Seconds 5th 1 -1- 1 6 107.2% 284 265
St Kilda Seconds 6th 1 -1- 1 6 88.3% 286 324
Essendon Seconds 7th 1 -0- 2 4 107.3% 278 259
Hawthorn Seconds 8th 1 -0- 2 4 95.2% 300 315
Richmond Seconds 9th 1 -0- 2 4 93.6% 277 296
Fitzroy Seconds 10th 1 -0- 2 4 92.7% 204 220
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 1 -0- 2 4 78.9% 210 266
South Melbourne Seconds 12th 0 -0- 3 0 61.9% 180 291

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/05/1938 Essendon (S) v North Melbourne (S) Windy Hill 116 - 41
SAT 14/05/1938 Fitzroy (S) v Carlton (S) Brunswick Street Oval 83 - 123
SAT 14/05/1938 Geelong (S) v Footscray (S) Corio Oval 101 - 73
SAT 14/05/1938 Hawthorn (S) v Collingwood District Glenferrie Oval 88 - 90
SAT 14/05/1938 Richmond (S) v St Kilda (S) Punt Road Oval 111 - 86
SAT 14/05/1938 South Melbourne (S) v Melbourne (S) Lakeside Oval 123 - 78

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Seconds 1st 4 -0- 0 16 144.5% 477 330
Collingwood District 2nd 4 -0- 0 16 106.3% 337 317
Geelong Seconds 3rd 2 -1- 1 10 113.9% 385 338
Footscray Seconds 4th 2 -0- 2 8 134.9% 375 278
Essendon Seconds 5th 2 -0- 2 8 131.3% 394 300
Richmond Seconds 6th 2 -0- 2 8 101.6% 388 382
Melbourne Seconds 7th 2 -0- 2 8 80.6% 325 403
St Kilda Seconds 8th 1 -1- 2 6 85.5% 372 435
Hawthorn Seconds 9th 1 -0- 3 4 95.8% 388 405
Fitzroy Seconds 10th 1 -0- 3 4 83.7% 287 343
South Melbourne Seconds 11th 1 -0- 3 4 82.1% 303 369
North Melbourne Seconds 12th 1 -0- 3 4 65.7% 251 382

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/05/1938 Carlton (S) v Collingwood District Princes Park 79 - 65
SAT 21/05/1938 Fitzroy (S) v Geelong (S) Brunswick Street Oval 86 - 159
SAT 21/05/1938 Footscray (S) v Melbourne (S) Western Oval 134 - 47
SAT 21/05/1938 North Melbourne (S) v St Kilda (S) Arden Street Oval 78 - 58
SAT 21/05/1938 Richmond (S) v Hawthorn (S) Punt Road Oval 92 - 62
SAT 21/05/1938 South Melbourne (S) v Essendon (S) Lakeside Oval 108 - 88

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Seconds 1st 5 -0- 0 20 140.8% 556 395
Collingwood District 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 101.5% 402 396
Geelong Seconds 3rd 3 -1- 1 14 128.3% 544 424
Footscray Seconds 4th 3 -0- 2 12 156.6% 509 325
Richmond Seconds 5th 3 -0- 2 12 108.1% 480 444
Essendon Seconds 6th 2 -0- 3 8 118.1% 482 408
South Melbourne Seconds 7th 2 -0- 3 8 89.9% 411 457
North Melbourne Seconds 8th 2 -0- 3 8 74.8% 329 440
Melbourne Seconds 9th 2 -0- 3 8 69.3% 372 537
St Kilda Seconds 10th 1 -1- 3 6 83.8% 430 513
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 1 -0- 4 4 90.5% 450 497
Fitzroy Seconds 12th 1 -0- 4 4 74.3% 373 502

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/05/1938 Collingwood District v North Melbourne (S) Victoria Park 146 - 63
SAT 28/05/1938 Essendon (S) v Fitzroy (S) Windy Hill 67 - 62
SAT 28/05/1938 Geelong (S) v Richmond (S) Punt Road Oval 121 - 93
SAT 28/05/1938 Hawthorn (S) v South Melbourne (S) Glenferrie Oval 93 - 91
SAT 28/05/1938 Melbourne (S) v Carlton (S) MCG 47 - 137
SAT 28/05/1938 St Kilda (S) v Footscray (S) Junction Oval 74 - 126

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Seconds 1st 6 -0- 0 24 156.8% 693 442
Collingwood District 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 119.4% 548 459
Geelong Seconds 3rd 4 -1- 1 18 128.6% 665 517
Footscray Seconds 4th 4 -0- 2 16 159.1% 635 399
Essendon Seconds 5th 3 -0- 3 12 116.8% 549 470
Richmond Seconds 6th 3 -0- 3 12 101.4% 573 565
Hawthorn Seconds 7th 2 -0- 4 8 92.3% 543 588
South Melbourne Seconds 8th 2 -0- 4 8 91.3% 502 550
North Melbourne Seconds 9th 2 -0- 4 8 66.9% 392 586
Melbourne Seconds 10th 2 -0- 4 8 62.2% 419 674
St Kilda Seconds 11th 1 -1- 4 6 78.9% 504 639
Fitzroy Seconds 12th 1 -0- 5 4 76.4% 435 569

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/06/1938 Carlton (S) v St Kilda (S) Princes Park 141 - 69
SAT 04/06/1938 Collingwood District v Melbourne (S) Victoria Park 102 - 64
SAT 04/06/1938 Footscray (S) v North Melbourne (S) Western Oval 93 - 89
SAT 04/06/1938 Hawthorn (S) v Essendon (S) Glenferrie Oval 53 - 83
SAT 04/06/1938 Richmond (S) v Fitzroy (S) Punt Road Oval 81 - 82
SAT 04/06/1938 South Melbourne (S) v Geelong (S) Lakeside Oval 73 - 102

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Seconds 1st 7 -0- 0 28 163.2% 834 511
Collingwood District 2nd 6 -0- 1 24 124.3% 650 523
Geelong Seconds 3rd 5 -1- 1 22 130.0% 767 590
Footscray Seconds 4th 5 -0- 2 20 149.2% 728 488
Essendon Seconds 5th 4 -0- 3 16 120.8% 632 523
Richmond Seconds 6th 3 -0- 4 12 101.1% 654 647
Hawthorn Seconds 7th 2 -0- 5 8 88.8% 596 671
South Melbourne Seconds 8th 2 -0- 5 8 88.2% 575 652
Fitzroy Seconds 9th 2 -0- 5 8 79.5% 517 650
North Melbourne Seconds 10th 2 -0- 5 8 70.8% 481 679
Melbourne Seconds 11th 2 -0- 5 8 62.2% 483 776
St Kilda Seconds 12th 1 -1- 5 6 73.5% 573 780

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/06/1938 Fitzroy (S) v Hawthorn (S) Brunswick Street Oval 99 - 80
SAT 11/06/1938 Footscray (S) v Carlton (S) Western Oval 90 - 47
SAT 11/06/1938 Geelong (S) v Essendon (S) Corio Oval 141 - 87
SAT 11/06/1938 North Melbourne (S) v Melbourne (S) Arden Street Oval 89 - 68
SAT 11/06/1938 Richmond (S) v South Melbourne (S) Punt Road Oval 96 - 69
SAT 11/06/1938 St Kilda (S) v Collingwood District Junction Oval 81 - 89

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Seconds 1st 7 -0- 1 28 146.6% 881 601
Collingwood District 2nd 7 -0- 1 28 122.4% 739 604
Geelong Seconds 3rd 6 -1- 1 26 134.1% 908 677
Footscray Seconds 4th 6 -0- 2 24 152.9% 818 535
Essendon Seconds 5th 4 -0- 4 16 108.3% 719 664
Richmond Seconds 6th 4 -0- 4 16 104.7% 750 716
Fitzroy Seconds 7th 3 -0- 5 12 84.4% 616 730
North Melbourne Seconds 8th 3 -0- 5 12 76.3% 570 747
Hawthorn Seconds 9th 2 -0- 6 8 87.8% 676 770
South Melbourne Seconds 10th 2 -0- 6 8 86.1% 644 748
Melbourne Seconds 11th 2 -0- 6 8 63.7% 551 865
St Kilda Seconds 12th 1 -1- 6 6 75.3% 654 869

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/06/1938 Carlton (S) v North Melbourne (S) Princes Park 67 - 65
SAT 18/06/1938 Collingwood District v Footscray (S) Victoria Park 60 - 70
SAT 18/06/1938 Essendon (S) v Richmond (S) Windy Hill 116 - 143
SAT 18/06/1938 Hawthorn (S) v Geelong (S) Glenferrie Oval 68 - 96
SAT 18/06/1938 Melbourne (S) v St Kilda (S) MCG 93 - 73
SAT 18/06/1938 South Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S) Lakeside Oval 61 - 63

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Seconds 1st 8 -0- 1 32 142.3% 948 666
Geelong Seconds 2nd 7 -1- 1 30 134.8% 1,004 745
Footscray Seconds 3rd 7 -0- 2 28 149.2% 888 595
Collingwood District 4th 7 -0- 2 28 118.5% 799 674
Richmond Seconds 5th 5 -0- 4 20 107.3% 893 832
Essendon Seconds 6th 4 -0- 5 16 103.5% 835 807
Fitzroy Seconds 7th 4 -0- 5 16 85.8% 679 791
North Melbourne Seconds 8th 3 -0- 6 12 78.0% 635 814
Melbourne Seconds 9th 3 -0- 6 12 68.7% 644 938
South Melbourne Seconds 10th 2 -0- 7 8 86.9% 705 811
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 2 -0- 7 8 85.9% 744 866
St Kilda Seconds 12th 1 -1- 7 6 75.6% 727 962

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/06/1938 Carlton (S) v South Melbourne (S) Princes Park 98 - 73
SAT 25/06/1938 Collingwood District v Geelong (S) Victoria Park 83 - 80
SAT 25/06/1938 Footscray (S) v Essendon (S) Western Oval 114 - 50
SAT 25/06/1938 Melbourne (S) v Richmond (S) MCG 64 - 64
SAT 25/06/1938 North Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S) Arden Street Oval 59 - 63
SAT 25/06/1938 St Kilda (S) v Hawthorn (S) Junction Oval 65 - 82

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Seconds 1st 9 -0- 1 36 141.5% 1,046 739
Footscray Seconds 2nd 8 -0- 2 32 155.3% 1,002 645
Collingwood District 3rd 8 -0- 2 32 117.0% 882 754
Geelong Seconds 4th 7 -1- 2 30 130.9% 1,084 828
Richmond Seconds 5th 5 -1- 4 22 106.8% 957 896
Fitzroy Seconds 6th 5 -0- 5 20 87.3% 742 850
Essendon Seconds 7th 4 -0- 6 16 96.1% 885 921
Melbourne Seconds 8th 3 -1- 6 14 70.7% 708 1,002
Hawthorn Seconds 9th 3 -0- 7 12 88.7% 826 931
North Melbourne Seconds 10th 3 -0- 7 12 79.1% 694 877
South Melbourne Seconds 11th 2 -0- 8 8 85.6% 778 909
St Kilda Seconds 12th 1 -1- 8 6 75.9% 792 1,044

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/07/1938 Essendon (S) v Melbourne (S) Windy Hill 59 - 79
SAT 02/07/1938 Fitzroy (S) v St Kilda (S) Brunswick Street Oval 113 - 62
SAT 02/07/1938 Hawthorn (S) v North Melbourne (S) Glenferrie Oval 78 - 50
SAT 02/07/1938 Richmond (S) v Footscray (S) Punt Road Oval 60 - 81
SAT 02/07/1938 South Melbourne (S) v Collingwood District Lakeside Oval 51 - 61
SAT 16/07/1938 Geelong (S) v Carlton (S) Corio Oval 79 - 72

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Footscray Seconds 1st 9 -0- 2 36 153.6% 1,083 705
Carlton Seconds 2nd 9 -0- 2 36 136.7% 1,118 818
Collingwood District 3rd 9 -0- 2 36 117.1% 943 805
Geelong Seconds 4th 8 -1- 2 34 129.2% 1,163 900
Fitzroy Seconds 5th 6 -0- 5 24 93.8% 855 912
Richmond Seconds 6th 5 -1- 5 22 104.1% 1,017 977
Melbourne Seconds 7th 4 -1- 6 18 74.2% 787 1,061
Essendon Seconds 8th 4 -0- 7 16 94.4% 944 1,000
Hawthorn Seconds 9th 4 -0- 7 16 92.2% 904 981
North Melbourne Seconds 10th 3 -0- 8 12 77.9% 744 955
South Melbourne Seconds 11th 2 -0- 9 8 85.5% 829 970
St Kilda Seconds 12th 1 -1- 9 6 73.8% 854 1,157

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
MON 13/06/1938 Essendon (S) v St Kilda (S) Windy Hill 141 - 32
SAT 09/07/1938 Fitzroy (S) v Collingwood District Brunswick Street Oval 80 - 87
SAT 09/07/1938 Geelong (S) v Melbourne (S) Corio Oval 112 - 49
SAT 09/07/1938 Hawthorn (S) v Carlton (S) Glenferrie Oval 59 - 131
SAT 09/07/1938 Richmond (S) v North Melbourne (S) Punt Road Oval 111 - 96
SAT 09/07/1938 South Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) Lakeside Oval 92 - 91

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Seconds 1st 10 -0- 2 40 142.4% 1,249 877
Collingwood District 2nd 10 -0- 2 40 116.4% 1,030 885
Geelong Seconds 3rd 9 -1- 2 38 134.4% 1,275 949
Footscray Seconds 4th 9 -0- 3 36 147.3% 1,174 797
Richmond Seconds 5th 6 -1- 5 26 105.1% 1,128 1,073
Fitzroy Seconds 6th 6 -0- 6 24 93.6% 935 999
Essendon Seconds 7th 5 -0- 7 20 105.1% 1,085 1,032
Melbourne Seconds 8th 4 -1- 7 18 71.3% 836 1,173
Hawthorn Seconds 9th 4 -0- 8 16 86.6% 963 1,112
South Melbourne Seconds 10th 3 -0- 9 12 86.8% 921 1,061
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 3 -0- 9 12 78.8% 840 1,066
St Kilda Seconds 12th 1 -1- 10 6 68.3% 886 1,298

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/07/1938 Carlton (S) v Richmond (S) Princes Park 98 - 81
SAT 23/07/1938 Collingwood District v Essendon (S) Victoria Park 85 - 72
SAT 23/07/1938 Footscray (S) v Fitzroy (S) Western Oval 123 - 69
SAT 23/07/1938 Melbourne (S) v Hawthorn (S) MCG 107 - 74
SAT 23/07/1938 North Melbourne (S) v South Melbourne (S) Arden Street Oval 80 - 76
SAT 23/07/1938 St Kilda (S) v Geelong (S) Junction Oval 80 - 166

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Seconds 1st 11 -0- 2 44 140.6% 1,347 958
Collingwood District 2nd 11 -0- 2 44 116.5% 1,115 957
Geelong Seconds 3rd 10 -1- 2 42 140.0% 1,441 1,029
Footscray Seconds 4th 10 -0- 3 40 149.8% 1,297 866
Richmond Seconds 5th 6 -1- 6 26 103.2% 1,209 1,171
Fitzroy Seconds 6th 6 -0- 7 24 89.5% 1,004 1,122
Melbourne Seconds 7th 5 -1- 7 22 75.6% 943 1,247
Essendon Seconds 8th 5 -0- 8 20 103.6% 1,157 1,117
Hawthorn Seconds 9th 4 -0- 9 16 85.1% 1,037 1,219
North Melbourne Seconds 10th 4 -0- 9 16 80.6% 920 1,142
South Melbourne Seconds 11th 3 -0- 10 12 87.4% 997 1,141
St Kilda Seconds 12th 1 -1- 11 6 66.0% 966 1,464

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/07/1938 Essendon (S) v Carlton (S) Windy Hill 79 - 122
SAT 30/07/1938 Fitzroy (S) v Melbourne (S) Brunswick Street Oval 39 - 74
SAT 30/07/1938 Geelong (S) v North Melbourne (S) Corio Oval 106 - 44
SAT 30/07/1938 Hawthorn (S) v Footscray (S) Glenferrie Oval 65 - 94
SAT 30/07/1938 Richmond (S) v Collingwood District Punt Road Oval 66 - 86
SAT 30/07/1938 South Melbourne (S) v St Kilda (S) Lakeside Oval 112 - 76

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Seconds 1st 12 -0- 2 48 141.7% 1,469 1,037
Collingwood District 2nd 12 -0- 2 48 117.4% 1,201 1,023
Geelong Seconds 3rd 11 -1- 2 46 144.2% 1,547 1,073
Footscray Seconds 4th 11 -0- 3 44 149.4% 1,391 931
Richmond Seconds 5th 6 -1- 7 26 101.4% 1,275 1,257
Melbourne Seconds 6th 6 -1- 7 26 79.1% 1,017 1,286
Fitzroy Seconds 7th 6 -0- 8 24 87.2% 1,043 1,196
Essendon Seconds 8th 5 -0- 9 20 99.8% 1,236 1,239
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 4 -0- 10 16 91.1% 1,109 1,217
Hawthorn Seconds 10th 4 -0- 10 16 83.9% 1,102 1,313
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 4 -0- 10 16 77.2% 964 1,248
St Kilda Seconds 12th 1 -1- 12 6 66.1% 1,042 1,576

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/08/1938 Carlton (S) v Fitzroy (S) Princes Park 78 - 47
SAT 06/08/1938 Collingwood District v Hawthorn (S) Victoria Park 173 - 46
SAT 06/08/1938 Footscray (S) v Geelong (S) Western Oval 67 - 86
SAT 06/08/1938 Melbourne (S) v South Melbourne (S) MCG 99 - 34
SAT 06/08/1938 North Melbourne (S) v Essendon (S) Arden Street Oval 50 - 76
SAT 06/08/1938 St Kilda (S) v Richmond (S) Junction Oval 57 - 93

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Carlton Seconds 1st 13 -0- 2 52 142.7% 1,547 1,084
Collingwood District 2nd 13 -0- 2 52 128.5% 1,374 1,069
Geelong Seconds 3rd 12 -1- 2 50 143.2% 1,633 1,140
Footscray Seconds 4th 11 -0- 4 44 143.4% 1,458 1,017
Richmond Seconds 5th 7 -1- 7 30 104.1% 1,368 1,314
Melbourne Seconds 6th 7 -1- 7 30 84.5% 1,116 1,320
Essendon Seconds 7th 6 -0- 9 24 101.8% 1,312 1,289
Fitzroy Seconds 8th 6 -0- 9 24 85.6% 1,090 1,274
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 4 -0- 11 16 86.9% 1,143 1,316
Hawthorn Seconds 10th 4 -0- 11 16 77.3% 1,148 1,486
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 4 -0- 11 16 76.6% 1,014 1,324
St Kilda Seconds 12th 1 -1- 13 6 65.8% 1,099 1,669

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/08/1938 Collingwood District v Carlton (S) Victoria Park 97 - 66
SAT 13/08/1938 Essendon (S) v South Melbourne (S) Windy Hill 107 - 77
SAT 13/08/1938 Geelong (S) v Fitzroy (S) Corio Oval 129 - 45
SAT 13/08/1938 Hawthorn (S) v Richmond (S) Glenferrie Oval 76 - 132
SAT 13/08/1938 Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) MCG 95 - 69
SAT 13/08/1938 St Kilda (S) v North Melbourne (S) Junction Oval 113 - 58

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 14 -0- 2 56 129.6% 1,471 1,135
Geelong Seconds 2nd 13 -1- 2 54 148.7% 1,762 1,185
Carlton Seconds 3rd 13 -0- 3 52 136.6% 1,613 1,181
Footscray Seconds 4th 11 -0- 5 44 137.3% 1,527 1,112
Richmond Seconds 5th 8 -1- 7 34 107.9% 1,500 1,390
Melbourne Seconds 6th 8 -1- 7 34 87.2% 1,211 1,389
Essendon Seconds 7th 7 -0- 9 28 103.9% 1,419 1,366
Fitzroy Seconds 8th 6 -0- 10 24 80.9% 1,135 1,403
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 4 -0- 12 16 85.7% 1,220 1,423
Hawthorn Seconds 10th 4 -0- 12 16 75.6% 1,224 1,618
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 4 -0- 12 16 74.6% 1,072 1,437
St Kilda Seconds 12th 2 -1- 13 10 70.2% 1,212 1,727

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/08/1938 Carlton (S) v Melbourne (S) Princes Park 139 - 89
SAT 20/08/1938 Fitzroy (S) v Essendon (S) Brunswick Street Oval 112 - 82
SAT 20/08/1938 Footscray (S) v St Kilda (S) Western Oval 109 - 68
SAT 20/08/1938 North Melbourne (S) v Collingwood District Arden Street Oval 56 - 167
SAT 20/08/1938 Richmond (S) v Geelong (S) Punt Road Oval 106 - 124
SAT 20/08/1938 South Melbourne (S) v Hawthorn (S) Lakeside Oval 128 - 27

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 15 -0- 2 60 137.5% 1,638 1,191
Geelong Seconds 2nd 14 -1- 2 58 146.1% 1,886 1,291
Carlton Seconds 3rd 14 -0- 3 56 138.0% 1,752 1,270
Footscray Seconds 4th 12 -0- 5 48 138.6% 1,636 1,180
Richmond Seconds 5th 8 -1- 8 34 106.1% 1,606 1,514
Melbourne Seconds 6th 8 -1- 8 34 85.1% 1,300 1,528
Essendon Seconds 7th 7 -0- 10 28 101.6% 1,501 1,478
Fitzroy Seconds 8th 7 -0- 10 28 84.0% 1,247 1,485
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 5 -0- 12 20 93.0% 1,348 1,450
Hawthorn Seconds 10th 4 -0- 13 16 71.6% 1,251 1,746
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 4 -0- 13 16 70.3% 1,128 1,604
St Kilda Seconds 12th 2 -1- 14 10 69.7% 1,280 1,836

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/08/1938 Essendon (S) v Hawthorn (S) Windy Hill 92 - 66
SAT 27/08/1938 Fitzroy (S) v Richmond (S) Brunswick Street Oval 57 - 86
SAT 27/08/1938 Geelong (S) v South Melbourne (S) Corio Oval 129 - 52
SAT 27/08/1938 Melbourne (S) v Collingwood District MCG 46 - 51
SAT 27/08/1938 North Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) Arden Street Oval 57 - 103
SAT 27/08/1938 St Kilda (S) v Carlton (S) Junction Oval 100 - 136

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood District 1st 16 -0- 2 64 136.5% 1,689 1,237
Geelong Seconds 2nd 15 -1- 2 62 150.0% 2,015 1,343
Carlton Seconds 3rd 15 -0- 3 60 137.8% 1,888 1,370
Footscray Seconds 4th 13 -0- 5 52 140.6% 1,739 1,237
Richmond Seconds 5th 9 -1- 8 38 107.7% 1,692 1,571
Melbourne Seconds 6th 8 -1- 9 34 85.2% 1,346 1,579
Essendon Seconds 7th 8 -0- 10 32 103.2% 1,593 1,544
Fitzroy Seconds 8th 7 -0- 11 28 83.0% 1,304 1,571
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 5 -0- 13 20 88.7% 1,400 1,579
Hawthorn Seconds 10th 4 -0- 14 16 71.7% 1,317 1,838
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 4 -0- 14 16 69.4% 1,185 1,707
St Kilda Seconds 12th 2 -1- 15 10 70.0% 1,380 1,972

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Collingwood District 1st 16 -0- 2 64 136.5% 1,689 1,237 233 291 175 187
Geelong Seconds 2nd 15 -1- 2 62 150.0% 2,015 1,343 283 317 192 191
Carlton Seconds 3rd 15 -0- 3 60 137.8% 1,888 1,370 269 274 187 248
Footscray Seconds 4th 13 -0- 5 52 140.6% 1,739 1,237 248 251 170 217
Richmond Seconds 5th 9 -1- 8 38 107.7% 1,692 1,571 239 258 223 233
Melbourne Seconds 6th 8 -1- 9 34 85.2% 1,346 1,579 194 182 225 229
Essendon Seconds 7th 8 -0- 10 32 103.2% 1,593 1,544 222 261 216 248
Fitzroy Seconds 8th 7 -0- 11 28 83.0% 1,304 1,571 181 218 220 251
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 5 -0- 13 20 88.7% 1,400 1,579 200 200 221 253
Hawthorn Seconds 10th 4 -0- 14 16 71.7% 1,317 1,838 188 189 259 284
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 4 -0- 14 16 69.4% 1,185 1,707 167 183 244 243
St Kilda Seconds 12th 2 -1- 15 10 70.0% 1,380 1,972 195 210 287 250

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/09/1938 Carlton (S) v Footscray (S) MCG 90 - 129
SAT 17/09/1938 Collingwood District v Geelong (S) MCG 97 - 140

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team Pos.
Geelong Seconds 1st
Collingwood District 2nd
Footscray Seconds 3rd
Carlton Seconds 4th

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/09/1938 Collingwood District v Footscray (S) MCG 87 - 92

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team Pos.
Geelong Seconds 1st
Footscray Seconds 2nd
Collingwood District 3rd
Carlton Seconds 4th

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
THU 29/09/1938 Geelong (S) v Footscray (S) MCG 91 - 80

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team Pos.
Geelong Seconds 1st
Footscray Seconds 2nd
Collingwood District 3rd
Carlton Seconds 4th