The 1923

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season was the 45th season of the

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competition. The premiership was won by the

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, after it defeated

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by 14 points in the Grand Final on 1 October. It was the club's eighth VFA premiership, which meant that the club surpassed Geelong (L.) for the most premierships won in VFA history.

Rule changes

In 1923, the League and Association entered into a new agreement in which players could not transfer from one competition to the other without a clearance from his club and a permit from his current competition. Such a rule had existing prior to 1918, but since it had lapsed a refusal by one competition to permit a transfer was not binding in the other. The League was motivated to enter into the agreement by the aggressive recruiting of some Association clubs over the previous few years. The agreement was intended to last for five years, but it was broken prior to the 1925 season during the off-field machinations which led to , and leaving the Association and joining the League.

Premiership

The home-and-home season was played over eighteen rounds, with each club playing the others twice; then, the top four clubs contested a finals series under the amended ''Argus'' system to determine the premiers for the season.

Ladder

Finals

Awards

* Carpenter ( Williamstown) was the leading goalkicker for the home-and-home matches, with 61 goals, narrowly beating George Taylor (

), who kicked 58 goals. Across all matches including finals, Taylor (65) led from Carpenter (63).

External links

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References

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