The 1938 VFL season was the 42nd season of the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...

(VFL), the highest level senior

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 23 April until 24 September, and comprised an 18-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs. The premiership was won by the

Carlton Football Club The Carlton Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's top professional competition. Founded in 1864 in Carlton, an inner suburb of Mel ...

for the sixth time, after it defeated by 15 points in the 1938 VFL Grand Final.

Premiership season

In 1938, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus one substitute player, known as the 19th man. A player could be substituted for any reason; however, once substituted, a player could not return to the field of play under any circumstances. Teams played each other in a home-and-away season of 18 rounds; matches 12 to 18 were the "home-and-way reverse" of matches 1 to 7. Once the 18 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1938 VFL ''Premiers'' were determined by the specific format and conventions of the

Page–McIntyre system The McIntyre System, or systems as there have been five of them, is a playoff system that gives an advantage to teams or competitors qualifying higher. The systems were developed by Ken McIntyre, an Australian lawyer, historian and English lect ...

Round 1

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.13 (115) , , 20.12 (132) ,

Corio Oval Corio Oval was an Australian rules football ground, located in Geelong, Victoria, and used by the Geelong Football Club in the VFA and the VFL from 1878 to 1915, and 1917 to 1940. Sited in Eastern Park, the oval was served by trams from 1930 wh ...

, 16,000 , 23 April 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.17 (119) , , 12.13 (85) , Windy Hill , 15,000 , 23 April 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.26 (140) , , 9.9 (63) ,

Punt Road Oval Punt Road Oval, also known by naming rights sponsorship as the Swinburne Centre, is an Australian rules football ground and former cricket oval located within the Yarra Park precinct of East Melbourne, Victoria, situated a few hundred metres to ...

, 16,000 , 23 April 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.13 (97) , , 9.14 (68) ,

Lake Oval Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club South M ...

, 18,000 , 23 April 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.15 (87) , , 14.21 (105) ,

Brunswick Street Oval The WT Peterson Community Oval, best known as the Brunswick Street Oval and also as the Fitzroy Cricket Ground, is a cricket and Australian rules football ground located in Edinburgh Gardens in Fitzroy North, Victoria. History Australian Rule ...

, 22,000 , 23 April 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.10 (76) , , 14.8 (92) ,

Glenferrie Oval Glenferrie Oval is an Australian rules football stadium located in Hawthorn, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is the historic home of, and is synonymous with, the Hawthorn Football Club, who played there from 1903 and as a VFL/AFL ...

, 18,000 , 23 April 1938

Round 2

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.10 (64) , , 6.8 (44) ,

Arden Street Oval Arden Street Oval (also known as North Melbourne Cricket Ground) is a sports oval in North Melbourne, Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is currently the training base of the North Melbourne Football Club, an Australia ...

, 11,000 , 30 April 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.19 (127) , , 9.20 (74) ,

Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...

, 15,000 , 30 April 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.23 (95) , , 14.10 (94) , Princes Park , 32,000 , 30 April 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.8 (92) , , 16.15 (111) ,

MCG The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hem ...

, 11,327 , 30 April 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.16 (94) , , 8.17 (65) ,

Junction Oval Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground, or the CitiPower Centre due to sponsorship reasons) is a historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The oval's location near the St Kilda Junc ...

, 17,000 , 30 April 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.17 (95) , , 10.5 (65) ,

Western Oval Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administra ...

, 15,000 , 30 April 1938

Round 3

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 20.16 (136) , , 6.11 (47) ,

, 9,500 , 7 May 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.11 (83) , , 17.14 (116) ,

, 14,000 , 7 May 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.12 (60) , , 11.17 (83) ,

, 18,000 , 7 May 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.14 (62) , , 9.16 (70) ,

, 14,500 , 7 May 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.12 (102) , , 11.26 (92) ,

, 30,000 , 7 May 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.17 (101) , , 15.12 (102) , Windy Hill , 17,000 , 7 May 1938

Round 4

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 23.15 (153) , , 15.11 (101) ,

, 14,569 , 14 May 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.17 (65) , , 10.12 (72) ,

, 16,000 , 14 May 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 21.15 (141) , , 14.16 (100) ,

, 14,000 , 14 May 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.19 (121) , , 10.10 (70) , Princes Park , 16,000 , 14 May 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.9 (99) , , 13.11 (89) ,

, 25,000 , 14 May 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.17 (101) , , 19.11 (125) ,

, 15,000 , 14 May 1938

Round 5

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.9 (87) , , 12.12 (84) ,

, 18,000 , 21 May 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.15 (105) , , 11.19 (85) , Windy Hill , 14,000 , 21 May 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.16 (82) , , 10.12 (72) ,

, 14,000 , 21 May 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.12 (72) , , 10.16 (76) ,

, 14,979 , 21 May 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 21.21 (147) , , 11.9 (75) ,

, 10,000 , 21 May 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.12 (114) , , 19.16 (130) ,

, 38,000 , 21 May 1938

Round 6

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.19 (121) , , 7.13 (55) ,

, 21,000 , 28 May 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.18 (102) , , 16.11 (107) , Princes Park , 20,000 , 28 May 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.16 (94) , , 18.12 (120) ,

, 11,000 , 28 May 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.9 (117) , , 12.16 (88) ,

, 22,000 , 28 May 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.9 (93) , , 11.13 (79) ,

, 13,000 , 28 May 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.7 (67) , , 23.11 (149) ,

, 12,000 , 28 May 1938

Round 7

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.32 (146) , , 10.10 (70) ,

, 8,000 , 4 June 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.15 (87) , , 14.10 (94) ,

, 16,000 , 4 June 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.20 (116) , , 16.7 (103) , Windy Hill , 12,000 , 4 June 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.14 (68) , , 9.16 (70) ,

, 15,000 , 4 June 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.13 (115) , , 15.11 (101) ,

, 30,877 , 4 June 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 6.15 (51) , , 12.18 (90) ,

, 24,000 , 4 June 1938

Round 8

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.14 (122) , , 14.8 (92) ,

, 12,808 , 11 June 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.12 (84) , , 14.23 (107) , Windy Hill , 19,000 , 11 June 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.23 (119) , , 14.9 (93) ,

, 17,500 , 11 June 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.20 (110) , , 12.11 (83) , Princes Park , 43,000 , 13 June 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.14 (62) , , 20.15 (135) ,

, 19,000 , 13 June 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.11 (53) , , 12.22 (94) ,

, 16,000 , 13 June 1938

Round 9

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.23 (89) , , 6.13 (49) ,

, 7,000 , 18 June 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.12 (108) , , 8.8 (56) ,

, 12,000 , 18 June 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.12 (96) , , 16.16 (112) ,

, 14,000 , 18 June 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.14 (104) , , 15.9 (99) ,

, 20,000 , 18 June 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.9 (87) , , 10.5 (65) ,

, 18,000 , 18 June 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.5 (71) , , 16.25 (121) ,

, 13,000 , 18 June 1938

Round 10

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 8.12 (60) , , 9.10 (64) ,

, 10,000 , 25 June 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.16 (88) , , 6.10 (46) ,

, 12,000 , 25 June 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.16 (100) , , 17.9 (111) , Windy Hill , 18,000 , 25 June 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.17 (89) , , 10.8 (68) ,

, 23,000 , 25 June 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.12 (90) , , 13.17 (95) ,

, 13,000 , 25 June 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.7 (73) , , 16.13 (109) ,

, 14,000 , 25 June 1938

Round 11

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.20 (98) , , 7.4 (46) ,

, 20,000 , 2 July 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.17 (89) , , 12.5 (77) ,

, 10,000 , 2 July 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.16 (88) , , 12.10 (82) , Princes Park , 19,500 , 2 July 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.14 (92) , , 12.6 (78) ,

, 4,000 , 2 July 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.8 (74) , , 10.11 (71) ,

, 10,000 , 2 July 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.13 (79) , , 13.7 (85) ,

, 12,054 , 2 July 1938

Round 12

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.13 (103) , , 22.17 (149) ,

, 17,000 , 13 June 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.3 (87) , , 12.11 (83) ,

, 11,000 , 9 July 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.19 (133) , , 10.10 (70) ,

, 16,000 , 9 July 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.19 (79) , , 10.13 (73) ,

, 15,000 , 9 July 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.12 (84) , , 8.15 (63) , Princes Park , 14,000 , 9 July 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.8 (74) , , 13.14 (92) ,

, 20,185 , 9 July 1938

Round 13

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.9 (69) , , 9.16 (70) ,

, 7,000 , 23 July 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.20 (104) , , 15.13 (103) ,

, 7,000 , 23 July 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.8 (86) , , 18.21 (129) ,

, 16,000 , 23 July 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.11 (95) , , 13.18 (96) ,

, 8,000 , 23 July 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.17 (119) , , 17.16 (118) , Windy Hill , 13,000 , 23 July 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 20.12 (132) , , 12.19 (91) ,

, 28,000 , 23 July 1938

Round 14

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.12 (72) , , 7.12 (54) ,

, 10,000 , 30 July 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.14 (116) , , 4.7 (31) ,

, 11,000 , 30 July 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.9 (63) , , 11.10 (76) ,

, 22,000 , 30 July 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.16 (82) , , 10.16 (76) , Princes Park , 18,000 , 30 July 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.9 (51) , , 15.16 (106) ,

, 8,000 , 30 July 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.12 (96) , , 14.9 (93) ,

, 9,060 , 30 July 1938

Round 15

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 7.11 (53) , , 7.14 (56) ,

, 15,000 , 6 August 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.9 (87) , , 16.8 (104) , Windy Hill , 10,000 , 6 August 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.16 (70) , , 14.15 (99) ,

, 8,000 , 6 August 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.15 (93) , , 10.10 (70) ,

, 18,500 , 6 August 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.11 (83) , , 18.15 (123) ,

, 8,000 , 6 August 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 11.10 (76) , , 19.12 (126) ,

, 17,000 , 6 August 1938

Round 16

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.11 (83) , , 7.15 (57) ,

, 9,000 , 13 August 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.17 (131) , , 13.13 (91) ,

, 19,000 , 13 August 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.12 (90) , , 19.12 (126) ,

, 8,000 , 13 August 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.17 (101) , , 19.7 (121) , Princes Park , 37,000 , 13 August 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 19.18 (132) , , 12.11 (83) ,

, 9,000 , 13 August 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.13 (91) , , 12.14 (86) ,

, 8,000 , 13 August 1938

Round 17

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.15 (117) , , 9.20 (74) ,

, 7,000 , 20 August 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 20.17 (137) , , 12.12 (84) ,

, 19,500 , 20 August 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.17 (107) , , 15.6 (96) , Windy Hill , 9,000 , 20 August 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 22.18 (150) , , 14.12 (96) ,

, 14,000 , 20 August 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 17.17 (119) , , 12.9 (81) ,

, 17,000 , 20 August 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.12 (96) , , 11.13 (79) ,

, 25,241 , 20 August 1938

Round 18

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Home team score , Away team , Away team score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 18.11 (119) , , 11.18 (84) ,

, 13,000 , 27 August 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.19 (91) , , 11.16 (82) ,

, 30,000 , 27 August 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 15.14 (104) , , 13.10 (88) , Princes Park , 16,000 , 27 August 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 12.8 (80) , , 15.12 (102) ,

, 6,000 , 27 August 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 13.15 (93) , , 15.18 (108) ,

, 7,000 , 27 August 1938 , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 9.15 (69) , , 12.18 (90) ,

, 6,500 , 27 August 1938

Ladder

Finals

Semi finals

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 10.16 (76) , Collingwood , 18.9 (117) ,

, 68,556 , 3 September , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 16.17 (113) , , 10.21 (81) ,

, 65,332 , 10 September

Preliminary Final

, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF" , Home team , Score , Away team , Score , Venue , Crowd , Date , - bgcolor="#FFFFFF" , , 14.14 (98) , , 21.9 (135) ,

, 60,956 , 17 September

Grand final

Carlton Carlton may refer to: People * Carlton (name), a list of those with the given name or surname * Carlton (singer), English soul singer Carlton McCarthy * Carlton, a pen name used by Joseph Caldwell (1773–1835), American educator, Presbyterian ...

defeated Collingwood 15.10 (100) to 13.7 (85), in front of a crowd of 96,834 people. (For an explanation of scoring see

Awards

* The 1938 VFL Premiership team was

. * The VFL's leading goalkicker was Ron Todd of Collingwood with 102 goals (120 after finals). * '' The Argus'' newspaper's "Player of the Year", was shared between

Norman Ware Norman Ware (5 March 1911 – 26 August 2003) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (1897–1989), Victorian Football League (VFL). A scrupulously fair, clever and unusually pacy ruckman for Footscray Football Clu ...

of Footscray and

Marcus Boyall Marcus Boyall (8 October 1917 – 30 September 1985) was an Australian rules footballer best known for his playing career with Victorian Football League (VFL) club Collingwood and South Australian National Football League (SANFL) club Gle ...

of Collingwood. * The winner of the 1938

Brownlow Medal The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal (and informally as "Charlie"), is awarded to the " best and fairest" player in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the home-and-away season, as determined by votes cast by ...

was

Dick Reynolds Richard Sylvannus Reynolds (20 June 1915 – 2 September 2002) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Reynolds is one of four footballers to have won three Brownl ...

Essendon Essendon may refer to: Australia *Electoral district of Essendon *Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington *Essendon, Victoria **Essendon railway station **Essendon Airport *Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League United King ...

with 18 votes. *

South Melbourne South Melbourne is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km south of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Port Phillip local government area. South Melbourne recorded a population of 11,548 at t ...

took the "wooden spoon" in 1938. * The seconds premiership was won by for the second consecutive season. Geelong 12.19 (91) defeated 12.8 (80) in the Grand Final, played as a stand-alone game on Thursday 29 September (Show Day holiday) at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, before a crowd of 5,500.

Notable events

Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, ...

half-back flanker Jack Grant won the 1938 130-yard

Stawell Gift The Stawell Gift is Australia's oldest and richest short-distance running race. It is the main event in an annual carnival held on Easter weekend by the Stawell Athletic Club, with the main race finals on the holiday Monday, at Central Park, St ...

in eleven and eleven-sixteenths seconds, off a handicap of 11½ yards. * The VFL investigated an allegation from the

that Collingwood rover

Harry Collier Harry Collier (1 October 1907 – 16 August 1994) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League. Family Collier was the older brother of former champion Collingwood player (and the 1929 Brownlow Medal winner) Albert. ...

had king-hit Carlton wingman Jack Carney (one of the smallest ever VFL players at 160 cm) as the teams left the field after the final bell of the Round 5 match at Victoria Park. Collier was suspended for the rest of the 1938 season. *

Jack Titus Jack "Skinny" Titus (9 March 1908 – 19 April 1978) was an Australian rules football player who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1926 and 1943 for the Richmond Football Club. In the golden era of the 1930s, Titus was one o ...

revealed that he had been offered £50 by a betting syndicate to play "dead" in Richmond's Round 8 match against

. Richmond thrashed South Melbourne 20.15 (135) to 8.14 (62). * Footscray becomes the first of the three teams who joined the league in 1925 to make the finals.

North Melbourne North Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melbourne local government area. North Melbourne recorded a population of 14,953 at the ...

would not make its first final appearance until 1945 and

Hawthorn Hawthorn or Hawthorns may refer to: Plants * '' Crataegus'' (hawthorn), a large genus of shrubs and trees in the family Rosaceae * ''Rhaphiolepis'' (hawthorn), a genus of about 15 species of evergreen shrubs and small trees in the family Rosace ...

's first appearance came in 1957. * With their win over Collingwood in Round 5,

held an overall winning record against every other club in the competition. However, this would only last until Round 16 when the clubs next met, with Collingwood evening the record. With their Grand Final victory over the Magpies, Carlton once again had a winning record over every other club in combined regular season and finals matches. This would last until Round 8 of the following season, with Collingwood defeating Carlton to even their record. *Four of the six games in Round 13 were decided by a one-point margin.

References

* Rogers, S. & Brown, A., ''Every Game Ever Played: VFL/AFL Results 1897–1997'' (Sixth Edition), Viking Books, (Ringwood), 1998. * Ross, J. (ed), ''100 Years of Australian Football 1897–1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported'', Viking, (Ringwood), 1996.

External links

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