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1905 VFL season#Round 8

{{Short description|Ninth season of the Victorian Football League (VFL)}}

{{Use Australian English|date=December 2017}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}

{{Infobox VFL season

| year = 1905

| image = Fitzroy fc 1905.jpg

| imagesize = 258px

| caption = {{AFL Fit}} 1905 VFL premiership team

| date = 6 May – 30 September 1905

| teams = 8

| premiers = {{AFL Fit}}

| premcount = 4

| minorpremiers = {{AFL Col}}

| mpcount = 3

| leadinggoalkicker = Charlie Pannam ({{AFL Col}})

| goals = 38

| matches = 72

| prevseason = {{coloured link|white|1904 VFL season|1904}}

| nextseason = {{coloured link|white|1906 VFL season|1906}}

}}

The 1905 VFL season was the ninth season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest-level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured eight clubs and ran from 6 May to 30 September, comprising a 17-match home-and-away season followed by a three-week finals series featuring the top four clubs.

{{AFL Fit}} won the premiership, defeating {{AFL Col}} by 13 points in the 1905 VFL grand final; it was Fitzroy's second consecutive premiership and fourth VFL premiership overall. Collingwood won the minor premiership by finishing atop the home-and-away ladder with a 15–2 win–loss record. Collingwood's Charlie Pannam won the leading goalkicker medal as the league's leading goalkicker.

Background

In 1905, the VFL competition consisted of eight teams of 18 on-the-field players each, with no "reserves", although any of the 18 players who had left the playing field for any reason could later resume their place on the field at any time during the match.

Each team played each other twice in a home-and-away season of 14 rounds. Then, based on ladder positions after those 14 rounds, three further 'sectional rounds' were played, with the teams ranked 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th playing in one section and the teams ranked 2nd, 4th, 6th and 8th playing in the other.

Once the 14 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1905 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the amended "Argus system".

Home-and-away season

=Round 1=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 9.8 (62)

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 6.10 (46)

| MCG

| 6 May 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 5.9 (39)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 8.14 (62)

| Corio Oval

| 6 May 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 8.12 (60)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 7.10 (52)

| Princes Park

| 6 May 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 4.10 (34)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 3.13 (31)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 6 May 1905

{{s-end}}

=Round 2=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 12.10 (82)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 7.6 (48)

| EMCG

| 13 May 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 11.7 (73)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 10.7 (67)

| Lake Oval

| 13 May 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 4.9 (33)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 9.10 (64)

| Junction Oval

| 13 May 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 10.10 (70)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 4.14 (38)

| Victoria Park

| 13 May 1905

{{s-end}}

=Round 3=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 10.16 (76)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 4.11 (35)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 20 May 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 8.14 (62)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 5.9 (39)

| MCG

| 20 May 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 10.10 (70)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 18.10 (118)

| Junction Oval

| 20 May 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 5.15 (45)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 7.13 (55)

| Lake Oval

| 20 May 1905

{{s-end}}

=Round 4=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 5.13 (43)

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 7.4 (46)

| Corio Oval

| 27 May 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 14.11 (95)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 5.9 (39)

| EMCG

| 27 May 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 5.16 (46)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 4.7 (31)

| Victoria Park

| 27 May 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 5.7 (37)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 10.13 (73)

| Princes Park

| 27 May 1905

{{s-end}}

=Round 5=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 12.9 (81)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 2.10 (22)

| Victoria Park

| 3 June 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 3.12 (30)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 5.8 (38)

| MCG

| 3 June 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 5.10 (40)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 4.4 (28)

| Princes Park

| 5 June 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 5.9 (39)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 7.12 (54)

| Junction Oval

| 5 June 1905

{{s-end}}

=Round 6=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 6.11 (47)

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 3.6 (24)

| Lake Oval

| 10 June 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 5.5 (35)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 3.10 (28)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 10 June 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 4.3 (27)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 6.10 (46)

| Corio Oval

| 10 June 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 5.8 (38)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 6.5 (41)

| MCG

| 10 June 1905

{{s-end}}

=Round 7=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 7.14 (56)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 7.12 (54)

| Corio Oval

| 17 June 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 9.14 (68)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 6.6 (42)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 17 June 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 6.7 (43)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 10.12 (72)

| EMCG

| 17 June 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 3.7 (25)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 8.15 (63)

| Junction Oval

| 17 June 1905

{{s-end}}

=Round 8=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 5.11 (41)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 3.1 (19)

| Victoria Park

| 1 July 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 8.6 (54)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 7.9 (51)

| Junction Oval

| 1 July 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 4.5 (29)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 6.7 (43)

| Lake Oval

| 1 July 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 7.20 (62)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 8.12 (60)

| EMCG

| 1 July 1905

{{s-end}}

=Round 9=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 3.8 (26)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 8.10 (58)

| MCG

| 8 July 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 14.7 (91)

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 6.4 (40)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 8 July 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 6.8 (44)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 8.11 (59)

| Princes Park

| 8 July 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 9.8 (62)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 6.12 (48)

| Corio Oval

| 8 July 1905

{{s-end}}

=Round 10=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 8.17 (65)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 5.11 (41)

| EMCG

| 15 July 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 13.19 (97)

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 3.9 (27)

| Victoria Park

| 15 July 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 7.16 (58)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 8.13 (61)

| Princes Park

| 15 July 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 9.8 (62)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 2.15 (27)

| Corio Oval

| 15 July 1905

{{s-end}}

=Round 11=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 3.5 (23)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 6.12 (48)

| Junction Oval

| 22 July 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 7.8 (50)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 6.13 (49)

| Lake Oval

| 22 July 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 6.5 (41)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 9.20 (74)

| MCG

| 22 July 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 5.9 (39)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 6.5 (41)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 22 July 1905

{{s-end}}

=Round 12=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 5.7 (37)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 2.6 (18)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 29 July 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 9.16 (70)

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 3.9 (27)

| EMCG

| 29 July 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 3.3 (21)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 4.5 (29)

| Lake Oval

| 29 July 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 6.5 (41)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 6.11 (47)

| Corio Oval

| 29 July 1905

{{s-end}}

=Round 13=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 5.11 (41)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 5.9 (39)

| Junction Oval

| 5 August 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 3.11 (29)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 5.12 (42)

| EMCG

| 5 August 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 7.8 (50)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 4.12 (36)

| Victoria Park

| 5 August 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 12.10 (82)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 2.8 (20)

| Princes Park

| 5 August 1905

{{s-end}}

=Round 14=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 7.11 (53)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 10.6 (66)

| Victoria Park

| 19 August 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 9.19 (73)

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 3.5 (23)

| Princes Park

| 19 August 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 13.12 (90)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 7.13 (55)

| MCG

| 19 August 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 7.8 (50)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 7.8 (50)

| Lake Oval

| 19 August 1905

{{s-end}}

=Pre-sectional ladder=

class=wikitable

| style=width:1em bgcolor=E6E6FA |

Section A
style=width:1em bgcolor=FEEAD3 |Section B

{{Australian rules football ladder start}}

|- style=background:#E6E6FA

| 1 || align=left | {{AFL Col}} || 14 || 12 || 2 || 0 || 867 || 519 || 167.1 || 48

|- style=background:#FEEAD3

| 2 || align=left | {{AFL Fit}} || 14 || 10 || 3 || 1 || 693 || 517 || 134.0 || 42

|- style=background:#E6E6FA

| 3 || align=left | {{AFL Car}} || 14 || 9 || 5 || 0 || 739 || 636 || 116.2 || 36

|- style=background:#FEEAD3

| 4 || align=left | {{AFL Ess}} || 14 || 7 || 7 || 0 || 782 || 690 || 113.3 || 28

|- style=background:#E6E6FA

| 5 || align=left | {{AFL SM}} || 14 || 6 || 7 || 1 || 638 || 725 || 88.0 || 26

|- style=background:#FEEAD3

| 6 || align=left | {{AFL Gee}} || 14 || 5 || 9 || 0 || 623 || 720 || 86.5 || 20

|- style=background:#E6E6FA

| 7 || align=left | {{AFL Mel}} || 14 || 3 || 11 || 0 || 631 || 764 || 82.6 || 12

|- style=background:#FEEAD3

| 8 || align=left | {{AFL|StK}} || 14 || 3 || 11 || 0 || 518 || 920 || 56.3 || 12

|}

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Source: [https://afltables.com/afl/seas/1905.html#lad AFL Tables]

=Round 15 (Sectional round 1)=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 9.12 (66)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 6.13 (49)

| Victoria Park

| 26 August 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 10.13 (73)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 3.11 (29)

| EMCG

| 26 August 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 6.9 (45)

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 4.7 (31)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 26 August 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 13.11 (89)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 5.10 (40)

| Lake Oval

| 26 August 1905

{{s-end}}

=Round 16 (Sectional round 2)=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 12.20 (92)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 7.7 (49)

| Princes Park

| 2 September 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 3.9 (27)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 7.18 (60)

| MCG

| 2 September 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 8.6 (54)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 12.12 (84)

| Junction Oval

| 2 September 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 10.8 (68)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 9.12 (66)

| Corio Oval

| 2 September 1905

{{s-end}}

=Round 17 (Sectional round 3)=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 5.8 (38)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 18.17 (125)

| MCG

| 9 September 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 17.16 (118)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 5.10 (40)

| Victoria Park

| 9 September 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 4.13 (37)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 11.14 (80)

| EMCG

| 9 September 1905

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL|StK}}

| 12.15 (87)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 3.9 (27)

| Junction Oval

| 9 September 1905

{{s-end}}

Ladder

class=wikitable

| (P)

Premiers
bgcolor=FFFFBB |Qualified for finals

{{Australian rules football ladder start}}

|- style=background:#FFFFBB

| 1 || align=left | {{AFL Col}} || 17 || 15 || 2 || 0 || 1111 || 635 || 175.0 || 60

|- style=background:#FFFFBB

| 2 || align=left | {{AFL Fit}} (P) || 17 || 12 || 4 || 1 || 884 || 653 || 135.4 || 50

|- style=background:#FFFFBB

| 3 || align=left | {{AFL Car}} || 17 || 11 || 6 || 0 || 1005 || 789 || 127.4 || 44

|- style=background:#FFFFBB

| 4 || align=left | {{AFL Ess}} || 17 || 9 || 8 || 0 || 976 || 853 || 114.4 || 36

|-

| 5 || align=left | {{AFL SM}} || 17 || 7 || 9 || 1 || 816 || 975 || 83.7 || 30

|-

| 6 || align=left | {{AFL Gee}} || 17 || 6 || 11 || 0 || 747 || 946 || 79.0 || 24

|-

| 7 || align=left | {{AFL|StK}} || 17 || 4 || 13 || 0 || 690 || 1076 || 64.1 || 16

|-

| 8 || align=left | {{AFL Mel}} || 17 || 3 || 14 || 0 || 736 || 1038 || 70.9 || 12

|}

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 51.2
Source: [https://afltables.com/afl/seas/1905.html#flad AFL Tables]

Finals series

=Semi-finals=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

| Attendance

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 12.7 (79)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 4.12 (36)

| Princes Park

| 16 September 1905

| 14,000

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 4.6 (30)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 11.10 (76)

| MCG

| 16 September 1905

| 14,000

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

{{s-end}}

=Preliminary final=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

| Attendance

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 11.6 (72)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 6.9 (45)

| MCG

| 23 September 1905

| 30,000

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

{{s-end}}

=Grand final=

{{Main|1905 VFL Grand Final}}

class="wikitable"

!Team

!1 Qtr

!2 Qtr

!3 Qtr

!Final

Collingwood

|align=center|0.1

|align=center|1.3

|align=center|2.4

|align=center|2.5 (17)

Fitzroy

|align=center|0.3

|align=center|1.3

|align=center|4.6

|align=center|4.6 (30)

Season notes

  • Collingwood used only 24 players to play its nineteen games – the smallest number of players to represent one club in a VFL/AFL season.AFL Tables; [https://afltables.com/afl/stats/alltime/misc.html All Time Records – Miscellaneous]
  • The Australasian Football Council was formed.
  • VFL decides to pay field umpires 30 shillings per match, and boundary umpires seven shillings per match (approx $75.00 and $20.00 in 2008 buying power).

Awards

References

{{Reflist}}

  • Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. {{ISBN|0-9591740-2-8}}
  • Rogers, S. & Brown, A., Every Game Ever Played: VFL/AFL Results 1897–1997 (Sixth Edition), Viking Books, (Ringwood), 1998. {{ISBN|0-670-90809-6}}
  • 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. {{ISBN|0-670-86814-0}}

Sources

  • [https://afltables.com/afl/seas/1905.html 1905 VFL season] at AFL Tables
  • [https://www.australianfootball.com/seasons/season/afl/138/premiership%2Bseason/1/1/1905 1905 VFL season] at Australian Football

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