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1909 VFL season#Round 18

{{Short description|13th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL)}}

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

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}

{{Infobox VFL season

| year = 1909

| image = 1909 South Melbourne Football Club.jpg

| imagesize = 258px

| caption = {{AFL SM}} 1909 VFL premiership team

| date = 1 May – 2 October 1909

| teams = 10

| premiers = {{AFL SM}}

| premcount = 1

| minorpremiers = {{AFL SM}}

| mpcount = 1

| leadinggoalkicker = Dick Lee ({{AFL Col}})

| goals = 58

| matches = 94

| prevseason = {{coloured link|white|1908 VFL season|1908}}

| nextseason = {{coloured link|white|1910 VFL season|1910}}

}}

The 1909 VFL season was the 13th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest-level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured ten clubs and ran from 1 May to 2 October, comprising an 18-match home-and-away season followed by a four-week finals series featuring the top four clubs.

{{AFL SM}} won the premiership, defeating {{AFL Car}} by two points in the 1909 VFL grand final; it was South Melbourne's first VFL premiership. South Melbourne also won the minor premiership by finishing atop the home-and-away ladder with a 14–4 win–loss record. {{AFL Col}}'s Dick Lee won his third consecutive leading goalkicker medal as the league's leading goalkicker.

Background

In 1909, the VFL competition consisted of ten 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 18 rounds.

Once the 18 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1909 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 Gee}}

| 6.8 (44)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 8.5 (53)

| Corio Oval

| 1 May 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 6.18 (54)

| {{AFL StK}}

| 6.8 (44)

| EMCG

| 1 May 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 9.7 (61)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 10.12 (72)

| Victoria Park

| 1 May 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 3.14 (32)

| {{AFL Uni}}

| 6.11 (47)

| Princes Park

| 1 May 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 9.9 (63)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 11.8 (74)

| Punt Road Oval

| 1 May 1909

{{s-end}}

=Round 2=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 12.16 (88)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 3.10 (28)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 8 May 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Uni}}

| 5.7 (37)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 6.6 (42)

| EMCG

| 8 May 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 7.5 (47)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 9.13 (67)

| MCG

| 8 May 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL StK}}

| 3.5 (23)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 3.11 (29)

| Junction Oval

| 8 May 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 7.3 (45)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 4.4 (28)

| Lake Oval

| 8 May 1909

{{s-end}}

=Round 3=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL StK}}

| 5.12 (42)

| {{AFL Uni}}

| 2.9 (21)

| Junction Oval

| 15 May 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 8.18 (66)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 9.5 (59)

| EMCG

| 15 May 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 7.8 (50)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 4.9 (33)

| Princes Park

| 15 May 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 12.16 (88)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 3.6 (24)

| Lake Oval

| 15 May 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 4.13 (37)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 9.14 (68)

| Punt Road Oval

| 15 May 1909

{{s-end}}

=Round 4=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 6.15 (51)

| {{AFL StK}}

| 6.4 (40)

| MCG

| 22 May 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 5.7 (37)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 11.10 (76)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 22 May 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 8.11 (59)

| {{AFL Uni}}

| 9.14 (68)

| EMCG

| 22 May 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 12.13 (85)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 7.7 (49)

| Victoria Park

| 22 May 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 12.13 (85)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 8.13 (61)

| Corio Oval

| 22 May 1909

{{s-end}}

=Round 5=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL StK}}

| 7.8 (50)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 11.4 (70)

| Junction Oval

| 29 May 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Uni}}

| 9.9 (63)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 3.10 (28)

| EMCG

| 29 May 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 5.7 (37)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 8.13 (61)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 29 May 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 6.10 (46)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 3.8 (26)

| Lake Oval

| 29 May 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 8.9 (57)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 12.8 (80)

| MCG

| 29 May 1909

{{s-end}}

=Round 6=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 10.11 (71)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 8.10 (58)

| Punt Road Oval

| 5 June 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 6.12 (48){{ref|1|Note}}

| {{AFL StK}}

| 6.13 (49)

| Corio Oval

| 5 June 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 10.13 (73)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 4.7 (31)

| Victoria Park

| 5 June 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 6.12 (48)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 5.9 (39)

| Princes Park

| 5 June 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Uni}}

| 6.10 (46)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 9.11 (65)

| EMCG

| 5 June 1909

{{s-end}}

=Round 7=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 9.8 (62)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 9.9 (63)

| EMCG

| 7 June 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 8.17 (65)

| {{AFL Uni}}

| 4.5 (29)

| Victoria Park

| 7 June 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 10.12 (72)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 6.7 (43)

| Princes Park

| 7 June 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 18.9 (117)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 5.8 (38)

| MCG

| 7 June 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL StK}}

| 4.11 (35)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 11.10 (76)

| Junction Oval

| 7 June 1909

{{s-end}}

=Round 8=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 11.15 (81)

| {{AFL Uni}}

| 2.6 (18)

| Lake Oval

| 12 June 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 5.12 (42)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 8.7 (55)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 12 June 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 8.7 (55)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 8.15 (63)

| EMCG

| 12 June 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 5.10 (40)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 10.8 (68)

| Corio Oval

| 12 June 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL StK}}

| 5.10 (40)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 10.9 (69)

| Junction Oval

| 12 June 1909

{{s-end}}

=Round 9=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 6.14 (50)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 4.9 (33)

| Princes Park

| 19 June 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 14.13 (97)

| {{AFL StK}}

| 2.8 (20)

| Lake Oval

| 19 June 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 4.15 (39)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 5.7 (37)

| Punt Road Oval

| 19 June 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Uni}}

| 8.20 (68)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 3.10 (28)

| EMCG

| 26 June 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 10.5 (65)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 10.5 (65)

| MCG

| 26 June 1909

{{s-end}}

=Round 10=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 12.10 (82)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 2.3 (15)

| MCG

| 3 July 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 17.9 (111)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 4.7 (31)

| Lake Oval

| 3 July 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL StK}}

| 6.6 (42)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 9.18 (72)

| Junction Oval

| 3 July 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 2.9 (21)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 6.16 (52)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 3 July 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Uni}}

| 7.7 (49)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 10.9 (69)

| EMCG

| 3 July 1909

{{s-end}}

=Round 11=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 7.8 (50)

| {{AFL Uni}}

| 11.15 (81)

| Punt Road Oval

| 10 July 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 5.10 (40)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 3.12 (30)

| EMCG

| 10 July 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 11.18 (84)

| {{AFL StK}}

| 6.8 (44)

| Victoria Park

| 10 July 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 9.14 (68)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 6.8 (44)

| Princes Park

| 10 July 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 9.7 (61)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 13.9 (87)

| Corio Oval

| 10 July 1909

{{s-end}}

=Round 12=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 3.6 (24)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 6.9 (45)

| MCG

| 17 July 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 9.14 (68)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 3.7 (25)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 17 July 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Uni}}

| 11.14 (80)

| {{AFL StK}}

| 4.2 (26)

| EMCG

| 17 July 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 6.9 (45)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 12.8 (80)

| Corio Oval

| 17 July 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 5.7 (37)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 5.6 (36)

| Victoria Park

| 17 July 1909

{{s-end}}

=Round 13=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 19.16 (130)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 10.10 (70)

| Princes Park

| 24 July 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL StK}}

| 5.11 (41)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 12.7 (79)

| Junction Oval

| 24 July 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 4.6 (30)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 5.14 (44)

| Lake Oval

| 24 July 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Uni}}

| 4.19 (43)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 11.9 (75)

| EMCG

| 24 July 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 5.7 (37)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 8.24 (72)

| Punt Road Oval

| 24 July 1909

{{s-end}}

=Round 14=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 9.11 (65)

| {{AFL StK}}

| 6.13 (49)

| Punt Road Oval

| 31 July 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 6.11 (47)

| {{AFL Uni}}

| 12.15 (87)

| Corio Oval

| 31 July 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 10.9 (69)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 7.7 (49)

| EMCG

| 31 July 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 8.6 (54)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 6.7 (43)

| Victoria Park

| 31 July 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 10.21 (81)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 4.6 (30)

| Princes Park

| 31 July 1909

{{s-end}}

=Round 15=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL StK}}

| 3.8 (26)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 2.10 (22)

| Junction Oval

| 7 August 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 14.14 (98)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 6.6 (42)

| EMCG

| 7 August 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 4.4 (28)

| {{AFL Uni}}

| 2.15 (27)

| MCG

| 14 August 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 18.11 (119)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 3.8 (26)

| Lake Oval

| 14 August 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 2.9 (21)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 11.6 (72)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 14 August 1909

{{s-end}}

=Round 16=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 6.9 (45)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 9.14 (68)

| Corio Oval

| 21 August 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 11.11 (77)

| {{AFL StK}}

| 5.1 (31)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 21 August 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 6.5 (41)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 5.7 (37)

| Lake Oval

| 21 August 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Uni}}

| 5.9 (39)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 5.9 (39)

| EMCG

| 21 August 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 9.6 (60)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 14.16 (100)

| Punt Road Oval

| 21 August 1909

{{s-end}}

=Round 17=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 11.11 (77)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 4.8 (32)

| Victoria Park

| 28 August 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 11.13 (79)

| {{AFL StK}}

| 5.3 (33)

| Princes Park

| 28 August 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Uni}}

| 5.9 (39)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 9.11 (65)

| EMCG

| 28 August 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 9.7 (61)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 4.7 (31)

| MCG

| 28 August 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 5.9 (39)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 12.11 (83)

| Punt Road Oval

| 28 August 1909

{{s-end}}

=Round 18=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Ground

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL StK}}

| 5.5 (35)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 7.15 (57)

| Junction Oval

| 4 September 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 13.14 (92)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 4.7 (31)

| Corio Oval

| 4 September 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 9.6 (60)

| {{AFL Uni}}

| 8.12 (60)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 4 September 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 15.18 (108)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 9.12 (66)

| Victoria Park

| 4 September 1909

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 4.10 (34)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 6.13 (49)

| EMCG

| 4 September 1909

{{s-end}}

Ladder

class=wikitable

| (P)

Premiers
bgcolor=FFFFBB |Qualified for finals

{{Australian rules football ladder start}}

|- style=background:#FFFFBB

| 1 || align=left | {{AFL SM}} (P) || 18 || 14 || 4 || 0 || 1162 || 688 || 168.9 || 56

|- style=background:#FFFFBB

| 2 || align=left | {{AFL Car}} || 18 || 14 || 4 || 0 || 1174 || 800 || 146.8 || 56

|- style=background:#FFFFBB

| 3 || align=left | {{AFL Col}} || 18 || 12 || 4 || 2 || 1070 || 821 || 130.3 || 52

|- style=background:#FFFFBB

| 4 || align=left | {{AFL Ess}} || 18 || 11 || 7 || 0 || 1076 || 884 || 121.7 || 44

|-

| 5 || align=left | {{AFL Mel}} || 18 || 10 || 7 || 1 || 1023 || 962 || 106.3 || 42

|-

| 6 || align=left | {{AFL Fit}} || 18 || 8 || 9 || 1 || 945 || 930 || 101.6 || 34

|-

| 7 || align=left | {{AFL Uni}} || 18 || 7 || 9 || 2 || 902 || 901 || 100.1 || 32

|-

| 8 || align=left | {{AFL Ric}} || 18 || 6 || 12 || 0 || 825 || 1282 || 64.4 || 24

|-

| 9 || align=left | {{AFL Gee}} || 18 || 3 || 15 || 0 || 852 || 1301 || 65.5 || 12

|-

| 10 || align=left | {{AFL StK}} || 18 || 2 || 16 || 0 || 670 || 1130 || 59.3 || 8

|}

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 53.9
Source: [https://afltables.com/afl/seas/1909.html#lad AFL Tables]

Finals series

All of the 1909 finals were played at the MCG so the home team in the semi-finals and Preliminary Final is purely the higher ranked team from the ladder but in the Grand Final the home team was the team that won the Preliminary Final.

=Semi-finals=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Score

| Away team

| Score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| Carlton

| 14.8 (92)

| Essendon

| 9.2 (56)

| MCG

| 11 September

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| South Melbourne

| 10.8 (68)

| Collingwood

| 6.11 (47)

| MCG

| 18 September

{{s-end}}

=Preliminary final=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Score

| Away team

| Score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| South Melbourne

| 7.5 (47)

| Carlton

| 10.9 (69)

| MCG

| 25 September

{{s-end}}

=Grand final=

{{Main|1909 VFL Grand Final}}

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Score

| Away team

| Score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| Carlton

| 4.12 (36)

| South Melbourne

| 4.14 (38)

| MCG

| 2 October

{{s-end}}

Season notes

  • In the second-round match against the University Football Club, badly concussed Richmond follower Bill Burns, who was about to leave for hospital, heard that Richmond was about to lose the match, returned to the field of play, took a mark, kicked the winning goal, and was carried off the ground on his teammates' shoulders. Later in 1909, Burns was suspended for life after being found guilty of a kicking charge; however, the sentence was later reduced on appeal.
  • On 19 May 1909, the VFL Permit Committee considered the extraordinary application for a clearance to Carlton by South Melbourne footballer Bill Goddard. Although Goddard had played in all of South Melbourne's pre-season matches, South Melbourne readily agreed to clear him on the grounds that "he will not be selected in our team as we do not considered him good enough as a player".[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10709890 Migratory Footballers: A Peculiar case, The Argus, (Thursday, 20 May 1909), p.5.] The application was made independently by Goddard, and unsolicited by Carlton, because Goddard "had seen a couple of the Carlton players who told him that he could get a game" and "[having seen] one of the committee, had decided to apply for a clearance". However, Carlton's secretary, Jack Worrall, informed the Committee that "This application has been made without the consent of my committee, and I further wish to state the committee do not desire the services of Mr. Goddard". The Permit Committee refused Goddard's application.[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/196130294 Victorian League: Permit Business, The Age, (Thursday, 20 May 1909), p.8.]
  • (Goddard transferred to Carlton in 1910, playing 13 senior games with Carlton, before transferring to St Kilda in 1911.)
  • {{note|1}}In Round 6, St Kilda defeated Geelong on the field by one point, but the game was awarded to Geelong on protest after it was established that Billy Stewart, who played for St Kilda in that match, was under suspension for a striking in match in Bendigo the previous week. St Kilda had been aware that Stewart was suspended, but its defence against playing him was procedural: that although Stewart's suspension had been handed down on 3 June, it had not been formally communicated to the VFL until 6 June, one day after the match; but the League found that the suspension was valid for the dates specified by the Bendigo Football Association, and it did not need to have been communicated to the League for it to reciprocally valid.{{cite news|newspaper=The Argus|publication-place=Melbourne|date=12 June 1909|title=Football Protest – Match awarded to Geelong|page=17}} This is the only such forfeiture to have lasted in senior VFL/AFL history (other such forfeits have temporarily occurred in the seniors, but were later reversed on appeal).
  • In Round 7 against Geelong, Harry Brereton of Melbourne, in only his seventh game, became the first player to kick nine or more goals in a match since Jim McShane in 1899.
  • A Round 8 match between Fitzroy and Melbourne was marred by numerous incidents of foul play. Spectators were involved in a large brawl at the end of the game.
  • The Round 13 match between Carlton and Geelong saw the teams score an aggregate of 29.26 (200), the highest in VFL history to that time.
  • There were riots in the crowd after the Round 13 match between South Melbourne and Fitzroy.
  • An imminent on-field brawl between players from Collingwood and South Melbourne in their Round 14 match was averted when the appearance of a policeman on the ground calmed both teams down.
  • The Round 15 match between St Kilda and Geelong is the last VFL/AFL game as of 2017 in which no goals were scored in the second half. On a flooded Junction Oval, St Kilda kicked 0.7 to Geelong's 0.5 after half time.
  • University's draw with Collingwood in Round 16 was the closest that the Students got to defeating the Magpies in a League match.{{cite book|last1=Fiddian|first1=Marc|title=Boilovers, Thrillers and Grand Eras in League and Association Football|date=1994|publisher=Pakenham Gazette|location=Pakenham, Victoria|isbn=1875475087|page=31}}
  • A Collingwood spectator jumped the fence at the Round 18 match against Melbourne and punched a Melbourne player. Melbourne's Secretary, Mr. J.A. Harper, ran onto the field and made a citizens' arrest.
  • The Argus newspaper published the height, weight and occupation of each player in the finals for the first time.

Awards

References

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  • Hogan, P., The Tigers Of Old, The Richmond Football Club, (Richmond), 1996. {{ISBN|0-646-18748-1}}
  • 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/1909.html 1909 VFL season] at AFL Tables
  • [https://www.australianfootball.com/seasons/season/afl/138/premiership%2Bseason/1/1/1909 1909 VFL season] at Australian Football

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