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1912 VFL season#Round 18

{{Short description|16th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL)}}

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

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Infobox VFL season

| year = 1912

| image = Essendon fc 1912.jpg

| imagesize = 258px

| caption = {{AFL Ess}} 1912 VFL premiership team

| date = 27 April—28 September 1912

| teams = 10

| premiers = {{AFL Ess}}

| premcount = 4

| minorpremiers = {{AFL SM}}

| mpcount = 2

| leadinggoalkicker = Harry Brereton ({{AFL Mel}})

| goals = 56

| matches = 94

| prevseason = {{coloured link|white|1911 VFL season|1911}}

| nextseason = {{coloured link|white|1913 VFL season|1913}}

}}

The 1912 VFL season was the 16th 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 27 April to 28 September, comprising an 18-match home-and-away season followed by a four-week finals series featuring the top four clubs.

{{AFL Ess}} won the premiership, defeating {{AFL SM}} by 14 points in the 1912 VFL grand final; it was Essendon's second consecutive premiership and fourth VFL premiership overall. South Melbourne won the minor premiership by finishing atop the home-and-away ladder with a 14–4 win–loss record. {{AFL Mel}}'s Harry Brereton won his second consecutive leading goalkicker medal as the league's leading goalkicker.

Background

In 1912, 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 1912 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 Ess}}

| 17.14 (116)

| {{AFL Uni}}

| 6.6 (42)

| EMCG

| 27 April 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 9.16 (70)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 4.7 (31)

| Princes Park

| 27 April 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL StK}}

| 6.10 (46)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 7.11 (53)

| Junction Oval

| 27 April 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 7.5 (47)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 4.10 (34)

| Lake Oval

| 27 April 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 9.14 (68)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 5.9 (39)

| MCG

| 27 April 1912

{{s-end}}

=Round 2=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 5.8 (38)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 2.23 (35)

| Punt Road Oval

| 4 May 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 13.15 (93)

| {{AFL StK}}

| 6.11 (47)

| Corio Oval

| 4 May 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 6.17 (53)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 10.10 (70)

| Victoria Park

| 4 May 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Uni}}

| 8.12 (60)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 10.8 (68)

| MCG

| 4 May 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 5.11 (41)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 9.10 (64)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 4 May 1912

{{s-end}}

=Round 3=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 7.14 (56)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 5.6 (36)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 11 May 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Uni}}

| 9.9 (63)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 6.12 (48)

| MCG

| 11 May 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 6.18 (54)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 3.4 (22)

| Lake Oval

| 11 May 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL StK}}

| 12.21 (93)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 4.12 (36)

| Junction Oval

| 11 May 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 8.11 (59)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 6.14 (50)

| EMCG

| 11 May 1912

{{s-end}}

=Round 4=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 11.12 (78)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 5.5 (35)

| Corio Oval

| 18 May 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 6.9 (45)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 6.10 (46)

| Princes Park

| 18 May 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Uni}}

| 3.13 (31)

| {{AFL StK}}

| 7.14 (56)

| MCG

| 18 May 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 9.6 (60)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 13.8 (86)

| Punt Road Oval

| 18 May 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 8.8 (56)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 9.8 (62)

| Lake Oval

| 18 May 1912

{{s-end}}

=Round 5=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL StK}}

| 5.5 (35)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 7.8 (50)

| Junction Oval

| 25 May 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 8.11 (59)

| {{AFL Uni}}

| 4.8 (32)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 25 May 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 7.7 (49)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 7.10 (52)

| EMCG

| 25 May 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 10.12 (72)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 6.4 (40)

| Victoria Park

| 25 May 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 8.2 (50)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 5.14 (44)

| MCG

| 25 May 1912

{{s-end}}

=Round 6=

Prior to this round, it was noted by the Football Record that Melbourne had been generally strong while competing at their home ground, but had faltered while away.{{cite journal|url=https://find.slv.vic.gov.au/discovery/collectionDiscovery?vid=61SLV_INST:SLV&collectionId=81213039710007636|title=Items of Interest|journal=Football Record|date=May 1912|accessdate=13 May 2021|page=4}}

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 11.12 (78)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 10.6 (66)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 1 June 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 12.15 (87)

| {{AFL StK}}

| 6.11 (47)

| Princes Park

| 1 June 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Uni}}

| 5.8 (38)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 9.16 (70)

| MCG

| 1 June 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 10.10 (70)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 13.14 (92)

| Punt Road Oval

| 1 June 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 13.13 (91)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 2.15 (27)

| Corio Oval

| 1 June 1912

{{s-end}}

=Round 7=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 10.13 (73)

| {{AFL Uni}}

| 4.12 (36)

| Victoria Park

| 3 June 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 13.15 (93)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 8.13 (61)

| Lake Oval

| 3 June 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL StK}}

| 6.10 (46)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 8.7 (55)

| Junction Oval

| 3 June 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 8.6 (54)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 16.12 (108)

| MCG

| 3 June 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 7.8 (50)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 17.17 (119)

| Punt Road Oval

| 3 June 1912

{{s-end}}

=Round 8=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 14.14 (98)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 4.9 (33)

| MCG

| 8 June 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 8.15 (63)

| {{AFL Uni}}

| 3.8 (26)

| Corio Oval

| 8 June 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 6.19 (55)

| {{AFL StK}}

| 10.6 (66)

| EMCG

| 8 June 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 13.10 (88)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 11.7 (73)

| Victoria Park

| 8 June 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 8.16 (64)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 6.10 (46)

| Princes Park

| 8 June 1912

{{s-end}}

=Round 9=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL StK}}

| 2.12 (24)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 7.13 (55)

| Junction Oval

| 15 June 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 4.16 (40)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 7.12 (54)

| Punt Road Oval

| 15 June 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 3.7 (25)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 8.8 (56)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 15 June 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 4.16 (40)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 4.8 (32)

| Lake Oval

| 15 June 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Uni}}

| 8.10 (58)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 10.17 (77)

| MCG

| 15 June 1912

{{s-end}}

=Round 10=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 6.6 (42)

| {{AFL StK}}

| 12.14 (86)

| Punt Road Oval

| 22 June 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 3.10 (28)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 9.12 (66)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 22 June 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 6.17 (53)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 6.9 (45)

| Victoria Park

| 22 June 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Uni}}

| 7.10 (52)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 16.24 (120)

| MCG

| 22 June 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 12.7 (79)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 8.12 (60)

| Corio Oval

| 22 June 1912

{{s-end}}

=Round 11=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 13.14 (92)

| {{AFL Uni}}

| 5.7 (37)

| MCG

| 29 June 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 6.8 (44)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 4.15 (39)

| Princes Park

| 29 June 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 19.12 (126)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 5.7 (37)

| Lake Oval

| 29 June 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL StK}}

| 12.11 (83)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 9.14 (68)

| Junction Oval

| 29 June 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 6.18 (54)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 6.10 (46)

| EMCG

| 29 June 1912

{{s-end}}

=Round 12=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 11.19 (85)

| {{AFL Uni}}

| 4.4 (28)

| Punt Road Oval

| 13 July 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 0.8 (8)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 13.8 (86)

| MCG

| 13 July 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 8.15 (63)

| {{AFL StK}}

| 6.4 (40)

| Victoria Park

| 13 July 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 10.16 (76)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 4.9 (33)

| Princes Park

| 13 July 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 10.13 (73)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 5.10 (40)

| Corio Oval

| 13 July 1912

{{s-end}}

=Round 13=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL StK}}

| 15.12 (102)

| {{AFL Uni}}

| 6.14 (50)

| Junction Oval

| 20 July 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 10.10 (70)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 3.11 (29)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 20 July 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 7.10 (52)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 9.11 (65)

| EMCG

| 20 July 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 7.12 (54)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 5.13 (43)

| MCG

| 20 July 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 3.14 (32)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 8.7 (55)

| Victoria Park

| 20 July 1912

{{s-end}}

=Round 14=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 4.18 (42)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 5.7 (37)

| Princes Park

| 27 July 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 14.7 (91)

| {{AFL StK}}

| 7.18 (60)

| Lake Oval

| 27 July 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Uni}}

| 7.8 (50)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 12.14 (86)

| MCG

| 27 July 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 13.14 (92)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 5.10 (40)

| Corio Oval

| 27 July 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 6.4 (40)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 10.15 (75)

| Punt Road Oval

| 27 July 1912

{{s-end}}

=Round 15=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 12.13 (85)

| {{AFL Uni}}

| 7.5 (47)

| Lake Oval

| 3 August 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 10.12 (72)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 5.13 (43)

| EMCG

| 3 August 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 7.15 (57)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 6.8 (44)

| Victoria Park

| 3 August 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 6.6 (42)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 6.7 (43)

| MCG

| 3 August 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL StK}}

| 6.15 (51)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 7.12 (54)

| Junction Oval

| 3 August 1912

{{s-end}}

=Round 16=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 4.8 (32)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 6.15 (51)

| Corio Oval

| 17 August 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 12.17 (89)

| {{AFL StK}}

| 8.7 (55)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 17 August 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 9.8 (62)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 7.8 (50)

| EMCG

| 17 August 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 8.20 (68)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 8.11 (59)

| Princes Park

| 17 August 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Uni}}

| 6.7 (43)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 6.20 (56)

| MCG

| 17 August 1912

{{s-end}}

=Round 17=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 9.9 (63)

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 11.7 (73)

| Punt Road Oval

| 24 August 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Uni}}

| 7.8 (50)

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 12.22 (94)

| MCG

| 24 August 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL StK}}

| 15.18 (108)

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 7.8 (50)

| Junction Oval

| 24 August 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 9.11 (65)

| {{AFL Col}}

| 4.3 (27)

| Brunswick Street Oval

| 24 August 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL SM}}

| 6.10 (46)

| {{AFL Car}}

| 7.10 (52)

| Lake Oval

| 24 August 1912

{{s-end}}

=Round 18=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Home team score

| Away team

| Away team score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 9.14 (68)

| {{AFL StK}}

| 7.7 (49)

| MCG

| 31 August 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 9.16 (70)

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 4.9 (33)

| Corio Oval

| 31 August 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 7.13 (55)

| {{AFL Fit}}

| 6.13 (49)

| EMCG

| 31 August 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Col}}

| 5.7 (37)

| {{AFL SM}}

| 7.11 (53)

| Victoria Park

| 31 August 1912

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| {{AFL Car}}

| 10.14 (74)

| {{AFL Uni}}

| 10.9 (69)

| Princes Park

| 31 August 1912

{{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}} || 18 || 14 || 4 || 0 || 1160 || 739 || 157.0 || 56

|- style=background:#FFFFBB

| 2 || align=left | {{AFL Car}} || 18 || 14 || 4 || 0 || 1145 || 873 || 131.2 || 56

|- style=background:#FFFFBB

| 3 || align=left | {{AFL Ess}} (P) || 18 || 12 || 6 || 0 || 1205 || 1049 || 114.9 || 48

|- style=background:#FFFFBB

| 4 || align=left | {{AFL Gee}} || 18 || 11 || 7 || 0 || 1154 || 911 || 126.7 || 44

|-

| 5 || align=left | {{AFL Fit}} || 18 || 10 || 8 || 0 || 1016 || 936 || 108.5 || 40

|-

| 6 || align=left | {{AFL Mel}} || 18 || 9 || 9 || 0 || 985 || 996 || 98.9 || 36

|-

| 7 || align=left | {{AFL Col}} || 18 || 9 || 9 || 0 || 912 || 995 || 91.7 || 36

|-

| 8 || align=left | {{AFL StK}} || 18 || 7 || 11 || 0 || 1094 || 1090 || 100.4 || 28

|-

| 9 || align=left | {{AFL Ric}} || 18 || 3 || 15 || 0 || 863 || 1333 || 64.7 || 12

|-

| 10 || align=left | {{AFL Uni}} || 18 || 1 || 17 || 0 || 812 || 1424 || 57.0 || 4

|}

Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 57.5
Source: [https://afltables.com/afl/seas/1912.html#lad AFL Tables]

Finals series

All of the 1912 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

| 10.11 (71)

| Geelong

| 4.19 (43)

| MCG

| 7 September

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| Essendon

| 7.12 (54)

| South Melbourne

| 6.6 (42)

| MCG

| 14 September

{{s-end}}

=Preliminary final=

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Score

| Away team

| Score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| Essendon

| 7.10 (52)

| Carlton

| 6.12 (48)

| MCG

| 21 September

{{s-end}}

=Grand final=

{{Main|1912 VFL Grand Final}}

{{s-start}}

|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"

| Home team

| Score

| Away team

| Score

| Venue

| Date

|- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"

| Essendon

| 5.17 (47)

| South Melbourne

| 4.9 (33)

| MCG

| 28 September

{{s-end}}

Season notes

  • On 27 April 1912, the first issue of the VFL's Football Record was published.{{cite book|last1=Ross|first1=John|title=100 Years of Australian Football|date=1996|publisher=Viking Books|location=Ringwood, Australia|isbn=9781854714343|pages=382}}
  • For the first time, all VFL players wore a number on the back of their guernseys. The number designated the player himself, rather than their position and, in most cases, they played with the same number on their back for the whole season (however, if they changed clubs, their number would also alter).
  • University's Round 3 victory over Richmond was ultimately to be the last win in the VFL club's history. University would go on to lose its next 51 matches (including two winless seasons in 1913 and 1914), a VFL/AFL record, before they dropped out of the competition.
  • South Australia defeated Victoria 9.8 (62) to 6.7 (43) in Adelaide on 10 August 1912.
  • In a match against Collingwood, Essendon's Dan Hanley was impeded from taking part in a contest for the ball along one of the boundary lines, when a boundary umpire allegedly grasped him by the hand. There were no "official" witnesses to this unusual incident, and the boundary umpire went unpunished.
  • The captains of the two 1912 second semi-final teams, Allan Belcher of Essendon and Vic Belcher of South Melbourne, were brothers.
  • The VFL decided to appoint two stewards to each match and they had the power to report players. They wore an all-white uniform, with the word "Steward" in red on their breast.

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}}

Sources

  • [https://afltables.com/afl/seas/1912.html 1912 VFL season] at AFL Tables
  • [https://www.australianfootball.com/seasons/season/afl/138/premiership%2Bseason/1/1/1912 1912 VFL season] at Australian Football

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