1905 VFL season
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Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1905.
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[edit] Premiership season
In 1905, the VFL competition was comprised 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.
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".
[edit] Round 1
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| Melbourne | 9.8 (62) | St Kilda | 6.10 (46) | MCG | 6 May 1905 |
| Geelong | 5.9 (39) | South Melbourne | 8.14 (62) | Corio Oval | 6 May 1905 |
| Carlton | 8.12 (60) | Essendon | 7.10 (52) | Princes Park | 6 May 1905 |
| Fitzroy | 4.10 (34) | Collingwood | 3.13 (31) | Brunswick Street Oval | 6 May 1905 |
[edit] Round 2
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| Essendon | 12.10 (82) | Geelong | 7.6 (48) | EMCG | 13 May 1905 |
| South Melbourne | 11.7 (73) | Melbourne | 10.7 (67) | Lake Oval | 13 May 1905 |
| St Kilda | 4.9 (33) | Fitzroy | 9.10 (64) | Junction Oval | 13 May 1905 |
| Collingwood | 10.10 (70) | Carlton | 4.14 (38) | Victoria Park | 13 May 1905 |
[edit] Round 3
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| Fitzroy | 10.16 (76) | Geelong | 4.11 (35) | Brunswick Street Oval | 20 May 1905 |
| Melbourne | 8.14 (62) | Essendon | 5.9 (39) | MCG | 20 May 1905 |
| St Kilda | 10.10 (70) | Collingwood | 18.10 (118) | Junction Oval | 20 May 1905 |
| South Melbourne | 5.15 (45) | Carlton | 7.13 (55) | Lake Oval | 20 May 1905 |
[edit] Round 4
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| Geelong | 5.13 (43) | St Kilda | 7.4 (46) | Corio Oval | 27 May 1905 |
| Essendon | 14.11 (95) | South Melbourne | 5.9 (39) | EMCG | 27 May 1905 |
| Collingwood | 5.16 (46) | Melbourne | 4.7 (31) | Victoria Park | 27 May 1905 |
| Carlton | 5.7 (37) | Fitzroy | 10.13 (73) | Princes Park | 27 May 1905 |
[edit] Round 5
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| Collingwood | 12.9 (81) | South Melbourne | 2.10 (22) | Victoria Park | 3 June 1905 |
| Melbourne | 3.12 (30) | Fitzroy | 5.8 (38) | MCG | 3 June 1905 |
| Carlton | 5.10 (40) | Geelong | 4.4 (28) | Princes Park | 5 June 1905 |
| St Kilda | 5.9 (39) | Essendon | 7.12 (54) | Junction Oval | 5 June 1905 |
[edit] Round 6
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| South Melbourne | 6.11 (47) | St Kilda | 3.6 (24) | Lake Oval | 10 June 1905 |
| Fitzroy | 5.5 (35) | Essendon | 3.10 (28) | Brunswick Street Oval | 10 June 1905 |
| Geelong | 4.3 (27) | Collingwood | 6.10 (46) | Corio Oval | 10 June 1905 |
| Melbourne | 5.8 (38) | Carlton | 6.5 (41) | MCG | 10 June 1905 |
[edit] Round 7
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| Geelong | 7.14 (56) | Melbourne | 7.12 (54) | Corio Oval | 17 June 1905 |
| Fitzroy | 9.14 (68) | South Melbourne | 6.6 (42) | Brunswick Street Oval | 17 June 1905 |
| Essendon | 6.7 (43) | Collingwood | 10.12 (72) | EMCG | 17 June 1905 |
| St Kilda | 3.7 (25) | Carlton | 8.15 (63) | Junction Oval | 17 June 1905 |
[edit] Round 8
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| Collingwood | 5.11 (41) | Fitzroy | 3.1 (19) | Victoria Park | 1 July 1905 |
| St Kilda | 8.6 (54) | Melbourne | 7.9 (51) | Junction Oval | 1 July 1905 |
| South Melbourne | 4.5 (29) | Geelong | 6.7 (43) | Lake Oval | 1 July 1905 |
| Essendon | 7.20 (62) | Carlton | 8.12 (60) | EMCG | 1 July 1905 |
[edit] Round 9
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| Melbourne | 3.8 (26) | South Melbourne | 8.10 (58) | MCG | 8 July 1905 |
| Fitzroy | 14.7 (91) | St Kilda | 6.4 (40) | Brunswick Street Oval | 8 July 1905 |
| Carlton | 6.8 (44) | Collingwood | 8.11 (59) | Princes Park | 8 July 1905 |
| Geelong | 9.8 (62) | Essendon | 6.12 (48) | Corio Oval | 8 July 1905 |
[edit] Round 10
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| Essendon | 8.17 (65) | Melbourne | 5.11 (41) | EMCG | 15 July 1905 |
| Collingwood | 13.19 (97) | St Kilda | 3.9 (27) | Victoria Park | 15 July 1905 |
| Carlton | 7.16 (58) | South Melbourne | 8.13 (61) | Princes Park | 15 July 1905 |
| Geelong | 9.8 (62) | Fitzroy | 2.15 (27) | Corio Oval | 15 July 1905 |
[edit] Round 11
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| St Kilda | 3.5 (23) | Geelong | 6.12 (48) | Junction Oval | 22 July 1905 |
| South Melbourne | 7.8 (50) | Essendon | 6.13 (49) | Lake Oval | 22 July 1905 |
| Melbourne | 6.5 (41) | Collingwood | 9.20 (74) | MCG | 22 July 1905 |
| Fitzroy | 5.9 (39) | Carlton | 6.5 (41) | Brunswick Street Oval | 22 July 1905 |
[edit] Round 12
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| Fitzroy | 5.7 (37) | Melbourne | 2.6 (18) | Brunswick Street Oval | 29 July 1905 |
| Essendon | 9.16 (70) | St Kilda | 3.9 (27) | EMCG | 29 July 1905 |
| South Melbourne | 3.3 (21) | Collingwood | 4.5 (29) | Lake Oval | 29 July 1905 |
| Geelong | 6.5 (41) | Carlton | 6.11 (47) | Corio Oval | 29 July 1905 |
[edit] Round 13
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| St Kilda | 5.11 (41) | South Melbourne | 5.9 (39) | Junction Oval | 12 August 1905 |
| Essendon | 3.11 (29) | Fitzroy | 5.12 (42) | EMCG | 12 August 1905 |
| Collingwood | 7.8 (50) | Geelong | 4.12 (36) | Victoria Park | 12 August 1905 |
| Carlton | 12.10 (82) | Melbourne | 2.8 (20) | Princes Park | 12 August 1905 |
[edit] Round 14
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| Collingwood | 7.11 (53) | Essendon | 10.6 (66) | Victoria Park | 19 August 1905 |
| Carlton | 9.19 (73) | St Kilda | 3.5 (23) | Princes Park | 19 August 1905 |
| Melbourne | 13.12 (90) | Geelong | 7.13 (55) | MCG | 19 August 1905 |
| South Melbourne | 7.8 (50) | Fitzroy | 7.8 (50) | Lake Oval | 19 August 1905 |
[edit] Grand Final
See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.
Fitzroy defeated Collingwood 4.6 (30) to 2.5 (17). (For an explanation of scoring see Australian rules football).
| Team | 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 (17) |
| Fitzroy | 0.3 | 1.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 (30) |
[edit] Ladder
All teams played 14 games during the home and away season, for a total of 56. A sectional round of 3 games per team was then played, for a total of 12. An additional 4 games were played during the finals series.
[edit] Home and away ladder
| Team | Won | Lost | Draw | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collingwood | 12 | 2 | 0 | 48 |
| 2 | Fitzroy | 10 | 3 | 1 | 42 |
| 3 | Carlton | 9 | 5 | 0 | 36 |
| 4 | Essendon | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| 5 | South Melbourne | 6 | 7 | 1 | 26 |
| 6 | Geelong | 5 | 9 | 0 | 20 |
| 7 | Melbourne | 3 | 11 | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | St Kilda | 3 | 11 | 0 | 12 |
[edit] Pre-finals ladder
| Team | Won | Lost | Draw | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collingwood | 15 | 2 | 0 | 60 |
| 2 | Fitzroy | 12 | 4 | 1 | 50 |
| 3 | Carlton | 11 | 6 | 0 | 44 |
| 4 | Essendon | 9 | 8 | 0 | 36 |
| 5 | South Melbourne | 7 | 9 | 1 | 30 |
| 6 | Geelong | 6 | 11 | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | St Kilda | 4 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
| 8 | Melbourne | 3 | 14 | 0 | 12 |
[edit] Awards
- The 1905 VFL Premiership team was Fitzroy.
- The VFL's leading goalkicker was Charlie Pannam of Collingwood with 38 goals.
- The Argus newspaper’s "Player of the Year", Fitzroy's Percy Trotter, was declared 1905 Champion of the Season.
- Melbourne took the "wooden spoon" in 1905.
[edit] Notable Events
- Australasian Football Council formed.
- VFL decides to pay field umpires 30 shillings per match, and boundary umpires 7 shillings per match (approx $75.00 and $20.00 in 2008 buying power).
[edit] References
- Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872-1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-959-17402-8
- 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
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