Victorian Football League season 1909
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Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 1909.
See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.
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[edit] Home & Away Season
[edit] Round 1
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Date |
| Collingwood Magpies | 9.7 (61) | Fitzroy Lions | 10.12 (72) | Victoria Park | May 1st |
| Geelong Cats | 6.8 (44) | South Melbourne | 8.5 (53) | Corio Oval | May 1st |
| Richmond Tigers | 9.9 (63) | Melbourne Demons | 11.8 (74) | Punt Road Oval | May 1st |
| Carlton Blues | 3.14 (32) | University | 6.11 (47) | Princes Park | May 1st |
| Essendon Bombers | 6.18 (54) | St Kilda Saints | 6.8 (44) | East Melbourne Cricket Ground | May 1st |
[edit] Round 2
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Date |
| Melbourne Demons | 7.5 (47) | Essendon Bombers | 9.13 (67) | MCG | May 8th |
| St Kilda Saints | 3.5 (23) | Collingwood Magpies | 3.11 (29) | Junction Oval | May 8th |
| South Melbourne | 7.3 (45) | Carlton Blues | 4.4 (29) | Lake Oval | May 8th |
| Fitzroy Lions | 12.16 (88) | Geelong Cats | 3.10 (28) | Brunswick Street Oval | May 8th |
| University | 5.7 (37) | Richmond Tigers | 6.6 (42) | East Melbourne Cricket Ground | May 8th |
[edit] Round 3
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Date |
| St Kilda Saints | 5.12 (42) | University | 2.9 (21) | Junction Oval | May 15th |
| Essendon Bombers | 8.18 (66) | Geelong Cats | 9.5 (59) | East Melbourne Cricket Ground | May 15th |
| Richmond Tigers | 4.13 (37) | Fitzroy Lions | 9.14 (68) | Punt Road Oval | May 15th |
| Carlton Blues | 7.8 (50) | Collingwood Magpies | 4.9 (33) | Princes Park | May 15th |
| South Melbourne | 12.16 (88) | Melbourne Demons | 3.6 (24) | Lake Oval | May 15th |
[edit] Round 4
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Date |
| Collingwood Magpies | 12.13 (85) | Richmond Tigers | 7.7 (49) | Victoria Park | May 22nd |
| Melbourne Demons | 6.15 (51) | St Kilda Saints | 6.4 (40) | MCG | May 22nd |
| Geelong Cats | 12.13 (85) | Carlton Blues | 8.13 (61) | Corio Oval | May 22nd |
| Essendon Bombers | 8.11 (59) | University | 9.14 (68) | East Melbourne Cricket Ground | May 22nd |
| Fitzroy Lions | 5.7 (37) | South Melbourne | 11.10 (76) | Brunswick Street Oval | May 22nd |
[edit] Round 5
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Date |
| Fitzroy Lions | 5.7 (37) | Essendon Bombers | 8.13 (61) | Brunswick Street Oval | May 29th |
| South Melbourne | 6.10 (46) | Collingwood Magpies | 3.8 (26) | Lake Oval | May 29th |
| St Kilda Saints | 7.8 (50) | Richmond Tigers | 11.4 (70) | Junction Oval | May 29th |
| Melbourne Demons | 8.9 (57) | Carlton Blues | 12.8 (80) | MCG | May 29th |
| University | 9.9 (63) | Geelong Cats | 3.10 (28) | East Melbourne Cricket Ground | May 29th |
[edit] Round 6
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Date |
| Geelong Cats | 6.12 (48) | St Kilda Saints | 6.13 (49)* | Corio Oval | June 5th |
| University | 6.10 (46) | Melbourne Demons | 9.11 (65) | East Melbourne Cricket Ground | June 5th |
| Carlton Blues | 6.12 (48) | Fitzroy Lions | 5.9 (39) | Princes Park | June 5th |
| Collingwood Magpies | 10.13 (73) | Essendon Bombers | 4.7 (31) | Victoria Park | June 5th |
| Richmond Tigers | 6.18 (54) | South Melbourne | 6.8 (44) | Punt Road Oval | June 5th |
- Saint Kilda forfeited Geelong the premiership points after they played a suspended player. On the ladder it is counted as a win to Geelong
[edit] Round 7
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Date |
| Carlton Blues | 10.12 (72) | Richmond Tigers | 6.7 (43) | Princes Park | June 7th |
| Essendon Bombers | 9.8 (62) | South Melbourne | 9.9 (63) | East Melbourne Cricket Ground | June 7th |
| Melbourne Demons | 18.9 (117) | Geelong Cats | 5.8 (38) | MCG | June 7th |
| Collingwood Magpies | 8.17 (65) | University | 4.5 (29) | Victoria Park | June 7th |
| St Kilda Saints | 4.11 (35) | Fitzroy Lions | 11.10 (76) | Junction Oval | June 7th |
[edit] Round 8
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Date |
| South Melbourne | 11.15 (81) | University | 2.6 (18) | Lake Oval | June 12th |
| Geelong Cats | 5.10 (40) | Collingwood Magpies | 10.8 (68) | Corio Oval | June 12th |
| Essendon Bombers | 8.7 (55) | Richmond Tigers | 8.15 (63) | East Melbourne Cricket Ground | June 12th |
| St Kilda Saints | 5.10 (40) | Carlton Blues | 10.9 (69) | Junction Oval | June 12th |
| Fitzroy Lions | 5.12 (42) | Melbourne Demons | 8.7 (44) | Brunswick Street Oval | June 12th |
[edit] Round 9
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Date |
| Richmond Tigers | 4.15 (39) | Geelong Cats | 5.7 (37) | Punt Road Oval | June 19th |
| Carlton Blues | 6.14 (50) | Essendon Bombers | 4.9 (33) | Princes Park | June 19th |
| South Melbourne | 14.13 (97) | St Kilda Saints | 2.8 (20) | Lake Oval | June 19th |
| Melbourne Demons | 10.5 (65) | Collingwood Magpies | 10.5 (65) | MCG | June 19th |
| Univtersity | 8.20 (68) | Fitzroy Lions | 3.10 (28) | East Melbourne Cricket Ground | June 19th |
[edit] Round 10
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Date |
| University | 7.7 (49) | Carlton Blues | 10.9 (69) | Victoria Park | July 3rd |
| Melbourne Demons | 12.10 (82) | Richmond Tigers | 2.3 (15) | MCG | July 3rd |
| South Melbourne | 17.9 (111) | Geelong Cats | 4.7 (31) | Lake Oval | July 3rd |
| St Kilda Saints | 6.6 (42) | Essendon Bombers | 9.18 (72) | Junction Oval | July 3rd |
| Fitzroy Lions | 2.9 (21) | Collingwood Magpies | 6.16 (52) | Brunswick Street Oval | July 3rd |
[edit] Round 11
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Date |
| Collingwood Magpies | 11.18 (84) | St Kilda Saints | 6.8 (44) | Victoria Park | July 10th |
| Geelong Cats | 9.7 (61) | Fitzroy Lions | 13.9 (87) | Corio Oval | July 10th |
| Richmond Tigers | 7.8 (50) | University | 11.15 (81) | Punt Road Oval | July 10th |
| Carlton Blues | 9.14 (68) | South Melbourne | 6.8 (44) | Princes Park | July 10th |
| Essendon Bombers | 5.10 (40) | Melbourne Demons | 3.12 (30) | East Melbourne Cricket Ground | July 10th |
[edit] Round 12
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Date |
| Melbourne Demons | 3.6 (24) | South Melbourne | 6.9 (45) | MCG | July 17th |
| University | 11.14 (80) | St Kilda Saints | 4.2 (26) | East Melbourne Cricket Ground | July 17th |
| Collingwood Magpies | 5.7 (37) | Carlton Blues | 5.6 (36) | Victoria Park | July 17th |
| Geelong Cats | 6.9 (45) | Essendon Bombers | 12.8 (80) | Corio Oval | July 17th |
| Fitzroy Lions | 9.14 (68) | Richmond Tigers | 3.7 (25) | Brunswick Street Oval | July 17th |
[edit] Round 13
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Date |
| Richmond Tigers | 5.7 (37) | Collingwood Magpies | 8.24 (72) | Punt Road Oval | July 24th |
| University | 4.19 (43) | Essendon Bombers | 11.9 (75) | East Melbourne Cricket Ground | July 24th |
| South Melbourne | 4.6 (30) | Fitzroy Lions | 5.14 (44) | Lake Oval | July 24th |
| Carlton Blues | 19.16 (130) | Geelong Cats | 10.10 (70) | Princes Park | July 24th |
| St Kilda Saints | 5.11 (41) | Melbourne Demons | 12.7 (79) | Junction Oval | July 24th |
[edit] Round 14
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Date |
| Collingwood Magpies | 8.6 (54) | South Melbourne | 6.7 (43) | Victoria Park | July 31st |
| Geelong Cats | 6.11 (47) | University | 12.15 (87) | Corio Oval | July 31st |
| Richmond Tigers | 9.11 (65) | St Kilda Saints | 6.13 (49) | Punt Road Oval | July 31st |
| Essendon Bombers | 10.9 (69) | Fitzroy Lions | 7.7 (49) | East Melbourne Cricket Ground | July 31st |
| Carlton Blues | 10.21 (81) | Melbourne Demons | 4.6 (30) | Princes Park | July 31st |
[edit] Round 15
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Date |
| Essendon Bombers | 14.14 (98) | Collingwood Magpies | 6.6 (36) | East Melbourne Cricket Ground | August 7th |
| St Kilda Saints | 3.8 (26) | Geelong Cats | 2.10 (22) | Junction Oval | August 7th |
| Fitzroy Lions | 2.9 (21) | Carlton Blues | 11.6 (72) | Brunswick Street Oval | August 14th |
| South Melbourne | 18.11 (119) | Richmond Tigers | 3.8 (26) | Lake Oval | August 14th |
| Melbourne Demons | 4.4 (28) | University | 2.15 (27) | East Melbourne Cricket Ground | August 14th |
[edit] Round 16
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Date |
| Fitzroy Lions | 11.11 (77) | St Kilda Saints | 5.1 (31) | Brunswick Street Oval | August 21st |
| Geelong Cats | 6.9 (45) | Melbourne Demons | 9.14 (68) | Corio Oval | August 21st |
| University | 5.9 (39) | Collingwood Magpies | 5.9 (39) | East Melbourne Cricket Ground | August 21st |
| Richmond Tigers | 9.6 (60) | Carlton Blues | 14.16 (100) | Punt Road Oval | August 21st |
| South Melbourne | 6.5 (41) | Essendon Bombers | 5.7 (37) | Lake Oval | August 21st |
[edit] Round 17
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Date |
| Richmond Tigers | 5.9 (39) | Essendon Bombers | 12.11 (83) | Punt Road Oval | August 28th |
| University | 5.9 (39) | South Melbourne | 9.11 (65) | East Melbourne Cricket Ground | August 28th |
| Melbourne Demons | 9.7 (61) | Fitzroy Lions | 4.7 (31) | MCG | August 28th |
| Collingwood Magpies | 11.11 (77) | Geelong Cats | 4.8 (32) | Victoria Park | August 28th |
| Carlton Blues | 11.13 (79) | St Kilda Saints | 5.3 (33) | Princes Park | August 28th |
[edit] Round 18
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Date |
| Geelong Cats | 13.14 (92) | Richmond Tigers | 4.7 (31) | Corio Oval | September 4th |
| Collingwood Magpies | 15.18 (108) | Melbourne Demons | 9.12 (66) | Victoria Park | September 4th |
| Fitzroy Lions | 9.6 (60) | University | 8.12 (60) | Brunswick Street Oval | September 4th |
| St Kilda Saints | 5.5 (35) | South Melbourne | 7.15 (57) | Junction Oval | September 4th |
| Essendon Bombers | 4.10 (34) | Carlton Blues | 6.13 (49) | East Melbourne Cricket Ground | September 4th |
[edit] Ladder
90 games were played in the 1909 AFL Season during the Home and Away series. An additional 4 finals games came after this.
| Team | Won | Lost | Draw | Points | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Melbourne | 14 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 168.9 |
| 2 | Carlton Blues | 14 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 146.8 |
| 3 | Collingwood Magpies | 12 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 130.3 |
| 4 | Essendon Bombers | 11 | 7 | 0 | 44 | 121.7 |
| 5 | Melbourne Demons | 10 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 106.3 |
| 6 | Fitzroy Lions | 8 | 9 | 1 | 34 | 101.6 |
| 7 | University | 7 | 9 | 2 | 32 | 100.1 |
| 8 | Richmond Tigers | 6 | 12 | 0 | 24 | 64.4 |
| 9 | Geelong Cats | 3 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 65.5 |
| 10 | St Kilda Saints | 2 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 59.3 |
[edit] Finals
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.
[edit] Semi Finals
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Date |
| Carlton Blues | 14.8 (96) | Essendon Bombers | 9.2 (56) | MCG | September 11th |
| South Melbourne | 10.8 (68) | Collingwood Magpies | 6.11 {47} | MCG | September 18th |
[edit] Preliminary Final
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Date |
| South Melbourne | 7.5 (47) | Carlton Blues | 10.9 (69) | MCG | September 25th |
[edit] Grand Final
This was South Melbourne's first premiership after finishing runner up twice previously.
| Home team | Score | Away team | Score | Venue | Date |
| Carlton Blues | 4.12 (36) | South Melbourne | 4.14 (38) | MCG | October 2nd |
[edit] Awards
Walter 'Dick' Lee of Collingwood was the overall leading goalkicker. He kicked a total of 58 goals.
Bill Busbridge was named best and fairest for Essendon.
Bill Walker and George Lambert were joint winners of the Fitzroy best and fairest.
Charlie Ricketts was the premiership Captain/Coach.
