1922 VFL season
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Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1922.
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[edit] Premiership season
In 1922, the VFL competition was comprised of nine 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 (i.e., 16 matches and 2 byes).
Once the 18 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1922 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 | Crowd | Date |
| South Melbourne | 7.13 (55) | Melbourne | 8.12 (60) | Lake Oval | 15,000 | 6 May 1922 |
| St Kilda | 8.8 (56) | Fitzroy | 10.9 (69) | Junction Oval | 12,000 | 6 May 1922 |
| Richmond | 10.13 (73) | Collingwood | 8.8 (56) | Punt Road Oval | 27,000 | 6 May 1922 |
| Essendon | 11.14 (80) | Carlton | 9.8 (62) | Windy Hill | 22,000 | 6 May 1922 |
[edit] Round 2
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Melbourne | 13.10 (88) | Richmond | 12.13 (85) | MCG | 23,902 | 13 May 1922 |
| Collingwood | 9.12 (66) | South Melbourne | 10.12 (72) | Victoria Park | 20,000 | 13 May 1922 |
| Carlton | 10.13 (73) | Fitzroy | 9.9 (63) | Princes Park | 25,000 | 13 May 1922 |
| Geelong | 6.6 (42) | Essendon | 8.16 (64) | Corio Oval | 12,000 | 13 May 1922 |
[edit] Round 3
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Fitzroy | 14.13 (97) | Geelong | 10.12 (72) | Brunswick Street Oval | 12,000 | 20 May 1922 |
| Essendon | 12.12 (84) | South Melbourne | 8.13 (61) | Windy Hill | 20,000 | 20 May 1922 |
| St Kilda | 12.12 (84) | Melbourne | 11.8 (74) | Junction Oval | 10,000 | 20 May 1922 |
| Collingwood | 10.18 (78) | Carlton | 10.11 (71) | Victoria Park | 25,000 | 20 May 1922 |
[edit] Round 4
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Geelong | 11.9 (75) | Richmond | 11.7 (73) | Corio Oval | 12,000 | 27 May 1922 |
| Carlton | 14.12 (96) | Melbourne | 8.16 (64) | Princes Park | 15,000 | 27 May 1922 |
| South Melbourne | 8.13 (61) | St Kilda | 12.5 (77) | Lake Oval | 20,000 | 27 May 1922 |
| Fitzroy | 6.15 (51) | Essendon | 7.9 (51) | Brunswick Street Oval | 26,000 | 27 May 1922 |
[edit] Round 5
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Collingwood | 15.14 (104) | St Kilda | 4.11 (35) | Victoria Park | 30,000 | 3 June 1922 |
| South Melbourne | 8.15 (63) | Carlton | 4.11 (35) | Lake Oval | 25,000 | 3 June 1922 |
| Melbourne | 9.12 (66) | Geelong | 9.6 (60) | MCG | 16,189 | 5 June 1922 |
| Richmond | 7.12 (54) | Essendon | 9.10 (64) | Punt Road Oval | 40,000 | 5 June 1922 |
[edit] Round 6
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Fitzroy | 9.18 (72) | Richmond | 7.9 (51) | Brunswick Street Oval | 30,000 | 10 June 1922 |
| Essendon | 12.21 (93) | Melbourne | 5.12 (42) | Windy Hill | 15,000 | 10 June 1922 |
| Carlton | 13.19 (97) | St Kilda | 12.14 (86) | Princes Park | 15,000 | 10 June 1922 |
| Geelong | 8.9 (57) | Collingwood | 19.6 (120) | Corio Oval | 12,000 | 10 June 1922 |
[edit] Round 7
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Collingwood | 15.10 (100) | Fitzroy | 10.8 (68) | Victoria Park | 30,000 | 17 June 1922 |
| Carlton | 8.15 (63) | Geelong | 9.19 (73) | Princes Park | 12,000 | 17 June 1922 |
| South Melbourne | 10.14 (74) | Richmond | 12.7 (79) | Lake Oval | 20,000 | 17 June 1922 |
| St Kilda | 13.11 (89) | Essendon | 15.7 (97) | Junction Oval | 20,000 | 17 June 1922 |
[edit] Round 8
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Geelong | 7.12 (54) | St Kilda | 10.5 (65) | Corio Oval | 12,000 | 24 June 1922 |
| Fitzroy | 9.13 (67) | South Melbourne | 8.8 (56) | Brunswick Street Oval | 20,000 | 24 June 1922 |
| Melbourne | 9.13 (67) | Collingwood | 7.17 (59) | MCG | 17,496 | 24 June 1922 |
| Richmond | 10.6 (66) | Carlton | 12.11 (83) | Punt Road Oval | 30,000 | 24 June 1922 |
[edit] Round 9
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Richmond | 11.13 (79) | St Kilda | 7.12 (54) | Punt Road Oval | 25,000 | 1 July 1922 |
| Geelong | 16.18 (114) | South Melbourne | 4.6 (30) | Corio Oval | 8,000 | 1 July 1922 |
| Fitzroy | 5.19 (49) | Melbourne | 4.9 (33) | Brunswick Street Oval | 12,000 | 1 July 1922 |
| Essendon | 7.14 (56) | Collingwood | 10.5 (65) | Windy Hill | 30,000 | 1 July 1922 |
[edit] Round 10
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Melbourne | 15.10 (100) | South Melbourne | 9.18 (72) | MCG | 9,850 | 15 July 1922 |
| Fitzroy | 13.11 (89) | St Kilda | 8.14 (62) | Brunswick Street Oval | 17,000 | 15 July 1922 |
| Collingwood | 6.14 (50) | Richmond | 3.13 (31) | Victoria Park | 25,000 | 15 July 1922 |
| Carlton | 11.19 (85) | Essendon | 7.10 (52) | Princes Park | 30,000 | 15 July 1922 |
[edit] Round 11
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Essendon | 12.10 (82) | Geelong | 13.16 (94) | Windy Hill | 15,000 | 22 July 1922 |
| Richmond | 11.14 (80) | Melbourne | 10.17 (77) | Punt Road Oval | 18,000 | 22 July 1922 |
| South Melbourne | 7.14 (56) | Collingwood | 8.16 (64) | Lake Oval | 20,000 | 22 July 1922 |
| Fitzroy | 11.13 (79) | Carlton | 9.7 (61) | Brunswick Street Oval | 30,000 | 22 July 1922 |
[edit] Round 12
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Melbourne | 13.10 (88) | St Kilda | 11.10 (76) | MCG | 14,929 | 29 July 1922 |
| Carlton | 12.16 (88) | Collingwood | 11.17 (83) | Princes Park | 34,000 | 29 July 1922 |
| Geelong | 5.9 (39) | Fitzroy | 5.19 (49) | Corio Oval | 15,000 | 29 July 1922 |
| South Melbourne | 14.15 (99) | Essendon | 11.8 (74) | Lake Oval | 20,000 | 29 July 1922 |
[edit] Round 13
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| St Kilda | 10.15 (75) | South Melbourne | 11.9 (75) | Junction Oval | 15,000 | 5 August 1922 |
| Essendon | 15.7 (97) | Fitzroy | 12.16 (88) | Windy Hill | 20,000 | 5 August 1922 |
| Richmond | 12.17 (89) | Geelong | 11.13 (79) | Punt Road Oval | 15,000 | 5 August 1922 |
| Melbourne | 10.4 (64) | Carlton | 8.13 (61) | MCG | 25,220 | 5 August 1922 |
[edit] Round 14
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Geelong | 11.6 (72) | Melbourne | 5.16 (46) | Corio Oval | 8,000 | 19 August 1922 |
| Essendon | 15.13 (103) | Richmond | 10.6 (66) | Windy Hill | 25,000 | 19 August 1922 |
| Carlton | 14.19 (103) | South Melbourne | 10.15 (75) | Princes Park | 17,000 | 19 August 1922 |
| St Kilda | 6.10 (46) | Collingwood | 8.9 (57) | Junction Oval | 18,000 | 19 August 1922 |
[edit] Round 15
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Collingwood | 8.20 (68) | Geelong | 6.8 (44) | Victoria Park | 8,000 | 26 August 1922 |
| Richmond | 5.10 (40) | Fitzroy | 3.14 (32) | Punt Road Oval | 5,000 | 26 August 1922 |
| Melbourne | 3.10 (28) | Essendon | 6.8 (44) | MCG | 19,206 | 26 August 1922 |
| St Kilda | 4.16 (40) | Carlton | 5.19 (49) | Junction Oval | 10,000 | 26 August 1922 |
[edit] Round 16
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Richmond | 13.8 (86) | South Melbourne | 9.10 (64) | Punt Road Oval | 15,000 | 2 September 1922 |
| Essendon | 8.15 (63) | St Kilda | 8.7 (55) | Windy Hill | 15,000 | 2 September 1922 |
| Fitzroy | 8.14 (62) | Collingwood | 11.13 (79) | Brunswick Street Oval | 25,000 | 2 September 1922 |
| Geelong | 11.10 (76) | Carlton | 16.15 (111) | Corio Oval | 15,000 | 2 September 1922 |
[edit] Round 17
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Collingwood | 11.16 (82) | Melbourne | 7.11 (53) | Victoria Park | 15,000 | 9 September 1922 |
| Carlton | 14.10 (94) | Richmond | 7.8 (50) | Princes Park | 25,000 | 9 September 1922 |
| St Kilda | 18.18 (126) | Geelong | 10.11 (71) | Junction Oval | 10,000 | 9 September 1922 |
| South Melbourne | 11.12 (78) | Fitzroy | 14.9 (93) | Lake Oval | 10,000 | 9 September 1922 |
[edit] Round 18
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Collingwood | 6.11 (47) | Essendon | 6.7 (43) | Victoria Park | 32,000 | 16 September 1922 |
| St Kilda | 7.22 (64) | Richmond | 5.7 (37) | Junction Oval | 4,000 | 16 September 1922 |
| South Melbourne | 21.10 (136) | Geelong | 8.10 (58) | Lake Oval | 3,000 | 16 September 1922 |
| Fitzroy | 8.15 (63) | Melbourne | 7.13 (55) | Princes Park | 5,000 | 16 September 1922 |
[edit] Grand Final
See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.
Fitzroy defeated Collingwood 11.13 (79) to 9.14 (68), in front of a crowd of 50,054 people. (For an explanation of scoring see Australian rules football).
[edit] Ladder
| Team | Won | Lost | Draw | For | Against | % | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collingwood | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1178 | 922 | 127.8 | 48 |
| 2 | Essendon | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1147 | 1028 | 111.6 | 42 |
| 3 | Fitzroy | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1091 | 1003 | 108.8 | 42 |
| 4 | Carlton | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1232 | 1092 | 112.8 | 40 |
| 5 | Richmond | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1039 | 1129 | 92.0 | 28 |
| 6 | Melbourne | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1005 | 1131 | 88.9 | 28 |
| 7 | St Kilda | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1090 | 1164 | 93.6 | 22 |
| 8 | Geelong | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1080 | 1285 | 84.0 | 20 |
| 9 | South Melbourne | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1127 | 1235 | 91.3 | 18 |
[edit] Awards
- The 1922 VFL Premiership team was Fitzroy.
- The VFL's leading goalkicker was Horrie Clover of Carlton with 56 goals.
- The Argus newspaper’s "Player of the Year", Goldie Collins of Fitzroy, was declared 1922 Champion of the Season.
- South Melbourne took the "wooden spoon" in 1922.
[edit] Notable Events
- Essendon, evicted from the East Melbourne Cricket Ground, start playing their home games at Windy Hill.
- Boundary umpires are now responsible for bringing the ball back to the centre after a goal has been scored.
- After a ground invasion by angry Richmond fans immediately Richmond's round 5 match was over (Essendon had beaten Richmond by 10 points), directed at the field umpire (Arthur Norden), the field umpire receives a letter threatening his life. He retired.
- In its round 6 win against Melbourne, Essendon pulls away from Melbourne, kicking 6.3 (39) in the last eight minutes of the match.
- The first issue of the "pink paper", the Saturday evening Sporting Globe, was published on 22 July 1922.
- In the round 16 match between Richmond and South Melbourne, the field umpire did not hear the hand-bell signalling the end of the first quarter. South Melbourne’s time-keeper, former player Charlie Goding, upset that Richmond were closing in on South Melbourne’s score, runs on to the field to let the umpire know that the quarter was over.
- In the round 17 match against Geelong, St Kilda’s centre half-forward Dave McNamara had 12 kicks for the match; he scored ten goals, nine with place-kicks (one 70 yards, another 65 yards), and one with a punt-kick.
[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
[edit] External links
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