1938 VFL season
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Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1938.
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[edit] Premiership season
In 1938, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus one substitute player, known as the 19th man. A player could be substituted for any reason; however, once substituted, a player could not return to the field of play under any circumstances.
Teams played each other in a home-and-away season of 18 rounds; matches 12 to 18 were the "home-and-way reverse" of matches 1 to 7.
Once the 18 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1938 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the "Page-McIntyre system".
[edit] Round 1
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Geelong | 17.13 (115) | Melbourne | 20.12 (132) | Corio Oval | 16,000 | 23 April 1938 |
| Essendon | 17.17 (119) | St Kilda | 12.13 (85) | Windy Hill | 15,000 | 23 April 1938 |
| Richmond | 19.26 (140) | North Melbourne | 9.9 (63) | Punt Road Oval | 16,000 | 23 April 1938 |
| South Melbourne | 14.13 (97) | Footscray | 9.14 (68) | Lake Oval | 18,000 | 23 April 1938 |
| Fitzroy | 12.15 (87) | Collingwood | 14.21 (105) | Brunswick Street Oval | 22,000 | 23 April 1938 |
| Hawthorn | 11.10 (76) | Carlton | 14.8 (92) | Glenferrie Oval | 18,000 | 23 April 1938 |
[edit] Round 2
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 9.10 (64) | South Melbourne | 6.8 (44) | Arden Street Oval | 11,000 | 30 April 1938 |
| Collingwood | 18.19 (127) | Essendon | 9.20 (74) | Victoria Park | 15,000 | 30 April 1938 |
| Carlton | 12.23 (95) | Richmond | 14.10 (94) | Princes Park | 32,000 | 30 April 1938 |
| Melbourne | 14.8 (92) | Hawthorn | 16.15 (111) | MCG | 11,327 | 30 April 1938 |
| St Kilda | 13.16 (94) | Geelong | 8.17 (65) | Junction Oval | 17,000 | 30 April 1938 |
| Footscray | 13.17 (95) | Fitzroy | 10.5 (65) | Western Oval | 15,000 | 30 April 1938 |
[edit] Round 3
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Geelong | 20.16 (136) | North Melbourne | 6.11 (47) | Corio Oval | 9,500 | 7 May 1938 |
| Fitzroy | 12.11 (83) | Melbourne | 17.14 (116) | Brunswick Street Oval | 14,000 | 7 May 1938 |
| South Melbourne | 8.12 (60) | St Kilda | 11.17 (83) | Lake Oval | 18,000 | 7 May 1938 |
| Hawthorn | 8.14 (62) | Footscray | 9.16 (70) | Glenferrie Oval | 14,500 | 7 May 1938 |
| Richmond | 15.12 (102) | Collingwood | 11.26 (92) | Punt Road Oval | 30,000 | 7 May 1938 |
| Essendon | 14.17 (101) | Carlton | 15.12 (102) | Windy Hill | 17,000 | 7 May 1938 |
[edit] Round 4
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Melbourne | 23.15 (153) | South Melbourne | 15.11 (101) | MCG | 14,569 | 14 May 1938 |
| Footscray | 8.17 (65) | Geelong | 10.12 (72) | Western Oval | 16,000 | 14 May 1938 |
| Collingwood | 21.15 (141) | Hawthorn | 14.16 (100) | Victoria Park | 14,000 | 14 May 1938 |
| Carlton | 17.19 (121) | Fitzroy | 10.10 (70) | Princes Park | 16,000 | 14 May 1938 |
| St Kilda | 15.9 (99) | Richmond | 13.11 (89) | Junction Oval | 25,000 | 14 May 1938 |
| North Melbourne | 14.17 (101) | Essendon | 19.11 (125) | Arden Street Oval | 15,000 | 14 May 1938 |
[edit] Round 5
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 13.9 (87) | Richmond | 12.12 (84) | Glenferrie Oval | 18,000 | 21 May 1938 |
| Essendon | 15.15 (105) | South Melbourne | 11.19 (85) | Windy Hill | 14,000 | 21 May 1938 |
| St Kilda | 11.16 (82) | North Melbourne | 10.12 (72) | Junction Oval | 14,000 | 21 May 1938 |
| Melbourne | 10.12 (72) | Footscray | 10.16 (76) | MCG | 14,979 | 21 May 1938 |
| Geelong | 21.21 (147) | Fitzroy | 11.9 (75) | Corio Oval | 10,000 | 21 May 1938 |
| Collingwood | 17.12 (114) | Carlton | 19.16 (130) | Victoria Park | 38,000 | 21 May 1938 |
[edit] Round 6
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Footscray | 17.19 (121) | St Kilda | 7.13 (55) | Western Oval | 21,000 | 28 May 1938 |
| Carlton | 14.18 (102) | Melbourne | 16.11 (107) | Princes Park | 20,000 | 28 May 1938 |
| South Melbourne | 13.16 (94) | Hawthorn | 18.12 (120) | Lake Oval | 11,000 | 28 May 1938 |
| Richmond | 18.9 (117) | Geelong | 12.16 (88) | Punt Road Oval | 22,000 | 28 May 1938 |
| Fitzroy | 14.9 (93) | Essendon | 11.13 (79) | Brunswick Street Oval | 13,000 | 28 May 1938 |
| North Melbourne | 10.7 (67) | Collingwood | 23.11 (149) | Arden Street Oval | 12,000 | 28 May 1938 |
[edit] Round 7
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Geelong | 19.32 (146) | South Melbourne | 10.10 (70) | Corio Oval | 8,000 | 4 June 1938 |
| Fitzroy | 12.15 (87) | Richmond | 14.10 (94) | Brunswick Street Oval | 16,000 | 4 June 1938 |
| Essendon | 16.20 (116) | Hawthorn | 16.7 (103) | Windy Hill | 12,000 | 4 June 1938 |
| North Melbourne | 9.14 (68) | Footscray | 9.16 (70) | Arden Street Oval | 15,000 | 4 June 1938 |
| Melbourne | 17.13 (115) | Collingwood | 15.11 (101) | MCG | 30,877 | 4 June 1938 |
| St Kilda | 6.15 (51) | Carlton | 12.18 (90) | Junction Oval | 24,000 | 4 June 1938 |
[edit] Round 8
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Melbourne | 18.14 (122) | North Melbourne | 14.8 (92) | MCG | 12,808 | 11 June 1938 |
| Essendon | 12.12 (84) | Geelong | 14.23 (107) | Windy Hill | 19,000 | 11 June 1938 |
| Collingwood | 16.23 (119) | St Kilda | 14.9 (93) | Victoria Park | 17,500 | 11 June 1938 |
| Carlton | 15.20 (110) | Footscray | 12.11 (83) | Princes Park | 43,000 | 13 June 1938 |
| South Melbourne | 8.14 (62) | Richmond | 20.15 (135) | Lake Oval | 19,000 | 13 June 1938 |
| Hawthorn | 7.11 (53) | Fitzroy | 12.22 (94) | Glenferrie Oval | 16,000 | 13 June 1938 |
[edit] Round 9
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Geelong | 11.23 (89) | Hawthorn | 6.13 (49) | Corio Oval | 7,000 | 18 June 1938 |
| Fitzroy | 16.12 (108) | South Melbourne | 8.8 (56) | Brunswick Street Oval | 12,000 | 18 June 1938 |
| St Kilda | 14.12 (96) | Melbourne | 16.16 (112) | Junction Oval | 14,000 | 18 June 1938 |
| Richmond | 15.14 (104) | Essendon | 15.9 (99) | Punt Road Oval | 20,000 | 18 June 1938 |
| Footscray | 13.9 (87) | Collingwood | 10.5 (65) | Western Oval | 18,000 | 18 June 1938 |
| North Melbourne | 11.5 (71) | Carlton | 16.25 (121) | Arden Street Oval | 13,000 | 18 June 1938 |
[edit] Round 10
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 8.12 (60) | St Kilda | 9.10 (64) | Glenferrie Oval | 10,000 | 25 June 1938 |
| Fitzroy | 12.16 (88) | North Melbourne | 6.10 (46) | Brunswick Street Oval | 12,000 | 25 June 1938 |
| Essendon | 14.16 (100) | Footscray | 17.9 (111) | Windy Hill | 18,000 | 25 June 1938 |
| Richmond | 12.17 (89) | Melbourne | 10.8 (68) | Punt Road Oval | 23,000 | 25 June 1938 |
| Geelong | 13.12 (90) | Collingwood | 13.17 (95) | Corio Oval | 13,000 | 25 June 1938 |
| South Melbourne | 11.7 (73) | Carlton | 16.13 (109) | Lake Oval | 14,000 | 25 June 1938 |
[edit] Round 11
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Footscray | 13.20 (98) | Richmond | 7.4 (46) | Western Oval | 20,000 | 2 July 1938 |
| Collingwood | 12.17 (89) | South Melbourne | 12.5 (77) | Victoria Park | 10,000 | 2 July 1938 |
| Carlton | 12.16 (88) | Geelong | 12.10 (82) | Princes Park | 19,500 | 2 July 1938 |
| North Melbourne | 13.14 (92) | Hawthorn | 12.6 (78) | Arden Street Oval | 4,000 | 2 July 1938 |
| St Kilda | 11.8 (74) | Fitzroy | 10.11 (71) | Junction Oval | 10,000 | 2 July 1938 |
| Melbourne | 11.13 (79) | Essendon | 13.7 (85) | MCG | 12,054 | 2 July 1938 |
[edit] Round 12
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| St Kilda | 15.13 (103) | Essendon | 22.17 (149) | Junction Oval | 17,000 | 13 June 1938 |
| North Melbourne | 14.3 (87) | Richmond | 12.11 (83) | Arden Street Oval | 11,000 | 9 July 1938 |
| Footscray | 19.19 (133) | South Melbourne | 10.10 (70) | Western Oval | 16,000 | 9 July 1938 |
| Collingwood | 10.19 (79) | Fitzroy | 10.13 (73) | Victoria Park | 15,000 | 9 July 1938 |
| Carlton | 12.12 (84) | Hawthorn | 8.15 (63) | Princes Park | 14,000 | 9 July 1938 |
| Melbourne | 11.8 (74) | Geelong | 13.14 (92) | MCG | 20,185 | 9 July 1938 |
[edit] Round 13
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 10.9 (69) | Melbourne | 9.16 (70) | Glenferrie Oval | 7,000 | 23 July 1938 |
| Geelong | 14.20 (104) | St Kilda | 15.13 (103) | Corio Oval | 7,000 | 23 July 1938 |
| Fitzroy | 13.8 (86) | Footscray | 18.21 (129) | Brunswick Street Oval | 16,000 | 23 July 1938 |
| South Melbourne | 14.11 (95) | North Melbourne | 13.18 (96) | Lake Oval | 8,000 | 23 July 1938 |
| Essendon | 17.17 (119) | Collingwood | 17.16 (118) | Windy Hill | 13,000 | 23 July 1938 |
| Richmond | 20.12 (132) | Carlton | 12.19 (91) | Punt Road Oval | 28,000 | 23 July 1938 |
[edit] Round 14
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| St Kilda | 10.12 (72) | South Melbourne | 7.12 (54) | Junction Oval | 10,000 | 30 July 1938 |
| Footscray | 17.14 (116) | Hawthorn | 4.7 (31) | Western Oval | 11,000 | 30 July 1938 |
| Collingwood | 9.9 (63) | Richmond | 11.10 (76) | Victoria Park | 22,000 | 30 July 1938 |
| Carlton | 11.16 (82) | Essendon | 10.16 (76) | Princes Park | 18,000 | 30 July 1938 |
| North Melbourne | 7.9 (51) | Geelong | 15.16 (106) | Arden Street Oval | 8,000 | 30 July 1938 |
| Melbourne | 14.12 (96) | Fitzroy | 14.9 (93) | MCG | 9,060 | 30 July 1938 |
[edit] Round 15
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Richmond | 7.11 (53) | St Kilda | 7.14 (56) | Punt Road Oval | 15,000 | 6 August 1938 |
| Essendon | 13.9 (87) | North Melbourne | 16.8 (104) | Windy Hill | 10,000 | 6 August 1938 |
| South Melbourne | 9.16 (70) | Melbourne | 14.15 (99) | Lake Oval | 8,000 | 6 August 1938 |
| Geelong | 13.15 (93) | Footscray | 10.10 (70) | Corio Oval | 18,500 | 6 August 1938 |
| Hawthorn | 12.11 (83) | Collingwood | 18.15 (123) | Glenferrie Oval | 8,000 | 6 August 1938 |
| Fitzroy | 11.10 (76) | Carlton | 19.12 (126) | Brunswick Street Oval | 17,000 | 6 August 1938 |
[edit] Round 16
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| North Melbourne | 12.11 (83) | St Kilda | 7.15 (57) | Arden Street Oval | 9,000 | 13 August 1938 |
| Footscray | 19.17 (131) | Melbourne | 13.13 (91) | Western Oval | 19,000 | 13 August 1938 |
| Fitzroy | 13.12 (90) | Geelong | 19.12 (126) | Brunswick Street Oval | 8,000 | 13 August 1938 |
| Carlton | 14.17 (101) | Collingwood | 19.7 (121) | Princes Park | 37,000 | 13 August 1938 |
| Richmond | 19.18 (132) | Hawthorn | 12.11 (83) | Punt Road Oval | 9,000 | 13 August 1938 |
| South Melbourne | 13.13 (91) | Essendon | 12.14 (86) | Lake Oval | 8,000 | 13 August 1938 |
[edit] Round 17
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Hawthorn | 17.15 (117) | South Melbourne | 9.20 (74) | Glenferrie Oval | 7,000 | 20 August 1938 |
| Geelong | 20.17 (137) | Richmond | 12.12 (84) | Corio Oval | 19,500 | 20 August 1938 |
| Essendon | 15.17 (107) | Fitzroy | 15.6 (96) | Windy Hill | 9,000 | 20 August 1938 |
| Collingwood | 22.18 (150) | North Melbourne | 14.12 (96) | Victoria Park | 14,000 | 20 August 1938 |
| St Kilda | 17.17 (119) | Footscray | 12.9 (81) | Junction Oval | 17,000 | 20 August 1938 |
| Melbourne | 14.12 (96) | Carlton | 11.13 (79) | MCG | 25,241 | 20 August 1938 |
[edit] Round 18
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Crowd | Date |
| Footscray | 18.11 (119) | North Melbourne | 11.18 (84) | Western Oval | 13,000 | 27 August 1938 |
| Collingwood | 12.19 (91) | Melbourne | 11.16 (82) | Victoria Park | 30,000 | 27 August 1938 |
| Carlton | 15.14 (104) | St Kilda | 13.10 (88) | Princes Park | 16,000 | 27 August 1938 |
| South Melbourne | 12.8 (80) | Geelong | 15.12 (102) | Lake Oval | 6,000 | 27 August 1938 |
| Richmond | 13.15 (93) | Fitzroy | 15.18 (108) | Punt Road Oval | 7,000 | 27 August 1938 |
| Hawthorn | 9.15 (69) | Essendon | 12.18 (90) | Glenferrie Oval | 6,500 | 27 August 1938 |
[edit] Grand Final
See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.
Carlton defeated Collingwood 15.10 (100) to 13.7 (85), in front of a crowd of 96,834 people. (For an explanation of scoring see Australian rules football).
[edit] Ladder
| Team | Won | Lost | Draw | For | Against | % | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlton | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1827 | 1574 | 116.1 | 56 |
| 2 | Geelong | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1897 | 1468 | 129.2 | 52 |
| 3 | Footscray | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1723 | 1386 | 124.3 | 52 |
| 4 | Collingwood | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1942 | 1652 | 117.6 | 48 |
| 5 | Melbourne | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1776 | 1676 | 106.0 | 44 |
| 6 | Richmond | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1747 | 1563 | 111.8 | 40 |
| 7 | Essendon | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1801 | 1760 | 102.3 | 36 |
| 8 | St Kilda | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1474 | 1606 | 91.8 | 36 |
| 9 | North Melbourne | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1384 | 1852 | 74.7 | 24 |
| 10 | Fitzroy | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1543 | 1742 | 88.6 | 20 |
| 11 | Hawthorn | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1414 | 1717 | 82.4 | 16 |
| 12 | South Melbourne | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1353 | 1885 | 71.8 | 8 |
[edit] Awards
- The 1938 VFL Premiership team was Carlton.
- The VFL's leading goalkicker was Ron Todd of Collingwood with 120 goals.
- The Argus newspaper’s "Player of the Year", Jack Regan of Collingwood, was declared 1938 Champion of the Season.
- The winner of the 1938 Brownlow Medal was Dick Reynolds of Essendon with 18 votes.
- South Melbourne took the "wooden spoon" in 1938.
[edit] Notable Events
- Geelong half-back flanker Jack Grant wins the 1938, 130-yard Stawell Gift in eleven and eleven-sixteenths seconds, off a handicap of 11½ yards.
- The VFl investigates an allegation from the Carlton Football Club that Collingwood's rover Harry Collier had assaulted Carlton wingman Jack Carney, one of the smallest ever VFL players at 160cm, after the final bell of the round 5 match. The VFL investigate and Collier is suspended for the rest of the 1938 season.
- Jack Titus reveals that he had been offered ₤50 by a betting syndicate to play "dead" in Richmond's round 8 match against South Melbourne. Richmond thrashed South Melbourne 20.15 (135) to 8.14 (62).
- In round 13, four of the matches were decided by a single point.
[edit] References
- 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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