1915 VFL season
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Results and statistics for the VFL/AFL season of 1915.
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[edit] Premiership season
In 1915, 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 1915 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 |
| St Kilda | 8.16 (64) | South Melbourne | 4.13 (37) | Junction Oval | 24 April 1915 |
| Melbourne | 12.10 (82) | Richmond | 11.7 (73) | MCG | 24 April 1915 |
| Collingwood | 7.10 (52) | Essendon | 3.8 (26) | Victoria Park | 24 April 1915 |
| Carlton | 5.11 (41) | Fitzroy | 6.5 (41) | Princes Park | 24 April 1915 |
[edit] Round 2
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| Geelong | 7.14 (56) | St Kilda | 6.18 (54) | Corio Oval | 1 May 1915 |
| Fitzroy | 14.17 (101) | Melbourne | 9.2 (56) | Brunswick Street Oval | 1 May 1915 |
| Richmond | 4.6 (30) | Collingwood | 12.11 (83) | Punt Road Oval | 1 May 1915 |
| South Melbourne | 6.11 (47) | Carlton | 8.12 (60) | Lake Oval | 1 May 1915 |
[edit] Round 3
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| Richmond | 9.15 (69) | South Melbourne | 8.19 (67) | Punt Road Oval | 8 May 1915 |
| Essendon | 4.10 (34) | Fitzroy | 16.6 (102) | EMCG | 8 May 1915 |
| Melbourne | 15.12 (102) | Geelong | 12.11 (83) | MCG | 8 May 1915 |
| St Kilda | 7.14 (56) | Collingwood | 10.16 (76) | Junction Oval | 8 May 1915 |
[edit] Round 4
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| Geelong | 4.10 (34) | Richmond | 10.11 (71) | Corio Oval | 15 May 1915 |
| Fitzroy | 5.19 (49) | St Kilda | 2.6 (18) | Brunswick Street Oval | 15 May 1915 |
| Collingwood | 9.13 (67) | Melbourne | 5.9 (39) | Victoria Park | 15 May 1915 |
| Carlton | 3.13 (31) | Essendon | 8.8 (56) | Princes Park | 15 May 1915 |
[edit] Round 5
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| Essendon | 7.10 (52) | St Kilda | 6.4 (40) | EMCG | 22 May 1915 |
| Collingwood | 8.14 (62) | Geelong | 3.12 (30) | Victoria Park | 22 May 1915 |
| South Melbourne | 8.8 (56) | Fitzroy | 6.4 (40) | Lake Oval | 22 May 1915 |
| Melbourne | 8.3 (51) | Carlton | 10.12 (72) | MCG | 22 May 1915 |
[edit] Round 6
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| Essendon | 8.7 (55) | South Melbourne | 8.16 (64) | EMCG | 29 May 1915 |
| St Kilda | 9.11 (65) | Melbourne | 13.11 (89) | Junction Oval | 29 May 1915 |
| Richmond | 7.12 (54) | Fitzroy | 8.12 (60) | Punt Road Oval | 29 May 1915 |
| Geelong | 5.10 (40) | Carlton | 9.13 (67) | Corio Oval | 29 May 1915 |
[edit] Round 7
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| Essendon | 12.6 (78) | Geelong | 12.8 (80) | EMCG | 5 June 1915 |
| Carlton | 11.9 (75) | Collingwood | 10.13 (73) | Princes Park | 5 June 1915 |
| Richmond | 7.6 (48) | St Kilda | 5.20 (50) | Punt Road Oval | 7 June 1915 |
| South Melbourne | 7.5 (47) | Melbourne | 10.8 (68) | Lake Oval | 7 June 1915 |
[edit] Round 8
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| Carlton | 15.17 (107) | Richmond | 8.5 (53) | Princes Park | 12 June 1915 |
| South Melbourne | 14.17 (101) | Geelong | 13.5 (83) | Lake Oval | 12 June 1915 |
| Melbourne | 10.12 (72) | Essendon | 6.17 (53) | MCG | 12 June 1915 |
| Fitzroy | 6.14 (50) | Collingwood | 11.8 (74) | Brunswick Street Oval | 12 June 1915 |
[edit] Round 9
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| Essendon | 5.6 (36) | Richmond | 5.8 (38) | EMCG | 19 June 1915 |
| Collingwood | 5.13 (43) | South Melbourne | 3.10 (28) | Victoria Park | 19 June 1915 |
| Geelong | 4.12 (36) | Fitzroy | 10.12 (72) | Corio Oval | 19 June 1915 |
| St Kilda | 1.1 (7) | Carlton | 5.15 (45) | Junction Oval | 19 June 1915 |
[edit] Round 10
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| South Melbourne | 9.11 (65) | St Kilda | 7.5 (47) | Lake Oval | 26 June 1915 |
| Richmond | 8.12 (60) | Melbourne | 10.11 (71) | Punt Road Oval | 26 June 1915 |
| Essendon | 5.12 (42) | Collingwood | 11.12 (78) | EMCG | 26 June 1915 |
| Fitzroy | 7.8 (50) | Carlton | 5.8 (38) | Brunswick Street Oval | 26 June 1915 |
[edit] Round 11
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| Collingwood | 10.20 (80) | Richmond | 6.7 (43) | Victoria Park | 3 July 1915 |
| Carlton | 7.15 (57) | South Melbourne | 7.5 (47) | Princes Park | 3 July 1915 |
| St Kilda | 12.17 (89) | Geelong | 8.7 (55) | Junction Oval | 3 July 1915 |
| Melbourne | 12.13 (85) | Fitzroy | 10.13 (73) | MCG | 3 July 1915 |
[edit] Round 12
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| Geelong | 5.9 (39) | Melbourne | 11.13 (79) | Corio Oval | 10 July 1915 |
| Collingwood | 17.20 (122) | St Kilda | 3.6 (24) | Victoria Park | 10 July 1915 |
| South Melbourne | 10.12 (72) | Richmond | 7.11 (53) | Lake Oval | 10 July 1915 |
| Fitzroy | 6.12 (48) | Essendon | 5.5 (35) | Brunswick Street Oval | 10 July 1915 |
[edit] Round 13
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| Richmond | 12.15 (87) | Geelong | 12.7 (79) | Punt Road Oval | 17 July 1915 |
| St Kilda | 7.7 (49) | Fitzroy | 14.14 (98) | Junction Oval | 17 July 1915 |
| Melbourne | 8.6 (54) | Collingwood | 12.21 (93) | MCG | 17 July 1915 |
| Essendon | 5.15 (45) | Carlton | 12.15 (87) | EMCG | 17 July 1915 |
[edit] Round 14
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| Fitzroy | 8.6 (54) | South Melbourne | 7.6 (48) | Brunswick Street Oval | 24 July 1915 |
| Carlton | 11.8 (74) | Melbourne | 5.15 (45) | Princes Park | 24 July 1915 |
| St Kilda | 10.10 (70) | Essendon | 3.13 (31) | Junction Oval | 24 July 1915 |
| Geelong | 7.9 (51) | Collingwood | 13.13 (91) | Corio Oval | 24 July 1915 |
[edit] Round 15
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| Melbourne | 9.19 (73) | St Kilda | 7.6 (48) | MCG | 31 July 1915 |
| Fitzroy | 18.17 (125) | Richmond | 7.7 (49) | Brunswick Street Oval | 31 July 1915 |
| Carlton | 9.20 (74) | Geelong | 8.12 (60) | Princes Park | 31 July 1915 |
| South Melbourne | 13.19 (97) | Essendon | 6.4 (40) | Lake Oval | 31 July 1915 |
[edit] Round 16
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| Melbourne | 4.12 (36) | South Melbourne | 5.13 (43) | MCG | 7 August 1915 |
| St Kilda | 6.18 (54) | Richmond | 4.6 (30) | Junction Oval | 7 August 1915 |
| Geelong | 7.11 (53) | Essendon | 6.9 (45) | Corio Oval | 7 August 1915 |
| Collingwood | 9.8 (62) | Carlton | 9.9 (63) | Victoria Park | 7 August 1915 |
[edit] Round 17
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| Geelong | 7.10 (52) | South Melbourne | 10.14 (74) | Corio Oval | 14 August 1915 |
| Essendon | 10.15 (75) | Melbourne | 7.14 (56) | EMCG | 14 August 1915 |
| Collingwood | 8.13 (61) | Fitzroy | 8.11 (59) | Victoria Park | 14 August 1915 |
| Richmond | 7.7 (49) | Carlton | 17.15 (117) | Punt Road Oval | 14 August 1915 |
[edit] Round 18
| Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Venue | Date |
| Fitzroy | 18.13 (121) | Geelong | 4.7 (31) | Brunswick Street Oval | 21 August 1915 |
| Carlton | 14.16 (100) | St Kilda | 6.8 (44) | Princes Park | 21 August 1915 |
| Richmond | 14.15 (99) | Essendon | 6.11 (47) | Punt Road Oval | 21 August 1915 |
| South Melbourne | 4.9 (33) | Collingwood | 7.9 (51) | Lake Oval | 21 August 1915 |
[edit] Grand Final
See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.
Carlton defeated Collingwood 11.12 (78) to 6.9 (45), in front of a crowd of 39211 people. (For an explanation of scoring see Australian rules football).
[edit] Ladder
| Team | Won | Lost | Draw | % | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collingwood | 14 | 2 | 0 | 166.1 | 56 |
| 2 | Carlton | 13 | 2 | 1 | 143.9 | 54 |
| 3 | Fitzroy | 11 | 4 | 1 | 149.4 | 46 |
| 4 | Melbourne | 9 | 7 | 0 | 99.2 | 36 |
| 5 | South Melbourne | 8 | 8 | 0 | 106.2 | 32 |
| 6 | Richmond | 5 | 11 | 0 | 77.8 | 20 |
| 7 | St Kilda | 5 | 11 | 0 | 75.9 | 20 |
| 8 | Essendon | 3 | 13 | 0 | 70.3 | 12 |
| 9 | Geelong | 3 | 13 | 0 | 68.0 | 12 |
[edit] Awards
- The 1915 VFL Premiership team was Carlton.
- The VFL's leading goalkicker were Dick Lee of Collingwood and Jimmy Freake of Fitzroy with 66 goals each.
- The Argus newspaper’s "Player of the Year", Dick Lee of Collingwood, was declared 1915 Champion of the Season.
- Geelong took the "wooden spoon" in 1915.
[edit] Notable Events
- The first round of the 1915 was played on Saturday 24 April 1915, one day before the forces of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps landed at ANZAC Cove in their first hostile action in World War I.
- St Kilda changes its traditional colours of red, white, and black, the colours of the enemy (The German Empire) to red, yellow, and black, the colours of a trusted ally (The Kingdom of Belgium).
- On 12 March 1915, responding to intense public pressure, a motion was put to a VFL meeting (proposed by the Geelong delegate, seconded by the Melbourne delegate) to suspend the VFL competition for the entire season (in March 1915, nobody expected the war to last for as long as it did). The votes were Geelong, Melbourne, Essendon, St Kilda, and South Melbourne "for", and the inner-Melbourne clubs of Carlton, Fitzroy, Collingwood, and Richmond "against". In the absence of the required three-quarters majority, the motion was lost.
- At the instigation of the SAFL, Interstate matches were suspended.
- At 2:00PM on Saturday 29 May 1915, Essendon centreman, 1914 Victorian State wingman, and Victorian Amateur Boxing Champion Cyril Gove, rode his brother's racehorse Rippleshot into third place in the Springbank Corinthian Hurdle at Moonee Valley Racecourse. Immediately the race was over, he caught a fast cab down Mount Alexander Road, Melbourne to the East Melbourne Cricket Ground, where he played a full game for Essendon in its round 6 match against South Melbourne. He then went to the West Melbourne Stadium where, on that same evening, he narrowly lost a torrid three round amateur boxing match on points.
[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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