The 1921 VFL season was the 25th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured nine clubs, ran from 7 May until 15 October, and comprised a 16-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs.
In 1921, the VFL competition consisted 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 1921 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the amended "Argus system".
Source: Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. (P) Premiers
Finals
All of the 1921 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.
The Victorian Junior League premiership, which is today recognised as the VFL reserves premiership, was won by Essendon's team, Essendon Juniors. Essendon Juniors 10.9 (69) defeated Collingwood District 8.13 (61) in the challenge Grand Final, played as a curtain-raiser to the senior Grand Final on 15 October at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[1]
Notable events
Carlton, the minor premier of the season
Umpires demand that the VFL provides greater protection, including the wire netting of the umpire's race to the ground (in order to protect them from fists, projectiles and, particularly, ladies' hat-pins) and a stronger police guard.
In the last quarter of the Round 7 match between Richmond and Essendon at the Punt Road Oval, Richmond had kicked a point. The ball was returned from the crowd to the Essendon full-back Bert Day who was on the boundary line, not the goal line. The ball had been stabbed by someone in the crowd. Day, noticing the deflated condition of the ball, kicked it idly from the boundary line over to the field Umpire (E. P. Willamson) to inspect. Richmond full-forward George Bayliss pounced on the ball and kicked a goal with it. Day's kick from the boundary line was mistakenly treated as if it had been a kick out from the goal line and, despite all of Essendon's protests, a goal was awarded to Bayliss.
In Round 11, St Kilda failed to score a goal, and lost badly to a Fitzroy team that had four fewer scoring shots: Fitzroy 6.8 (44) to St Kilda 0.18 (18).
Prior to the Round 12 match between St Kilda and Carlton, a "ladies" football match was played between two female teams, "The Chorleys" and "The Fleetwoods", to the delight of the crowd. The Fleetwoods won 4.2 (26) to 2.4 (16). Whilst the women played in men's guernseys, shorts, socks, boots, etc. the (male) field umpire wore a dress.
The Preliminary Final on 8 October, played between Richmond and Carlton, was played in deep mud, and the second half was delayed until a driving hail-storm, that had turned the Melbourne Cricket Ground's playing surface white, had passed. The second half was played with the surface covered with pools of water six inches deep. (The VFA preliminary final, played at the nearby East Melbourne Cricket Ground, was abandoned in the third quarter and replayed the following week due to the same hail-storm).[2]
The five drawn matches during the 1921 season remains a VFL/AFL record for most draws in one season.
References
^"Junior League Final". The Argus. Melbourne. 17 October 1921. p. 10.
^"The Association – final abandoned through hail". The Argus. Melbourne. 10 October 1921. p. 3.
Hogan, P., The Tigers of Old, The Richmond Football Club, (Richmond), 1996. ISBN0-646-18748-1
Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN0-9591740-2-8
Rogers, S. & Brown, A., Every Game Ever Played: VFL/AFL Results 1897–1997 (Sixth Edition), Viking Books, (Ringwood), 1998. ISBN0-670-90809-6
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. ISBN0-670-86814-0
External links
1921 Season - AFL Tables
March 09, 2023
1921, season, 25th, season, victorian, football, league, highest, level, senior, australian, rules, football, competition, victoria, season, featured, nine, clubs, from, until, october, comprised, game, home, away, season, followed, finals, series, featuring, . The 1921 VFL season was the 25th season of the Victorian Football League VFL the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria The season featured nine clubs ran from 7 May until 15 October and comprised a 16 game home and away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs 1921 VFL premiership seasonRichmond Football Club PremiersTeams9PremiersRichmond2nd premiershipMinor premiersCarlton7th minor premiershipLeading Goalkicker MedallistCliff Rankin Geelong Matches played76Highest43 122 19201922 The premiership was won by the Richmond Football Club for the second time and second time consecutively after it defeated Carlton by four points in the 1921 VFL Grand Final Contents 1 Premiership season 1 1 Round 1 1 2 Round 2 1 3 Round 3 1 4 Round 4 1 5 Round 5 1 6 Round 6 1 7 Round 7 1 8 Round 8 1 9 Round 9 1 10 Round 10 1 11 Round 11 1 12 Round 12 1 13 Round 13 1 14 Round 14 1 15 Round 15 1 16 Round 16 1 17 Round 17 1 18 Round 18 2 Ladder 3 Finals 3 1 Semi finals 3 2 Preliminary final 4 Grand final 5 Awards 6 Notable events 7 References 8 External linksPremiership season EditIn 1921 the VFL competition consisted 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 1921 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the amended Argus system Round 1 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateSt Kilda 10 6 66 South Melbourne 9 13 67 Junction Oval 15 000 7 May 1921Essendon 11 12 78 Melbourne 12 6 78 EMCG 3 500 7 May 1921Collingwood 10 13 73 Fitzroy 9 3 57 Victoria Park 20 000 7 May 1921Richmond 7 11 53 Carlton 8 14 62 Punt Road Oval 32 000 7 May 1921Round 2 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateFitzroy 7 11 53 St Kilda 8 15 63 Brunswick Street Oval 25 000 14 May 1921South Melbourne 7 9 51 Richmond 11 16 82 Lake Oval 27 000 14 May 1921Geelong 11 19 85 Essendon 10 16 76 Corio Oval 15 000 14 May 1921Melbourne 7 11 53 Collingwood 14 13 97 MCG 14 994 14 May 1921Round 3 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateFitzroy 5 6 36 Richmond 5 14 44 Brunswick Street Oval 18 000 21 May 1921Collingwood 16 9 105 Geelong 13 9 87 Victoria Park 10 000 21 May 1921Carlton 15 11 101 St Kilda 11 12 78 Princes Park 30 000 21 May 1921South Melbourne 4 14 38 Essendon 11 15 81 Lake Oval 12 000 21 May 1921Round 4 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateMelbourne 10 10 70 South Melbourne 9 15 69 MCG 8 892 28 May 1921Geelong 11 13 79 Richmond 9 8 62 Corio Oval 10 000 28 May 1921Carlton 5 20 50 Fitzroy 6 14 50 Princes Park 28 000 28 May 1921Essendon 7 12 54 Collingwood 9 17 71 EMCG 18 000 28 May 1921Round 5 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateRichmond 7 11 53 Collingwood 6 16 52 Punt Road Oval 30 000 4 June 1921South Melbourne 10 10 70 Carlton 10 10 70 Lake Oval 25 000 4 June 1921Fitzroy 8 14 62 Geelong 12 12 84 Brunswick Street Oval 35 000 6 June 1921St Kilda 12 18 90 Melbourne 13 12 90 Junction Oval 20 000 6 June 1921Round 6 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateGeelong 11 13 79 St Kilda 5 5 35 Corio Oval 12 000 11 June 1921Collingwood 9 13 67 South Melbourne 6 8 44 Victoria Park 20 000 11 June 1921Richmond 14 11 95 Melbourne 13 14 92 Punt Road Oval 12 000 11 June 1921Essendon 7 18 60 Carlton 18 9 117 EMCG 18 000 11 June 1921Round 7 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateCollingwood 17 12 114 St Kilda 9 10 64 Victoria Park 10 000 18 June 1921Carlton 11 15 81 Geelong 8 13 61 Princes Park 40 000 18 June 1921Melbourne 9 15 69 Fitzroy 4 17 41 MCG 11 214 18 June 1921Richmond 12 14 86 Essendon 10 11 71 Punt Road Oval 12 000 18 June 1921Round 8 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateSt Kilda 5 12 42 Richmond 13 11 89 Junction Oval 15 000 25 June 1921South Melbourne 10 14 74 Geelong 8 5 53 Lake Oval 15 000 25 June 1921Fitzroy 12 13 85 Essendon 6 10 46 Brunswick Street Oval 10 000 25 June 1921Melbourne 7 13 55 Carlton 8 14 62 MCG 19 889 25 June 1921Round 9 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateGeelong 11 10 76 Melbourne 8 16 64 Corio Oval 9 000 2 July 1921Essendon 5 12 42 St Kilda 11 17 83 EMCG 6 000 2 July 1921Carlton 12 16 88 Collingwood 10 4 64 Princes Park 35 000 2 July 1921South Melbourne 8 18 66 Fitzroy 6 12 48 Lake Oval 12 000 2 July 1921Round 10 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateCarlton 14 15 99 Richmond 6 12 48 Princes Park 42 000 9 July 1921South Melbourne 13 9 87 St Kilda 11 8 74 Lake Oval 20 000 9 July 1921Melbourne 7 12 54 Essendon 11 14 80 MCG 7 783 9 July 1921Fitzroy 8 18 66 Collingwood 8 8 56 Brunswick Street Oval 12 000 9 July 1921Round 11 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateRichmond 9 12 66 South Melbourne 8 13 61 Punt Road Oval 15 000 16 July 1921Essendon 2 15 27 Geelong 9 18 72 EMCG 6 000 16 July 1921Collingwood 3 14 32 Melbourne 7 7 49 Victoria Park 4 500 16 July 1921St Kilda 0 18 18 Fitzroy 6 8 44 Junction Oval 6 000 16 July 1921Round 12 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateEssendon 8 13 61 South Melbourne 5 13 43 EMCG 15 000 23 July 1921Richmond 8 12 60 Fitzroy 14 13 97 Punt Road Oval 27 000 23 July 1921Geelong 10 12 72 Collingwood 6 11 47 Corio Oval 14 000 23 July 1921St Kilda 5 14 44 Carlton 22 10 142 Junction Oval 17 000 23 July 1921Round 13 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateCollingwood 10 11 71 Essendon 2 11 23 Victoria Park 4 000 30 July 1921South Melbourne 8 21 69 Melbourne 7 11 53 Lake Oval 5 000 30 July 1921Richmond 9 15 69 Geelong 5 6 36 Punt Road Oval 10 000 30 July 1921Fitzroy 4 15 39 Carlton 3 6 24 Brunswick Street Oval 15 000 30 July 1921Round 14 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateMelbourne 6 20 56 St Kilda 5 19 49 MCG 6 488 20 August 1921Collingwood 6 10 46 Richmond 10 12 72 Victoria Park 25 000 20 August 1921Carlton 11 15 81 South Melbourne 7 14 56 Princes Park 25 000 20 August 1921Geelong 13 8 86 Fitzroy 9 10 64 Corio Oval 16 000 20 August 1921Round 15 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateMelbourne 8 11 59 Richmond 12 6 78 MCG 13 832 27 August 1921Carlton 7 19 61 Essendon 7 11 53 Princes Park 10 000 27 August 1921St Kilda 11 16 82 Geelong 9 9 63 Junction Oval 9 000 27 August 1921South Melbourne 5 10 40 Collingwood 8 7 55 Lake Oval 25 000 27 August 1921Round 16 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateFitzroy 9 8 62 Melbourne 9 9 63 Brunswick Street Oval 8 000 3 September 1921Essendon 5 15 45 Richmond 11 14 80 EMCG 14 000 3 September 1921St Kilda 10 7 67 Collingwood 12 7 79 Junction Oval 16 000 3 September 1921Geelong 6 11 47 Carlton 8 15 63 Corio Oval 24 000 3 September 1921Round 17 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateRichmond 14 11 95 St Kilda 7 5 47 Punt Road Oval 15 000 10 September 1921Geelong 10 7 67 South Melbourne 3 10 28 Corio Oval 14 000 10 September 1921Essendon 10 14 74 Fitzroy 11 8 74 EMCG 6 000 10 September 1921Carlton 14 16 100 Melbourne 10 16 76 Princes Park 16 000 10 September 1921Round 18 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateFitzroy 10 19 79 South Melbourne 6 9 45 Brunswick Street Oval 8 000 17 September 1921Melbourne 16 19 115 Geelong 10 11 71 MCG 9 789 17 September 1921St Kilda 14 12 96 Essendon 13 16 94 Junction Oval 10 000 17 September 1921Collingwood 5 7 37 Carlton 9 10 64 Victoria Park 30 000 17 September 1921Ladder Edit1921 VFL ladder Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts1 Carlton 16 13 1 2 1265 891 142 0 56 Finals2 Richmond P 16 12 4 0 1132 975 116 1 483 Collingwood 16 9 7 0 1066 953 111 9 364 Geelong 16 9 7 0 1118 1054 106 1 365 Fitzroy 16 6 8 2 957 921 103 9 286 Melbourne 16 6 8 2 1096 1149 95 4 287 South Melbourne 16 5 10 1 908 1073 84 6 228 St Kilda 16 4 11 1 998 1295 77 1 189 Essendon 16 3 11 2 965 1194 80 8 16Source VFL ladderRules for classification 1 points 2 percentage 3 number of points for P PremiersFinals EditAll of the 1921 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 Semi finals Edit Home team Score Away team Score Venue Crowd DateRichmond 16 19 115 Geelong 6 18 54 MCG 41 649 24 SeptemberCarlton 9 11 65 Collingwood 7 10 52 MCG 37 813 1 OctoberPreliminary final Edit Home team Score Away team Score Venue Crowd DateRichmond 10 7 67 Carlton 7 17 59 MCG 42 866 8 OctoberGrand final EditMain article 1921 VFL Grand Final Richmond defeated Carlton 5 6 36 to 4 8 32 in front of a crowd of 43 122 people For an explanation of scoring see Australian rules football Awards EditThe 1921 VFL Premiership team was Richmond The VFL s leading goalkicker was Cliff Rankin of Geelong with 61 goals Essendon took the wooden spoon in 1921 The Victorian Junior League premiership which is today recognised as the VFL reserves premiership was won by Essendon s team Essendon Juniors Essendon Juniors 10 9 69 defeated Collingwood District 8 13 61 in the challenge Grand Final played as a curtain raiser to the senior Grand Final on 15 October at the Melbourne Cricket Ground 1 Notable events Edit Carlton the minor premier of the season Umpires demand that the VFL provides greater protection including the wire netting of the umpire s race to the ground in order to protect them from fists projectiles and particularly ladies hat pins and a stronger police guard In the last quarter of the Round 7 match between Richmond and Essendon at the Punt Road Oval Richmond had kicked a point The ball was returned from the crowd to the Essendon full back Bert Day who was on the boundary line not the goal line The ball had been stabbed by someone in the crowd Day noticing the deflated condition of the ball kicked it idly from the boundary line over to the field Umpire E P Willamson to inspect Richmond full forward George Bayliss pounced on the ball and kicked a goal with it Day s kick from the boundary line was mistakenly treated as if it had been a kick out from the goal line and despite all of Essendon s protests a goal was awarded to Bayliss In Round 11 St Kilda failed to score a goal and lost badly to a Fitzroy team that had four fewer scoring shots Fitzroy 6 8 44 to St Kilda 0 18 18 Prior to the Round 12 match between St Kilda and Carlton a ladies football match was played between two female teams The Chorleys and The Fleetwoods to the delight of the crowd The Fleetwoods won 4 2 26 to 2 4 16 Whilst the women played in men s guernseys shorts socks boots etc the male field umpire wore a dress The fourth Australian Football Carnival was held in Perth Western Australia were the Australian Champions In Round 17 Essendon played its last match at the East Melbourne Cricket Ground before the ground was closed to make way for an expansion of the Flinders Street railyards During the season the club made arrangements to find a new home base for 1922 initially looking to move to the North Melbourne Recreation Reserve and finally settling on the Essendon Recreation Reserve when a move to North Melbourne was blocked The Preliminary Final on 8 October played between Richmond and Carlton was played in deep mud and the second half was delayed until a driving hail storm that had turned the Melbourne Cricket Ground s playing surface white had passed The second half was played with the surface covered with pools of water six inches deep The VFA preliminary final played at the nearby East Melbourne Cricket Ground was abandoned in the third quarter and replayed the following week due to the same hail storm 2 The five drawn matches during the 1921 season remains a VFL AFL record for most draws in one season References Edit Junior League Final The Argus Melbourne 17 October 1921 p 10 The Association final abandoned through hail The Argus Melbourne 10 October 1921 p 3 Hogan P The Tigers of Old The Richmond Football Club Richmond 1996 ISBN 0 646 18748 1 Maplestone M Flying Higher History of the Essendon Football Club 1872 1996 Essendon Football Club Melbourne 1996 ISBN 0 9591740 2 8 Rogers S amp 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 0External links Edit1921 Season AFL Tables Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1921 VFL season amp oldid 1078905231, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
