The 1922 VFL season was the 26th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured nine clubs, ran from 6 May until 14 October, and comprised a 16-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs.
In 1922, 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 1922 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the amended "Argus system".
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for Average score: 69.4 Source: AFL Tables
Finals seriesEdit
All of the 1922 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.
Boundary umpires became responsible for bringing the ball back to the centre after a goal has been scored.
Angry Richmond fans invaded the field after Richmond's 10-point loss against Essendon in Round 5. Field umpire Arthur Norden, later received a letter threatening his life, and he retired.
The first issue of the "pink paper", the Saturday evening newspaper, The Sporting Globe, was published on 22 July 1922.
In the round 17 match against Geelong, St Kilda's centre half-forward Dave McNamara had 12 kicks for the match. From the twelve kicks he scored ten goals, nine of them with place-kicks (one 70 yards, another 65 yards), and tenth with a punt-kick. By contrast with that accurate kicking, on the following Saturday, in the round 18 match against Richmond, McNamara kicked 1.13 (19).
South Melbourne's percentage is the highest ever by the team finishing last.
The Victorian Junior League premiership, which is today recognised as the VFL reserves premiership, was won by Collingwood's team, Collingwood District. Collingwood District 8.10 (58) defeated Essendon Juniors 1.9 (15) in the challenge Grand Final, played as a curtain-raiser to the senior Grand Final on 14 October at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[1]
ReferencesEdit
^"Junior League Final". The Argus. Melbourne. 16 October 1922. p. 3.
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
SourcesEdit
1922 VFL season at AFL Tables
1922 VFL season at Australian Football
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The 1922 VFL season was the 26th season of the Victorian Football League VFL the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria The season featured nine clubs ran from 6 May until 14 October and comprised a 16 game home and away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs 1922 VFL premiership seasonFitzroy Football Club Premier teamTeams9PremiersFitzroy7th premiershipMinor premiersCollingwood7th minor premiershipLeading Goalkicker MedallistHorrie Clover Carlton Matches played76Highest64 148 19211923 The premiership was won by the Fitzroy Football Club for the seventh time after it defeated Collingwood by eleven points in the 1922 VFL Grand Final Contents 1 Background 2 Home and away season 2 1 Round 1 2 2 Round 2 2 3 Round 3 2 4 Round 4 2 5 Round 5 2 6 Round 6 2 7 Round 7 2 8 Round 8 2 9 Round 9 2 10 Round 10 2 11 Round 11 2 12 Round 12 2 13 Round 13 2 14 Round 14 2 15 Round 15 2 16 Round 16 2 17 Round 17 2 18 Round 18 3 Ladder 4 Finals series 4 1 Semi finals 4 2 Preliminary final 4 3 Grand final 5 Season notes 6 Awards 7 References 8 SourcesBackground EditIn 1922 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 1922 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the amended Argus system Home and away season EditRound 1 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateSouth Melbourne 7 13 55 Melbourne 8 12 60 Lake Oval 15 000 6 May 1922St Kilda 8 8 56 Fitzroy 10 9 69 Junction Oval 12 000 6 May 1922Richmond 10 13 73 Collingwood 8 8 56 Punt Road Oval 27 000 6 May 1922Essendon 11 14 80 Carlton 9 8 62 Windy Hill 22 000 6 May 1922Round 2 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateMelbourne 13 10 88 Richmond 12 13 85 MCG 23 902 13 May 1922Collingwood 9 12 66 South Melbourne 10 12 72 Victoria Park 20 000 13 May 1922Carlton 10 13 73 Fitzroy 9 9 63 Princes Park 25 000 13 May 1922Geelong 6 6 42 Essendon 8 16 64 Corio Oval 12 000 13 May 1922Round 3 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateFitzroy 14 13 97 Geelong 10 12 72 Brunswick Street Oval 12 000 20 May 1922Essendon 12 12 84 South Melbourne 8 13 61 Windy Hill 20 000 20 May 1922St Kilda 12 12 84 Melbourne 11 8 74 Junction Oval 10 000 20 May 1922Collingwood 10 18 78 Carlton 10 11 71 Victoria Park 25 000 20 May 1922Round 4 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateGeelong 11 9 75 Richmond 11 7 73 Corio Oval 12 000 27 May 1922Carlton 14 12 96 Melbourne 8 16 64 Princes Park 15 000 27 May 1922South Melbourne 8 13 61 St Kilda 12 5 77 Lake Oval 20 000 27 May 1922Fitzroy 6 15 51 Essendon 7 9 51 Brunswick Street Oval 26 000 27 May 1922Round 5 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateCollingwood 15 14 104 St Kilda 4 11 35 Victoria Park 30 000 3 June 1922South Melbourne 8 15 63 Carlton 4 11 35 Lake Oval 25 000 3 June 1922Melbourne 9 12 66 Geelong 9 6 60 MCG 16 189 5 June 1922Richmond 7 12 54 Essendon 9 10 64 Punt Road Oval 40 000 5 June 1922Round 6 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateFitzroy 9 18 72 Richmond 7 9 51 Brunswick Street Oval 30 000 10 June 1922Essendon 12 21 93 Melbourne 5 12 42 Windy Hill 15 000 10 June 1922Carlton 13 19 97 St Kilda 12 14 86 Princes Park 15 000 10 June 1922Geelong 8 9 57 Collingwood 19 6 120 Corio Oval 12 000 10 June 1922Round 7 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateCollingwood 15 10 100 Fitzroy 10 8 68 Victoria Park 30 000 17 June 1922Carlton 8 15 63 Geelong 9 19 73 Princes Park 12 000 17 June 1922South Melbourne 10 14 74 Richmond 12 7 79 Lake Oval 20 000 17 June 1922St Kilda 13 11 89 Essendon 15 7 97 Junction Oval 20 000 17 June 1922Round 8 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateGeelong 7 12 54 St Kilda 10 5 65 Corio Oval 12 000 24 June 1922Fitzroy 9 13 67 South Melbourne 8 8 56 Brunswick Street Oval 20 000 24 June 1922Melbourne 9 13 67 Collingwood 7 17 59 MCG 17 496 24 June 1922Richmond 10 6 66 Carlton 12 11 83 Punt Road Oval 30 000 24 June 1922Round 9 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateRichmond 11 13 79 St Kilda 7 12 54 Punt Road Oval 25 000 1 July 1922Geelong 16 18 114 South Melbourne 4 6 30 Corio Oval 8 000 1 July 1922Fitzroy 5 19 49 Melbourne 4 9 33 Brunswick Street Oval 12 000 1 July 1922Essendon 7 14 56 Collingwood 10 5 65 Windy Hill 30 000 1 July 1922Round 10 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateMelbourne 15 10 100 South Melbourne 9 18 72 MCG 9 850 15 July 1922Fitzroy 13 11 89 St Kilda 8 14 62 Brunswick Street Oval 17 000 15 July 1922Collingwood 6 14 50 Richmond 3 13 31 Victoria Park 25 000 15 July 1922Carlton 11 19 85 Essendon 7 10 52 Princes Park 30 000 15 July 1922Round 11 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateEssendon 12 10 82 Geelong 13 16 94 Windy Hill 15 000 22 July 1922Richmond 11 14 80 Melbourne 10 17 77 Punt Road Oval 18 000 22 July 1922South Melbourne 7 14 56 Collingwood 8 16 64 Lake Oval 20 000 22 July 1922Fitzroy 11 13 79 Carlton 9 7 61 Brunswick Street Oval 30 000 22 July 1922Round 12 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateMelbourne 13 10 88 St Kilda 11 10 76 MCG 14 929 29 July 1922Carlton 12 16 88 Collingwood 11 17 83 Princes Park 34 000 29 July 1922Geelong 5 9 39 Fitzroy 5 19 49 Corio Oval 15 000 29 July 1922South Melbourne 14 15 99 Essendon 11 8 74 Lake Oval 20 000 29 July 1922Round 13 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateSt Kilda 10 15 75 South Melbourne 11 9 75 Junction Oval 15 000 5 August 1922Essendon 15 7 97 Fitzroy 12 16 88 Windy Hill 20 000 5 August 1922Richmond 12 17 89 Geelong 11 13 79 Punt Road Oval 15 000 5 August 1922Melbourne 10 4 64 Carlton 8 13 61 MCG 25 220 5 August 1922Round 14 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateGeelong 11 6 72 Melbourne 5 16 46 Corio Oval 8 000 19 August 1922Essendon 15 13 103 Richmond 10 6 66 Windy Hill 25 000 19 August 1922Carlton 14 19 103 South Melbourne 10 15 75 Princes Park 17 000 19 August 1922St Kilda 6 10 46 Collingwood 8 9 57 Junction Oval 18 000 19 August 1922Round 15 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateCollingwood 8 20 68 Geelong 6 8 44 Victoria Park 8 000 26 August 1922Richmond 5 10 40 Fitzroy 3 14 32 Punt Road Oval 5 000 26 August 1922Melbourne 3 10 28 Essendon 6 8 44 MCG 19 206 26 August 1922St Kilda 4 16 40 Carlton 5 19 49 Junction Oval 10 000 26 August 1922Round 16 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateRichmond 13 8 86 South Melbourne 9 10 64 Punt Road Oval 15 000 2 September 1922Essendon 8 15 63 St Kilda 8 7 55 Windy Hill 15 000 2 September 1922Fitzroy 8 14 62 Collingwood 11 13 79 Brunswick Street Oval 25 000 2 September 1922Geelong 11 10 76 Carlton 16 15 111 Corio Oval 15 000 2 September 1922Round 17 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateCollingwood 11 16 82 Melbourne 7 11 53 Victoria Park 15 000 9 September 1922Carlton 14 10 94 Richmond 7 8 50 Princes Park 25 000 9 September 1922St Kilda 18 18 126 Geelong 10 11 71 Junction Oval 10 000 9 September 1922South Melbourne 11 12 78 Fitzroy 14 9 93 Lake Oval 10 000 9 September 1922Round 18 Edit Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Venue Crowd DateCollingwood 6 11 47 Essendon 6 7 43 Victoria Park 32 000 16 September 1922St Kilda 7 22 64 Richmond 5 7 37 Junction Oval 4 000 16 September 1922South Melbourne 21 10 136 Geelong 8 10 58 Lake Oval 3 000 16 September 1922Melbourne 7 13 55 Fitzroy 8 15 63 Princes Park 5 000 16 September 1922Ladder Edit P PremiersQualified for finals Team P W L D PF PA Pts1 Collingwood 16 12 4 0 1178 922 127 8 482 Essendon 16 10 5 1 1147 1028 111 6 423 Fitzroy P 16 10 5 1 1091 1003 108 8 424 Carlton 16 10 6 0 1232 1092 112 8 405 Richmond 16 7 9 0 1039 1129 92 0 286 Melbourne 16 7 9 0 1005 1131 88 9 287 St Kilda 16 5 10 1 1090 1164 93 6 228 Geelong 16 5 11 0 1080 1285 84 0 209 South Melbourne 16 4 11 1 1127 1235 91 3 18Rules for classification 1 premiership points 2 percentage 3 points forAverage score 69 4Source AFL TablesFinals series EditAll of the 1922 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 DateEssendon 5 9 39 Carlton 4 10 34 MCG 64 148 23 SeptemberCollingwood 5 12 42 Fitzroy 6 10 46 MCG 43 045 30 SeptemberPreliminary final Edit Home team Score Away team Score Venue Crowd DateFitzroy 9 14 68 Essendon 6 9 45 MCG 50 021 7 OctoberGrand final Edit Main article 1922 VFL Grand FinalSeason notes EditEssendon began playing its home games at the Essendon Recreation Reserve known today as Windy Hill from this season after the closure of the East Melbourne Cricket Ground at the end of 1921 Boundary umpires became responsible for bringing the ball back to the centre after a goal has been scored Angry Richmond fans invaded the field after Richmond s 10 point loss against Essendon in Round 5 Field umpire Arthur Norden later received a letter threatening his life and he retired The first issue of the pink paper the Saturday evening newspaper The Sporting Globe was published on 22 July 1922 In the round 17 match against Geelong St Kilda s centre half forward Dave McNamara had 12 kicks for the match From the twelve kicks he scored ten goals nine of them with place kicks one 70 yards another 65 yards and tenth with a punt kick By contrast with that accurate kicking on the following Saturday in the round 18 match against Richmond McNamara kicked 1 13 19 South Melbourne s percentage is the highest ever by the team finishing last Awards EditThe 1922 VFL Premiership team was Fitzroy The VFL s leading goalkicker was Horrie Clover of Carlton with 54 goals 56 after finals South Melbourne took the wooden spoon in 1922 The Victorian Junior League premiership which is today recognised as the VFL reserves premiership was won by Collingwood s team Collingwood District Collingwood District 8 10 58 defeated Essendon Juniors 1 9 15 in the challenge Grand Final played as a curtain raiser to the senior Grand Final on 14 October at the Melbourne Cricket Ground 1 References Edit Junior League Final The Argus Melbourne 16 October 1922 p 3 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 0Sources Edit1922 VFL season at AFL Tables 1922 VFL season at Australian Football Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1922 VFL season amp oldid 1164657847, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
