1889 Victorian football season
20th senior season of Australian rules football in Victoria
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The 1889 Victorian football season was the 20th senior season of Australian rules football in the colony of Victoria.[1]
| 1889 Victorian football season | |
|---|---|
| Date | 4 May â 28 September 1889 |
VFA
South Melbourne won the Victorian Football Association (VFA) premiership for the fourth time and the second year in a row, after finishing the season with 14 wins from its 19 matches.[2]
VJFA
| 1889 VJFA season | |
|---|---|
| Premiers | North Park 4th premiership |
The 1889 VJFA season was the seventh season of the Victorian Junior Football Association (VJFA).[a] North Park won the premiership for the fourth time, as part of a sequence of five premierships won by the club between 1886 and 1890.[4][5]
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | Pts | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Park (P) | 20 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 74 | 25 | 68 | 3.400 |
| 2 | East Richmond | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 28 | 64 | 3.200 |
| 3 | Britannia | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 66 | 33 | 60 | 3.158 |
| 4 | St Kilda Esplanade | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 51 | 28 | 56 | 2.947 |
| 5 | Camberwell | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 71 | 37 | 60 | 2.857 |
| 6 | Albion United | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 70 | 43 | 48 | 2.667 |
| 7 | Union Jack | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 28 | 50 | 2.632 |
| 8 | South St Kilda | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 69 | 41 | 50 | 2.500 |
| 9 | Coburg | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 39 | 52 | 2.476 |
| 10 | South Brunswick | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 50 | 38 | 48 | 2.400 |
| 11 | Fitzroy Imperial | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 41 | 42 | 2.333 |
| 12 | Brunswick | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 39 | 40 | 2.222 |
| 13 | Brighton | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 54 | 55 | 38 | 2.000 |
| 14 | Essendon District | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 43 | 36 | 1.895 |
| 15 | Parkside | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 46 | 54 | 32 | 1.684 |
| 16 | Fernside | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 60 | 32 | 1.684 |
| 17 | Marylebone | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 37 | 43 | 36 | 1.636 |
| 18 | Clifton | 21 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 26 | 63 | 24 | 1.143 |
| 19 | Moonee Ponds | 21 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 67 | 24 | 1.143 |
| 20 | Kew | 19 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 30 | 53 | 20 | 1.053 |
| 21 | North Carlton Imperial | 19 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 31 | 33 | 16 | 0.842 |
| 22 | Marlton | 19 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 29 | 46 | 16 | 0.842 |
| 23 | Star of Brunswick | 18 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 41 | 18 | 1.000 |
| 24 | South Park | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 33 | 28 | 2.333 |
| 25 | Ascot Vale | 15 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 23 | 54 | 12 | 0.800 |
| 26 | Coast | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 41 | 6 | 0.600 |
Goulburn Valley
The 1889 GVFA season was the second season of the Goulburn Valley Football Association (GVFA).[9]
Numurkah won the premiership for the second time, after defeating Cobram in the grand final held on 10 August 1889.[10]
Ladder
| Pos | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Numurkah (P) |
| 2 | Cobram |
| Nathalia | |
| Wunghnu | |
| Yarroweyah |
Grand Final
| 1889 GVFA Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 10 August | Cobram | def. by | Numurkah | Cobram | [10] |
0.3 |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
4.8 |
Umpires: Kennedy | ||
| Goals | Drummond 2 | ||||
| Best | Drummond, Harford, Winchester, Vanthoff, O'Dwyer, McNamara, Cox | ||||
Sandhurst
| 1889 SFA season | |
|---|---|
| Premiers | Sandhurst 2nd premiership |
The 1889 SFA season was the ninth season of the Sandhurst Football Association (SFA).[11]
Sandhurst won the premiership for the second time after finishing the season undefeated.[12]
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandhurst (P) | 0 | |||||
| 2 | Bendigo | ||||||
| Eaglehawk | |||||||
| North Bendigo |