1891 Victorian football season
22nd senior season of Australian rules football in Victoria
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The 1891 Victorian football season was the 22nd senior season of Australian rules football in the colony of Victoria.
| 1892 Victorian football season | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2 May â 26 September 1891[1] |
VFA
Essendon won the Victorian Football Association (VFA) premiership for the first time, beginning a sequence of four consecutive premierships won from 1891 to 1894.[2][3]
VJFA
| 1891 VJFA season | |
|---|---|
| Premiers | Marylebone 1st premiership |
The 1891 VJFA season was the ninth season of the Victorian Junior Football Association (VJFA).[a] Marylebone won the premiership for the first and only time.[5]
Beginning this year, VJFA clubs were divided into three divisions (known as Section A, Section B and Section C), each consisting of eight teams.[6] After the end of the home-and-away season, the two highest-ranking teams from each division played in a finals series to determine the premiers.[7]
Carlton Juniors won the second-rate premiership, which was contested by at least 24 clubs also competed in the VJFA's second-rate competition in 1891.[1][8] Port Melbourne Imperial won the third-rate premiership.[1][8]
During the season, Northcote player William Wiecraft was banned from the VJFA for life for "brutal play".[9]
Ladder
Although the VJFA was split into three divisions, newspapers published a ladder with all clubs after the finals series.[10]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marylebone (P) | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 109 | 34 | 60 |
| 2 | Britannia | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 63 | 42 | 58 |
| 3 | North Park | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 60 | 30 | 56 |
| 4 | Napier Imperial | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 76 | 43 | 62 |
| 5 | Essendon District | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 62 | 46 | 46 |
| 6 | Brunswick | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 80 | 61 | 50 |
| 7 | North Williamstown | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 42 |
| 8 | Camberwell | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 27 | 40 |
| 9 | Austral | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 52 | 28 | 40 |
| 10 | South Melbourne Juniors | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 22 | 34 |
| 11 | Albion United | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 46 | 32 |
| 12 | Star of Brunswick | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 35 | 26 |
| 13 | South St Kilda | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 46 | 26 |
| 14 | Preston | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 47 | 26 |
| 15 | Union Jack | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 34 | 24 |
| 16 | Clifton | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 43 | 48 | 24 |
| 17 | Northcote | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 43 | 18 |
| 18 | Parkside | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 29 | 58 | 18 |
| 19 | Coburg | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 50 | 18 |
| 20 | Prahran | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 24 | 75 | 10 |
| 21 | Brighton | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 24 | 53 | 10 |
| â | East Richmond (W) | 14 | 2 | 10 | 2 | â | â | 12 |
| â | Electric Telegraph (W) | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | â | â | 4 |
| â | Kew (W) | 14 | â | â | â | â | â | 0 |
Section A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napier Imperial | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 28 | 52 | Finals series |
| 2 | North Park | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 11 | 44 | |
| 3 | North Williamstown | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 42 | |
| 4 | South St Kilda | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 46 | 26 | |
| 5 | Preston | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 47 | 26 | |
| 6 | Union Jack | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 34 | 24 | |
| 7 | Brighton | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 24 | 75 | 10 | |
| â | Electric Telegraph | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | â | â | 4 | Withdrew mid-season |
Section B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marylebone | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 79 | 21 | 44 | Finals series |
| 2 | Britannia | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 44 | |
| 3 | Camberwell | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 27 | 40 | |
| 4 | South Melbourne Juniors | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 22 | 34 | |
| 5 | Star of Brunswick | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 35 | 26 | |
| 6 | Northcote | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 43 | 18 | |
| 7 | Parkside | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 29 | 58 | 18 | |
| â | Kew | 14 | â | â | â | â | 0 | Withdrew mid-season |
Section C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brunswick | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 64 | 33 | 46 | Finals series |
| 2 | Essendon District | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 28 | 42 | |
| 3 | Austral | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 52 | 28 | 40 | |
| 4 | Albion United | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 46 | 32 | |
| 5 | Clifton | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 43 | 48 | 24 | |
| 6 | Coburg | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 50 | 18 | |
| 7 | Prahran | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 24 | 75 | 10 | |
| â | East Richmond | 14 | 2 | 10 | 2 | â | â | 12 | Withdrew mid-season |
Finals
Round 1
| Round 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 15 August | Britannia 7 | def. | Napier Imperial 4 | Richmond Cricket Ground | [12][13] |
| Saturday, 15 August | Marylebone 8 | def. | Brunswick 3 | Royal Park | [12][13] |
| Saturday, 15 August | North Park 3 | def. | Essendon District 1 | Brunswick Cricket Ground | [12][13] |
Round 2
| Round 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 22 August | Marylebone | v | Napier Imperial | St Kilda Cricket Ground | [14][15] |
| Saturday, 22 August | Britannia | v | Essendon District | South Melbourne Cricket Ground | [14][15] |
| Saturday, 22 August | North Park 8.8 (8) | def. | Brunswick 4.7 (4) | Richmond Cricket Ground | [14][15][16] |
Round 5
| Round 5 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 12 September | Britannia 5.7 (5) | drew with | Marylebone 5.9 (5) | North Melbourne Recreation Reserve | [17] |
Ladder
Goulburn Valley
| 1891 GVFA season | |
|---|---|
| Premiers | Yarroweyah 1st premiership |
| Runners-up | Congupna 1st runners-up result |
The 1891 GVFA season was the fourth season of the Goulburn Valley Football Association (GVFA).[18][19]
Yarroweyah won the premiership for the first time, defeating Congupna in the grand final.[20]
Grand Final
| 1891 GVFA Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 22 August | Congupna | def. by | Numurkah | Congupna Recreation Reserve | [20] |
1.1 (1) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
3.12 (3) |
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