1921 VJFL season
Appearance
1921 VJFL season | |
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Date | 7 May – 15 October |
Teams | 9 |
Premiers | Essendon Juniors 1st premiership |
Minor premiers | Collingwood District 3rd minor premiership |
Wooden spooners | Leopold |
The 1921 VJFL season was the 3rd season of the Victorian Junior Football League (VJFL), the Australian rules football competition operating as the second-tier competition to the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Essendon Juniors won its first premiership in its first season, defeating reigning premiers Collingwood District.[1]
In addition to Essendon Juniors, Coburg joined the VJFL in 1921, replacing University A and West Melbourne (the junior team of Essendon). The home-and-away season began on 7 May and ended on 17 September.[2]
Ladder
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | Pts |
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1 | Collingwood District | 16 | 60 | |||
2 | Fitzroy Juniors | 16 | 46 | |||
3 | Coburg | 16 | 44 | |||
4 | Essendon Juniors (P) | 16 | 42 | |||
5 | Richmond | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 40 |
6 | Carlton District | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 28 |
7 | St Kilda District | 16 | 12 | |||
8 | Melbourne | 16 | 8 | |||
9 | Leopold | 16 | 4 |
Finals series
[edit]Semi-finals
[edit]Semi-finals | |||||
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Saturday, 1 October | Collingwood District 10.4 (64) | def. by | Coburg 9.13 (67) | Melbourne Cricket Ground | [3] |
Grand Final
[edit]1921 VFJL Grand Final | |||||
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Saturday, 15 October | Essendon Juniors 10.9 (69) | def. | Collingwood District 8.13 (61) | Melbourne Cricket Ground | [4] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Junior League Final". The Argus. Melbourne. 17 October 1921. p. 10.
- ^ "1921 Reserves". Blueseum.
- ^ "Football – The final matches". The Argus. Melbourne, VIC. 3 October 1921. p. 11.
- ^ "1921 Seconds scores". Tigerland Archive.