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1923 VJFL season

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1923 VJFL season
Date5 May – 20 October
Teams10
PremiersGeelong
1st premiership
Minor premiersRichmond
1st minor premiership
Wooden spoonersMelbourne
1st wooden spoon
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The 1923 VJFL season was the 5th 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).

Geelong won its first VJFL premiership, defeating Richmond by 26 points. The 18-round home-and-away season began on 5 May and ended on 15 September.[1][2]

Background

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Prior to the start of the season, representatives from the VJFL asked the VFL to allow the names of teams to be changed to 'Second Eighteen' − for instance, Carlton District would become Carlton Second Eighteen, and known simply as Carlton.[3][4]

The move was formally approved by the VFL on 27 April, although Collingwood District retained its name.[5][6]

Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W L D Pts
1 Richmond 18 13 5 0 60
2 Collingwood District 18 56
3 Geelong (P) 18 56
4 Essendon 18 44
5 Leopold 18 36
6 Coburg 18 36
7 Carlton 18 32
8 Fitzroy 18 20
9 St Kilda 18 16
10 Melbourne 18 4

Finals series

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Grand final

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Grand final
Saturday, 20 October Geelong 9.12 (66) def. Richmond 5.10 (40) Melbourne Cricket Ground

References

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  1. ^ "Junior League Final". The Argus. Melbourne. 22 October 1923. p. 16.
  2. ^ "League Seconds". Trove. Sporting Globe.
  3. ^ "Name change". The Herald. 5 April 1923. p. 10.
  4. ^ "1923 Reserves". Blueseum.
  5. ^ "Name change". The Age. 27 April 1923. p. 14.
  6. ^ "Collingwood District Football Club". Collingwood Forever.