The 1910 VFA season was the 34th season of the Victorian Football Association (VFA).
| 1910 premiership season | |
|---|---|
 North Melbourne, premiers | |
| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers | North Melbourne 3rd premiership |
| Minor premiers | North Melbourne 2nd minor premiership |
The premiership was won by the North Melbourne Football Club, after it defeated Brunswick by 29 points in the 1910 VFA Grand Final. It was the club's third premiership, and the first since it was reformed after briefly ceasing to exist in 1908.
Home-and-away season
editThe home-and-home season was played over eighteen rounds, with each club playing the others twice; then, the top four clubs contested a finals series under the amended Argus system to determine the premiers for the season.
Ladder
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Melbourne (P) | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1344 | 630 | 213.3 | 62 |
| 2 | Essendon | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1266 | 674 | 187.8 | 62 |
| 3 | Brunswick | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1254 | 800 | 156.8 | 56 |
| 4 | Prahran | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1273 | 862 | 147.7 | 44 |
| 5 | Port Melbourne | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1037 | 1049 | 98.9 | 40 |
| 6 | Footscray | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1044 | 894 | 116.8 | 36 |
| 7 | Williamstown | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1018 | 922 | 110.4 | 32 |
| 8 | Brighton | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 876 | 1152 | 76.0 | 16 |
| 9 | Northcote | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 828 | 1416 | 58.5 | 12 |
| 10 | Preston | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 578 | 2119 | 27.3 | 0 |
Finals
edit| Semi Finals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 17 September | Essendon 5.9 (39) | def. | Prahran 2.7 (19) | North Melbourne Recreation Reserve (crowd: 12,000) | [2] |
| Saturday, 24 September | North Melbourne 6.8 (44) | def. by | Brunswick 7.8 (50) | North Melbourne Recreation Reserve (crowd: 20,000) | [3] |
| Preliminary Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 1 October | Essendon 6.11 (47) | def. by | Brunswick 8.4 (52) | North Melbourne Recreation Reserve (crowd: 15,000) | [4] |
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Grand Final
edit| 1910 VFA Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 8 October | North Melbourne | def. | Brunswick | North Melbourne Recreation Reserve (crowd: 25,000) | [6][7] |
| 1.1 (7) 5.6 (36) 6.10 (46) 9.14 (68) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
4.3 (27) 4.3 (27) 5.8 (38) 5.9 (39) |
Umpires: Kendall | ||
| Caine 5, Barker, Elliott, Hardy, McCann | Goals | McKenzie 2, Chase, Corrigan, Mills | |||
Notable events
edit- Preston became the first club to concede more than 2,000 points in a season.[1]
- Frank Caine (North Melbourne) was the Association's leading goalkicker for the season. He kicked 70 goals during the home-and-home matches, and 75 goals overall. Jack Hutchinson (Port Melbourne) was second with 54 goals.[5]
- A new premiership trophy was donated to the Association, which would be awarded each year to the premiers, before being awarded permanently to the first club to win it twice consecutively or three times overall.[7]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Old Boy (9 September 1910). "Football – the semi-finals". The Argus. Melbourne. p. 4.
- ^ Old Boy (19 September 1910). "Association Football – Essendon beat Prahran". The Argus. Melbourne. p. 5.
- ^ Old Boy (27 September 1910). "Association Match – a magnificent game". The Argus. Melbourne. p. 5.
- ^ Old Boy (3 October 1910). "Association Football – Brunswick's victory". The Argus. Melbourne. p. 8.
- ^ a b Old Boy (12 September 1910). "Association Semi-Final". The Argus. Melbourne. p. 5.
- ^ Old Boy (10 October 1910). "North Melbourne premiers". The Argus. Melbourne. p. 4.
- ^ a b "Grand Final – North Melbourne vs Brunswick". North Melbourne Courier and West Melbourne Chronicle. Melbourne. 14 October 1910. p. 3.