1891 Victorian football season

1892 Victorian football season
Date2 May – 26 September 1891[1]

The 1891 Victorian football season was the 22nd senior season of Australian rules football in the colony of Victoria.

VFA

Main article: 1891 VFA season

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
PremiersMarylebone
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
– East Richmond (W) 14 2 10 2 – – 12
– Electric Telegraph (W) 14 1 13 0 – – 4
– Kew (W) 14 – – – – – 0
Source: [1][10]
(P) Premiers; (W) Withdrew mid-season

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
– Electric Telegraph 14 1 13 0 – – 4 Withdrew mid-season
Source: [11]

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
– Kew 14 – – – –    0 Withdrew mid-season
Source: [11]

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
– East Richmond 14 2 10 2 – – 12 Withdrew mid-season
Source: [11]

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

Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA Pts
1 Marylebone (P) 5 3 0 2 30 14 16
2 Britannia 5 3 1 1 24 20 14
3 North Park 5 3 2 0 19 18 12
4 Napier Imperial 5 2 1 2 14 15 12
5 Essendon District 5 1 4 0 10 18 4
6 Brunswick 5 1 4 0 16 28 4
Source: [1][10]
(P) Premiers

Goulburn Valley

1891 GVFA season
PremiersYarroweyah
1st premiership
Runners-upCongupna
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)

Notes

  1. ^ At the time, the term "junior" was used to describe open age football of a lower standard than senior football, rather than under age football.[4]

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