The 1908 VFL season was the twelfth season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria.
1908 VFL premiership season | |
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Teams | 10 |
Premiers | Carlton 3rd premiership |
Minor premiers | Carlton 3rd minor premiership |
Leading Goalkicker Medallist | Dick Lee (Collingwood) |
Matches played | 93 |
Highest | 50,261 |
The season featured ten clubs, with University (MJFA) and Richmond (VFA) newly admitted to increase the league's size for the first time since its inception. The season ran from 2 May until 26 September, and comprised an 18-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs.
The premiership was won by the Carlton Football Club for the third time and third time consecutively, after it defeated Essendon by nine points in the 1908 VFL Grand Final.
In 1908, the VFL competition consisted of ten teams of 18 on-the-field players each, with no "reserves", although any of the 18 players who had left the playing field for any reason could later resume their place on the field at any time during the match.
Each team played each other twice in a home-and-away season of 18 rounds.
Once the 18 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1908 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the amended "Argus system".
(P) | Premiers |
Qualified for finals |
# | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
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1 | Carlton (P) | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1125 | 664 | 169.4 | 68 |
2 | Essendon | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1160 | 814 | 142.5 | 56 |
3 | St Kilda | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 955 | 942 | 101.4 | 40 |
4 | Collingwood | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 966 | 996 | 97.0 | 40 |
5 | South Melbourne | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 975 | 962 | 101.4 | 36 |
6 | University | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1032 | 1075 | 96.0 | 32 |
7 | Fitzroy | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 932 | 852 | 109.4 | 28 |
8 | Melbourne | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 927 | 1065 | 87.0 | 28 |
9 | Richmond | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 940 | 1275 | 73.7 | 24 |
10 | Geelong | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 803 | 1170 | 68.6 | 8 |
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 54.5
Source: AFL Tables
Team | 1 Qtr | 2 Qtr | 3 Qtr | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|
Carlton | 2.3 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 (35) |
Essendon | 1.1 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 (26) |