The 1906 Victorian Football Association season was the 30th season of the Australian rules football competition. The premiership was won by the West Melbourne Football Club, after defeating Footscray in the close final by eleven points. It was the first and only premiership won by West Melbourne during its nine-season stint in the VFA.
| 1906 premiership season | |
|---|---|
 West Melbourne FC, premiers | |
| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers | West Melbourne 1st premiership |
| Minor premiers | West Melbourne 1st minor premiership |
Premiership
editThe home-and-away 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 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Melbourne (P) | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1162 | 595 | 58 |
| 2 | Richmond | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1135 | 693 | 56 |
| 3 | North Melbourne | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 853 | 624 | 52 |
| 4 | Footscray | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 916 | 644 | 50 |
| 5 | Williamstown | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1017 | 768 | 48 |
| 6 | Brunswick | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 705 | 919 | 24 |
| 7 | Port Melbourne | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 629 | 1068 | 24 |
| 8 | Prahran | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 726 | 1095 | 24 |
| 9 | Preston | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 796 | 953 | 20 |
| 10 | Essendon | 18 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 568 | 1245 | 4 |
Finals
edit| Semi Finals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 15 September | West Melbourne 9.18 (72) | def. | North Melbourne 4.4 (28) | East Melbourne Cricket Ground | [2] |
| Saturday, 22 September | Richmond 6.5 (41) | def. by | Footscray 6.14 (50) | East Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 12,000) | [3] |
| 1906 VFA Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 29 September | West Melbourne | def. | Footscray | East Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 20,000) | [4][5] |
| 0.0 (0) 3.4 (22) 4.7 (31) 7.8 (50) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
3.2 (20) 3.5 (23) 5.8 (38) 5.9 (39) |
Umpires: Souter | ||
| Williamson 3, Armstrong 2, McCann 2 | Goals | Jacobson 2, Hedley, McCarthy, Hughes | |||
| |||||
Notable events
edit- Boundary umpires were introduced for Association matches for the first time in 1906.[6]
Interleague matches
edit| 1906 Interleague Matches | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 23 June | S.A.F.A. 7.9 (51) | def. by | V.F.A. 10.8 (68) | Adelaide Oval | [7] |
| Saturday, 11 August | V.F.A. 14.19 (103) | def. | S.A.F.A. 13.9 (87) | East Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 5,000) | [8] |
| Wednesday, 29 August | Bendigo & Nth Dist. 3.12 (30) | def. | V.F.A. 3.10 (28) | Upper Reserve | [9] |
The VFA's second match against the S.A.F.A. was originally scheduled to be played on an otherwise vacant day in the Melbourne football calendar, with a bye week in both the League and Association, and the V.F.L. team playing in Ballarat. However, the VFL made a change by shifting two of its 4 August matches onto 11 August, much to the VFA's chagrin, severely affecting the crowd at the game.[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Observer (10 September 1906). "Football – Preparing for the Finals". The Argus. Melbourne. p. 5.
- ^ Observer (17 September 1906). "Association finals". The Argus. Melbourne. p. 7.
- ^ "Football – Association Finals". The Argus. Melbourne. 24 September 1906. p. 4.
- ^ Observer (1 October 1906). "The Association Final". The Argus. Melbourne. p. 5.
- ^ "Premiership won by West Melbourne". North Melbourne Courier and West Melbourne Chronicle. Melbourne. 5 October 1906. p. 3.
- ^ Follower (7 May 1906). "The Football Season – Opening Day Matches". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. p. 9.
- ^ "Football – Last Saturday's actions". Table Talk. Melbourne, VIC. 28 June 1906. p. 27.
- ^ Follower (13 August 1906). "The Football Season – Matches for premiership". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. p. 9.
- ^ 'Kickero' (31 August 1906). "World of Sport – Football". The Herald. Melbourne, VIC. p. 4.
- ^ "World of Sport – Football". The Herald. Melbourne, VIC. 10 August 1906. p. 4.