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VFA-VFL EXHIBITION MATCHES

  • INTRODUCTION
  • EXHIBITION MATCHES (1877-PRES.)
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INTRODUCTION

1877 marked the opening season of the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and that same year the first exhibition matches of note were played: Carlton taking on the Waratah club in Sydney; Melbourne travelling to Adelaide to play a combined SAFA line-up; and St Kilda following suit at season's end with further exhibition matches in Adelaide.

Numerous tours took place over the next twenty years with VFA clubs playing matches throughout regional areas as well as interstate. Most were played on end of season trips, with a handful being played during the season on representative weekends or when a club had a bye week in their fixture.

Following the split of 1896 there were two main periods of practice/exhibition games against clubs of the breakaway Victorian Football League (VFL); 1898-1907 and 1935-1937. On both occasions these matches ceased due to a flare-up in the board room between the rival VFA and VFL competitions.

The VFA clubs played occasional exhibition matches over the next forty seasons until a return to the main stage with NFL night series matches between 1977 and 1979. However, by the 1980s exhibition matches had become a rarity for VFA clubs. The only period of note since being the Foxtel Cup games against State League clubs from 2011 to 2014.
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Oakleigh vs Port Melbourne played at Wagga
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EXHIBITION MATCHES (1877-PRES.)

Matches in the following tables are classified in five different categories:

PRAC - Practice matches played pre-season
EX - Exhibition matches played in-season or post-season
PREM - a VFA Premiership match played in Wagga in 1953
NFL - NFL Night Series (1977-79)
FOX - Foxtel Cup (2011-14)
1877-96
1897-1904
1905-09
1910-34
1935-39
1940-74
1975-79
1980-99
2000-
VFA vs VFL
1877-96

DATE

TYPE

VFA CLUB

SCORE

 

OPPONENT

SCORE

W/L

VENUE

24-5-1886

EX

Williamstown

6.15

 

New South Wales

0.7

W

Gardens Reserve, W'town

3-7-1888

EX

Port Melbourne

7.15

 

Great Britain

6.11

W

East Melbourne CG

28-6-1889

EX

Port Melbourne

5.13

 

Northumberland FC

4.8

W

Albion Ground, West Maitland

29-6-1889

Port Melbourne

7.10

 

Newcastle District

3.13

W

Newcastle Cricket Ground

4-7-1889

Port Melbourne

11.10

 

Waratah FC

0.2

W

SCG

6-7-1889

Port Melbourne

6.12

 

New South Wales

2.4

W

SCG

24-9-1894

EX

Essendon

0.7

 

Rest of the VFA

5.11

L

Victoria Park, Collingwood

 

MATCH NOTES (1877-96)
1886 Williamstown vs New South Wales - played as part of NSW's tour of Victoria which included matches against Victoria (VFA), Sandhurst FA and Geelong.

1888 Port Melbourne vs Great Britain - this was part of a lengthy tour of Australia and New Zealand by a representative rugby team (the first version of what is known today as the British Lions). During their time in Victoria and South Australia the rugby team played a number of Australian football matches under "Victorian Rules", including matches against top-level clubs Carlton, Essendon, Fitzroy, Port Melbourne, South Melbourne, Adelaide, Norwood, Port Adelaide and South Adelaide.

1889 Port Melbourne Tour of NSW - Port joined other prominent clubs such as Carlton, Essendon, Fitzroy and Melbourne in travelling interstate for a series of tour matches. The Northumberland and Waratah clubs were two of the strongest clubs at the time in the Newcastle and Sydney regions respectively.

1894 Essendon vs VFA - an end of season match between the VFA Premiers and the rest of the Association played to raise funds for various charities. Essendon's gun forward Thurgood was one of numerous late withdrawals from both line-ups. Players for the combined VFA team wore their various club uniforms rather than a representative jumper causing confusion both on-field and for the spectators.
1897-1904

DATE

TYPE

VFA CLUB

SCORE

OPPONENT

SCORE

W/L

VENUE

Sept.1897

EX

Port Melbourne

cancelled

Essendon

cancelled

-

East Melbourne CG

23-4-1898

PRAC

Port Melbourne

unknown

Collingwood

unknown

L

Victoria Park

30-4-1898

PRAC

Brunswick

unknown

Carlton

unknown

-

Princes Park

PRAC

North Melbourne

5.9 (39)

South Melbourne

10.11 (71)

L

Lake Oval

PRAC

West Melbourne

unknown

Melbourne

unknown

-

Wesley College Ground

7-5-1898

PRAC

Footscray

4.3 (27)

Collingwood

3.10 (28)

L

Western Oval

PRAC

North Melbourne

1.6 (12)

Fitzroy

12.16 (88)

L

Brunswick Street Oval

PRAC

Port Melbourne

6.6 (42)

South Melbourne

1.1 (7)

W

Lake Oval

15-4-1899

PRAC

North Melbourne

2.5 (17)

Collingwood

12.10 (82)

L

Arden Street Oval

PRAC

West Melbourne

unknown

Essendon

unknown

-

Friendly Societies Ground

22-4-1899

PRAC

Footscray

6.4 (40)

South Melbourne

4.11 (35)

W

Western Oval

PRAC

Port Melbourne

2.4 (16)

Collingwood

4.13 (37)

L

Victoria Park

PRAC

West Melbourne

unknown

Essendon

unknown

-

EMCG

29-4-1899

PRAC

Footscray

3.12 (30)

Collingwood

5.6 (36)

L

Victoria Park

PRAC

Richmond

1.3 (9)

Fitzroy

10.26 (86)

L

Brunswick Street Oval

23-9-1899

EX

Footscray

7.4 (46)

Ballarat Imperial

2.8 (20)

W

Eastern Oval, Ballarat

14-4-1900

PRAC

Footscray

2.2 (14)

South Melbourne

1.5 (11)

W

Lake Oval

21-4-1900

PRAC

Footscray

5.1 (31)

Essendon

2.7 (19)

W

Western Oval

PRAC

Port Melbourne

1.4 (10)

Collingwood

8.12 (60)

L

North Port Oval

PRAC

Prahran

3.6 (24)

South Melbourne

10.11 (71)

L

Lake Oval

28-4-1900

PRAC

Footscray

5.3 (33)

Collingwood

6.8 (44)

L

Western Oval

PRAC

North Melbourne

3.6 (24)

Carlton

11.10 (76)

L

Arden Street Oval

PRAC

Port Melbourne

1.5 (11)

Fitzroy

17.19 (121)

L

Brunswick Street Oval

14-7-1900

EX

Port Melbourne

7.1 (43)

Maryborough

4.24 (48)

L

Maryborough

15-9-1900

EX

Footscray

3.6 (24)

Rest of the VFA

8.13 (61)

L

Arden Street Oval, NM

20-4-1901

PRAC

Brunswick

5.6 (36)

Carlton

6.9 (45)

L

Brunswick CG

PRAC

Footscray

3.4 (22)

Victorian Junior FA

7.11 (53)

L

Western Oval, Footscray

PRAC

North Melbourne

unknown

Fitzroy

unknown

-

Brunswick Street Oval

PRAC

West Melbourne

unknown

South Melbourne

unknown

-

Lake Oval

PRAC

Williamstown

unknown

Collingwood

unknown

-

Victoria Park

27-4-1901

PRAC

Footscray

4 goals

Collingwood

19.19 (133)

L

Victoria Park

PRAC

North Melbourne

2.2 (14)

Essendon

12.25 (97)

L

EMCG

PRAC

Port Melbourne

unknown

South Melbourne

unknown

-

Lake Oval

PRAC

West Melbourne

unknown

St Kilda

unknown

-

Junction Oval

27-7-1901

EX

North Melbourne

3.3 (21)

Bendigo FA

7.8 (50)

L

Upper Reserve, Bendigo

5-4-1902

PRAC

Brunswick

12.3 (75)

Collingwood

8.13 (61)

W

Victoria Park

12-4-1902

PRAC

Williamstown

10.5 (65)

Collingwood

7.18 (60)

W

Victoria Park

19-4-1902

PRAC

Brunswick

unknown

Fitzroy

unknown

L

unknown

PRAC

Port Melbourne

1.6 (12)

Collingwood

14.18 (102)

L

Victoria Park

PRAC

West Melbourne

unknown

St Kilda

unknown

L

unknown

PRAC

Williamstown

5.5 (35)

Essendon

12.12 (84)

L

Williamstown CG

26-4-1902

PRAC

Essendon Town

2.10 (22)

Carlton

6.7 (43)

L

Princes Park

PRAC

Footscray

4.6 (30)

Collingwood

5.15 (45)

L

Western Oval

PRAC

North Melbourne

3.4 (22)

St Kilda

6.13 (49)

L

Junction Oval

PRAC

Port Melbourne

1.4 (10)

South Melbourne

3.7 (25)

L

Lake Oval

26-6-1902

EX

Richmond

cancelled

Geelong

cancelled

-

Corio Oval

13-9-1902

EX

Port Melbourne

2.6 (18)

Eaglehawk

14.8 (92)

L

Canterbury Park, Eaglehawk

13-9-1902

EX

Richmond

6.2 (38)

South Bendigo

7.11 (53)

L

Upper Reserve, Bendigo

11-4-1903

PRAC

Williamstown

2 goals

Collingwood

15 goals

L

Victoria Park

13-4-1903

PRAC

Richmond

1.5 (11)

Geelong

11.9 (75)

L

Corio Oval

18-4-1903

PRAC

Prahran

unknown

South Melbourne

unknown

-

Lake Oval

PRAC

Richmond (19)

5.3 (33)

Fitzroy

15.5 (95)

L

Punt Road Oval

PRAC

Williamstown

0.6 (6)

Essendon

4.1 (25)

L

Williamstown CG

25-4-1903

PRAC

Essendon Town

2.2 (14)

Carlton

11.22 (88)

L

unknown

PRAC

Footscray

4.1 (25)

Collingwood

10.10 (70)

L

Victoria Park

PRAC

North Melbourne

2.1 (13)

St Kilda

11.11 (77)

L

Junction Oval

PRAC

Port Melbourne

5.5 (35)

South Melbourne

3.11 (29)

W

Lake Oval

PRAC

Richmond

5.15 (45)

Victorian Junior FA

1.3 (9)

W

Punt Road Oval, Richmond

PRAC

Williamstown

1.1 (7)

Geelong

8.12 (60)

L

Corio Oval

27-4-1903

PRAC

Essendon Town

0.2 (2)

St Kilda

22.15 (147)

L

Junction Oval

PRAC

Richmond

4.4 (28)

Collingwood

7.15 (57)

L

Victoria Park

12-9-1903

EX

Port Melbourne

6.10 (46)

Bendigo

6.15 (51)

L

Upper Reserve, Bendigo

2-4-1904

PRAC

Port Melbourne

5.3 (33)

South Melbourne

4.6 (30)

W

North Port Oval

4-4-1904

PRAC

Richmond

5.7 (37)

Geelong

8.12 (60)

L

Corio Oval

9-4-1904

PRAC

Port Melbourne

4.14 (38)

Carlton

2.3 (15)

W

North Port Oval

PRAC

Richmond

unknown

Melbourne

unknown

-

Warehousemen's Ground

16-4-1904

PRAC

North Melbourne

6.2 (38)

South Melbourne

7.20 (62)

L

Lake Oval

PRAC

Port Melbourne

4.6 (30)

St Kilda

3.8 (26)

W

North Port Oval

23-4-1904

PRAC

North Melbourne

2.6 (18)

Carlton

8.13 (61)

L

Princes Park

PRAC

Port Melbourne

3.3 (21)

South Melbourne

10.18 (78)

L

Lake Oval

PRAC

West Melbourne

5.5 (35)

Melbourne

7.20 (62)

L

Warehousemen's Ground

25-4-1904

PRAC

North Melbourne

7.8 (50)

St Kilda

17.6 (108)

L

Junction Oval

30-4-1904

PRAC

Footscray

8.6 (54)

South Melbourne

15.10 (100)

L

Lake Oval

PRAC

North Melbourne

7.3 (45)

Victorian Junior FA

7.18 (60)

L

Arden Street Oval, NM

PRAC

Richmond

5.9 (39)

Collingwood

9.13 (67)

L

Victoria Park

PRAC

West Melbourne

3.4 (22)

Carlton

15.20 (110)

L

Princes Park

PRAC

Williamstown

2.1 (13)

Essendon

12.19 (91)

L

EMCG

17-9-1904

EX

Williamstown

9.11 (65)

Castlemaine District

5.8 (38)

W

Camp Reserve, Castlemaine

24-9-1904

EX

Richmond

7.13 (55)

Marylebone Jnr FC

12.4 (76)

L

Friendly Societies Ground

 

MATCH NOTES (1897-1904)
1897 Port Melbourne vs Essendon - a challenge between the newly-crowned VFA and VFL premiers. Essendon wanted 20 players per side, Port Melbourne wanted 18 per side. With neither team willing to compromise the match was cancelled.

1899 Footscray vs Ballarat Imperial - played the week after Footscray won the VFA premiership.

1900 Footscray vs VFA - a fundraiser for the family of the late Frank Mitchell, played between the VFA premiers and the rest of the Association. Mitchell was a long-serving secretary of North Melbourne FC and life member of the VFA who had helped keep the Association going when the strongest clubs broke away to form the VFL and he had been "principally responsible for Brunswick, West Melbourne and Prahran joining the ranks". [(Footscray) Independent 25-8-1900, p.3] Robertson (Brunswick), McKinley (Williamstown) and Brown (Prahran) played for Footscray who were without four of their premiership team.

1901 Footscray vs Victorian Junior FA - the VJFA were the leading second grade league in Victoria and for a number of years their representative team had played an annual pre-season match against the reigning VFA premiers. This tradition continued after the split of 1896 but the match took place against the VFL premiers instead. However, from 1901 the VJFA began playing two pre-season games: one against the VFA's champion and the other against the VFL's premier team.

1901 North Melbourne vs Bendigo FA - played during North's bye week in aid of 'Bulla' McDonald (a seriously injured Sandhurst player).

1903 Richmond vs Collingwood - the first match to be played between reigning VFA and VFL premiers.

1903 Port Melbourne vs Bendigo - the Bendigo FC side was strengthened by the addition of two fill-in players.

1904 Richmond vs Marylebone Junior FC - Richmond (minor premiers) had a week off in the VFA whilst waiting for their opponent in the challenge final to be decided, so they travelled to Geelong to play the top junior club in the region. Marylebone was boosted by the addition of Bennion and E. Rankin from Geelong FC.
1905-09

DATE

TYPE

VFA CLUB

SCORE

OPPONENT

SCORE

W/L

VENUE

8-4-1905

PRAC

Brunswick

unknown

Carlton

unknown

-

Brunswick CG

PRAC

Port Melbourne

9.3 (57)

South Melbourne

9.12 (66)

L

North Port Oval

PRAC

Richmond

unknown

Melbourne

unknown

-

Warehousemen's Ground

15-4-1905

PRAC

Port Melbourne

10.7 (67)

Carlton

5.11 (41)

W

North Port Oval

22-4-1905

PRAC

Footscray

8.3 (51)

Collingwood

6.12 (48)

W

Western Oval

PRAC

North Melbourne

2.1 (13)

Carlton

15.18 (108)

L

Princes Park

PRAC

Port Melbourne

3.12 (30)

South Melbourne

16.9 (105)

L

Lake Oval

PRAC

Preston

4 goals

St Kilda

12 goals

L

Junction Oval

24-4-1905

PRAC

Richmond

11.2 (68)

Essendon

11.7 (73)

L

Punt Road Oval

29-4-1905

PRAC

Brunswick

3.3 (21)

Carlton

9.17 (71)

L

Princes Park

PRAC

Essendon Town

3.1 (19)

Melbourne

18.17 (125)

L

MCG

PRAC

North Melbourne

10.13 (73)

Victorian Junior FA

2.5 (17)

W

Arden Street Oval, NM

PRAC

Richmond

2.5 (17)

Collingwood

16.12 (108)

L

Punt Road Oval

PRAC

West Melbourne

2.12 (24)

St Kilda

10.11 (71)

L

Junction Oval

PRAC

Williamstown

6.6 (42)

Essendon

7.21 (63)

L

EMCG

23-9-1905

EX

Williamstown

4.15 (39)

Castlemaine District

3.5 (23)

W

Camp Reserve, Castlemaine

14-10-1905

EX

Richmond

10.11 (71)

Collingwood

12.9 (81)

L

Victoria Park

7-4-1906

PRAC

Port Melbourne

unknown

South Melbourne

unknown

L

North Port Oval

PRAC

Richmond

10 goals

Melbourne

19 goals

L

Punt Road Oval

14-4-1906

PRAC

Preston

unknown

Carlton

unknown

-

Princes Park

PRAC

Williamstown

3.11 (29)

Collingwood

9.8 (62)

L

Victoria Park

16-4-1906

PRAC

North Melbourne

1.2 (8)

Essendon

9.12 (66)

L

Arden Street Oval

PRAC

Richmond

6.5 (41)

Fitzroy

9.16 (70)

L

Punt Road Oval

PRAC

West Melbourne

3.2 (20)

Collingwood

13.10 (88)

L

Victoria Park

21-4-1906

PRAC

Essendon Town

3.6 (24)

Melbourne

13.11 (89)

L

MCG

PRAC

Richmond

3.8 (26)

South Melbourne

9.16 (70)

L

Punt Road Oval

PRAC

West Melbourne

4.11 (35)

St Kilda

10.19 (79)

L

Junction Oval

23-4-1906

PRAC

Prahran

0.4 (4)

St Kilda

14.19 (103)

L

Junction Oval

PRAC

Richmond

12.7 (79)

Geelong

6.12 (48)

W

Punt Road Oval

PRAC

West Melbourne

unknown

Carlton

unknown

-

Princes Park

PRAC

Williamstown

7.6 (48)

Essendon

10.6 (66)

L

EMCG

28-4-1906

PRAC

Richmond

2.9 (21)

Collingwood

6.27 (63)

L

Punt Road Oval

PRAC

North Melbourne

1.3 (9)

Carlton

26.22 (178)

L

Princes Park

PRAC

West Melbourne

8.9 (57)

Melbourne

10.9 (69)

L

MCG

4-6-1906

EX

Richmond

3.20 (38)

South Adelaide

3.11 (29)

L

Punt Road Oval, Richmond

30-3-1907

PRAC

Richmond

11.12 (78)

Geelong

7.19 (61)

W

Punt Road Oval

27-4-1908

PRAC

West Melbourne

4.15 (39)

Essendon

8.9 (57)

L

EMCG

12-9-1908

EX

Footscray

6.8 (44)

Long Gully

7.14 (56)

L

Upper Reserve, Bendigo

 

MATCH NOTES (1905-09)
1906 Richmond vs Fitzroy - the second contest between reigning VFA and VFL premier teams. [refer to the VFA vs VFL tab on this page for more information on exhibition matches between VFA and VFL clubs]

1906 Richmond vs South Adelaide - played on the King's Birthday holiday. Despite the VFL playing a full round that day the VFA clubs had the day off so South Adelaide made a special trip to Victoria for the match.
1910-34

DATE

TYPE

VFA CLUB

SCORE

OPPONENT

SCORE

W/L

VENUE

15-8-1915

EX

North Melbourne

8.9 (57)

St Kilda

4.7 (31)

W

Junction Oval, St Kilda

21-8-1915

EX

Port Melbourne

5.11 (41)

Ballarat FL

6.8 (44)

L

Eastern Oval, Ballarat

8-9-1916

EX

North Melbourne

8.8 (56)

Rest of the VFA

6.7 (43)

W

Arden Street Oval, NM

4-10-1924

EX

Footscray

9.10 (64)

Essendon

4.12 (36)

W

MCG

12-10-1929

EX

Oakleigh

19.16 (130)

Preston

19.7 (121)

-

Northern Oval, Ballarat

12-10-1929

EX

Brunswick

17.16 (118)

Alberton Shire XVIII

12.2 (74)

W

Yarram

3-10-1931

EX

Northcote

11.13 (79)

Maryborough

7.7 (49)

W

Maryborough

3-10-1931

EX

Preston

10.17 (77)

South Warrnambool

3.11 (29)

W

Warrnambool

24-9-1932

EX

Preston

12.28 (100)

Euroa

11.10 (76)

W

Euroa

30-9-1933

EX

Brunswick

10.7 (67)

Combined Wangaratta

11.10 (76)

L

Wangaratta

 

MATCH NOTES (1910-34)
1915 North Melbourne vs St Kilda - the 1915 VFA season had originally been scheduled to end on September 11th but the Association decided to end the season early due to the First World War. Thus, North Melbourne's Grand Final victory on August 7th was followed by this match against St Kilda during that club's bye week in the VFL. The match was played to raise money for Lady Stanley's Fund for Wounded Soldiers and was attended by an enthusiastic crowd of 10,000 fans, eager to see the first contest of any sort between VFA and VFL teams since 1908.

St Kilda were unimpressed to learn that North Melbourne had bolstered their side with three strong players from other VFA clubs (Hoare from Essendon 'A', Alley from Williamstown, and Walton from Port Melbourne). This ill-feeling spilled onto the field and a spiteful match ensued, with numerous fights breaking out throughout the contest.

1916 North Melbourne vs VFA - due to the First World War the VFA ended their 1915 season early and went into recess during 1916-17. However, the players reunited for this one-off match: a fundraiser for former South Melbourne and North Melbourne player Harry Todd who had lost his hands in a workplace accident. North Melbourne fielded their 1915 premiership team and players on both sides were reported to be out of form having had no football for a year. The following week a fundraiser was also played between retired North Melbourne and South Melbourne champions with South winning 4.4 (28) to 1.0 (6).

1924 Footscray vs Essendon - as with the 1902 VFA vs VFL representative match and the 1915 North Melbourne vs St Kilda contest, it was charity that again brought the rival football bodies together on the same playing field. The 1924 match was played in aid of Dame Nellie Melba's Limbless Soldiers Appeal and was promoted as being for the "Championship of Victoria", although no such title actually existed. [The Argus 3-10-1924] This was the third contest between reigning VFA and VFL premiership teams, and the first to carry any sort of status. A crowd of 46,100 - an unprecedented attendance for an exhibition match - witnessed a major upset as Footscray overcame a 2 point deficit at half-time to claim a famous 28 point win. During the months that followed Footscray joined North Melbourne and Hawthorn in transferring from the VFA to the VFL.

1929 Oakleigh vs Preston - originally scheduled as Northcote versus Oakleigh but Northcote were involved in the VFA Challenge Final played the same day.

1929 Brunswick vs Alberton Shire XVIII - Leo McInerney kicked 10 goals for Brunswick.

1931 Preston vs South Warrnambool - former St Kilda champion, Col Watson led the South Warrnambool team.
1935-39

DATE

TYPE

VFA CLUB

SCORE

OPPONENT

SCORE

W/L

VENUE

30-3-1935

PRAC

Brunswick

6.8 (44)

Collingwood

18.9 (117)

L

Brunswick Park

6-4-1935

PRAC

Camberwell

8.10 (58)

Richmond

13.15 (93)

L

Olympic Park

PRAC

Prahran

9.10 (64)

Melbourne

14.18 (102)

L

Toorak Park, Prahran

PRAC

Preston

7.11 (53)

South Melbourne

8.9 (57)

L

Lake Oval

13-4-1935

PRAC

Camberwell

6.10 (46)

Melbourne

20.12 (132)

L

MCG

PRAC

Northcote

11.13 (79)

St Kilda

12.9 (81)

L

Junction Oval

PRAC

Oakleigh

8.9 (57)

Richmond

22.14 (146)

L

Olympic Park

PRAC

Port Melbourne

4.4 (28)

South Melbourne

16.14 (110)

L

Lake Oval

14-9-1935

EX

Northcote

12.10 (82)

Northern Tasmania FA

10.10 (70)

W

York Park, Launceston

26-9-1935

EX

Yarraville

8.18 (66)

Camberwell

5.17 (47)

-

Olympic Park (N)

28-3-1936

PRAC

Brighton

4.12 (36)

St Kilda

7.16 (58)

L

Elsternwick Park

PRAC

Coburg

7.12 (54)

Carlton

7.13 (55)

L

Coburg City Oval

PRAC

Port Melbourne

4.7 (31)

South Melbourne

20.15 (135)

L

Lake Oval

30-3-1936

PRAC

Brunswick

10.7 (67)

Carlton

10.18 (78)

L

Brunswick Park

PRAC

Camberwell

7.15 (57)

Richmond

17.12 (114)

L

Punt Road Oval

PRAC

Oakleigh

3.4 (22)

North Melbourne

11.19 (85)

L

Arden Street Oval

4-4-1936

PRAC

Brunswick

8.10 (58)

Melbourne 2nds

16.12 (108)

L

Brunswick Park

PRAC

Northcote

11.12 (78)

St Kilda

12.7 (79)

L

Junction Oval

PRAC

Prahran

8.15 (63)

Melbourne

15.19 (109)

L

Toorak Park, Prahran

PRAC

Preston

5.7 (37)

Carlton

11.16 (82)

L

Preston City Oval

PRAC

Williamstown

5.6 (36)

North Melbourne

12.13 (85)

L

Arden Street Oval

PRAC

Yarraville

7.8 (50)

Essendon

17.9 (111)

L

Windy Hill

11-4-1936

PRAC

Prahran

10.7 (67)

St Kilda

18.13 (121)

L

Junction Oval

20-3-1937

PRAC

Oakleigh

9.6 (60)

Melbourne

18.16 (124)

L

Oakleigh CG

27-3-1937

PRAC

Coburg

7.19 (61)

Essendon

9.18 (72)

L

Windy Hill

PRAC

Sandringham

9.16 (70)

Richmond

13.13 (91)

L

Hampton Oval

29-3-1937

PRAC

Brighton

6.6 (42)

St Kilda

15.14 (104)

L

Junction Oval

PRAC

Camberwell

10.5 (65)

Hawthorn

11.7 (73)

L

Camberwell Sports Ground

PRAC

Port Melbourne

6.6 (42)

South Melbourne

12.9 (81)

L

North Port Oval

3-4-1937

PRAC

Brunswick

10.11 (71)

Richmond

9.9 (63)

W

Brunswick Park

PRAC

Camberwell

4.7 (31)

Hawthorn

9.9 (63)

L

Glenferrie Oval

PRAC

Coburg

5.10 (40)

Melbourne

16.14 (110)

L

Coburg City Oval

PRAC

Prahran

8.14 (62)

St Kilda

18.14 (122)

L

Junction Oval

PRAC

Preston

15.14 (104)

Melbourne 2nds

7.9 (51)

W

Preston City Oval

PRAC

Yarraville

4.13 (37)

Essendon

14.9 (93)

L

Windy Hill

10-4-1937

PRAC

Coburg

10.13 (73)

Carlton

18.19 (127)

L

Princes Park

PRAC

Northcote

11.5 (71)

Fitzroy

18.17 (125)

L

Brunswick Street Oval

PRAC

Prahran

11.12 (78)

Melbourne

16.9 (105)

L

Toorak Park, Prahran

PRAC

Yarraville

5.9 (39)

St Kilda

18.11 (119)

L

Junction Oval

14-8-1937

EX

Sandringham

7.12 (54)

Ballarat Imperial

9.18 (72)

L

Eastern Oval, Ballarat

9-8-1938

EX

Camberwell

22.18 (150)

SAAFA

15.10 (100)

W

Adelaide Oval

10-9-1938

EX

Northcote

13.9 (87)

Coburg

11.15 (81)

-

Bairnsdale Oval

16-9-1939

EX

Oakleigh

unknown

Sandringham

unknown

-

Frankston City Oval

14-10-1939

EX

Coburg

21.23 (149)

North-Western FA

7.8 (50)

W

Devonport Oval