1911 VFA season

35th season of the Victorian Football Association December 2017 December 2017 1911 10 1 1 Dave McNamara( − 81 goals) white 1910 VFA season 1910 white 1912 VFA season 1912 The 1911 VFA season was the 35th season of the Victorian Football Association (VFA).Victorian Football Association Season 1911 https://www.elitetograssroots.net/vfa/ww/1911.htm Elite to Grassroots 2 June 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20211024223152/http://www.elitetograssroots.net/vfa/ww/1911.htm 24 October 2021Game by Game for 1911 https://www.thevfaproject.org/pages/Season/1911.php The VFA Project 2 June 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250428160639/https://www.thevfaproject.org/pages/Season/1911.php 28 April 2025 The premiership was won by the Essendon Association Football Club, after it defeated Brunswick by eight points in a rain-affected grand final on 23 September. It was the first premiership won by the club, and it came after they finished second on the ladder in three consecutive seasons without playing in the final match. Home-and-away season The 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 main WDL Q true points y 4 2 Premiers ESS NOR PRA Prahran BRU Brunswick PMB Port Melbourne FOO WIL Williamstown BRI Brighton NCT Northcote PRE Preston 16 2 0 1292 732 P 14 4 0 1179 749 13 5 0 1284 890 12 6 0 1225 815 12 6 0 1044 797 9 9 0 1098 865 5 13 0 724 975 4 14 0 684 1080 4 14 0 768 1292 1 17 0 662 1761 #CCFFCC A A A A 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. complete Association clubs https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11611513 The Argus 2 June 2025 4 28 August 1911 Finals Semi-finals Semi-finals Saturday, 2 September 3.7 (25) A Brunswick 5.10 (40) North Melbourne Recreation Reserve 15,000 The Argus Melbourne Association Semi-Final – North Melbourne beaten 4 September 1911 10 Old Boy Saturday, 9 September 8.9 (57) H Prahran 7.8 (50) North Melbourne Recreation Reserve 15,000 The Argus Melbourne Association Semi-Final 11 September 1911 5 Old Boy Final Final Saturday, 16 September 9.9 (63) A Brunswick 10.5 (65) North Melbourne Recreation Reserve 20,000 The Argus Melbourne Association Final – Magnificent contest 18 September 1911 5 Old Boy Grand Final 1911 VFA Grand Final Saturday, 23 September 1.3 (9) 2.5 (17) 4.10 (34) 4.10 (34) McNamara 2, Gough, McCann Maine (leg) H Brunswick 0.1 (1) 1.3 (9) 1.4 (10) 3.8 (26) Chase 2, McKenzie North Melbourne Recreation Reserve 30,000 The Argus Melbourne Association Final – Essendon premiers 25 September 1911 5 Old Boy Kendall Notable events In the match between and Preston on 1 July, North Melbourne was penalised for having too many players on the field after Preston called for a head count early in the second quarter. North Melbourne was leading 7.5 (47) to 2.1 (13) at the time, and its score was reset to zero. Nevertheless, North Melbourne still went on to win the game 10.9 (69) to 7.6 (48).The Argus Melbourne 22 Jul 1921 Football – Notes and comments 4 Old BoyMembrey Brian Where We Come From – A History of the Preston Football Club, 1882 to 2002 https://websites.mygameday.app/get_file.cgi?id=116485 GameDay 26 July 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240726002910/https://websites.mygameday.app/get_file.cgi?id=116485 26 July 2024 28 June 2004 In the first final between Essendon and Brunswick on 16 September, Dave McNamara (Essendon) had a place kick after the final bell from 40 yards out directly in front, which would have won the match and the premiership if successful. Spectators streamed onto the ground before he took his kick, but he kicked before waiting for a space to be cleared and missed the goal by six feet, resulting in a two-point win for Brunswick and forcing a Grand Final the following week. Essendon protested the result on the basis of interference from the crowd, and McNamara stated that the encroachment of the crowd prevented him from taking as long a run-up as he had desired; but, he was deemed to have voluntarily taken his kick without waiting for more space to be cleared (as he was entitled to do), and he was not interfered with after starting his run-up, so the protest was dismissed.The Coburg Leader A football protest 22 September 1911 Coburg, VIC 3 Brunswick captain Jack McKenzie was approached to throw the Grand Final in Essendon's favour. He was offered £150 if he, Chase and Johnson all "played stiff" during the game. McKenzie refused the offer and reported it to the Association, and the Grand Final is not believed to have ultimately been compromised by any form of bribery.Singleton Argus 1 14 October 1911 Melbourne football scandal This was the second match-fixing scandal in Melbourne football in two years, with two players from League club banned for match fixing in 1910. Dave McNamara (Essendon) was the Association's leading goalkicker for the season. Including finals, he set a new Association record of 81 goals, breaking the record of 76 goals set by Frank Caine () in 1910. See also Victorian Football Association/Victorian Football League history (1877–2008) List of VFA premiers References Category:Victorian Football League seasons VFA