1906 VFA season

none December 2017 December 2017 VFA Premiership season 1906 West melbourne fc 1906.jpg 250px West Melbourne FC, premiers 10 West Melbourne 1 West Melbourne 1 1905 1907 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 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. Premiership The 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 main WDL Q 1906 VFA ladder true points 4 2 no Premiers WME West Melbourne RIC NOR FOO WIL Williamstown BRU Brunswick PMB Port Melbourne PRA Prahran PRE Preston ESS Essendon 14 3 1 1162 595 P 14 4 0 1135 693 13 5 0 853 624 12 5 1 916 644 12 6 0 1017 768 6 12 0 705 919 6 12 0 629 1068 6 12 0 726 1095 5 13 0 796 953 1 17 0 568 1245 #CCFFCC A A A A 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. complete The Argus 10 September 1906 Football – Preparing for the Finals 5 Melbourne Observer Finals Semi Finals Saturday, 15 September West Melbourne 9.18 (72) H 4.4 (28) East Melbourne Cricket Ground The Argus Melbourne Association finals 17 September 1906 7 Observer Saturday, 22 September 6.5 (41) A 6.14 (50) East Melbourne Cricket Ground 12,000 The Argus Melbourne Football – Association Finals 24 September 1906 4 1906 VFA Final Saturday, 29 September West Melbourne 0.0 (0) 3.4 (22) 4.7 (31) 7.8 (50) Williamson 3, Armstrong 2, McCann 2 H 3.2 (20) 3.5 (23) 5.8 (38) 5.9 (39) Jacobson 2, Hedley, McCarthy, Hughes East Melbourne Cricket Ground 20,000 The Argus Melbourne The Association Final 1 October 1906 5 ObserverNorth Melbourne Courier and West Melbourne Chronicle Melbourne Premiership won by West Melbourne 5 October 1906 3 Souter Had Footscray won, minor premiers West Melbourne would have been entitled to a rematch the following Saturday to decide the premiership. Notable events Boundary umpires were introduced for Association matches for the first time in 1906.The Age The Football Season – Opening Day Matches 7 May 1906 9 Melbourne, VIC Follower Interleague matches 1906 Interleague Matches Saturday, 23 June S.A.F.A. 7.9 (51) A V.F.A. 10.8 (68) Adelaide Oval Table Talk Football – Last Saturday's actions 28 June 1906 27 Melbourne, VIC Saturday, 11 August V.F.A. 14.19 (103) H S.A.F.A. 13.9 (87) East Melbourne Cricket Ground 5,000 The Age The Football Season – Matches for premiership 13 August 1906 9 Melbourne, VIC Follower Wednesday, 29 August Bendigo & Nth Dist. 3.12 (30) H V.F.A. 3.10 (28) Upper Reserve The Herald World of Sport – Football 31 August 1906 4 Melbourne, VIC 'Kickero' 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.The Herald World of Sport – Football 10 August 1906 4 Melbourne, VIC See also Victorian Football Association/Victorian Football League History (1877-2008) List of VFA/VFL Premiers (1877–2007) References Category:Victorian Football League seasons VFL