1873 Victorian football season

4th senior season of Australian rules football in Victoria February 2020 December 2017 1873 CarltonMelbourne1873.png 260px A match between and 5 vicunaffiliated 2 white 1872 Victorian football season 1872 white 1874 Victorian football season 1874 The 1873 Victorian football season was the fourth senior season of Australian rules football in the colony of Victoria.Observer Football notes https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/220455265 Weekly Times 12 April 2025 12 31 March 1873 was the premier club for the second time.1873 https://www.blueseum.org/1873 Blueseum 11 April 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20240305101950/https://www.blueseum.org/1873 5 March 20241873 Fixture https://www.blueseum.org/1873+Fixture Blueseum 12 April 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20241015040619/https://blueseum.org/1873+Fixture 15 October 2024 Clubs A number of football clubs were formed in Victoria in for the 1873 season, including , which was officially established on 2 April 1873.MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1873 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5850120/235399 The Argus 14 April 2025 5 17 March 1873St Kilda Football Club https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/245365844 The Herald 14 April 2025 3 3 April 1873 New clubs Club Region Ref 15x15px Maldon Provincial About https://websites.mygameday.app/club_info.cgi?c=1-6176-80674-0-0&sID=274216 Maldon Football Netball Club 14 April 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250414125146/https://websites.mygameday.app/club_info.cgi?c=1-6176-80674-0-0&sID=274216 14 April 2025 15x15px Metropolitan Nice Chris On This Day: St Kilda FC is founded https://www.saints.com.au/news/236680/on-this-day-st-kilda-fc-is-founded St Kilda Football Club 14 April 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20230307201604/https://www.saints.com.au/news/236680/on-this-day-st-kilda-fc-is-founded 7 March 2023 2 April 2019 Metropolitan Four metropolitan clubs participated in senior football during the 1873 season: , , and , although University played too few games and its record is not shown below. Notable for its absence was SY1858, which folded in July 1873 after being a powerhouse of the 1860s.FOOTBALL https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/197931540 Leader 12 April 2025 19 22 March 1873 Many of its players went to the newly-established and nearby St Kilda Football Club, which was elevated to senior ranks in 1874.Est. 1873 https://www.saints150.com.au/est-1873/ Saints150.com.au St Kilda Football Club 1 September 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240522230637/https://www.saints150.com.au/est-1873/ 22 May 2024 Formed from the remnants of the disbanded South Yarra Football Club, St Kilda Football Club was officially established on April 2, 1873. Carlton and Melbourne were considered the dominant clubs in the city, so the premier club was decided based entirely on the head-to-head record between the clubs. In their four meetings, Carlton won two matches and the other two were drawn, meaning Carlton was recognised as the season's premier club.Fairplay REVIEW OF THE SEASON https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/137583335 The Australasian 12 April 2025 11 1 November 1873 Club records The below table shows the results for senior clubs during the 1873 season across all matches (senior, junior, and at odds), excluding abandoned matches played by against and . was the strongest provincial team, being undefeated in provincial matches and suffering its only loss of the season against Melbourne. According to the official tables published in The Argus from 1889The Football Premiership https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/6281085 The Argus 12 April 2025 5 23 September 1889 and in the Football Record from 1912 to 1923, Geelong was the third-placed club in the Victorian premiership in 1873.Wilson Caroline History of the AFL could be turned on its head https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/history-of-the-afl-could-be-turned-on-its-head-20140620-zsglu.html The Age 12 April 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20230929215206/https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/history-of-the-afl-could-be-turned-on-its-head-20140620-zsglu.html 29 September 2023 20 June 2014 + Pos Position on ladder Team Pld Games played W Won L Lost D Drawn GF Goals for GA Goals against 1 (P) 12 5 0 7 12 6 2 16 9 2 5 20 6 – 11 4 4 3 Source: (P) Premiers Juniors Of the 12 junior clubs that competed at a relatively even standard – CarImp, Collingwood, , , HawOG, , RicOG, , Southern, SouthPark, Studley Park and – none managed an unbeaten record in matches against the other juniors. The numbers advantage to juniors clubs in matches at odds against senior clubs was reduced in 1873, with the junior club usually fielding 20 men to the senior club's 18.Fairplay Football chatter https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/137580483 The Australasian 12 April 2025 12 28 June 1873 It has been rumoured that bushranger Ned Kelly played 11 games for during the 1873 season.NED KELLY TROPHY UP FOR GRABS https://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/148843/ned-kelly-trophy-up-for-grabs Essendon Football Club 12 April 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250412022042/https://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/148843/ned-kelly-trophy-up-for-grabs 12 April 2025 5 May 2000 The claim was supported by Williamstown's longest-servving club president, Trevor Monti, who said in 2014 that Kelly was on track to win the club's best and fairest before he was reported for headbutting an umpire in his last game. The claim has been disputed, as Kelly was only known to be in the Williamstown area for six months in 1873 as a prisoner.O'Doherty Fiona Historian disputes claims notorious bushranger Ned Kelly played football for Williamstown https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/historian-disputes-claims-notorious-bushranger-ned-kelly-played-football-for-williamstown/news-story/e15c38bc946617a83588030a19bbb56e Herald Sun Hobsons Bay Leader 12 April 2025 7 July 2014 In 1928, the club discovered a prototype of the armour that Kelly later used during his last stand in 1880.Diamond Brent Legends of the VFA/VFL https://www.smh.com.au/sport/legends-of-the-vfavfl-20110618-1g919.html Sydney Morning Herald 12 April 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20210725073647/https://www.smh.com.au/sport/legends-of-the-vfavfl-20110618-1g919.html 25 July 2021 19 June 2011 Club records Although there was no clear premier junior club for the 1873 season, a rough ladder includes and Southern as some of the best-performing teams.Hawthorn Football Club statistics 1873 http://members.optushome.com.au/wardead/hawks/1873.htm Early History of the Hawthorn Football Club 1873–1935 16 August 2004 1998 16 August 2004 https://web.archive.org/web/20040816061243/http://members.optushome.com.au/wardead/hawks/1873.htm bot: unknown + Pos Position on ladder Team Pld Games played W Won L Lost D Drawn GF Goals for GA Goals against 1 14 7 1 6 2 Southern 18 10 3 5 10 6 3 CarImp 4 14 9 3 2 18 3 5 RicOG 6 7 8 Studley Park 9 SouthPark 10 11 Collingwood 12 HawOG 15 0 5 10 3 24 Source:Dowling Gerard The Formation & Pre-1900s https://www.nmfc.com.au/club/history/year-by-year North Melbourne Football Club The North Story 12 April 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250330002018/https://www.nmfc.com.au/club/history/year-by-year 30 March 2025Willow Football notes https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/70084850 South Bourke Standard 12 April 2025 3 10 October 1873St Kilda Football Club https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/137583406 The Australasian 12 April 2025 11 1 November 1873Southern Football Club https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/108983242 The Telegraph, St Kilda, Prahran and South Yarra Guardian 12 April 2025 3 8 November 1873FOOTBALL https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/199380228 The Age 12 April 2025 3 30 March 1874 (P) Premiers Notable events From 1873, clubs began wearing distinctive uniforms to assist in distinguishing between the two teams. Prior to 1873, the colour of the players' caps was usually the only distinguishing feature. The sole match between Carlton and Albert-park was abandoned when Carlton disputed the umpire's decision to award a mark to Albert-park in front of goal. Albert-park refused to play another match against Carlton during the year following the incident. References Category:Victorian football seasons Victoria