1907 VFA season

Australian rules football competition in Victoria December 2017 December 2017 VFA Premiership season 1907 Williamstown fc 1907.jpg 250px Williamstown FC, premiers 10 Williamstown 1 Williamstown 1 1906 1908 The 1907 Victorian Football Association season was the 31st season of the Australian rules football competition. The premiership was won by the Williamstown Football Club, after it defeated West Melbourne in the final by eighteen points. It was the first premiership won by Williamstown, in its 24th season of senior competition. 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 1907 VFA ladder true points 4 2 no Premiers WIL Williamstown RIC FOO WME West Melbourne ESS Essendon BRU Brunswick PMB Port Melbourne PRA Prahran NOR PRE Preston 15 3 0 1046 653 P 14 4 0 1387 773 12 6 0 1006 708 12 6 0 1048 813 11 7 0 900 760 9 9 0 1077 1007 9 9 0 814 1007 5 13 0 806 1202 2 16 0 618 1179 1 17 0 586 1329 #CCFFCC A A A A 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. complete The Argus 9 September 1907 Football – Association Matches 5 Melbourne Old Boy Finals Semi-finals Semi Finals Saturday, 14 September Williamstown 5.11 (41) H 3.9 (27) East Melbourne Cricket Ground 12,000 The Argus Melbourne Football – Association semi-final 16 September 1907 7 Old Boy Saturday, 21 September 5.7 (37) A West Melbourne 8.13 (61) East Melbourne Cricket Ground 7,500 The Argus Melbourne Football – Association Semi-Final 23 September 1907 9 Old Boy 1907 Final 1907 VFA Final Saturday, 28 September Williamstown 4.4 (28) 4.5 (29) 5.9 (39) 7.10 (52) Briggs 3, Addison 2, Gibbs 2 H West Melbourne 0.2 (2) 2.6 (18) 2.9 (21) 3.16 (34) P. Johnson 2, Armstrong East Melbourne Cricket Ground 25,000North Melbourne Courier and West Melbourne Chronicle 4 October 1907 3 Final – Williamstown v. West Melbourne Melbourne The Argus Melbourne Football – the Association clubs 30 September 1907 7 Old Boy HurleyWilliamstown Chronicle 5 October 1907 With the footballers – first premiership for 'Town 3 Williamstown, VIC Had West Melbourne won, minor premiers Williamstown would have been entitled to a rematch the following Saturday to decide the premiership. Notable events Interleague matches The Association played two interstate games against the South Australia (represented by the SAFL) during the year. In the first, the Association team fought back from a late three goal deficit to score 3.5 (23) in a row and take a five point lead; but, in the final passage of play, a South Australian rebound led to a mark by Alby Bahr, who kicked a goal after the final bell to win the game for South Australia. The Association won the return game by eleven points. 1907 Interleague Matches Saturday, 8 June V.F.A. 13.14 (92) A S.A.F.L. 14.9 (93) East Melbourne Cricket Ground 11,000 The Leader Football Gossip 15 June 1907 18 Melbourne, VIC Follower Saturday, 27 July S.A.F.L. 6.11 (47) A V.F.A. 9.4 (58) Adelaide Oval 9,000 The Register Football – Victoria v. South Australia 29 July 1907 8 Adelaide, SA Other notable events West Melbourne moved its home base from the North Melbourne Recreation Reserve to the East Melbourne Cricket Ground for the season, sharing the ground with the Essendon (League) Football Club.The Argus 28 March 1907 4 Melbourne Football – Victorian League – Question of Grounds For the first time, Association players were required to numbers on the backs of their guernseys to enable them to be identified from a distance.The Age The National Code – how the Association has led the way 1 June 1939 Centre 4 Melbourne Some teams had been voluntarily wearing numbers since 1905, when Port Melbourne was the first to wear them.Fiddian, Marc (2004); The VFA; A History of the Victorian Football Association 1877–1995; p. 25 Kicking with the wind in the second quarter of its 22 June match, West Melbourne kicked an inaccurate 0.13 (13) against Footscray's no score; West Melbourne ultimately lost the match 7.6 (48) to 2.19 (31).The Age The football season – matches for premiership 24 June 1907 9 Melbourne, VIC Follower Owing to regular poor behaviour of its home crowds, Port Melbourne was forced by the association to play its final two home games of the season away from the Port Melbourne Cricket Ground.Marc Fiddian 2004 The VFA: a history of the Victorian Football Association, 1877–1995 25 On 24 August, Prahran forward Sydney Sykes scored all twelve goals, as well as five behinds, of Prahran's total score of 12.17 (89).The Prahran Telegraph Prahran, VIC 31 August 1907 2 The Association – Prahran v. North Melbourne In the final round match which directly decided which club finished fourth, West Melbourne 8.10 (58) defeated Essendon 8.9 (57) by one point, with Harrison kicking the winning goal for the Wests inside the final minute. J. Hutchison () set a new record for most goals kicked in a season, breaking Albert Thurgood's record of 64 goals set in 1893. Hutchison kicked 66 goals during the home-and-away season. See also Victorian Football Association/Victorian Football League history (1877–2008) List of VFA/VFL Premiers (1877–2007) References Category:Victorian Football League seasons VFA