1929 VFA season

none December 2017 December 2017 VFA Premiership season 1929 VFA 12 Northcote 1 Northcote 1 1928 1930 The 1929 VFA season was the 51st season of the Victorian Football Association (VFA), an Australian rules football competition played in the state of Victoria. Northcote won the VFA premiership for the first time, after defeating by 42 points in the 1929 VFA Grand Final. Association membership Two new clubs − Oakleigh and Sandringham − entered the VFA, bringing the size of the Association to twelve clubs (the largest it had been since 1896).The Argus Melbourne 2 November 1928 15 Football – Additions to Association This was the last change to the Association membership until 1951. Oakleigh admission In November 1928, the Oakleigh Football Club applied to join the Association. Oakleigh had been a successful club in the Sub-District Association, had a good quality ground, the growing suburb of Oakleigh provided the team strong support, and the club had been previously considered for Association membership. Oakleigh's application was accepted unanimously.Association Admits Oakleigh https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/204243323 The Age 17 December 2024 11 27 November 1928Association Seeking Another Club https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/275417219 The Sun News-Pictorial 17 December 2024 2 27 November 1928 Sandringham admission Sandringham Football Club Origins and formation Premiership To accommodate a balanced fixture with the two extra clubs, the home-and-home season was extended from eighteen matches to twenty-two matches, the longest it had been since fixed-length seasons were first introduced in 1894. 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 1929 VFA ladder true points y 4 2 NOR Northcote PMB Port Melbourne NBU Preston BRU Brunswick OAK Oakleigh COB Coburg YAR Yarraville WIL Williamstown BRI Brighton PRA Prahran CAM Camberwell SAN Sandringham 17 5 0 2099 1400 P 17 5 0 1804 1391 16 6 0 1992 1461 15 6 1 1931 1615 15 7 0 1717 1381 14 7 1 1726 1476 11 11 0 1804 1636 9 13 0 1473 1605 8 13 1 1716 1805 5 16 1 1543 1768 2 20 0 1438 2347 1 21 0 1336 2803 Premiers #CCFFCC A A A A 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. complete The Argus 9 September 1929 Association – Oakleigh out of four 15 Melbourne Onlooker Finals Semifinals Saturday, 14 September Port Melbourne 10.15 (75) H Brunswick 9.14 (68) Coburg Cricket Ground 17,000 The Argus Melbourne Association – first semi-final 16 September 1929 16 Onlooker Saturday, 21 September Northcote 9.10 (64) H Preston 7.8 (50) Brunswick Cricket Ground 13,500 Association – Second Semi-Final https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4039113 The Argus 28 December 2025 15 23 September 1929 Final Saturday, 28 September Northcote 9.17 (71) D Port Melbourne 10.11 (71) Coburg Cricket Ground 13,500 The Argus Melbourne Association – Draw in final match 30 September 1929 15 Onlooker Saturday, 5 October Northcote 6.15 (51) A Port Melbourne 8.7 (55) Melbourne Cricket Ground 21,217 The Argus Melbourne Football – Disappointing final 7 October 1929 10 Onlooker 1929 VFA Grand Final Saturday, 12 October Northcote 3.3 (21) 10.10 (70) 12.13 (85) 15.21 (111) Pruser 4, Seymour 3, Cole 2, Gray 2, Heenan, Koop, Milne, Rowe Wilson (hip) Towers, for fighting with Lovett H Port Melbourne 2.5 (17) 5.5 (35) 8.9 (57) 10.9 (69) Kuhlken 4, Plumridge 2, Carpenter, Hyde, Perrett, Skilton Perrett (ankles), Crompton (hip), Crossan (arm) Lovett, for fighting with Towers Melbourne Cricket Ground 17,304 The Argus Melbourne Football – Association Grand Final 14 October 1929 16 Onlooker McKinnon Awards Leo McInerney (Brunswick) was the leading goalkicker, with 88 goals in the home-and-home season and 92 goals overall. Ted Bourke (Sandringham) won the Recorder Cup as the Association's best and fairest, polling nine votes. W. Brown (Yarraville) finished second with eight votes, and C. Irwin (Brighton) finished third with seven votes. Coburg won the seconds (Victorian Junior Football Association) premiership. Coburg 14.16 (100) defeated Williamstown 14.7 (91) at the Oakleigh Cricket Ground on 28 September. Notable events J. J. Liston, president and delegate of the Williamstown Football Club, was elected president of the Association at the annual general meeting in February 1929, replacing long-serving president John Aikman, who had died in 1928.The Argus Melbourne New Association President 12 February 1929 14 Liston served in the position until his death in 1944.The Argus Melbourne Death of Mr J. J. Liston 13 April 1944 3 See also List of VFA premiers References Category:Victorian Football League seasons VFL