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1904 VFL season
Eighth season of the Victorian Football League (VFL) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1904 VFL season was the eighth season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest-level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured eight clubs and ran from 7 May to 17 September, comprising a 17-round home-and-away season followed by a two-week finals series featuring the top four clubs.
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1904 VFL premiership season | |
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![]() Fitzroy 1904 VFL premiership team | |
Date | 7 May—17 September 1904 |
Teams | 8 |
Premiers | Fitzroy 3rd premiership |
Minor premiers | Fitzroy 3rd minor premiership |
Leading goalkicker medallist | Vin Coutie (Melbourne) 39 goals |
Matches played | 71 |
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Fitzroy won the premiership, defeating Carlton by 24 points in the 1904 VFL grand final; it was Fitzroy's third VFL premiership. Fitzroy also won the minor premiership by finishing atop the home-and-away ladder with a 12–5 win–loss record. Melbourne's Vin Coutie won the leading goalkicker medal as the league's leading goalkicker.