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21st season of the Victorian Football League (VFL) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1917 VFL season was the 21st season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest-level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. Played during the latter stages of World War I, six of the league's nine clubs featured in 1917, with Geelong and South Melbourne returning after being in recess the previous season. The season ran from 12 May to 22 September, comprising a 15-match home-and-away season followed by a four-week finals series featuring the top four clubs.
| 1917 VFL premiership season | |
|---|---|
Collingwood 1917 VFL premiership team | |
| Date | 12 May—22 September 1917 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Premiers | Collingwood 4th premiership |
| Minor premiers | Collingwood 5th minor premiership |
| Leading goalkicker medallist | Dick Lee (Collingwood) 50 goals |
| Matches played | 49 |
Collingwood won the premiership, defeating Fitzroy by 35 points in the 1917 VFL grand final; it was Collingwood's fourth VFL premiership. Collingwood also won the minor premiership by finishing atop the home-and-away ladder with a 10–4–1 win–loss–draw record. Collingwood's Dick Lee won his sixth leading goalkicker medal as the league's leading goalkicker.
In 1917, the VFL competition consisted of six teams of 18 on-the-field players each, with no "reserves", although any of the 18 players who had left the playing field for any reason could later resume their place on the field at any time during the match.
Each of the six teams played each other three times in a 15 match home-and-away season (Geelong, Richmond, and South Melbourne each hosting eight games, while Carlton, Collingwood, and Fitzroy each hosted seven).
Once the 15 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1917 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the amended "Argus system".
| (P) | Premiers |
| Qualified for finals |
| # | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collingwood (P) | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1030 | 772 | 133.4 | 42 |
| 2 | Carlton | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 843 | 724 | 116.4 | 38 |
| 3 | South Melbourne | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 911 | 772 | 118.0 | 36 |
| 4 | Fitzroy | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 832 | 963 | 86.4 | 26 |
| 5 | Geelong | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 735 | 927 | 79.3 | 24 |
| 6 | Richmond | 15 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 761 | 954 | 79.8 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1. premiership points; 2. percentage; 3. points for
Average score: 56.8
Source: AFL Tables
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