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1923 VFL season
27th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1923 VFL season was the 27th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest-level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured nine clubs and ran from 5 May to 20 October, comprising a 16-match home-and-away season followed by a four-week finals series featuring the top four clubs.
1923 VFL premiership season | |
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![]() Essendon 1923 VFL premiership team | |
Overview | |
Date | 5 May—20 October 1923 |
Teams | 9 |
Premiers | Essendon 5th premiership |
Runners-up | Fitzroy 5th runners-up result |
Minor premiers | Essendon 3rd minor premiership |
Leading goalkicker medallist | Greg Stockdale (Essendon) 64 goals |
Attendance | |
Matches played | 76 |
Total attendance | 1,544,888 (20,327 per match) |
Highest (H&A) | 40,441 (round 18, South Melbourne v St Kilda) |
Highest (finals) | 56,240 (semi-final, Fitzroy v Geelong) |
Essendon won the premiership, defeating Fitzroy by 17 points in the 1923 VFL grand final; it was Essendon's fifth VFL premiership. Essendon also won the minor premiership by finishing atop the home-and-away ladder with a 13–3 win–loss record. Essendon's Greg Stockdale won the leading goalkicker medal as the league's leading goalkicker.