1920 VJFL season explained

Competition:VJFL
Year:1920
Date:1 May – 25 September
Teams:9
Count:2
Prevseason:1919
Nextseason:1921

The 1920 VJFL season was the 2nd season of the Victorian Junior Football League (VJFL), the Australian rules football competition operating as the second-tier competition to the Victorian Football League (VFL).

won its second premiership, defeating for the second consecutive year.[1]

Background

In the inaugural VJFL season, a second University Football Club team − − served as an affiliate for . The team left the competition prior to the 1920 season, and Melbourne entered its own reserves side.[2]

This was the second and final VJFL season for . The club faced multiple heavy losses in throughout 1920, including a 197-point loss against Carlton District and a 229-point loss against St Kilda District. They were replaced by in 1921.[3]

Finals series

Grand final

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1920 Seconds Season . Demonwiki.
  2. News: The Age. Melbourne. Football. 15 May 1919. 10.
  3. Web site: 1920 Reserves . Blueseum.