1924 VJFL season explained

Competition:VJFL
Year:1924
Date:26 April – October
Teams:10
Count:2
Mpcount:1
Wscount:2
Prevseason:1923
Nextseason:1925 (VFL seconds)

The 1924 VJFL season was the 6th 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).

was awarded their second VJFL premiership after refused to travel to Corio Oval for the grand final.[1] [2]

This was the final season under the VJFL name, with the competition renamed to VFL seconds beginning in 1925. This was also the final season for and, with the latter replaced by a reserves team (known as South Melbourne Second Eighteen).[3] [4]

Ladder

The round 13 match between and on 19 July was won by Richmond 11.12 (78) to 10.9 (69) − however, the match was awarded to Fitzroy on 28 August after they protested that Richmond player J. Gale did not have the required permit.[5]

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Team
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Notes and References

  1. News: The Argus. 32. League Seconds Final. Melbourne. 4 October 1924.
  2. News: The Argus. 14. Football – second eighteens. Melbourne. 15 October 1924.
  3. Web site: V.F.L. SECONDS . Trove . The Age.
  4. News: The Age. Melbourne, VIC. Leopold. 18 March 1925. 18.
  5. Web site: 1924 Seconds scores . Tigerland Archive.