1895 VFA season

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The 1895 Victorian Football Association season was the 19th season of the Australian rules football competition. The season was opened on 4 May, and concluded on 21 September. Fitzroy won the premiership by six points, with a record of 12 wins, 5 draws and one loss. It was Fitzroy's first VFA premiership.

Contents

Premiership season

In 1895, the VFA competition consisted of thirteen teams of 20 on-the-field players each. Unless otherwise noted, matches began at 3pm. Because there was an odd number of teams, at least one team had a bye each week; the idle club often travelled to Ballarat to play one of the local senior clubs in a non-premiership match. When reporting match scores in 1895, the number of goals and behinds scored by each team is given; however, only the number of goals scored is considered when determining the result of a match.

Round 1

Round 1 [1]
Saturday, 4 May Essendon 8.17def. Richmond 4.3 East Melbourne Cricket Ground [2]
Saturday, 4 May Melbourne 10.10def. South Melbourne 7.8 Melbourne Cricket Ground [2]
Saturday, 4 May Geelong 11.11def. North Melbourne 2.3 Corio Oval [2]
Saturday, 4 May Footscray 3.9def. by Fitzroy 5.5 Western Reserve [2]
Saturday, 4 May Port Melbourne 3.5def. by Collingwood 6.3 Port Melbourne Cricket Ground [2]
Saturday, 4 May Williamstown 7.3def. St Kilda 4.8 Williamstown Cricket Ground [2]
Bye
Carlton

Round 2

Round 2 [3]
Saturday, 11 May Port Melbourne 2.3def. by Essendon 4.7 Port Melbourne Cricket Ground [4]
Saturday, 11 May Collingwood 2.1def. by Melbourne 6.9 Victoria Park [4]
Saturday, 11 May St Kilda 4.3def. South Melbourne 3.12 St Kilda Cricket Ground [4]
Saturday, 11 May Geelong 10.15def. Carlton 3.2 Corio Oval [4]
Saturday, 11 May Fitzroy 3.13def. Williamstown 2.2 Fitzroy Cricket Ground [4]
Saturday, 11 May Richmond 9.5def. Footscray 5.16 Richmond Cricket Ground [4]
Bye
North Melbourne

Round 3

Round 3 [5]
Saturday, 18 May Essendon 3.6def. by Melbourne 5.10 East Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 12,000) [6]
Saturday, 18 May Fitzroy 3.13def. South Melbourne 2.9 Fitzroy Cricket Ground [6]
Saturday, 18 May Footscray 2.4def. by Geelong 4.8 Western Reserve [6]
Saturday, 18 May North Melbourne 4.6def. by Port Melbourne 5.2 [7] North Melbourne Recreation Reserve [6]
Saturday, 18 May St Kilda 4.5def. by Collingwood 6.8 St Kilda Cricket Ground [6]
Saturday, 18 May Carlton 7.10def. Richmond 1.9University Cricket Ground [6]
Bye
Williamstown

Round 4

Round 4 (Queen's Birthday) [8]
Friday, 24 May North Melbourne 4.7def. by South Melbourne 10.11 North Melbourne Recreation Reserve [9]
Friday, 24 May Carlton 6.8def. St Kilda 3.3 Melbourne Cricket Ground [9]
Friday 24 May Geelong 7.10def. Fitzroy 1.3 Corio Oval [9]
Saturday, 25 May Melbourne 10.11def. Footscray 5.10 Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 5,000) [10]
Saturday, 25 May Collingwood 7.11def. Richmond 2.4 Victoria Park [10]
Saturday, 25 May Port Melbourne 4.6drew with Williamstown 4.6 Port Melbourne Cricket Ground [10]
Bye
Essendon

Round 5

Round 5 [11]
Saturday, 1 June St Kilda 3.7def. by North Melbourne 4.10 St Kilda Cricket Ground [12]
Saturday, 1 June Geelong 15.13def. Port Melbourne 3.2 Corio Oval [12]
Saturday, 1 June South Melbourne 3.10def. Collingwood 2.10 South Melbourne Cricket Ground [12]
Saturday, 1 June Essendon 6.10def. Williamstown 3.3 East Melbourne Cricket Ground [12]
Saturday, 1 June Fitzroy 9.14def. Richmond 2.5 Fitzroy Cricket Ground [12]
Saturday, 1 June Carlton 3.8def. by Footscray 6.5University Cricket Ground [12]
Bye
Melbourne

Round 6

Round 6 [13]
Saturday, 15 June Geelong 8.11def. South Melbourne 1.8 Corio Oval (crowd: 5,000) [14]
Saturday, 15 June Essendon 3.9 [15] drew with Fitzroy 3.8 [15] East Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 6,000) [14]
Saturday, 15 June Melbourne 6.13def. North Melbourne 3.8 Melbourne Cricket Ground [14]
Saturday, 15 June Williamstown 7.7def. Footscray 5.6 Williamstown Cricket Ground [14]
Saturday, 15 June Richmond 6.14drew with St Kilda 6.9 Richmond Cricket Ground [14]
Saturday, 15 June Carlton 4.3def. by Collingwood 5.8University Cricket Ground [14]
Bye
Port Melbourne

Round 7

Round 7 [16]
Saturday, 22 June South Melbourne 7.9def. Port Melbourne 6.6 South Melbourne Cricket Ground [17]
Saturday, 22 June Williamstown 5.8def. North Melbourne 4.9 Williamstown Cricket Ground [17]
Saturday, 22 June Geelong 9.11def. St Kilda 3.10 Corio Oval [17]
Saturday, 22 June Fitzroy 2.12drew with Carlton 2.3 Fitzroy Cricket Ground [17]
Saturday, 22 June Richmond 7.9def. by Melbourne 15.13 Richmond Cricket Ground [17]
Saturday, 22 June Collingwood 4.2def. Essendon 3.9 Victoria Park [17]
Bye
Footscray

Round 8

Round 8 [18]
Saturday, 29 June South Melbourne 9.5def. Essendon 7.10 South Melbourne Cricket Ground [19]
Saturday, 29 June North Melbourne 1.6def. by Fitzroy 6.10 North Melbourne Recreation Reserve [19]
Saturday, 29 June Footscray 5.5def. Collingwood 4.3 Western Reserve [19]
Saturday, 29 June Williamstown 4.10def. by Geelong 9.10 Williamstown Cricket Ground [19]
Saturday, 29 June Melbourne 8.11def. Carlton 1.3 Melbourne Cricket Ground [19]
Saturday, 29 June St Kilda 3.8def. by Port Melbourne 5.4 St Kilda Cricket Ground [19]
Bye
Richmond

Round 9

Round 9 [20]
Saturday, 6 July Footscray 4.6drew with Port Melbourne 4.8 Western Reserve [21]
Saturday, 6 July Carlton 2.2def. North Melbourne 1.9 Melbourne Cricket Ground [22] [21]
Saturday, 6 July Richmond 5.3drew with South Melbourne 5.17 Richmond Cricket Ground [21]
Saturday, 6 July St Kilda 3.8def. by Essendon 7.10 St Kilda Cricket Ground [21]
Saturday, 6 July Williamstown 2.1def. by Melbourne 3.9 Williamstown Cricket Ground [21]
Saturday, 6 July Geelong 6.8def. Collingwood 1.5 Corio Oval [21]
Bye
Fitzroy

Round 10

Round 10 [23]
Saturday, 13 July Footscray 7.11def. Essendon 6.12 Western Reserve [24]
Saturday, 13 July Fitzroy 2.4def. Melbourne 1.3 Fitzroy Cricket Ground [24]
Saturday, 13 July North Melbourne 1.3def. by Collingwood 2.4 North Melbourne Recreation Reserve [24]
Saturday, 13 July Richmond 4.3def. by Geelong 14.19 Richmond Cricket Ground [24]
Saturday, 13 July Port Melbourne 5.3def. Carlton 3.3 Port Melbourne Cricket Ground [24]
Saturday, 13 July South Melbourne 3.7def. Williamstown 0.6 South Melbourne Cricket Ground [24]
Bye
St Kilda

Round 11

Round 11 [25]
Saturday, 20 July Essendon 10.5def. Geelong 5.15 East Melbourne Cricket Ground [26]
Saturday, 20 July Melbourne 6.11def. Port Melbourne 2.3 Melbourne Cricket Ground [26]
Saturday, 20 July Collingwood 2.3drew with Fitzroy 2.4 Victoria Park [26]
Saturday, 20 July North Melbourne 1.9def. by Richmond 2.8 North Melbourne Recreation Reserve [26]
Saturday, 20 July St Kilda 3.11def. by Footscray 5.4 St Kilda Cricket Ground [26]
Saturday, 20 July Carlton 6.5def. Williamstown 5.4University Cricket Ground [26]
Bye
South Melbourne

Round 12

Round 12 [27]
Saturday, 27 July Essendon 3.5def. Carlton 1.7 East Melbourne Cricket Ground [28]
Saturday, 27 July Melbourne 3.8def. by Geelong 9.9 Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 20,000) [28]
Saturday, 27 July South Melbourne 7.7def. Footscray 2.1 South Melbourne Cricket Ground [28]
Saturday, 27 July Fitzroy 7.18def. St Kilda 2.5 Fitzroy Cricket Ground [28]
Saturday, 27 July North Melbourne 6.13def. Williamstown 2.0 North Melbourne Recreation Reserve [28]
Saturday, 27 July Richmond 6.4drew with Port Melbourne 6.8 Richmond Cricket Ground [28]
Bye
Collingwood

Round 13

Round 13 [29]
Saturday, 3 August Footscray 4.1def. by Collingwood 5.10 Western Reserve [30]
Saturday, 3 August Melbourne 3.9def. St Kilda 2.7 Melbourne Cricket Ground [30]
Saturday, 3 August Essendon 2.7def. by North Melbourne 3.9 East Melbourne Cricket Ground [30]
Saturday, 3 August Carlton 3.4def. by South Melbourne 5.7University Cricket Ground [30]
Saturday, 3 August Port Melbourne 2.14def. by Fitzroy 6.7 Port Melbourne Cricket Ground [30]
Saturday, 3 August Williamstown 4.19def. by Richmond 5.4 Williamstown Cricket Ground [30]
Bye
Geelong

Round 14

Round 14 [31]
Saturday, 10 August St Kilda 5.10def. Carlton 1.10 St Kilda Cricket Ground [32]
Saturday, 10 August Richmond 4.9def. by Fitzroy 7.11 Richmond Cricket Ground [32]
Saturday, 10 August South Melbourne 6.9def. Geelong 3.12 South Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 7,000) [32]
Saturday, 10 August Melbourne 4.2def. by Essendon 7.12 Melbourne Cricket Ground [32]
Saturday, 10 August Footscray 3.7def. by North Melbourne 4.7 Western Reserve [32]
Saturday, 10 August Collingwood 5.14def. Williamstown 1.9 Victoria Park [32]
Bye
Port Melbourne

Round 15

Round 15 [33]
Saturday, 17 August Geelong 8.6def. Essendon 6.4 Corio Oval [34]
Saturday, 17 August Melbourne 2.4def. by Fitzroy 4.8 Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 8,000) [34]
Saturday, 17 August North Melbourne 6.6def. South Melbourne 1.7 North Melbourne Recreation Reserve [34]
Saturday, 17 August Footscray 5.12def. Williamstown 3.5 Western Reserve [34]
Saturday, 17 August Port Melbourne 4.15def. St Kilda 3.3 Port Melbourne Cricket Ground [34]
Saturday, 17 August Richmond 5.4def. by Collingwood 7.11 Richmond Cricket Ground [34]
Bye
Carlton

Round 16

Round 16 [35]
Saturday, 24 August Essendon 3.13def. by South Melbourne 6.15 East Melbourne Cricket Ground [36]
Saturday, 24 August North Melbourne 2.3def. by Melbourne 4.4 North Melbourne Recreation Reserve [36]
Saturday, 24 August Footscray 2.3def. by Fitzroy 5.8 Western Reserve [36]
Saturday, 24 August Collingwood 5.3def. Geelong 4.2 Victoria Park [36]
Saturday, 24 August St Kilda 7.7def. Richmond 6.8 St Kilda Cricket Ground [36]
Saturday, 24 August Carlton 3.3def. Port Melbourne 2.6University Cricket Ground [36]
Bye
Williamstown

Round 17

Round 17 [37]
Saturday, 31 August Fitzroy 4.13def. Geelong 2.4 Fitzroy Cricket Ground [38]
Saturday, 31 August South Melbourne 3.3 [39] def. by Melbourne 6.13 South Melbourne Cricket Ground [38]
Saturday, 31 August Collingwood 3.8drew with North Melbourne 3.3 Victoria Park [38]
Saturday, 31 August Essendon 4.11def. Footscray 3.3 East Melbourne Cricket Ground [38]
Saturday, 31 August Port Melbourne 8.8def. Richmond 2.8 Port Melbourne Cricket Ground [38]
Saturday, 31 August Williamstown 3.11def. Carlton 2.6 Williamstown Cricket Ground [38]
Bye
St Kilda

Round 18

Round 18 [40]
Saturday, 7 September Fitzroy 5.5drew with Essendon 5.7 Fitzroy Cricket Ground (crowd: 10,000) [41]
Saturday, 7 September Geelong 4.9def. Melbourne 3.7 Corio Oval [41]
Saturday, 7 September Footscray 7.3def. South Melbourne 3.5 Western Reserve [41]
Saturday, 7 September Williamstown 6.5def. Port Melbourne 3.4 [42] Williamstown Cricket Ground [41]
Saturday, 7 September Richmond 5.6def. Carlton 4.8 Richmond Cricket Ground [41]
Saturday, 7 September North Melbourne 9.7def. St Kilda 4.4 North Melbourne Recreation Reserve [41]
Bye
Collingwood

Round 19

Round 19 [43]
Saturday, 14 September North Melbourne 6.2def. Essendon 4.6 North Melbourne Recreation Reserve [44]
Saturday, 14 September Footscray 5.8def. by Melbourne 7.9 Western Reserve [44]
Saturday, 14 September South Melbourne 3.5drew with Fitzroy 3.4 South Melbourne Cricket Ground [44]
Saturday, 14 September Port Melbourne 1.0def. Geelong 0.9 Port Melbourne Cricket Ground [44]
Saturday, 14 September St Kilda 4.7def. by Williamstown 7.9 St Kilda Cricket Ground [44]
Saturday, 14 September Collingwood 7.6def. Carlton 3.1 Victoria Park [44]
Bye
Richmond

Round 20

Round 20 [45]
Saturday, 21 September Port Melbourne 7.9def. Richmond 5.3 Port Melbourne Cricket Ground [46]
Saturday, 21 September St Kilda 1.5drew with Carlton 1.10 Victoria Park [46]
Saturday, 21 September Williamstown 4.7def. by Collingwood 10.4 Williamstown Cricket Ground [46]
Bye
Essendon, Fitzroy, Footscray, Geelong, Melbourne, North Melbourne, South Melbourne

Ladder

1895 VFA ladder
PosTeamPldWLDGFGAPts
1 Fitzroy (P)181215774758
2 Collingwood 181242836352
2 Geelong 1813501286252
2 Melbourne 1813501027052
5 South Melbourne 18972848240
6 Essendon 18882918136
7 Port Melbourne 18783728734
8 North Melbourne 187101647530
9 Footscray 186111789326
9 Williamstown 186111698526
11 Carlton 185112557724
12 Richmond 1841138012722
13 St Kilda 183132649616
Source: [46]
(P) Premiers

The Association had no formal tie-breakers in cases where clubs were equal on premiership points.

Premiership

Fitzroy won the 1895 VFA premiership with 58 points, finishing six points clear of Geelong, Collingwood and Melbourne, who all finished equal-second on 52 points. While Fitzroy finished with fewer wins than either Geelong or Melbourne, and also scored 51 goals fewer than Geelong, it lost only one match for the season, and conceded 15 goals fewer than any other team. This was also the first ever premiership in the history of the Fitzroy Football Club. [46]

Fitzroy was unbeaten in its last fourteen matches, coming from behind to claim the premiership from Geelong and Melbourne. Geelong, who had begun the season with a ten-match winning streak, and Melbourne, who had begun the season with an eight-match winning streak, were considered most likely to win the premiership at mid-season, but both teams' form fell off in the second half of the season to finish 13–5.

Fitzroy officially clinched the premiership in Round 19, its last match for the season, with a draw against South Melbourne: this, and Geelong's unusual 0.9 – 1.0 loss to Port Melbourne, ensured that Fitzroy could not be tied or passed for first place. [44]

Leading goalkickers

The leading goalkicker for the season was Decoit of Geelong, kicking 42 goals. He finished comfortably ahead of the second-placed Archie Smith of Collingwood. The high-scoring Geelong team produced three of the top five goalkickers for the season. [47]

PlayerTeamGoals
David DecoitGeelong42
Archie Smith Collingwood27
Jim Grace Fitzroy24
Eddy James Geelong24
Henry McShaneGeelong20

Notable events

Non-premiership matches

Association teams often played exhibition matches separate to the premiership season, particularly during bye weeks. This is not a complete list of all such matches, but is a selection of the most notable such games in 1895.

Charity Saturday

On the Saturday between Rounds 5 and 6, a charity event was held. Although the league had previously held charity days during the premiership season, this was the first time that the premiership season had been suspended entirely to accommodate the event. Two shortened matches, each lasting approximately one hour and played across two separate periods, were played as part of the event; two pairs of fierce rivals were selected to maximise interest in the matches. The charity event trialled the use of boundary umpires. [49]

Charity Saturday
Saturday, 8 June (3:00 pm) Fitzroy 3.10drew with Collingwood 3.5 East Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 7,000) [49]
Saturday, 8 June (4:00 pm) Melbourne 5.9def. Essendon 1.0 East Melbourne Cricket Ground (crowd: 7,000) [49]

Additionally, a 130-yard sprint race, open to any Association players and run without handicap, was held. The race was won by Drew of Port Melbourne; Palmer of Essendon finished second and Morton of Footscray finished third. [49]

Norwood's tour of Victoria

Norwood, the winners of the 1894 South Australian Football Association (SAFA) premiership, undertook a two-week tour of Victoria in May and June, playing five exhibition matches against Association clubs and a combined Ballarat team.

While Norwood finished with one win and two draws from the five matches, the tour proved to be a financial disaster for the club, as all five matches were poorly attended. With Norwood's share of the gate takings being a mere £30, the club lost £170 on the tour.

Norwood's tour of Victoria
Friday, 24 May (11:00 am) Essendon 7.12def. by Norwood 9.8 East Melbourne Cricket Ground [9]
Tuesday, 28 May Collingwood 3.2drew with Norwood 3.6 Victoria Park [50]
Thursday, 30 May South Melbourne 5.8drew with Norwood 5.5 South Melbourne Cricket Ground [51]
Saturday, 1 June Melbourne 8.13def. Norwood 6.9 Melbourne Cricket Ground [12]
Monday, 3 June Combined Ballarat 11.14def. Norwood 4.3Saxon Paddock [52]

Other notable matches

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