1922 VJFL season

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1922 VJFL season
Date6 May – 14 October
Teams10
Premiers Collingwood District
3rd premiership
Minor premiers Collingwood District
4th minor premiership
  1921
1923  

The 1922 VJFL season was the 4th 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).

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Collingwood District won its third premiership, defeating reigning premiers Essendon Juniors. The sides had met the previous year in the 1921 grand final. [1]

Geelong joined the competition at the start of the season, bringing the total number of teams in the VJFL to 10 − one more than the amount of senior VFL clubs. The 19-round home-and-away season began on 7 May and ended on 16 September, with all teams having one bye. [2]

Ladder

Richmond were awarded a win on protest despite having a bye in round 17. [3]

PosTeamPldWLDPts
1 Collingwood District (P)1856
2 Essendon Juniors 1854
3 Geelong 1850
4 Fitzroy Juniors 1850
5 Richmond 18118044
6 Coburg 1838
7 Carlton District 1898134
8 Melbourne 1816
9 Leopold 1816
10 St Kilda 184

Finals series

Grand final

Grand final
Saturday, 14 October Collingwood District 8.10 (58)def. Essendon Juniors 1.9 (15) Melbourne Cricket Ground

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References

  1. "Junior League Final". The Argus. Melbourne. 16 October 1922. p. 3.
  2. "1922 Reserves". Blueseum.
  3. "1922 Reserves scores". Tigerland Archive.