1917 VFL season
21st season of the Victorian Football League (VFL) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1917 VFL season was the 21st season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria.
Quick Facts Teams, Premiers ...
1917 VFL premiership season | |
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Teams | 6 |
Premiers | Collingwood 4th premiership |
Minor premiers | Collingwood 5th minor premiership |
Leading Goalkicker Medallist | Dick Lee (Collingwood) |
Matches played | 49 |
Highest | 28,512 |
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Played during the latter stages World War I, only six of the league's nine senior clubs competed, with Geelong and South Melbourne returning after being in recess the previous year. The season ran from 12 May until 22 September, and comprised a 15-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs.
The premiership was won by the Collingwood Football Club for the fourth time, after it defeated Fitzroy by 35 points in the 1917 VFL Grand Final.