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1905 VFL season

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Highest attendance
  
30,000

Teams
  
8

Start date
  
1905

Matches played
  
72

Premiers
  
Fitzroy (4th premiership)

Minor premiers
  
Collingwood (3rd minor premiership)

Leading Goalkicker Medallist
  
Charlie Pannam (Collingwood)

Similar
  
1904 VFL season, 1912 VFL season, 1923 VFL season, 1911 VFL season

The 1905 Victorian Football League season was the ninth season of the elite Australian rules football competition.

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Premiership season

In 1905, the VFL competition consisted of eight teams of 18 on-the-field players each, with no "reserves", although any of the 18 players who had left the playing field for any reason could later resume their place on the field at any time during the match.

Each team played each other twice in a home-and-away season of 14 rounds.

Once the 14 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1905 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the amended "Argus system".

Grand final

Fitzroy defeated Collingwood 4.6 (30) to 2.5 (17). (For an explanation of scoring see Australian rules football).

Awards

  • The 1905 VFL Premiership team was Fitzroy.
  • The VFL's leading goalkicker was Charlie Pannam of Collingwood with 38 goals.
  • Melbourne took the "wooden spoon" in 1905.

    • Notable events

  • Australasian Football Council formed.
  • VFL decides to pay field umpires 30 shillings per match, and boundary umpires 7 shillings per match (approx $75.00 and $20.00 in 2008 buying power).

    • References

    1905 VFL season Wikipedia
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