1917 VFL Season
The complete 1917 season — final ladder, results and finals.
Premiers
🏆 Collingwooddef. Fitzroy
Collingwood won the 1917 VFL premiership, defeating Fitzroy in the Grand Final. Collingwood also finished the home-and-away season on top of the ladder.
6 teams contested the season. The 4th-placed cut-off sent Collingwood, Carlton, South Melbourne and Fitzroy into the finals. Richmond finished last with 3 wins. The full final ladder and round-by-round results follow.
Ladder
| # | Club | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collingwood | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1030 | 772 | 133.4 | 42 |
| 2 | Carlton | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 843 | 724 | 116.4 | 38 |
| 3 | South Melbourne | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 911 | 772 | 118.0 | 36 |
| 4 | Fitzroy | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 832 | 963 | 86.4 | 26 |
| 5 | Geelong | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 735 | 927 | 79.3 | 24 |
| 6 | Richmond | 15 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 761 | 954 | 79.8 | 14 |
Top 4 (green) made the finals. Ladder is home-and-away only; percentage = points for ÷ points against.
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Results
49 matches