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VFA - KEY FACTS

Official name
Victorian Football Association

Known as
VFA

Duration
1877–1995

Disbanded
1995

Affiliated competitions (Historical)
Premiership Season 1877-1995


Premiership Season

Official Name
VFA Premiership Season

Duration
1877–1995

Affiliated clubs (Historical)
Carlton (VIC) 1877-1896; Geelong (VIC) 1877-1896; Melbourne (VIC) 1877-1896; St. Kilda (VIC) 1877-1879, 1886-1896; North Melbourne (VIC) 1877-1924; Albert Park (Original) (VIC) 1877-1879; Barwon (Original) (VIC) 1877-1878; Essendon (VIC) 1878-1896; South Melbourne (VIC) 1879-1896; West Melbourne (VIC) 1879-1880, 1889-1907; East Melbourne (VIC) 1880-1882; Fitzroy (VIC) 1884-1896; Williamstown (VIC) 1884-1995; Richmond (VIC) 1885-1907; University (VIC) 1885-1888; Footscray (VIC) 1886-1924; Ballarat Imperial (VIC) 1886-1888; Port Melbourne (VIC) 1886-1995; South Ballarat (VIC) 1886-1888; South Williamstown (VIC) 1886-1887; Ballarat (VIC) 1886-1888; Prahan (Original) (VIC) 1886-1887; Collingwood (VIC) 1892-1896; Brunswick (VIC) 1897-1991; Prahran (VIC) 1899-1958, 1960-1994; Essendon Association (VIC) 1900-1921; Preston (VIC) 1903-1911, 1926-1995; Brighton (VIC) 1908-1961; Northcote (VIC) 1908-1987; Melbourne City (VIC) 1912-1913; Hawthorn (VIC) 1914-1924; Geelong Association (VIC) 1922-1927; Coburg (VIC) 1925-1995; Camberwell (VIC) 1926-1991; Yarraville (VIC) 1928-1983; Oakleigh (VIC) 1929-1994; Sandringham (VIC) 1929-1995; Box Hill (VIC) 1951-1995; Moorabbin (Original) (VIC) 1951-1963; Dandenong (VIC) 1958-1994; Mordialloc (VIC) 1958-1988; Sunshine (VIC) 1959-1989; Waverley (VIC) 1961-1987; Caulfield (VIC) 1962-1987; Geelong West (VIC) 1963-1988; Werribee (VIC) 1965-1995; Frankston (VIC) 1966-1995; Springvale (VIC) 1982-1995; Kilsyth (VIC) 1982-1984; Berwick (VIC) 1983-1987; Moorabbin West (VIC) 1983-1987

Affiliated grounds (Historical)
Albert Cricket Ground; Alex G. Gillon Oval; Arch Brown Reserve; Arden Street; Ballarat City Oval; Ben Kavanagh Reserve; Bentleigh Reserve; Bill Lawry Oval; Box Hill City Oval; Brighton Beach Oval; Brunswick Street; Camberwell Sportsground; Central Reserve #2; Cheltenham Reserve; Chirnside Park; Coburg City Oval; Corio Oval; Croxton Park; Dandenong Showgrounds; East Melbourne; Eastern Oval; Edwin Flack Reserve; Elsternwick Park; Fearon Reserve; Frankston Park; Friendly Societies' Ground; Glenferrie Oval; Junction Oval; Kardinia Park; Kilsyth Reserve; Lake Oval; M.C.G.; McKinnon Reserve; Melbourne Showgrounds; Moorabbin Oval; North Port Oval; Olympic Park; Preston City Oval; Princes Park; Princes Park (Caulfield); Punt Road; Richmond City Reserve; Robertson Oval; Selwyn Park; Shepley Oval; Skinner Reserve; Springvale Reserve; TBA; Toorak Park; Trevor Barker Oval; University Oval; Victoria Park; W.C.G.; Warrawee Park; Wesley College (St Kilda Rd); West Oval; Western Oval (Ballarat); Whitten Oval; Windy Hill; Yarraville Oval

1962 VFA Premiership Season

VFA - League records
 
1961 1963
Grand Finals | Every final | Every match | Notable players
 
Ladder | Round by Round | Finals
 

1962 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 Preston 16 14 2 0 1680 1048 160.31 56
2 Dandenong 16 13 3 0 1572 962 163.41 52
3 Prahran 16 9 7 0 1415 1353 104.58 36
4 Box Hill 16 9 7 0 1281 1247 102.73 36
5 Waverley 16 9 7 0 1302 1283 101.48 36
6 Camberwell 16 6 10 0 1296 1487 87.16 24
7 Sunshine 16 3 13 0 1267 1591 79.64 12
8 Brighton-Caulfield 16 1 15 0 928 1770 52.43 4
  H&A 64 64 64 0 10741 10741 100.00 256
  Finals 4 4 4 0 614 614 100.00 16
  Total 68 68 68 0 11355 11355 100.00 272

1962 Round by Round

Round 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 1SF | 2SF | PF | GF

Round 1[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Box Hill———10.7 67 Sat 28-Apr-1962 2:10 pm Box Hill City Oval 
Sunshine———7.9 51 Box Hill won by 16 points
Camberwell———8.7 55 Sat 28-Apr-1962 2:10 pm Camberwell Sportsground 
Dandenong———8.11 59 Dandenong won by 4 points
Waverley———8.16 64 Sat 28-Apr-1962 2:10 pm Central Reserve #2 
Brighton-Caulfield———6.6 42 Waverley won by 22 points
Preston———11.12 78 Sat 28-Apr-1962 2:10 pm Preston City Oval 
Prahran———11.7 73 Preston won by 5 points

Round 2[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Dandenong———7.17 59 Sat 5-May-1962 2:10 pm Shepley Oval 
Preston———15.10 100 Preston won by 41 points
Brighton-Caulfield———8.20 68 Sat 5-May-1962 2:10 pm Princes Park (Caulfield) 
Box Hill———10.15 75 Box Hill won by 7 points
Sunshine———9.10 64 Sat 5-May-1962 2:10 pm Selwyn Park 
Waverley———12.16 88 Waverley won by 24 points
Prahran———13.12 90 Sun 6-May-1962 2:10 pm Toorak Park 
Camberwell———13.16 94 Camberwell won by 4 points

Round 3[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Waverley———15.11 101 Sat 12-May-1962 2:10 pm Central Reserve #2 
Preston———17.22 124 Preston won by 23 points
Brighton-Caulfield———11.16 82 Sat 12-May-1962 2:10 pm Princes Park (Caulfield) 
Prahran———13.16 94 Prahran won by 12 points
Box Hill———8.13 61 Sat 12-May-1962 2:10 pm Box Hill City Oval 
Camberwell———14.16 100 Camberwell won by 39 points
Sunshine———9.14 68 Sat 12-May-1962 2:10 pm Selwyn Park 
Dandenong———21.17 143 Dandenong won by 75 points

Round 4[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Dandenong———16.16 112 Sat 19-May-1962 2:10 pm Shepley Oval 
Box Hill———9.7 61 Dandenong won by 51 points
Camberwell———26.19 175 Sat 19-May-1962 2:10 pm Camberwell Sportsground 
Sunshine———15.16 106 Camberwell won by 69 points
Preston———28.28 196 Sat 19-May-1962 2:10 pm Preston City Oval 
Brighton-Caulfield———2.7 19 Preston won by 177 points
Prahran———22.11 143 Sun 20-May-1962 2:10 pm Toorak Park 
Waverley———15.18 108 Prahran won by 35 points

Round 5[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Dandenong———17.11 113 Sat 26-May-1962 2:10 pm Shepley Oval 
Waverley———4.10 34 Dandenong won by 79 points
Brighton-Caulfield———7.22 64 Sat 26-May-1962 2:10 pm Princes Park (Caulfield) 
Sunshine———15.16 106 Sunshine won by 42 points
Prahran———13.12 90 Sat 26-May-1962 2:10 pm Toorak Park 
Box Hill———11.14 80 Prahran won by 10 points
Preston———16.12 108 Sun 27-May-1962 2:10 pm Preston City Oval 
Camberwell———10.17 77 Preston won by 31 points

Round 6[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Dandenong———17.8 110 Sat 2-Jun-1962 2:10 pm Shepley Oval 
Brighton-Caulfield———2.7 19 Dandenong won by 91 points
Camberwell———8.13 61 Sat 2-Jun-1962 2:10 pm Camberwell Sportsground 
Waverley———7.9 51 Camberwell won by 10 points
Sunshine———9.12 66 Sun 3-Jun-1962 2:10 pm Selwyn Park 
Prahran———11.10 76 Prahran won by 10 points
Box Hill———8.13 61 Mon 4-Jun-1962 2:10 pm Box Hill City Oval 
Preston———8.8 56 Box Hill won by 5 points

Round 7[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Waverley———6.22 58 Sat 9-Jun-1962 2:10 pm Central Reserve #2 
Box Hill———5.11 41 Waverley won by 17 points
Sunshine———9.2 56 Sat 9-Jun-1962 2:10 pm Selwyn Park 
Preston———11.17 83 Preston won by 27 points
Brighton-Caulfield———14.7 91 Sat 9-Jun-1962 2:10 pm Princes Park (Caulfield) 
Camberwell———9.16 70 Brighton-Caulfield won by 21 points
Prahran———14.4 88 Sun 10-Jun-1962 2:10 pm Toorak Park 
Dandenong———14.21 105 Dandenong won by 17 points

Round 8[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Waverley———9.20 74 Sat 16-Jun-1962 2:10 pm Central Reserve #2 
Brighton-Caulfield———7.10 52 Waverley won by 22 points
Camberwell———5.11 41 Sat 16-Jun-1962 2:10 pm Camberwell Sportsground 
Dandenong———21.21 147 Dandenong won by 106 points
Box Hill———14.11 95 Sat 16-Jun-1962 2:10 pm Box Hill City Oval 
Sunshine———11.9 75 Box Hill won by 20 points
Preston———8.14 62 Sun 17-Jun-1962 2:10 pm Preston City Oval 
Prahran———4.12 36 Preston won by 26 points

Round 9[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Dandenong———11.7 73 Sat 23-Jun-1962 2:10 pm Shepley Oval 
Preston———12.7 79 Preston won by 6 points
Brighton-Caulfield———16.12 108 Sat 23-Jun-1962 2:10 pm Princes Park (Caulfield) 
Box Hill———17.12 114 Box Hill won by 6 points
Prahran———11.8 74 Sat 23-Jun-1962 2:10 pm Toorak Park 
Camberwell———12.11 83 Camberwell won by 9 points
Sunshine———11.18 84 Sat 23-Jun-1962 2:10 pm Selwyn Park 
Waverley———18.18 126 Waverley won by 42 points

Round 10[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Dandenong———10.16 76 Sat 30-Jun-1962 2:10 pm Shepley Oval 
Sunshine———9.12 66 Dandenong won by 10 points
Camberwell———9.18 72 Sat 30-Jun-1962 2:10 pm Camberwell Sportsground 
Box Hill———15.17 107 Box Hill won by 35 points
Prahran———16.16 112 Sat 30-Jun-1962 2:10 pm Toorak Park 
Brighton-Caulfield———8.6 54 Prahran won by 58 points
Preston———15.15 105 Sun 1-Jul-1962 2:10 pm Preston City Oval 
Waverley———9.11 65 Preston won by 40 points

Round 11[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Waverley———9.15 69 Sat 7-Jul-1962 2:10 pm Central Reserve #2 
Prahran———9.11 65 Waverley won by 4 points
Brighton-Caulfield———10.13 73 Sat 7-Jul-1962 2:10 pm Princes Park (Caulfield) 
Preston———23.22 160 Preston won by 87 points
Box Hill———9.7 61 Sat 7-Jul-1962 2:10 pm Box Hill City Oval 
Dandenong———10.14 74 Dandenong won by 13 points
Sunshine———16.13 109 Sun 8-Jul-1962 2:10 pm Selwyn Park 
Camberwell———10.14 74 Sunshine won by 35 points

Round 12[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Dandenong———14.13 97 Sat 14-Jul-1962 2:10 pm Shepley Oval 
Waverley———9.5 59 Dandenong won by 38 points
Camberwell———8.8 56 Sat 14-Jul-1962 2:10 pm Camberwell Sportsground 
Preston———20.25 145 Preston won by 89 points
Box Hill———12.7 79 Sat 14-Jul-1962 2:10 pm Box Hill City Oval 
Prahran———14.12 96 Prahran won by 17 points
Sunshine———15.11 101 Sat 14-Jul-1962 2:10 pm Selwyn Park 
Brighton-Caulfield———9.5 59 Sunshine won by 42 points

Round 13[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Waverley———10.10 70 Sat 21-Jul-1962 2:10 pm Central Reserve #2 
Camberwell———6.18 54 Waverley won by 16 points
Brighton-Caulfield———4.6 30 Sat 21-Jul-1962 2:10 pm Princes Park (Caulfield) 
Dandenong———13.14 92 Dandenong won by 62 points
Preston———14.21 105 Sat 21-Jul-1962 2:10 pm Preston City Oval 
Box Hill———6.11 47 Preston won by 58 points
Prahran———15.11 101 Sun 22-Jul-1962 2:10 pm Toorak Park 
Sunshine———11.15 81 Prahran won by 20 points

Round 14[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Dandenong———20.20 140 Sat 28-Jul-1962 2:10 pm Shepley Oval 
Prahran———8.13 61 Dandenong won by 79 points
Camberwell———20.18 138 Sat 28-Jul-1962 2:10 pm Camberwell Sportsground 
Brighton-Caulfield———9.9 63 Camberwell won by 75 points
Box Hill———12.13 85 Sat 28-Jul-1962 2:10 pm Box Hill City Oval 
Waverley———10.7 67 Box Hill won by 18 points
Preston———16.17 113 Sun 29-Jul-1962 2:10 pm Preston City Oval 
Sunshine———10.10 70 Preston won by 43 points

Round 15[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Dandenong———13.15 93 Sat 4-Aug-1962 2:10 pm Shepley Oval 
Camberwell———7.8 50 Dandenong won by 43 points
Brighton-Caulfield———8.12 60 Sat 4-Aug-1962 2:10 pm Princes Park (Caulfield) 
Waverley———21.14 140 Waverley won by 80 points
Sunshine———10.11 71 Sat 4-Aug-1962 2:10 pm Selwyn Park 
Box Hill———17.21 123 Box Hill won by 52 points
Prahran———15.13 103 Sun 5-Aug-1962 2:10 pm Toorak Park 
Preston———9.22 76 Prahran won by 27 points

Round 16[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Waverley———19.14 128 Sat 11-Aug-1962 2:10 pm Central Reserve #2 
Sunshine———13.15 93 Waverley won by 35 points
Box Hill———16.28 124 Sat 11-Aug-1962 2:10 pm Box Hill City Oval 
Brighton-Caulfield———7.2 44 Box Hill won by 80 points
Camberwell———14.12 96 Sat 11-Aug-1962 2:10 pm Camberwell Sportsground 
Prahran———16.17 113 Prahran won by 17 points
Preston———13.12 90 Sun 12-Aug-1962 2:10 pm Preston City Oval 
Dandenong———11.13 79 Preston won by 11 points

1962 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 Preston 16 14 2 0 1680 1048 160.31 56
2 Dandenong 16 13 3 0 1572 962 163.41 52
3 Prahran 16 9 7 0 1415 1353 104.58 36
4 Box Hill 16 9 7 0 1281 1247 102.73 36
5 Waverley 16 9 7 0 1302 1283 101.48 36
6 Camberwell 16 6 10 0 1296 1487 87.16 24
7 Sunshine 16 3 13 0 1267 1591 79.64 12
8 Brighton-Caulfield 16 1 15 0 928 1770 52.43 4
  H&A 64 64 64 0 10741 10741 100.00 256
  Finals 4 4 4 0 614 614 100.00 16
  Total 68 68 68 0 11355 11355 100.00 272

Finals Week 1[Finals Week 1 Review]

First Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowdGate
Prahran4.47.710.1311.16 82 Sat 18-Aug-1962 2:10 pm Toorak Park3,000£148
Box Hill1.13.64.88.10 58 Prahran won by 24 points

Finals Week 2[Finals Week 2 Review]

Second Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowdGate
Preston2.66.99.1411.14 80 Sun 26-Aug-1962 2:10 pm Toorak Park8,000£488
Dandenong2.28.410.714.12 96 Dandenong won by 16 points

Finals Week 3[Finals Week 3 Review]

Preliminary Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowdGate
Preston3.54.86.136.16 52 Sun 2-Sep-1962 2:10 pm Toorak Park9,000£540
Prahran2.15.46.510.6 66 Prahran won by 14 points

Finals Week 4[Finals Week 4 Review]

Grand Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowdGate
Dandenong4.35.1211.1716.24 120 Sun 9-Sep-1962 2:10 pm Toorak Park12,000£939
Prahran2.24.77.118.12 60 Dandenong won by 60 points

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.