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AFL - KEY FACTS

Official name
Australian Football League

Known as
AFL

Duration
1897–2024

Headquarters
140 Harbour Esplanade, Docklands, VIC, 3008

Phone
1300 722 515

Website
afl.com.au

Affiliated competitions (Current)
Premiership Season 1897-2024; Women's Premiership Season 2017-2024; National Championships Under-18 Girls 2010-2024; Night/Pre-Season Competition 1956-2024; National Championships Under-18 Boys 1953-2024

Affiliated competitions (Historical)
AFLX 2018-2019; Women's Winter Series 2018-2019; Women's Exhibition Series 2013-2016; Reserves 1919-1999; Under-19s 1946-1991; Reserves


Premiership Season

Official Name
V/AFL Premiership Season

Duration
1897–2024

Affiliated clubs (Current)
Carlton (VIC) 1897-2024; Collingwood (VIC) 1897-2024; Essendon (VIC) 1897-2024; Geelong (VIC) 1897-2024; Melbourne (VIC) 1897-2024; Sydney (VIC) 1897-2024; St. Kilda (VIC) 1897-2024; Richmond (VIC) 1908-2024; North Melbourne (VIC) 1925-2024; Western Bulldogs (VIC) 1925-2024; Hawthorn (VIC) 1925-2024; Brisbane (QLD) 1987-2024; West Coast (WA) 1987-2024; Adelaide (SA) 1991-2024; Fremantle (WA) 1995-2024; Port Adelaide (SA) 1997-2024; Gold Coast (QLD) 2011-2024; Greater Western Sydney (NSW) 2012-2024

Affiliated clubs (Historical)
Fitzroy (VIC) 1897-1996; University (VIC) 1908-1914

Affiliated grounds (Current)
Adelaide Oval; Bellerive Oval; Carrara Stadium; Docklands; Eureka Stadium; Gabba; Kardinia Park; M.C.G.; Manuka Oval; Marrara Stadium; Norwood Oval; Perth Stadium; S.C.G.; Summit Sport Park; Sydney Showground; Traeger Park; York Park

Affiliated grounds (Historical)
Albury Sports Ground; Arden Street; Blacktown; Brisbane Exhibition Ground; Brunswick Street; Canberra Stadium; Cazaly's Stadium; Coburg City Oval; Corio Oval; East Melbourne; Euroa Memorial Oval; Football Park; Glenferrie Oval; Jiangwan Stadium; Junction Oval; Lake Oval; Moorabbin Oval; North Hobart Oval; Olympic Park; Princes Park; Punt Road; Riverway Stadium; Stadium Australia; Subiaco Oval; Toorak Park; Victoria Park; W.A.C.A.; Waverley Park; Wellington Stadium; Whitten Oval; Windy Hill; Yallourn Oval; Yarraville Oval

1915 V/AFL Premiership Season

 
 

1915 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 Collingwood 16 14 2 0 1168 703 166.15 56
2 Carlton 16 13 2 1 1108 770 143.90 54
3 Fitzroy 16 11 4 1 1143 765 149.41 46
4 Melbourne 16 9 7 0 1058 1066 99.25 36
5 South Melbourne 16 8 8 0 926 872 106.19 32
6 Richmond 16 5 11 0 906 1164 77.84 20
7 St. Kilda 16 5 11 0 779 1026 75.93 20
8 Essendon 16 3 13 0 750 1067 70.29 12
9 Geelong 16 3 13 0 862 1267 68.04 12
  H&A 72 71 71 1 8700 8700 100.00 288
  Finals 4 4 4 0 466 466 100.00 16
  Total 76 75 75 1 9166 9166 100.00 304

1915 Round by Round

Round 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 1SF | 2SF | PF | GF

Round 1[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Carlton1.33.53.75.11 41 Sat 24-Apr-1915 3:00 pm Princes Park 
Fitzroy1.34.46.56.5 41 Carlton drew with Fitzroy[Stats]
Collingwood0.22.74.77.10 52 Sat 24-Apr-1915 3:00 pm Victoria Park 
Essendon0.20.33.73.8 26 Collingwood won by 26 points[Stats]
Melbourne0.21.86.912.10 82 Sat 24-Apr-1915 3:00 pm M.C.G.7,385
Richmond2.35.49.711.7 73 Melbourne won by 9 points[Stats]
St. Kilda1.14.96.98.16 64 Sat 24-Apr-1915 3:00 pm Junction Oval 
South Melbourne1.51.72.124.13 37 St. Kilda won by 27 points[Stats]
Geelong  Bye

Round 2[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Fitzroy2.25.58.1214.17 101 Sat 1-May-1915 3:00 pm Brunswick Street 
Melbourne1.16.28.29.2 56 Fitzroy won by 45 points[Stats]
Geelong2.44.97.127.14 56 Sat 1-May-1915 3:00 pm Corio Oval 
St. Kilda1.33.63.116.18 54 Geelong won by 2 points[Stats]
Richmond2.24.34.64.6 30 Sat 1-May-1915 3:00 pm Punt Road 
Collingwood3.27.37.612.11 83 Collingwood won by 53 points[Stats]
South Melbourne2.12.53.66.11 47 Sat 1-May-1915 3:00 pm Lake Oval 
Carlton3.35.68.98.12 60 Carlton won by 13 points[Stats]
Essendon  Bye

Round 3[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Essendon1.12.24.64.10 34 Sat 8-May-1915 3:00 pm East Melbourne 
Fitzroy4.29.311.416.6 102 Fitzroy won by 68 points[Stats]
Melbourne2.28.411.715.12 102 Sat 8-May-1915 3:00 pm M.C.G.6,156
Geelong3.47.69.912.11 83 Melbourne won by 19 points[Stats]
Richmond0.26.58.109.15 69 Sat 8-May-1915 3:00 pm Punt Road 
South Melbourne4.56.77.128.19 67 Richmond won by 2 points[Stats]
St. Kilda3.105.116.117.14 56 Sat 8-May-1915 3:00 pm Junction Oval 
Collingwood1.25.78.1010.16 76 Collingwood won by 20 points[Stats]
Carlton  Bye

Round 4[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Carlton0.11.53.113.13 31 Sat 15-May-1915 3:00 pm Princes Park 
Essendon2.22.55.68.8 56 Essendon won by 25 points[Stats]
Collingwood2.65.68.99.13 67 Sat 15-May-1915 3:00 pm Victoria Park 
Melbourne2.32.34.75.9 39 Collingwood won by 28 points[Stats]
Fitzroy1.42.102.125.19 49 Sat 15-May-1915 3:00 pm Brunswick Street 
St. Kilda0.10.11.62.6 18 Fitzroy won by 31 points[Stats]
Geelong2.22.54.74.10 34 Sat 15-May-1915 3:00 pm Corio Oval 
Richmond2.23.76.910.11 71 Richmond won by 37 points[Stats]
South Melbourne  Bye

Round 5[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Collingwood2.23.65.118.14 62 Sat 22-May-1915 3:00 pm Victoria Park 
Geelong0.31.51.83.12 30 Collingwood won by 32 points[Stats]
Essendon2.53.56.97.10 52 Sat 22-May-1915 3:00 pm East Melbourne 
St. Kilda1.15.16.46.4 40 Essendon won by 12 points[Stats]
Melbourne1.03.35.38.3 51 Sat 22-May-1915 3:00 pm M.C.G.9,302
Carlton4.35.56.1010.12 72 Carlton won by 21 points[Stats]
South Melbourne1.15.66.78.8 56 Sat 22-May-1915 3:00 pm Lake Oval 
Fitzroy2.12.24.46.4 40 South Melbourne won by 16 points[Stats]
Richmond  Bye

Round 6[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Essendon1.05.36.48.7 55 Sat 29-May-1915 3:00 pm East Melbourne 
South Melbourne1.101.136.168.16 64 South Melbourne won by 9 points[Stats]
Geelong1.22.63.95.10 40 Sat 29-May-1915 3:00 pm Corio Oval 
Carlton3.43.76.99.13 67 Carlton won by 27 points[Stats]
Richmond0.12.53.77.12 54 Sat 29-May-1915 3:00 pm Punt Road 
Fitzroy2.36.68.98.12 60 Fitzroy won by 6 points[Stats]
St. Kilda2.43.77.119.11 65 Sat 29-May-1915 3:00 pm Junction Oval 
Melbourne2.27.47.713.11 89 Melbourne won by 24 points[Stats]
Collingwood  Bye

Round 7[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Richmond4.34.35.67.6 48 Sat 5-Jun-1915 3:00 pm Punt Road 
St. Kilda2.34.144.165.20 50 St. Kilda won by 2 points[Stats]
South Melbourne1.23.46.57.5 47 Sat 5-Jun-1915 3:00 pm Lake Oval 
Melbourne1.34.57.810.8 68 Melbourne won by 21 points[Stats]
Carlton2.44.59.711.9 75 Mon 7-Jun-1915 3:00 pm Princes Park 
Collingwood2.26.47.1010.13 73 Carlton won by 2 points[Stats]
Essendon3.37.311.512.6 78 Mon 7-Jun-1915 3:00 pm East Melbourne 
Geelong0.25.66.612.8 80 Geelong won by 2 points[Stats]
Fitzroy  Bye

Round 8[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Carlton2.47.109.1115.17 107 Sat 12-Jun-1915 3:00 pm Princes Park 
Richmond4.24.27.58.5 53 Carlton won by 54 points[Stats]
Fitzroy1.22.54.56.14 50 Sat 12-Jun-1915 3:00 pm Brunswick Street 
Collingwood5.17.39.811.8 74 Collingwood won by 24 points[Stats]
Melbourne3.15.76.810.12 72 Sat 12-Jun-1915 3:00 pm M.C.G.8,914
Essendon5.85.106.156.17 53 Melbourne won by 19 points[Stats]
South Melbourne4.15.106.1214.17 101 Sat 12-Jun-1915 3:00 pm Lake Oval 
Geelong5.07.012.513.5 83 South Melbourne won by 18 points[Stats]
St. Kilda  Bye

Round 9[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Collingwood3.53.83.95.13 43 Sat 19-Jun-1915 3:00 pm Victoria Park 
South Melbourne0.11.42.73.10 28 Collingwood won by 15 points[Stats]
Essendon2.05.35.45.6 36 Sat 19-Jun-1915 3:00 pm East Melbourne 
Richmond2.04.25.45.8 38 Richmond won by 2 points[Stats]
Geelong0.22.93.114.12 36 Sat 19-Jun-1915 3:00 pm Corio Oval 
Fitzroy2.53.68.1210.12 72 Fitzroy won by 36 points[Stats]
St. Kilda1.11.11.11.1 7 Sat 19-Jun-1915 3:00 pm Junction Oval 
Carlton2.32.82.105.15 45 Carlton won by 38 points[Stats]
Melbourne  Bye

Round 10[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Essendon0.31.92.115.12 42 Sat 26-Jun-1915 3:00 pm East Melbourne 
Collingwood3.53.95.1211.12 78 Collingwood won by 36 points[Stats]
Fitzroy3.43.66.77.8 50 Sat 26-Jun-1915 3:00 pm Brunswick Street 
Carlton1.03.43.65.8 38 Fitzroy won by 12 points[Stats]
Richmond2.32.57.128.12 60 Sat 26-Jun-1915 3:00 pm Punt Road 
Melbourne1.27.58.610.11 71 Melbourne won by 11 points[Stats]
South Melbourne3.24.67.109.11 65 Sat 26-Jun-1915 3:00 pm Lake Oval 
St. Kilda4.25.25.57.5 47 South Melbourne won by 18 points[Stats]
Geelong  Bye

Round 11[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Carlton0.63.95.137.15 57 Sat 3-Jul-1915 3:00 pm Princes Park 
South Melbourne1.13.16.37.5 47 Carlton won by 10 points[Stats]
Collingwood0.52.118.1310.20 80 Sat 3-Jul-1915 3:00 pm Victoria Park 
Richmond2.15.46.46.7 43 Collingwood won by 37 points[Stats]
Melbourne4.38.79.1212.13 85 Sat 3-Jul-1915 3:00 pm M.C.G.11,745
Fitzroy3.45.77.810.13 73 Melbourne won by 12 points[Stats]
St. Kilda3.53.79.1512.17 89 Sat 3-Jul-1915 3:00 pm Junction Oval 
Geelong1.04.44.58.7 55 St. Kilda won by 34 points[Stats]
Essendon  Bye

Round 12[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Collingwood1.34.811.1217.20 122 Sat 10-Jul-1915 3:00 pm Victoria Park 
St. Kilda0.12.32.63.6 24 Collingwood won by 98 points[Stats]
Fitzroy0.21.73.96.12 48 Sat 10-Jul-1915 3:00 pm Brunswick Street 
Essendon4.25.35.55.5 35 Fitzroy won by 13 points[Stats]
Geelong2.23.54.65.9 39 Sat 10-Jul-1915 3:00 pm Corio Oval 
Melbourne2.16.28.711.13 79 Melbourne won by 40 points[Stats]
South Melbourne1.26.97.1010.12 72 Sat 10-Jul-1915 3:00 pm Lake Oval 
Richmond3.54.56.107.11 53 South Melbourne won by 19 points[Stats]
Carlton  Bye

Round 13[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Essendon2.43.54.145.15 45 Sat 17-Jul-1915 3:00 pm East Melbourne 
Carlton1.25.69.1012.15 87 Carlton won by 42 points[Stats]
Melbourne2.04.26.58.6 54 Sat 17-Jul-1915 3:00 pm M.C.G.19,645
Collingwood5.85.108.1612.21 93 Collingwood won by 39 points[Stats]
Richmond2.65.88.1312.15 87 Sat 17-Jul-1915 3:00 pm Punt Road 
Geelong4.26.49.612.7 79 Richmond won by 8 points[Stats]
St. Kilda2.26.46.47.7 49 Sat 17-Jul-1915 3:00 pm Junction Oval 
Fitzroy3.56.610.1114.14 98 Fitzroy won by 49 points[Stats]
South Melbourne  Bye

Round 14[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Carlton4.27.210.411.8 74 Sat 24-Jul-1915 3:00 pm Princes Park 
Melbourne1.42.62.95.15 45 Carlton won by 29 points[Stats]
Fitzroy1.23.57.68.6 54 Sat 24-Jul-1915 3:00 pm Brunswick Street 
South Melbourne2.13.23.47.6 48 Fitzroy won by 6 points[Stats]
Geelong4.15.17.67.9 51 Sat 24-Jul-1915 3:00 pm Corio Oval 
Collingwood2.57.610.813.13 91 Collingwood won by 40 points[Stats]
St. Kilda0.11.36.910.10 70 Sat 24-Jul-1915 3:00 pm Junction Oval 
Essendon0.32.82.93.13 31 St. Kilda won by 39 points[Stats]
Richmond  Bye

Round 15[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Carlton2.57.109.179.20 74 Sat 31-Jul-1915 3:00 pm Princes Park 
Geelong3.35.48.98.12 60 Carlton won by 14 points[Stats]
Fitzroy1.69.1212.1418.17 125 Sat 31-Jul-1915 3:00 pm Brunswick Street 
Richmond0.10.25.57.7 49 Fitzroy won by 76 points[Stats]
Melbourne0.34.117.139.19 73 Sat 31-Jul-1915 3:00 pm M.C.G.6,006
St. Kilda1.13.47.47.6 48 Melbourne won by 25 points[Stats]
South Melbourne1.76.128.1613.19 97 Sat 31-Jul-1915 3:00 pm Lake Oval 
Essendon2.22.23.46.4 40 South Melbourne won by 57 points[Stats]
Collingwood  Bye

Round 16[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Collingwood3.06.29.59.8 62 Sat 7-Aug-1915 3:00 pm Victoria Park 
Carlton1.15.46.89.9 63 Carlton won by 1 point[Stats]
Geelong2.53.86.107.11 53 Sat 7-Aug-1915 3:00 pm Corio Oval 
Essendon1.33.45.76.9 45 Geelong won by 8 points[Stats]
Melbourne1.23.64.94.12 36 Sat 7-Aug-1915 3:00 pm M.C.G.6,752
South Melbourne1.43.74.95.13 43 South Melbourne won by 7 points[Stats]
St. Kilda3.54.56.146.18 54 Sat 7-Aug-1915 3:00 pm Junction Oval 
Richmond0.12.53.54.6 30 St. Kilda won by 24 points[Stats]
Fitzroy  Bye

Round 17[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Collingwood1.32.64.118.13 61 Sat 14-Aug-1915 3:00 pm Victoria Park 
Fitzroy3.56.77.98.11 59 Collingwood won by 2 points[Stats]
Essendon2.17.77.1010.15 75 Sat 14-Aug-1915 3:00 pm East Melbourne 
Melbourne3.74.87.147.14 56 Essendon won by 19 points[Stats]
Geelong2.23.55.107.10 52 Sat 14-Aug-1915 3:00 pm Corio Oval 
South Melbourne2.54.96.1110.14 74 South Melbourne won by 22 points[Stats]
Richmond2.14.54.57.7 49 Sat 14-Aug-1915 3:00 pm Punt Road 
Carlton5.58.915.1517.15 117 Carlton won by 68 points[Stats]
St. Kilda  Bye

Round 18[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Carlton4.49.911.1214.16 100 Sat 21-Aug-1915 3:00 pm Princes Park 
St. Kilda2.33.56.76.8 44 Carlton won by 56 points[Stats]
Fitzroy3.410.814.918.13 121 Sat 21-Aug-1915 3:00 pm Brunswick Street 
Geelong1.23.33.54.7 31 Fitzroy won by 90 points[Stats]
Richmond5.46.611.1314.15 99 Sat 21-Aug-1915 3:00 pm Punt Road 
Essendon1.26.66.66.11 47 Richmond won by 52 points[Stats]
South Melbourne0.30.42.64.9 33 Sat 21-Aug-1915 3:00 pm Lake Oval 
Collingwood1.53.75.87.9 51 Collingwood won by 18 points[Stats]
Melbourne  Bye

1915 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 Collingwood 16 14 2 0 1168 703 166.15 56
2 Carlton 16 13 2 1 1108 770 143.90 54
3 Fitzroy 16 11 4 1 1143 765 149.41 46
4 Melbourne 16 9 7 0 1058 1066 99.25 36
5 South Melbourne 16 8 8 0 926 872 106.19 32
6 Richmond 16 5 11 0 906 1164 77.84 20
7 St. Kilda 16 5 11 0 779 1026 75.93 20
8 Essendon 16 3 13 0 750 1067 70.29 12
9 Geelong 16 3 13 0 862 1267 68.04 12
  H&A 72 71 71 1 8700 8700 100.00 288
  Finals 4 4 4 0 466 466 100.00 16
  Total 76 75 75 1 9166 9166 100.00 304


Finals, Week 1[Finals, Week 1 Review]

First Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowdGate
Carlton2.14.97.1011.12 78 Sat 28-Aug-1915 2:30 pm M.C.G.14,446£382
Melbourne3.54.58.710.7 67 Carlton won by 11 points[Stats]

Finals, Week 2[Finals, Week 2 Review]

Second Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowdGate
Fitzroy1.83.97.129.16 70 Sat 4-Sep-1915 2:30 pm M.C.G.25,938£877
Collingwood1.34.84.104.12 36 Fitzroy won by 34 points[Stats]

Finals, Week 3[Finals, Week 3 Review]

Preliminary Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowdGate
Carlton3.33.85.126.18 54 Sat 11-Sep-1915 2:30 pm M.C.G.30,678£1,049
Fitzroy1.24.54.65.8 38 Carlton won by 16 points[Stats]

Finals, Week 4[Finals, Week 4 Review]

Grand Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowdGate
Carlton2.56.66.811.12 78 Sat 18-Sep-1915 2:50 pm M.C.G.39,343£1,470
Collingwood3.04.25.96.9 45 Carlton won by 33 points[Stats]

Footnotes

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