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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

1921 V/AFL Premiership Season

 
 

1921 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 Carlton 16 13 1 2 1265 891 141.98 56
2 Richmond 16 12 4 0 1132 975 116.10 48
3 Collingwood 16 9 7 0 1066 953 111.86 36
4 Geelong 16 9 7 0 1118 1054 106.07 36
5 Fitzroy 16 6 8 2 957 921 103.91 28
6 Melbourne 16 6 8 2 1096 1149 95.39 28
7 South Melbourne 16 5 10 1 908 1073 84.62 22
8 St. Kilda 16 4 11 1 998 1295 77.07 18
9 Essendon 16 3 11 2 965 1194 80.82 16
  H&A 72 67 67 5 9505 9505 100.00 288
  Finals 4 4 4 0 480 480 100.00 16
  Total 76 71 71 5 9985 9985 100.00 304

1921 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
Collingwood1.65.76.910.13 73 Sat 7-May-1921 2:45 pm Victoria Park20,000
Fitzroy3.15.37.39.3 57 Collingwood won by 16 points[Stats]
Essendon5.66.89.1011.12 78 Sat 7-May-1921 2:45 pm East Melbourne3,500
Melbourne1.25.611.612.6 78 Essendon drew with Melbourne[Stats]
Richmond1.26.87.97.11 53 Sat 7-May-1921 2:45 pm Punt Road32,000
Carlton4.45.77.118.14 62 Carlton won by 9 points[Stats]
St. Kilda6.06.39.610.6 66 Sat 7-May-1921 2:45 pm Junction Oval15,000
South Melbourne5.17.77.99.13 67 South Melbourne won by 1 point[Stats]
Geelong  Bye

Round 2[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Fitzroy0.02.05.47.11 53 Sat 14-May-1921 2:45 pm Brunswick Street25,000
St. Kilda0.53.77.108.15 63 St. Kilda won by 10 points[Stats]
Melbourne1.24.86.107.11 53 Sat 14-May-1921 2:45 pm M.C.G.14,994
Collingwood4.57.710.1114.13 97 Collingwood won by 44 points[Stats]
South Melbourne1.43.66.87.9 51 Sat 14-May-1921 2:45 pm Lake Oval27,000
Richmond3.05.78.1311.16 82 Richmond won by 31 points[Stats]
Geelong4.25.107.1311.19 85 Sat 14-May-1921 3:15 pm Corio Oval15,000
Essendon4.66.89.1310.16 76 Geelong won by 9 points[Stats]
Carlton  Bye

Round 3[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Carlton8.49.413.715.11 101 Sat 21-May-1921 2:45 pm Princes Park30,000
St. Kilda3.18.710.711.12 78 Carlton won by 23 points[Stats]
Collingwood3.09.312.416.9 105 Sat 21-May-1921 2:45 pm Victoria Park10,000
Geelong6.36.49.713.9 87 Collingwood won by 18 points[Stats]
Fitzroy0.30.45.55.6 36 Sat 21-May-1921 2:45 pm Brunswick Street18,000
Richmond0.22.73.105.14 44 Richmond won by 8 points[Stats]
South Melbourne0.42.74.104.14 38 Sat 21-May-1921 2:45 pm Lake Oval12,000
Essendon3.56.89.1111.15 81 Essendon won by 43 points[Stats]
Melbourne  Bye

Round 4[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Carlton0.33.74.135.20 50 Sat 28-May-1921 2:45 pm Princes Park28,000
Fitzroy1.41.73.146.14 50 Carlton drew with Fitzroy[Stats]
Essendon1.34.55.77.12 54 Sat 28-May-1921 2:45 pm East Melbourne18,000
Collingwood4.47.79.129.17 71 Collingwood won by 17 points[Stats]
Geelong6.17.38.1111.13 79 Sat 28-May-1921 2:45 pm Corio Oval10,000
Richmond3.17.38.89.8 62 Geelong won by 17 points[Stats]
Melbourne1.04.16.610.10 70 Sat 28-May-1921 2:45 pm M.C.G.8,392
South Melbourne2.72.106.139.15 69 Melbourne won by 1 point[Stats]
St. Kilda  Bye

Round 5[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Richmond2.24.95.107.11 53 Sat 4-Jun-1921 2:45 pm Punt Road30,000
Collingwood3.63.86.156.16 52 Richmond won by 1 point[Stats]
South Melbourne2.25.68.810.10 70 Sat 4-Jun-1921 2:45 pm Lake Oval25,000
Carlton5.27.49.710.10 70 South Melbourne drew with Carlton[Stats]
Fitzroy2.35.87.108.14 62 Mon 6-Jun-1921 2:45 pm Brunswick Street35,000
Geelong4.37.59.812.12 84 Geelong won by 22 points[Stats]
St. Kilda0.25.97.1012.18 90 Mon 6-Jun-1921 2:45 pm Junction Oval20,000
Melbourne3.74.79.913.12 90 St. Kilda drew with Melbourne[Stats]
Essendon  Bye

Round 6[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Collingwood2.65.86.129.13 67 Sat 11-Jun-1921 2:45 pm Victoria Park20,000
South Melbourne1.33.64.86.8 44 Collingwood won by 23 points[Stats]
Essendon1.74.84.147.18 60 Sat 11-Jun-1921 2:45 pm East Melbourne18,000
Carlton2.010.312.818.9 117 Carlton won by 57 points[Stats]
Geelong5.58.910.1211.13 79 Sat 11-Jun-1921 2:45 pm Corio Oval12,000
St. Kilda0.11.21.25.5 35 Geelong won by 44 points[Stats]
Richmond4.110.312.914.11 95 Sat 11-Jun-1921 2:45 pm Punt Road12,000
Melbourne3.46.69.1013.14 92 Richmond won by 3 points[Stats]
Fitzroy  Bye

Round 7[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Carlton1.75.128.1511.15 81 Sat 18-Jun-1921 2:45 pm Princes Park40,000
Geelong3.45.56.88.13 61 Carlton won by 20 points[Stats]
Collingwood4.310.514.917.12 114 Sat 18-Jun-1921 2:45 pm Victoria Park10,000
St. Kilda3.14.37.79.10 64 Collingwood won by 50 points[Stats]
Melbourne3.47.108.149.15 69 Sat 18-Jun-1921 2:45 pm M.C.G.11,241
Fitzroy1.53.104.124.17 41 Melbourne won by 28 points[Stats]
Richmond2.53.89.1212.14 86 Sat 18-Jun-1921 2:45 pm Punt Road12,000
Essendon3.26.57.610.11 71 Richmond won by 15 points[Stats]
South Melbourne  Bye

Round 8[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Fitzroy6.47.911.912.13 85 Sat 25-Jun-1921 2:45 pm Brunswick Street10,000
Essendon1.02.45.76.10 46 Fitzroy won by 39 points[Stats]
Melbourne2.14.46.87.13 55 Sat 25-Jun-1921 2:45 pm M.C.G.19,889
Carlton2.46.88.108.14 62 Carlton won by 7 points[Stats]
St. Kilda2.13.43.65.12 42 Sat 25-Jun-1921 2:45 pm Junction Oval15,000
Richmond5.26.410.613.11 89 Richmond won by 47 points[Stats]
South Melbourne1.31.75.910.14 74 Sat 25-Jun-1921 2:45 pm Lake Oval15,000
Geelong4.16.28.48.5 53 South Melbourne won by 21 points[Stats]
Collingwood  Bye

Round 9[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Carlton4.46.1011.1312.16 88 Sat 2-Jul-1921 2:45 pm Princes Park35,000
Collingwood2.17.38.310.4 64 Carlton won by 24 points[Stats]
Essendon2.22.43.85.12 42 Sat 2-Jul-1921 2:45 pm East Melbourne6,000
St. Kilda1.65.99.1211.17 83 St. Kilda won by 41 points[Stats]
Geelong4.26.39.611.10 76 Sat 2-Jul-1921 2:45 pm Corio Oval9,000
Melbourne1.34.96.138.16 64 Geelong won by 12 points[Stats]
South Melbourne1.33.104.158.18 66 Sat 2-Jul-1921 2:45 pm Lake Oval12,000
Fitzroy2.34.46.76.12 48 South Melbourne won by 18 points[Stats]
Richmond  Bye

Round 10[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Carlton4.26.59.814.15 99 Sat 9-Jul-1921 2:45 pm Princes Park42,000
Richmond0.53.86.116.12 48 Carlton won by 51 points[Stats]
Fitzroy2.73.97.128.18 66 Sat 9-Jul-1921 2:45 pm Brunswick Street12,000
Collingwood0.24.55.68.8 56 Fitzroy won by 10 points[Stats]
Melbourne3.25.35.77.12 54 Sat 9-Jul-1921 2:45 pm M.C.G.7,783
Essendon4.46.99.1211.14 80 Essendon won by 26 points[Stats]
South Melbourne4.07.312.513.9 87 Sat 9-Jul-1921 2:45 pm Lake Oval20,000
St. Kilda4.26.510.611.8 74 South Melbourne won by 13 points[Stats]
Geelong  Bye

Round 11[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Collingwood1.43.63.123.14 32 Sat 16-Jul-1921 2:45 pm Victoria Park4,500
Melbourne2.14.55.57.7 49 Melbourne won by 17 points[Stats]
Essendon0.50.91.132.15 27 Sat 16-Jul-1921 2:45 pm East Melbourne6,000
Geelong2.45.127.179.18 72 Geelong won by 45 points[Stats]
Richmond2.24.45.69.12 66 Sat 16-Jul-1921 2:45 pm Punt Road15,000
South Melbourne3.46.77.108.13 61 Richmond won by 5 points[Stats]
St. Kilda0.30.90.150.18 18 Sat 16-Jul-1921 2:45 pm Junction Oval6,000
Fitzroy1.24.35.36.8 44 Fitzroy won by 26 points[Stats]
Carlton  Bye

Round 12[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Essendon3.46.97.108.13 61 Sat 23-Jul-1921 2:45 pm East Melbourne15,000
South Melbourne2.52.63.135.13 43 Essendon won by 18 points[Stats]
Geelong2.24.66.910.12 72 Sat 23-Jul-1921 2:45 pm Corio Oval14,000
Collingwood3.15.26.56.11 47 Geelong won by 25 points[Stats]
Richmond2.35.46.58.12 60 Sat 23-Jul-1921 2:45 pm Punt Road27,000
Fitzroy6.28.711.1014.13 97 Fitzroy won by 37 points[Stats]
St. Kilda3.54.84.125.14 44 Sat 23-Jul-1921 2:45 pm Junction Oval17,000
Carlton5.111.316.722.10 142 Carlton won by 98 points[Stats]
Melbourne  Bye

Round 13[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Collingwood3.18.69.710.11 71 Sat 30-Jul-1921 2:45 pm Victoria Park4,000
Essendon1.61.62.92.11 23 Collingwood won by 48 points[Stats]
Fitzroy0.01.52.74.15 39 Sat 30-Jul-1921 2:45 pm Brunswick Street15,000
Carlton0.60.62.63.6 24 Fitzroy won by 15 points[Stats]
Richmond3.36.66.119.15 69 Sat 30-Jul-1921 2:45 pm Punt Road10,000
Geelong3.03.24.45.6 36 Richmond won by 33 points[Stats]
South Melbourne0.53.103.138.21 69 Sat 30-Jul-1921 2:45 pm Lake Oval5,000
Melbourne5.77.87.117.11 53 South Melbourne won by 16 points[Stats]
St. Kilda  Bye

Round 14[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Carlton2.65.108.1211.15 81 Sat 20-Aug-1921 2:45 pm Princes Park25,000
South Melbourne3.35.57.97.14 56 Carlton won by 25 points[Stats]
Collingwood1.43.64.76.10 46 Sat 20-Aug-1921 2:45 pm Victoria Park25,000
Richmond3.25.56.1010.12 72 Richmond won by 26 points[Stats]
Geelong4.35.410.813.8 86 Sat 20-Aug-1921 2:45 pm Corio Oval16,000
Fitzroy2.15.67.69.10 64 Geelong won by 22 points[Stats]
Melbourne0.24.74.136.20 56 Sat 20-Aug-1921 2:45 pm M.C.G.6,488
St. Kilda0.82.135.185.19 49 Melbourne won by 7 points[Stats]
Essendon  Bye

Round 15[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Carlton0.01.54.107.19 61 Sat 27-Aug-1921 2:45 pm Princes Park10,000
Essendon3.74.96.97.11 53 Carlton won by 8 points[Stats]
Melbourne3.55.77.118.11 59 Sat 27-Aug-1921 2:45 pm M.C.G.13,832
Richmond4.08.09.112.6 78 Richmond won by 19 points[Stats]
St. Kilda6.310.711.1311.16 82 Sat 27-Aug-1921 2:45 pm Junction Oval9,000
Geelong1.42.54.79.9 63 St. Kilda won by 19 points[Stats]
South Melbourne2.44.55.65.10 40 Sat 27-Aug-1921 2:45 pm Lake Oval25,000
Collingwood3.14.27.68.7 55 Collingwood won by 15 points[Stats]
Fitzroy  Bye

Round 16[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Essendon0.22.53.65.15 45 Sat 3-Sep-1921 2:45 pm East Melbourne14,000
Richmond4.37.79.1111.14 80 Richmond won by 35 points[Stats]
Fitzroy3.14.35.59.8 62 Sat 3-Sep-1921 2:45 pm Brunswick Street8,000
Melbourne3.44.46.69.9 63 Melbourne won by 1 point[Stats]
Geelong1.33.64.76.11 47 Sat 3-Sep-1921 2:45 pm Corio Oval24,000
Carlton3.63.65.128.15 63 Carlton won by 16 points[Stats]
St. Kilda3.16.38.510.7 67 Sat 3-Sep-1921 2:45 pm Junction Oval16,000
Collingwood5.38.412.612.7 79 Collingwood won by 12 points[Stats]
South Melbourne  Bye

Round 17[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Carlton5.57.913.1314.16 100 Sat 10-Sep-1921 2:45 pm Princes Park16,000
Melbourne0.24.45.710.16 76 Carlton won by 24 points[Stats]
Essendon1.16.47.810.14 74 Sat 10-Sep-1921 2:45 pm East Melbourne6,000
Fitzroy2.55.611.711.8 74 Essendon drew with Fitzroy[Stats]
Geelong4.16.57.510.7 67 Sat 10-Sep-1921 2:45 pm Corio Oval14,000
South Melbourne0.31.63.103.10 28 Geelong won by 39 points[Stats]
Richmond4.36.68.1114.11 95 Sat 10-Sep-1921 2:45 pm Punt Road15,000
St. Kilda1.15.35.47.5 47 Richmond won by 48 points[Stats]
Collingwood  Bye

Round 18[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Collingwood0.02.33.65.7 37 Sat 17-Sep-1921 2:45 pm Victoria Park30,000
Carlton3.27.49.79.10 64 Carlton won by 27 points[Stats]
Fitzroy2.65.107.1310.19 79 Sat 17-Sep-1921 2:45 pm Brunswick Street8,000
South Melbourne2.13.23.66.9 45 Fitzroy won by 34 points[Stats]
Melbourne4.96.1411.1616.19 115 Sat 17-Sep-1921 2:45 pm M.C.G.9,789
Geelong2.36.68.710.11 71 Melbourne won by 44 points[Stats]
St. Kilda3.09.510.614.12 96 Sat 17-Sep-1921 2:45 pm Junction Oval10,000
Essendon4.77.1011.1613.16 94 St. Kilda won by 2 points[Stats]
Richmond  Bye

1921 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 Carlton 16 13 1 2 1265 891 141.98 56
2 Richmond 16 12 4 0 1132 975 116.10 48
3 Collingwood 16 9 7 0 1066 953 111.86 36
4 Geelong 16 9 7 0 1118 1054 106.07 36
5 Fitzroy 16 6 8 2 957 921 103.91 28
6 Melbourne 16 6 8 2 1096 1149 95.39 28
7 South Melbourne 16 5 10 1 908 1073 84.62 22
8 St. Kilda 16 4 11 1 998 1295 77.07 18
9 Essendon 16 3 11 2 965 1194 80.82 16
  H&A 72 67 67 5 9505 9505 100.00 288
  Finals 4 4 4 0 480 480 100.00 16
  Total 76 71 71 5 9985 9985 100.00 304

First Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Richmond2.36.810.1516.19 115 Sat 24-Sep-1921 2:30 pm M.C.G.41,649
Geelong3.24.46.76.18 54 Richmond won by 61 points[Stats]

Second Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Collingwood1.31.76.97.10 52 Sat 1-Oct-1921 2:30 pm M.C.G.37,813
Carlton2.05.67.79.11 65 Carlton won by 13 points[Stats]

Preliminary Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Carlton1.42.107.147.17 59 Sat 8-Oct-1921 2:30 pm M.C.G.42,866
Richmond4.25.58.510.7 67 Richmond won by 8 points[Stats]

Grand Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Carlton2.23.43.64.8 32 Sat 15-Oct-1921 2:50 pm M.C.G.43,122
Richmond1.21.33.45.6 36 Richmond won by 4 points[Report]  [Stats]

Footnotes

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