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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

1918 V/AFL Premiership Season

Grand Finals | Every final | Every match | Every player | Every goalkicker

Ladder | Round by Round | Finals

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1918 Ladder

LP	Club	P	W	L	D	For	Agn	%	Pts
1	South Melbourne	14	13	1	0	970	678	143.07	52
2	Collingwood	14	10	4	0	956	659	145.07	40
3	Carlton	14	8	6	0	862	740	116.49	32
4	St. Kilda	14	8	6	0	742	805	92.17	32
5	Fitzroy	14	6	8	0	774	784	98.72	24
6	Richmond	14	5	9	0	752	857	87.75	20
7	Geelong	14	3	11	0	716	944	75.85	12
8	Essendon	14	3	11	0	547	852	64.20	12
	H&A	56	56	56	0	6319	6319	100.00	224
	Finals	3	3	3	0	337	337	100.00	12
	Total	59	59	59	0	6656	6656	100.00	236

1918 Round by Round

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

Round 1[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Collingwood	0.6	1.10	6.15	8.17	65	Sat 11-May-1918 3:00 pm	Victoria Park
Carlton	2.2	3.3	4.3	4.6	30	Collingwood won by 35 points		[Stats]
Richmond	1.4	2.10	4.12	5.16	46	Sat 11-May-1918 3:00 pm	Punt Road
Essendon	1.1	2.4	3.6	4.10	34	Richmond won by 12 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	2.6	2.8	4.13	4.16	40	Sat 11-May-1918 3:00 pm	Junction Oval
Fitzroy	1.1	3.3	3.5	4.10	34	St. Kilda won by 6 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	0.5	0.10	3.11	7.15	57	Sat 11-May-1918 3:00 pm	Lake Oval
Geelong	1.1	1.5	2.5	4.7	31	South Melbourne won by 26 points		[Stats]

Round 2[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	1.1	3.3	6.5	8.5	53	Sat 18-May-1918 3:00 pm	Princes Park
Richmond	3.3	5.5	5.11	7.16	58	Richmond won by 5 points		[Stats]
Essendon	2.2	5.8	6.8	8.13	61	Sat 18-May-1918 3:00 pm	East Melbourne
St. Kilda	3.6	3.6	6.11	6.18	54	Essendon won by 7 points		[Stats]
Fitzroy	1.2	3.3	5.7	5.8	38	Sat 18-May-1918 3:00 pm	Brunswick Street
South Melbourne	4.0	5.2	8.3	12.6	78	South Melbourne won by 40 points		[Stats]
Geelong	0.0	3.2	4.4	5.6	36	Sat 18-May-1918 3:00 pm	Corio Oval
Collingwood	4.2	4.3	6.4	7.6	48	Collingwood won by 12 points		[Stats]

Round 3[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	3.4	4.6	8.8	11.11	77	Sat 25-May-1918 3:00 pm	Princes Park
St. Kilda	0.2	4.5	6.8	7.9	51	Carlton won by 26 points		[Stats]
Geelong	0.1	4.7	5.8	6.16	52	Sat 25-May-1918 3:00 pm	Corio Oval
Essendon	2.8	3.8	4.11	4.12	36	Geelong won by 16 points		[Stats]
Richmond	0.0	4.2	5.3	6.8	44	Sat 25-May-1918 3:00 pm	Punt Road
Fitzroy	4.0	5.5	9.9	10.12	72	Fitzroy won by 28 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	3.2	6.5	7.6	12.13	85	Sat 25-May-1918 3:00 pm	Lake Oval
Collingwood	1.4	3.5	7.9	9.13	67	South Melbourne won by 18 points		[Stats]

Round 4[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Collingwood	2.3	6.7	9.10	11.10	76	Sat 1-Jun-1918 3:00 pm	Victoria Park
Richmond	3.1	4.1	7.6	8.8	56	Collingwood won by 20 points		[Stats]
Essendon	0.1	1.7	3.10	4.13	37	Sat 1-Jun-1918 3:00 pm	East Melbourne
Carlton	2.8	2.15	4.20	8.27	75	Carlton won by 38 points		[Stats]
Fitzroy	3.5	4.10	6.13	10.14	74	Mon 3-Jun-1918 3:00 pm	Brunswick Street
Geelong	2.2	5.6	8.11	8.14	62	Fitzroy won by 12 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	3.6	3.7	6.11	6.13	49	Mon 3-Jun-1918 3:00 pm	Junction Oval
South Melbourne	1.1	6.3	6.3	6.8	44	St. Kilda won by 5 points		[Stats]

Round 5[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Collingwood	3.4	6.10	8.14	14.21	105	Sat 8-Jun-1918 3:00 pm	Victoria Park
St. Kilda	1.4	4.5	6.7	6.9	45	Collingwood won by 60 points		[Stats]
Fitzroy	0.2	4.8	8.10	9.12	66	Sat 8-Jun-1918 3:00 pm	Brunswick Street
Essendon	1.4	1.7	1.8	2.13	25	Fitzroy won by 41 points		[Stats]
Geelong	2.3	3.8	5.11	6.13	49	Sat 8-Jun-1918 3:00 pm	Corio Oval
Richmond	2.4	2.13	2.16	7.18	60	Richmond won by 11 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	4.3	5.3	8.9	11.10	76	Sat 8-Jun-1918 3:00 pm	Lake Oval
Carlton	3.4	6.9	7.10	10.12	72	South Melbourne won by 4 points		[Stats]

Round 6[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	4.3	6.8	7.11	16.15	111	Sat 15-Jun-1918 3:00 pm	Princes Park
Geelong	3.0	5.1	6.3	7.3	45	Carlton won by 66 points		[Stats]
Collingwood	1.0	3.5	4.9	7.11	53	Sat 15-Jun-1918 3:00 pm	Victoria Park
Fitzroy	2.1	3.2	3.5	3.6	24	Collingwood won by 29 points		[Stats]
Essendon	0.1	2.5	3.6	4.8	32	Sat 15-Jun-1918 3:00 pm	East Melbourne
South Melbourne	1.2	2.4	6.9	7.10	52	South Melbourne won by 20 points		[Stats]
Richmond	2.4	4.7	4.11	5.13	43	Sat 15-Jun-1918 3:00 pm	Punt Road
St. Kilda	3.6	4.8	7.16	7.18	60	St. Kilda won by 17 points		[Stats]

Round 7[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Essendon	3.2	4.4	4.6	4.9	33	Sat 22-Jun-1918 3:00 pm	East Melbourne
Collingwood	2.2	4.6	10.9	14.14	98	Collingwood won by 65 points		[Stats]
Fitzroy	0.5	1.11	2.12	6.15	51	Sat 22-Jun-1918 3:00 pm	Brunswick Street
Carlton	2.5	4.8	6.10	12.11	83	Carlton won by 32 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	4.1	10.5	12.10	15.13	103	Sat 22-Jun-1918 3:00 pm	Junction Oval
Geelong	1.2	1.5	3.8	5.9	39	St. Kilda won by 64 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	3.2	5.6	8.9	12.14	86	Sat 22-Jun-1918 3:00 pm	Lake Oval
Richmond	1.5	2.5	4.9	4.10	34	South Melbourne won by 52 points		[Stats]

Round 8[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	1.6	3.7	6.12	6.13	49	Sat 29-Jun-1918 3:00 pm	Princes Park
Collingwood	1.0	3.1	4.1	6.5	41	Carlton won by 8 points		[Stats]
Essendon	1.1	2.1	3.2	3.4	22	Sat 29-Jun-1918 3:00 pm	East Melbourne
Richmond	1.4	2.7	3.7	5.15	45	Richmond won by 23 points		[Stats]
Fitzroy	1.6	3.6	4.6	7.6	48	Sat 29-Jun-1918 3:00 pm	Brunswick Street
St. Kilda	1.0	3.3	3.4	3.5	23	Fitzroy won by 25 points		[Stats]
Geelong	1.1	4.4	4.5	7.8	50	Sat 29-Jun-1918 3:00 pm	Corio Oval
South Melbourne	4.1	5.6	6.11	7.13	55	South Melbourne won by 5 points		[Stats]

Round 9[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Collingwood	5.4	7.9	10.9	12.14	86	Sat 6-Jul-1918 3:00 pm	Victoria Park
Geelong	1.2	4.4	5.6	7.10	52	Collingwood won by 34 points		[Stats]
Richmond	1.5	5.9	6.13	7.16	58	Sat 6-Jul-1918 3:00 pm	Punt Road
Carlton	3.3	5.4	5.9	8.13	61	Carlton won by 3 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	1.3	3.9	6.13	6.14	50	Sat 6-Jul-1918 3:00 pm	Junction Oval
Essendon	2.1	4.2	5.4	6.6	42	St. Kilda won by 8 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	3.2	6.9	8.10	12.14	86	Sat 6-Jul-1918 3:00 pm	Lake Oval
Fitzroy	1.4	1.7	5.9	8.13	61	South Melbourne won by 25 points		[Stats]

Round 10[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Collingwood	0.2	2.3	3.4	6.8	44	Sat 13-Jul-1918 3:00 pm	Victoria Park
South Melbourne	3.3	3.3	6.8	7.9	51	South Melbourne won by 7 points		[Stats]
Essendon	4.3	4.6	5.7	8.10	58	Sat 13-Jul-1918 3:00 pm	East Melbourne
Geelong	0.2	2.6	3.7	5.9	39	Essendon won by 19 points		[Stats]
Fitzroy	5.3	5.5	8.9	10.11	71	Sat 13-Jul-1918 3:00 pm	Brunswick Street
Richmond	1.0	4.4	4.4	6.7	43	Fitzroy won by 28 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	0.8	0.11	2.18	4.20	44	Sat 13-Jul-1918 3:00 pm	Junction Oval
Carlton	1.2	2.2	2.2	2.5	17	St. Kilda won by 27 points		[Stats]

Round 11[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	2.4	4.9	5.13	10.20	80	Sat 20-Jul-1918 3:00 pm	Princes Park
Essendon	1.1	1.6	3.6	4.7	31	Carlton won by 49 points		[Stats]
Geelong	1.1	1.3	3.5	5.6	36	Sat 20-Jul-1918 3:00 pm	Corio Oval
Fitzroy	4.2	6.3	7.4	11.6	72	Fitzroy won by 36 points		[Stats]
Richmond	4.1	6.7	6.10	6.13	49	Sat 20-Jul-1918 3:00 pm	Punt Road
Collingwood	1.4	5.6	8.8	11.10	76	Collingwood won by 27 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	3.3	6.11	10.14	14.17	101	Sat 20-Jul-1918 3:00 pm	Lake Oval
St. Kilda	1.6	2.7	2.7	7.9	51	South Melbourne won by 50 points		[Stats]

Round 12[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	0.5	2.8	5.10	5.13	43	Sat 27-Jul-1918 3:00 pm	Princes Park
South Melbourne	0.3	3.4	5.6	8.7	55	South Melbourne won by 12 points		[Stats]
Essendon	2.4	5.6	6.8	8.10	58	Sat 27-Jul-1918 3:00 pm	East Melbourne
Fitzroy	0.3	2.4	4.6	6.6	42	Essendon won by 16 points		[Stats]
Richmond	4.8	7.12	13.12	15.15	105	Sat 27-Jul-1918 3:00 pm	Punt Road
Geelong	2.2	5.5	7.7	10.11	71	Richmond won by 34 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	4.3	7.6	8.8	9.9	63	Sat 27-Jul-1918 3:00 pm	Junction Oval
Collingwood	2.4	4.6	5.12	6.14	50	St. Kilda won by 13 points		[Stats]

Round 13[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Fitzroy	2.2	4.5	5.8	8.12	60	Sat 3-Aug-1918 3:00 pm	Brunswick Street
Collingwood	2.2	5.9	8.15	10.19	79	Collingwood won by 19 points		[Stats]
St. Kilda	2.2	5.4	9.4	10.7	67	Sat 3-Aug-1918 3:00 pm	Junction Oval
Richmond	0.2	2.5	6.6	8.9	57	St. Kilda won by 10 points		[Stats]
South Melbourne	2.2	8.4	10.8	12.13	85	Sat 3-Aug-1918 3:00 pm	Lake Oval
Essendon	2.1	4.3	5.9	7.10	52	South Melbourne won by 33 points		[Stats]
Geelong	2.3	4.5	7.7	10.7	67	Sat 3-Aug-1918 3:15 pm	Corio Oval
Carlton	2.5	3.10	3.11	4.13	37	Geelong won by 30 points		[Stats]

Round 14[Round Review]

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	2.4	7.7	9.10	10.14	74	Sat 10-Aug-1918 3:00 pm	Princes Park
Fitzroy	4.1	6.2	8.5	9.7	61	Carlton won by 13 points		[Stats]
Collingwood	0.3	4.6	6.9	9.14	68	Sat 10-Aug-1918 3:00 pm	Victoria Park
Essendon	1.3	1.3	2.7	3.8	26	Collingwood won by 42 points		[Stats]
Geelong	2.7	4.14	6.20	10.27	87	Sat 10-Aug-1918 3:00 pm	Corio Oval
St. Kilda	0.1	1.1	4.3	6.6	42	Geelong won by 45 points		[Stats]
Richmond	4.3	4.7	6.11	7.12	54	Sat 10-Aug-1918 3:00 pm	Punt Road
South Melbourne	2.2	4.8	4.11	7.17	59	South Melbourne won by 5 points		[Stats]

1918 Ladder

LP	Club	P	W	L	D	For	Agn	%	Pts
1	South Melbourne	14	13	1	0	970	678	143.07	52
2	Collingwood	14	10	4	0	956	659	145.07	40
3	Carlton	14	8	6	0	862	740	116.49	32
4	St. Kilda	14	8	6	0	742	805	92.17	32
5	Fitzroy	14	6	8	0	774	784	98.72	24
6	Richmond	14	5	9	0	752	857	87.75	20
7	Geelong	14	3	11	0	716	944	75.85	12
8	Essendon	14	3	11	0	547	852	64.20	12
	H&A	56	56	56	0	6319	6319	100.00	224
	Finals	3	3	3	0	337	337	100.00	12
	Total	59	59	59	0	6656	6656	100.00	236

First Semi-final

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Collingwood	2.5	4.6	5.11	7.16	58	Sat 17-Aug-1918 2:30 pm	M.C.G.	28,375
St. Kilda	2.1	6.5	7.6	7.7	49	Collingwood won by 9 points		[Stats]

Second Semi-final

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Carlton	2.3	4.6	5.7	7.11	53	Sat 31-Aug-1918 2:30 pm	M.C.G.	36,116
South Melbourne	3.3	4.3	6.8	8.10	58	South Melbourne won by 5 points		[Stats]

Grand Final

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Score	Date / Result	Ground	Crowd
Collingwood	3.3	4.9	7.12	7.15	57	Sat 7-Sep-1918 2:50 pm	M.C.G.	39,262
South Melbourne	2.5	2.5	6.6	9.8	62	South Melbourne won by 5 points		[Stats]