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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

1922 V/AFL Premiership Season

 
 

1922 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 Collingwood 16 12 4 0 1178 922 127.77 48
2 Essendon 16 10 5 1 1147 1028 111.58 42
3 Fitzroy 16 10 5 1 1091 1003 108.77 42
4 Carlton 16 10 6 0 1232 1092 112.82 40
5 Richmond 16 7 9 0 1039 1129 92.03 28
6 Melbourne 16 7 9 0 1005 1131 88.86 28
7 St. Kilda 16 5 10 1 1090 1164 93.64 22
8 Geelong 16 5 11 0 1080 1285 84.05 20
9 South Melbourne 16 4 11 1 1127 1235 91.26 18
  H&A 72 70 70 2 9989 9989 100.00 288
  Finals 4 4 4 0 421 421 100.00 16
  Total 76 74 74 2 10410 10410 100.00 304

1922 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
Essendon3.37.68.711.14 80 Sat 6-May-1922 2:45 pm Windy Hill22,000
Carlton3.34.59.79.8 62 Essendon won by 18 points[Stats]
Richmond3.33.46.810.13 73 Sat 6-May-1922 2:45 pm Punt Road27,000
Collingwood3.24.36.68.8 56 Richmond won by 17 points[Stats]
St. Kilda4.05.46.68.8 56 Sat 6-May-1922 2:45 pm Junction Oval12,000
Fitzroy2.34.56.710.9 69 Fitzroy won by 13 points[Stats]
South Melbourne0.22.64.77.13 55 Sat 6-May-1922 2:45 pm Lake Oval15,000
Melbourne2.52.77.118.12 60 Melbourne won by 5 points[Stats]
Geelong  Bye

Round 2[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Carlton3.35.46.1010.13 73 Sat 13-May-1922 2:45 pm Princes Park25,000
Fitzroy3.25.46.79.9 63 Carlton won by 10 points[Stats]
Collingwood3.46.76.79.12 66 Sat 13-May-1922 2:45 pm Victoria Park20,000
South Melbourne3.45.57.910.12 72 South Melbourne won by 6 points[Stats]
Geelong1.15.46.46.6 42 Sat 13-May-1922 2:45 pm Corio Oval12,000
Essendon3.33.57.128.16 64 Essendon won by 22 points[Stats]
Melbourne3.46.810.913.10 88 Sat 13-May-1922 2:45 pm M.C.G.23,902
Richmond1.26.410.812.13 85 Melbourne won by 3 points[Stats]
St. Kilda  Bye

Round 3[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Collingwood2.76.108.1510.18 78 Sat 20-May-1922 2:45 pm Victoria Park25,000
Carlton4.46.610.810.11 71 Collingwood won by 7 points[Stats]
Essendon1.33.85.1212.12 84 Sat 20-May-1922 2:45 pm Windy Hill20,000
South Melbourne3.45.68.88.13 61 Essendon won by 23 points[Stats]
Fitzroy2.35.511.1014.13 97 Sat 20-May-1922 2:45 pm Brunswick Street12,000
Geelong1.24.67.610.12 72 Fitzroy won by 25 points[Stats]
St. Kilda1.33.58.712.12 84 Sat 20-May-1922 2:45 pm Junction Oval10,000
Melbourne2.44.68.711.8 74 St. Kilda won by 10 points[Stats]
Richmond  Bye

Round 4[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Carlton5.17.59.814.12 96 Sat 27-May-1922 2:45 pm Princes Park15,000
Melbourne2.35.78.128.16 64 Carlton won by 32 points[Stats]
Fitzroy0.42.54.126.15 51 Sat 27-May-1922 2:45 pm Brunswick Street26,000
Essendon1.31.73.77.9 51 Fitzroy drew with Essendon[Stats]
Geelong4.58.89.911.9 75 Sat 27-May-1922 2:45 pm Corio Oval12,000
Richmond3.04.19.411.7 73 Geelong won by 2 points[Stats]
South Melbourne1.25.87.118.13 61 Sat 27-May-1922 2:45 pm Lake Oval20,000
St. Kilda3.17.211.512.5 77 St. Kilda won by 16 points[Stats]
Collingwood  Bye

Round 5[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Collingwood3.46.712.1115.14 104 Sat 3-Jun-1922 2:45 pm Victoria Park30,000
St. Kilda1.11.22.64.11 35 Collingwood won by 69 points[Stats]
South Melbourne1.52.65.88.15 63 Sat 3-Jun-1922 2:45 pm Lake Oval25,000
Carlton1.53.103.114.11 35 South Melbourne won by 28 points[Stats]
Melbourne3.15.47.109.12 66 Mon 5-Jun-1922 2:45 pm M.C.G.16,189
Geelong1.13.44.49.6 60 Melbourne won by 6 points[Stats]
Richmond1.23.85.107.12 54 Mon 5-Jun-1922 2:45 pm Punt Road40,000
Essendon4.15.47.69.10 64 Essendon won by 10 points[Stats]
Fitzroy  Bye

Round 6[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Carlton2.49.1011.1513.19 97 Sat 10-Jun-1922 2:45 pm Princes Park15,000
St. Kilda2.48.911.1212.14 86 Carlton won by 11 points[Stats]
Essendon3.65.125.1312.21 93 Sat 10-Jun-1922 2:45 pm Windy Hill15,000
Melbourne2.22.54.105.12 42 Essendon won by 51 points[Stats]
Fitzroy1.45.107.149.18 72 Sat 10-Jun-1922 2:45 pm Brunswick Street30,000
Richmond4.45.56.77.9 51 Fitzroy won by 21 points[Stats]
Geelong2.33.46.68.9 57 Sat 10-Jun-1922 2:45 pm Corio Oval12,000
Collingwood5.210.313.419.6 120 Collingwood won by 63 points[Stats]
South Melbourne  Bye

Round 7[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Carlton3.45.85.108.15 63 Sat 17-Jun-1922 2:45 pm Princes Park12,000
Geelong1.64.87.149.19 73 Geelong won by 10 points[Stats]
Collingwood5.49.613.715.10 100 Sat 17-Jun-1922 2:45 pm Victoria Park30,000
Fitzroy2.15.46.610.8 68 Collingwood won by 32 points[Stats]
St. Kilda0.44.79.913.11 89 Sat 17-Jun-1922 2:45 pm Junction Oval20,000
Essendon2.27.311.515.7 97 Essendon won by 8 points[Stats]
South Melbourne2.35.87.910.14 74 Sat 17-Jun-1922 2:45 pm Lake Oval20,000
Richmond2.14.111.712.7 79 Richmond won by 5 points[Stats]
Melbourne  Bye

Round 8[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Fitzroy2.36.77.119.13 67 Sat 24-Jun-1922 2:45 pm Brunswick Street20,000
South Melbourne2.22.55.88.8 56 Fitzroy won by 11 points[Stats]
Geelong2.15.55.67.12 54 Sat 24-Jun-1922 2:45 pm Corio Oval12,000
St. Kilda1.27.39.510.5 65 St. Kilda won by 11 points[Stats]
Melbourne1.33.57.109.13 67 Sat 24-Jun-1922 2:45 pm M.C.G.17,496
Collingwood1.64.96.127.17 59 Melbourne won by 8 points[Stats]
Richmond0.26.56.510.6 66 Sat 24-Jun-1922 2:45 pm Punt Road30,000
Carlton5.45.59.912.11 83 Carlton won by 17 points[Stats]
Essendon  Bye

Round 9[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Essendon2.34.75.87.14 56 Sat 1-Jul-1922 2:45 pm Windy Hill30,000
Collingwood5.18.19.410.5 65 Collingwood won by 9 points[Stats]
Fitzroy0.52.93.165.19 49 Sat 1-Jul-1922 2:45 pm Brunswick Street12,000
Melbourne2.24.34.54.9 33 Fitzroy won by 16 points[Stats]
Geelong5.611.816.1416.18 114 Sat 1-Jul-1922 2:45 pm Corio Oval8,000
South Melbourne0.31.42.44.6 30 Geelong won by 84 points[Stats]
Richmond2.65.78.1011.13 79 Sat 1-Jul-1922 2:45 pm Punt Road25,000
St. Kilda3.34.57.97.12 54 Richmond won by 25 points[Stats]
Carlton  Bye

Round 10[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Carlton4.65.128.1611.19 85 Sat 15-Jul-1922 2:45 pm Princes Park30,000
Essendon1.35.76.87.10 52 Carlton won by 33 points[Stats]
Collingwood2.53.85.116.14 50 Sat 15-Jul-1922 2:45 pm Victoria Park25,000
Richmond0.22.62.103.13 31 Collingwood won by 19 points[Stats]
Fitzroy0.52.96.1013.11 89 Sat 15-Jul-1922 2:45 pm Brunswick Street17,000
St. Kilda1.43.94.148.14 62 Fitzroy won by 27 points[Stats]
Melbourne3.35.69.715.10 100 Sat 15-Jul-1922 2:45 pm M.C.G.9,850
South Melbourne4.27.79.189.18 72 Melbourne won by 28 points[Stats]
Geelong  Bye

Round 11[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Essendon2.46.88.912.10 82 Sat 22-Jul-1922 2:45 pm Windy Hill15,000
Geelong4.56.69.1313.16 94 Geelong won by 12 points[Stats]
Fitzroy0.42.66.1211.13 79 Sat 22-Jul-1922 2:45 pm Brunswick Street30,000
Carlton3.36.77.79.7 61 Fitzroy won by 18 points[Stats]
Richmond1.34.105.1111.14 80 Sat 22-Jul-1922 2:45 pm Punt Road18,000
Melbourne3.64.118.1410.17 77 Richmond won by 3 points[Stats]
South Melbourne2.43.77.117.14 56 Sat 22-Jul-1922 2:45 pm Lake Oval20,000
Collingwood1.32.94.138.16 64 Collingwood won by 8 points[Stats]
St. Kilda  Bye

Round 12[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Carlton4.36.69.1012.16 88 Sat 29-Jul-1922 2:45 pm Princes Park34,000
Collingwood2.46.88.1311.17 83 Carlton won by 5 points[Stats]
Geelong2.22.45.75.9 39 Sat 29-Jul-1922 2:45 pm Corio Oval15,000
Fitzroy1.02.74.105.19 49 Fitzroy won by 10 points[Stats]
Melbourne4.15.48.713.10 88 Sat 29-Jul-1922 2:45 pm M.C.G.14,929
St. Kilda2.37.69.711.10 76 Melbourne won by 12 points[Stats]
South Melbourne2.45.99.1314.15 99 Sat 29-Jul-1922 2:45 pm Lake Oval20,000
Essendon2.47.69.711.8 74 South Melbourne won by 25 points[Stats]
Richmond  Bye

Round 13[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Essendon4.110.312.415.7 97 Sat 5-Aug-1922 2:45 pm Windy Hill20,000
Fitzroy3.55.98.1312.16 88 Essendon won by 9 points[Stats]
Melbourne2.06.29.410.4 64 Sat 5-Aug-1922 2:45 pm M.C.G.25,220
Carlton3.34.86.118.13 61 Melbourne won by 3 points[Stats]
Richmond3.37.88.1112.17 89 Sat 5-Aug-1922 2:45 pm Punt Road15,000
Geelong3.47.610.1111.13 79 Richmond won by 10 points[Stats]
St. Kilda2.23.87.1110.15 75 Sat 5-Aug-1922 2:45 pm Junction Oval15,000
South Melbourne3.44.58.811.9 75 St. Kilda drew with South Melbourne[Stats]
Collingwood  Bye

Round 14[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Carlton5.116.1312.1714.19 103 Sat 19-Aug-1922 2:45 pm Princes Park17,000
South Melbourne1.26.77.910.15 75 Carlton won by 28 points[Stats]
Essendon1.18.49.815.13 103 Sat 19-Aug-1922 2:45 pm Windy Hill25,000
Richmond4.26.47.410.6 66 Essendon won by 37 points[Stats]
Geelong4.35.310.511.6 72 Sat 19-Aug-1922 2:45 pm Corio Oval8,000
Melbourne0.63.125.145.16 46 Geelong won by 26 points[Stats]
St. Kilda1.02.54.86.10 46 Sat 19-Aug-1922 2:45 pm Junction Oval18,000
Collingwood2.13.17.78.9 57 Collingwood won by 11 points[Stats]
Fitzroy  Bye

Round 15[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Collingwood1.85.146.178.20 68 Sat 26-Aug-1922 2:45 pm Victoria Park8,000
Geelong2.42.75.76.8 44 Collingwood won by 24 points[Stats]
Melbourne2.32.62.83.10 28 Sat 26-Aug-1922 2:45 pm M.C.G.19,206
Essendon3.24.45.66.8 44 Essendon won by 16 points[Stats]
Richmond1.51.54.95.10 40 Sat 26-Aug-1922 2:45 pm Punt Road5,000
Fitzroy1.22.82.93.14 32 Richmond won by 8 points[Stats]
St. Kilda2.32.64.164.16 40 Sat 26-Aug-1922 2:45 pm Junction Oval10,000
Carlton0.54.114.115.19 49 Carlton won by 9 points[Stats]
South Melbourne  Bye

Round 16[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Essendon1.43.95.148.15 63 Sat 2-Sep-1922 2:45 pm Windy Hill15,000
St. Kilda2.35.67.68.7 55 Essendon won by 8 points[Stats]
Fitzroy0.65.107.128.14 62 Sat 2-Sep-1922 2:45 pm Brunswick Street25,000
Collingwood6.38.410.811.13 79 Collingwood won by 17 points[Stats]
Geelong2.35.77.911.10 76 Sat 2-Sep-1922 2:45 pm Corio Oval15,000
Carlton2.38.712.1216.15 111 Carlton won by 35 points[Stats]
Richmond3.27.58.613.8 86 Sat 2-Sep-1922 2:45 pm Punt Road15,000
South Melbourne3.35.46.99.10 64 Richmond won by 22 points[Stats]
Melbourne  Bye

Round 17[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Carlton5.57.710.814.10 94 Sat 9-Sep-1922 2:45 pm Princes Park25,000
Richmond3.04.26.77.8 50 Carlton won by 44 points[Stats]
Collingwood2.76.97.1111.16 82 Sat 9-Sep-1922 2:45 pm Victoria Park15,000
Melbourne2.33.44.107.11 53 Collingwood won by 29 points[Stats]
St. Kilda7.79.1317.1618.18 126 Sat 9-Sep-1922 2:45 pm Junction Oval10,000
Geelong0.20.55.810.11 71 St. Kilda won by 55 points[Stats]
South Melbourne5.18.510.911.12 78 Sat 9-Sep-1922 2:45 pm Lake Oval10,000
Fitzroy6.49.713.714.9 93 Fitzroy won by 15 points[Stats]
Essendon  Bye

Round 18[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Collingwood2.24.54.66.11 47 Sat 16-Sep-1922 2:45 pm Victoria Park32,000
Essendon2.04.24.66.7 43 Collingwood won by 4 points[Stats]
Melbourne2.34.65.97.13 55 Sat 16-Sep-1922 2:45 pm Princes Park5,000
Fitzroy0.23.77.98.15 63 Fitzroy won by 8 points[Stats]
St. Kilda3.55.105.157.22 64 Sat 16-Sep-1922 2:45 pm Junction Oval4,000
Richmond2.13.44.65.7 37 St. Kilda won by 27 points[Stats]
South Melbourne5.310.515.821.10 136 Sat 16-Sep-1922 2:45 pm Lake Oval3,000
Geelong4.37.68.98.10 58 South Melbourne won by 78 points[Stats]
Carlton  Bye

1922 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 Collingwood 16 12 4 0 1178 922 127.77 48
2 Essendon 16 10 5 1 1147 1028 111.58 42
3 Fitzroy 16 10 5 1 1091 1003 108.77 42
4 Carlton 16 10 6 0 1232 1092 112.82 40
5 Richmond 16 7 9 0 1039 1129 92.03 28
6 Melbourne 16 7 9 0 1005 1131 88.86 28
7 St. Kilda 16 5 10 1 1090 1164 93.64 22
8 Geelong 16 5 11 0 1080 1285 84.05 20
9 South Melbourne 16 4 11 1 1127 1235 91.26 18
  H&A 72 70 70 2 9989 9989 100.00 288
  Finals 4 4 4 0 421 421 100.00 16
  Total 76 74 74 2 10410 10410 100.00 304

First Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Essendon1.03.33.55.9 39 Sat 23-Sep-1922 2:30 pm M.C.G.64,148
Carlton2.42.54.84.10 34 Essendon won by 5 points[Stats]

Second Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Collingwood3.04.74.85.12 42 Sat 30-Sep-1922 2:30 pm M.C.G.43,045
Fitzroy2.32.76.86.10 46 Fitzroy won by 4 points[Stats]

Preliminary Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Fitzroy0.33.44.129.14 68 Sat 7-Oct-1922 2:30 pm M.C.G.50,021
Essendon1.23.56.66.9 45 Fitzroy won by 23 points[Stats]

Grand Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowdGate
Collingwood2.34.57.79.14 68 Sat 14-Oct-1922 2:50 pm M.C.G.50,064£2
Fitzroy2.53.69.1011.13 79 Fitzroy won by 11 points[Report]  [Stats]

Footnotes

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