VFL season
1916
Premiers
FITFitzroy
Grand final: 12.13 (85) d Carlton 8.8 (56) · M.C.G.
- Minor premiers
- Carlton
- Wooden spoon
- Fitzroy
Ladder
After the home-and-away seasonTop four: the finals% = points for ÷ points against × 100
Finals week 1
FITFitzroy9.9 63COLCollingwood8.9 5712 Aug 1916 · M.C.G.
Semi-final
CARCarlton10.15 75RICRichmond10.12 7219 Aug 1916 · M.C.G.
Preliminary final
FITFitzroy9.11 65CARCarlton5.12 4226 Aug 1916 · M.C.G.
Grand Final
FITFitzroy12.13 85CARCarlton8.8 562 Sept 1916 · M.C.G.
- Games
- 28
- 4 clubs
- Average score
- 66.8
- points per club per game
- Highest score
- 19.13 (127)
- Richmond v Fitzroy
- Biggest win
- 61 points
- Carlton v Richmond
- Lowest score
- 3.13 (31)
- Richmond v Carlton
Results by round
Home and awayRound 12 games
CARCarlton7.18 60FITFitzroy9.10 646 May 1916 · Princes Park
RICRichmond10.9 69COLCollingwood11.11 776 May 1916 · Punt Rd
Round 22 games
COLCollingwood7.3 45CARCarlton10.11 7113 May 1916 · Victoria Park
FITFitzroy9.12 66RICRichmond5.7 3713 May 1916 · Brunswick St
Round 32 games
RICRichmond7.19 61CARCarlton9.12 6620 May 1916 · Punt Rd
FITFitzroy7.8 50COLCollingwood6.14 5020 May 1916 · Brunswick St · Draw
Round 42 games
FITFitzroy7.9 51CARCarlton13.6 8427 May 1916 · Brunswick St
COLCollingwood10.18 78RICRichmond7.11 5327 May 1916 · Victoria Park
Round 52 games
CARCarlton10.15 75COLCollingwood11.10 763 June 1916 · Princes Park
RICRichmond19.13 127FITFitzroy9.14 685 June 1916 · Punt Rd
Round 62 games
CARCarlton14.8 92RICRichmond3.13 3110 June 1916 · Princes Park
COLCollingwood11.13 79FITFitzroy8.17 6510 June 1916 · Victoria Park
Round 72 games
FITFitzroy7.8 50CARCarlton10.19 7917 June 1916 · Brunswick St
COLCollingwood10.14 74RICRichmond11.9 7517 June 1916 · Victoria Park
Round 82 games
CARCarlton9.11 65COLCollingwood7.11 5324 June 1916 · Princes Park
RICRichmond9.11 65FITFitzroy7.13 5524 June 1916 · Punt Rd
Round 92 games
CARCarlton12.19 91RICRichmond6.5 418 July 1916 · Princes Park
COLCollingwood8.11 59FITFitzroy8.10 588 July 1916 · Victoria Park
Round 102 games
CARCarlton11.15 81FITFitzroy8.14 6215 July 1916 · Princes Park
RICRichmond14.9 93COLCollingwood9.13 6715 July 1916 · Punt Rd
Round 112 games
COLCollingwood10.10 70CARCarlton9.18 7222 July 1916 · Victoria Park
FITFitzroy9.11 65RICRichmond10.15 7522 July 1916 · Brunswick St
Round 122 games
RICRichmond9.11 65CARCarlton12.10 8229 July 1916 · Punt Rd
FITFitzroy8.9 57COLCollingwood11.9 7529 July 1916 · Brunswick St
1916 season FAQ
+Who won the 1916 VFL premiership?
Fitzroy won the 1916 premiership, beating Carlton in the grand final, 12.13 (85) to 8.8 (56) at M.C.G..
+Who finished top of the ladder in 1916?
Carlton were minor premiers with 10 wins from 12 games.
+Who got the wooden spoon in 1916?
Fitzroy finished last with 2 wins and 1 draw.
Results before 2001 come from Squiggle (squiggle.com.au); match files with player stats start in 2001.