Victorian Football Association
Season 1880
Season Notes
Senior clubs
Senior active clubs providing delegates to the Association in 1880 were:
Results
Round 1
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15 May 1880 |
Melbourne |
0- |
2-24 |
Venue: MCG; Attendance: 1000 |
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East Melbourne |
0- |
0-4 |
Result: Melbourne won by 2 goals |
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Round 2
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22 May 1880 |
Melbourne |
0-9 |
5-14 |
Venue: MCG; Attendance: Good |
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West Melbourne |
1-1 |
1-3 |
Result: Melbourne won by 4 goals |
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The Age: “The first important contest between senior teams this season” |
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22 May 1880 |
Carlton |
- |
6-15 |
Venue: Prince's Oval |
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East Melbourne |
- |
1-3 |
Result: Carlton won by 5 goals |
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Round 3
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24 May 1880 |
Hotham |
1-14 |
1-16 |
Venue: EMCG; Attendance: 12000 |
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Geelong |
0-3 |
2-12 |
Result: Geelong won by 1 goal |
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The Age: “The game was rendered most exciting by reason of the unusual roughness displayed. Slinging and other violations of the game were freely indulged in.” |
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Round 4
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29 May 1880 |
Melbourne |
0- |
1-10 |
Venue: MCG; Attendance: 5000 |
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Hotham |
0- |
1-12 |
Result: DRAW |
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The Argus: “The players left the field begrimed in mud.” |
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29 May 1880 |
South Melbourne |
1- |
2- |
Venue: South Melbourne |
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West Melbourne |
0- |
0- |
Result: South Melbourne won by 2 goals |
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29 May 1880 |
Essendon |
1- |
3-12 |
Venue: Essendon |
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East Melbourne |
0-0 |
1-2 |
Result: Essendon won by 2 goals |
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The Age: Played at Essendon owing to the wet state of the Richmond Cricket Ground. |
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Round 5
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5 June 1880 |
Melbourne |
- |
1-5 |
Venue: MCG; Attendance: 15000 |
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Carlton |
2- |
5-13 |
Result: Carlton won by 4 goals |
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The Argus: 2000 sheep were left grazing to prepare the ground. |
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5 June 1880 |
Hotham |
1- |
3- |
Venue: Royal Park |
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East Melbourne |
0-0 |
0-0 |
Result: Hotham won by 3 goals |
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5 June 1880 |
Geelong |
3- |
4-17 |
Venue: Corio Oval |
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Essendon |
0- |
1-8 |
Result: Geelong won by 3 goals |
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Round 6
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12 June 1880 |
Carlton |
2- |
4-25 |
Venue: EMCG; Attendance: Sparse |
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West Melbourne |
1-0 |
1-0 |
Result: Carlton won by 3 goals |
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12 June 1880 |
Melbourne |
0-5 |
0-14 |
Venue: MCG; Attendance: Considerable interest |
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South Melbourne |
1-3 |
1-3 |
Result: South Melbourne won by 1 goal |
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12 June 1880 |
Geelong |
3- |
9- |
Venue: Corio Oval |
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East Melbourne |
0- |
1- |
Result: Geelong won by 8 goals |
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12 June 1880 |
Hotham |
- |
2-9 |
Venue: South Melbourne |
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Essendon |
- |
1-6 |
Result: Hotham won by 1 goal |
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The Age: Played at South Melbourne owing to the wet state of the Hotham ground. |
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Round 7
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19 June 1880 |
Melbourne |
0-1 |
1-7 |
Venue: Melbourne Football Ground; Attendance: 10000 |
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Geelong |
1-8 |
1-9 |
Result: DRAW |
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The Age: Melbourne.. “wisely determined to play on the football ground instead of the cricket ground, which is quite unfit for play” |
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19 June 1880 |
Carlton |
- |
5- |
Venue: EMCG |
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Essendon |
- |
1- |
Result: Carlton won by 4 goals |
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19 June 1880 |
Hotham |
- |
- |
Venue: Hotham Hurling Ground |
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West Melbourne |
- |
- |
Result: Cancelled |
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19 June 1880 |
South Melbourne |
- |
5-22 |
Venue: South Melbourne |
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East Melbourne |
- |
0-3 |
Result: South Melbourne won by 5 goals |
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Round 8
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26 June 1880 |
Geelong |
- |
4- |
Venue: Corio Oval |
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South Melbourne |
- |
1- |
Result: Geelong won by 3 goals |
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26 June 1880 |
Essendon |
- |
4- |
Venue: Essendon |
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East Melbourne |
- |
0- |
Result: Essendon won by 4 goals |
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Round 9
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3 July 1880 |
Melbourne |
- |
1-13 |
Venue: Melbourne Football Ground; Attendance: Considerable |
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Essendon |
- |
0-6 |
Result: Melbourne won by 1 goal |
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3 July 1880 |
South Melbourne |
0-8 |
3-17 |
Venue: EMCG |
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Hotham |
1- |
1-2 |
Result: South Melbourne won by 2 goals |
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3 July 1880 |
West Melbourne |
0-4 |
1-6 |
Venue: Royal Park |
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East Melbourne |
0-2 |
1-8 |
Result: DRAW |
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Round 10
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10 July 1880 |
Melbourne |
- |
2-8 |
Venue: EMCG; Attendance: 10000 |
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Carlton |
- |
2-9 |
Result: DRAW |
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The Argus give good description of the crowd – mounted troopers, ragged urchins etc |
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10 July 1880 |
Essendon |
0-0 |
1- |
Venue: Essendon |
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South Melbourne |
2-6 |
2-15 |
Result: South Melbourne won by 1 goal |
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10 July 1880 |
Geelong |
3- |
8-23 |
Venue: Corio Oval; Attendance: Large |
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West Melbourne |
0- |
1-3 |
Result: Geelong won by 7 goals |
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10 July 1880 |
East Melbourne |
- |
0- |
Venue: Richmond |
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Hotham |
- |
5- |
Result: Hotham won by 5 goals |
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Round 11
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17 July 1880 |
Carlton |
3- |
5-11 |
Venue: EMCG; Attendance: 10000 |
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Geelong |
- |
0-9 |
Result: Carlton won by 5 goals |
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17 July 1880 |
Essendon |
- |
0-3 |
Venue: Essendon |
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Hotham |
- |
0-13 |
Result: DRAW |
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The Argus: “The spectators encroached on the ground to such an extent that when the ball was at either end during the second half it was almost impossible for the players to get it past half way.” |
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17 July 1880 |
South Melbourne |
3-9 |
6-15 |
Venue: South Melbourne; Attendance: Small |
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West Melbourne |
0-0 |
0-0 |
Result: South Melbourne won by 6 goals |
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Round 12
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24 July 1880 |
Melbourne |
- |
- |
Venue: MCG |
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West Melbourne |
- |
- |
Result: Cancelled |
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Match fell through. West Melbourne unable to bring a team forward. |
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24 July 1880 |
Carlton |
- |
3-8 |
Venue: EMCG; Attendance: 8000 |
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South Melbourne |
- |
4-13 |
Result: South Melbourne won by 1 goal |
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24 July 1880 |
Geelong |
- |
4-12 |
Venue: Corio Oval |
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Hotham |
- |
0-6 |
Result: Geelong won by 4 goals |
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Round 13
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31 July 1880 |
Essendon |
1-4 |
2-7 |
Venue: Essendon |
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Geelong |
0-3 |
2-7 |
Result: DRAW |
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31 July 1880 |
South Melbourne |
0-10 |
0-14 |
Venue: South Melbourne; Attendance: Large |
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Hotham |
0-0 |
0-2 |
Result: DRAW |
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One disputed goal in second half. The Argus: “The umpire, when appealed to, at first gave the goal, but afterwards decided that there was no goal.” |
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Round 14
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7 August 1880 |
South Melbourne |
0-3 |
0- |
Venue: South Melbourne; Attendance: 5500 |
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Melbourne |
0-3 |
0- |
Result: DRAW |
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Melbourne finished with at least 8 behinds, and more than South Melbourne. |
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7 August 1880 |
Hotham |
- |
3- |
Venue: EMCG |
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Essendon |
- |
2- |
Result: Hotham won by 1 goal |
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Round 15
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14 August 1880 |
Geelong |
3- |
6-17 |
Venue: Corio Oval; Attendance: 3000 |
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Melbourne |
0- |
0-6 |
Result: Geelong won by 6 goals |
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Crowd included 500 visitors from Melbourne. |
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14 August 1880 |
South Melbourne |
2- |
3-16 |
Venue: South Melbourne |
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Essendon |
0- |
1-6 |
Result: South Melbourne won by 2 goals |
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14 August 1880 |
West Melbourne |
- |
2- |
Venue: Royal Park |
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East Melbourne |
- |
1- |
Result: West Melbourne won by 1 goal |
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Round 16
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21 August 1880 |
Melbourne |
1-5 |
1-6 |
Venue: Melbourne Football Ground; Attendance: 5500 |
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Carlton |
1-1 |
2-7 |
Result: Carlton won by 1 goal |
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Weather was very wet. The ground was very slushy, and the players had great difficulty maintaining their equilibrium. |
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21 August 1880 |
East Melbourne |
- |
- |
Venue: Richmond |
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South Melbourne |
- |
- |
Result: Cancelled |
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Venue: Richmond Cricket Ground. Cancelled due to bad weather. |
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21 August 1880 |
Essendon |
- |
- |
Venue: Essendon |
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West Melbourne |
- |
- |
Result: Cancelled |
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Round 17
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28 August 1880 |
South Melbourne |
1-8 |
1-14 |
Venue: South Melbourne; Attendance: Large |
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Geelong |
0-6 |
2-12 |
Result: Geelong won by 1 goal |
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South Melbourne had what seemed to be a fair goal denied by the umpire. While South appealed to the umpire, Geelong carried the ball up the other end with little or no opposition and kicked the winning goal. |
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28 August 1880 |
Essendon |
1-1 |
2-7 |
Venue: Essendon |
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Melbourne |
1-6 |
2-10 |
Result: DRAW |
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28 August 1880 |
Carlton |
- |
3-11 |
Venue: Prince's Oval; Attendance: 2000 |
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West Melbourne |
- |
1-6 |
Result: Carlton won by 2 goals |
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West Melbourne's goal scored by Lewis, a substitute provided by Carlton. |
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Round 18
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4 September 1880 |
Hotham |
0- |
1-10 |
Venue: Hotham Hurling Ground; Attendance: Numerously attended |
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Melbourne |
1- |
2-14 |
Result: Melbourne won by 1 goal |
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The playing ground was in anything but good condition, in consequence of hoof-marks of cattle which had grazed there in wet weather. |
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4 September 1880 |
Carlton |
0-5 |
0-12 |
Venue: Prince's Oval; Attendance: 11000 |
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South Melbourne |
1-5 |
2-9 |
Result: South Melbourne won by 2 goals |
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Round 19
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11 September 1880 |
Melbourne |
- |
- |
Venue: Melbourne Football Ground |
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East Melbourne |
- |
- |
Result: Cancelled |
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11 September 1880 |
South Melbourne |
- |
- |
Venue: Old Albert Park Ground |
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Hotham |
- |
- |
Result: Cancelled |
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11 September 1880 |
Geelong |
- |
- |
Venue: Corio Oval; Attendance: 1500 |
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Carlton |
- |
- |
Result: Cancelled |
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Carlton refused to play on account of the wet weather. Geelong claimed the match. |
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11 September 1880 |
West Melbourne |
- |
- |
Venue: Royal Park |
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Essendon |
- |
- |
Result: Cancelled |
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Round 20
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18 September 1880 |
South Melbourne |
0-10 |
1-16 |
Venue: Melbourne Football Ground; Attendance: 6000 |
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Melbourne |
1-1 |
1-6 |
Result: DRAW |
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18 September 1880 |
West Melbourne |
1-3 |
1-4 |
Venue: South Melbourne |
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Geelong |
2-8 |
3-17 |
Result: Geelong won by 5 goals |
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18 September 1880 |
Essendon |
3-5 |
3-5 |
Venue: Essendon |
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Carlton |
0-4 |
3-14 |
Result: DRAW |
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Round 21
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25 September 1880 |
Carlton |
0-2 |
0-5 |
Venue: Prince's Oval; Attendance: 11000 |
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Melbourne |
0-3 |
0-14 |
Result: DRAW |
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25 September 1880 |
Essendon |
- |
2- |
Venue: Essendon |
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East Melbourne |
- |
0- |
Result: Essendon won by 2 goals |
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25 September 1880 |
Hotham |
- |
- |
Venue: Melbourne Football Ground |
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West Melbourne |
- |
- |
Result: Cancelled |
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Game fallen through, owing to the refusal of the West Melbourne to play on the Melbourne Football Ground. |
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Ladder
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Team |
P |
W |
L |
D |
F |
A |
Points |
Proportional Points |
% |
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1 |
Geelong |
12 |
9 |
1 |
2 |
45 |
15 |
40 |
50.00 |
300.00 |
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2 |
South Melbourne |
14 |
9 |
2 |
3 |
31 |
13 |
42 |
45.00 |
238.46 |
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3 |
Carlton |
12 |
7 |
2 |
3 |
38 |
17 |
34 |
42.50 |
223.53 |
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4 |
Melbourne |
15 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
19 |
23 |
30 |
30.00 |
82.61 |
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5 |
Hotham |
11 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
17 |
15 |
22 |
30.00 |
113.33 |
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6 |
Essendon |
14 |
3 |
7 |
4 |
23 |
28 |
20 |
21.43 |
82.14 |
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7 |
West Melbourne |
9 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
8 |
33 |
6 |
10.00 |
24.24 |
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8 |
East Melbourne |
11 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
5 |
42 |
2 |
2.73 |
11.90 |
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Total |
98 |
37 |
37 |
24 |
186 |
186 |
196 |
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Notes:
- Premiership awarded to the team with the ‘best record’.
- Proportional Points system (officially used only from the 1888 season onwards) correlates with most contemporary rankings.
- Where two teams are close on Proportional Points (less than 4.00 points separate) then head-to-head results are used to rank clubs:
- South Melbourne played Carlton twice and won both games
- Melbourne played Hotham twice and won once with the other game drawn
- Rule requiring a minimum of 18 games to qualify for the Premiership not in force until 1888
- Games involving Ballarat clubs are not included.
- Behinds were recorded but did not count towards the final score or in determining the result of matches.
- The percentage column of goals for divided by goals against is included as an indication only.
- Cancelled matches are not included in the above ladder.
- Abandoned matches were deemed to be draws and are included in the above ladder.
1880 premiers: Geelong
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