Regular

Round 1 , Round 2 , Round 3 , Round 4

Other

Port Adelaide: Victorian Tour , Round 5

Regular

Round 5 , Round 6 , Round 7 , Round 8 , Round 9 , Round 10 , Round 11 , Round 12 , Round 13 , Round 14 , Round 15 , Round 16 , Round 17 , Round 18 , Round 19 , Round 20 , Round 21 , Round 22 , Round 23

Regular

Round 1
Matches
Team Q1 HT Q3 FT T Notes
Essendon   0-2   4-15 4 Sat 02-May-1885 Venue: East Melbourne Cricket Ground
Hotham   4-7   4-9 4 DRAW [Game Details]
Fitzroy   1-2   5-10 5 Sat 02-May-1885 Venue: Fitzroy Cricket Ground
University   1-3   2-3 2 Fitzroy won by 3 gl(s) [Game Details]
Geelong   1-8   4-15 4 Sat 02-May-1885 Venue: Corio Oval
Ballarat Imperial   0-2   2-5 2 Geelong won by 2 gl(s) [Game Details]
Melbourne   0-1   1-7 1 Sat 02-May-1885 Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground
Carlton   3-10   6-13 6 Carlton won by 5 gl(s) [Game Details]
Williamstown   0-13   1-17 1 Sat 02-May-1885 Venue: Garden's Reserve
Richmond   0-0   0-5 0 Williamstown won by 1 gl(s) [Game Details]

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Round 1

Ladder
Team G W L D F A %Sc Points
   Williamstown 1 1 0 0 1 0 0.0 4
   Geelong 1 1 0 0 4 2 0.0 4
   Fitzroy 1 1 0 0 5 2 0.0 4
   Carlton 1 1 0 0 6 1 0.0 4
   Hotham 1 0 0 1 4 4 0.0 2
   Essendon 1 0 0 1 4 4 0.0 2
   Ballarat Imperial 1 0 1 0 2 4 0.0 0
   University 1 0 1 0 2 5 0.0 0
   Richmond 1 0 1 0 0 1 0.0 0
   Melbourne 1 0 1 0 1 6 0.0 0

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Round 2
Matches
Team Q1 HT Q3 FT T Notes
Ballarat   1-2   2-3 2 Sat 09-May-1885 Venue: Royal Saxon Paddock
South ballarat   0-8   6-14 6 South ballarat won by 4 gl(s) [Game Details]
Essendon   2-6   9-20 9 Sat 09-May-1885 Venue: East Melbourne Cricket Ground
Williamstown   0-3   0-8 0 Essendon won by 9 gl(s) [Game Details]
Melbourne   0-2   0-10 0 Sat 09-May-1885 Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground
Fitzroy   1-10   1-17 1 Fitzroy won by 1 gl(s) [Game Details]
Richmond   1-6   3-12 3 Sat 09-May-1885 Venue: Punt Road Oval
University   1-7   1-11 1 Richmond won by 2 gl(s) [Game Details]
South Melbourne   0-5   4-12 4 Sat 09-May-1885 Venue: South Melbourne Cricket Ground
Carlton   1-2   2-7 2 South Melbourne won by 2 gl(s) [Game Details]

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Round 2

Ladder
Team G W L D F A %Sc Points
   Fitzroy 2 2 0 0 6 2 0.0 8
   Essendon 2 1 0 1 13 4 0.0 6
   South Ballarat 1 1 0 0 6 2 0.0 4
 Williamstown 2 1 1 0 1 9 0.0 4
   South Melbourne 1 1 0 0 4 2 0.0 4
   Richmond 2 1 1 0 3 2 0.0 4
   Geelong 1 1 0 0 4 2 0.0 4
   Carlton 2 1 1 0 8 5 0.0 4
   Hotham 1 0 0 1 4 4 0.0 2
   Ballarat Imperial 1 0 1 0 2 4 0.0 0
   Ballarat 1 0 1 0 2 6 0.0 0
   University 2 0 2 0 3 8 0.0 0
   Melbourne 2 0 2 0 1 7 0.0 0

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Round 3
Matches
Team Q1 HT Q3 FT T Notes
Carlton   1-2   2-3 2 Sat 16-May-1885 Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground
Fitzroy   2-7   8-12 8 Fitzroy won by 6 gl(s) [Game Details]
Essendon   3-10   10-16 10 Sat 16-May-1885 Venue: East Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne   1-7   1-11 1 Essendon won by 9 gl(s) [Game Details]
Geelong   4-14   8-26 8 Sat 16-May-1885 Venue: Corio Oval
Richmond   1-5   1-8 1 Geelong won by 7 gl(s) [Game Details]
South ballarat   2-9   2-16 2 Sat 16-May-1885 Venue: Royal Saxon Paddock
Ballarat Imperial   0-3   0-8 0 South ballarat won by 2 gl(s) [Game Details]
Williamstown   3-1   4-8 4 Sat 16-May-1885 Venue: Garden's Reserve
University   0-3   1-4 1 Williamstown won by 3 gl(s) [Game Details]

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Round 3

Ladder
Team G W L D F A %Sc Points
   Fitzroy 3 3 0 0 14 4 0.0 12
   Essendon 3 2 0 1 23 5 0.0 10
   South Ballarat 2 2 0 0 8 2 0.0 8
   Williamstown 3 2 1 0 5 10 0.0 8
   Geelong 2 2 0 0 12 3 0.0 8
   South Melbourne 1 1 0 0 4 2 0.0 4
   Richmond 3 1 2 0 4 10 0.0 4
   Carlton 3 1 2 0 10 13 0.0 4
   Hotham 1 0 0 1 4 4 0.0 2
   Ballarat Imperial 2 0 2 0 2 6 0.0 0
   Ballarat 1 0 1 0 2 6 0.0 0
   University 3 0 3 0 4 12 0.0 0
   Melbourne 3 0 3 0 2 17 0.0 0

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Round 4
Matches
Team Q1 HT Q3 FT T Notes
Ballarat Imperial   2-4   6-11 6 Sat 23-May-1885 Venue: Royal Saxon Paddock
Melbourne   2-8   2-8 2 Ballarat Imperial won by 4 gl(s) [Game Details]
Geelong   2-3   2-10 2 Sat 23-May-1885 Venue: Corio Oval
Fitzroy   0-5   2-11 2 DRAW [Game Details]

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Round 4

Ladder
Team G W L D F A %Sc Points
   Fitzroy 4 3 0 1 16 6 0.0 14
   Geelong 3 2 0 1 14 5 0.0 10
   Essendon 3 2 0 1 23 5 0.0 10
   South Ballarat 2 2 0 0 8 2 0.0 8
 Williamstown 3 2 1 0 5 10 0.0 8
   Ballarat Imperial 3 1 2 0 8 8 0.0 4
   South Melbourne 1 1 0 0 4 2 0.0 4
   Richmond 3 1 2 0 4 10 0.0 4
   Carlton 3 1 2 0 10 13 0.0 4
   Hotham 1 0 0 1 4 4 0.0 2
   Ballarat 1 0 1 0 2 6 0.0 0
   University 3 0 3 0 4 12 0.0 0
   Melbourne 4 0 4 0 4 23 0.0 0

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Other

Port Adelaide: Victorian Tour
Matches
Team Q1 HT Q3 FT T Notes
South Melbourne   3-4   4-15 4 Sat 23-May-1885 Venue: M.C.G.
Port Adelaide   2-2   4-5 4 DRAW [Game Details]
Melbourne   4-11   7-16 7 Mon 25-May-1885 Venue: M.C.G.
Port Adelaide   2-1   4-6 4 Melbourne won by 3 gl(s) [Game Details]
Geelong   1-2   5-10 5 Sat 30-May-1885 Venue: M.C.G.
Port Adelaide   2-5   2-8 2 Geelong won by 3 gl(s) [Game Details]

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Port Adelaide: Victorian Tour

Ladder
Team G W L D F A %Sc Points

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Round 5
Matches
Team Q1 HT Q3 FT T Notes
Hotham   3-11   5-16 5 Mon 25-May-1885 Venue: East Melbourne Cricket Ground
Geelong   2-3   4-11 4 Hotham won by 1 gl(s) [Game Details]
South ballarat   2-8   3-18 3 Mon 25-May-1885 Venue: Western Oval (Ballarat)
Fitzroy   3-2   3-5 3 DRAW [Game Details]
South Melbourne   4-10   9-17 9 Mon 25-May-1885 Venue: South Melbourne Cricket Ground
Ballarat Imperial   1-3   1-6 1 South Melbourne won by 8 gl(s) [Game Details]
Kyneton   -   2-5 2 Mon 25-May-1885 Venue: Kyneton Racecoure
Carlton   -   8-12 8 Carlton won by 6 gl(s) [Game Details]

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Round 5

Ladder
Team G W L D F A %Sc Points
   Hotham 1 1 0 0 5 4 0.0 4
   South Melbourne 1 1 0 0 9 1 0.0 4
   South Ballarat 1 0 0 1 3 3 0.0 2
   Fitzroy 1 0 0 1 3 3 0.0 2
   Ballarat Imperial 1 0 1 0 1 9 0.0 0
   Geelong 1 0 1 0 4 5 0.0 0

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Regular

Round 5
Matches
Team Q1 HT Q3 FT T Notes
Hotham   3-11   5-16 5 Mon 25-May-1885 Venue: East Melbourne Cricket Ground
Geelong   2-3   4-11 4 Hotham won by 1 gl(s) [Game Details]
South ballarat   2-8   3-18 3 Mon 25-May-1885 Venue: Western Oval (Ballarat)
Fitzroy   3-2   3-5 3 DRAW [Game Details]
South Melbourne   4-10   9-17 9 Mon 25-May-1885 Venue: South Melbourne Cricket Ground
Ballarat Imperial   1-3   1-6 1 South Melbourne won by 8 gl(s) [Game Details]
Kyneton   -   2-5 2 Mon 25-May-1885 Venue: Kyneton Racecoure
Carlton   -   8-12 8 Carlton won by 6 gl(s) [Game Details]

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Round 5

Ladder
Team G W L D F A %Sc Points
   Hotham 1 1 0 0 5 4 0.0 4
   South Melbourne 1 1 0 0 9 1 0.0 4
   South Ballarat 1 0 0 1 3 3 0.0 2
   Fitzroy 1 0 0 1 3 3 0.0 2
   Ballarat Imperial 1 0 1 0 1 9 0.0 0
   Geelong 1 0 1 0 4 5 0.0 0

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Round 6
Matches
Team Q1 HT Q3 FT T Notes
Ballarat   0-3   0-4 0 Sat 30-May-1885 Venue: Royal Saxon Paddock
Ballarat Imperial   0-9   3-15 3 Ballarat Imperial won by 3 gl(s) [Game Details]
Essendon   4-12   6-17 6 Sat 30-May-1885 Venue: East Melbourne Cricket Ground
Fitzroy   0-0   2-6 2 Essendon won by 4 gl(s) [Game Details]
Hotham   0-2   3-13 3 Sat 30-May-1885 Venue: Hotham Recreation Reserve
Carlton   3-6   3-6 3 DRAW [Game Details]
Richmond   3-10   3-13 3 Sat 30-May-1885 Venue: Punt Road Oval
Melbourne   0-5   1-5 1 Richmond won by 2 gl(s) [Game Details]
South Melbourne   0-11   2-16 2 Sat 30-May-1885 Venue: South Melbourne Cricket Ground
University   0-8   0-10 0 South Melbourne won by 2 gl(s) [Game Details]

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Round 6

Ladder
Team G W L D F A %Sc Points
   South Melbourne 2 2 0 0 11 1 0.0 8
   Hotham 2 1 0 1 8 7 0.0 6
   Ballarat Imperial 2 1 1 0 4 9 0.0 4
   Richmond 1 1 0 0 3 1 0.0 4
   Essendon 1 1 0 0 6 2 0.0 4
   South Ballarat 1 0 0 1 3 3 0.0 2
   Fitzroy 2 0 1 1 5 9 0.0 2
   Carlton 1 0 0 1 3 3 0.0 2
   Ballarat 1 0 1 0 0 3 0.0 0
   University 1 0 1 0 0 2 0.0 0
   Melbourne 1 0 1 0 1 3 0.0 0
   Geelong 1 0 1 0 4 5 0.0 0

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Round 7
Matches
Team Q1 HT Q3 FT T Notes
Essendon   -   - Sat 06-Jun-1885 Venue: East Melbourne Cricket Ground
South Melbourne   -   - [Game Details]
postponed
Fitzroy   1-3   1-14 1 Sat 06-Jun-1885 Venue: Fitzroy Cricket Ground
Richmond   2-2   2-2 2 Richmond won by 1 gl(s) [Game Details]
Geelong   2-11   3-15 3 Sat 06-Jun-1885 Venue: Corio Oval
University   0-1   0-4 0 Geelong won by 3 gl(s) [Game Details]
Melbourne   0-2   3-8 3 Sat 06-Jun-1885 Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground
Hotham   0-1   0-5 0 Melbourne won by 3 gl(s) [Game Details]
Williamstown   3-2   7-5 7 Sat 06-Jun-1885 Venue: Garden's Reserve
Carlton   2-4   3-4 3 Williamstown won by 4 gl(s) [Game Details]

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Round 7

Ladder
Team G W L D F A %Sc Points
   South Melbourne 3 2 0 1 11 1 0.0 10
   Richmond 2 2 0 0 5 2 0.0 8
   Hotham 3 1 1 1 8 10 0.0 6
   Essendon 2 1 0 1 6 2 0.0 6
   Ballarat Imperial 2 1 1 0 4 9 0.0 4
 Williamstown 1 1 0 0 7 3 0.0 4
   Melbourne 2 1 1 0 4 3 0.0 4
   Geelong 2 1 1 0 7 5 0.0 4
   South Ballarat 1 0 0 1 3 3 0.0 2
   Fitzroy 3 0 2 1 6 11 0.0 2
   Carlton 2 0 1 1 6 10 0.0 2
   Ballarat 1 0 1 0 0 3 0.0 0
   University 2 0 2 0 0 5 0.0 0

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Round 8
Matches
Team Q1 HT Q3 FT T Notes
Ballarat Imperial   2-2   2-4 2 Sat 13-Jun-1885 Venue: Royal Saxon Paddock
South ballarat   1-1   3-5 3 South ballarat won by 1 gl(s) [Game Details]
Carlton   2-4   4-15 4 Sat 13-Jun-1885 Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground
Ballarat   1-3   1-3 1 Carlton won by 3 gl(s) [Game Details]
Essendon   1-1   2-3 2 Sat 13-Jun-1885 Venue: East Melbourne Cricket Ground
Geelong   2-5   2-6 2 DRAW [Game Details]
Fitzroy   3-1   4-3 4 Sat 13-Jun-1885 Venue: Fitzroy Cricket Ground
Williamstown   0-1   1-10 1 Fitzroy won by 3 gl(s) [Game Details]
Hotham   -   - Sat 13-Jun-1885 Venue: Hotham Recreation Reserve
Richmond   -   - [Game Details]
postponed
University   1-   1-6 1 Sat 13-Jun-1885 Venue: University Cricket Ground
Melbourne   1-   2-8 2 Melbourne won by 1 gl(s) [Game Details]

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Round 8

Ladder
Team G W L D F A %Sc Points
   South Melbourne 3 2 0 1 11 1 0.0 10
   Richmond 3 2 0 1 5 2 0.0 10
   Hotham 4 1 1 2 8 10 0.0 8
   Melbourne 3 2 1 0 6 4 0.0 8
   Essendon 3 1 0 2 8 4 0.0 8
   South Ballarat 2 1 0 1 6 5 0.0 6
   Geelong 3 1 1 1 9 7 0.0 6
   Fitzroy 4 1 2 1 10 12 0.0 6
   Carlton 3 1 1 1 10 11 0.0 6
   Ballarat Imperial 3 1 2 0 6 12 0.0 4
 Williamstown 2 1 1 0 8 7 0.0 4
   Ballarat 2 0 2 0 1 7 0.0 0
   University 3 0 3 0 1 7 0.0 0

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Round 9
Matches
Team Q1 HT Q3 FT T Notes
Ballarat   0-1   1-14 1 Sat 20-Jun-1885 Venue: Royal Saxon Paddock
Ballarat Imperial   3-3   3-5 3 Ballarat Imperial won by 2 gl(s) [Game Details]
Essendon   3-3   5-8 5 Sat 20-Jun-1885 Venue: East Melbourne Cricket Ground
South ballarat   0-2   2-7 2 Essendon won by 3 gl(s) [Game Details]
Hotham   2-5   3-7 3 Sat 20-Jun-1885 Venue: Hotham Recreation Reserve
Fitzroy   0-0   1-2 1 Hotham won by 2 gl(s) [Game Details]
Melbourne   1-3   1-4 1 Sat 20-Jun-1885 Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground
Geelong   2-3   3-6 3 Geelong won by 2 gl(s) [Game Details]
Richmond   2-5   2-16 2 Sat 20-Jun-1885 Venue: Punt Road Oval
Carlton   2-10   5-14 5 Carlton won by 3 gl(s) [Game Details]
University   1-8   2-9 2 Sat 20-Jun-1885 Venue: University Cricket Ground
Williamstown   1-3   2-9 2 DRAW [Game Details]

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Round 9

Ladder
Team G W L D F A %Sc Points
   Hotham 5 2 1 2 11 11 0.0 12
   Essendon 4 2 0 2 13 6 0.0 12
   South Melbourne 3 2 0 1 11 1 0.0 10
   Richmond 4 2 1 1 7 7 0.0 10
   Geelong 4 2 1 1 12 8 0.0 10
   Carlton 4 2 1 1 15 13 0.0 10
   Ballarat Imperial 4 2 2 0 9 13 0.0 8
   Melbourne 4 2 2 0 7 7 0.0 8
   South Ballarat 3 1 1 1 8 10 0.0 6
 Williamstown 3 1 1 1 10 9 0.0 6
   Fitzroy 5 1 3 1 11 15 0.0 6
   University 4 0 3 1 3 9 0.0 2
   Ballarat 3 0 3 0 2 10 0.0 0

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Round 10
Matches
Team Q1 HT Q3 FT T Notes
Ballarat   0-4   0-8 0 Sat 27-Jun-1885 Venue: Royal Saxon Paddock
South ballarat   1-8   3-11 3 South ballarat won by 3 gl(s) [Game Details]
Essendon   1-7   2-16 2 Sat 27-Jun-1885 Venue: East Melbourne Cricket Ground
University   0-1   0-4 0 Essendon won by 2 gl(s) [Game Details]
Fitzroy   1-6   1-16 1 Sat 27-Jun-1885 Venue: Fitzroy Cricket Ground
Ballarat Imperial   0-5   0-9 0 Fitzroy won by 1 gl(s) [Game Details]
Hotham   -   - Sat 27-Jun-1885 Venue: Hotham Recreation Reserve
Williamstown   -   - [Game Details]
postponed
Melbourne   1-5   1-8 1 Sat 27-Jun-1885 Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground
Carlton   1-11   2-14 2 Carlton won by 1 gl(s) [Game Details]
South Melbourne   5-12   9-19 9 Sat 27-Jun-1885 Venue: South Melbourne Cricket Ground
Richmond   0-1   0-4 0 South Melbourne won by 9 gl(s) [Game Details]

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Round 10

Ladder
Team G W L D F A %Sc Points
   Essendon 5 3 0 2 15 6 0.0 16
   Hotham 6 2 1 3 11 11 0.0 14
   South Melbourne 4 3 0 1 20 1 0.0 14
   Carlton 5 3 1 1 17 14 0.0 14
   South Ballarat 4 2 1 1 11 10 0.0 10
   Richmond 5 2 2 1 7 16 0.0 10
   Geelong 4 2 1 1 12 8 0.0 10
   Fitzroy 6 2 3 1 12 15 0.0 10
   Ballarat Imperial 5 2 3 0 9 14 0.0 8
   Williamstown 4 1 1 2 10 9 0.0 8
   Melbourne 5 2 3 0 8 9 0.0 8
   University 5 0 4 1 3 11 0.0 2
   Ballarat 4 0 4 0 2 13 0.0 0

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Round 11
Matches
Team Q1 HT Q3 FT T Notes
Essendon   4-6   8-16 8 Sat 04-Jul-1885 Venue: East Melbourne Cricket Ground
Richmond   0-5   2-6 2 Essendon won by 6 gl(s) [Game Details]
Fitzroy   1-3   1-7 1 Sat 04-Jul-1885 Venue: Fitzroy Cricket Ground
Carlton   0-2   2-8 2 Carlton won by 1 gl(s) [Game Details]
Geelong   2-5   2-10 2 Sat 04-Jul-1885 Venue: Corio Oval
South Melbourne   0-8   2-9 2 DRAW [Game Details]
Hotham   9-4   12-13 12 Sat 04-Jul-1885 Venue: Hotham Recreation Reserve
University   1-4   1-8 1 Hotham won by 11 gl(s) [Game Details]
Melbourne   1-6   1-8 1 Sat 04-Jul-1885 Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground
Williamstown   1-0   2-1 2 Williamstown won by 1 gl(s) [Game Details]

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Round 11

Ladder
Team G W L D F A %Sc Points
   Essendon 6 4 0 2 23 8 0.0 20
   Hotham 7 3 1 3 23 12 0.0 18
   Carlton 6 4 1 1 19 15 0.0 18
   South Melbourne 5 3 0 2 22 3 0.0 16
 Williamstown 5 2 1 2 12 10 0.0 12
   Geelong 5 2 1 2 14 10 0.0 12
   South Ballarat 4 2 1 1 11 10 0.0 10
   Richmond 6 2 3 1 9 24 0.0 10
   Fitzroy 7 2 4 1 13 17 0.0 10
   Ballarat Imperial 5 2 3 0 9 14 0.0 8
   Melbourne 6 2 4 0 9 11 0.0 8
   University 6 0 5 1 4 23 0.0 2
   Ballarat 4 0 4 0 2 13 0.0 0

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Round 12
Matches
Team Q1 HT Q3 FT T Notes
Carlton   1-5   2-12 2 Sat 11-Jul-1885 Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground
Essendon   1-4   2-14 2 DRAW [Game Details]
Geelong   1-2   5-17 5 Sat 11-Jul-1885 Venue: Corio Oval
Hotham   2-5   2-6 2 Geelong won by 3 gl(s) [Game Details]
Richmond   1-1   1-1 1 Sat 11-Jul-1885 Venue: Punt Road Oval
Williamstown   3-3   3-10 3 Williamstown won by 2 gl(s) [Game Details]
South Melbourne   5-11   12-19 12 Sat 11-Jul-1885 Venue: South Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne   0-1   0-1 0 South Melbourne won by 12 gl(s) [Game Details]
University   1-10   1-16 1 Sat 11-Jul-1885 Venue: East Melbourne Cricket Ground
Fitzroy   2-3   2-10 2 Fitzroy won by 1 gl(s) [Game Details]

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Round 12

Ladder
Team G W L D F A %Sc Points
   Essendon 7 4 0 3 25 10 0.0 22
   South Melbourne 6 4 0 2 34 3 0.0 20
   Carlton 7 4 1 2 21 17 0.0 20
   Hotham 8 3 2 3 25 17 0.0 18
   Williamstown 6 3 1 2 15 11 0.0 16
   Geelong 6 3 1 2 19 12 0.0 16
   Fitzroy 8 3 4 1 15 18 0.0 14
   South Ballarat 4 2 1 1 11 10 0.0 10
   Richmond 7 2 4 1 10 27 0.0 10
   Ballarat Imperial 5 2 3 0 9 14 0.0 8
   Melbourne 7 2 5 0 9 23 0.0 8
   University 7 0 6 1 5 25 0.0 2
   Ballarat 4 0 4 0 2 13 0.0 0

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Round 13
Matches
Team Q1 HT Q3 FT T Notes
Carlton   4-2   7-5 7 Sat 18-Jul-1885 Venue: East Melbourne Cricket Ground
Geelong   1-7   2-14 2 Carlton won by 5 gl(s) [Game Details]
Melbourne   1-4   3-6 3 Sat 18-Jul-1885 Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground
Essendon   1-4   2-9 2 Melbourne won by 1 gl(s) [Game Details]
South ballarat   1-3   2-7 2 Sat 18-Jul-1885 Venue: Royal Saxon Paddock
Ballarat Imperial   0-3   1-5 1 South ballarat won by 1 gl(s) [Game Details]
South Melbourne   2-6   9-14 9 Sat 18-Jul-1885 Venue: South Melbourne Cricket Ground
Fitzroy   0-5   0-8 0 South Melbourne won by 9 gl(s) [Game Details]
University   1-3   1-5 1 Sat 18-Jul-1885 Venue: University Cricket Ground
Richmond   0-3   0-9 0 University won by 1 gl(s) [Game Details]
Williamstown   2-8   5-14 5 Sat 18-Jul-1885 Venue: Garden's Reserve
Ballarat   1-1   2-3 2 Williamstown won by 3 gl(s) [Game Details]

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Round 13

Ladder
Team G W L D F A %Sc Points
   South Melbourne 7 5 0 2 43 3 0.0 24
   Carlton 8 5 1 2 28 19 0.0 24
   Essendon 8 4 1 3 27 13 0.0 22
 Williamstown 7 4 1 2 20 13 0.0 20
   Hotham 8 3 2 3 25 17 0.0 18
   Geelong 7 3 2 2 21 19 0.0 16
   South Ballarat 5 3 1 1 13 11 0.0 14
   Fitzroy 9 3 5 1 15 27 0.0 14
   Melbourne 8 3 5 0 12 25 0.0 12
   Richmond 8 2 5 1 10 28 0.0 10
   Ballarat Imperial 6 2 4 0 10 16 0.0 8
   University 8 1 6 1 6 25 0.0 6
   Ballarat 5 0 5 0 4 18 0.0 0

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Round 14
Matches
Team Q1 HT Q3 FT T Notes
Essendon   6-17   7-26 7 Sat 25-Jul-1885 Venue: East Melbourne Cricket Ground
Richmond   1-2   3-8 3 Essendon won by 4 gl(s) [Game Details]
Fitzroy   1-7   1-9 1 Sat 25-Jul-1885 Venue: Fitzroy Cricket Ground
Melbourne   0-2   1-7 1 DRAW [Game Details]
Geelong   1-0   6-7 6 Sat 25-Jul-1885 Venue: Corio Oval
Williamstown   2-11   3-13 3 Geelong won by 3 gl(s) [Game Details]
South Melbourne   6-6   8-14 8 Sat 25-Jul-1885 Venue: South Melbourne Cricket Ground
Hotham   0-6   0-7 0 South Melbourne won by 8 gl(s) [Game Details]
University   3-3   4-6 4 Sat 25-Jul-1885 Venue: University Cricket Ground
Carlton   4-4   5-9 5 Carlton won by 1 gl(s) [Game Details]

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Round 14

Ladder
Team G W L D F A %Sc Points
   South Melbourne 8 6 0 2 51 3 0.0 28
   Carlton 9 6 1 2 33 23 0.0 28
   Essendon 9 5 1 3 34 16 0.0 26
   Williamstown 8 4 2 2 23 19 0.0 20
   Geelong 8 4 2 2 27 22 0.0 20
   Hotham 9 3 3 3 25 25 0.0 18
   Fitzroy 10 3 5 2 16 28 0.0 16
   South Ballarat 5 3 1 1 13 11 0.0 14
   Melbourne 9 3 5 1 13 26 0.0 14
   Richmond 9 2 6 1 13 35 0.0 10
   Ballarat Imperial 6 2 4 0 10 16 0.0 8
   University 9 1 7 1 10 30 0.0 6
   Ballarat 5 0 5 0 4 18 0.0 0

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Round 15
Matches
Team Q1 HT Q3 FT T Notes
Carlton   2-1   3-7 3 Sat 01-Aug-1885 Venue: Princes Park
Richmond   0-4   1-9 1 Carlton won by 2 gl(s) [Game Details]
Essendon   3-8   4-15 4 Sat 01-Aug-1885 Venue: East Melbourne Cricket Ground
Fitzroy   2-5   3-10 3 Essendon won by 1 gl(s) [Game Details]
Hotham   2-5   3-7 3 Sat 01-Aug-1885 Venue: Hotham Recreation Reserve
Melbourne   0-3   0-4 0 Hotham won by 3 gl(s) [Game Details]
South ballarat   2-   3-18 3 Sat 01-Aug-1885 Venue: Royal Saxon Paddock
Ballarat   0-   1-5 1 South ballarat won by 2 gl(s) [Game Details]
South Melbourne   0-5   6-10 6 Sat 01-Aug-1885 Venue: South Melbourne Cricket Ground
Williamstown   0-4   1-6 1 South Melbourne won by 5 gl(s) [Game Details]
University   2-2   3-6 3 Sat 01-Aug-1885 Venue: University Cricket Ground
Geelong   2-5   5-10 5 Geelong won by 2 gl(s) [Game Details]

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Round 15

Ladder
Team G W L D F A %Sc Points
   Carlton 10 7 1 2 36 24 0.0 32
   South Melbourne 9 7 0 2 57 4 0.0 32
   Essendon 10 6 1 3 38 19 0.0 30
   Geelong 9 5 2 2 32 25 0.0 24
   Hotham 10 4 3 3 28 25 0.0 22
 Williamstown 9 4 3 2 24 25 0.0 20
   South Ballarat 6 4 1 1 16 12 0.0 18
   Fitzroy 11 3 6 2 19 32 0.0 16
   Melbourne 10 3 6 1 13 29 0.0 14
   Richmond 10 2 7 1 14 38 0.0 10
   Ballarat Imperial 6 2 4 0 10 16 0.0 8
   University 10 1 8 1 13 35 0.0 6
   Ballarat 6 0 6 0 5 21 0.0 0

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Round 16
Matches
Team Q1 HT Q3 FT T Notes
Essendon   2-7   6-13 6 Sat 08-Aug-1885 Venue: East Melbourne Cricket Ground
Carlton   2-7   3-9 3 Essendon won by 3 gl(s) [Game Details]
Geelong   3-6   6-11 6 Sat 08-Aug-1885 Venue: Corio Oval
South ballarat   1-4   2-11 2 Geelong won by 4 gl(s) [Game Details]
Hotham   -   - Sat 08-Aug-1885 Venue: Hotham Recreation Reserve
Ballarat Imperial   -   - [Game Details]
postponed
Richmond   1-6   5-12 5 Sat 08-Aug-1885 Venue: Punt Road Oval
Melbourne   2-6   2-10 2 Richmond won by 3 gl(s) [Game Details]
University   1-3   2-4 2 Sat 08-Aug-1885 Venue: University Cricket Ground
South Melbourne   8-10   12-15 12 South Melbourne won by 10 gl(s) [Game Details]
Williamstown   0-5   2-19 2 Sat 08-Aug-1885 Venue: Garden's Reserve
Fitzroy   2-4   3-6 3 Fitzroy won by 1 gl(s) [Game Details]

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Round 16

Ladder
Team G W L D F A %Sc Points
   South Melbourne 10 8 0 2 69 6 0.0 36
   Essendon 11 7 1 3 44 22 0.0 34
   Carlton 11 7 2 2 39 30 0.0 32
   Geelong 10 6 2 2 38 27 0.0 28
   Hotham 11 4 3 4 28 25 0.0 24
   Williamstown 10 4 4 2 26 28 0.0 20
   Fitzroy 12 4 6 2 22 34 0.0 20
   South Ballarat 7 4 2 1 18 18 0.0 18
   Richmond 11 3 7 1 19 40 0.0 14
   Melbourne 11 3 7 1 15 34 0.0 14
   Ballarat Imperial 7 2 4 1 10 16 0.0 10
   University 11 1 9 1 15 47 0.0 6
   Ballarat 6 0 6 0 5 21 0.0 0

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Round 17
Matches
Team Q1 HT Q3 FT T Notes
Carlton   1-3   2-9 2 Sat 15-Aug-1885 Venue: Princes Park
Williamstown   0-5   0-10 0 Carlton won by 2 gl(s) [Game Details]
Fitzroy   1-14   2-18 2 Sat 15-Aug-1885 Venue: Fitzroy Cricket Ground
Hotham   0-1   4-4 4 Hotham won by 2 gl(s) [Game Details]
Richmond   0-7   1-15 1 Sat 15-Aug-1885 Venue: Punt Road Oval
Geelong   4-4   4-13 4 Geelong won by 3 gl(s) [Game Details]
South ballarat   2-   6-20 6 Sat 15-Aug-1885 Venue: Royal Saxon Paddock
Ballarat   0-   1-3 1 South ballarat won by 5 gl(s) [Game Details]
South Melbourne   2-8   3-17 3 Sat 15-Aug-1885 Venue: South Melbourne Cricket Ground
Essendon   1-2   3-10 3 DRAW [Game Details]
University   1-7   1-10 1 Sat 15-Aug-1885 Venue: University Cricket Ground
Melbourne   0-3   3-16 3 Melbourne won by 2 gl(s) [Game Details]

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Round 17

Ladder
Team G W L D F A %Sc Points
   South Melbourne 11 8 0 3 72 9 0.0 38
   Essendon 12 7 1 4 47 25 0.0 36
   Carlton 12 8 2 2 41 30 0.0 36
   Geelong 11 7 2 2 42 28 0.0 32
   Hotham 12 5 3 4 32 27 0.0 28
   South Ballarat 8 5 2 1 24 19 0.0 22
 Williamstown 11 4 5 2 26 30 0.0 20
   Fitzroy 13 4 7 2 24 38 0.0 20
   Melbourne 12 4 7 1 18 35 0.0 18
   Richmond 12 3 8 1 20 44 0.0 14
   Ballarat Imperial 7 2 4 1 10 16 0.0 10
   University 12 1 10 1 16 50 0.0 6
   Ballarat 7 0 7 0 6 27 0.0 0

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Round 18
Matches
Team Q1 HT Q3 FT T Notes
Ballarat   0-2   2-13 2 Sat 22-Aug-1885 Venue: Royal Saxon Paddock
Williamstown   4-10   4-11 4 Williamstown won by 2 gl(s) [Game Details]
Geelong   2-10   4-18 4 Sat 22-Aug-1885 Venue: Corio Oval
Carlton   0-6   1-7 1 Geelong won by 3 gl(s) [Game Details]
Hotham   1-2   1-6 1 Sat 22-Aug-1885 Venue: Hotham Recreation Reserve
Essendon   1-1   5-5 5 Essendon won by 4 gl(s) [Game Details]
Melbourne   0-1   2-7 2 Sat 22-Aug-1885 Venue: Friendly Societies' Ground
South Melbourne   6-8   9-10 9 South Melbourne won by 7 gl(s) [Game Details]
Richmond   0-6   0-7 0 Sat 22-Aug-1885 Venue: Punt Road Oval
Fitzroy   0-7   6-13 6 Fitzroy won by 6 gl(s) [Game Details]

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Round 18

Ladder
Team G W L D F A %Sc Points
   South Melbourne 12 9 0 3 81 11 0.0 42
   Essendon 13 8 1 4 52 26 0.0 40
   Geelong 12 8 2 2 46 29 0.0 36
   Carlton 13 8 3 2 42 34 0.0 36
   Hotham 13 5 4 4 33 32 0.0 28
 Williamstown 12 5 5 2 30 32 0.0 24
   Fitzroy 14 5 7 2 30 38 0.0 24
   South Ballarat 8 5 2 1 24 19 0.0 22
   Melbourne 13 4 8 1 20 44 0.0 18
   Richmond 13 3 9 1 20 50 0.0 14
   Ballarat Imperial 7 2 4 1 10 16 0.0 10
   University 12 1 10 1 16 50 0.0 6
   Ballarat 8 0 8 0 8 31 0.0 0

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Round 19
Matches
Team Q1 HT Q3 FT T Notes
Ballarat Imperial   1-3   4-6 4 Sat 29-Aug-1885 Venue: Royal Saxon Paddock
Ballarat   0-9   0-12 0 Ballarat Imperial won by 4 gl(s) [Game Details]
Fitzroy   0-6   2-20 2 Sat 29-Aug-1885 Venue: Fitzroy Cricket Ground
South ballarat   1-8   1-10 1 Fitzroy won by 1 gl(s) [Game Details]
Melbourne   0-3   2-9 2 Sat 29-Aug-1885 Venue: Friendly Societies' Ground
Carlton   2-6   5-8 5 Carlton won by 3 gl(s) [Game Details]
Richmond   1-5   1-10 1 Sat 29-Aug-1885 Venue: Punt Road Oval
Hotham   1-6   1-10 1 DRAW [Game Details]
South Melbourne   2-2   5-11 5 Sat 29-Aug-1885 Venue: South Melbourne Cricket Ground
Geelong   2-4   2-9 2 South Melbourne won by 3 gl(s) [Game Details]
University   0-2   2-3 2 Sat 29-Aug-1885 Venue: University Cricket Ground
Essendon   3-8   4-13 4 Essendon won by 2 gl(s) [Game Details]

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Round 19

Ladder
Team G W L D F A %Sc Points
   South Melbourne 13 10 0 3 86 13 0.0 46
   Essendon 14 9 1 4 56 28 0.0 44
   Carlton 14 9 3 2 47 36 0.0 40
   Geelong 13 8 3 2 48 34 0.0 36
   Hotham 14 5 4 5 34 33 0.0 30
   Fitzroy 15 6 7 2 32 39 0.0 28
 Williamstown 12 5 5 2 30 32 0.0 24
   South Ballarat 9 5 3 1 25 21 0.0 22
   Melbourne 14 4 9 1 22 49 0.0 18
   Richmond 14 3 9 2 21 51 0.0 16
   Ballarat Imperial 8 3 4 1 14 16 0.0 14
   University 13 1 11 1 18 54 0.0 6
   Ballarat 9 0 9 0 8 35 0.0 0

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Round 20
Matches
Team Q1 HT Q3 FT T Notes
Carlton   0-2   1-7 1 Sat 05-Sep-1885 Venue: Princes Park
South Melbourne   2-7   3-10 3 South Melbourne won by 2 gl(s) [Game Details]
Fitzroy   5-16   5-18 5 Sat 05-Sep-1885 Venue: Fitzroy Cricket Ground
Geelong   0-1   5-10 5 DRAW [Game Details]
Melbourne   3-4   4-6 4 Sat 05-Sep-1885 Venue: Friendly Societies' Ground
Hotham   1-5   3-7 3 Melbourne won by 1 gl(s) [Game Details]
Richmond   1-3   2-15 2 Sat 05-Sep-1885 Venue: Punt Road Oval
University   1-1   2-5 2 DRAW [Game Details]
Williamstown   4-13   4-17 4 Sat 05-Sep-1885 Venue: Garden's Reserve
Essendon   0-0   0-1 0 Williamstown won by 4 gl(s) [Game Details]

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Round 20

Ladder
Team G W L D F A %Sc Points
   South Melbourne 14 11 0 3 89 14 0.0 50
   Essendon 15 9 2 4 56 32 0.0 44
   Carlton 15 9 4 2 48 39 0.0 40
   Geelong 14 8 3 3 53 39 0.0 38
   Hotham 15 5 5 5 37 37 0.0 30
   Fitzroy 16 6 7 3 37 44 0.0 30
   Williamstown 13 6 5 2 34 32 0.0 28
   South Ballarat 9 5 3 1 25 21 0.0 22
   Melbourne 15 5 9 1 26 52 0.0 22
   Richmond 15 3 9 3 23 53 0.0 18
   Ballarat Imperial 8 3 4 1 14 16 0.0 14
   University 14 1 11 2 20 56 0.0 8
   Ballarat 9 0 9 0 8 35 0.0 0

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Round 21
Matches
Team Q1 HT Q3 FT T Notes
Carlton   1-4   2-9 2 Sat 12-Sep-1885 Venue: Princes Park
Hotham   1-5   4-10 4 Hotham won by 2 gl(s) [Game Details]
Fitzroy   2-6   2-6 2 Sat 12-Sep-1885 Venue: Fitzroy Cricket Ground
South Melbourne   1-4   4-11 4 South Melbourne won by 2 gl(s) [Game Details]
Geelong   3-7   6-12 6 Sat 12-Sep-1885 Venue: Corio Oval
Essendon   5-5   7-10 7 Essendon won by 1 gl(s) [Game Details]
South ballarat   0-5   4-6 4 Sat 12-Sep-1885 Venue: Royal Saxon Paddock
Ballarat   0-3   1-5 1 South ballarat won by 3 gl(s) [Game Details]
Williamstown   1-1   4-13 4 Sat 12-Sep-1885 Venue: Garden's Reserve
Melbourne   2-5   2-8 2 Williamstown won by 2 gl(s) [Game Details]

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Round 21

Ladder
Team G W L D F A %Sc Points
   South Melbourne 15 12 0 3 93 16 0.0 54
   Essendon 16 10 2 4 63 38 0.0 48
   Carlton 16 9 5 2 50 43 0.0 40
   Geelong 15 8 4 3 59 46 0.0 38
   Hotham 16 6 5 5 41 39 0.0 34
 Williamstown 14 7 5 2 38 34 0.0 32
   Fitzroy 17 6 8 3 39 48 0.0 30
   South Ballarat 10 6 3 1 29 22 0.0 26
   Melbourne 16 5 10 1 28 56 0.0 22
   Richmond 15 3 9 3 23 53 0.0 18
   Ballarat Imperial 8 3 4 1 14 16 0.0 14
   University 14 1 11 2 20 56 0.0 8
   Ballarat 10 0 10 0 9 39 0.0 0

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Round 22
Matches
Team Q1 HT Q3 FT T Notes
Carlton   2-7   4-15 4 Sat 19-Sep-1885 Venue: Princes Park
University   1-1   1-3 1 Carlton won by 3 gl(s) [Game Details]
Hotham   2-4   2-5 2 Sat 19-Sep-1885 Venue: Hotham Recreation Reserve
South Melbourne   1-3   4-11 4 South Melbourne won by 2 gl(s) [Game Details]
Melbourne   2-4   2-9 2 Sat 19-Sep-1885 Venue: Friendly Societies' Ground
Essendon   0-6   3-16 3 Essendon won by 1 gl(s) [Game Details]
South ballarat   6-15   12-19 12 Sat 19-Sep-1885 Venue: Royal Saxon Paddock
Ballarat Imperial   3-3   5-6 5 South ballarat won by 7 gl(s) [Game Details]
Williamstown   1-7   3-15 3 Sat 19-Sep-1885 Venue: Garden's Reserve
Geelong   3-7   4-12 4 Geelong won by 1 gl(s) [Game Details]

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Round 22

Ladder
Team G W L D F A %Sc Points
   South Melbourne 16 13 0 3 97 18 0.0 58
   Essendon 17 11 2 4 66 40 0.0 52
   Carlton 17 10 5 2 54 44 0.0 44
   Geelong 16 9 4 3 63 49 0.0 42
   Hotham 17 6 6 5 43 43 0.0 34
   Williamstown 15 7 6 2 41 38 0.0 32
   South Ballarat 11 7 3 1 41 27 0.0 30
   Fitzroy 17 6 8 3 39 48 0.0 30
   Melbourne 17 5 11 1 30 59 0.0 22
   Richmond 15 3 9 3 23 53 0.0 18
   Ballarat Imperial 9 3 5 1 19 28 0.0 14
   University 15 1 12 2 21 60 0.0 8
   Ballarat 10 0 10 0 9 39 0.0 0

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Round 23
Matches
Team Q1 HT Q3 FT T Notes
Ballarat Imperial   2-14   3-14 3 Sat 26-Sep-1885 Venue: Royal Saxon Paddock
Ballarat   0-0   2-10 2 Ballarat Imperial won by 1 gl(s) [Game Details]
Fitzroy   1-2   2-4 2 Sat 26-Sep-1885 Venue: Fitzroy Cricket Ground
Carlton   0-5   1-9 1 Fitzroy won by 1 gl(s) [Game Details]
Geelong   2-7   2-9 2 Sat 26-Sep-1885 Venue: Corio Oval
Melbourne   1-5   2-10 2 DRAW [Game Details]
Richmond   0-1   4-8 4 Sat 26-Sep-1885 Venue: Friendly Societies' Ground
South Melbourne   9-9   9-9 9 South Melbourne won by 5 gl(s) [Game Details]
Williamstown   0-0   2-10 2 Sat 26-Sep-1885 Venue: Garden's Reserve
Hotham   2-4   2-4 2 DRAW [Game Details]

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Round 23

Ladder
Team G W L D F A %Sc Points
   South Melbourne 17 14 0 3 106 22 0.0 62
   Essendon 17 11 2 4 66 40 0.0 52
   Geelong 17 9 4 4 65 51 0.0 44
   Carlton 18 10 6 2 55 46 0.0 44
   Hotham 18 6 6 6 45 45 0.0 36
   Williamstown 16 7 6 3 43 40 0.0 34
   Fitzroy 18 7 8 3 41 49 0.0 34
   South Ballarat 11 7 3 1 41 27 0.0 30
   Melbourne 18 5 11 2 32 61 0.0 24
   Ballarat Imperial 10 4 5 1 22 30 0.0 18
   Richmond 16 3 10 3 27 62 0.0 18
   University 15 1 12 2 21 60 0.0 8
   Ballarat 11 0 11 0 11 42 0.0 0

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