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1908 VFL season

1908 VFL Premiership season
Charlie Hammond.jpg
Carlton premiership player Charlie Hammond
Teams 10
Premiers Carlton
(3rd premiership)
Minor premiers Carlton
(3rd minor premiership)
Matches played 93
Highest attendance 50,261
Leading Goalkicker Medallist Dick Lee (Collingwood)
1907
1909

The 1908 Victorian Football League season was the 12th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.

Both Richmond Football Club and University Football Club were admitted to the VFL competition.

In 1908, the VFL competition consisted of ten teams of 18 on-the-field players each, with no "reserves", although any of the 18 players who had left the playing field for any reason could later resume their place on the field at any time during the match.

Each team played each other twice in a home-and-away season of 18 rounds.

Once the 18 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1908 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the amended "Argus system".

Carlton defeated Essendon 5.5 (35) to 3.8 (26). (For an explanation of scoring see Australian rules football).


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