1908 VFL season
The 1908 VFL season was the twelfth season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria.
| 1908 VFL premiership season | |
|---|---|
Carlton Football Club, premiers | |
| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers | Carlton 3rd premiership |
| Minor premiers | Carlton 3rd minor premiership |
| Leading Goalkicker Medallist | Dick Lee (Collingwood) |
| Matches played | 93 |
| Highest | 50,261 |
The season featured ten clubs, with University (MJFA) and Richmond (VFA) newly admitted to increase the league's size for the first time since its inception. The season ran from 2 May until 26 September, and comprised an 18-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs.
The premiership was won by the Carlton Football Club for the third time and third time consecutively, after it defeated Essendon by nine points in the 1908 VFL Grand Final.
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