1911 VFL season
The 1911 VFL season was the 15th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria.
| 1911 VFL premiership season | |
|---|---|
Essendon FC, Premier team | |
| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers | Essendon 3rd premiership |
| Minor premiers | Essendon 2nd minor premiership |
| Leading Goalkicker Medallist | Harry Brereton (Melbourne) |
| Matches played | 93 |
| Highest | 43,905 |
The season featured ten clubs, ran from 29 April until 23 September, and comprised an 18-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs. The season was the beginning of the league's professional era, with clubs permitted for the first time to pay players beyond the reimbursement of expenses.
The premiership was won by the Essendon Football Club for the third time, after it defeated Collingwood by six points in the 1911 VFL Grand Final.
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