1918 VFL season
The 1918 VFL season was the 22nd season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria.
| 1918 VFL premiership season | |
|---|---|
South Melbourne, Premier team | |
| Teams | 8 |
| Premiers | South Melbourne 2nd premiership |
| Minor premiers | South Melbourne 3rd minor premiership |
| Leading Goalkicker Medallist | Ern Cowley (Carlton) |
| Matches played | 59 |
| Highest | 39,262 |
Played during the final year of World War I, eight of the league's nine senior clubs competed, an increase of two from the previous year with only Melbourne absent. The season ran from 11 May until 7 September, and comprised a 14-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs.
The premiership was won by the South Melbourne Football Club for the second time, after it defeated Collingwood by five points in the 1918 VFL Grand Final.
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