1896 Fixture

!!!Home Grounds: University Cricket Ground, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Victoria Park, Richmond City Reserve

1896 V.F.A. Ladder.

1	Collingwood	18	14	3	1	86	55	58
2	South Melbourne	18	14	3	1	86	55	58
3	Essendon	18	14	4	0	122	64	56
4	Melbourne	18	12	6	0	119	74	48
5	Fitzroy	18	12	6	0	80	59	48
6	North Melbourne	18	8	9	1	92	80	34
7	Port Melbourne	18	7	8	3	70	65	34
8	Williamstown	18	7	8	3	64	93	34
9	St.Kilda	18	6	11	1	69	88	26
10	Footscray	18	5	10	3	69	84	26
11	Geelong	18	4	11	3	87	93	22
12	Carlton	18	2	14	2	46	90	12
13	Richmond	18	3	15	0	52	131	12

Collingwood and South Melbourne amazingly had the same Wins, Losses, Draws, Goals For and Goals Against, and top spot could not be determined.
A playoff to decided the premiership was agreed, so the first Grand Final was played.
At the bottom of the ladder, both Carlton and Richmond finished on the same number of points, 12.
The Blues' percentage was 51.11%. Richmond with a percentage of 39.69% took out the 1896 wooden spoon.