Series Records
- Highest team score: Essendon - 9.16 (70)
- Lowest team score: Melbourne - 0.8 (8)
- Highest score in one quarter: Essendon - 5.5 (35)
- Lowest score in one quarter: Essendon - 0.0 (0)
- Highest winning margin: Essendon - 40 pts
- Highest aggregate score: Essendon vs Collingwood, Geelong vs Collingwood - 100 pts
- Most goals kicked by a player in a game: Jack Leith (Melb.), Norman Waugh (Ess.) - 4 goals
- Most goals kicked by a player for the series: Eddy James (Geel.) - 5 goals
- Highest attendance for one match: Essendon vs Collingwood - 8,000
- Highest gate taking for one match: Collingwood vs Melbourne - ₤174
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