| 1912 VFL premiership season | |
|---|---|
 Essendon 1912 VFL premiership team | |
| Date | 27 April—28 September 1912 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers | Essendon 4th premiership |
| Minor premiers | South Melbourne 2nd minor premiership |
| Leading goalkicker medallist | Harry Brereton (Melbourne) 56 goals |
| Matches played | 94 |
The 1912 VFL season was the 16th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest-level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured ten clubs and ran from 27 April to 28 September, comprising an 18-match home-and-away season followed by a four-week finals series featuring the top four clubs.
Essendon won the premiership, defeating South Melbourne by 14 points in the 1912 VFL grand final; it was Essendon's second consecutive premiership and fourth VFL premiership overall. South Melbourne won the minor premiership by finishing atop the home-and-away ladder with a 14–4 win–loss record. Melbourne's Harry Brereton won his second consecutive leading goalkicker medal as the league's leading goalkicker.