| 1917 VFL premiership season | |
|---|---|
 Collingwood 1917 VFL premiership team | |
| Date | 12 May—22 September 1917 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Premiers | Collingwood 4th premiership |
| Minor premiers | Collingwood 5th minor premiership |
| Leading goalkicker medallist | Dick Lee (Collingwood) 50 goals |
| Matches played | 49 |
The 1917 VFL season was the 21st season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest-level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. Played during the latter stages of World War I, six of the league's nine clubs featured in 1917, with Geelong and South Melbourne returning after being in recess the previous season. The season ran from 12 May to 22 September, comprising a 15-match home-and-away season followed by a four-week finals series featuring the top four clubs.
Collingwood won the premiership, defeating Fitzroy by 35 points in the 1917 VFL grand final; it was Collingwood's fourth VFL premiership. Collingwood also won the minor premiership by finishing atop the home-and-away ladder with a 10–4–1 win–loss–draw record. Collingwood's Dick Lee won his sixth leading goalkicker medal as the league's leading goalkicker.