1942 VFL Season
Season Details
Name:
1942 VFL Season
Team(s):
11
Round(s):
16
Finals System:
Page-McIntyre System
Match(es):
84
Season Results
Premiers:
Essendon
Runners-Up:
Richmond
Minor Premiers:
Essendon
Leading Goalkicker Medallist(s):
Lindsay White (South Melbourne)
Team Results
Team | Ladder (W-D-L & P%) | Brownlow Leader(s) | Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away) | ||||
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Essendon (P) | 1st | 12 | -0- | 3 | 127.1% | Tom Reynolds (51) | |
Richmond (R) | 2nd | 11 | -0- | 4 | 134.5% | Jack Titus (62) | |
South Melbourne | 3rd | 11 | -0- | 4 | 129.0% | Lindsay White (67) | |
Footscray | 4th | 10 | -0- | 4 | 126.0% | Norm Ware (48) | |
Carlton | 5th | 10 | -0- | 4 | 120.2% | Paul Schmidt (47) | |
Fitzroy | 6th | 8 | -0- | 7 | 104.9% | Claude Curtin (61) | |
St Kilda | 7th | 6 | -0- | 8 | 81.9% | Frank Kelly (21) | |
Melbourne | 8th | 5 | -0- | 10 | 85.2% | Fred Fanning (37) | |
North Melbourne | 9th | 4 | -0- | 10 | 78.2% | Sel Murray (42) | |
Collingwood | 10th | 2 | -0- | 12 | 76.0% | Alby Pannam (37) | |
Hawthorn | 11th | 1 | -0- | 14 | 65.6% | Alec Albiston (32) |
Umpire Results
Umpire Position | Umpire(s) |
---|---|
Field Umpire | 12 |
Goal Umpire | 3 |
Boundary Umpire | 7 |
Season Fixture
Round 1
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 09/05/1942 | 2:45 PM | Essendon v Melbourne | Windy Hill | 164 | - | 110 | 8,000 |
SAT | 09/05/1942 | 2:45 PM | Fitzroy v St Kilda | Brunswick Street Oval | 97 | - | 72 | 8,000 |
SAT | 09/05/1942 | 2:45 PM | South Melbourne v Collingwood | Princes Park | 133 | - | 95 | 8,000 |
SAT | 09/05/1942 | 2:45 PM | Richmond v Footscray | Punt Road Oval | 131 | - | 111 | 14,000 |
SAT | 09/05/1942 | 2:45 PM | Hawthorn v North Melbourne | Glenferrie Oval | 93 | - | 127 | 5,000 |
Round 1 Bye: Carlton
Round 2
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 16/05/1942 | 2:45 PM | Melbourne v Richmond | Punt Road Oval | 117 | - | 196 | 20,000 |
SAT | 16/05/1942 | 2:45 PM | Carlton v South Melbourne | Princes Park | 59 | - | 99 | 16,000 |
SAT | 16/05/1942 | 2:45 PM | Footscray v Essendon | Yarraville Oval | 88 | - | 92 | 10,000 |
SAT | 16/05/1942 | 2:45 PM | St Kilda v Hawthorn | Toorak Park | 109 | - | 71 | 5,500 |
SAT | 16/05/1942 | 2:45 PM | North Melbourne v Fitzroy | Arden Street Oval | 94 | - | 115 | 5,500 |
Round 2 Bye: Collingwood
Round 3
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 23/05/1942 | 2:45 PM | Fitzroy v Melbourne | Brunswick Street Oval | 133 | - | 77 | 7,000 |
SAT | 23/05/1942 | 2:45 PM | Essendon v Carlton | Windy Hill | 75 | - | 70 | 13,000 |
SAT | 23/05/1942 | 2:45 PM | South Melbourne v St Kilda | Princes Park | 156 | - | 82 | 6,500 |
SAT | 23/05/1942 | 2:45 PM | Richmond v Collingwood | Punt Road Oval | 175 | - | 37 | 11,500 |
SAT | 23/05/1942 | 2:45 PM | Hawthorn v Footscray | Glenferrie Oval | 41 | - | 117 | 5,000 |
Round 3 Bye: North Melbourne
Round 4
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 30/05/1942 | 2:45 PM | Melbourne v Hawthorn | Punt Road Oval | 111 | - | 65 | 3,500 |
SAT | 30/05/1942 | 2:45 PM | Carlton v Fitzroy | Princes Park | 91 | - | 68 | 14,000 |
SAT | 30/05/1942 | 2:45 PM | Collingwood v Essendon | Victoria Park | 87 | - | 136 | 6,500 |
SAT | 30/05/1942 | 2:45 PM | St Kilda v Richmond | Toorak Park | 83 | - | 163 | 9,000 |
SAT | 30/05/1942 | 2:45 PM | North Melbourne v South Melbourne | Arden Street Oval | 80 | - | 65 | 12,000 |
Round 4 Bye: Footscray
Round 5
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 06/06/1942 | 2:30 PM | South Melbourne v Melbourne | Princes Park | 148 | - | 115 | 5,500 |
SAT | 06/06/1942 | 2:30 PM | Richmond v Carlton | Punt Road Oval | 104 | - | 77 | 20,000 |
SAT | 06/06/1942 | 2:30 PM | Essendon v North Melbourne | Windy Hill | 109 | - | 69 | 10,000 |
SAT | 06/06/1942 | 2:30 PM | Fitzroy v Footscray | Brunswick Street Oval | 79 | - | 83 | 9,000 |
SAT | 06/06/1942 | 2:30 PM | Hawthorn v Collingwood | Glenferrie Oval | 88 | - | 80 | 4,000 |
Round 5 Bye: St Kilda
Round 6
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 13/06/1942 | 2:30 PM | Melbourne v St Kilda | Punt Road Oval | 45 | - | 89 | 4,000 |
SAT | 13/06/1942 | 2:30 PM | Carlton v North Melbourne | Princes Park | 138 | - | 91 | 7,000 |
SAT | 13/06/1942 | 2:30 PM | Essendon v Richmond | Windy Hill | 77 | - | 76 | 18,000 |
SAT | 13/06/1942 | 2:30 PM | South Melbourne v Fitzroy | Toorak Park | 69 | - | 83 | 10,000 |
SAT | 13/06/1942 | 2:30 PM | Collingwood v Footscray | Victoria Park | 78 | - | 87 | 5,500 |
Round 6 Bye: Hawthorn
Round 7
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 20/06/1942 | 2:30 PM | North Melbourne v Melbourne | Arden Street Oval | 76 | - | 83 | 4,000 |
SAT | 20/06/1942 | 2:30 PM | Footscray v Carlton | Yarraville Oval | 91 | - | 72 | 8,500 |
SAT | 20/06/1942 | 2:30 PM | St Kilda v Collingwood | Toorak Park | 80 | - | 68 | 5,000 |
SAT | 20/06/1942 | 2:30 PM | Richmond v South Melbourne | Punt Road Oval | 69 | - | 86 | 18,000 |
SAT | 20/06/1942 | 2:30 PM | Fitzroy v Hawthorn | Brunswick Street Oval | 110 | - | 94 | 5,000 |
Round 7 Bye: Essendon
Round 8
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 27/06/1942 | 2:30 PM | Melbourne v Collingwood | Punt Road Oval | 80 | - | 105 | 5,500 |
SAT | 27/06/1942 | 2:30 PM | Carlton v St Kilda | Princes Park | 122 | - | 71 | 6,500 |
SAT | 27/06/1942 | 2:30 PM | Essendon v Hawthorn | Windy Hill | 144 | - | 38 | 6,000 |
SAT | 27/06/1942 | 2:30 PM | Fitzroy v Richmond | Brunswick Street Oval | 81 | - | 105 | 17,000 |
SAT | 27/06/1942 | 2:30 PM | North Melbourne v Footscray | Arden Street Oval | 62 | - | 118 | 6,000 |
Round 8 Bye: South Melbourne
Round 9
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 04/07/1942 | 2:30 PM | Hawthorn v Carlton | Glenferrie Oval | 58 | - | 86 | 3,000 |
SAT | 04/07/1942 | 2:30 PM | St Kilda v Essendon | Toorak Park | 45 | - | 39 | 4,500 |
SAT | 04/07/1942 | 2:30 PM | Footscray v South Melbourne | Yarraville Oval | 45 | - | 75 | 9,500 |
SAT | 04/07/1942 | 2:30 PM | Collingwood v Fitzroy | Victoria Park | 78 | - | 79 | 6,000 |
SAT | 04/07/1942 | 2:30 PM | Richmond v North Melbourne | Punt Road Oval | 80 | - | 77 | 5,000 |
Round 9 Bye: Melbourne
Round 10
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 11/07/1942 | 2:30 PM | Carlton v Melbourne | Princes Park | 95 | - | 67 | 5,500 |
SAT | 11/07/1942 | 2:30 PM | Fitzroy v Essendon | Brunswick Street Oval | 82 | - | 107 | 15,000 |
SAT | 11/07/1942 | 2:30 PM | Footscray v St Kilda | Yarraville Oval | 131 | - | 60 | 6,000 |
SAT | 11/07/1942 | 2:30 PM | South Melbourne v Hawthorn | Punt Road Oval | 91 | - | 88 | 6,000 |
SAT | 11/07/1942 | 2:30 PM | North Melbourne v Collingwood | Arden Street Oval | 110 | - | 82 | 3,500 |
Round 10 Bye: Richmond
Round 11
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 18/07/1942 | 2:30 PM | Melbourne v Footscray | Punt Road Oval | 95 | - | 126 | 6,000 |
SAT | 18/07/1942 | 2:30 PM | Collingwood v Carlton | Victoria Park | 77 | - | 92 | 8,000 |
SAT | 18/07/1942 | 2:30 PM | Essendon v South Melbourne | Windy Hill | 75 | - | 55 | 16,000 |
SAT | 18/07/1942 | 2:30 PM | St Kilda v North Melbourne | Toorak Park | 135 | - | 62 | 4,000 |
SAT | 18/07/1942 | 2:30 PM | Hawthorn v Richmond | Glenferrie Oval | 95 | - | 127 | 6,000 |
Round 11 Bye: Fitzroy
Round 12
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 25/07/1942 | 2:30 PM | Melbourne v Essendon | Punt Road Oval | 104 | - | 84 | 6,000 |
SAT | 25/07/1942 | 2:30 PM | St Kilda v Fitzroy | Toorak Park | 73 | - | 86 | 8,000 |
SAT | 25/07/1942 | 2:30 PM | Collingwood v South Melbourne | Victoria Park | 69 | - | 111 | 8,000 |
SAT | 25/07/1942 | 2:30 PM | Footscray v Richmond | Yarraville Oval | 129 | - | 122 | 15,000 |
SAT | 25/07/1942 | 2:30 PM | North Melbourne v Hawthorn | Arden Street Oval | 64 | - | 52 | 3,000 |
Round 12 Bye: Carlton
Round 13
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 01/08/1942 | 2:45 PM | Richmond v Melbourne | Punt Road Oval | 111 | - | 86 | 9,000 |
SAT | 01/08/1942 | 2:45 PM | South Melbourne v Carlton | Princes Park | 84 | - | 89 | 15,000 |
SAT | 01/08/1942 | 2:45 PM | Essendon v Footscray | Windy Hill | 102 | - | 68 | 14,000 |
SAT | 01/08/1942 | 2:45 PM | Hawthorn v St Kilda | Glenferrie Oval | 57 | - | 75 | 3,500 |
SAT | 01/08/1942 | 2:45 PM | Fitzroy v North Melbourne | Brunswick Street Oval | 134 | - | 68 | 5,500 |
Round 13 Bye: Collingwood
Round 14
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SAT | 08/08/1942 | 2:45 PM | Melbourne v Fitzroy | Punt Road Oval | 85 | - | 68 | 3,000 |
SAT | 08/08/1942 | 2:45 PM | Carlton v Essendon | Princes Park | 128 | - | 75 | 7,500 |
SAT | 08/08/1942 | 2:45 PM | St Kilda v South Melbourne | Toorak Park | 46 | - | 89 | 3,500 |
SAT | 08/08/1942 | 2:45 PM | Collingwood v Richmond | Victoria Park | 83 | - | 117 | 3,500 |
SAT | 08/08/1942 | 2:45 PM | Footscray v Hawthorn | Yarraville Oval | 137 | - | 58 | 2,500 |
Round 14 Bye: North Melbourne
Round 15
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 15/08/1942 | 2:45 PM | Hawthorn v Melbourne | Glenferrie Oval | 57 | - | 118 | 2,500 |
SAT | 15/08/1942 | 2:45 PM | Fitzroy v Carlton | Brunswick Street Oval | 98 | - | 115 | 13,000 |
SAT | 15/08/1942 | 2:45 PM | Essendon v Collingwood | Windy Hill | 83 | - | 64 | 8,000 |
SAT | 15/08/1942 | 2:45 PM | Richmond v St Kilda | Punt Road Oval | 128 | - | 56 | 7,000 |
SAT | 15/08/1942 | 2:45 PM | South Melbourne v North Melbourne | Princes Park | 145 | - | 87 | 5,000 |
Round 15 Bye: Footscray
Round 16
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 22/08/1942 | 2:45 PM | Melbourne v South Melbourne | Punt Road Oval | 91 | - | 107 | 10,000 |
SAT | 22/08/1942 | 2:45 PM | Carlton v Richmond | Princes Park | 127 | - | 74 | 26,000 |
SAT | 22/08/1942 | 2:45 PM | North Melbourne v Essendon | Arden Street Oval | 38 | - | 64 | 4,000 |
SAT | 22/08/1942 | 2:45 PM | Footscray v Fitzroy | Yarraville Oval | 129 | - | 92 | 8,000 |
SAT | 22/08/1942 | 2:45 PM | Collingwood v Hawthorn | Victoria Park | 117 | - | 103 | 2,000 |
Round 16 Bye: St Kilda
Finals Week 1
Semi Final
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 29/08/1942 | 2:30 PM | South Melbourne v Footscray | Princes Park | 91 | - | 64 | 25,000 |
Finals Week 2
Semi Final
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 05/09/1942 | 2:30 PM | Essendon v Richmond | Princes Park | 56 | - | 78 | 32,000 |
Finals Week 3
Preliminary Final
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 12/09/1942 | 2:30 PM | Essendon v South Melbourne | Princes Park | 124 | - | 96 | 26,000 |
Finals Week 4
Grand Final
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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SAT | 19/09/1942 | 2:50 PM | Richmond v Essendon | Princes Park | 79 | - | 132 | 49,000 |
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