1943 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1943 VFL Season
Team(s): 11
Round(s): 16
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Match(es): 84

Season Results

Premiers: Richmond
Runners-Up: Essendon
Minor Premiers: Richmond
Leading Goalkicker Medallist(s): Fred Fanning (Melbourne)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Richmond (P) 1st 10 -0- 5 123.1% Dick Harris (52)
Essendon (R) 2nd 10 -0- 5 115.2% Gordon Lane, Dick Reynolds (29)
Fitzroy 3rd 10 -0- 5 109.0% Keith Stackpole (37)
Carlton 4th 9 -0- 6 125.0% Jack Wrout (31)
Hawthorn 5th 9 -0- 6 103.9% Wally Culpitt (43)
Footscray 6th 7 -0- 8 93.6% Alan Collins (40)
Melbourne 7th 7 -0- 8 88.7% Fred Fanning (62)
South Melbourne 8th 6 -0- 9 105.8% Charlie Culph (35)
North Melbourne 9th 5 -1- 9 77.0% Bill Findlay (43)
Collingwood 10th 5 -0- 10 89.6% Alby Pannam (40)
St Kilda 11th 1 -1- 8 73.9% Jack Connelly (27)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 11
Goal Umpire 5
Boundary Umpire 6

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/05/1943 2:45 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy Punt Road Oval 96 - 99 9,000
SAT 08/05/1943 2:45 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 115 - 71 17,000
SAT 08/05/1943 2:45 PM Essendon v South Melbourne Windy Hill 117 - 92 16,000
SAT 08/05/1943 2:45 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn Toorak Park 93 - 95 6,000
SAT 08/05/1943 2:45 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne Victoria Park 58 - 54 8,000

Round 1 Bye: Footscray

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/05/1943 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Melbourne Princes Park 86 - 109 6,000
SAT 15/05/1943 2:45 PM Footscray v Carlton Western Oval 46 - 66 11,000
SAT 15/05/1943 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Essendon Glenferrie Oval 50 - 81 7,000
SAT 15/05/1943 2:45 PM North Melbourne v St Kilda Arden Street Oval 62 - 62 5,000
SAT 15/05/1943 2:45 PM Richmond v Collingwood Punt Road Oval 85 - 66 16,000

Round 2 Bye: Fitzroy

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/05/1943 2:45 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn Punt Road Oval 72 - 117 5,000
SAT 22/05/1943 2:45 PM Essendon v North Melbourne Windy Hill 78 - 65 9,000
SAT 22/05/1943 2:45 PM St Kilda v Richmond Toorak Park 63 - 114 11,000
SAT 22/05/1943 2:45 PM Fitzroy v South Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 113 - 112 15,500
SAT 22/05/1943 2:45 PM Collingwood v Footscray Victoria Park 80 - 88 10,000

Round 3 Bye: Carlton

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/05/1943 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne Arden Street Oval 104 - 71 5,000
SAT 29/05/1943 2:45 PM Carlton v Collingwood Princes Park 77 - 104 15,000
SAT 29/05/1943 2:45 PM Richmond v Essendon Punt Road Oval 84 - 97 23,000
SAT 29/05/1943 2:45 PM Footscray v St Kilda Western Oval 89 - 48 7,000
SAT 29/05/1943 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Fitzroy Glenferrie Oval 86 - 75 9,000

Round 4 Bye: South Melbourne

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/06/1943 2:30 PM Melbourne v Richmond Punt Road Oval 113 - 141 13,000
SAT 05/06/1943 2:30 PM St Kilda v Carlton Toorak Park 92 - 80 9,000
SAT 05/06/1943 2:30 PM Essendon v Footscray Windy Hill 106 - 114 18,000
SAT 05/06/1943 2:30 PM South Melbourne v Hawthorn Princes Park 75 - 85 14,000
SAT 05/06/1943 2:30 PM Fitzroy v North Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 150 - 73 12,000

Round 5 Bye: Collingwood

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/06/1943 2:30 PM Footscray v Melbourne Western Oval 143 - 63 8,000
SAT 12/06/1943 2:30 PM Carlton v Essendon Princes Park 76 - 82 17,000
SAT 12/06/1943 2:30 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Victoria Park 87 - 42 7,000
SAT 12/06/1943 2:30 PM North Melbourne v South Melbourne Arden Street Oval 91 - 90 7,000
SAT 12/06/1943 2:30 PM Richmond v Fitzroy Punt Road Oval 89 - 95 19,000

Round 6 Bye: Hawthorn

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/06/1943 2:30 PM Melbourne v Carlton Punt Road Oval 92 - 87 8,000
SAT 19/06/1943 2:30 PM Essendon v Collingwood Windy Hill 103 - 62 11,000
SAT 19/06/1943 2:30 PM South Melbourne v Richmond Princes Park 84 - 114 11,000
SAT 19/06/1943 2:30 PM Fitzroy v Footscray Brunswick Street Oval 107 - 73 18,000
SAT 19/06/1943 2:30 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 136 - 95 8,000

Round 7 Bye: St Kilda

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/06/1943 2:30 PM Collingwood v Melbourne Victoria Park 81 - 87 5,000
SAT 26/06/1943 2:30 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 106 - 67 12,000
SAT 26/06/1943 2:30 PM St Kilda v Essendon Toorak Park 98 - 139 6,000
SAT 26/06/1943 2:30 PM Footscray v South Melbourne Western Oval 71 - 50 7,500
SAT 26/06/1943 2:30 PM Richmond v Hawthorn Punt Road Oval 106 - 62 16,000

Round 8 Bye: North Melbourne

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/07/1943 2:30 PM Melbourne v St Kilda Punt Road Oval 110 - 82 8,000
SAT 03/07/1943 2:30 PM South Melbourne v Carlton Princes Park 73 - 103 13,000
SAT 03/07/1943 2:30 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Brunswick Street Oval 108 - 65 14,000
SAT 03/07/1943 2:30 PM North Melbourne v Richmond Arden Street Oval 56 - 85 10,000
SAT 03/07/1943 2:30 PM Hawthorn v Footscray Glenferrie Oval 89 - 79 16,000

Round 9 Bye: Essendon

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/07/1943 2:30 PM Essendon v Melbourne Windy Hill 70 - 85 8,000
SAT 10/07/1943 2:30 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Princes Park 105 - 80 12,000
SAT 10/07/1943 2:30 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Toorak Park 71 - 98 6,000
SAT 10/07/1943 2:30 PM Collingwood v South Melbourne Victoria Park 60 - 110 8,000
SAT 10/07/1943 2:30 PM Footscray v North Melbourne Western Oval 77 - 86 8,000

Round 10 Bye: Richmond

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/07/1943 2:30 PM North Melbourne v Carlton Arden Street Oval 82 - 78 7,000
SAT 17/07/1943 2:30 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Brunswick Street Oval 56 - 78 14,000
SAT 17/07/1943 2:30 PM South Melbourne v St Kilda Princes Park 115 - 80 6,000
SAT 17/07/1943 2:30 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Glenferrie Oval 110 - 85 8,000
SAT 17/07/1943 2:30 PM Richmond v Footscray Punt Road Oval 79 - 57 13,000

Round 11 Bye: Melbourne

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/07/1943 2:30 PM Melbourne v Footscray Punt Road Oval 154 - 74 8,000
SAT 31/07/1943 2:30 PM Collingwood v Carlton Victoria Park 74 - 178 8,500
SAT 31/07/1943 2:30 PM Hawthorn v Essendon Glenferrie Oval 55 - 66 12,000
SAT 31/07/1943 2:30 PM South Melbourne v North Melbourne Princes Park 95 - 42 8,000
SAT 31/07/1943 2:30 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Brunswick Street Oval 70 - 59 12,000

Round 12 Bye: St Kilda

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/08/1943 2:45 PM Melbourne v South Melbourne Punt Road Oval 60 - 139 14,000
SAT 07/08/1943 2:45 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Princes Park 97 - 75 15,000
SAT 07/08/1943 2:45 PM Essendon v Fitzroy Windy Hill 90 - 56 14,000
SAT 07/08/1943 2:45 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne Victoria Park 108 - 50 5,250
SAT 07/08/1943 2:45 PM Footscray v Richmond Western Oval 59 - 133 9,000

Round 13 Bye: St Kilda

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/08/1943 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 104 - 54 8,000
SAT 14/08/1943 2:45 PM Essendon v Carlton Windy Hill 67 - 70 19,000
SAT 14/08/1943 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Collingwood Princes Park 90 - 73 6,000
SAT 14/08/1943 2:45 PM Richmond v Hawthorn Punt Road Oval 68 - 73 15,000
SAT 14/08/1943 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Footscray Arden Street Oval 53 - 64 4,000

Round 14 Bye: St Kilda

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/08/1943 2:45 PM Richmond v Melbourne Punt Road Oval 109 - 85 9,000
SAT 21/08/1943 2:45 PM Carlton v North Melbourne Princes Park 113 - 47 8,000
SAT 21/08/1943 2:45 PM Footscray v Essendon Western Oval 64 - 51 6,000
SAT 21/08/1943 2:45 PM Hawthorn v South Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 88 - 56 15,000
SAT 21/08/1943 2:45 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 113 - 63 6,500

Round 15 Bye: St Kilda

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/08/1943 2:45 PM Melbourne v Collingwood Punt Road Oval 113 - 101 5,000
SAT 28/08/1943 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Carlton Brunswick Street Oval 84 - 69 18,000
SAT 28/08/1943 2:45 PM Essendon v Richmond Windy Hill 71 - 98 16,000
SAT 28/08/1943 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Footscray Princes Park 79 - 66 4,000
SAT 28/08/1943 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn Arden Street Oval 59 - 58 4,500

Round 16 Bye: St Kilda

Finals Week 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/09/1943 2:30 PM Fitzroy v Carlton Princes Park 94 - 43 39,874

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/09/1943 2:30 PM Richmond v Essendon Princes Park 71 - 94 24,100

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/09/1943 2:30 PM Richmond v Fitzroy Princes Park 86 - 61 27,335

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/09/1943 2:50 PM Essendon v Richmond Princes Park 81 - 86 42,100