1944 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1944 VFL Season
Team(s): 12
Round(s): 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Match(es): 112

Season Results

Premiers: Fitzroy
Runners-Up: Richmond
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 (R) 1st 13 -1- 4 131.2% Dick Harris (63)
Fitzroy (P) 2nd 13 -1- 4 131.1% Allan Ruthven (45)
Essendon 3rd 12 -2- 4 134.0% Ray Powell (38)
Footscray 4th 12 -1- 5 106.9% Bill Wood (50)
Carlton 5th 12 -0- 6 131.5% Jim Mooring (42)
North Melbourne 6th 10 -0- 8 100.3% Bill Findlay (55)
South Melbourne 7th 9 -0- 9 96.9% Ron Hartridge (31)
Melbourne 8th 7 -0- 11 102.7% Fred Fanning (87)
St Kilda 9th 6 -2- 10 90.4% Sam Loxton (52)
Collingwood 10th 7 -0- 11 89.1% Bob Galbally, Lou Richards (26)
Hawthorn 11th 2 -1- 15 66.2% Wally Culpitt (57)
Geelong 12th 1 -0- 17 58.6% Lindsay White (60)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 9
Goal Umpire 4
Boundary Umpire 10

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/05/1944 2:45 PM Melbourne v Richmond Punt Road Oval 92 - 132 15,000
SAT 06/05/1944 2:45 PM Footscray v Geelong Western Oval 113 - 55 9,000
SAT 06/05/1944 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Carlton Junction Oval 88 - 61 20,000
SAT 06/05/1944 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Essendon Glenferrie Oval 68 - 106 12,000
SAT 06/05/1944 2:45 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Brunswick Street Oval 82 - 73 9,000
SAT 06/05/1944 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Collingwood Arden Street Oval 65 - 101 6,000

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/05/1944 2:45 PM Essendon v Melbourne Windy Hill 120 - 100 12,000
SAT 13/05/1944 2:45 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Princes Park 124 - 68 11,000
SAT 13/05/1944 2:45 PM St Kilda v Footscray Junction Oval 89 - 74 15,000
SAT 13/05/1944 2:45 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 83 - 131 15,500
SAT 13/05/1944 2:45 PM Richmond v North Melbourne Punt Road Oval 119 - 99 15,000
SAT 13/05/1944 3:15 PM Geelong v South Melbourne Kardinia Park 65 - 84 8,000

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/05/1944 2:45 PM Melbourne v Carlton Punt Road Oval 77 - 92 15,000
SAT 20/05/1944 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Geelong Glenferrie Oval 144 - 91 8,000
SAT 20/05/1944 2:45 PM Essendon v Richmond Windy Hill 110 - 151 21,000
SAT 20/05/1944 2:45 PM South Melbourne v St Kilda Junction Oval 64 - 52 20,000
SAT 20/05/1944 2:45 PM Fitzroy v North Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 107 - 82 12,000
SAT 20/05/1944 2:45 PM Footscray v Collingwood Western Oval 105 - 97 11,000

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/05/1944 2:45 PM Geelong v Melbourne Kardinia Park 69 - 142 8,000
SAT 27/05/1944 2:45 PM Carlton v Essendon Princes Park 95 - 93 18,000
SAT 27/05/1944 2:45 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn Junction Oval 66 - 73 10,000
SAT 27/05/1944 2:45 PM Collingwood v South Melbourne Victoria Park 84 - 90 13,000
SAT 27/05/1944 2:45 PM Richmond v Fitzroy Punt Road Oval 97 - 51 29,000
SAT 27/05/1944 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Footscray Arden Street Oval 104 - 70 10,000

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/06/1944 2:30 PM Melbourne v St Kilda Punt Road Oval 73 - 86 8,000
SAT 03/06/1944 2:30 PM Essendon v Geelong Windy Hill 116 - 80 7,000
SAT 03/06/1944 2:30 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 108 - 92 28,000
SAT 03/06/1944 2:30 PM South Melbourne v North Melbourne Junction Oval 72 - 73 15,000
SAT 03/06/1944 2:30 PM Footscray v Fitzroy Western Oval 63 - 58 9,000
SAT 03/06/1944 2:30 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Glenferrie Oval 57 - 73 11,000

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/06/1944 2:30 PM Collingwood v Melbourne Victoria Park 69 - 99 10,000
SAT 10/06/1944 2:30 PM Geelong v Carlton Kardinia Park 40 - 103 8,000
SAT 10/06/1944 2:30 PM St Kilda v Essendon Junction Oval 71 - 71 19,000
SAT 10/06/1944 2:30 PM Fitzroy v South Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 91 - 77 20,000
SAT 10/06/1944 2:30 PM Richmond v Footscray Punt Road Oval 125 - 125 22,000
SAT 10/06/1944 2:30 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn Arden Street Oval 142 - 113 10,000

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/06/1944 2:30 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne Arden Street Oval 110 - 82 12,000
SAT 17/06/1944 2:30 PM Richmond v Geelong Punt Road Oval 173 - 56 10,000
SAT 17/06/1944 2:30 PM St Kilda v Carlton Junction Oval 48 - 103 23,000
SAT 17/06/1944 2:30 PM Collingwood v Essendon Victoria Park 93 - 64 10,000
SAT 17/06/1944 2:30 PM Footscray v South Melbourne Western Oval 67 - 58 15,000
SAT 17/06/1944 2:30 PM Fitzroy v Hawthorn Brunswick Street Oval 97 - 52 10,000

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/06/1944 2:30 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy Punt Road Oval 52 - 77 13,000
SAT 24/06/1944 2:30 PM Geelong v St Kilda Kardinia Park 67 - 92 7,000
SAT 24/06/1944 2:30 PM Carlton v Collingwood Princes Park 114 - 83 21,000
SAT 24/06/1944 2:30 PM South Melbourne v Richmond Junction Oval 77 - 112 25,000
SAT 24/06/1944 2:30 PM Hawthorn v Footscray Glenferrie Oval 64 - 102 12,000
SAT 24/06/1944 2:45 PM Essendon v North Melbourne Windy Hill 144 - 60 16,000

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/07/1944 2:30 PM Footscray v Melbourne Western Oval 63 - 61 13,000
SAT 01/07/1944 2:30 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 102 - 67 6,000
SAT 01/07/1944 2:30 PM North Melbourne v Carlton Arden Street Oval 81 - 52 16,000
SAT 01/07/1944 2:30 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Brunswick Street Oval 83 - 83 17,000
SAT 01/07/1944 2:30 PM Richmond v St Kilda Punt Road Oval 84 - 53 16,000
SAT 01/07/1944 2:30 PM South Melbourne v Hawthorn Junction Oval 102 - 77 12,000

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/07/1944 2:30 PM Melbourne v South Melbourne Punt Road Oval 70 - 67 10,000
SAT 08/07/1944 2:30 PM Geelong v North Melbourne Kardinia Park 87 - 140 6,500
SAT 08/07/1944 2:30 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 81 - 51 17,000
SAT 08/07/1944 2:30 PM Essendon v Footscray Windy Hill 100 - 61 13,000
SAT 08/07/1944 2:30 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Junction Oval 113 - 45 10,000
SAT 08/07/1944 2:30 PM Hawthorn v Richmond Glenferrie Oval 75 - 94 11,000

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/07/1944 2:30 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 52 - 157 10,000
SAT 15/07/1944 2:30 PM Fitzroy v Geelong Brunswick Street Oval 179 - 56 7,000
SAT 15/07/1944 2:30 PM Footscray v Carlton Western Oval 86 - 83 17,000
SAT 15/07/1944 2:30 PM South Melbourne v Essendon Junction Oval 57 - 106 18,000
SAT 15/07/1944 2:30 PM North Melbourne v St Kilda Arden Street Oval 86 - 53 10,000
SAT 15/07/1944 2:30 PM Richmond v Collingwood Punt Road Oval 113 - 67 15,000

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/07/1944 2:30 PM Richmond v Melbourne Punt Road Oval 110 - 69 19,000
SAT 22/07/1944 2:30 PM Geelong v Footscray Kardinia Park 77 - 101 7,000
SAT 22/07/1944 2:30 PM Carlton v South Melbourne Princes Park 74 - 60 15,000
SAT 22/07/1944 2:30 PM Essendon v Hawthorn Windy Hill 132 - 25 8,000
SAT 22/07/1944 2:30 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Junction Oval 88 - 62 14,000
SAT 22/07/1944 2:30 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne Victoria Park 89 - 70 11,000

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/07/1944 2:30 PM Melbourne v Essendon Punt Road Oval 78 - 98 11,000
SAT 29/07/1944 2:30 PM South Melbourne v Geelong Junction Oval 78 - 56 7,000
SAT 29/07/1944 2:30 PM Hawthorn v Carlton Glenferrie Oval 62 - 106 11,000
SAT 29/07/1944 2:30 PM Footscray v St Kilda Western Oval 99 - 76 13,000
SAT 29/07/1944 2:30 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Brunswick Street Oval 89 - 38 13,000
SAT 29/07/1944 2:30 PM North Melbourne v Richmond Arden Street Oval 87 - 86 22,000

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/08/1944 2:45 PM Carlton v Melbourne Princes Park 38 - 54 10,000
SAT 05/08/1944 2:45 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Kardinia Park 86 - 61 7,000
SAT 05/08/1944 2:45 PM Richmond v Essendon Punt Road Oval 83 - 87 26,000
SAT 05/08/1944 2:45 PM St Kilda v South Melbourne Junction Oval 54 - 79 8,000
SAT 05/08/1944 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Fitzroy Arden Street Oval 78 - 101 14,000
SAT 05/08/1944 2:45 PM Collingwood v Footscray Victoria Park 60 - 99 9,000

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/08/1944 2:45 PM Melbourne v Geelong Punt Road Oval 69 - 56 4,500
SAT 12/08/1944 2:45 PM Essendon v Carlton Windy Hill 45 - 104 20,000
SAT 12/08/1944 2:45 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda Glenferrie Oval 88 - 88 6,000
SAT 12/08/1944 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Collingwood Junction Oval 106 - 70 7,500
SAT 12/08/1944 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Brunswick Street Oval 106 - 56 22,000
SAT 12/08/1944 2:45 PM Footscray v North Melbourne Western Oval 78 - 74 16,000

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/08/1944 2:45 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Junction Oval 91 - 52 8,000
SAT 19/08/1944 2:45 PM Geelong v Essendon Kardinia Park 72 - 97 8,250
SAT 19/08/1944 2:45 PM Richmond v Carlton Punt Road Oval 82 - 64 38,000
SAT 19/08/1944 2:45 PM North Melbourne v South Melbourne Arden Street Oval 48 - 94 7,000
SAT 19/08/1944 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Footscray Brunswick Street Oval 92 - 90 20,000
SAT 19/08/1944 2:45 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn Victoria Park 128 - 56 5,000

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/08/1944 2:45 PM Melbourne v Collingwood Punt Road Oval 83 - 102 8,000
SAT 26/08/1944 2:45 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 166 - 60 7,000
SAT 26/08/1944 2:45 PM Essendon v St Kilda Windy Hill 189 - 83 8,000
SAT 26/08/1944 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Fitzroy Junction Oval 61 - 116 16,000
SAT 26/08/1944 2:45 PM Footscray v Richmond Western Oval 44 - 69 26,500
SAT 26/08/1944 2:45 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 84 - 109 5,000

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/09/1944 2:45 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn Punt Road Oval 111 - 49 4,000
SAT 02/09/1944 2:45 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Kardinia Park 70 - 105 8,000
SAT 02/09/1944 2:45 PM Carlton v Footscray Princes Park 88 - 89 34,000
SAT 02/09/1944 2:45 PM Essendon v South Melbourne Windy Hill 126 - 44 11,000
SAT 02/09/1944 2:45 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne Junction Oval 82 - 111 7,000
SAT 02/09/1944 2:45 PM Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park 68 - 108 14,000

Finals Week 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/09/1944 2:30 PM Essendon v Footscray Junction Oval 101 - 52 24,542

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/09/1944 2:30 PM Richmond v Fitzroy Junction Oval 70 - 81 32,000

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/09/1944 2:30 PM Richmond v Essendon Junction Oval 108 - 87 38,000

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/09/1944 2:50 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Junction Oval 66 - 51 43,000