1946 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1946 VFL Season
Team(s): 12
Round(s): 19
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Match(es): 119

Season Results

Premiers: Essendon
Runners-Up: Melbourne
Minor Premiers: Essendon
Brownlow Medallist(s): Don Cordner (Melbourne)
Leading Goalkicker Medallist(s): Des Fothergill (Collingwood)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Essendon (P) 1st 15 -0- 4 140.7% Bill Pearson (13) Bill Brittingham (58)
Collingwood 2nd 13 -0- 6 125.2% Bill Twomey (14) Des Fothergill (63)
Footscray 3rd 13 -0- 6 117.8% Jim Miller (9) Bill Wood (51)
Melbourne (R) 4th 13 -0- 6 104.8% Don Cordner (20) Fred Fanning (55)
Richmond 5th 11 -0- 8 115.8% Bill Morris (19) Arthur Mooney (49)
Carlton 6th 11 -0- 8 102.1% Jack Howell (19) Ken Baxter (46)
South Melbourne 7th 10 -0- 9 106.5% Harry Mears (11) Harry Mears (32)
Fitzroy 8th 9 -0- 10 118.7% Allan Ruthven (16) Claude Curtin (56)
North Melbourne 9th 8 -0- 11 91.2% Sid Dyer (15) Sid Dyer (55)
Geelong 10th 4 -0- 15 70.9% Fred Flanagan (15) Russ Renfrey (28)
St Kilda 11th 4 -0- 15 70.0% Harold Bray, Keith Rosewarne (9) Sam Loxton (40)
Hawthorn 12th 3 -0- 16 70.5% Col Austen, Jim Bohan (9) Albert Prior (52)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 12
Goal Umpire 4
Boundary Umpire 5

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/04/1946 2:45 PM Melbourne v Geelong Punt Road Oval 137 - 91 18,000
SAT 20/04/1946 2:45 PM Footscray v Essendon Western Oval 100 - 98 26,000
SAT 20/04/1946 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Brunswick Street Oval 83 - 87 32,000
MON 22/04/1946 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Carlton Junction Oval 109 - 117 38,000
MON 22/04/1946 2:45 PM North Melbourne v St Kilda Arden Street Oval 137 - 78 11,000
MON 22/04/1946 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Glenferrie Oval 61 - 124 19,000

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/04/1946 2:45 PM Carlton v Melbourne Princes Park 66 - 72 21,000
SAT 27/04/1946 2:45 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Kardinia Park 104 - 73 7,500
SAT 27/04/1946 2:45 PM Essendon v South Melbourne Windy Hill 71 - 53 16,000
SAT 27/04/1946 2:45 PM St Kilda v Footscray Junction Oval 69 - 117 14,000
SAT 27/04/1946 2:45 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 74 - 58 22,000
SAT 27/04/1946 2:45 PM Richmond v North Melbourne Punt Road Oval 105 - 133 23,000

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/05/1946 2:45 PM Essendon v Melbourne Windy Hill 141 - 85 17,000
SAT 04/05/1946 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Geelong Brunswick Street Oval 139 - 63 12,000
SAT 04/05/1946 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Carlton Glenferrie Oval 101 - 131 16,000
SAT 04/05/1946 2:45 PM Richmond v St Kilda Punt Road Oval 110 - 51 17,000
SAT 04/05/1946 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Footscray Junction Oval 86 - 102 25,000
SAT 04/05/1946 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Collingwood Arden Street Oval 74 - 84 30,000

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/05/1946 2:45 PM Melbourne v South Melbourne Punt Road Oval 87 - 74 18,000
SAT 11/05/1946 2:45 PM Geelong v North Melbourne Kardinia Park 84 - 126 11,500
SAT 11/05/1946 2:45 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 52 - 114 30,000
SAT 11/05/1946 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Essendon Glenferrie Oval 54 - 157 10,000
SAT 11/05/1946 2:45 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Junction Oval 85 - 104 15,000
SAT 11/05/1946 2:45 PM Footscray v Richmond Western Oval 133 - 112 27,000

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/05/1946 2:45 PM Melbourne v Footscray Punt Road Oval 85 - 146 18,000
SAT 18/05/1946 2:45 PM Geelong v St Kilda Kardinia Park 74 - 95 9,000
SAT 18/05/1946 2:45 PM Carlton v North Melbourne Princes Park 81 - 65 19,000
SAT 18/05/1946 2:45 PM Essendon v Fitzroy Windy Hill 79 - 39 17,000
SAT 18/05/1946 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Hawthorn Junction Oval 87 - 53 10,000
SAT 18/05/1946 2:45 PM Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park 28 - 94 24,000

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/05/1946 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 106 - 91 8,000
SAT 25/05/1946 2:45 PM Richmond v Geelong Punt Road Oval 149 - 87 15,000
SAT 25/05/1946 2:45 PM St Kilda v Carlton Junction Oval 72 - 149 19,000
SAT 25/05/1946 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Essendon Arden Street Oval 43 - 83 18,000
SAT 25/05/1946 2:45 PM Fitzroy v South Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 63 - 72 18,000
SAT 25/05/1946 2:45 PM Footscray v Collingwood Western Oval 72 - 69 29,000

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/06/1946 2:30 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy Punt Road Oval 41 - 97 12,000
SAT 01/06/1946 2:30 PM Geelong v Collingwood Kardinia Park 68 - 132 10,000
SAT 01/06/1946 2:30 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 103 - 76 42,000
SAT 01/06/1946 2:30 PM Essendon v St Kilda Windy Hill 140 - 58 11,000
SAT 01/06/1946 2:30 PM South Melbourne v North Melbourne Junction Oval 76 - 70 17,000
SAT 01/06/1946 2:30 PM Hawthorn v Footscray Glenferrie Oval 90 - 99 13,000

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/06/1946 2:30 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne Arden Street Oval 56 - 27 8,000
SAT 08/06/1946 2:30 PM Richmond v Essendon Punt Road Oval 70 - 107 38,000
SAT 08/06/1946 2:30 PM Fitzroy v Hawthorn Brunswick Street Oval 98 - 64 12,000
MON 10/06/1946 2:30 PM Footscray v Geelong Western Oval 118 - 55 15,000
MON 10/06/1946 2:30 PM Collingwood v Carlton Victoria Park 112 - 56 40,000
MON 10/06/1946 2:30 PM St Kilda v South Melbourne Junction Oval 47 - 112 17,000

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/06/1946 2:30 PM Melbourne v St Kilda Punt Road Oval 96 - 57 11,000
SAT 15/06/1946 2:30 PM Essendon v Collingwood Windy Hill 118 - 76 32,000
SAT 15/06/1946 2:30 PM Footscray v Fitzroy Western Oval 106 - 99 22,000
MON 17/06/1946 2:30 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 128 - 89 17,000
MON 17/06/1946 2:30 PM South Melbourne v Richmond Junction Oval 124 - 110 38,000
MON 17/06/1946 2:30 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 122 - 97 14,000

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/06/1946 2:30 PM Richmond v Melbourne Punt Road Oval 70 - 86 18,000
SAT 22/06/1946 2:30 PM Geelong v Essendon Kardinia Park 126 - 87 11,500
SAT 22/06/1946 2:30 PM Carlton v Footscray Princes Park 92 - 88 39,000
SAT 22/06/1946 2:30 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn Junction Oval 84 - 66 8,000
SAT 22/06/1946 2:30 PM Collingwood v South Melbourne Victoria Park 125 - 84 26,000
SAT 22/06/1946 2:30 PM North Melbourne v Fitzroy Arden Street Oval 98 - 88 12,000

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/07/1946 2:30 PM Melbourne v Collingwood Punt Road Oval 91 - 69 17,000
SAT 06/07/1946 2:30 PM South Melbourne v Geelong Junction Oval 91 - 54 9,000
SAT 06/07/1946 2:30 PM Essendon v Carlton Windy Hill 84 - 63 29,000
SAT 06/07/1946 2:30 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Brunswick Street Oval 86 - 53 7,000
SAT 06/07/1946 2:30 PM Hawthorn v Richmond Glenferrie Oval 60 - 98 11,000
SAT 06/07/1946 2:30 PM Footscray v North Melbourne Western Oval 117 - 66 18,000

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/07/1946 2:30 PM Geelong v Melbourne Kardinia Park 97 - 140 11,500
SAT 13/07/1946 2:30 PM Carlton v South Melbourne Princes Park 85 - 84 26,000
SAT 13/07/1946 2:30 PM Essendon v Footscray Windy Hill 120 - 92 29,000
SAT 13/07/1946 2:30 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne Junction Oval 74 - 83 7,000
SAT 13/07/1946 2:30 PM Richmond v Fitzroy Punt Road Oval 98 - 72 19,000
SAT 13/07/1946 2:30 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn Victoria Park 113 - 80 11,000

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/07/1946 2:30 PM Melbourne v Carlton Punt Road Oval 72 - 55 26,000
SAT 20/07/1946 2:30 PM Hawthorn v Geelong Glenferrie Oval 112 - 81 5,000
SAT 20/07/1946 2:30 PM South Melbourne v Essendon Junction Oval 67 - 68 23,000
SAT 20/07/1946 2:30 PM Footscray v St Kilda Western Oval 41 - 46 10,000
SAT 20/07/1946 2:30 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Brunswick Street Oval 56 - 61 15,000
SAT 20/07/1946 2:30 PM North Melbourne v Richmond Arden Street Oval 47 - 75 10,000

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/07/1946 2:30 PM Melbourne v Essendon Punt Road Oval 78 - 73 30,000
SAT 27/07/1946 2:30 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Kardinia Park 63 - 55 10,000
SAT 27/07/1946 2:30 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Princes Park 108 - 71 17,000
SAT 27/07/1946 2:30 PM St Kilda v Richmond Junction Oval 63 - 112 12,000
SAT 27/07/1946 2:30 PM Footscray v South Melbourne Western Oval 84 - 31 21,000
SAT 27/07/1946 2:30 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne Victoria Park 121 - 70 14,000

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/08/1946 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Melbourne Junction Oval 106 - 95 22,000
SAT 03/08/1946 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Geelong Arden Street Oval 100 - 48 7,500
SAT 03/08/1946 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Carlton Brunswick Street Oval 94 - 74 21,000
SAT 03/08/1946 2:45 PM Essendon v Hawthorn Windy Hill 144 - 79 12,000
SAT 03/08/1946 2:45 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Victoria Park 114 - 69 12,000
SAT 03/08/1946 2:45 PM Richmond v Footscray Punt Road Oval 93 - 99 31,000

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/08/1946 2:45 PM Footscray v Melbourne Western Oval 91 - 112 23,000
SAT 10/08/1946 2:45 PM St Kilda v Geelong Junction Oval 130 - 59 6,000
SAT 10/08/1946 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Carlton Arden Street Oval 87 - 78 16,000
SAT 10/08/1946 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Brunswick Street Oval 102 - 58 16,000
SAT 10/08/1946 2:45 PM Hawthorn v South Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 87 - 110 13,000
SAT 10/08/1946 2:45 PM Richmond v Collingwood Punt Road Oval 117 - 87 32,000

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/08/1946 2:45 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 123 - 86 15,601
SAT 17/08/1946 2:45 PM Geelong v Richmond Kardinia Park 89 - 107 11,000
SAT 17/08/1946 2:45 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 92 - 77 13,000
SAT 17/08/1946 2:45 PM Essendon v North Melbourne Windy Hill 122 - 34 16,000
SAT 17/08/1946 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Fitzroy Junction Oval 58 - 87 18,000
SAT 17/08/1946 2:45 PM Collingwood v Footscray Victoria Park 132 - 70 25,000

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/08/1946 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 65 - 69 19,000
SAT 24/08/1946 2:45 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 128 - 53 11,000
SAT 24/08/1946 2:45 PM Richmond v Carlton Punt Road Oval 125 - 93 38,000
SAT 24/08/1946 2:45 PM St Kilda v Essendon Junction Oval 75 - 116 9,000
SAT 24/08/1946 2:45 PM North Melbourne v South Melbourne Arden Street Oval 74 - 109 7,000
SAT 24/08/1946 2:45 PM Footscray v Hawthorn Western Oval 165 - 53 12,000

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/08/1946 2:45 PM Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG 113 - 76 18,527
SAT 31/08/1946 2:45 PM Geelong v Footscray Kardinia Park 120 - 77 12,000
SAT 31/08/1946 2:45 PM Carlton v Collingwood Princes Park 101 - 96 27,000
SAT 31/08/1946 2:45 PM Essendon v Richmond Windy Hill 114 - 113 23,000
SAT 31/08/1946 2:45 PM South Melbourne v St Kilda Junction Oval 94 - 49 10,000
SAT 31/08/1946 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Fitzroy Glenferrie Oval 69 - 94 6,000

Finals Week 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/09/1946 2:30 PM Footscray v Melbourne MCG 102 - 120 61,277

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/09/1946 2:30 PM Essendon v Collingwood MCG 100 - 100 77,370

Semi Final Replay

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/09/1946 2:30 PM Essendon v Collingwood MCG 76 - 57 64,400

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/09/1946 2:30 PM Collingwood v Melbourne MCG 100 - 113 59,444

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/10/1946 2:50 PM Essendon v Melbourne MCG 150 - 87 73,743