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) | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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SAT | 14/09/1946 | 2:30 PM | Essendon v Collingwood | MCG | 100 | - | 100 | 77,370 |
Semi Final Replay
Date | Match | Venue | Result | Attendance | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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SAT | 05/10/1946 | 2:50 PM | Essendon v Melbourne | MCG | 150 | - | 87 | 73,743 |
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