1949 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1949 VFL Season
Team(s): 12
Round(s): 19
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Match(es): 118

Season Results

Premiers: Essendon
Runners-Up: Carlton
Minor Premiers: North Melbourne
Brownlow Medallist(s): Col Austen (Hawthorn), Ron Clegg (South Melbourne)
Leading Goalkicker Medallist(s): John Coleman (Essendon)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
North Melbourne 1st 14 -0- 5 119.1% Kevin Dynon, Les Foote (11) Jock Spencer (57)
Carlton (R) 2nd 13 -0- 6 126.4% Ern Henfry (13) Ken Baxter (38)
Collingwood 3rd 13 -0- 6 123.5% Bob Rose (10) Jack Pimm (31)
Essendon (P) 4th 13 -0- 6 120.7% John Coleman (15) John Coleman (85)
Melbourne 5th 12 -0- 7 113.0% Don Cordner (12) Bob McKenzie (40)
Richmond 6th 10 -0- 9 116.7% Bill Wilson (12) Ray Poulter (51)
Fitzroy 7th 10 -0- 9 97.8% Allan Ruthven (11) Eddie Hart (53)
Geelong 8th 9 -0- 10 111.8% Fred Flanagan (14) Lindsay White (53)
Footscray 9th 7 -0- 12 83.9% Charlie Sutton (10) Arthur Olliver (28)
South Melbourne 10th 6 -0- 13 80.5% Ron Clegg (23) Dick Jones (27)
St Kilda 11th 4 -0- 15 73.5% Harold Bray (20) Jack McDonald (33)
Hawthorn 12th 3 -0- 16 61.1% Col Austen (23) Albert Prior (48)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 11
Goal Umpire 6
Boundary Umpire 3

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/04/1949 2:15 PM Geelong v Melbourne Kardinia Park 145 - 83 25,000
SAT 16/04/1949 2:15 PM Essendon v Hawthorn Windy Hill 120 - 57 13,500
SAT 16/04/1949 2:15 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Junction Oval 76 - 98 18,000
SAT 16/04/1949 2:15 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne Victoria Park 127 - 77 21,500
MON 18/04/1949 2:15 PM Carlton v South Melbourne Princes Park 112 - 48 29,000
MON 18/04/1949 2:15 PM Richmond v Footscray Punt Road Oval 127 - 58 30,000

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/04/1949 2:15 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 80 - 82 28,116
SAT 23/04/1949 2:15 PM Footscray v Geelong Western Oval 79 - 68 15,500
SAT 23/04/1949 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Carlton Brunswick Street Oval 106 - 105 25,000
SAT 23/04/1949 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Essendon Arden Street Oval 56 - 75 20,000
SAT 23/04/1949 2:15 PM South Melbourne v St Kilda Lakeside Oval 85 - 82 9,000
SAT 23/04/1949 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Richmond Glenferrie Oval 43 - 132 13,000

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/04/1949 2:15 PM Melbourne v Footscray MCG 100 - 48 23,810
SAT 30/04/1949 2:15 PM Geelong v South Melbourne Kardinia Park 98 - 75 19,000
SAT 30/04/1949 2:15 PM Carlton v Hawthorn Princes Park 153 - 48 9,250
SAT 30/04/1949 2:15 PM St Kilda v Essendon Junction Oval 45 - 94 13,000
SAT 30/04/1949 2:15 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 56 - 57 30,000
SAT 30/04/1949 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Richmond Arden Street Oval 92 - 59 15,000

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/05/1949 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Melbourne Lakeside Oval 59 - 51 12,000
SAT 07/05/1949 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Geelong Brunswick Street Oval 93 - 105 17,500
SAT 07/05/1949 2:15 PM Essendon v Carlton Windy Hill 45 - 64 29,000
SAT 07/05/1949 2:15 PM Richmond v St Kilda Punt Road Oval 113 - 80 12,000
SAT 07/05/1949 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Glenferrie Oval 40 - 65 11,500
SAT 07/05/1949 2:15 PM Footscray v North Melbourne Western Oval 39 - 75 12,000

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/05/1949 2:15 PM Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG 46 - 48 19,338
SAT 14/05/1949 2:15 PM Geelong v St Kilda Kardinia Park 103 - 71 15,500
SAT 14/05/1949 2:15 PM Carlton v Collingwood Princes Park 104 - 74 33,000
SAT 14/05/1949 2:15 PM Essendon v Richmond Windy Hill 84 - 69 21,000
SAT 14/05/1949 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Footscray Lakeside Oval 68 - 50 11,000
SAT 14/05/1949 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Fitzroy Glenferrie Oval 67 - 105 7,500

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/05/1949 2:15 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Junction Oval 37 - 61 7,500
SAT 21/05/1949 2:15 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 121 - 82 28,500
SAT 21/05/1949 2:15 PM Collingwood v Essendon Victoria Park 82 - 81 23,000
SAT 21/05/1949 2:15 PM Richmond v South Melbourne Punt Road Oval 103 - 60 21,000
SAT 21/05/1949 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Footscray Brunswick Street Oval 86 - 82 10,500
SAT 21/05/1949 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn Arden Street Oval 101 - 79 9,000

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/05/1949 2:15 PM Essendon v Melbourne Windy Hill 75 - 90 15,000
SAT 28/05/1949 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Geelong Arden Street Oval 61 - 55 17,000
SAT 28/05/1949 2:15 PM St Kilda v Carlton Junction Oval 62 - 95 13,000
SAT 28/05/1949 2:15 PM Hawthorn v South Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 48 - 87 10,000
SAT 28/05/1949 2:15 PM Richmond v Fitzroy Punt Road Oval 147 - 66 28,000
SAT 28/05/1949 2:15 PM Footscray v Collingwood Western Oval 58 - 87 17,000

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/06/1949 2:15 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 77 - 66 10,779
SAT 04/06/1949 2:15 PM Geelong v Richmond Kardinia Park 75 - 79 22,500
SAT 04/06/1949 2:15 PM Carlton v North Melbourne Princes Park 97 - 67 29,500
SAT 04/06/1949 2:15 PM Footscray v Essendon Western Oval 59 - 72 12,500
SAT 04/06/1949 2:15 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Victoria Park 148 - 36 12,000
SAT 04/06/1949 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Fitzroy Lakeside Oval 79 - 98 12,500

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/06/1949 2:15 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 116 - 79 27,500
SAT 11/06/1949 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Essendon Lakeside Oval 106 - 81 19,500
SAT 11/06/1949 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Footscray Glenferrie Oval 73 - 63 10,000
MON 13/06/1949 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 52 - 74 16,000
MON 13/06/1949 2:15 PM Richmond v Carlton Punt Road Oval 84 - 99 46,000
MON 13/06/1949 2:15 PM North Melbourne v St Kilda Arden Street Oval 78 - 49 10,000

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/06/1949 2:15 PM Carlton v Melbourne Princes Park 78 - 86 26,500
SAT 18/06/1949 2:15 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Kardinia Park 132 - 46 12,000
SAT 18/06/1949 2:15 PM Essendon v Fitzroy Windy Hill 67 - 70 15,000
SAT 18/06/1949 2:15 PM St Kilda v Footscray Junction Oval 56 - 77 8,500
SAT 18/06/1949 2:15 PM North Melbourne v South Melbourne Arden Street Oval 133 - 45 16,000
SAT 18/06/1949 2:15 PM Richmond v Collingwood Punt Road Oval 101 - 104 29,000

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/07/1949 2:15 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 101 - 63 23,934
SAT 02/07/1949 2:15 PM Geelong v Essendon Kardinia Park 167 - 72 18,000
SAT 02/07/1949 2:15 PM Footscray v Carlton Western Oval 63 - 58 13,000
SAT 02/07/1949 2:15 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn Junction Oval 89 - 97 7,000
SAT 02/07/1949 2:15 PM Collingwood v South Melbourne Victoria Park 106 - 52 12,000
SAT 02/07/1949 2:15 PM Fitzroy v North Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 72 - 81 14,000

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/07/1949 2:15 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 101 - 98 19,512
SAT 09/07/1949 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Carlton Lakeside Oval 48 - 81 15,000
SAT 09/07/1949 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Essendon Glenferrie Oval 42 - 112 7,000
SAT 09/07/1949 2:15 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Brunswick Street Oval 94 - 49 7,000
SAT 09/07/1949 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Collingwood Arden Street Oval 54 - 37 21,000
SAT 09/07/1949 2:15 PM Footscray v Richmond Western Oval 83 - 60 14,000

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/07/1949 2:15 PM Collingwood v Melbourne Victoria Park 58 - 73 22,000
SAT 16/07/1949 2:15 PM Geelong v Footscray Kardinia Park 93 - 34 15,000
SAT 16/07/1949 2:15 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 67 - 62 17,500
SAT 16/07/1949 2:15 PM Essendon v North Melbourne Windy Hill 70 - 49 16,000
SAT 16/07/1949 2:15 PM St Kilda v South Melbourne Junction Oval 111 - 91 6,000
SAT 16/07/1949 2:15 PM Richmond v Hawthorn Punt Road Oval 117 - 67 7,000

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/07/1949 2:15 PM Footscray v Melbourne Western Oval 74 - 72 13,000
SAT 23/07/1949 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Geelong Lakeside Oval 81 - 97 7,500
SAT 23/07/1949 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Carlton Glenferrie Oval 53 - 71 9,000
SAT 23/07/1949 2:15 PM Essendon v St Kilda Windy Hill 95 - 64 9,500
SAT 23/07/1949 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Brunswick Street Oval 71 - 81 21,000
SAT 23/07/1949 2:15 PM Richmond v North Melbourne Punt Road Oval 72 - 113 19,000

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/07/1949 2:15 PM Melbourne v South Melbourne MCG 79 - 65 14,410
SAT 30/07/1949 2:15 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Kardinia Park 87 - 43 17,500
SAT 30/07/1949 2:15 PM Carlton v Essendon Princes Park 82 - 113 26,500
SAT 30/07/1949 2:15 PM St Kilda v Richmond Junction Oval 89 - 68 10,000
SAT 30/07/1949 2:15 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn Victoria Park 119 - 36 9,500
SAT 30/07/1949 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Footscray Arden Street Oval 62 - 59 14,000

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/08/1949 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne Arden Street Oval 64 - 58 20,000
SAT 06/08/1949 2:15 PM St Kilda v Geelong Junction Oval 69 - 60 12,000
SAT 06/08/1949 2:15 PM Collingwood v Carlton Victoria Park 58 - 55 28,000
SAT 06/08/1949 2:15 PM Richmond v Essendon Punt Road Oval 56 - 78 16,000
SAT 06/08/1949 2:15 PM Footscray v South Melbourne Western Oval 74 - 58 10,000
SAT 06/08/1949 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Hawthorn Brunswick Street Oval 79 - 65 4,000

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/08/1949 2:15 PM Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 106 - 52 17,612
SAT 13/08/1949 2:15 PM Geelong v Carlton Kardinia Park 47 - 90 24,500
SAT 13/08/1949 2:15 PM Essendon v Collingwood Windy Hill 117 - 71 29,000
SAT 13/08/1949 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Richmond Lakeside Oval 67 - 77 10,000
SAT 13/08/1949 2:15 PM Footscray v Fitzroy Western Oval 94 - 59 12,000
SAT 13/08/1949 2:15 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 88 - 70 9,000

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/08/1949 2:15 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 76 - 101 58,436
SAT 20/08/1949 2:15 PM Geelong v North Melbourne Kardinia Park 56 - 82 14,500
SAT 20/08/1949 2:15 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 95 - 74 10,000
SAT 20/08/1949 2:15 PM South Melbourne v Hawthorn Lakeside Oval 92 - 62 4,000
SAT 20/08/1949 2:15 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Brunswick Street Oval 51 - 62 6,000
SAT 20/08/1949 2:15 PM Collingwood v Footscray Victoria Park 73 - 56 13,500

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/08/1949 2:15 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 76 - 102 9,000
SAT 27/08/1949 2:15 PM Richmond v Geelong Punt Road Oval 144 - 75 11,000
SAT 27/08/1949 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Carlton Arden Street Oval 108 - 52 35,000
SAT 27/08/1949 2:15 PM Essendon v Footscray Windy Hill 97 - 61 20,000
SAT 27/08/1949 2:15 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Junction Oval 81 - 72 17,000
SAT 27/08/1949 2:15 PM Fitzroy v South Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 126 - 77 7,000

Finals Week 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/09/1949 2:15 PM Collingwood v Essendon MCG 54 - 136 67,702

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/09/1949 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Carlton MCG 91 - 103 70,856

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/09/1949 2:15 PM North Melbourne v Essendon MCG 61 - 78 69,281

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/09/1949 2:50 PM Carlton v Essendon MCG 52 - 125 88,718