1942 VFL Season

These are the results for the 1942 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League).

It featured sixteen rounds. Essendon were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. Essendon were the premiers, with Dick Reynolds as the premiership captain-coach.

Season Details

Name: 1942 VFL Season
Teams: 11
Rounds: 16
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 84

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Carlton Princes Park Perce Bentley
Collingwood Victoria Park Jock McHale
Essendon Windy Hill Dick Reynolds
Fitzroy Brunswick Street Oval Dan Minogue
Footscray Yarraville Oval Norm Ware
Hawthorn Glenferrie Oval Roy Cazaly
Melbourne Punt Road Oval Percy Beames
North Melbourne Arden Street Oval Bob McCaskill Bill Findlay
Richmond Punt Road Oval Jack Dyer
South Melbourne Princes Park Joe Kelly
St Kilda Toorak Park Reg Garvin

Season Results

Premiers: Essendon
Runners-Up: Richmond
Minor Premiers: Essendon

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Essendon 1st 12 -0- 3 52 127.1% 1,426 1,122 203 208 159 168
Richmond 2nd 11 -0- 4 48 134.5% 1,778 1,322 256 242 186 206
South Melbourne 3rd 11 -0- 4 48 129.0% 1,513 1,173 209 259 165 183
Footscray 4th 10 -0- 4 48 126.0% 1,460 1,159 210 200 166 163
Carlton 5th 10 -0- 4 48 120.2% 1,361 1,132 193 203 156 196
Fitzroy 6th 8 -0- 7 36 104.9% 1,405 1,340 203 187 191 194
St Kilda 7th 6 -0- 8 32 81.9% 1,076 1,314 150 176 186 198
Melbourne 8th 5 -0- 10 24 85.2% 1,384 1,624 198 196 234 220
North Melbourne 9th 4 -0- 10 24 78.2% 1,105 1,413 159 151 201 207
Collingwood 10th 2 -0- 12 16 76.0% 1,120 1,474 154 196 208 226
Hawthorn 11th 1 -0- 14 8 65.6% 1,058 1,613 146 182 229 239

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Essendon 1st Premiers
Richmond 2nd Runners-Up
South Melbourne 3rd Defeated by Essendon (Preliminary Final)
Footscray 4th Defeated by South Melbourne (Semi Final)
Carlton 5th Did not qualify for finals
Fitzroy 6th Did not qualify for finals
St Kilda 7th Did not qualify for finals
Melbourne 8th Did not qualify for finals
North Melbourne 9th Did not qualify for finals
Collingwood 10th Did not qualify for finals
Hawthorn 11th Did not qualify for finals

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/05/1942 2:45 PM Essendon v Melbourne Windy Hill 164 - 110 8,000
SAT 09/05/1942 2:45 PM Fitzroy v St Kilda Brunswick Street Oval 97 - 72 8,000
SAT 09/05/1942 2:45 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 93 - 127 5,000
SAT 09/05/1942 2:45 PM Richmond v Footscray Punt Road Oval 131 - 111 14,000
SAT 09/05/1942 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Collingwood Princes Park 133 - 95 8,000

Round 1 Bye: Carlton

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon 1st 1 -0- 0 4 149.1% 164 110
South Melbourne 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 140.0% 133 95
North Melbourne 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 136.6% 127 93
Fitzroy 4th 1 -0- 0 4 134.7% 97 72
Richmond 5th 1 -0- 0 4 118.0% 131 111
Carlton 6th 0 -0- 0 4 0 0
Footscray 7th 0 -0- 1 0 84.7% 111 131
St Kilda 8th 0 -0- 1 0 74.2% 72 97
Hawthorn 9th 0 -0- 1 0 73.2% 93 127
Collingwood 10th 0 -0- 1 0 71.4% 95 133
Melbourne 11th 0 -0- 1 0 67.1% 110 164

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/05/1942 2:45 PM Carlton v South Melbourne Princes Park 59 - 99 16,000
SAT 16/05/1942 2:45 PM Footscray v Essendon Yarraville Oval 88 - 92 10,000
SAT 16/05/1942 2:45 PM Melbourne v Richmond Punt Road Oval 117 - 196 20,000
SAT 16/05/1942 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Fitzroy Arden Street Oval 94 - 115 5,500
SAT 16/05/1942 2:45 PM St Kilda v Hawthorn Toorak Park 109 - 71 5,500

Round 2 Bye: Collingwood

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Melbourne 1st 2 -0- 0 8 150.6% 232 154
Richmond 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 143.4% 327 228
Essendon 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 129.3% 256 198
Fitzroy 4th 2 -0- 0 8 127.7% 212 166
St Kilda 5th 1 -0- 1 4 107.7% 181 168
North Melbourne 6th 1 -0- 1 4 106.3% 221 208
Collingwood 7th 0 -0- 1 4 71.4% 95 133
Carlton 8th 0 -0- 1 4 59.6% 59 99
Footscray 9th 0 -0- 2 0 89.2% 199 223
Hawthorn 10th 0 -0- 2 0 69.5% 164 236
Melbourne 11th 0 -0- 2 0 63.1% 227 360

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/05/1942 2:45 PM Essendon v Carlton Windy Hill 75 - 70 13,000
SAT 23/05/1942 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 133 - 77 7,000
SAT 23/05/1942 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Footscray Glenferrie Oval 41 - 117 5,000
SAT 23/05/1942 2:45 PM Richmond v Collingwood Punt Road Oval 175 - 37 11,500
SAT 23/05/1942 2:45 PM South Melbourne v St Kilda Princes Park 156 - 82 6,500

Round 3 Bye: North Melbourne

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond 1st 3 -0- 0 12 189.4% 502 265
South Melbourne 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 164.4% 388 236
Fitzroy 3rd 3 -0- 0 12 142.0% 345 243
Essendon 4th 3 -0- 0 12 123.5% 331 268
North Melbourne 5th 1 -0- 1 8 106.3% 221 208
Footscray 6th 1 -0- 2 4 119.7% 316 264
St Kilda 7th 1 -0- 2 4 81.2% 263 324
Carlton 8th 0 -0- 2 4 74.1% 129 174
Collingwood 9th 0 -0- 2 4 42.9% 132 308
Melbourne 10th 0 -0- 3 0 61.7% 304 493
Hawthorn 11th 0 -0- 3 0 58.1% 205 353

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/05/1942 2:45 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 91 - 68 14,000
SAT 30/05/1942 2:45 PM Collingwood v Essendon Victoria Park 87 - 136 6,500
SAT 30/05/1942 2:45 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn Punt Road Oval 111 - 65 3,500
SAT 30/05/1942 2:45 PM North Melbourne v South Melbourne Arden Street Oval 80 - 65 12,000
SAT 30/05/1942 2:45 PM St Kilda v Richmond Toorak Park 83 - 163 9,000

Round 4 Bye: Footscray

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond 1st 4 -0- 0 16 191.1% 665 348
Essendon 2nd 4 -0- 0 16 131.5% 467 355
South Melbourne 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 143.4% 453 316
Fitzroy 4th 3 -0- 1 12 123.7% 413 334
North Melbourne 5th 2 -0- 1 12 110.3% 301 273
Footscray 6th 1 -0- 2 8 119.7% 316 264
Carlton 7th 1 -0- 2 8 90.9% 220 242
Melbourne 8th 1 -0- 3 4 74.4% 415 558
St Kilda 9th 1 -0- 3 4 71.0% 346 487
Collingwood 10th 0 -0- 3 4 49.3% 219 444
Hawthorn 11th 0 -0- 4 0 58.2% 270 464

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/06/1942 2:30 PM Essendon v North Melbourne Windy Hill 109 - 69 10,000
SAT 06/06/1942 2:30 PM Fitzroy v Footscray Brunswick Street Oval 79 - 83 9,000
SAT 06/06/1942 2:30 PM Hawthorn v Collingwood Glenferrie Oval 88 - 80 4,000
SAT 06/06/1942 2:30 PM Richmond v Carlton Punt Road Oval 104 - 77 20,000
SAT 06/06/1942 2:30 PM South Melbourne v Melbourne Princes Park 148 - 115 5,500

Round 5 Bye: St Kilda

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond 1st 5 -0- 0 20 180.9% 769 425
Essendon 2nd 5 -0- 0 20 135.8% 576 424
South Melbourne 3rd 4 -0- 1 16 139.4% 601 431
Fitzroy 4th 3 -0- 2 12 118.0% 492 417
Footscray 5th 2 -0- 2 12 116.3% 399 343
North Melbourne 6th 2 -0- 2 12 96.9% 370 382
Carlton 7th 1 -0- 3 8 85.8% 297 346
St Kilda 8th 1 -0- 3 8 71.0% 346 487
Melbourne 9th 1 -0- 4 4 75.1% 530 706
Hawthorn 10th 1 -0- 4 4 65.8% 358 544
Collingwood 11th 0 -0- 4 4 56.2% 299 532

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/06/1942 2:30 PM Carlton v North Melbourne Princes Park 138 - 91 7,000
SAT 13/06/1942 2:30 PM Collingwood v Footscray Victoria Park 78 - 87 5,500
SAT 13/06/1942 2:30 PM Essendon v Richmond Windy Hill 77 - 76 18,000
SAT 13/06/1942 2:30 PM Melbourne v St Kilda Punt Road Oval 45 - 89 4,000
SAT 13/06/1942 2:30 PM South Melbourne v Fitzroy Toorak Park 69 - 83 10,000

Round 6 Bye: Hawthorn

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon 1st 6 -0- 0 24 130.6% 653 500
Richmond 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 168.3% 845 502
South Melbourne 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 130.4% 670 514
Fitzroy 4th 4 -0- 2 16 118.3% 575 486
Footscray 5th 3 -0- 2 16 115.4% 486 421
Carlton 6th 2 -0- 3 12 99.5% 435 437
North Melbourne 7th 2 -0- 3 12 88.7% 461 520
St Kilda 8th 2 -0- 3 12 81.8% 435 532
Hawthorn 9th 1 -0- 4 8 65.8% 358 544
Melbourne 10th 1 -0- 5 4 72.3% 575 795
Collingwood 11th 0 -0- 5 4 60.9% 377 619

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/06/1942 2:30 PM Fitzroy v Hawthorn Brunswick Street Oval 110 - 94 5,000
SAT 20/06/1942 2:30 PM Footscray v Carlton Yarraville Oval 91 - 72 8,500
SAT 20/06/1942 2:30 PM North Melbourne v Melbourne Arden Street Oval 76 - 83 4,000
SAT 20/06/1942 2:30 PM Richmond v South Melbourne Punt Road Oval 69 - 86 18,000
SAT 20/06/1942 2:30 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Toorak Park 80 - 68 5,000

Round 7 Bye: Essendon

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon 1st 6 -0- 0 28 130.6% 653 500
Richmond 2nd 5 -0- 2 20 155.4% 914 588
South Melbourne 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 129.7% 756 583
Fitzroy 4th 5 -0- 2 20 118.1% 685 580
Footscray 5th 4 -0- 2 20 117.0% 577 493
St Kilda 6th 3 -0- 3 16 85.8% 515 600
Carlton 7th 2 -0- 4 12 96.0% 507 528
North Melbourne 8th 2 -0- 4 12 89.1% 537 603
Melbourne 9th 2 -0- 5 8 75.5% 658 871
Hawthorn 10th 1 -0- 5 8 69.1% 452 654
Collingwood 11th 0 -0- 6 4 63.7% 445 699

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/06/1942 2:30 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 122 - 71 6,500
SAT 27/06/1942 2:30 PM Essendon v Hawthorn Windy Hill 144 - 38 6,000
SAT 27/06/1942 2:30 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Brunswick Street Oval 81 - 105 17,000
SAT 27/06/1942 2:30 PM Melbourne v Collingwood Punt Road Oval 80 - 105 5,500
SAT 27/06/1942 2:30 PM North Melbourne v Footscray Arden Street Oval 62 - 118 6,000

Round 8 Bye: South Melbourne

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon 1st 7 -0- 0 32 148.1% 797 538
Richmond 2nd 6 -0- 2 24 152.3% 1,019 669
South Melbourne 3rd 5 -0- 2 24 129.7% 756 583
Footscray 4th 5 -0- 2 24 125.2% 695 555
Fitzroy 5th 5 -0- 3 20 111.8% 766 685
Carlton 6th 3 -0- 4 16 105.0% 629 599
St Kilda 7th 3 -0- 4 16 81.2% 586 722
North Melbourne 8th 2 -0- 5 12 83.1% 599 721
Melbourne 9th 2 -0- 6 8 75.6% 738 976
Collingwood 10th 1 -0- 6 8 70.6% 550 779
Hawthorn 11th 1 -0- 6 8 61.4% 490 798

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/07/1942 2:30 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 78 - 79 6,000
SAT 04/07/1942 2:30 PM Footscray v South Melbourne Yarraville Oval 45 - 75 9,500
SAT 04/07/1942 2:30 PM Hawthorn v Carlton Glenferrie Oval 58 - 86 3,000
SAT 04/07/1942 2:30 PM Richmond v North Melbourne Punt Road Oval 80 - 77 5,000
SAT 04/07/1942 2:30 PM St Kilda v Essendon Toorak Park 45 - 39 4,500

Round 9 Bye: Melbourne

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon 1st 7 -0- 1 32 143.4% 836 583
Richmond 2nd 7 -0- 2 28 147.3% 1,099 746
South Melbourne 3rd 6 -0- 2 28 132.3% 831 628
Footscray 4th 5 -0- 3 24 117.5% 740 630
Fitzroy 5th 6 -0- 3 24 110.7% 845 763
Carlton 6th 4 -0- 4 20 108.8% 715 657
St Kilda 7th 4 -0- 4 20 82.9% 631 761
North Melbourne 8th 2 -0- 6 12 84.4% 676 801
Melbourne 9th 2 -0- 6 12 75.6% 738 976
Collingwood 10th 1 -0- 7 8 73.2% 628 858
Hawthorn 11th 1 -0- 7 8 62.0% 548 884

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/07/1942 2:30 PM Carlton v Melbourne Princes Park 95 - 67 5,500
SAT 11/07/1942 2:30 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Brunswick Street Oval 82 - 107 15,000
SAT 11/07/1942 2:30 PM Footscray v St Kilda Yarraville Oval 131 - 60 6,000
SAT 11/07/1942 2:30 PM North Melbourne v Collingwood Arden Street Oval 110 - 82 3,500
SAT 11/07/1942 2:30 PM South Melbourne v Hawthorn Punt Road Oval 91 - 88 6,000

Round 10 Bye: Richmond

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon 1st 8 -0- 1 36 141.8% 943 665
Richmond 2nd 7 -0- 2 32 147.3% 1,099 746
South Melbourne 3rd 7 -0- 2 32 128.8% 922 716
Footscray 4th 6 -0- 3 28 126.2% 871 690
Carlton 5th 5 -0- 4 24 111.9% 810 724
Fitzroy 6th 6 -0- 4 24 106.6% 927 870
St Kilda 7th 4 -0- 5 20 77.5% 691 892
North Melbourne 8th 3 -0- 6 16 89.0% 786 883
Melbourne 9th 2 -0- 7 12 75.2% 805 1,071
Collingwood 10th 1 -0- 8 8 73.3% 710 968
Hawthorn 11th 1 -0- 8 8 65.2% 636 975

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/07/1942 2:30 PM Collingwood v Carlton Victoria Park 77 - 92 8,000
SAT 18/07/1942 2:30 PM Essendon v South Melbourne Windy Hill 75 - 55 16,000
SAT 18/07/1942 2:30 PM Hawthorn v Richmond Glenferrie Oval 95 - 127 6,000
SAT 18/07/1942 2:30 PM Melbourne v Footscray Punt Road Oval 95 - 126 6,000
SAT 18/07/1942 2:30 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne Toorak Park 135 - 62 4,000

Round 11 Bye: Fitzroy

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon 1st 9 -0- 1 40 141.4% 1,018 720
Richmond 2nd 8 -0- 2 36 145.8% 1,226 841
Footscray 3rd 7 -0- 3 32 127.0% 997 785
South Melbourne 4th 7 -0- 3 32 123.5% 977 791
Carlton 5th 6 -0- 4 28 112.6% 902 801
Fitzroy 6th 6 -0- 4 28 106.6% 927 870
St Kilda 7th 5 -0- 5 24 86.6% 826 954
North Melbourne 8th 3 -0- 7 16 83.3% 848 1,018
Melbourne 9th 2 -0- 8 12 75.2% 900 1,197
Collingwood 10th 1 -0- 9 8 74.2% 787 1,060
Hawthorn 11th 1 -0- 9 8 66.3% 731 1,102

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/07/1942 2:30 PM Collingwood v South Melbourne Victoria Park 69 - 111 8,000
SAT 25/07/1942 2:30 PM Footscray v Richmond Yarraville Oval 129 - 122 15,000
SAT 25/07/1942 2:30 PM Melbourne v Essendon Punt Road Oval 104 - 84 6,000
SAT 25/07/1942 2:30 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn Arden Street Oval 64 - 52 3,000
SAT 25/07/1942 2:30 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Toorak Park 73 - 86 8,000

Round 12 Bye: Carlton

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon 1st 9 -0- 2 40 133.7% 1,102 824
Richmond 2nd 8 -0- 3 36 139.0% 1,348 970
South Melbourne 3rd 8 -0- 3 36 126.5% 1,088 860
Footscray 4th 8 -0- 3 36 124.1% 1,126 907
Carlton 5th 6 -0- 4 32 112.6% 902 801
Fitzroy 6th 7 -0- 4 32 107.4% 1,013 943
St Kilda 7th 5 -0- 6 24 86.4% 899 1,040
North Melbourne 8th 4 -0- 7 20 85.2% 912 1,070
Melbourne 9th 3 -0- 8 16 78.4% 1,004 1,281
Collingwood 10th 1 -0- 10 8 73.1% 856 1,171
Hawthorn 11th 1 -0- 10 8 67.2% 783 1,166

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/08/1942 2:45 PM Essendon v Footscray Windy Hill 102 - 68 14,000
SAT 01/08/1942 2:45 PM Fitzroy v North Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 134 - 68 5,500
SAT 01/08/1942 2:45 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda Glenferrie Oval 57 - 75 3,500
SAT 01/08/1942 2:45 PM Richmond v Melbourne Punt Road Oval 111 - 86 9,000
SAT 01/08/1942 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Carlton Princes Park 84 - 89 15,000

Round 13 Bye: Collingwood

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon 1st 10 -0- 2 44 135.0% 1,204 892
Richmond 2nd 9 -0- 3 40 138.2% 1,459 1,056
South Melbourne 3rd 8 -0- 4 36 123.5% 1,172 949
Footscray 4th 8 -0- 4 36 118.3% 1,194 1,009
Fitzroy 5th 8 -0- 4 36 113.5% 1,147 1,011
Carlton 6th 7 -0- 4 36 112.0% 991 885
St Kilda 7th 6 -0- 6 28 88.8% 974 1,097
North Melbourne 8th 4 -0- 8 20 81.4% 980 1,204
Melbourne 9th 3 -0- 9 16 78.3% 1,090 1,392
Collingwood 10th 1 -0- 10 12 73.1% 856 1,171
Hawthorn 11th 1 -0- 11 8 67.7% 840 1,241

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/08/1942 2:45 PM Carlton v Essendon Princes Park 128 - 75 7,500
SAT 08/08/1942 2:45 PM Collingwood v Richmond Victoria Park 83 - 117 3,500
SAT 08/08/1942 2:45 PM Footscray v Hawthorn Yarraville Oval 137 - 58 2,500
SAT 08/08/1942 2:45 PM Melbourne v Fitzroy Punt Road Oval 85 - 68 3,000
SAT 08/08/1942 2:45 PM St Kilda v South Melbourne Toorak Park 46 - 89 3,500

Round 14 Bye: North Melbourne

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond 1st 10 -0- 3 44 138.4% 1,576 1,139
Essendon 2nd 10 -0- 3 44 125.4% 1,279 1,020
South Melbourne 3rd 9 -0- 4 40 126.7% 1,261 995
Footscray 4th 9 -0- 4 40 124.7% 1,331 1,067
Carlton 5th 8 -0- 4 40 116.6% 1,119 960
Fitzroy 6th 8 -0- 5 36 110.9% 1,215 1,096
St Kilda 7th 6 -0- 7 28 86.0% 1,020 1,186
North Melbourne 8th 4 -0- 8 24 81.4% 980 1,204
Melbourne 9th 4 -0- 9 20 80.5% 1,175 1,460
Collingwood 10th 1 -0- 11 12 72.9% 939 1,288
Hawthorn 11th 1 -0- 12 8 65.2% 898 1,378

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/08/1942 2:45 PM Essendon v Collingwood Windy Hill 83 - 64 8,000
SAT 15/08/1942 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Carlton Brunswick Street Oval 98 - 115 13,000
SAT 15/08/1942 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 57 - 118 2,500
SAT 15/08/1942 2:45 PM Richmond v St Kilda Punt Road Oval 128 - 56 7,000
SAT 15/08/1942 2:45 PM South Melbourne v North Melbourne Princes Park 145 - 87 5,000

Round 15 Bye: Footscray

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond 1st 11 -0- 3 48 142.6% 1,704 1,195
Essendon 2nd 11 -0- 3 48 125.6% 1,362 1,084
South Melbourne 3rd 10 -0- 4 44 129.9% 1,406 1,082
Footscray 4th 9 -0- 4 44 124.7% 1,331 1,067
Carlton 5th 9 -0- 4 44 116.6% 1,234 1,058
Fitzroy 6th 8 -0- 6 36 108.4% 1,313 1,211
St Kilda 7th 6 -0- 8 28 81.9% 1,076 1,314
Melbourne 8th 5 -0- 9 24 85.2% 1,293 1,517
North Melbourne 9th 4 -0- 9 24 79.1% 1,067 1,349
Collingwood 10th 1 -0- 12 12 73.2% 1,003 1,371
Hawthorn 11th 1 -0- 13 8 63.8% 955 1,496

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/08/1942 2:45 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 127 - 74 26,000
SAT 22/08/1942 2:45 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn Victoria Park 117 - 103 2,000
SAT 22/08/1942 2:45 PM Footscray v Fitzroy Yarraville Oval 129 - 92 8,000
SAT 22/08/1942 2:45 PM Melbourne v South Melbourne Punt Road Oval 91 - 107 10,000
SAT 22/08/1942 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Essendon Arden Street Oval 38 - 64 4,000

Round 16 Bye: St Kilda

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon 1st 12 -0- 3 52 127.1% 1,426 1,122
Richmond 2nd 11 -0- 4 48 134.5% 1,778 1,322
South Melbourne 3rd 11 -0- 4 48 129.0% 1,513 1,173
Footscray 4th 10 -0- 4 48 126.0% 1,460 1,159
Carlton 5th 10 -0- 4 48 120.2% 1,361 1,132
Fitzroy 6th 8 -0- 7 36 104.9% 1,405 1,340
St Kilda 7th 6 -0- 8 32 81.9% 1,076 1,314
Melbourne 8th 5 -0- 10 24 85.2% 1,384 1,624
North Melbourne 9th 4 -0- 10 24 78.2% 1,105 1,413
Collingwood 10th 2 -0- 12 16 76.0% 1,120 1,474
Hawthorn 11th 1 -0- 14 8 65.6% 1,058 1,613

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/08/1942 2:30 PM South Melbourne v Footscray Princes Park 91 - 64 25,000
SAT 05/09/1942 2:30 PM Essendon v Richmond Princes Park 56 - 78 32,000

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/09/1942 2:30 PM Essendon v South Melbourne Princes Park 124 - 96 26,000

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/09/1942 2:50 PM Richmond v Essendon Princes Park 79 - 132 49,000