1943 VFLS Season

These are the results for the 1943 season of the Victorian Football League Seconds (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves).

It featured sixteen rounds. St Kilda Seconds were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. St Kilda Seconds were the premiers.

Season Details

Name: 1943 VFLS Season
Teams: 11
Rounds: 16
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 84

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Carlton Seconds McAlister Oval
Collingwood Seconds Victoria Park Bervin Woods
Essendon Seconds Windy Hill
Fitzroy Seconds Brunswick Street Oval
Footscray Seconds Western Oval
Hawthorn Seconds Glenferrie Oval
Melbourne Seconds Albert Cricket Ground Bill Adams
North Melbourne Seconds Arden Street Oval
Richmond Seconds Old Scotch Oval Ray Martin
South Melbourne Seconds Old Scotch Oval
St Kilda Seconds Toorak Park

Season Results

Premiers: St Kilda Seconds
Runners-Up: Fitzroy Seconds
Minor Premiers: St Kilda Seconds

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
St Kilda Seconds 1st 11 -2- 2 52 167.6% 1,539 918 217 237 127 156
Fitzroy Seconds 2nd 11 -0- 3 52 160.7% 1,393 867 198 205 121 141
Collingwood Seconds 3rd 10 -1- 3 50 140.0% 1,331 951 185 221 131 165
South Melbourne Seconds 4th 9 -0- 5 44 103.6% 1,207 1,165 171 181 163 187
Richmond Seconds 5th 8 -1- 6 38 102.7% 1,198 1,166 166 202 160 206
Essendon Seconds 6th 8 -0- 7 36 90.6% 1,311 1,447 187 189 204 223
Carlton Seconds 7th 5 -0- 9 28 82.7% 1,154 1,395 163 176 195 225
North Melbourne Seconds 8th 6 -0- 9 28 73.7% 962 1,305 132 170 186 189
Footscray Seconds 9th 4 -0- 10 24 81.6% 1,093 1,340 150 193 187 218
Melbourne Seconds 10th 4 -0- 11 20 85.2% 1,238 1,453 176 182 210 193
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 2 -0- 13 12 72.4% 1,100 1,519 154 176 215 229

Overall Premiership Results

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

Ladder Chart

This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic. You can click on the teams in the legend to add/remove their respective results.

Season Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/05/1943 Fitzroy (S) v Melbourne (S) Brunswick Street Oval 103 - 63
SAT 08/05/1943 Hawthorn (S) v St Kilda (S) Glenferrie Oval 54 - 104
SAT 08/05/1943 North Melbourne (S) v Collingwood (S) Arden Street Oval 43 - 118
SAT 08/05/1943 Richmond (S) v Carlton (S) Richmond City Reserve 120 - 88
SAT 08/05/1943 South Melbourne (S) v Essendon (S) Albert Cricket Ground 115 - 125

Round 1 Bye: Footscray Seconds

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Seconds 1st 1 -0- 0 4 274.4% 118 43
St Kilda Seconds 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 192.6% 104 54
Fitzroy Seconds 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 163.5% 103 63
Richmond Seconds 4th 1 -0- 0 4 136.4% 120 88
Essendon Seconds 5th 1 -0- 0 4 108.7% 125 115
Footscray Seconds 6th 0 -0- 0 4 0 0
South Melbourne Seconds 7th 0 -0- 1 0 92.0% 115 125
Carlton Seconds 8th 0 -0- 1 0 73.3% 88 120
Melbourne Seconds 9th 0 -0- 1 0 61.2% 63 103
Hawthorn Seconds 10th 0 -0- 1 0 51.9% 54 104
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 0 -0- 1 0 36.4% 43 118

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/05/1943 Carlton (S) v Footscray (S) McAlister Oval 143 - 51
SAT 15/05/1943 Collingwood (S) v Richmond (S) Victoria Park 61 - 48
SAT 15/05/1943 Essendon (S) v Hawthorn (S) Windy Hill 105 - 59
SAT 15/05/1943 Melbourne (S) v South Melbourne (S) Albert Cricket Ground 128 - 66
SAT 15/05/1943 St Kilda (S) v North Melbourne (S) Toorak Park 118 - 34

Round 2 Bye: Fitzroy Seconds

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
St Kilda Seconds 1st 2 -0- 0 8 252.3% 222 88
Collingwood Seconds 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 196.7% 179 91
Fitzroy Seconds 3rd 1 -0- 0 8 163.5% 103 63
Essendon Seconds 4th 2 -0- 0 8 132.2% 230 174
Carlton Seconds 5th 1 -0- 1 4 135.1% 231 171
Melbourne Seconds 6th 1 -0- 1 4 113.0% 191 169
Richmond Seconds 7th 1 -0- 1 4 112.8% 168 149
Footscray Seconds 8th 0 -0- 1 4 35.7% 51 143
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 0 -0- 2 0 71.5% 181 253
Hawthorn Seconds 10th 0 -0- 2 0 54.1% 113 209
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 0 -0- 2 0 32.6% 77 236

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/05/1943 Footscray (S) v Collingwood (S) Western Oval 43 - 68
SAT 22/05/1943 Hawthorn (S) v Melbourne (S) Glenferrie Oval 79 - 80
SAT 22/05/1943 North Melbourne (S) v Essendon (S) Arden Street Oval 56 - 112
SAT 22/05/1943 Richmond (S) v St Kilda (S) Old Scotch Oval 66 - 66
SAT 22/05/1943 South Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S) Albert Cricket Ground 85 - 70

Round 3 Bye: Carlton Seconds

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Seconds 1st 3 -0- 0 12 184.3% 247 134
Essendon Seconds 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 148.7% 342 230
St Kilda Seconds 3rd 2 -1- 0 10 187.0% 288 154
Carlton Seconds 4th 1 -0- 1 8 135.1% 231 171
Fitzroy Seconds 5th 1 -0- 1 8 116.9% 173 148
Melbourne Seconds 6th 2 -0- 1 8 109.3% 271 248
Richmond Seconds 7th 1 -1- 1 6 108.8% 234 215
South Melbourne Seconds 8th 1 -0- 2 4 82.4% 266 323
Footscray Seconds 9th 0 -0- 2 4 44.5% 94 211
Hawthorn Seconds 10th 0 -0- 3 0 66.4% 192 289
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 0 -0- 3 0 38.2% 133 348

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/05/1943 Collingwood (S) v Carlton (S) Victoria Park 117 - 55
SAT 29/05/1943 Essendon (S) v Richmond (S) Windy Hill 79 - 146
SAT 29/05/1943 Fitzroy (S) v Hawthorn (S) Brunswick Street Oval 110 - 58
SAT 29/05/1943 Melbourne (S) v North Melbourne (S) Albert Cricket Ground 119 - 91
SAT 29/05/1943 St Kilda (S) v Footscray (S) Toorak Park 131 - 76

Round 4 Bye: South Melbourne Seconds

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Seconds 1st 4 -0- 0 16 192.6% 364 189
St Kilda Seconds 2nd 3 -1- 0 14 182.2% 419 230
Fitzroy Seconds 3rd 2 -0- 1 12 137.4% 283 206
Melbourne Seconds 4th 3 -0- 1 12 115.0% 390 339
Essendon Seconds 5th 3 -0- 1 12 112.0% 421 376
Richmond Seconds 6th 2 -1- 1 10 129.3% 380 294
Carlton Seconds 7th 1 -0- 2 8 99.3% 286 288
South Melbourne Seconds 8th 1 -0- 2 8 82.4% 266 323
Footscray Seconds 9th 0 -0- 3 4 49.7% 170 342
Hawthorn Seconds 10th 0 -0- 4 0 62.7% 250 399
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 0 -0- 4 0 48.0% 224 467

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/06/1943 Carlton (S) v St Kilda (S) McAlister Oval 96 - 87
SAT 05/06/1943 Footscray (S) v Essendon (S) Western Oval 126 - 100
SAT 05/06/1943 Hawthorn (S) v South Melbourne (S) Glenferrie Oval 90 - 77
SAT 05/06/1943 North Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S) Arden Street Oval 46 - 132
SAT 05/06/1943 Richmond (S) v Melbourne (S) Old Scotch Oval 63 - 42

Round 5 Bye: Collingwood Seconds

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Seconds 1st 4 -0- 0 20 192.6% 364 189
Fitzroy Seconds 2nd 3 -0- 1 16 164.7% 415 252
St Kilda Seconds 3rd 3 -1- 1 14 155.2% 506 326
Richmond Seconds 4th 3 -1- 1 14 131.8% 443 336
Melbourne Seconds 5th 3 -0- 2 12 107.5% 432 402
Essendon Seconds 6th 3 -0- 2 12 103.8% 521 502
Carlton Seconds 7th 2 -0- 2 12 101.9% 382 375
South Melbourne Seconds 8th 1 -0- 3 8 83.1% 343 413
Footscray Seconds 9th 1 -0- 3 8 67.0% 296 442
Hawthorn Seconds 10th 1 -0- 4 4 71.4% 340 476
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 0 -0- 5 0 45.1% 270 599

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/06/1943 Essendon (S) v Carlton (S) Windy Hill 105 - 90
SAT 12/06/1943 Fitzroy (S) v Richmond (S) Brunswick Street Oval 97 - 88
SAT 12/06/1943 Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) Albert Cricket Ground 99 - 148
SAT 12/06/1943 South Melbourne (S) v North Melbourne (S) Old Scotch Oval 128 - 69
SAT 12/06/1943 St Kilda (S) v Collingwood (S) Toorak Park 86 - 86

Round 6 Bye: Hawthorn Seconds

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Seconds 1st 4 -1- 0 22 163.6% 450 275
Fitzroy Seconds 2nd 4 -0- 1 20 150.6% 512 340
St Kilda Seconds 3rd 3 -2- 1 16 143.7% 592 412
Essendon Seconds 4th 4 -0- 2 16 105.7% 626 592
Richmond Seconds 5th 3 -1- 2 14 122.6% 531 433
Carlton Seconds 6th 2 -0- 3 12 98.3% 472 480
South Melbourne Seconds 7th 2 -0- 3 12 97.7% 471 482
Melbourne Seconds 8th 3 -0- 3 12 96.5% 531 550
Footscray Seconds 9th 2 -0- 3 12 82.1% 444 541
Hawthorn Seconds 10th 1 -0- 4 8 71.4% 340 476
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 0 -0- 6 0 46.6% 339 727

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/06/1943 Carlton (S) v Melbourne (S) McAlister Oval 92 - 106
SAT 19/06/1943 Collingwood (S) v Essendon (S) Victoria Park 140 - 58
SAT 19/06/1943 Footscray (S) v Fitzroy (S) Western Oval 46 - 104
SAT 19/06/1943 North Melbourne (S) v Hawthorn (S) Arden Street Oval 67 - 59
SAT 19/06/1943 Richmond (S) v South Melbourne (S) Old Scotch Oval 87 - 64

Round 7 Bye: St Kilda Seconds

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Seconds 1st 5 -1- 0 26 177.2% 590 333
Fitzroy Seconds 2nd 5 -0- 1 24 159.6% 616 386
St Kilda Seconds 3rd 3 -2- 1 20 143.7% 592 412
Richmond Seconds 4th 4 -1- 2 18 124.3% 618 497
Melbourne Seconds 5th 4 -0- 3 16 99.2% 637 642
Essendon Seconds 6th 4 -0- 3 16 93.4% 684 732
Carlton Seconds 7th 2 -0- 4 12 96.2% 564 586
South Melbourne Seconds 8th 2 -0- 4 12 94.0% 535 569
Footscray Seconds 9th 2 -0- 4 12 76.0% 490 645
Hawthorn Seconds 10th 1 -0- 5 8 73.5% 399 543
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 1 -0- 6 4 51.7% 406 786

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/06/1943 Essendon (S) v St Kilda (S) Windy Hill 45 - 130
SAT 26/06/1943 Fitzroy (S) v Carlton (S) Brunswick Street Oval 164 - 35
SAT 26/06/1943 Hawthorn (S) v Richmond (S) Glenferrie Oval 98 - 105
SAT 26/06/1943 Melbourne (S) v Collingwood (S) Albert Cricket Ground 79 - 87
SAT 26/06/1943 South Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) Old Scotch Oval 83 - 74

Round 8 Bye: North Melbourne Seconds

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Seconds 1st 6 -1- 0 30 164.3% 677 412
Fitzroy Seconds 2nd 6 -0- 1 28 185.3% 780 421
St Kilda Seconds 3rd 4 -2- 1 24 158.0% 722 457
Richmond Seconds 4th 5 -1- 2 22 121.5% 723 595
Melbourne Seconds 5th 4 -0- 4 16 98.2% 716 729
South Melbourne Seconds 6th 3 -0- 4 16 96.1% 618 643
Essendon Seconds 7th 4 -0- 4 16 84.6% 729 862
Carlton Seconds 8th 2 -0- 5 12 79.9% 599 750
Footscray Seconds 9th 2 -0- 5 12 77.5% 564 728
Hawthorn Seconds 10th 1 -0- 6 8 76.7% 497 648
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 1 -0- 6 8 51.7% 406 786

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/07/1943 Carlton (S) v South Melbourne (S) McAlister Oval 76 - 77
SAT 03/07/1943 Collingwood (S) v Fitzroy (S) Victoria Park 54 - 64
SAT 03/07/1943 Footscray (S) v Hawthorn (S) Western Oval 90 - 62
SAT 03/07/1943 Richmond (S) v North Melbourne (S) Old Scotch Oval 48 - 87
SAT 03/07/1943 St Kilda (S) v Melbourne (S) Toorak Park 62 - 44

Round 9 Bye: Essendon Seconds

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Fitzroy Seconds 1st 7 -0- 1 32 177.7% 844 475
Collingwood Seconds 2nd 6 -1- 1 30 153.6% 731 476
St Kilda Seconds 3rd 5 -2- 1 28 156.5% 784 501
Richmond Seconds 4th 5 -1- 3 22 113.0% 771 682
South Melbourne Seconds 5th 4 -0- 4 20 96.7% 695 719
Essendon Seconds 6th 4 -0- 4 20 84.6% 729 862
Melbourne Seconds 7th 4 -0- 5 16 96.1% 760 791
Footscray Seconds 8th 3 -0- 5 16 82.8% 654 790
Carlton Seconds 9th 2 -0- 6 12 81.6% 675 827
North Melbourne Seconds 10th 2 -0- 6 12 59.1% 493 834
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 1 -0- 7 8 75.7% 559 738

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/07/1943 Fitzroy (S) v St Kilda (S) Brunswick Street Oval 82 - 60
SAT 10/07/1943 Hawthorn (S) v Carlton (S) Glenferrie Oval 74 - 82
SAT 10/07/1943 Melbourne (S) v Essendon (S) Albert Cricket Ground 90 - 104
SAT 10/07/1943 North Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) Arden Street Oval 69 - 62
SAT 10/07/1943 South Melbourne (S) v Collingwood (S) Old Scotch Oval 96 - 55

Round 10 Bye: Richmond Seconds

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Fitzroy Seconds 1st 8 -0- 1 36 173.1% 926 535
Collingwood Seconds 2nd 6 -1- 2 30 137.4% 786 572
St Kilda Seconds 3rd 5 -2- 2 28 144.8% 844 583
Richmond Seconds 4th 5 -1- 3 26 113.0% 771 682
South Melbourne Seconds 5th 5 -0- 4 24 102.2% 791 774
Essendon Seconds 6th 5 -0- 4 24 87.5% 833 952
Melbourne Seconds 7th 4 -0- 6 16 95.0% 850 895
Carlton Seconds 8th 3 -0- 6 16 84.0% 757 901
Footscray Seconds 9th 3 -0- 6 16 83.4% 716 859
North Melbourne Seconds 10th 3 -0- 6 16 62.7% 562 896
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 1 -0- 8 8 77.2% 633 820

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/07/1943 Carlton (S) v North Melbourne (S) McAlister Oval 88 - 58
SAT 17/07/1943 Collingwood (S) v Hawthorn (S) Victoria Park 139 - 72
SAT 17/07/1943 Essendon (S) v Fitzroy (S) Windy Hill 54 - 111
SAT 17/07/1943 Footscray (S) v Richmond (S) Western Oval 36 - 64
SAT 17/07/1943 St Kilda (S) v South Melbourne (S) Toorak Park 95 - 59

Round 11 Bye: Melbourne Seconds

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Fitzroy Seconds 1st 9 -0- 1 40 176.1% 1,037 589
Collingwood Seconds 2nd 7 -1- 2 34 143.6% 925 644
St Kilda Seconds 3rd 6 -2- 2 32 146.3% 939 642
Richmond Seconds 4th 6 -1- 3 30 116.3% 835 718
South Melbourne Seconds 5th 5 -0- 5 24 97.8% 850 869
Essendon Seconds 6th 5 -0- 5 24 83.4% 887 1,063
Melbourne Seconds 7th 4 -0- 6 20 95.0% 850 895
Carlton Seconds 8th 4 -0- 6 20 88.1% 845 959
Footscray Seconds 9th 3 -0- 7 16 81.5% 752 923
North Melbourne Seconds 10th 3 -0- 7 16 63.0% 620 984
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 1 -0- 9 8 73.5% 705 959

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/07/1943 Essendon (S) v Footscray (S) Windy Hill 115 - 73
SAT 31/07/1943 Fitzroy (S) v North Melbourne (S) Ryder Oval 63 - 76
SAT 31/07/1943 Melbourne (S) v Richmond (S) Albert Cricket Ground 69 - 130
SAT 31/07/1943 South Melbourne (S) v Hawthorn (S) Old Scotch Oval 88 - 76
SAT 31/07/1943 St Kilda (S) v Carlton (S) Toorak Park 181 - 45

Round 12 Bye: Collingwood Seconds

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Fitzroy Seconds 1st 9 -0- 2 40 165.4% 1,100 665
Collingwood Seconds 2nd 7 -1- 2 38 143.6% 925 644
St Kilda Seconds 3rd 7 -2- 2 36 163.0% 1,120 687
Richmond Seconds 4th 7 -1- 3 34 122.6% 965 787
South Melbourne Seconds 5th 6 -0- 5 28 99.3% 938 945
Essendon Seconds 6th 6 -0- 5 28 88.2% 1,002 1,136
Melbourne Seconds 7th 4 -0- 7 20 89.7% 919 1,025
Carlton Seconds 8th 4 -0- 7 20 78.1% 890 1,140
North Melbourne Seconds 9th 4 -0- 7 20 66.5% 696 1,047
Footscray Seconds 10th 3 -0- 8 16 79.5% 825 1,038
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 1 -0- 10 8 74.6% 781 1,047

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/08/1943 Footscray (S) v Carlton (S) Newport Oval 113 - 95
SAT 07/08/1943 Hawthorn (S) v Essendon (S) Glenferrie Oval 81 - 108
SAT 07/08/1943 North Melbourne (S) v St Kilda (S) Arden Street Oval 64 - 72
SAT 07/08/1943 Richmond (S) v Collingwood (S) Old Scotch Oval 95 - 85
SAT 07/08/1943 South Melbourne (S) v Melbourne (S) Albert Cricket Ground 115 - 99

Round 13 Bye: Fitzroy Seconds

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Fitzroy Seconds 1st 9 -0- 2 44 165.4% 1,100 665
St Kilda Seconds 2nd 8 -2- 2 40 158.7% 1,192 751
Collingwood Seconds 3rd 7 -1- 3 38 136.7% 1,010 739
Richmond Seconds 4th 8 -1- 3 38 121.6% 1,060 872
South Melbourne Seconds 5th 7 -0- 5 32 100.9% 1,053 1,044
Essendon Seconds 6th 7 -0- 5 32 91.2% 1,110 1,217
Melbourne Seconds 7th 4 -0- 8 20 89.3% 1,018 1,140
Footscray Seconds 8th 4 -0- 8 20 82.8% 938 1,133
Carlton Seconds 9th 4 -0- 8 20 78.6% 985 1,253
North Melbourne Seconds 10th 4 -0- 8 20 67.9% 760 1,119
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 1 -0- 11 8 74.6% 862 1,155

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/08/1943 Carlton (S) v Richmond (S) McAlister Oval 83 - 31
SAT 14/08/1943 Collingwood (S) v North Melbourne (S) Victoria Park 83 - 31
SAT 14/08/1943 Essendon (S) v South Melbourne (S) Richmond City Reserve 55 - 75
SAT 14/08/1943 Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S) Albert Cricket Ground 69 - 113
SAT 14/08/1943 St Kilda (S) v Hawthorn (S) Toorak Park 150 - 59

Round 14 Bye: Footscray Seconds

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Fitzroy Seconds 1st 10 -0- 2 48 165.3% 1,213 734
St Kilda Seconds 2nd 9 -2- 2 44 165.7% 1,342 810
Collingwood Seconds 3rd 8 -1- 3 42 141.9% 1,093 770
Richmond Seconds 4th 8 -1- 4 38 114.2% 1,091 955
South Melbourne Seconds 5th 8 -0- 5 36 102.6% 1,128 1,099
Essendon Seconds 6th 7 -0- 6 32 90.2% 1,165 1,292
Carlton Seconds 7th 5 -0- 8 24 83.2% 1,068 1,284
Footscray Seconds 8th 4 -0- 8 24 82.8% 938 1,133
Melbourne Seconds 9th 4 -0- 9 20 86.8% 1,087 1,253
North Melbourne Seconds 10th 4 -0- 9 20 65.8% 791 1,202
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 1 -0- 12 8 70.6% 921 1,305

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/08/1943 Collingwood (S) v Footscray (S) Ramsden Reserve 127 - 95
SAT 21/08/1943 Essendon (S) v North Melbourne (S) Windy Hill 52 - 96
SAT 21/08/1943 Fitzroy (S) v South Melbourne (S) Brunswick Street Oval 66 - 79
SAT 21/08/1943 Melbourne (S) v Hawthorn (S) Albert Cricket Ground 100 - 125
SAT 21/08/1943 St Kilda (S) v Richmond (S) Toorak Park 117 - 48

Round 15 Bye: Carlton Seconds

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
St Kilda Seconds 1st 10 -2- 2 48 170.0% 1,459 858
Fitzroy Seconds 2nd 10 -0- 3 48 157.3% 1,279 813
Collingwood Seconds 3rd 9 -1- 3 46 141.0% 1,220 865
South Melbourne Seconds 4th 9 -0- 5 40 103.6% 1,207 1,165
Richmond Seconds 5th 8 -1- 5 38 106.3% 1,139 1,072
Essendon Seconds 6th 7 -0- 7 32 87.7% 1,217 1,388
Carlton Seconds 7th 5 -0- 8 28 83.2% 1,068 1,284
Footscray Seconds 8th 4 -0- 9 24 82.0% 1,033 1,260
North Melbourne Seconds 9th 5 -0- 9 24 70.7% 887 1,254
Melbourne Seconds 10th 4 -0- 10 20 86.1% 1,187 1,378
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 2 -0- 12 12 74.4% 1,046 1,405

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/08/1943 Carlton (S) v Collingwood (S) McAlister Oval 86 - 111
SAT 28/08/1943 Footscray (S) v St Kilda (S) Western Oval 60 - 80
SAT 28/08/1943 Hawthorn (S) v Fitzroy (S) Glenferrie Oval 54 - 114
SAT 28/08/1943 North Melbourne (S) v Melbourne (S) Albert Cricket Ground 75 - 51
SAT 28/08/1943 Richmond (S) v Essendon (S) Richmond City Reserve 59 - 94

Round 16 Bye: South Melbourne Seconds

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
St Kilda Seconds 1st 11 -2- 2 52 167.6% 1,539 918
Fitzroy Seconds 2nd 11 -0- 3 52 160.7% 1,393 867
Collingwood Seconds 3rd 10 -1- 3 50 140.0% 1,331 951
South Melbourne Seconds 4th 9 -0- 5 44 103.6% 1,207 1,165
Richmond Seconds 5th 8 -1- 6 38 102.7% 1,198 1,166
Essendon Seconds 6th 8 -0- 7 36 90.6% 1,311 1,447
Carlton Seconds 7th 5 -0- 9 28 82.7% 1,154 1,395
North Melbourne Seconds 8th 6 -0- 9 28 73.7% 962 1,305
Footscray Seconds 9th 4 -0- 10 24 81.6% 1,093 1,340
Melbourne Seconds 10th 4 -0- 11 20 85.2% 1,238 1,453
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 2 -0- 13 12 72.4% 1,100 1,519

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
St Kilda Seconds 1st 11 -2- 2 52 167.6% 1,539 918 217 237 127 156
Fitzroy Seconds 2nd 11 -0- 3 52 160.7% 1,393 867 198 205 121 141
Collingwood Seconds 3rd 10 -1- 3 50 140.0% 1,331 951 185 221 131 165
South Melbourne Seconds 4th 9 -0- 5 44 103.6% 1,207 1,165 171 181 163 187
Richmond Seconds 5th 8 -1- 6 38 102.7% 1,198 1,166 166 202 160 206
Essendon Seconds 6th 8 -0- 7 36 90.6% 1,311 1,447 187 189 204 223
Carlton Seconds 7th 5 -0- 9 28 82.7% 1,154 1,395 163 176 195 225
North Melbourne Seconds 8th 6 -0- 9 28 73.7% 962 1,305 132 170 186 189
Footscray Seconds 9th 4 -0- 10 24 81.6% 1,093 1,340 150 193 187 218
Melbourne Seconds 10th 4 -0- 11 20 85.2% 1,238 1,453 176 182 210 193
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 2 -0- 13 12 72.4% 1,100 1,519 154 176 215 229

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/09/1943 Collingwood (S) v South Melbourne (S) Glenferrie Oval 76 - 88
SAT 04/09/1943 St Kilda (S) v Fitzroy (S) Victoria Park 97 - 80

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team Pos.
St Kilda Seconds 1st
Fitzroy Seconds 2nd
South Melbourne Seconds 3rd
Collingwood Seconds 4th

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/09/1943 Fitzroy (S) v South Melbourne (S) Victoria Park 59 - 54

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team Pos.
St Kilda Seconds 1st
Fitzroy Seconds 2nd
South Melbourne Seconds 3rd
Collingwood Seconds 4th

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/09/1943 St Kilda (S) v Fitzroy (S) Victoria Park 80 - 54

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team Pos.
St Kilda Seconds 1st
Fitzroy Seconds 2nd
South Melbourne Seconds 3rd
Collingwood Seconds 4th