1946 VFA Season

This page displays the results for the 1946 season of the Victorian Football Association (currently known as the Victorian Football League).

It featured twenty rounds. Camberwell were the minor premiers.

The premiership ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. Sandringham were the premiers, with Len Toyne as the premiership captain-coach.

Premiership Details

Name: 1946 Victorian Football Association Season
Known As: 1946 VFA Season
Teams: 12
Rounds: 20
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 124

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Brighton Elsternwick Park
Brunswick Brunswick Park
Camberwell Camberwell Sports Ground Albert Collier
Coburg Coburg City Oval Percy Rowe
Northcote Northcote Park
Oakleigh Warrawee Park Herbie Matthews
Port Melbourne North Port Oval Tommy Lahiff
Prahran Toorak Park
Preston Preston City Oval Frank Anderson
Sandringham Beach Road Oval Len Toyne
Williamstown WCG Alan Williams
Yarraville Yarraville Oval

Premiership Results

Premiers: Sandringham
Runners-Up: Camberwell
Minor Premiers: Camberwell

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Camberwell 1st 15 -1- 4 62 125.0% 2,239 1,791 318 331 249 297
Williamstown 2nd 14 -1- 5 58 118.2% 2,205 1,866 314 321 259 312
Sandringham 3rd 14 -0- 6 56 106.6% 2,088 1,959 304 264 272 327
Port Melbourne 4th 14 -0- 6 56 105.0% 2,120 2,020 301 314 278 352
Coburg 5th 13 -0- 7 52 113.9% 1,912 1,679 262 340 234 275
Brighton 6th 11 -1- 8 46 107.6% 2,163 2,010 303 345 286 294
Brunswick 7th 8 -0- 12 32 98.8% 1,835 1,858 253 317 262 286
Yarraville 8th 8 -0- 12 32 93.0% 2,201 2,367 309 347 338 339
Oakleigh 9th 6 -0- 14 24 84.9% 1,895 2,233 260 335 319 319
Northcote 10th 5 -1- 14 22 85.1% 1,742 2,048 241 296 287 326
Preston 11th 5 -0- 15 20 87.5% 1,777 2,032 252 265 286 316
Prahran 12th 5 -0- 15 20 86.3% 1,981 2,295 282 289 329 321

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Sandringham 1st Premiers
Camberwell 2nd Runners-Up
Williamstown 3rd Defeated by Sandringham (Preliminary Final)
Port Melbourne 4th Defeated by Sandringham (Semi Final)
Coburg 5th Did not qualify for finals
Brighton 6th Did not qualify for finals
Brunswick 7th Did not qualify for finals
Yarraville 8th Did not qualify for finals
Oakleigh 9th Did not qualify for finals
Northcote 10th Did not qualify for finals
Preston 11th Did not qualify for finals
Prahran 12th Did not qualify for finals

Premiership Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/04/1946 2:10 PM Coburg v Brunswick Coburg City Oval 102 - 63
SAT 13/04/1946 2:10 PM Northcote v Preston Northcote Park 75 - 57
SAT 13/04/1946 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Camberwell Warrawee Park 85 - 172
SAT 13/04/1946 2:10 PM Prahran v Port Melbourne Toorak Park 163 - 95
SAT 13/04/1946 2:10 PM Sandringham v Brighton Beach Road Oval 85 - 111
SAT 13/04/1946 2:10 PM Williamstown v Yarraville WCG 182 - 94

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Camberwell 1st 1 -0- 0 4 202.4% 172 85
Williamstown 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 193.6% 182 94
Prahran 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 171.6% 163 95
Coburg 4th 1 -0- 0 4 161.9% 102 63
Northcote 5th 1 -0- 0 4 131.6% 75 57
Brighton 6th 1 -0- 0 4 130.6% 111 85
Sandringham 7th 0 -0- 1 0 76.6% 85 111
Preston 8th 0 -0- 1 0 76.0% 57 75
Brunswick 9th 0 -0- 1 0 61.8% 63 102
Port Melbourne 10th 0 -0- 1 0 58.3% 95 163
Yarraville 11th 0 -0- 1 0 51.6% 94 182
Oakleigh 12th 0 -0- 1 0 49.4% 85 172

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/04/1946 2:10 PM Brighton v Williamstown Elsternwick Park 143 - 186
SAT 20/04/1946 2:10 PM Brunswick v Oakleigh Brunswick Park 89 - 77
SAT 20/04/1946 2:10 PM Camberwell v Prahran Camberwell Sports Ground 150 - 93
SAT 20/04/1946 2:10 PM Preston v Sandringham Preston City Oval 69 - 98
MON 22/04/1946 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Northcote North Port Oval 120 - 105
MON 22/04/1946 2:10 PM Yarraville v Coburg Yarraville Oval 71 - 103

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Camberwell 1st 2 -0- 0 8 180.9% 322 178
Williamstown 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 155.3% 368 237
Coburg 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 153.0% 205 134
Prahran 4th 1 -0- 1 4 104.5% 256 245
Northcote 5th 1 -0- 1 4 101.7% 180 177
Sandringham 6th 1 -0- 1 4 101.7% 183 180
Brighton 7th 1 -0- 1 4 93.7% 254 271
Brunswick 8th 1 -0- 1 4 84.9% 152 179
Port Melbourne 9th 1 -0- 1 4 80.2% 215 268
Preston 10th 0 -0- 2 0 72.8% 126 173
Oakleigh 11th 0 -0- 2 0 62.1% 162 261
Yarraville 12th 0 -0- 2 0 57.9% 165 285

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/04/1946 2:10 PM Coburg v Brighton Coburg City Oval 80 - 90
SAT 27/04/1946 2:10 PM Northcote v Camberwell Northcote Park 86 - 87
SAT 27/04/1946 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Yarraville Warrawee Park 78 - 83
SAT 27/04/1946 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Preston North Port Oval 78 - 62
SAT 27/04/1946 2:10 PM Prahran v Brunswick Toorak Park 95 - 94
SAT 27/04/1946 2:10 PM Williamstown v Sandringham WCG 136 - 47

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Williamstown 1st 3 -0- 0 12 177.5% 504 284
Camberwell 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 154.9% 409 264
Coburg 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 127.2% 285 224
Prahran 4th 2 -0- 1 8 103.5% 351 339
Brighton 5th 2 -0- 1 8 98.0% 344 351
Port Melbourne 6th 2 -0- 1 8 88.8% 293 330
Northcote 7th 1 -0- 2 4 100.8% 266 264
Brunswick 8th 1 -0- 2 4 89.8% 246 274
Sandringham 9th 1 -0- 2 4 72.8% 230 316
Yarraville 10th 1 -0- 2 4 68.3% 248 363
Preston 11th 0 -0- 3 0 74.9% 188 251
Oakleigh 12th 0 -0- 3 0 69.8% 240 344

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/05/1946 2:10 PM Brighton v Oakleigh Elsternwick Park 133 - 124
SAT 04/05/1946 2:10 PM Brunswick v Northcote Brunswick Park 127 - 66
SAT 04/05/1946 2:10 PM Camberwell v Port Melbourne Camberwell Sports Ground 136 - 88
SAT 04/05/1946 2:10 PM Preston v Williamstown Preston City Oval 90 - 100
SAT 04/05/1946 2:10 PM Sandringham v Coburg Beach Road Oval 112 - 88
SAT 04/05/1946 2:10 PM Yarraville v Prahran Yarraville Oval 137 - 124

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Williamstown 1st 4 -0- 0 16 161.5% 604 374
Camberwell 2nd 4 -0- 0 16 154.8% 545 352
Brighton 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 100.4% 477 475
Coburg 4th 2 -0- 2 8 111.0% 373 336
Brunswick 5th 2 -0- 2 8 109.7% 373 340
Prahran 6th 2 -0- 2 8 99.8% 475 476
Sandringham 7th 2 -0- 2 8 84.7% 342 404
Port Melbourne 8th 2 -0- 2 8 81.8% 381 466
Yarraville 9th 2 -0- 2 8 79.1% 385 487
Northcote 10th 1 -0- 3 4 84.9% 332 391
Preston 11th 0 -0- 4 0 79.2% 278 351
Oakleigh 12th 0 -0- 4 0 76.3% 364 477

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/05/1946 2:10 PM Camberwell v Preston Camberwell Sports Ground 98 - 82
SAT 11/05/1946 2:10 PM Coburg v Williamstown Coburg City Oval 86 - 85
SAT 11/05/1946 2:10 PM Northcote v Yarraville Northcote Park 93 - 115
SAT 11/05/1946 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Sandringham Warrawee Park 95 - 79
SAT 11/05/1946 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Brunswick North Port Oval 113 - 58
SAT 11/05/1946 2:10 PM Prahran v Brighton Toorak Park 70 - 134

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Camberwell 1st 5 -0- 0 20 148.2% 643 434
Williamstown 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 149.8% 689 460
Brighton 3rd 4 -0- 1 16 112.1% 611 545
Coburg 4th 3 -0- 2 12 109.0% 459 421
Port Melbourne 5th 3 -0- 2 12 94.3% 494 524
Yarraville 6th 3 -0- 2 12 86.2% 500 580
Brunswick 7th 2 -0- 3 8 95.1% 431 453
Prahran 8th 2 -0- 3 8 89.3% 545 610
Sandringham 9th 2 -0- 3 8 84.4% 421 499
Northcote 10th 1 -0- 4 4 84.0% 425 506
Oakleigh 11th 1 -0- 4 4 82.6% 459 556
Preston 12th 0 -0- 5 0 80.2% 360 449

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/05/1946 2:10 PM Brighton v Northcote Elsternwick Park 88 - 88
SAT 18/05/1946 2:10 PM Brunswick v Camberwell Brunswick Park 67 - 77
SAT 18/05/1946 2:10 PM Preston v Coburg Preston City Oval 93 - 76
SAT 18/05/1946 2:10 PM Sandringham v Prahran Beach Road Oval 147 - 113
SAT 18/05/1946 2:10 PM Williamstown v Oakleigh WCG 106 - 83
SAT 18/05/1946 2:10 PM Yarraville v Port Melbourne Yarraville Oval 87 - 88

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Camberwell 1st 6 -0- 0 24 143.7% 720 501
Williamstown 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 146.4% 795 543
Brighton 3rd 4 -1- 1 18 110.4% 699 633
Port Melbourne 4th 4 -0- 2 16 95.3% 582 611
Coburg 5th 3 -0- 3 12 104.1% 535 514
Sandringham 6th 3 -0- 3 12 92.8% 568 612
Yarraville 7th 3 -0- 3 12 87.9% 587 668
Brunswick 8th 2 -0- 4 8 94.0% 498 530
Prahran 9th 2 -0- 4 8 86.9% 658 757
Northcote 10th 1 -1- 4 6 86.4% 513 594
Preston 11th 1 -0- 5 4 86.3% 453 525
Oakleigh 12th 1 -0- 5 4 81.9% 542 662

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/05/1946 2:10 PM Brunswick v Preston Brunswick Park 74 - 63
SAT 25/05/1946 2:10 PM Camberwell v Yarraville Camberwell Sports Ground 167 - 101
SAT 25/05/1946 2:10 PM Northcote v Sandringham Northcote Park 88 - 103
SAT 25/05/1946 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Coburg Warrawee Park 84 - 120
SAT 25/05/1946 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Brighton North Port Oval 72 - 68
SAT 25/05/1946 2:10 PM Prahran v Williamstown Toorak Park 85 - 87

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Camberwell 1st 7 -0- 0 28 147.3% 887 602
Williamstown 2nd 6 -0- 1 24 140.4% 882 628
Port Melbourne 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 96.3% 654 679
Brighton 4th 4 -1- 2 18 108.8% 767 705
Coburg 5th 4 -0- 3 16 109.5% 655 598
Sandringham 6th 4 -0- 3 16 95.9% 671 700
Brunswick 7th 3 -0- 4 12 96.5% 572 593
Yarraville 8th 3 -0- 4 12 82.4% 688 835
Prahran 9th 2 -0- 5 8 88.0% 743 844
Northcote 10th 1 -1- 5 6 86.2% 601 697
Preston 11th 1 -0- 6 4 86.1% 516 599
Oakleigh 12th 1 -0- 6 4 80.1% 626 782

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/06/1946 2:10 PM Brighton v Camberwell Elsternwick Park 92 - 67
SAT 01/06/1946 2:10 PM Coburg v Prahran Coburg City Oval 66 - 65
SAT 01/06/1946 2:10 PM Preston v Oakleigh Preston City Oval 134 - 45
SAT 01/06/1946 2:10 PM Sandringham v Port Melbourne Beach Road Oval 97 - 78
SAT 01/06/1946 2:10 PM Williamstown v Northcote WCG 94 - 54
SAT 01/06/1946 2:10 PM Yarraville v Brunswick Yarraville Oval 107 - 128

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Williamstown 1st 7 -0- 1 28 143.1% 976 682
Camberwell 2nd 7 -0- 1 28 137.5% 954 694
Brighton 3rd 5 -1- 2 22 111.3% 859 772
Coburg 4th 5 -0- 3 20 108.7% 721 663
Sandringham 5th 5 -0- 3 20 98.7% 768 778
Port Melbourne 6th 5 -0- 3 20 94.3% 732 776
Brunswick 7th 4 -0- 4 16 100.0% 700 700
Yarraville 8th 3 -0- 5 12 82.6% 795 963
Preston 9th 2 -0- 6 8 100.9% 650 644
Prahran 10th 2 -0- 6 8 88.8% 808 910
Northcote 11th 1 -1- 6 6 82.8% 655 791
Oakleigh 12th 1 -0- 7 4 73.3% 671 916

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/06/1946 2:10 PM Brunswick v Brighton Brunswick Park 107 - 62
SAT 08/06/1946 2:10 PM Prahran v Oakleigh Toorak Park 72 - 122
SAT 08/06/1946 2:10 PM Yarraville v Preston Yarraville Oval 101 - 91
MON 10/06/1946 2:10 PM Camberwell v Sandringham Camberwell Sports Ground 115 - 118
MON 10/06/1946 2:10 PM Northcote v Coburg Northcote Park 69 - 91
MON 10/06/1946 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Williamstown North Port Oval 135 - 100

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Williamstown 1st 7 -0- 2 28 131.7% 1,076 817
Camberwell 2nd 7 -0- 2 28 131.7% 1,069 812
Coburg 3rd 6 -0- 3 24 110.9% 812 732
Sandringham 4th 6 -0- 3 24 99.2% 886 893
Port Melbourne 5th 6 -0- 3 24 99.0% 867 876
Brighton 6th 5 -1- 3 22 104.8% 921 879
Brunswick 7th 5 -0- 4 20 105.9% 807 762
Yarraville 8th 4 -0- 5 16 85.0% 896 1,054
Preston 9th 2 -0- 7 8 99.5% 741 745
Prahran 10th 2 -0- 7 8 85.3% 880 1,032
Oakleigh 11th 2 -0- 7 8 80.3% 793 988
Northcote 12th 1 -1- 7 6 82.1% 724 882

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/06/1946 2:10 PM Brighton v Yarraville Elsternwick Park 184 - 150
SAT 15/06/1946 2:10 PM Coburg v Port Melbourne Coburg City Oval 106 - 75
SAT 15/06/1946 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Northcote Warrawee Park 102 - 86
SAT 15/06/1946 2:10 PM Prahran v Preston Toorak Park 117 - 96
SAT 15/06/1946 2:10 PM Sandringham v Brunswick Beach Road Oval 104 - 80
SAT 15/06/1946 2:10 PM Williamstown v Camberwell WCG 90 - 90

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Williamstown 1st 7 -1- 2 30 128.6% 1,166 907
Camberwell 2nd 7 -1- 2 30 128.5% 1,159 902
Coburg 3rd 7 -0- 3 28 113.8% 918 807
Sandringham 4th 7 -0- 3 28 101.7% 990 973
Brighton 5th 6 -1- 3 26 107.4% 1,105 1,029
Port Melbourne 6th 6 -0- 4 24 95.9% 942 982
Brunswick 7th 5 -0- 5 20 102.4% 887 866
Yarraville 8th 4 -0- 6 16 84.5% 1,046 1,238
Prahran 9th 3 -0- 7 12 88.4% 997 1,128
Oakleigh 10th 3 -0- 7 12 83.3% 895 1,074
Preston 11th 2 -0- 8 8 97.1% 837 862
Northcote 12th 1 -1- 8 6 82.3% 810 984

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/06/1946 2:10 PM Brunswick v Williamstown Brunswick Park 123 - 106
SAT 22/06/1946 2:10 PM Camberwell v Coburg Camberwell Sports Ground 76 - 65
SAT 22/06/1946 2:10 PM Northcote v Prahran Northcote Park 130 - 96
SAT 22/06/1946 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Oakleigh North Port Oval 136 - 99
SAT 22/06/1946 2:10 PM Preston v Brighton Preston City Oval 96 - 144
SAT 22/06/1946 2:10 PM Yarraville v Sandringham Yarraville Oval 109 - 117

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Camberwell 1st 8 -1- 2 34 127.7% 1,235 967
Sandringham 2nd 8 -0- 3 32 102.3% 1,107 1,082
Williamstown 3rd 7 -1- 3 30 123.5% 1,272 1,030
Brighton 4th 7 -1- 3 30 111.0% 1,249 1,125
Coburg 5th 7 -0- 4 28 111.3% 983 883
Port Melbourne 6th 7 -0- 4 28 99.7% 1,078 1,081
Brunswick 7th 6 -0- 5 24 103.9% 1,010 972
Yarraville 8th 4 -0- 7 16 85.2% 1,155 1,355
Prahran 9th 3 -0- 8 12 86.9% 1,093 1,258
Oakleigh 10th 3 -0- 8 12 82.1% 994 1,210
Northcote 11th 2 -1- 8 10 87.0% 940 1,080
Preston 12th 2 -0- 9 8 92.7% 933 1,006

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/07/1946 2:10 PM Brighton v Sandringham Elsternwick Park 84 - 92
SAT 06/07/1946 2:10 PM Brunswick v Coburg Brunswick Park 71 - 73
SAT 06/07/1946 2:10 PM Camberwell v Oakleigh Camberwell Sports Ground 129 - 87
SAT 06/07/1946 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Prahran North Port Oval 111 - 95
SAT 06/07/1946 2:10 PM Preston v Northcote Preston City Oval 86 - 102
SAT 06/07/1946 2:10 PM Yarraville v Williamstown Yarraville Oval 109 - 135

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Camberwell 1st 9 -1- 2 38 129.4% 1,364 1,054
Sandringham 2nd 9 -0- 3 36 102.8% 1,199 1,166
Williamstown 3rd 8 -1- 3 34 123.5% 1,407 1,139
Coburg 4th 8 -0- 4 32 110.7% 1,056 954
Port Melbourne 5th 8 -0- 4 32 101.1% 1,189 1,176
Brighton 6th 7 -1- 4 30 109.5% 1,333 1,217
Brunswick 7th 6 -0- 6 24 103.4% 1,081 1,045
Yarraville 8th 4 -0- 8 16 84.8% 1,264 1,490
Northcote 9th 3 -1- 8 14 89.4% 1,042 1,166
Prahran 10th 3 -0- 9 12 86.8% 1,188 1,369
Oakleigh 11th 3 -0- 9 12 80.7% 1,081 1,339
Preston 12th 2 -0- 10 8 92.0% 1,019 1,108

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/07/1946 2:10 PM Coburg v Yarraville Coburg City Oval 124 - 119
SAT 13/07/1946 2:10 PM Northcote v Port Melbourne Northcote Park 129 - 140
SAT 13/07/1946 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Brunswick Warrawee Park 111 - 90
SAT 13/07/1946 2:10 PM Prahran v Camberwell Toorak Park 91 - 110
SAT 13/07/1946 2:10 PM Sandringham v Preston Beach Road Oval 90 - 97
SAT 13/07/1946 2:10 PM Williamstown v Brighton WCG 107 - 90

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Camberwell 1st 10 -1- 2 42 128.7% 1,474 1,145
Williamstown 2nd 9 -1- 3 38 123.2% 1,514 1,229
Coburg 3rd 9 -0- 4 36 110.0% 1,180 1,073
Sandringham 4th 9 -0- 4 36 102.1% 1,289 1,263
Port Melbourne 5th 9 -0- 4 36 101.8% 1,329 1,305
Brighton 6th 7 -1- 5 30 107.5% 1,423 1,324
Brunswick 7th 6 -0- 7 24 101.3% 1,171 1,156
Yarraville 8th 4 -0- 9 16 85.7% 1,383 1,614
Oakleigh 9th 4 -0- 9 16 83.4% 1,192 1,429
Northcote 10th 3 -1- 9 14 89.7% 1,171 1,306
Preston 11th 3 -0- 10 12 93.2% 1,116 1,198
Prahran 12th 3 -0- 10 12 86.5% 1,279 1,479

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/07/1946 2:10 PM Brighton v Coburg Elsternwick Park 92 - 72
SAT 20/07/1946 2:10 PM Brunswick v Prahran Brunswick Park 107 - 67
SAT 20/07/1946 2:10 PM Camberwell v Northcote Camberwell Sports Ground 127 - 74
SAT 20/07/1946 2:10 PM Preston v Port Melbourne Preston City Oval 86 - 98
SAT 20/07/1946 2:10 PM Sandringham v Williamstown Beach Road Oval 69 - 107
SAT 20/07/1946 2:10 PM Yarraville v Oakleigh Yarraville Oval 110 - 82

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Camberwell 1st 11 -1- 2 46 131.3% 1,601 1,219
Williamstown 2nd 10 -1- 3 42 124.9% 1,621 1,298
Port Melbourne 3rd 10 -0- 4 40 102.6% 1,427 1,391
Coburg 4th 9 -0- 5 36 107.5% 1,252 1,165
Sandringham 5th 9 -0- 5 36 99.1% 1,358 1,370
Brighton 6th 8 -1- 5 34 108.5% 1,515 1,396
Brunswick 7th 7 -0- 7 28 104.5% 1,278 1,223
Yarraville 8th 5 -0- 9 20 88.0% 1,493 1,696
Oakleigh 9th 4 -0- 10 16 82.8% 1,274 1,539
Northcote 10th 3 -1- 10 14 86.9% 1,245 1,433
Preston 11th 3 -0- 11 12 92.7% 1,202 1,296
Prahran 12th 3 -0- 11 12 84.9% 1,346 1,586

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/07/1946 2:10 PM Coburg v Sandringham Coburg City Oval 103 - 108
SAT 27/07/1946 2:10 PM Northcote v Brunswick Northcote Park 85 - 136
SAT 27/07/1946 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Brighton Warrawee Park 109 - 88
SAT 27/07/1946 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Camberwell North Port Oval 105 - 88
SAT 27/07/1946 2:10 PM Prahran v Yarraville Toorak Park 109 - 157
SAT 27/07/1946 2:10 PM Williamstown v Preston WCG 116 - 87

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Camberwell 1st 11 -1- 3 46 127.6% 1,689 1,324
Williamstown 2nd 11 -1- 3 46 125.4% 1,737 1,385
Port Melbourne 3rd 11 -0- 4 44 103.6% 1,532 1,479
Sandringham 4th 10 -0- 5 40 99.5% 1,466 1,473
Coburg 5th 9 -0- 6 36 106.4% 1,355 1,273
Brighton 6th 8 -1- 6 34 106.5% 1,603 1,505
Brunswick 7th 8 -0- 7 32 108.1% 1,414 1,308
Yarraville 8th 6 -0- 9 24 91.4% 1,650 1,805
Oakleigh 9th 5 -0- 10 20 85.0% 1,383 1,627
Northcote 10th 3 -1- 11 14 84.8% 1,330 1,569
Preston 11th 3 -0- 12 12 91.3% 1,289 1,412
Prahran 12th 3 -0- 12 12 83.5% 1,455 1,743

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/08/1946 2:10 PM Brighton v Prahran Elsternwick Park 111 - 90
SAT 03/08/1946 2:10 PM Brunswick v Port Melbourne Brunswick Park 81 - 93
SAT 03/08/1946 2:10 PM Preston v Camberwell Preston City Oval 80 - 140
SAT 03/08/1946 2:10 PM Sandringham v Oakleigh Beach Road Oval 152 - 88
SAT 03/08/1946 2:10 PM Williamstown v Coburg WCG 89 - 55
SAT 03/08/1946 2:10 PM Yarraville v Northcote Yarraville Oval 99 - 76

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Camberwell 1st 12 -1- 3 50 130.3% 1,829 1,404
Williamstown 2nd 12 -1- 3 50 126.8% 1,826 1,440
Port Melbourne 3rd 12 -0- 4 48 104.2% 1,625 1,560
Sandringham 4th 11 -0- 5 44 103.7% 1,618 1,561
Brighton 5th 9 -1- 6 38 107.5% 1,714 1,595
Coburg 6th 9 -0- 7 36 103.5% 1,410 1,362
Brunswick 7th 8 -0- 8 32 106.7% 1,495 1,401
Yarraville 8th 7 -0- 9 28 93.0% 1,749 1,881
Oakleigh 9th 5 -0- 11 20 82.7% 1,471 1,779
Northcote 10th 3 -1- 12 14 84.3% 1,406 1,668
Preston 11th 3 -0- 13 12 88.2% 1,369 1,552
Prahran 12th 3 -0- 13 12 83.3% 1,545 1,854

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/08/1946 2:10 PM Camberwell v Brunswick Camberwell Sports Ground 105 - 70
SAT 17/08/1946 2:10 PM Coburg v Preston Coburg City Oval 143 - 82
SAT 17/08/1946 2:10 PM Northcote v Brighton Northcote Park 91 - 49
SAT 17/08/1946 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Williamstown Warrawee Park 103 - 87
SAT 17/08/1946 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Yarraville North Port Oval 125 - 115
SAT 17/08/1946 2:10 PM Prahran v Sandringham Toorak Park 86 - 122

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Camberwell 1st 13 -1- 3 54 131.2% 1,934 1,474
Port Melbourne 2nd 13 -0- 4 52 104.5% 1,750 1,675
Williamstown 3rd 12 -1- 4 50 124.0% 1,913 1,543
Sandringham 4th 12 -0- 5 48 105.6% 1,740 1,647
Coburg 5th 10 -0- 7 40 107.5% 1,553 1,444
Brighton 6th 9 -1- 7 38 104.6% 1,763 1,686
Brunswick 7th 8 -0- 9 32 103.9% 1,565 1,506
Yarraville 8th 7 -0- 10 28 92.9% 1,864 2,006
Oakleigh 9th 6 -0- 11 24 84.4% 1,574 1,866
Northcote 10th 4 -1- 12 18 87.2% 1,497 1,717
Preston 11th 3 -0- 14 12 85.6% 1,451 1,695
Prahran 12th 3 -0- 14 12 82.5% 1,631 1,976

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/08/1946 2:10 PM Brighton v Brunswick Elsternwick Park 156 - 101
SAT 24/08/1946 2:10 PM Coburg v Northcote Coburg City Oval 105 - 55
SAT 24/08/1946 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Prahran Warrawee Park 116 - 124
SAT 24/08/1946 2:10 PM Preston v Yarraville Preston City Oval 117 - 96
SAT 24/08/1946 2:10 PM Sandringham v Camberwell Beach Road Oval 87 - 91
SAT 24/08/1946 2:10 PM Williamstown v Port Melbourne WCG 114 - 107

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Camberwell 1st 14 -1- 3 58 129.7% 2,025 1,561
Williamstown 2nd 13 -1- 4 54 122.8% 2,027 1,650
Port Melbourne 3rd 13 -0- 5 52 103.8% 1,857 1,789
Sandringham 4th 12 -0- 6 48 105.1% 1,827 1,738
Coburg 5th 11 -0- 7 44 110.6% 1,658 1,499
Brighton 6th 10 -1- 7 42 107.4% 1,919 1,787
Brunswick 7th 8 -0- 10 32 100.2% 1,666 1,662
Yarraville 8th 7 -0- 11 28 92.3% 1,960 2,123
Oakleigh 9th 6 -0- 12 24 84.9% 1,690 1,990
Northcote 10th 4 -1- 13 18 85.2% 1,552 1,822
Preston 11th 4 -0- 14 16 87.5% 1,568 1,791
Prahran 12th 4 -0- 14 16 83.9% 1,755 2,092

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/08/1946 2:10 PM Brunswick v Sandringham Brunswick Park 89 - 99
SAT 31/08/1946 2:10 PM Camberwell v Williamstown Camberwell Sports Ground 136 - 81
SAT 31/08/1946 2:10 PM Northcote v Oakleigh Northcote Park 82 - 79
SAT 31/08/1946 2:10 PM Port Melbourne v Coburg North Port Oval 102 - 105
SAT 31/08/1946 2:10 PM Preston v Prahran Preston City Oval 95 - 79
SAT 31/08/1946 2:10 PM Yarraville v Brighton Yarraville Oval 109 - 82

Round 19 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Camberwell 1st 15 -1- 3 62 131.6% 2,161 1,642
Williamstown 2nd 13 -1- 5 54 118.0% 2,108 1,786
Sandringham 3rd 13 -0- 6 52 105.4% 1,926 1,827
Port Melbourne 4th 13 -0- 6 52 103.4% 1,959 1,894
Coburg 5th 12 -0- 7 48 110.1% 1,763 1,601
Brighton 6th 10 -1- 8 42 105.5% 2,001 1,896
Brunswick 7th 8 -0- 11 32 99.7% 1,755 1,761
Yarraville 8th 8 -0- 11 32 93.8% 2,069 2,205
Oakleigh 9th 6 -0- 13 24 85.4% 1,769 2,072
Northcote 10th 5 -1- 13 22 86.0% 1,634 1,901
Preston 11th 5 -0- 14 20 88.9% 1,663 1,870
Prahran 12th 4 -0- 15 16 83.9% 1,834 2,187

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/09/1946 2:10 PM Brighton v Preston Elsternwick Park 162 - 114
SAT 07/09/1946 2:10 PM Coburg v Camberwell Coburg City Oval 149 - 78
SAT 07/09/1946 2:10 PM Oakleigh v Port Melbourne Warrawee Park 126 - 161
SAT 07/09/1946 2:10 PM Prahran v Northcote Toorak Park 147 - 108
SAT 07/09/1946 2:10 PM Sandringham v Yarraville Beach Road Oval 162 - 132
SAT 07/09/1946 2:10 PM Williamstown v Brunswick WCG 97 - 80

Round 20 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Camberwell 1st 15 -1- 4 62 125.0% 2,239 1,791
Williamstown 2nd 14 -1- 5 58 118.2% 2,205 1,866
Sandringham 3rd 14 -0- 6 56 106.6% 2,088 1,959
Port Melbourne 4th 14 -0- 6 56 105.0% 2,120 2,020
Coburg 5th 13 -0- 7 52 113.9% 1,912 1,679
Brighton 6th 11 -1- 8 46 107.6% 2,163 2,010
Brunswick 7th 8 -0- 12 32 98.8% 1,835 1,858
Yarraville 8th 8 -0- 12 32 93.0% 2,201 2,367
Oakleigh 9th 6 -0- 14 24 84.9% 1,895 2,233
Northcote 10th 5 -1- 14 22 85.1% 1,742 2,048
Preston 11th 5 -0- 15 20 87.5% 1,777 2,032
Prahran 12th 5 -0- 15 20 86.3% 1,981 2,295

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Camberwell 1st 15 -1- 4 62 125.0% 2,239 1,791 318 331 249 297
Williamstown 2nd 14 -1- 5 58 118.2% 2,205 1,866 314 321 259 312
Sandringham 3rd 14 -0- 6 56 106.6% 2,088 1,959 304 264 272 327
Port Melbourne 4th 14 -0- 6 56 105.0% 2,120 2,020 301 314 278 352
Coburg 5th 13 -0- 7 52 113.9% 1,912 1,679 262 340 234 275
Brighton 6th 11 -1- 8 46 107.6% 2,163 2,010 303 345 286 294
Brunswick 7th 8 -0- 12 32 98.8% 1,835 1,858 253 317 262 286
Yarraville 8th 8 -0- 12 32 93.0% 2,201 2,367 309 347 338 339
Oakleigh 9th 6 -0- 14 24 84.9% 1,895 2,233 260 335 319 319
Northcote 10th 5 -1- 14 22 85.1% 1,742 2,048 241 296 287 326
Preston 11th 5 -0- 15 20 87.5% 1,777 2,032 252 265 286 316
Prahran 12th 5 -0- 15 20 86.3% 1,981 2,295 282 289 329 321

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/09/1946 2:10 PM Sandringham v Port Melbourne Junction Oval 122 - 93 18,000
SAT 21/09/1946 2:10 PM Camberwell v Williamstown Junction Oval 91 - 80 16,000

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team Pos.
Camberwell 1st
Williamstown 2nd
Sandringham 3rd
Port Melbourne 4th

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/09/1946 2:10 PM Williamstown v Sandringham Junction Oval 114 - 115 16,000

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team Pos.
Camberwell 1st
Sandringham 2nd
Williamstown 3rd
Port Melbourne 4th

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/10/1946 2:10 PM Camberwell v Sandringham Junction Oval 92 - 99 30,000

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team Pos.
Sandringham 1st
Camberwell 2nd
Williamstown 3rd
Port Melbourne 4th