1946 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1946 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Punt Road Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (eight as hosts and one as visitors). The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Footscray in the first semi final and defeating Collingwood in the preliminary final, Melbourne were defeated by Essendon in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Team Details
Competition:
1946 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
Punt Road Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 13-0-6, P%: 104.8)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Team Leaders
Captain:
Norm Smith
Vice-Captain:
Jack Mueller
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold, Lance | #29 | 4 | 1 | R04-05, R08-09 |
| Bell, Des | #36 | 5 | 2 | R09, R11-13, R18 |
| Bickford, George | #16 | 18 | 3 | R01, R06-19, SF, PF, GF |
| Bowman, Gordon | #11 | 19 | 3 | R03-17, R19, SF, PF, GF |
| Byfield, Arnold | #34 | 18 | 10 | R04-05, R07-19, SF, PF, GF |
| Conroy, Clem | #7 | 1 | 0 | R06 |
| Copsey, Alf | #29 | 5 | 0 | R08, R16-19 |
| Cordner, Don | #21 | 22 | 2 | R01-19, SF, PF, GF |
| Cordner, Ted | #23 | 19 | 0 | R02-12, R15-19, SF, PF, GF |
| Daly, Gerry | #27 | 3 | 1 | R05, R07-08 |
| Deans, Billy | #5 | 22 | 3 | R01-19, SF, PF, GF |
| Dockett, Len | #32 | 18 | 4 | R04-06, R08-19, SF, PF, GF |
| Dowsing, Roy | #2 | 14 | 0 | R01-03, R06-07, R10-18 |
| Dullard, Adrian | #28 | 11 | 14 | R01-02, R13-14, R16-19, SF, PF, GF |
| Fanning, Fred | #6 | 20 | 56 | R01-07, R09-13, R15-19, SF, PF, GF |
| Hall, Ron | #14 | 8 | 2 | R01-08 |
| Hingston, Dick | #32 | 3 | 0 | R01-03 |
| Irwin, Ron | #3 | 13 | 0 | R01-04, R07-14, SF |
| Kennedy, Dick | #24 | 4 | 6 | R06-08, R10 |
| Kennedy, Frank | #17 | 15 | 1 | R02-03, R05-08, R11-15, R18, SF, PF, GF |
| Lock, Wally | #18 | 15 | 0 | R01-04, R11-17, R19, SF, PF, GF |
| McGrath, Shane | #22 | 20 | 2 | R01-06, R09-19, SF, PF, GF |
| McLean, Col | #25 | 20 | 0 | R01-02, R04, R06-19, SF, PF, GF |
| McMahen, Noel | #35 | 3 | 0 | R08-10 |
| Mitchell, Jim | #37 | 13 | 18 | R10-19, SF, PF, GF |
| Mueller, Jack | #12 | 22 | 58 | R01-19, SF, PF, GF |
| O'Rourke, Ernie | #27 | 14 | 28 | R09-19, SF, PF, GF |
| Porter, Ivan | #9 | 4 | 2 | R01, R03, R06-07 |
| Quinn, Jack | #15 | 6 | 5 | R01-05, R19 |
| Rodda, Alby | #30 | 16 | 19 | R01-02, R04-09, R14-16, R18-19, SF, PF, GF |
| Rowarth, Ern | #1 | 7 | 1 | R04-07, R09-10, R19 |
| Rowe, Harry | #29 | 1 | 0 | R07 |
| Rule, Stan | #31 | 18 | 3 | R03-08, R10-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Scanlan, Bill | #19 | 7 | 2 | R01-03, R05, R14-15, R19 |
| Shalless, Ralph | #26 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Smith, Norm | #4 | 19 | 33 | R01-06, R09-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Stabb, Roy | #8 | 9 | 0 | R01-04, R08-09, R17, PF, GF |
| Wilson, Norm | #20 | 3 | 9 | R01-03 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hughes, Frank | 22 | 15 | -0- | 7 | R01-19, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/04/1946 | Round 1 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | MELB by 46 | Frank Hughes | Norm Smith |
| 27/04/1946 | Round 2 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 6 | Frank Hughes | Norm Smith |
| 04/05/1946 | Round 3 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 56 | Frank Hughes | Norm Smith |
| 11/05/1946 | Round 4 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 13 | Frank Hughes | Norm Smith |
| 18/05/1946 | Round 5 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 61 | Frank Hughes | Norm Smith |
| 25/05/1946 | Round 6 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 15 | Frank Hughes | Norm Smith |
| 01/06/1946 | Round 7 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 56 | Frank Hughes | Jack Mueller |
| 08/06/1946 | Round 8 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 29 | Frank Hughes | Jack Mueller |
| 15/06/1946 | Round 9 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | MELB by 39 | Frank Hughes | Norm Smith |
| 22/06/1946 | Round 10 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 16 | Frank Hughes | Norm Smith |
| 06/07/1946 | Round 11 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | MELB by 22 | Frank Hughes | Norm Smith |
| 13/07/1946 | Round 12 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 43 | Frank Hughes | Norm Smith |
| 20/07/1946 | Round 13 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | MELB by 17 | Frank Hughes | Norm Smith |
| 27/07/1946 | Round 14 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | MELB by 5 | Frank Hughes | Norm Smith |
| 03/08/1946 | Round 15 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 11 | Frank Hughes | Norm Smith |
| 10/08/1946 | Round 16 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 21 | Frank Hughes | Norm Smith |
| 17/08/1946 | Round 17 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | MELB by 37 | Frank Hughes | Norm Smith |
| 24/08/1946 | Round 18 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 4 | Frank Hughes | Norm Smith |
| 31/08/1946 | Round 19 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 37 | Frank Hughes | Jack Mueller |
| 07/09/1946 | Semi Final | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 18 | Frank Hughes | Norm Smith |
| 28/09/1946 | Preliminary Final | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 13 | Frank Hughes | Norm Smith |
| 05/10/1946 | Grand Final | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 63 | Frank Hughes | Norm Smith |