1946 VFL Season: Melbourne
Season Team Details
Competition:
1946 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
Punt Road Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 13-0-6, P%: 104.8)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
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 |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Ron Hall | Shane McGrath | Dick Hingston |
| Half-Back: | Col McLean | Ron Irwin | Wally Lock |
| Centre: | Roy Stabb | Norm Smith | Roy Dowsing |
| Half-Forward: | George Bickford | Adrian Dullard | Billy Deans |
| Forward: | Jack Mueller | Norm Wilson | Jack Quinn |
| Follower: | Don Cordner | Fred Fanning | Alby Rodda |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 1 out of 22 matches was used.
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 |