1946 VFLS Season

These are the results for the 1946 season of the Victorian Football League Seconds (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves).

It featured nineteen rounds. Richmond Seconds were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. Richmond Seconds were the premiers, with Alby Pannam as the premiership coach.

Season Details

Name: 1946 VFLS Season
Teams: 12
Rounds: 19
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 118

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Carlton Seconds Princes Park
Collingwood Seconds Victoria Park Bervin Woods
Essendon Seconds Windy Hill
Fitzroy Seconds Brunswick Street Oval
Footscray Seconds Western Oval
Geelong Seconds Kardinia Park
Hawthorn Seconds Glenferrie Oval
Melbourne Seconds MCG Roy McKay
North Melbourne Seconds Arden Street Oval
Richmond Seconds Punt Road Oval Alby Pannam
South Melbourne Seconds Ross Gregory Oval
St Kilda Seconds Junction Oval

Season Results

Premiers: Richmond Seconds
Runners-Up: Fitzroy Seconds
Minor Premiers: Richmond Seconds

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Richmond Seconds 1st 17 -0- 2 68 148.8% 2,039 1,370 283 341 196 194
Fitzroy Seconds 2nd 16 -0- 3 64 157.9% 1,960 1,241 284 256 169 227
Collingwood Seconds 3rd 16 -0- 3 64 147.3% 1,717 1,166 236 301 160 206
Melbourne Seconds 4th 13 -0- 6 52 129.7% 1,807 1,393 254 283 192 241
South Melbourne Seconds 5th 11 -1- 7 46 96.3% 1,474 1,530 209 220 214 246
Carlton Seconds 6th 8 -0- 11 32 94.7% 1,524 1,609 210 264 225 259
Essendon Seconds 7th 8 -0- 11 32 91.8% 1,470 1,601 201 264 225 251
St Kilda Seconds 8th 7 -1- 11 30 91.5% 1,330 1,453 182 238 204 229
Footscray Seconds 9th 7 -0- 12 28 98.1% 1,411 1,438 200 211 198 250
Geelong Seconds 10th 7 -0- 12 28 77.2% 1,286 1,666 177 224 233 268
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 2 -1- 16 10 67.2% 1,172 1,745 162 200 243 287
Hawthorn Seconds 12th 0 -1- 18 2 55.8% 1,236 2,214 174 192 313 336

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Richmond Seconds 1st Premiers
Fitzroy Seconds 2nd Runners-Up
Collingwood Seconds 3rd Defeated by Fitzroy Seconds (Preliminary Final)
Melbourne Seconds 4th Defeated by Collingwood Seconds (Semi Final)
South Melbourne Seconds 5th Did not qualify for finals
Carlton Seconds 6th Did not qualify for finals
Essendon Seconds 7th Did not qualify for finals
St Kilda Seconds 8th Did not qualify for finals
Footscray Seconds 9th Did not qualify for finals
Geelong Seconds 10th Did not qualify for finals
North Melbourne Seconds 11th Did not qualify for finals
Hawthorn Seconds 12th 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 20/04/1946 Carlton (S) v South Melbourne (S) Princes Park 162 - 84
SAT 20/04/1946 Collingwood (S) v Hawthorn (S) Victoria Park 152 - 21
SAT 20/04/1946 St Kilda (S) v North Melbourne (S) Junction Oval 99 - 62
MON 22/04/1946 Essendon (S) v Footscray (S) Windy Hill 105 - 92
MON 22/04/1946 Geelong (S) v Melbourne (S) Kardinia Park 80 - 102
MON 22/04/1946 Richmond (S) v Fitzroy (S) Punt Road Oval 95 - 123

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Collingwood Seconds 1st 1 -0- 0 4 723.8% 152 21
Carlton Seconds 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 192.9% 162 84
St Kilda Seconds 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 159.7% 99 62
Fitzroy Seconds 4th 1 -0- 0 4 129.5% 123 95
Melbourne Seconds 5th 1 -0- 0 4 127.5% 102 80
Essendon Seconds 6th 1 -0- 0 4 114.1% 105 92
Footscray Seconds 7th 0 -0- 1 0 87.6% 92 105
Geelong Seconds 8th 0 -0- 1 0 78.4% 80 102
Richmond Seconds 9th 0 -0- 1 0 77.2% 95 123
North Melbourne Seconds 10th 0 -0- 1 0 62.6% 62 99
South Melbourne Seconds 11th 0 -0- 1 0 51.9% 84 162
Hawthorn Seconds 12th 0 -0- 1 0 13.8% 21 152

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/04/1946 Fitzroy (S) v Collingwood (S) Brunswick Street Oval 84 - 58
SAT 27/04/1946 Footscray (S) v St Kilda (S) Western Oval 52 - 54
SAT 27/04/1946 Hawthorn (S) v Geelong (S) Glenferrie Oval 68 - 86
SAT 27/04/1946 Melbourne (S) v Carlton (S) MCG 93 - 50
SAT 27/04/1946 North Melbourne (S) v Richmond (S) Arden Street Oval 55 - 66
SAT 27/04/1946 South Melbourne (S) v Essendon (S) Ross Gregory Oval 74 - 70

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne Seconds 1st 2 -0- 0 8 150.0% 195 130
Fitzroy Seconds 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 135.3% 207 153
St Kilda Seconds 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 134.2% 153 114
Collingwood Seconds 4th 1 -0- 1 4 200.0% 210 105
Carlton Seconds 5th 1 -0- 1 4 119.8% 212 177
Essendon Seconds 6th 1 -0- 1 4 105.4% 175 166
Geelong Seconds 7th 1 -0- 1 4 97.6% 166 170
Richmond Seconds 8th 1 -0- 1 4 90.4% 161 178
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 1 -0- 1 4 68.1% 158 232
Footscray Seconds 10th 0 -0- 2 0 90.6% 144 159
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 0 -0- 2 0 70.9% 117 165
Hawthorn Seconds 12th 0 -0- 2 0 37.4% 89 238

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/05/1946 Carlton (S) v Hawthorn (S) Princes Park 114 - 68
SAT 04/05/1946 Collingwood (S) v North Melbourne (S) Victoria Park 111 - 67
SAT 04/05/1946 Footscray (S) v South Melbourne (S) Western Oval 52 - 93
SAT 04/05/1946 Geelong (S) v Fitzroy (S) Kardinia Park 52 - 86
SAT 04/05/1946 Melbourne (S) v Essendon (S) MCG 112 - 116
SAT 04/05/1946 St Kilda (S) v Richmond (S) Junction Oval 103 - 130

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Fitzroy Seconds 1st 3 -0- 0 12 142.9% 293 205
Collingwood Seconds 2nd 2 -0- 1 8 186.6% 321 172
Carlton Seconds 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 133.1% 326 245
Melbourne Seconds 4th 2 -0- 1 8 124.8% 307 246
St Kilda Seconds 5th 2 -0- 1 8 104.9% 256 244
Essendon Seconds 6th 2 -0- 1 8 104.7% 291 278
Richmond Seconds 7th 2 -0- 1 8 103.6% 291 281
South Melbourne Seconds 8th 2 -0- 1 8 88.4% 251 284
Geelong Seconds 9th 1 -0- 2 4 85.2% 218 256
Footscray Seconds 10th 0 -0- 3 0 77.8% 196 252
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 0 -0- 3 0 66.7% 184 276
Hawthorn Seconds 12th 0 -0- 3 0 44.6% 157 352

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/05/1946 Collingwood (S) v St Kilda (S) Victoria Park 48 - 34
SAT 11/05/1946 Essendon (S) v Hawthorn (S) Windy Hill 79 - 60
SAT 11/05/1946 Fitzroy (S) v Carlton (S) Brunswick Street Oval 62 - 46
SAT 11/05/1946 North Melbourne (S) v Geelong (S) Arden Street Oval 61 - 99
SAT 11/05/1946 Richmond (S) v Footscray (S) Punt Road Oval 78 - 67
SAT 11/05/1946 South Melbourne (S) v Melbourne (S) Ross Gregory Oval 91 - 65

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Fitzroy Seconds 1st 4 -0- 0 16 141.4% 355 251
Collingwood Seconds 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 179.1% 369 206
Essendon Seconds 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 109.5% 370 338
Richmond Seconds 4th 3 -0- 1 12 106.0% 369 348
South Melbourne Seconds 5th 3 -0- 1 12 98.0% 342 349
Carlton Seconds 6th 2 -0- 2 8 121.2% 372 307
Melbourne Seconds 7th 2 -0- 2 8 110.4% 372 337
Geelong Seconds 8th 2 -0- 2 8 100.0% 317 317
St Kilda Seconds 9th 2 -0- 2 8 99.3% 290 292
Footscray Seconds 10th 0 -0- 4 0 79.7% 263 330
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 0 -0- 4 0 65.3% 245 375
Hawthorn Seconds 12th 0 -0- 4 0 50.3% 217 431

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/05/1946 Fitzroy (S) v Essendon (S) Brunswick Street Oval 103 - 24
SAT 18/05/1946 Footscray (S) v Melbourne (S) Western Oval 59 - 71
SAT 18/05/1946 Hawthorn (S) v South Melbourne (S) Glenferrie Oval 74 - 83
SAT 18/05/1946 North Melbourne (S) v Carlton (S) Arden Street Oval 62 - 98
SAT 18/05/1946 Richmond (S) v Collingwood (S) Punt Road Oval 133 - 94
SAT 18/05/1946 St Kilda (S) v Geelong (S) Junction Oval 42 - 56

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Fitzroy Seconds 1st 5 -0- 0 20 166.5% 458 275
Richmond Seconds 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 113.6% 502 442
South Melbourne Seconds 3rd 4 -0- 1 16 100.5% 425 423
Collingwood Seconds 4th 3 -0- 2 12 136.6% 463 339
Carlton Seconds 5th 3 -0- 2 12 127.4% 470 369
Melbourne Seconds 6th 3 -0- 2 12 111.9% 443 396
Geelong Seconds 7th 3 -0- 2 12 103.9% 373 359
Essendon Seconds 8th 3 -0- 2 12 89.3% 394 441
St Kilda Seconds 9th 2 -0- 3 8 95.4% 332 348
Footscray Seconds 10th 0 -0- 5 0 80.3% 322 401
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 0 -0- 5 0 64.9% 307 473
Hawthorn Seconds 12th 0 -0- 5 0 56.6% 291 514

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/05/1946 Carlton (S) v St Kilda (S) Princes Park 128 - 65
SAT 25/05/1946 Collingwood (S) v Footscray (S) Victoria Park 92 - 78
SAT 25/05/1946 Essendon (S) v North Melbourne (S) Windy Hill 96 - 66
SAT 25/05/1946 Geelong (S) v Richmond (S) Kardinia Park 49 - 79
SAT 25/05/1946 Melbourne (S) v Hawthorn (S) MCG 163 - 84
SAT 25/05/1946 South Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S) Ross Gregory Oval 80 - 90

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Fitzroy Seconds 1st 6 -0- 0 24 154.4% 548 355
Richmond Seconds 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 118.3% 581 491
Carlton Seconds 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 137.8% 598 434
Collingwood Seconds 4th 4 -0- 2 16 133.1% 555 417
Melbourne Seconds 5th 4 -0- 2 16 126.3% 606 480
South Melbourne Seconds 6th 4 -0- 2 16 98.4% 505 513
Essendon Seconds 7th 4 -0- 2 16 96.6% 490 507
Geelong Seconds 8th 3 -0- 3 12 96.3% 422 438
St Kilda Seconds 9th 2 -0- 4 8 83.4% 397 476
Footscray Seconds 10th 0 -0- 6 0 81.1% 400 493
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 0 -0- 6 0 65.6% 373 569
Hawthorn Seconds 12th 0 -0- 6 0 55.4% 375 677

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/06/1946 Collingwood (S) v Geelong (S) Victoria Park 63 - 56
SAT 01/06/1946 Fitzroy (S) v Melbourne (S) Brunswick Street Oval 91 - 72
SAT 01/06/1946 Footscray (S) v Hawthorn (S) Western Oval 94 - 50
SAT 01/06/1946 North Melbourne (S) v South Melbourne (S) Arden Street Oval 70 - 77
SAT 01/06/1946 Richmond (S) v Carlton (S) Punt Road Oval 83 - 80
SAT 01/06/1946 St Kilda (S) v Essendon (S) Junction Oval 69 - 70

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Fitzroy Seconds 1st 7 -0- 0 28 149.6% 639 427
Richmond Seconds 2nd 6 -0- 1 24 116.3% 664 571
Collingwood Seconds 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 130.7% 618 473
South Melbourne Seconds 4th 5 -0- 2 20 99.8% 582 583
Essendon Seconds 5th 5 -0- 2 20 97.2% 560 576
Carlton Seconds 6th 4 -0- 3 16 131.1% 678 517
Melbourne Seconds 7th 4 -0- 3 16 118.7% 678 571
Geelong Seconds 8th 3 -0- 4 12 95.4% 478 501
St Kilda Seconds 9th 2 -0- 5 8 85.3% 466 546
Footscray Seconds 10th 1 -0- 6 4 91.0% 494 543
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 0 -0- 7 0 68.6% 443 646
Hawthorn Seconds 12th 0 -0- 7 0 55.1% 425 771

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/06/1946 Carlton (S) v Collingwood (S) Princes Park 37 - 74
SAT 08/06/1946 Geelong (S) v Footscray (S) Kardinia Park 65 - 113
SAT 08/06/1946 Hawthorn (S) v Fitzroy (S) Glenferrie Oval 62 - 116
SAT 08/06/1946 Melbourne (S) v North Melbourne (S) MCG 107 - 91
SAT 08/06/1946 South Melbourne (S) v St Kilda (S) Ross Gregory Oval 71 - 71
MON 10/06/1946 Essendon (S) v Richmond (S) Windy Hill 79 - 99

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Fitzroy Seconds 1st 8 -0- 0 32 154.4% 755 489
Richmond Seconds 2nd 7 -0- 1 28 117.4% 763 650
Collingwood Seconds 3rd 6 -0- 2 24 135.7% 692 510
South Melbourne Seconds 4th 5 -1- 2 22 99.8% 653 654
Melbourne Seconds 5th 5 -0- 3 20 118.6% 785 662
Essendon Seconds 6th 5 -0- 3 20 94.7% 639 675
Carlton Seconds 7th 4 -0- 4 16 121.0% 715 591
Geelong Seconds 8th 3 -0- 5 12 88.4% 543 614
St Kilda Seconds 9th 2 -1- 5 10 87.0% 537 617
Footscray Seconds 10th 2 -0- 6 8 99.8% 607 608
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 0 -0- 8 0 70.9% 534 753
Hawthorn Seconds 12th 0 -0- 8 0 54.9% 487 887

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/06/1946 Fitzroy (S) v Footscray (S) Brunswick Street Oval 96 - 74
SAT 15/06/1946 Geelong (S) v Carlton (S) Kardinia Park 79 - 32
SAT 15/06/1946 North Melbourne (S) v Hawthorn (S) Arden Street Oval 81 - 81
SAT 15/06/1946 St Kilda (S) v Melbourne (S) Junction Oval 76 - 135
MON 17/06/1946 Collingwood (S) v Essendon (S) Victoria Park 87 - 86
MON 17/06/1946 Richmond (S) v South Melbourne (S) Punt Road Oval 120 - 77

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Fitzroy Seconds 1st 9 -0- 0 36 151.2% 851 563
Richmond Seconds 2nd 8 -0- 1 32 121.5% 883 727
Collingwood Seconds 3rd 7 -0- 2 28 130.7% 779 596
Melbourne Seconds 4th 6 -0- 3 24 124.7% 920 738
South Melbourne Seconds 5th 5 -1- 3 22 94.3% 730 774
Essendon Seconds 6th 5 -0- 4 20 95.1% 725 762
Carlton Seconds 7th 4 -0- 5 16 111.5% 747 670
Geelong Seconds 8th 4 -0- 5 16 96.3% 622 646
St Kilda Seconds 9th 2 -1- 6 10 81.5% 613 752
Footscray Seconds 10th 2 -0- 7 8 96.7% 681 704
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 0 -1- 8 2 73.7% 615 834
Hawthorn Seconds 12th 0 -1- 8 2 58.7% 568 968

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/06/1946 Essendon (S) v Geelong (S) Windy Hill 131 - 48
SAT 22/06/1946 Fitzroy (S) v North Melbourne (S) Brunswick Street Oval 131 - 37
SAT 22/06/1946 Footscray (S) v Carlton (S) Western Oval 55 - 65
SAT 22/06/1946 Hawthorn (S) v St Kilda (S) Glenferrie Oval 58 - 95
SAT 22/06/1946 Melbourne (S) v Richmond (S) MCG 88 - 110
SAT 22/06/1946 South Melbourne (S) v Collingwood (S) Ross Gregory Oval 49 - 86

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Fitzroy Seconds 1st 10 -0- 0 40 163.7% 982 600
Richmond Seconds 2nd 9 -0- 1 36 121.8% 993 815
Collingwood Seconds 3rd 8 -0- 2 32 134.1% 865 645
Melbourne Seconds 4th 6 -0- 4 24 118.9% 1,008 848
Essendon Seconds 5th 6 -0- 4 24 105.7% 856 810
South Melbourne Seconds 6th 5 -1- 4 22 90.6% 779 860
Carlton Seconds 7th 5 -0- 5 20 112.0% 812 725
Geelong Seconds 8th 4 -0- 6 16 86.2% 670 777
St Kilda Seconds 9th 3 -1- 6 14 87.4% 708 810
Footscray Seconds 10th 2 -0- 8 8 95.7% 736 769
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 0 -1- 9 2 67.6% 652 965
Hawthorn Seconds 12th 0 -1- 9 2 58.9% 626 1,063

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/07/1946 Carlton (S) v Essendon (S) Princes Park 82 - 73
SAT 06/07/1946 Collingwood (S) v Melbourne (S) Victoria Park 65 - 43
SAT 06/07/1946 Geelong (S) v South Melbourne (S) Kardinia Park 58 - 67
SAT 06/07/1946 North Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) Arden Street Oval 56 - 67
SAT 06/07/1946 Richmond (S) v Hawthorn (S) Punt Road Oval 144 - 75
SAT 06/07/1946 St Kilda (S) v Fitzroy (S) Junction Oval 91 - 77

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Fitzroy Seconds 1st 10 -0- 1 40 153.3% 1,059 691
Richmond Seconds 2nd 10 -0- 1 40 127.8% 1,137 890
Collingwood Seconds 3rd 9 -0- 2 36 135.2% 930 688
South Melbourne Seconds 4th 6 -1- 4 26 92.2% 846 918
Melbourne Seconds 5th 6 -0- 5 24 115.1% 1,051 913
Carlton Seconds 6th 6 -0- 5 24 112.0% 894 798
Essendon Seconds 7th 6 -0- 5 24 104.1% 929 892
St Kilda Seconds 8th 4 -1- 6 18 90.1% 799 887
Geelong Seconds 9th 4 -0- 7 16 86.3% 728 844
Footscray Seconds 10th 3 -0- 8 12 97.3% 803 825
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 0 -1- 10 2 68.6% 708 1,032
Hawthorn Seconds 12th 0 -1- 10 2 58.1% 701 1,207

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/07/1946 Fitzroy (S) v Richmond (S) Brunswick Street Oval 99 - 120
SAT 13/07/1946 Footscray (S) v Essendon (S) Western Oval 42 - 39
SAT 13/07/1946 Hawthorn (S) v Collingwood (S) Glenferrie Oval 59 - 187
SAT 13/07/1946 Melbourne (S) v Geelong (S) MCG 101 - 73
SAT 13/07/1946 North Melbourne (S) v St Kilda (S) Arden Street Oval 67 - 76
SAT 13/07/1946 South Melbourne (S) v Carlton (S) Ross Gregory Oval 109 - 81

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond Seconds 1st 11 -0- 1 44 127.1% 1,257 989
Collingwood Seconds 2nd 10 -0- 2 40 149.5% 1,117 747
Fitzroy Seconds 3rd 10 -0- 2 40 142.8% 1,158 811
South Melbourne Seconds 4th 7 -1- 4 30 95.6% 955 999
Melbourne Seconds 5th 7 -0- 5 28 116.8% 1,152 986
Carlton Seconds 6th 6 -0- 6 24 107.5% 975 907
Essendon Seconds 7th 6 -0- 6 24 103.6% 968 934
St Kilda Seconds 8th 5 -1- 6 22 91.7% 875 954
Footscray Seconds 9th 4 -0- 8 16 97.8% 845 864
Geelong Seconds 10th 4 -0- 8 16 84.8% 801 945
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 0 -1- 11 2 69.9% 775 1,108
Hawthorn Seconds 12th 0 -1- 11 2 54.5% 760 1,394

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/07/1946 Carlton (S) v Melbourne (S) Princes Park 106 - 89
SAT 20/07/1946 Collingwood (S) v Fitzroy (S) Victoria Park 44 - 96
SAT 20/07/1946 Essendon (S) v South Melbourne (S) Windy Hill 77 - 117
SAT 20/07/1946 Geelong (S) v Hawthorn (S) Kardinia Park 82 - 53
SAT 20/07/1946 Richmond (S) v North Melbourne (S) Punt Road Oval 114 - 43
SAT 20/07/1946 St Kilda (S) v Footscray (S) Junction Oval 83 - 98

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond Seconds 1st 12 -0- 1 48 132.8% 1,371 1,032
Fitzroy Seconds 2nd 11 -0- 2 44 146.7% 1,254 855
Collingwood Seconds 3rd 10 -0- 3 40 137.7% 1,161 843
South Melbourne Seconds 4th 8 -1- 4 34 99.6% 1,072 1,076
Melbourne Seconds 5th 7 -0- 6 28 113.6% 1,241 1,092
Carlton Seconds 6th 7 -0- 6 28 108.5% 1,081 996
Essendon Seconds 7th 6 -0- 7 24 99.4% 1,045 1,051
St Kilda Seconds 8th 5 -1- 7 22 91.1% 958 1,052
Footscray Seconds 9th 5 -0- 8 20 99.6% 943 947
Geelong Seconds 10th 5 -0- 8 20 88.5% 883 998
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 0 -1- 12 2 66.9% 818 1,222
Hawthorn Seconds 12th 0 -1- 12 2 55.1% 813 1,476

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/07/1946 Essendon (S) v Melbourne (S) Windy Hill 79 - 81
SAT 27/07/1946 Fitzroy (S) v Geelong (S) Brunswick Street Oval 159 - 51
SAT 27/07/1946 Hawthorn (S) v Carlton (S) Glenferrie Oval 77 - 137
SAT 27/07/1946 North Melbourne (S) v Collingwood (S) Arden Street Oval 42 - 118
SAT 27/07/1946 Richmond (S) v St Kilda (S) Punt Road Oval 100 - 62
SAT 27/07/1946 South Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) Ross Gregory Oval 66 - 60

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond Seconds 1st 13 -0- 1 52 134.5% 1,471 1,094
Fitzroy Seconds 2nd 12 -0- 2 48 156.0% 1,413 906
Collingwood Seconds 3rd 11 -0- 3 44 144.5% 1,279 885
South Melbourne Seconds 4th 9 -1- 4 38 100.2% 1,138 1,136
Carlton Seconds 5th 8 -0- 6 32 113.5% 1,218 1,073
Melbourne Seconds 6th 8 -0- 6 32 112.9% 1,322 1,171
Essendon Seconds 7th 6 -0- 8 24 99.3% 1,124 1,132
St Kilda Seconds 8th 5 -1- 8 22 88.5% 1,020 1,152
Footscray Seconds 9th 5 -0- 9 20 99.0% 1,003 1,013
Geelong Seconds 10th 5 -0- 9 20 80.7% 934 1,157
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 0 -1- 13 2 64.2% 860 1,340
Hawthorn Seconds 12th 0 -1- 13 2 55.2% 890 1,613

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/08/1946 Carlton (S) v Fitzroy (S) Princes Park 75 - 132
SAT 03/08/1946 Footscray (S) v Richmond (S) Western Oval 70 - 85
SAT 03/08/1946 Geelong (S) v North Melbourne (S) Kardinia Park 88 - 77
SAT 03/08/1946 Hawthorn (S) v Essendon (S) Glenferrie Oval 94 - 105
SAT 03/08/1946 Melbourne (S) v South Melbourne (S) MCG 114 - 63
SAT 03/08/1946 St Kilda (S) v Collingwood (S) Junction Oval 42 - 69

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond Seconds 1st 14 -0- 1 56 133.7% 1,556 1,164
Fitzroy Seconds 2nd 13 -0- 2 52 157.5% 1,545 981
Collingwood Seconds 3rd 12 -0- 3 48 145.4% 1,348 927
South Melbourne Seconds 4th 9 -1- 5 38 96.1% 1,201 1,250
Melbourne Seconds 5th 9 -0- 6 36 116.4% 1,436 1,234
Carlton Seconds 6th 8 -0- 7 32 107.3% 1,293 1,205
Essendon Seconds 7th 7 -0- 8 28 100.2% 1,229 1,226
Geelong Seconds 8th 6 -0- 9 24 82.8% 1,022 1,234
St Kilda Seconds 9th 5 -1- 9 22 87.0% 1,062 1,221
Footscray Seconds 10th 5 -0- 10 20 97.7% 1,073 1,098
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 0 -1- 14 2 65.6% 937 1,428
Hawthorn Seconds 12th 0 -1- 14 2 57.3% 984 1,718

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/08/1946 Carlton (S) v North Melbourne (S) Princes Park 79 - 81
SAT 10/08/1946 Collingwood (S) v Richmond (S) Victoria Park 74 - 62
SAT 10/08/1946 Essendon (S) v Fitzroy (S) Windy Hill 63 - 84
SAT 10/08/1946 Geelong (S) v St Kilda (S) Kardinia Park 90 - 55
SAT 10/08/1946 Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) MCG 94 - 29
SAT 10/08/1946 South Melbourne (S) v Hawthorn (S) Ross Gregory Oval 101 - 57

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Fitzroy Seconds 1st 14 -0- 2 56 156.0% 1,629 1,044
Richmond Seconds 2nd 14 -0- 2 56 130.7% 1,618 1,238
Collingwood Seconds 3rd 13 -0- 3 52 143.8% 1,422 989
South Melbourne Seconds 4th 10 -1- 5 42 99.6% 1,302 1,307
Melbourne Seconds 5th 10 -0- 6 40 121.1% 1,530 1,263
Carlton Seconds 6th 8 -0- 8 32 106.7% 1,372 1,286
Essendon Seconds 7th 7 -0- 9 28 98.6% 1,292 1,310
Geelong Seconds 8th 7 -0- 9 28 86.3% 1,112 1,289
St Kilda Seconds 9th 5 -1- 10 22 85.2% 1,117 1,311
Footscray Seconds 10th 5 -0- 11 20 92.4% 1,102 1,192
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 1 -1- 14 6 67.6% 1,018 1,507
Hawthorn Seconds 12th 0 -1- 15 2 57.2% 1,041 1,819

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/08/1946 Fitzroy (S) v South Melbourne (S) Brunswick Street Oval 101 - 39
SAT 17/08/1946 Footscray (S) v Collingwood (S) Western Oval 61 - 79
SAT 17/08/1946 Hawthorn (S) v Melbourne (S) Glenferrie Oval 43 - 113
SAT 17/08/1946 North Melbourne (S) v Essendon (S) Arden Street Oval 75 - 73
SAT 17/08/1946 Richmond (S) v Geelong (S) Punt Road Oval 151 - 45
SAT 17/08/1946 St Kilda (S) v Carlton (S) Junction Oval 76 - 41

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Fitzroy Seconds 1st 15 -0- 2 60 159.7% 1,730 1,083
Richmond Seconds 2nd 15 -0- 2 60 137.9% 1,769 1,283
Collingwood Seconds 3rd 14 -0- 3 56 143.0% 1,501 1,050
Melbourne Seconds 4th 11 -0- 6 44 125.8% 1,643 1,306
South Melbourne Seconds 5th 10 -1- 6 42 95.2% 1,341 1,408
Carlton Seconds 6th 8 -0- 9 32 103.7% 1,413 1,362
Essendon Seconds 7th 7 -0- 10 28 98.6% 1,365 1,385
Geelong Seconds 8th 7 -0- 10 28 80.3% 1,157 1,440
St Kilda Seconds 9th 6 -1- 10 26 88.2% 1,193 1,352
Footscray Seconds 10th 5 -0- 12 20 91.5% 1,163 1,271
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 2 -1- 14 10 69.2% 1,093 1,580
Hawthorn Seconds 12th 0 -1- 16 2 56.1% 1,084 1,932

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/08/1946 Carlton (S) v Richmond (S) Princes Park 54 - 123
SAT 24/08/1946 Essendon (S) v St Kilda (S) Windy Hill 72 - 69
SAT 24/08/1946 Geelong (S) v Collingwood (S) Kardinia Park 59 - 92
SAT 24/08/1946 Hawthorn (S) v Footscray (S) Glenferrie Oval 97 - 114
SAT 24/08/1946 Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S) MCG 103 - 62
SAT 24/08/1946 South Melbourne (S) v North Melbourne (S) Ross Gregory Oval 104 - 54

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond Seconds 1st 16 -0- 2 64 141.5% 1,892 1,337
Fitzroy Seconds 2nd 15 -0- 3 60 151.1% 1,792 1,186
Collingwood Seconds 3rd 15 -0- 3 60 143.6% 1,593 1,109
Melbourne Seconds 4th 12 -0- 6 48 127.6% 1,746 1,368
South Melbourne Seconds 5th 11 -1- 6 46 98.8% 1,445 1,462
Carlton Seconds 6th 8 -0- 10 32 98.8% 1,467 1,485
Essendon Seconds 7th 8 -0- 10 32 98.8% 1,437 1,454
Geelong Seconds 8th 7 -0- 11 28 79.4% 1,216 1,532
St Kilda Seconds 9th 6 -1- 11 26 88.6% 1,262 1,424
Footscray Seconds 10th 6 -0- 12 24 93.3% 1,277 1,368
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 2 -1- 15 10 68.1% 1,147 1,684
Hawthorn Seconds 12th 0 -1- 17 2 57.7% 1,181 2,046

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/08/1946 Collingwood (S) v Carlton (S) Victoria Park 124 - 57
SAT 31/08/1946 Fitzroy (S) v Hawthorn (S) Brunswick Street Oval 168 - 55
SAT 31/08/1946 Footscray (S) v Geelong (S) Western Oval 134 - 70
SAT 31/08/1946 North Melbourne (S) v Melbourne (S) Arden Street Oval 25 - 61
SAT 31/08/1946 Richmond (S) v Essendon (S) Punt Road Oval 147 - 33
SAT 31/08/1946 St Kilda (S) v South Melbourne (S) Junction Oval 68 - 29

Round 19 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Richmond Seconds 1st 17 -0- 2 68 148.8% 2,039 1,370
Fitzroy Seconds 2nd 16 -0- 3 64 157.9% 1,960 1,241
Collingwood Seconds 3rd 16 -0- 3 64 147.3% 1,717 1,166
Melbourne Seconds 4th 13 -0- 6 52 129.7% 1,807 1,393
South Melbourne Seconds 5th 11 -1- 7 46 96.3% 1,474 1,530
Carlton Seconds 6th 8 -0- 11 32 94.7% 1,524 1,609
Essendon Seconds 7th 8 -0- 11 32 91.8% 1,470 1,601
St Kilda Seconds 8th 7 -1- 11 30 91.5% 1,330 1,453
Footscray Seconds 9th 7 -0- 12 28 98.1% 1,411 1,438
Geelong Seconds 10th 7 -0- 12 28 77.2% 1,286 1,666
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 2 -1- 16 10 67.2% 1,172 1,745
Hawthorn Seconds 12th 0 -1- 18 2 55.8% 1,236 2,214

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Richmond Seconds 1st 17 -0- 2 68 148.8% 2,039 1,370 283 341 196 194
Fitzroy Seconds 2nd 16 -0- 3 64 157.9% 1,960 1,241 284 256 169 227
Collingwood Seconds 3rd 16 -0- 3 64 147.3% 1,717 1,166 236 301 160 206
Melbourne Seconds 4th 13 -0- 6 52 129.7% 1,807 1,393 254 283 192 241
South Melbourne Seconds 5th 11 -1- 7 46 96.3% 1,474 1,530 209 220 214 246
Carlton Seconds 6th 8 -0- 11 32 94.7% 1,524 1,609 210 264 225 259
Essendon Seconds 7th 8 -0- 11 32 91.8% 1,470 1,601 201 264 225 251
St Kilda Seconds 8th 7 -1- 11 30 91.5% 1,330 1,453 182 238 204 229
Footscray Seconds 9th 7 -0- 12 28 98.1% 1,411 1,438 200 211 198 250
Geelong Seconds 10th 7 -0- 12 28 77.2% 1,286 1,666 177 224 233 268
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 2 -1- 16 10 67.2% 1,172 1,745 162 200 243 287
Hawthorn Seconds 12th 0 -1- 18 2 55.8% 1,236 2,214 174 192 313 336

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/09/1946 Collingwood (S) v Melbourne (S) MCG 105 - 77
SAT 14/09/1946 Richmond (S) v Fitzroy (S) MCG 81 - 71

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team Pos.
Richmond Seconds 1st
Fitzroy Seconds 2nd
Collingwood Seconds 3rd
Melbourne Seconds 4th

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/09/1946 Fitzroy (S) v Collingwood (S) MCG 92 - 83

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team Pos.
Richmond Seconds 1st
Fitzroy Seconds 2nd
Collingwood Seconds 3rd
Melbourne Seconds 4th

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/09/1946 Richmond (S) v Fitzroy (S) MCG 57 - 56

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team Pos.
Richmond Seconds 1st
Fitzroy Seconds 2nd
Collingwood Seconds 3rd
Melbourne Seconds 4th