1949 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results for Melbourne for the 1949 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fifth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1949 VFL Season
Team:
Melbourne
Club:
Melbourne
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 12-0-7, P%: 113.0)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold, Lance | #29 | 17 | 29 | R01-16, R18 |
| Bickford, George | #16 | 17 | 2 | R01-02, R05-19 |
| Bowman, Gordon | #11 | 4 | 0 | R04-06, R14 |
| Carlon, Ken | #23 | 16 | 4 | R03-17, R19 |
| Chadwick, Bob | #4 | 2 | 0 | R13-14 |
| Collins, Geoff | #3 | 17 | 0 | R01-04, R07-19 |
| Cordner, Denis | #1 | 18 | 8 | R01-12, R14-19 |
| Cordner, Don | #21 | 19 | 1 | R01-19 |
| Cox, Colin | #9 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Craddock, Eddie | #6 | 11 | 18 | R01-04, R09-14, R16 |
| Deans, Billy | #5 | 19 | 1 | R01-19 |
| Dockett, Len | #32 | 18 | 2 | R01-05, R07-19 |
| Dorgan, Jack | #17 | 3 | 0 | R06-08 |
| Dullard, Adrian | #28 | 18 | 35 | R01-18 |
| Hanna, Frank | #24 | 5 | 0 | R01, R03-05, R08 |
| Harvey, Ray | #9 | 2 | 3 | R17-18 |
| Heywood, Doug | #8 | 6 | 4 | R01, R12-15, R19 |
| Jackson, Eddie | #7 | 15 | 0 | R05-19 |
| Jones, Ray | #29 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Lock, Wally | #18 | 4 | 1 | R15-17, R19 |
| Love, Colin | #19 | 4 | 8 | R16-19 |
| McGowan, Allan | #20 | 8 | 2 | R01, R04-07, R09-10, R12 |
| McGrath, Shane | #22 | 15 | 0 | R01-02, R05-12, R14-16, R18-19 |
| McKenzie, Bob | #2 | 18 | 40 | R01-13, R15-19 |
| McLean, Col | #25 | 19 | 0 | R01-19 |
| McMahen, Noel | #35 | 7 | 3 | R01-04, R13-15 |
| Mueller, Jack | #12 | 4 | 9 | R06, R11-12, R19 |
| Rodda, Alby | #30 | 19 | 15 | R01-19 |
| Rollason, Ken | #27 | 6 | 0 | R02-04, R13, R17-18 |
| Roscoe, Eric | #14 | 5 | 0 | R01-05 |
| Rule, Stan | #31 | 16 | 5 | R01-03, R06-13, R15-19 |
| Shaw, Jim | #34 | 3 | 2 | R06-08 |
| Spittle, Max | #13 | 10 | 0 | R01-06, R09-11, R18 |
| Stone, Bob | #36 | 3 | 0 | R02-04 |
| Thomson, Jack | #33 | 2 | 2 | R17, R19 |
| Toyne, Len | #15 | 12 | 18 | R07-11, R13-19 |
| Woods, Mike | #37 | 16 | 0 | R03, R05-19 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Fontaine, Allan | 19 | 12 | -0- | 7 | R01-19 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/04/1949 | Round 1 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 62 | Allan La Fontaine | Don Cordner |
| 23/04/1949 | Round 2 | Collingwood | HOME | LOSS | COLL by 2 | Allan La Fontaine | Don Cordner |
| 30/04/1949 | Round 3 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | MELB by 52 | Allan La Fontaine | Don Cordner |
| 07/05/1949 | Round 4 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 8 | Allan La Fontaine | Don Cordner |
| 14/05/1949 | Round 5 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 2 | Allan La Fontaine | Don Cordner |
| 21/05/1949 | Round 6 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 24 | Allan La Fontaine | Don Cordner |
| 28/05/1949 | Round 7 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 15 | Allan La Fontaine | Don Cordner |
| 04/06/1949 | Round 8 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | MELB by 11 | Allan La Fontaine | Don Cordner |
| 13/06/1949 | Round 9 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 22 | Allan La Fontaine | Don Cordner |
| 18/06/1949 | Round 10 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 8 | Allan La Fontaine | Don Cordner |
| 02/07/1949 | Round 11 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | MELB by 38 | Allan La Fontaine | Don Cordner |
| 09/07/1949 | Round 12 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | MELB by 3 | Allan La Fontaine | Don Cordner |
| 16/07/1949 | Round 13 | Collingwood | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 15 | Allan La Fontaine | Don Cordner |
| 23/07/1949 | Round 14 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 2 | Allan La Fontaine | Don Cordner |
| 30/07/1949 | Round 15 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | MELB by 14 | Allan La Fontaine | Don Cordner |
| 06/08/1949 | Round 16 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 6 | Allan La Fontaine | Don Cordner |
| 13/08/1949 | Round 17 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | MELB by 54 | Allan La Fontaine | Don Cordner |
| 20/08/1949 | Round 18 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 25 | Allan La Fontaine | Don Cordner |
| 27/08/1949 | Round 19 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | MELB by 26 | Allan La Fontaine | Don Cordner |