1949 VFL Season: Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of Melbourne for the 1949 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in fifth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1949 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
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.