1949 VFL Season: North Melbourne
These are the details of the premiership results of North Melbourne for the 1949 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Carlton in a semi final, North Melbourne were defeated by Essendon in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1949 VFL Season
Team:
North Melbourne
Home Ground:
Arden Street Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 14-0-5, P%: 119.1)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Essendon (Preliminary Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan, Ron | #23 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
| Baglin, Lindsay | #17 | 5 | 2 | R09-11, R13, R19 |
| Bradford, Jim | #15 | 9 | 8 | R01-09 |
| Brooker, Bob | #28 | 4 | 5 | R18-19, SF, PF |
| Condon, Don | #16 | 21 | 49 | R01-19, SF, PF |
| Crawford, Alan | #12 | 5 | 0 | R01, R16-18, PF |
| Dynon, Kevin | #2 | 17 | 18 | R02-13, R16, R18-19, SF, PF |
| Eliason, Roy | #36 | 3 | 0 | R08, R11, R13 |
| Foote, Les | #1 | 18 | 21 | R01-07, R10-12, R14-19, SF, PF |
| Francis, Leo | #13 | 13 | 1 | R01, R09-12, R14-19, SF, PF |
| Hedley, Jack | #27 | 10 | 3 | R02, R04-06, R08-10, R14-15, R18 |
| Jarrard, Ted | #4 | 17 | 2 | R01-03, R05-16, SF, PF |
| Jeeves, Frank | #9 | 12 | 7 | R01-12 |
| Johnson, Doug | #19 | 4 | 0 | R02-04, R13 |
| Kelly, Pat | #22 | 15 | 2 | R03-04, R07, R10-19, SF, PF |
| Kokkin, George | #14 | 8 | 0 | R12-15, R17-19, PF |
| Larsen, Ted | #33 | 7 | 0 | R12-17, SF |
| Lawrence, Vic | #28 | 8 | 0 | R03-10 |
| Lineen, Jock | #25 | 20 | 0 | R01-12, R14-19, SF, PF |
| Malone, Jim | #11 | 14 | 2 | R01, R03, R05-09, R14-15, R17-19, SF, PF |
| Marchesi, Gerald | #3 | 18 | 8 | R01-02, R06-19, SF, PF |
| McCorkell, Jock | #18 | 20 | 0 | R01-13, R15-19, SF, PF |
| McKenzie, Keith | #20 | 19 | 1 | R01-12, R14, R16-19, SF, PF |
| McMahon, Kevin | #15 | 1 | 0 | R13 |
| Mogg, Les | #23 | 4 | 1 | R12-15 |
| O'Brien, Dally | #28 | 1 | 2 | R01 |
| O'Rourke, Ernie | #26 | 9 | 6 | R01-09 |
| Parkes, Eric | #29 | 12 | 0 | R01-08, R14-17 |
| Radloff, Stan | #10 | 19 | 3 | R01-02, R04-14, R16-19, SF, PF |
| Reeves, John | #6 | 20 | 6 | R01-03, R05-19, SF, PF |
| Reeves, Les | #24 | 17 | 0 | R01-11, R16-19, SF, PF |
| Robb, Tim | #5 | 10 | 13 | R11-19, SF |
| Ryan, Reg | #35 | 17 | 0 | R01-05, R10-19, SF, PF |
| Shipp, Laurie | #30 | 20 | 2 | R02-19, SF, PF |
| Spencer, Jock | #7 | 20 | 65 | R01-17, R19, SF, PF |
| Thornton, Col | #32 | 2 | 0 | R13, R15 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter, Wally | 21 | 14 | -0- | 7 | R01-19, SF, PF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/04/1949 | Round 1 | Collingwood | AWAY | LOSS | COLL by 50 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 23/04/1949 | Round 2 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 19 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 30/04/1949 | Round 3 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 33 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 07/05/1949 | Round 4 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 36 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 14/05/1949 | Round 5 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 2 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 21/05/1949 | Round 6 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 22 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 28/05/1949 | Round 7 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 6 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 04/06/1949 | Round 8 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 30 | Wally Carter | unknown |
| 13/06/1949 | Round 9 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 29 | Wally Carter | unknown |
| 18/06/1949 | Round 10 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 88 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 02/07/1949 | Round 11 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 9 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 09/07/1949 | Round 12 | Collingwood | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 17 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 16/07/1949 | Round 13 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 21 | Wally Carter | unknown |
| 23/07/1949 | Round 14 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 41 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 30/07/1949 | Round 15 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 3 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 06/08/1949 | Round 16 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 6 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 13/08/1949 | Round 17 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 18 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 20/08/1949 | Round 18 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | NMLB by 26 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 27/08/1949 | Round 19 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | NMLB by 56 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 10/09/1949 | Semi Final | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 12 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
| 17/09/1949 | Preliminary Final | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 17 | Wally Carter | Les Foote |
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.