1949 VFLS Season

These are the results for the 1949 season of the Victorian Football League Seconds (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves).

It featured nineteen rounds. It should be noted that teams did not necessarily play their matches following the same order as the nominal round numbers of those matches this season. Melbourne Seconds were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. Melbourne Seconds were the premiers, with Jack Mueller as the premiership coach.

Season Details

Name: 1949 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 Jack Mueller
North Melbourne Seconds Arden Street Oval
Richmond Seconds Punt Road Oval Alby Pannam
South Melbourne Seconds Lakeside Oval
St Kilda Seconds Junction Oval

Season Results

Premiers: Melbourne Seconds
Runners-Up: Essendon Seconds
Minor Premiers: Melbourne Seconds

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Melbourne Seconds 1st 15 -0- 4 60 134.0% 1,790 1,336 254 266 189 202
Essendon Seconds 2nd 13 -1- 5 54 143.1% 1,797 1,256 259 243 178 188
Collingwood Seconds 3rd 13 -0- 6 52 121.4% 1,542 1,270 214 258 177 208
Richmond Seconds 4th 12 -0- 7 48 118.5% 1,797 1,516 252 285 210 256
Footscray Seconds 5th 11 -1- 7 46 115.0% 1,572 1,367 218 264 188 239
Geelong Seconds 6th 9 -1- 9 38 111.2% 1,613 1,450 227 251 207 208
Fitzroy Seconds 7th 9 -1- 9 38 96.1% 1,442 1,500 194 278 210 240
Carlton Seconds 8th 9 -0- 10 36 98.8% 1,530 1,549 219 216 212 277
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 7 -0- 12 28 90.0% 1,508 1,675 209 254 236 259
St Kilda Seconds 10th 6 -1- 12 26 73.8% 1,430 1,938 210 170 276 282
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 4 -1- 14 18 79.4% 1,305 1,643 182 213 232 251
Hawthorn Seconds 12th 3 -0- 16 12 60.3% 1,252 2,078 173 214 296 302

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Melbourne Seconds 1st Premiers
Essendon Seconds 2nd Runners-Up
Richmond Seconds 3rd Defeated by Melbourne Seconds (Preliminary Final)
Collingwood Seconds 4th Defeated by Richmond Seconds (Semi Final)
Footscray Seconds 5th Did not qualify for finals
Geelong Seconds 6th Did not qualify for finals
Fitzroy Seconds 7th Did not qualify for finals
Carlton Seconds 8th Did not qualify for finals
South Melbourne Seconds 9th Did not qualify for finals
St Kilda Seconds 10th Did not qualify for finals
North Melbourne Seconds 11th Did not qualify for finals
Hawthorn Seconds 12th Did not qualify for finals

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/04/1949 Footscray (S) v Richmond (S) Western Oval 99 - 88
SAT 16/04/1949 Hawthorn (S) v Essendon (S) Glenferrie Oval 61 - 84
SAT 16/04/1949 Melbourne (S) v Geelong (S) MCG 107 - 64
SAT 16/04/1949 South Melbourne (S) v Carlton (S) Lakeside Oval 99 - 59
MON 18/04/1949 Fitzroy (S) v St Kilda (S) Brunswick Street Oval 130 - 69
MON 18/04/1949 North Melbourne (S) v Collingwood (S) Arden Street Oval 114 - 53

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Melbourne Seconds 1st 1 -0- 0 4 215.1% 114 53
Fitzroy Seconds 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 188.4% 130 69
South Melbourne Seconds 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 167.8% 99 59
Melbourne Seconds 4th 1 -0- 0 4 167.2% 107 64
Essendon Seconds 5th 1 -0- 0 4 137.7% 84 61
Footscray Seconds 6th 1 -0- 0 4 112.5% 99 88
Richmond Seconds 7th 0 -0- 1 0 88.9% 88 99
Hawthorn Seconds 8th 0 -0- 1 0 72.6% 61 84
Geelong Seconds 9th 0 -0- 1 0 59.8% 64 107
Carlton Seconds 10th 0 -0- 1 0 59.6% 59 99
St Kilda Seconds 11th 0 -0- 1 0 53.1% 69 130
Collingwood Seconds 12th 0 -0- 1 0 46.5% 53 114

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/04/1949 Carlton (S) v Fitzroy (S) Princes Park 61 - 70
SAT 23/04/1949 Collingwood (S) v Melbourne (S) Victoria Park 40 - 90
SAT 23/04/1949 Essendon (S) v North Melbourne (S) Windy Hill 156 - 46
SAT 23/04/1949 Geelong (S) v Footscray (S) Kardinia Park 95 - 44
SAT 23/04/1949 Richmond (S) v Hawthorn (S) Punt Road Oval 72 - 97
SAT 23/04/1949 St Kilda (S) v South Melbourne (S) Junction Oval 95 - 83

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 2 -0- 0 8 224.3% 240 107
Melbourne Seconds 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 189.4% 197 104
Fitzroy Seconds 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 153.8% 200 130
South Melbourne Seconds 4th 1 -0- 1 4 118.2% 182 154
Geelong Seconds 5th 1 -0- 1 4 105.3% 159 151
Hawthorn Seconds 6th 1 -0- 1 4 101.3% 158 156
Footscray Seconds 7th 1 -0- 1 4 78.1% 143 183
St Kilda Seconds 8th 1 -0- 1 4 77.0% 164 213
North Melbourne Seconds 9th 1 -0- 1 4 76.6% 160 209
Richmond Seconds 10th 0 -0- 2 0 81.6% 160 196
Carlton Seconds 11th 0 -0- 2 0 71.0% 120 169
Collingwood Seconds 12th 0 -0- 2 0 45.6% 93 204

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/04/1949 Essendon (S) v St Kilda (S) Windy Hill 148 - 43
SAT 30/04/1949 Fitzroy (S) v Collingwood (S) Brunswick Street Oval 46 - 48
SAT 30/04/1949 Footscray (S) v Melbourne (S) Western Oval 88 - 59
SAT 30/04/1949 Hawthorn (S) v Carlton (S) Glenferrie Oval 71 - 72
SAT 30/04/1949 Richmond (S) v North Melbourne (S) Punt Road Oval 122 - 55
SAT 30/04/1949 South Melbourne (S) v Geelong (S) Lakeside Oval 64 - 45

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 3 -0- 0 12 258.7% 388 150
Fitzroy Seconds 2nd 2 -0- 1 8 138.2% 246 178
Melbourne Seconds 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 133.3% 256 192
South Melbourne Seconds 4th 2 -0- 1 8 123.6% 246 199
Footscray Seconds 5th 2 -0- 1 8 95.5% 231 242
Richmond Seconds 6th 1 -0- 2 4 112.4% 282 251
Hawthorn Seconds 7th 1 -0- 2 4 100.4% 229 228
Geelong Seconds 8th 1 -0- 2 4 94.9% 204 215
Carlton Seconds 9th 1 -0- 2 4 80.0% 192 240
North Melbourne Seconds 10th 1 -0- 2 4 65.0% 215 331
St Kilda Seconds 11th 1 -0- 2 4 57.3% 207 361
Collingwood Seconds 12th 1 -0- 2 4 56.4% 141 250

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/05/1949 Carlton (S) v Essendon (S) Princes Park 73 - 149
SAT 07/05/1949 Collingwood (S) v Hawthorn (S) Victoria Park 121 - 66
SAT 07/05/1949 Geelong (S) v Fitzroy (S) Kardinia Park 70 - 52
SAT 07/05/1949 Melbourne (S) v South Melbourne (S) MCG 67 - 79
SAT 07/05/1949 North Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) Arden Street Oval 59 - 109
SAT 07/05/1949 St Kilda (S) v Richmond (S) Junction Oval 62 - 74

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 4 -0- 0 16 240.8% 537 223
South Melbourne Seconds 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 122.2% 325 266
Footscray Seconds 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 113.0% 340 301
Fitzroy Seconds 4th 2 -0- 2 8 120.2% 298 248
Melbourne Seconds 5th 2 -0- 2 8 119.2% 323 271
Richmond Seconds 6th 2 -0- 2 8 113.7% 356 313
Geelong Seconds 7th 2 -0- 2 8 102.6% 274 267
Collingwood Seconds 8th 2 -0- 2 8 82.9% 262 316
Hawthorn Seconds 9th 1 -0- 3 4 84.5% 295 349
Carlton Seconds 10th 1 -0- 3 4 68.1% 265 389
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 1 -0- 3 4 62.3% 274 440
St Kilda Seconds 12th 1 -0- 3 4 61.8% 269 435

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/05/1949 Collingwood (S) v Carlton (S) Victoria Park 69 - 54
SAT 14/05/1949 Fitzroy (S) v Hawthorn (S) Brunswick Street Oval 106 - 56
SAT 14/05/1949 Footscray (S) v South Melbourne (S) Western Oval 61 - 59
SAT 14/05/1949 North Melbourne (S) v Melbourne (S) Arden Street Oval 56 - 74
SAT 14/05/1949 Richmond (S) v Essendon (S) Punt Road Oval 78 - 118
SAT 14/05/1949 St Kilda (S) v Geelong (S) Junction Oval 61 - 61

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 5 -0- 0 20 217.6% 655 301
Footscray Seconds 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 111.4% 401 360
Fitzroy Seconds 3rd 3 -0- 2 12 132.9% 404 304
Melbourne Seconds 4th 3 -0- 2 12 121.4% 397 327
South Melbourne Seconds 5th 3 -0- 2 12 117.4% 384 327
Collingwood Seconds 6th 3 -0- 2 12 89.5% 331 370
Geelong Seconds 7th 2 -1- 2 10 102.1% 335 328
Richmond Seconds 8th 2 -0- 3 8 100.7% 434 431
St Kilda Seconds 9th 1 -1- 3 6 66.5% 330 496
Hawthorn Seconds 10th 1 -0- 4 4 77.1% 351 455
Carlton Seconds 11th 1 -0- 4 4 69.7% 319 458
North Melbourne Seconds 12th 1 -0- 4 4 64.2% 330 514

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/05/1949 Essendon (S) v Collingwood (S) Windy Hill 69 - 72
SAT 21/05/1949 Footscray (S) v Fitzroy (S) Western Oval 80 - 49
SAT 21/05/1949 Geelong (S) v Carlton (S) Kardinia Park 108 - 76
SAT 21/05/1949 Hawthorn (S) v North Melbourne (S) Glenferrie Oval 77 - 75
SAT 21/05/1949 South Melbourne (S) v Richmond (S) Lakeside Oval 82 - 83
MON 13/06/1949 Melbourne (S) v St Kilda (S) MCG 139 - 66

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 5 -0- 1 20 194.1% 724 373
Footscray Seconds 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 117.6% 481 409
Melbourne Seconds 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 136.4% 536 393
Collingwood Seconds 4th 4 -0- 2 16 91.8% 403 439
Geelong Seconds 5th 3 -1- 2 14 109.7% 443 404
Fitzroy Seconds 6th 3 -0- 3 12 118.0% 453 384
South Melbourne Seconds 7th 3 -0- 3 12 113.7% 466 410
Richmond Seconds 8th 3 -0- 3 12 100.8% 517 513
Hawthorn Seconds 9th 2 -0- 4 8 80.8% 428 530
St Kilda Seconds 10th 1 -1- 4 6 62.4% 396 635
Carlton Seconds 11th 1 -0- 5 4 69.8% 395 566
North Melbourne Seconds 12th 1 -0- 5 4 68.5% 405 591

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/05/1949 Carlton (S) v St Kilda (S) Princes Park 96 - 85
SAT 28/05/1949 Collingwood (S) v Footscray (S) Victoria Park 95 - 67
SAT 28/05/1949 Fitzroy (S) v Richmond (S) Brunswick Street Oval 81 - 66
SAT 28/05/1949 Geelong (S) v North Melbourne (S) Kardinia Park 139 - 47
SAT 28/05/1949 Melbourne (S) v Essendon (S) MCG 97 - 76
SAT 28/05/1949 South Melbourne (S) v Hawthorn (S) Lakeside Oval 96 - 57

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Essendon Seconds 1st 5 -0- 2 20 170.2% 800 470
Melbourne Seconds 2nd 5 -0- 2 20 135.0% 633 469
Footscray Seconds 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 108.7% 548 504
Collingwood Seconds 4th 5 -0- 2 20 98.4% 498 506
Geelong Seconds 5th 4 -1- 2 18 129.0% 582 451
South Melbourne Seconds 6th 4 -0- 3 16 120.3% 562 467
Fitzroy Seconds 7th 4 -0- 3 16 118.7% 534 450
Richmond Seconds 8th 3 -0- 4 12 98.1% 583 594
Hawthorn Seconds 9th 2 -0- 5 8 77.5% 485 626
Carlton Seconds 10th 2 -0- 5 8 75.4% 491 651
St Kilda Seconds 11th 1 -1- 5 6 65.8% 481 731
North Melbourne Seconds 12th 1 -0- 6 4 61.9% 452 730

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/06/1949 Essendon (S) v Footscray (S) Windy Hill 37 - 78
SAT 04/06/1949 Fitzroy (S) v South Melbourne (S) Brunswick Street Oval 69 - 50
SAT 04/06/1949 Hawthorn (S) v Melbourne (S) Glenferrie Oval 58 - 126
SAT 04/06/1949 North Melbourne (S) v Carlton (S) Arden Street Oval 36 - 83
SAT 04/06/1949 Richmond (S) v Geelong (S) Punt Road Oval 111 - 83
SAT 04/06/1949 St Kilda (S) v Collingwood (S) Junction Oval 57 - 67

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne Seconds 1st 6 -0- 2 24 144.0% 759 527
Footscray Seconds 2nd 6 -0- 2 24 115.7% 626 541
Collingwood Seconds 3rd 6 -0- 2 24 100.4% 565 563
Essendon Seconds 4th 5 -0- 3 20 152.7% 837 548
Fitzroy Seconds 5th 5 -0- 3 20 120.6% 603 500
Geelong Seconds 6th 4 -1- 3 18 118.3% 665 562
South Melbourne Seconds 7th 4 -0- 4 16 114.2% 612 536
Richmond Seconds 8th 4 -0- 4 16 102.5% 694 677
Carlton Seconds 9th 3 -0- 5 12 83.6% 574 687
Hawthorn Seconds 10th 2 -0- 6 8 72.2% 543 752
St Kilda Seconds 11th 1 -1- 6 6 67.4% 538 798
North Melbourne Seconds 12th 1 -0- 7 4 60.0% 488 813

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/06/1949 Carlton (S) v Richmond (S) Princes Park 86 - 104
SAT 11/06/1949 Essendon (S) v South Melbourne (S) Windy Hill 154 - 52
SAT 11/06/1949 Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S) MCG 112 - 79
SAT 11/06/1949 St Kilda (S) v North Melbourne (S) Junction Oval 60 - 55
MON 13/06/1949 Footscray (S) v Hawthorn (S) Western Oval 189 - 56
MON 13/06/1949 Geelong (S) v Collingwood (S) Kardinia Park 97 - 51

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne Seconds 1st 7 -0- 2 28 143.7% 871 606
Footscray Seconds 2nd 7 -0- 2 28 136.5% 815 597
Essendon Seconds 3rd 6 -0- 3 24 165.2% 991 600
Collingwood Seconds 4th 6 -0- 3 24 93.3% 616 660
Geelong Seconds 5th 5 -1- 3 22 124.3% 762 613
Fitzroy Seconds 6th 5 -0- 4 20 111.4% 682 612
Richmond Seconds 7th 5 -0- 4 20 104.6% 798 763
South Melbourne Seconds 8th 4 -0- 5 16 96.2% 664 690
Carlton Seconds 9th 3 -0- 6 12 83.4% 660 791
St Kilda Seconds 10th 2 -1- 6 10 70.1% 598 853
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 2 -0- 7 8 63.7% 599 941
North Melbourne Seconds 12th 1 -0- 8 4 62.2% 543 873

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/06/1949 Collingwood (S) v Richmond (S) Victoria Park 92 - 61
SAT 18/06/1949 Fitzroy (S) v Essendon (S) Brunswick Street Oval 76 - 76
SAT 18/06/1949 Footscray (S) v St Kilda (S) Western Oval 93 - 68
SAT 18/06/1949 Hawthorn (S) v Geelong (S) Glenferrie Oval 78 - 125
SAT 18/06/1949 Melbourne (S) v Carlton (S) MCG 78 - 70
SAT 18/06/1949 South Melbourne (S) v North Melbourne (S) Lakeside Oval 93 - 89

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne Seconds 1st 8 -0- 2 32 140.4% 949 676
Footscray Seconds 2nd 8 -0- 2 32 136.5% 908 665
Collingwood Seconds 3rd 7 -0- 3 28 98.2% 708 721
Essendon Seconds 4th 6 -1- 3 26 157.8% 1,067 676
Geelong Seconds 5th 6 -1- 3 26 128.4% 887 691
Fitzroy Seconds 6th 5 -1- 4 22 110.2% 758 688
Richmond Seconds 7th 5 -0- 5 20 100.5% 859 855
South Melbourne Seconds 8th 5 -0- 5 20 97.2% 757 779
Carlton Seconds 9th 3 -0- 7 12 84.0% 730 869
St Kilda Seconds 10th 2 -1- 7 10 70.4% 666 946
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 2 -0- 8 8 63.5% 677 1,066
North Melbourne Seconds 12th 1 -0- 9 4 65.4% 632 966

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/07/1949 Carlton (S) v Footscray (S) Princes Park 93 - 85
SAT 02/07/1949 Essendon (S) v Geelong (S) Windy Hill 120 - 73
SAT 02/07/1949 Hawthorn (S) v St Kilda (S) Glenferrie Oval 84 - 146
SAT 02/07/1949 North Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S) Arden Street Oval 69 - 70
SAT 02/07/1949 Richmond (S) v Melbourne (S) Punt Road Oval 71 - 109
SAT 02/07/1949 South Melbourne (S) v Collingwood (S) Lakeside Oval 77 - 71

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne Seconds 1st 9 -0- 2 36 141.6% 1,058 747
Footscray Seconds 2nd 8 -0- 3 32 131.0% 993 758
Essendon Seconds 3rd 7 -1- 3 30 158.5% 1,187 749
Collingwood Seconds 4th 7 -0- 4 28 97.6% 779 798
Geelong Seconds 5th 6 -1- 4 26 118.4% 960 811
Fitzroy Seconds 6th 6 -1- 4 26 109.4% 828 757
South Melbourne Seconds 7th 6 -0- 5 24 98.1% 834 850
Richmond Seconds 8th 5 -0- 6 20 96.5% 930 964
Carlton Seconds 9th 4 -0- 7 16 86.3% 823 954
St Kilda Seconds 10th 3 -1- 7 14 78.8% 812 1,030
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 2 -0- 9 8 62.8% 761 1,212
North Melbourne Seconds 12th 1 -0- 10 4 67.7% 701 1,036

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/07/1949 Carlton (S) v South Melbourne (S) Princes Park 82 - 49
SAT 09/07/1949 Collingwood (S) v North Melbourne (S) Victoria Park 79 - 66
SAT 09/07/1949 Essendon (S) v Hawthorn (S) Windy Hill 97 - 43
SAT 09/07/1949 Geelong (S) v Melbourne (S) Kardinia Park 74 - 76
SAT 09/07/1949 Richmond (S) v Footscray (S) Punt Road Oval 82 - 65
SAT 09/07/1949 St Kilda (S) v Fitzroy (S) Junction Oval 114 - 96

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne Seconds 1st 10 -0- 2 40 138.1% 1,134 821
Essendon Seconds 2nd 8 -1- 3 34 162.1% 1,284 792
Footscray Seconds 3rd 8 -0- 4 32 126.0% 1,058 840
Collingwood Seconds 4th 8 -0- 4 32 99.3% 858 864
Geelong Seconds 5th 6 -1- 5 26 116.6% 1,034 887
Fitzroy Seconds 6th 6 -1- 5 26 106.1% 924 871
Richmond Seconds 7th 6 -0- 6 24 98.3% 1,012 1,029
South Melbourne Seconds 8th 6 -0- 6 24 94.7% 883 932
Carlton Seconds 9th 5 -0- 7 20 90.2% 905 1,003
St Kilda Seconds 10th 4 -1- 7 18 82.2% 926 1,126
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 2 -0- 10 8 61.4% 804 1,309
North Melbourne Seconds 12th 1 -0- 11 4 68.8% 767 1,115

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/07/1949 Fitzroy (S) v Carlton (S) Brunswick Street Oval 56 - 71
SAT 16/07/1949 Footscray (S) v Geelong (S) Western Oval 77 - 54
SAT 16/07/1949 Hawthorn (S) v Richmond (S) Glenferrie Oval 63 - 124
SAT 16/07/1949 Melbourne (S) v Collingwood (S) MCG 75 - 64
SAT 16/07/1949 North Melbourne (S) v Essendon (S) Arden Street Oval 32 - 84
SAT 16/07/1949 South Melbourne (S) v St Kilda (S) Lakeside Oval 86 - 88

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne Seconds 1st 11 -0- 2 44 136.6% 1,209 885
Essendon Seconds 2nd 9 -1- 3 38 166.0% 1,368 824
Footscray Seconds 3rd 9 -0- 4 36 127.0% 1,135 894
Collingwood Seconds 4th 8 -0- 5 32 98.2% 922 939
Richmond Seconds 5th 7 -0- 6 28 104.0% 1,136 1,092
Geelong Seconds 6th 6 -1- 6 26 112.9% 1,088 964
Fitzroy Seconds 7th 6 -1- 6 26 104.0% 980 942
South Melbourne Seconds 8th 6 -0- 7 24 95.0% 969 1,020
Carlton Seconds 9th 6 -0- 7 24 92.2% 976 1,059
St Kilda Seconds 10th 5 -1- 7 22 83.7% 1,014 1,212
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 2 -0- 11 8 60.5% 867 1,433
North Melbourne Seconds 12th 1 -0- 12 4 66.6% 799 1,199

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/07/1949 Carlton (S) v Hawthorn (S) Princes Park 143 - 75
SAT 23/07/1949 Collingwood (S) v Fitzroy (S) Victoria Park 109 - 56
SAT 23/07/1949 Geelong (S) v South Melbourne (S) Kardinia Park 141 - 99
SAT 23/07/1949 Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) MCG 79 - 83
SAT 23/07/1949 North Melbourne (S) v Richmond (S) Arden Street Oval 88 - 123
SAT 23/07/1949 St Kilda (S) v Essendon (S) Junction Oval 98 - 117

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne Seconds 1st 11 -0- 3 44 133.1% 1,288 968
Essendon Seconds 2nd 10 -1- 3 42 161.1% 1,485 922
Footscray Seconds 3rd 10 -0- 4 40 125.2% 1,218 973
Collingwood Seconds 4th 9 -0- 5 36 103.6% 1,031 995
Richmond Seconds 5th 8 -0- 6 32 106.7% 1,259 1,180
Geelong Seconds 6th 7 -1- 6 30 115.6% 1,229 1,063
Carlton Seconds 7th 7 -0- 7 28 98.7% 1,119 1,134
Fitzroy Seconds 8th 6 -1- 7 26 98.6% 1,036 1,051
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 6 -0- 8 24 92.0% 1,068 1,161
St Kilda Seconds 10th 5 -1- 8 22 83.7% 1,112 1,329
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 2 -0- 12 8 59.8% 942 1,576
North Melbourne Seconds 12th 1 -0- 13 4 67.1% 887 1,322

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/07/1949 Essendon (S) v Carlton (S) Windy Hill 87 - 64
SAT 30/07/1949 Fitzroy (S) v Geelong (S) Brunswick Street Oval 84 - 53
SAT 30/07/1949 Footscray (S) v North Melbourne (S) Western Oval 70 - 70
SAT 30/07/1949 Hawthorn (S) v Collingwood (S) Glenferrie Oval 41 - 90
SAT 30/07/1949 Richmond (S) v St Kilda (S) Punt Road Oval 151 - 61
SAT 30/07/1949 South Melbourne (S) v Melbourne (S) Lakeside Oval 68 - 97

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne Seconds 1st 12 -0- 3 48 133.7% 1,385 1,036
Essendon Seconds 2nd 11 -1- 3 46 159.4% 1,572 986
Footscray Seconds 3rd 10 -1- 4 42 123.5% 1,288 1,043
Collingwood Seconds 4th 10 -0- 5 40 108.2% 1,121 1,036
Richmond Seconds 5th 9 -0- 6 36 113.6% 1,410 1,241
Geelong Seconds 6th 7 -1- 7 30 111.8% 1,282 1,147
Fitzroy Seconds 7th 7 -1- 7 30 101.4% 1,120 1,104
Carlton Seconds 8th 7 -0- 8 28 96.9% 1,183 1,221
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 6 -0- 9 24 90.3% 1,136 1,258
St Kilda Seconds 10th 5 -1- 9 22 79.3% 1,173 1,480
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 2 -0- 13 8 59.0% 983 1,666
North Melbourne Seconds 12th 1 -1- 13 6 68.8% 957 1,392

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/08/1949 Carlton (S) v Collingwood (S) Princes Park 111 - 105
SAT 06/08/1949 Essendon (S) v Richmond (S) Windy Hill 51 - 80
SAT 06/08/1949 Geelong (S) v St Kilda (S) Kardinia Park 120 - 53
SAT 06/08/1949 Hawthorn (S) v Fitzroy (S) Glenferrie Oval 76 - 100
SAT 06/08/1949 Melbourne (S) v North Melbourne (S) MCG 95 - 87
SAT 06/08/1949 South Melbourne (S) v Footscray (S) Lakeside Oval 93 - 135

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne Seconds 1st 13 -0- 3 52 131.8% 1,480 1,123
Essendon Seconds 2nd 11 -1- 4 46 152.3% 1,623 1,066
Footscray Seconds 3rd 11 -1- 4 46 125.3% 1,423 1,136
Richmond Seconds 4th 10 -0- 6 40 115.3% 1,490 1,292
Collingwood Seconds 5th 10 -0- 6 40 106.9% 1,226 1,147
Geelong Seconds 6th 8 -1- 7 34 116.8% 1,402 1,200
Fitzroy Seconds 7th 8 -1- 7 34 103.4% 1,220 1,180
Carlton Seconds 8th 8 -0- 8 32 97.6% 1,294 1,326
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 6 -0- 10 24 88.2% 1,229 1,393
St Kilda Seconds 10th 5 -1- 10 22 76.6% 1,226 1,600
Hawthorn Seconds 11th 2 -0- 14 8 60.0% 1,059 1,766
North Melbourne Seconds 12th 1 -1- 14 6 70.2% 1,044 1,487

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/08/1949 Carlton (S) v Geelong (S) Princes Park 113 - 79
SAT 13/08/1949 Collingwood (S) v Essendon (S) Victoria Park 96 - 53
SAT 13/08/1949 Fitzroy (S) v Footscray (S) Brunswick Street Oval 100 - 74
SAT 13/08/1949 North Melbourne (S) v Hawthorn (S) Arden Street Oval 133 - 60
SAT 13/08/1949 Richmond (S) v South Melbourne (S) Punt Road Oval 136 - 82
SAT 13/08/1949 St Kilda (S) v Melbourne (S) Junction Oval 84 - 131

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne Seconds 1st 14 -0- 3 56 133.5% 1,611 1,207
Essendon Seconds 2nd 11 -1- 5 46 144.2% 1,676 1,162
Footscray Seconds 3rd 11 -1- 5 46 121.1% 1,497 1,236
Richmond Seconds 4th 11 -0- 6 44 118.3% 1,626 1,374
Collingwood Seconds 5th 11 -0- 6 44 110.2% 1,322 1,200
Fitzroy Seconds 6th 9 -1- 7 38 105.3% 1,320 1,254
Carlton Seconds 7th 9 -0- 8 36 100.1% 1,407 1,405
Geelong Seconds 8th 8 -1- 8 34 112.8% 1,481 1,313
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 6 -0- 11 24 85.7% 1,311 1,529
St Kilda Seconds 10th 5 -1- 11 22 75.7% 1,310 1,731
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 2 -1- 14 10 76.1% 1,177 1,547
Hawthorn Seconds 12th 2 -0- 15 8 58.9% 1,119 1,899

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/08/1949 Essendon (S) v Melbourne (S) Windy Hill 67 - 50
SAT 20/08/1949 Footscray (S) v Collingwood (S) Western Oval 31 - 77
SAT 20/08/1949 Hawthorn (S) v South Melbourne (S) Glenferrie Oval 71 - 50
SAT 20/08/1949 North Melbourne (S) v Geelong (S) Arden Street Oval 65 - 37
SAT 20/08/1949 Richmond (S) v Fitzroy (S) Punt Road Oval 99 - 47
SAT 20/08/1949 St Kilda (S) v Carlton (S) Junction Oval 81 - 64

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne Seconds 1st 14 -0- 4 56 130.4% 1,661 1,274
Essendon Seconds 2nd 12 -1- 5 50 143.8% 1,743 1,212
Richmond Seconds 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 121.4% 1,725 1,421
Collingwood Seconds 4th 12 -0- 6 48 113.6% 1,399 1,231
Footscray Seconds 5th 11 -1- 6 46 116.4% 1,528 1,313
Fitzroy Seconds 6th 9 -1- 8 38 101.0% 1,367 1,353
Carlton Seconds 7th 9 -0- 9 36 99.0% 1,471 1,486
Geelong Seconds 8th 8 -1- 9 34 110.2% 1,518 1,378
St Kilda Seconds 9th 6 -1- 11 26 77.5% 1,391 1,795
South Melbourne Seconds 10th 6 -0- 12 24 85.1% 1,361 1,600
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 3 -1- 14 14 78.4% 1,242 1,584
Hawthorn Seconds 12th 3 -0- 15 12 61.1% 1,190 1,949

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/08/1949 Carlton (S) v North Melbourne (S) Princes Park 59 - 63
SAT 27/08/1949 Collingwood (S) v St Kilda (S) Victoria Park 143 - 39
SAT 27/08/1949 Footscray (S) v Essendon (S) Western Oval 44 - 54
SAT 27/08/1949 Geelong (S) v Richmond (S) Kardinia Park 95 - 72
SAT 27/08/1949 Melbourne (S) v Hawthorn (S) MCG 129 - 62
SAT 27/08/1949 South Melbourne (S) v Fitzroy (S) Lakeside Oval 147 - 75

Round 19 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Melbourne Seconds 1st 15 -0- 4 60 134.0% 1,790 1,336
Essendon Seconds 2nd 13 -1- 5 54 143.1% 1,797 1,256
Collingwood Seconds 3rd 13 -0- 6 52 121.4% 1,542 1,270
Richmond Seconds 4th 12 -0- 7 48 118.5% 1,797 1,516
Footscray Seconds 5th 11 -1- 7 46 115.0% 1,572 1,367
Geelong Seconds 6th 9 -1- 9 38 111.2% 1,613 1,450
Fitzroy Seconds 7th 9 -1- 9 38 96.1% 1,442 1,500
Carlton Seconds 8th 9 -0- 10 36 98.8% 1,530 1,549
South Melbourne Seconds 9th 7 -0- 12 28 90.0% 1,508 1,675
St Kilda Seconds 10th 6 -1- 12 26 73.8% 1,430 1,938
North Melbourne Seconds 11th 4 -1- 14 18 79.4% 1,305 1,643
Hawthorn Seconds 12th 3 -0- 16 12 60.3% 1,252 2,078

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/09/1949 Collingwood (S) v Richmond (S) MCG 61 - 77
SAT 10/09/1949 Melbourne (S) v Essendon (S) MCG 71 - 91

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/09/1949 Melbourne (S) v Richmond (S) MCG 122 - 73

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/09/1949 Essendon (S) v Melbourne (S) MCG 68 - 112