1949 VFLS Season: Melbourne Seconds
These are the details of the premiership results for the Melbourne Seconds for the 1949 season of the Victorian Football League Seconds (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves). The team used the MCG as their home ground, playing thirteen matches there (twelve as hosts and one as visitors). 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 the Essendon Seconds in the second semi final and defeating the Richmond Seconds in the preliminary final, the Melbourne Seconds defeated the Essendon Seconds in the grand final, winning the premiership.
Team Details
Competition:
1949 VFLS Season
Team:
Melbourne Seconds
Home Ground:
MCG
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 15-0-4, P%: 134.0)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mueller, Jack | 22 | 17 | -0- | 5 | R01-19, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/04/1949 | Round 1 | Geelong (S) | HOME | WIN | MLBS by 43 | Jack Mueller | unknown |
| 23/04/1949 | Round 2 | Collingwood (S) | AWAY | WIN | MLBS by 50 | Jack Mueller | unknown |
| 30/04/1949 | Round 3 | Footscray (S) | AWAY | LOSS | FOOS by 29 | Jack Mueller | unknown |
| 07/05/1949 | Round 4 | South Melbourne (S) | HOME | LOSS | SMLS by 12 | Jack Mueller | unknown |
| 14/05/1949 | Round 5 | North Melbourne (S) | AWAY | WIN | MLBS by 18 | Jack Mueller | unknown |
| 13/06/1949 | Round 6 | St Kilda (S) | HOME | WIN | MLBS by 73 | Jack Mueller | unknown |
| 28/05/1949 | Round 7 | Essendon (S) | HOME | WIN | MLBS by 21 | Jack Mueller | unknown |
| 04/06/1949 | Round 8 | Hawthorn (S) | AWAY | WIN | MLBS by 68 | Jack Mueller | unknown |
| 11/06/1949 | Round 9 | Fitzroy (S) | HOME | WIN | MLBS by 33 | Jack Mueller | unknown |
| 18/06/1949 | Round 10 | Carlton (S) | HOME | WIN | MLBS by 8 | Jack Mueller | unknown |
| 02/07/1949 | Round 11 | Richmond (S) | AWAY | WIN | MLBS by 38 | Jack Mueller | unknown |
| 09/07/1949 | Round 12 | Geelong (S) | AWAY | WIN | MLBS by 2 | Jack Mueller | unknown |
| 16/07/1949 | Round 13 | Collingwood (S) | HOME | WIN | MLBS by 11 | Jack Mueller | unknown |
| 23/07/1949 | Round 14 | Footscray (S) | HOME | LOSS | FOOS by 4 | Jack Mueller | unknown |
| 30/07/1949 | Round 15 | South Melbourne (S) | AWAY | WIN | MLBS by 29 | Jack Mueller | unknown |
| 06/08/1949 | Round 16 | North Melbourne (S) | HOME | WIN | MLBS by 8 | Jack Mueller | unknown |
| 13/08/1949 | Round 17 | St Kilda (S) | AWAY | WIN | MLBS by 47 | Jack Mueller | unknown |
| 20/08/1949 | Round 18 | Essendon (S) | AWAY | LOSS | ESSS by 17 | Jack Mueller | unknown |
| 27/08/1949 | Round 19 | Hawthorn (S) | HOME | WIN | MLBS by 67 | Jack Mueller | unknown |
| 10/09/1949 | Semi Final | Essendon (S) | HOME | LOSS | ESSS by 20 | Jack Mueller | unknown |
| 17/09/1949 | Preliminary Final | Richmond (S) | HOME | WIN | MLBS by 49 | Jack Mueller | unknown |
| 24/09/1949 | Grand Final | Essendon (S) | AWAY | WIN | MLBS by 44 | Jack Mueller | unknown |