1949 VFL thirds season
4th season of the Victorian Football League thirds competition
Australian rules football season
1949 VFL thirds season | |
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Date | April – 11 September |
Teams | 12 |
Premiers | Carlton 2nd premiership |
Minor premiers | Geelong 1st minor premiership |
← 1948 1950 → |
The 1949 VFL thirds season was the 4th season of the VFL thirds, the Australian rules football competition operating as the junior competition to the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Carlton won their second thirds premiership, defeating minor premiers Geelong by 11 points.
At the end of the previous season, North Essendon withdrew from the competition, and TAA − a side representing Trans Australia Airlines − took its place. However, the side was too heavily beaten and withdrew after round 4.[1][2]
Ladder
The demise of TAA meant most teams had an extra game counted in the standings. Hawthorn, Melbourne, North Melbourne and St Kilda − who all played and defeated TAA − remained at 16 games.[3]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PP | Pts |
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1 | Geelong | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 165.6 | 56 |
2 | South Melbourne | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 132.8 | 56 |
3 | Carlton (P) | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 176.5 | 52 |
4 | Melbourne | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 120.8 | 48 |
5 | Richmond | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 111.1 | 44 |
6 | Essendon | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 120.2 | 36 |
7 | Footscray | 17 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 108.9 | 28 |
8 | Fitzroy | 17 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 74.2 | 28 |
9 | St Kilda | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 65.6 | 16 |
10 | North Melbourne | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 57.8 | 16 |
11 | Hawthorn | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 36.6 | 16 |
− | TAA | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Finals series
Grand final
Grand final | |||||
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Saturday, 11 September | Carlton 9.8 (62) | def. | Geelong 7.9 (51) | Princes Park | [4] |
References
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AFL under-19s
Final season | |
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Former |
Known as the VFL thirds from 1946–1958; VFL under-19s from 1960–1989