1942 VFL Season
The complete 1942 season — final ladder, results and finals.
Premiers
🏆 Essendondef. Richmond
Essendon won the 1942 VFL premiership, defeating Richmond in the Grand Final. Essendon also finished the home-and-away season on top of the ladder.
11 teams contested the season. The 4th-placed cut-off sent Essendon, Richmond, South Melbourne and Footscray into the finals. Hawthorn finished last with 1 win. The full final ladder and round-by-round results follow.
Ladder
| # | Club | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Essendon | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1426 | 1122 | 127.1 | 48 |
| 2 | Richmond | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1778 | 1322 | 134.5 | 44 |
| 3 | South Melbourne | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1513 | 1173 | 129.0 | 44 |
| 4 | Footscray | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1460 | 1159 | 126.0 | 40 |
| 5 | Carlton | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1361 | 1132 | 120.2 | 40 |
| 6 | Fitzroy | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1405 | 1340 | 104.9 | 32 |
| 7 | St Kilda | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1076 | 1314 | 81.9 | 24 |
| 8 | Melbourne | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1384 | 1624 | 85.2 | 20 |
| 9 | North Melbourne | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1105 | 1413 | 78.2 | 16 |
| 10 | Collingwood | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1120 | 1474 | 76.0 | 8 |
| 11 | Hawthorn | 15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1058 | 1613 | 65.6 | 4 |
Top 4 (green) made the finals. Ladder is home-and-away only; percentage = points for ÷ points against.
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Results
84 matches