1949 VFL Season
The complete 1949 season — final ladder, results and finals.
Premiers
🏆 Essendondef. Carlton
Essendon won the 1949 VFL premiership, defeating Carlton in the Grand Final. North Melbourne had finished on top of the home-and-away ladder as minor premiers.
12 teams contested the season. The 4th-placed cut-off sent North Melbourne, Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon into the finals. Hawthorn finished last with 3 wins. The full final ladder and round-by-round results follow.
Ladder
| # | Club | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Melbourne | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1471 | 1235 | 119.1 | 56 |
| 2 | Carlton | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1679 | 1328 | 126.4 | 52 |
| 3 | Collingwood | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1616 | 1308 | 123.5 | 52 |
| 4 | Essendon | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1649 | 1366 | 120.7 | 52 |
| 5 | Melbourne | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1516 | 1341 | 113.0 | 48 |
| 6 | Richmond | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1733 | 1485 | 116.7 | 40 |
| 7 | Fitzroy | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1488 | 1521 | 97.8 | 40 |
| 8 | Geelong | 19 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1722 | 1540 | 111.8 | 36 |
| 9 | Footscray | 19 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1211 | 1444 | 83.9 | 28 |
| 10 | South Melbourne | 19 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1343 | 1669 | 80.5 | 24 |
| 11 | St Kilda | 19 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1272 | 1730 | 73.5 | 16 |
| 12 | Hawthorn | 19 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 1153 | 1886 | 61.1 | 12 |
Top 4 (green) made the finals. Ladder is home-and-away only; percentage = points for ÷ points against.
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Results
118 matches