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1st season of the Victorian Football League thirds competition Australian rules football season
1946 VFL thirds season
Date3 May – 21 September
Teams7
PremiersNorth Melbourne
1st premiership
Minor premiersMelbourne
1st minor premiership
1947 →

The 1946 VFL thirds season was the inaugural season of the VFL thirds, the Australian rules football competition operating as the junior competition to the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Only 7 of the 12 VFL clubs with senior teams fielded a thirds side in the inaugural season − Collingwood, Fitzroy, Footscray, Geelong and South Melbourne did not compete. Several VFL clubs already operated thirds teams in local competitions, while others were affiliated with existing junior clubs.

North Melbourne won the first grand final, defeating Carlton.

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L D Pts
1 Melbourne 44
2 North Melbourne (P) 40
3 Carlton 32
4 Essendon 28
5 Richmond 16
6 St Kilda 8
7 Hawthorn 4

Finals series

Semi-finals

Semi-finals
Saturday, 7 September (12:00 pm) Melbourne 4.8 (32) def. by North Melbourne 13.13 (91) Ransford Oval
Saturday, 7 September (12:00 pm) Carlton 6.13 (49) def. Essendon 2.9 (21) McAlister Oval

Preliminary final

Preliminary final
Saturday, 14 September (2:45 pm) Melbourne 11.10 (76) def. by Carlton 12.21 (93) Warringal Park, Heidelberg

Grand final

Grand final
Saturday, 21 September (12:00 pm) North Melbourne 11.9 (75) def. Carlton 5.12 (42) Warringal Park, Heidelberg

References

  1. "Richmond are strong". Trove. The Argus.
  2. "The Under-19s". Collingwood Forever.
  3. "New name likely for thirds". The Sun News-Pictorial. Melbourne, VIC. 2 April 1960. p. 66.
  4. ^ "Junior Football". Sporting Globe. No. 2527. Victoria, Australia. 7 September 1946. p. 3 (Edition1). Retrieved 18 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Many Seniors For Seconds' Semi-Final". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 31, 206. Victoria, Australia. 6 September 1946. p. 13. Retrieved 18 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Gardiner Medal". The Age. No. 28508. Victoria, Australia. 6 September 1946. p. 8. Retrieved 18 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "Amateur Football". The Herald. No. 21, 629. Victoria, Australia. 14 September 1946. p. 10. Retrieved 18 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. "Sale's Best". The Age. No. 28, 514. Victoria, Australia. 13 September 1946. p. 8. Retrieved 18 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. "Junior Football". Sporting Globe. No. 2531. Victoria, Australia. 21 September 1946. p. 3 (Edition1). Retrieved 18 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. "Tomorrow's Sport". The Herald. No. 21, 634. Victoria, Australia. 20 September 1946. p. 15. Retrieved 18 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
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