1946 VFL thirds season | |
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Date | 3 May – 21 September |
Teams | 7 |
Premiers | North Melbourne 1st premiership |
Minor premiers | Melbourne 1st minor premiership |
The 1946 VFL thirds season was the 1st season of the VFL thirds, the Australian rules football competition operating as the junior competition to the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
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.[2]
North Melbourne won the first grand final, defeating Carlton.[3]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | Pts |
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1 | Melbourne | 44 | ||||
2 | North Melbourne (P) | 40 | ||||
3 | Carlton | 32 | ||||
4 | Essendon | 28 | ||||
5 | Richmond | 16 | ||||
6 | St Kilda | 8 | ||||
7 | Hawthorn | 4 |
Semi-finals | |||||
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Saturday, 7 September (12:00 pm) | Melbourne 4.8 (32) | def. by | North Melbourne 13.13 (91) | Ransford Oval | [4][5] |
Saturday, 7 September (12:00 pm) | Carlton 6.13 (49) | def. | Essendon 2.9 (21) | McAlister Oval | [4][6] |
Preliminary final | |||||
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Saturday, 14 September (2:45 pm) | Melbourne 11.10 (76) | def. by | Carlton 12.21 (93) | Warringal Park, Heidelberg | [7][8] |
Grand final | |||||
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Saturday, 21 September (12:00 pm) | North Melbourne 11.9 (75) | def. | Carlton 5.12 (42) | Warringal Park, Heidelberg | [9][10] |