1946 VFL thirds season

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1946 VFL thirds season
Date3 May – 21 September
Teams7
Premiers North Melbourne
1st premiership
Minor premiers Melbourne
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). [1]

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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]

Ladder

PosTeamPldWLDPts
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 [4] [5]
Saturday, 7 September (12:00 pm) Carlton 6.13 (49)def. Essendon 2.9 (21) McAlister Oval [4] [6]

Preliminary final

Preliminary final
Saturday, 14 September (2:45 pm) Melbourne 11.10 (76)def. by Carlton 12.21 (93)Warringal Park, Heidelberg [7] [8]

Grand final

Grand final
Saturday, 21 September (12:00 pm) North Melbourne 11.9 (75)def. Carlton 5.12 (42)Warringal Park, Heidelberg [9] [10]

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  2. ↑ "The Under-19s". Collingwood Forever.
  3. ↑ "New name likely for thirds". The Sun News-Pictorial. Melbourne, VIC. 2 April 1960. p. 66.
  4. 1 2 "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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