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1949 VFL thirds season

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1949 VFL thirds season
DateApril – 11 September
Teams12
PremiersCarlton
2nd premiership
Minor premiersGeelong
1st minor premiership
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The 1949 VFL thirds season was the 4th season of the VFL thirds, the Australian rules football competition operating as the junior competition to the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Carlton won their second thirds premiership, defeating minor premiers Geelong by 11 points.

At the end of the previous season, North Essendon withdrew from the competition, and TAA − a side representing Trans Australia Airlines − took its place. However, the side was too heavily beaten and withdrew after round 4.[1][2]

Ladder

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The demise of TAA meant most teams had an extra game counted in the standings. Hawthorn, Melbourne, North Melbourne and St Kilda − who all played and defeated TAA − remained at 16 games.[3]

Pos Team Pld W L D PP Pts
1 Geelong 17 14 3 0 165.6 56
2 South Melbourne 17 14 3 0 132.8 56
3 Carlton (P) 17 13 4 0 176.5 52
4 Melbourne 16 12 4 0 120.8 48
5 Richmond 17 11 6 0 111.1 44
6 Essendon 17 9 8 0 120.2 36
7 Footscray 17 7 9 0 108.9 28
8 Fitzroy 17 7 9 0 74.2 28
9 St Kilda 16 4 12 0 65.6 16
10 North Melbourne 16 4 12 0 57.8 16
11 Hawthorn 16 4 12 0 36.6 16
TAA 4 0 4 0 0

Finals series

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Grand final

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Grand final
Saturday, 11 September Carlton 9.8 (62) def. Geelong 7.9 (51) Princes Park [4]

References

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  1. ^ "Club History". Essendon Doutta Stars Football Club.
  2. ^ "Cornell flies flag for '49ers". Carlton Football Club. 23 July 2019.
  3. ^ "1949 Thirds season". Demonwiki.
  4. ^ "1948 U19s". Blueseum.