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1946 VFL thirds season

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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).[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]

Ladder

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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

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Semi-finals

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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

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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

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

References

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  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. ^ a b "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.