The 1943 VFL season was the 47th season of the
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...
(VFL), the highest level senior
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
competition in Victoria.
As in 1942, only eleven of the league's twelve clubs competed, with remaining in recess due to travel restrictions during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
. The season ran from 8 May until 25 September, and comprised a 15-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs.
The premiership was won by the
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian rules football team playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). Between its inception in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond in 1885 and 1907, the club competed in the Victo ...
for the fifth time, after it defeated by five points in the
1943 VFL Grand Final.
Premiership season
In 1942, the VFL competition consisted of eleven teams of 18 on-the-field players each (Geelong did not field a team due to wartime rail and road transport restrictions), plus one substitute player, known as the 19th man. A player could be substituted for any reason; however, once substituted, a player could not return to the field of play under any circumstances.
Teams played each other in a home-and-away season of 16 rounds. During the first 11 rounds each team played each other once and had one bye. At round 11, the eleventh team on the ladder dropped out of the competition. In the remaining rounds (12 to 16), the other ten teams played 5 matches each. This more even fixture was seen as an improvement on 1942's season, in which teams played an unequal number of matches (14 or 15).
During the 1943 season, the
Melbourne Cricket Ground
The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadiu ...
, the
Lake Oval
Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club South M ...
, and the
Junction Oval
Junction Oval (also known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground, or the CitiPower Centre due to sponsorship reasons) is a historic sports ground in the suburb of St Kilda in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
The oval's location near the St Kilda Junc ...
were all
appropriated for military use.
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
shared the
Punt Road Oval
Punt Road Oval, also known by naming rights sponsorship as the Swinburne Centre, is an Australian rules football ground and former cricket oval located within the Yarra Park precinct of East Melbourne, Victoria, situated a few hundred metres to ...
with
Richmond
Richmond most often refers to:
* Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States
* Richmond, London, a part of London
* Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England
* Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada
* Richmond, California, ...
as their home ground,
South Melbourne
South Melbourne is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km south of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Port Phillip local government area. South Melbourne recorded a population of 11,548 at t ...
now shared
Princes Park with
Carlton
Carlton may refer to:
People
* Carlton (name), a list of those with the given name or surname
* Carlton (singer), English soul singer Carlton McCarthy
* Carlton, a pen name used by Joseph Caldwell (1773–1835), American educator, Presbyterian ...
as their home ground, and
St. Kilda now played their home games at
Toorak Park
Toorak Park is a cricket and Australian rules football arena in the Melbourne suburb of Armadale, Victoria, Australia. It is the home ground of the Prahran Football Club and Old Xaverians Football Club of the Victorian Amateur Football Associatio ...
(this was possible because there was no VFA competition in 1943). Footscray, however, were able to return to the Western Oval as it was vacated by the defence authorities after a year.
Once the 16 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1943 VFL ''Premiers'' were determined by the specific format and conventions of the
Page–McIntyre system
The McIntyre System, or systems as there have been five of them, is a playoff system that gives an advantage to teams or competitors qualifying higher. The systems were developed by Ken McIntyre, an Australian lawyer, historian and English lect ...
.
Round 1
, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
, Home team
, Home team score
, Away team
, Away team score
, Venue
, Crowd
, Date
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 18.9 (117)
,
, 13.14 (92)
,
Windy Hill
, 16,000
, 8 May 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 6.22 (58)
,
, 7.12 (54)
,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to:
Places Australia
* Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales
* Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse
* Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 8,000
, 8 May 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 17.13 (115)
,
, 8.23 (71)
,
Princes Park
, 17,000
, 8 May 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 14.9 (93)
,
, 13.17 (95)
,
Toorak Park
Toorak Park is a cricket and Australian rules football arena in the Melbourne suburb of Armadale, Victoria, Australia. It is the home ground of the Prahran Football Club and Old Xaverians Football Club of the Victorian Amateur Football Associatio ...
, 6,000
, 8 May 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 14.12 (96)
,
, 15.9 (99)
,
Punt Road Oval
Punt Road Oval, also known by naming rights sponsorship as the Swinburne Centre, is an Australian rules football ground and former cricket oval located within the Yarra Park precinct of East Melbourne, Victoria, situated a few hundred metres to ...
, 9,000
, 8 May 1943
Round 2
, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
, Home team
, Home team score
, Away team
, Away team score
, Venue
, Crowd
, Date
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 8.14 (62)
,
, 8.14 (62)
,
Arden Street Oval
Arden Street Oval (also known as North Melbourne Cricket Ground) is a sports oval in North Melbourne, Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is currently the training base of the North Melbourne Football Club, an Australia ...
, 5,000
, 15 May 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 12.14 (86)
,
, 15.19 (109)
,
Princes Park
, 6,000
, 15 May 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 7.8 (50)
,
, 11.15 (81)
,
Glenferrie Oval
Glenferrie Oval is an Australian rules football stadium located in Hawthorn, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
It is the historic home of, and is synonymous with, the Hawthorn Football Club, who played there from 1903 and as a VFL/AFL ...
, 7,000
, 15 May 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 13.7 (85)
,
, 9.12 (66)
,
Punt Road Oval
Punt Road Oval, also known by naming rights sponsorship as the Swinburne Centre, is an Australian rules football ground and former cricket oval located within the Yarra Park precinct of East Melbourne, Victoria, situated a few hundred metres to ...
, 16,000
, 15 May 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 6.10 (46)
,
, 8.18 (66)
,
Western Oval
Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administra ...
, 11,000
, 15 May 1943
Round 3
, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
, Home team
, Home team score
, Away team
, Away team score
, Venue
, Crowd
, Date
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 16.17 (113)
,
, 16.16 (112)
,
Brunswick Street Oval
The WT Peterson Community Oval, best known as the Brunswick Street Oval and also as the Fitzroy Cricket Ground, is a cricket and Australian rules football ground located in Edinburgh Gardens in Fitzroy North, Victoria.
History Australian Rule ...
, 15,500
, 22 May 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 11.12 (78)
,
, 9.11 (65)
,
Windy Hill
, 9,000
, 22 May 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 11.14 (80)
,
, 12.16 (88)
,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to:
Places Australia
* Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales
* Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse
* Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 10,000
, 22 May 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 8.15 (63)
,
, 17.12 (114)
,
Toorak Park
Toorak Park is a cricket and Australian rules football arena in the Melbourne suburb of Armadale, Victoria, Australia. It is the home ground of the Prahran Football Club and Old Xaverians Football Club of the Victorian Amateur Football Associatio ...
, 11,000
, 22 May 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 10.12 (72)
,
, 17.15 (117)
,
Punt Road Oval
Punt Road Oval, also known by naming rights sponsorship as the Swinburne Centre, is an Australian rules football ground and former cricket oval located within the Yarra Park precinct of East Melbourne, Victoria, situated a few hundred metres to ...
, 5,000
, 22 May 1943
Round 4
, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
, Home team
, Home team score
, Away team
, Away team score
, Venue
, Crowd
, Date
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 13.11 (89)
,
, 6.12 (48)
,
Western Oval
Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administra ...
, 7,000
, 29 May 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 12.5 (77)
,
, 15.14 (104)
,
Princes Park
, 15,000
, 29 May 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 15.14 (104)
,
, 10.11 (71)
,
Arden Street Oval
Arden Street Oval (also known as North Melbourne Cricket Ground) is a sports oval in North Melbourne, Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is currently the training base of the North Melbourne Football Club, an Australia ...
, 5,000
, 29 May 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 13.8 (86)
,
, 9.21 (75)
,
Glenferrie Oval
Glenferrie Oval is an Australian rules football stadium located in Hawthorn, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
It is the historic home of, and is synonymous with, the Hawthorn Football Club, who played there from 1903 and as a VFL/AFL ...
, 9,000
, 29 May 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 11.18 (84)
,
, 14.13 (97)
,
Punt Road Oval
Punt Road Oval, also known by naming rights sponsorship as the Swinburne Centre, is an Australian rules football ground and former cricket oval located within the Yarra Park precinct of East Melbourne, Victoria, situated a few hundred metres to ...
, 23,000
, 29 May 1943
Round 5
, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
, Home team
, Home team score
, Away team
, Away team score
, Venue
, Crowd
, Date
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 17.11 (113)
,
, 21.15 (141)
,
Punt Road Oval
Punt Road Oval, also known by naming rights sponsorship as the Swinburne Centre, is an Australian rules football ground and former cricket oval located within the Yarra Park precinct of East Melbourne, Victoria, situated a few hundred metres to ...
, 13,000
, 5 June 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 23.12 (150)
,
, 10.13 (73)
,
Brunswick Street Oval
The WT Peterson Community Oval, best known as the Brunswick Street Oval and also as the Fitzroy Cricket Ground, is a cricket and Australian rules football ground located in Edinburgh Gardens in Fitzroy North, Victoria.
History Australian Rule ...
, 12,000
, 5 June 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 16.10 (106)
,
, 16.18 (114)
,
Windy Hill
, 18,000
, 5 June 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 10.15 (75)
,
, 12.13 (85)
,
Princes Park
, 14,000
, 5 June 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 13.14 (92)
,
, 12.8 (80)
,
Toorak Park
Toorak Park is a cricket and Australian rules football arena in the Melbourne suburb of Armadale, Victoria, Australia. It is the home ground of the Prahran Football Club and Old Xaverians Football Club of the Victorian Amateur Football Associatio ...
, 9,000
, 5 June 1943
Round 6
, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
, Home team
, Home team score
, Away team
, Away team score
, Venue
, Crowd
, Date
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 14.7 (91)
,
, 12.18 (90)
,
Arden Street Oval
Arden Street Oval (also known as North Melbourne Cricket Ground) is a sports oval in North Melbourne, Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is currently the training base of the North Melbourne Football Club, an Australia ...
, 7,000
, 12 June 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 21.17 (143)
,
, 8.15 (63)
,
Western Oval
Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administra ...
, 8,000
, 12 June 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 11.21 (87)
,
, 5.12 (42)
,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to:
Places Australia
* Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales
* Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse
* Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 7,000
, 12 June 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 9.22 (76)
,
, 11.16 (82)
,
Princes Park
, 17,000
, 12 June 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 12.17 (89)
,
, 14.11 (95)
,
Punt Road Oval
Punt Road Oval, also known by naming rights sponsorship as the Swinburne Centre, is an Australian rules football ground and former cricket oval located within the Yarra Park precinct of East Melbourne, Victoria, situated a few hundred metres to ...
, 19,000
, 12 June 1943
Round 7
, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
, Home team
, Home team score
, Away team
, Away team score
, Venue
, Crowd
, Date
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 20.16 (136)
,
, 13.17 (95)
,
Glenferrie Oval
Glenferrie Oval is an Australian rules football stadium located in Hawthorn, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
It is the historic home of, and is synonymous with, the Hawthorn Football Club, who played there from 1903 and as a VFL/AFL ...
, 8,000
, 19 June 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 16.11 (107)
,
, 11.7 (73)
,
Brunswick Street Oval
The WT Peterson Community Oval, best known as the Brunswick Street Oval and also as the Fitzroy Cricket Ground, is a cricket and Australian rules football ground located in Edinburgh Gardens in Fitzroy North, Victoria.
History Australian Rule ...
, 18,000
, 19 June 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 12.12 (84)
,
, 17.12 (114)
,
Princes Park
, 11,000
, 19 June 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 15.13 (103)
,
, 8.14 (62)
,
Windy Hill
, 11,000
, 19 June 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 13.14 (92)
,
, 11.21 (87)
,
Punt Road Oval
Punt Road Oval, also known by naming rights sponsorship as the Swinburne Centre, is an Australian rules football ground and former cricket oval located within the Yarra Park precinct of East Melbourne, Victoria, situated a few hundred metres to ...
, 8,000
, 19 June 1943
Round 8
, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
, Home team
, Home team score
, Away team
, Away team score
, Venue
, Crowd
, Date
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 10.11 (71)
,
, 6.14 (50)
,
Western Oval
Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administra ...
, 7,500
, 26 June 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 10.21 (81)
,
, 13.9 (87)
,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to:
Places Australia
* Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales
* Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse
* Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 5,000
, 26 June 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 15.16 (106)
,
, 9.13 (67)
,
Princes Park
, 12,000
, 26 June 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 15.16 (106)
,
, 8.14 (62)
,
Punt Road Oval
Punt Road Oval, also known by naming rights sponsorship as the Swinburne Centre, is an Australian rules football ground and former cricket oval located within the Yarra Park precinct of East Melbourne, Victoria, situated a few hundred metres to ...
, 16,000
, 26 June 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 15.8 (98)
,
, 20.19 (139)
,
Toorak Park
Toorak Park is a cricket and Australian rules football arena in the Melbourne suburb of Armadale, Victoria, Australia. It is the home ground of the Prahran Football Club and Old Xaverians Football Club of the Victorian Amateur Football Associatio ...
, 6,000
, 26 June 1943
Round 9
, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
, Home team
, Home team score
, Away team
, Away team score
, Venue
, Crowd
, Date
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 9.2 (56)
,
, 13.7 (85)
,
Arden Street Oval
Arden Street Oval (also known as North Melbourne Cricket Ground) is a sports oval in North Melbourne, Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is currently the training base of the North Melbourne Football Club, an Australia ...
, 10,000
, 3 July 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 16.14 (110)
,
, 12.10 (82)
,
Punt Road Oval
Punt Road Oval, also known by naming rights sponsorship as the Swinburne Centre, is an Australian rules football ground and former cricket oval located within the Yarra Park precinct of East Melbourne, Victoria, situated a few hundred metres to ...
, 8,000
, 3 July 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 13.11 (89)
,
, 11.13 (79)
,
Glenferrie Oval
Glenferrie Oval is an Australian rules football stadium located in Hawthorn, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
It is the historic home of, and is synonymous with, the Hawthorn Football Club, who played there from 1903 and as a VFL/AFL ...
, 16,000
, 3 July 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 15.18 (108)
,
, 9.11 (65)
,
Brunswick Street Oval
The WT Peterson Community Oval, best known as the Brunswick Street Oval and also as the Fitzroy Cricket Ground, is a cricket and Australian rules football ground located in Edinburgh Gardens in Fitzroy North, Victoria.
History Australian Rule ...
, 14,000
, 3 July 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 10.13 (73)
,
, 15.13 (103)
,
Princes Park
, 13,000
, 3 July 1943
Round 10
, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
, Home team
, Home team score
, Away team
, Away team score
, Venue
, Crowd
, Date
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 9.23 (77)
,
, 12.14 (86)
,
Western Oval
Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administra ...
, 8,000
, 10 July 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 9.16 (70)
,
, 13.7 (85)
,
Windy Hill
, 8,000
, 10 July 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 9.6 (60)
,
, 16.14 (110)
,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to:
Places Australia
* Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales
* Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse
* Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 8,000
, 10 July 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 16.9 (105)
,
, 11.14 (80)
,
Princes Park
, 12,000
, 10 July 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 10.11 (71)
,
, 14.14 (98)
,
Toorak Park
Toorak Park is a cricket and Australian rules football arena in the Melbourne suburb of Armadale, Victoria, Australia. It is the home ground of the Prahran Football Club and Old Xaverians Football Club of the Victorian Amateur Football Associatio ...
, 6,000
, 10 July 1943
Round 11
, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
, Home team
, Home team score
, Away team
, Away team score
, Venue
, Crowd
, Date
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 16.19 (115)
,
, 11.14 (80)
,
Princes Park
, 6,000
, 17 July 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 10.19 (79)
,
, 8.9 (57)
,
Punt Road Oval
Punt Road Oval, also known by naming rights sponsorship as the Swinburne Centre, is an Australian rules football ground and former cricket oval located within the Yarra Park precinct of East Melbourne, Victoria, situated a few hundred metres to ...
, 13,000
, 17 July 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 7.14 (56)
,
, 9.24 (78)
,
Brunswick Street Oval
The WT Peterson Community Oval, best known as the Brunswick Street Oval and also as the Fitzroy Cricket Ground, is a cricket and Australian rules football ground located in Edinburgh Gardens in Fitzroy North, Victoria.
History Australian Rule ...
, 14,000
, 17 July 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 16.14 (110)
,
, 12.13 (85)
,
Glenferrie Oval
Glenferrie Oval is an Australian rules football stadium located in Hawthorn, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
It is the historic home of, and is synonymous with, the Hawthorn Football Club, who played there from 1903 and as a VFL/AFL ...
, 8,000
, 17 July 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 12.10 (82)
,
, 11.12 (78)
,
Arden Street Oval
Arden Street Oval (also known as North Melbourne Cricket Ground) is a sports oval in North Melbourne, Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is currently the training base of the North Melbourne Football Club, an Australia ...
, 7,000
, 17 July 1943
Round 12
, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
, Home team
, Home team score
, Away team
, Away team score
, Venue
, Crowd
, Date
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 10.10 (70)
,
, 7.17 (59)
,
Brunswick Street Oval
The WT Peterson Community Oval, best known as the Brunswick Street Oval and also as the Fitzroy Cricket Ground, is a cricket and Australian rules football ground located in Edinburgh Gardens in Fitzroy North, Victoria.
History Australian Rule ...
, 12,000
, 31 July 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 14.11 (95)
,
, 6.6 (42)
,
Princes Park
, 8,000
, 31 July 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 23.16 (154)
,
, 11.8 (74)
,
Punt Road Oval
Punt Road Oval, also known by naming rights sponsorship as the Swinburne Centre, is an Australian rules football ground and former cricket oval located within the Yarra Park precinct of East Melbourne, Victoria, situated a few hundred metres to ...
, 8,000
, 31 July 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 7.13 (55)
,
, 9.12 (66)
,
Glenferrie Oval
Glenferrie Oval is an Australian rules football stadium located in Hawthorn, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
It is the historic home of, and is synonymous with, the Hawthorn Football Club, who played there from 1903 and as a VFL/AFL ...
, 12,000
, 31 July 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 11.8 (74)
,
, 28.10 (178)
,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to:
Places Australia
* Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales
* Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse
* Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 8,500
, 31 July 1943
Round 13
, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
, Home team
, Home team score
, Away team
, Away team score
, Venue
, Crowd
, Date
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 9.6 (60)
,
, 21.13 (139)
,
Punt Road Oval
Punt Road Oval, also known by naming rights sponsorship as the Swinburne Centre, is an Australian rules football ground and former cricket oval located within the Yarra Park precinct of East Melbourne, Victoria, situated a few hundred metres to ...
, 14,000
, 7 August 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 7.17 (59)
,
, 19.19 (133)
,
Western Oval
Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administra ...
, 9,000
, 7 August 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 11.24 (90)
,
, 8.8 (56)
,
Windy Hill
, 14,000
, 7 August 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 14.24 (108)
,
, 7.8 (50)
,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to:
Places Australia
* Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales
* Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse
* Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 5,250
, 7 August 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 13.19 (97)
,
, 10.15 (75)
,
Princes Park
, 15,000
, 7 August 1943
Round 14
, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
, Home team
, Home team score
, Away team
, Away team score
, Venue
, Crowd
, Date
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 15.14 (104)
,
, 7.12 (54)
,
Brunswick Street Oval
The WT Peterson Community Oval, best known as the Brunswick Street Oval and also as the Fitzroy Cricket Ground, is a cricket and Australian rules football ground located in Edinburgh Gardens in Fitzroy North, Victoria.
History Australian Rule ...
, 8,000
, 14 August 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 9.14 (68)
,
, 11.7 (73)
,
Punt Road Oval
Punt Road Oval, also known by naming rights sponsorship as the Swinburne Centre, is an Australian rules football ground and former cricket oval located within the Yarra Park precinct of East Melbourne, Victoria, situated a few hundred metres to ...
, 15,000
, 14 August 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 7.11 (53)
,
, 9.10 (64)
,
Arden Street Oval
Arden Street Oval (also known as North Melbourne Cricket Ground) is a sports oval in North Melbourne, Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is currently the training base of the North Melbourne Football Club, an Australia ...
, 4,000
, 14 August 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 12.18 (90)
,
, 11.7 (73)
,
Princes Park
, 6,000
, 14 August 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 9.13 (67)
,
, 10.10 (70)
,
Windy Hill
, 19,000
, 14 August 1943
Round 15
, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
, Home team
, Home team score
, Away team
, Away team score
, Venue
, Crowd
, Date
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 13.10 (88)
,
, 7.14 (56)
,
Glenferrie Oval
Glenferrie Oval is an Australian rules football stadium located in Hawthorn, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
It is the historic home of, and is synonymous with, the Hawthorn Football Club, who played there from 1903 and as a VFL/AFL ...
, 15,000
, 21 August 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 16.17 (113)
,
, 9.9 (63)
,
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to:
Places Australia
* Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales
* Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse
* Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
, 6,500
, 21 August 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 15.23 (113)
,
, 7.5 (47)
,
Princes Park
, 8,000
, 21 August 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 15.19 (109)
,
, 12.13 (85)
,
Punt Road Oval
Punt Road Oval, also known by naming rights sponsorship as the Swinburne Centre, is an Australian rules football ground and former cricket oval located within the Yarra Park precinct of East Melbourne, Victoria, situated a few hundred metres to ...
, 9,000
, 21 August 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 9.10 (64)
,
, 6.15 (51)
,
Western Oval
Whitten Oval (also known as Victoria University Whitten Oval under a naming rights agreement) is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administra ...
, 6,000
, 21 August 1943
Round 16
, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
, Home team
, Home team score
, Away team
, Away team score
, Venue
, Crowd
, Date
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 10.11 (71)
,
, 14.14 (98)
,
Windy Hill
, 16,000
, 28 August 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 8.11 (59)
,
, 7.16 (58)
,
Arden Street Oval
Arden Street Oval (also known as North Melbourne Cricket Ground) is a sports oval in North Melbourne, Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It is currently the training base of the North Melbourne Football Club, an Australia ...
, 4,500
, 28 August 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 10.19 (79)
,
, 10.6 (66)
,
Princes Park
, 4,000
, 28 August 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 16.17 (113)
,
, 14.17 (101)
,
Punt Road Oval
Punt Road Oval, also known by naming rights sponsorship as the Swinburne Centre, is an Australian rules football ground and former cricket oval located within the Yarra Park precinct of East Melbourne, Victoria, situated a few hundred metres to ...
, 5,000
, 28 August 1943
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 12.12 (84)
,
, 10.9 (69)
,
Brunswick Street Oval
The WT Peterson Community Oval, best known as the Brunswick Street Oval and also as the Fitzroy Cricket Ground, is a cricket and Australian rules football ground located in Edinburgh Gardens in Fitzroy North, Victoria.
History Australian Rule ...
, 18,000
, 28 August 1943
Ladder
Finals
Semi finals
, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
, Home team
, Score
, Away team
, Score
, Venue
, Crowd
, Date
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 13.16 (94)
,
, 5.13 (43)
,
Princes Park
, 39,874
, 4 September
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 9.17 (71)
,
, 13.16 (94)
,
Princes Park
, 24,100
, 11 September
Preliminary Final
, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
, Home team
, Score
, Away team
, Score
, Venue
, Crowd
, Date
, - bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
,
, 12.14 (86)
,
, 8.13 (61)
,
Princes Park
, 27,335
, 18 September
Grand final
Richmond
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* Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States
* Richmond, London, a part of London
* Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England
* Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada
* Richmond, California, ...
defeated
Essendon Essendon may refer to:
Australia
*Electoral district of Essendon
*Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington
*Essendon, Victoria
**Essendon railway station
**Essendon Airport
*Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League
United King ...
12.14 (86) to 11.15 (81), in front of a crowd of 42,100 (approx.) people. (For an explanation of scoring see
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
).
Awards
* The 1943 VFL Premiership team was
Richmond
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* Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States
* Richmond, London, a part of London
* Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England
* Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada
* Richmond, California, ...
.
* The
VFL's leading goalkicker was
Fred Fanning
Fred Fanning (5 November 1921 – 23 May 1993) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) who holds the record for most goals in a VFL/AFL match, with 18.
VFL career
Hailing from the Vic ...
of
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
with 62 goals.
* No
Brownlow Medal
The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal (and informally as "Charlie"), is awarded to the " best and fairest" player in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the home-and-away season, as determined by votes cast by ...
was awarded in 1943.
*
St Kilda took the "wooden spoon" in 1943.
* The seconds premiership was won by for the second consecutive season. St Kilda 11.14 (80) defeated 8.6 (54) in the Grand Final, played as a stand-alone match on 18 September at
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to:
Places Australia
* Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales
* Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse
* Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ...
.
Notable events
*
Hawthorn's coach
Roy Cazaly
Roy Cazaly (13 January 1893 – 10 October 1963) was an Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He also represented Victoria and Tasmania in interstate football, and afte ...
renames the club "The Hawks" from "The Mayblooms". This season would be the closest Hawthorn would come to a finals appearance in their first 32 seasons (1925–56) in the VFL, finishing one spot outside the final four only by an inferior percentage to Carlton.
* In the spiteful Round 1 match between
Essendon Essendon may refer to:
Australia
*Electoral district of Essendon
*Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington
*Essendon, Victoria
**Essendon railway station
**Essendon Airport
*Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League
United King ...
and
South Melbourne
South Melbourne is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km south of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Port Phillip local government area. South Melbourne recorded a population of 11,548 at t ...
, a vicious brawl broke out in the last quarter when South Melbourne's
Jack "Basher" Williams
Jack E. "Basher" Williams (17 June 1917 – 16 May 2000) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
When Williams arrived in Melbourne from Maryborough, he had intended to join ...
felled
Ted Leehane
Edward Joseph Leehane (2 June 1923 – 18 November 2014) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
He was a member of the Essendon Essendon may refer to:
Australia
*Electoral district of Essendon
* ...
(apparently in a square-off retribution for Leehane's similar action against Williams in the 1942 Preliminary Final) which involved a dozen players, team officials, trainers, fans, and police. Three players were reported: Williams received an eight-week suspension for striking Leehane,
Dick Reynolds
Richard Sylvannus Reynolds (20 June 1915 – 2 September 2002) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Reynolds is one of four footballers to have won three Brownl ...
,
Gordon Lane
Gordon Francis 'Whopper' Lane (30 May 1921 – 21 July 1973) was an Australian rules footballer who represented the Essendon and South Melbourne in the VFL. He played as a forward with a strong overhead mark and was rated by Jack Dyer
J ...
, and
Perc Bushby
Percy Bushby (27 May 1919 – 29 August 1975) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
He played in the Essendon Essendon may refer to:
Australia
*Electoral district of Essendon
*Electoral distric ...
, 1940
Brownlow Medal
The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal (and informally as "Charlie"), is awarded to the " best and fairest" player in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the home-and-away season, as determined by votes cast by ...
winner
Herbie Matthews
Herbie Matthews (20 November 1913 – 8 June 1990) was an Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was recruited to South Melbourne from suburban club Fairfield. His father, "Butche ...
was suspended for four weeks for striking
Allan Hird, and Bushby was suspended for two weeks for striking Williams in retaliation.
* Entering Round 11, St Kilda and South Melbourne were tenth and eleventh on the ladder with two premiership points separating them; as such, the match between those two clubs in Round 11 directly decided which club was eliminated after the first set of home-and-away matches. South Melbourne won the game by 35 points.
* The VFL suspended its Round 12 matches and conducted a one-day lightning carnival amongst the top four teams; the
Victorian Football League Patriotic Match Cup was won by
Essendon Essendon may refer to:
Australia
*Electoral district of Essendon
*Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington
*Essendon, Victoria
**Essendon railway station
**Essendon Airport
*Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League
United King ...
.
* In Round 5,
Denis Cordner
George Denis Pruen Cordner (28 June 1924 – 17 October 1990) was an Australian rules footballer, industrial chemist and diplomat.
Early years
Cordner was the third of four sons to Edward "Ted" Cordner and Margaret Constance née Pruen. Like h ...
makes his debut for
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
in a team that also contained his brothers
Don
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Places
*County Donegal, Ireland, Chapman code DON
*Don (river), a river in European Russia
*Don River (disambiguation), several other rivers with the name
*Don, Benin, a town in Benin
*Don, Dang, a vill ...
and
Ted
TED may refer to:
Economics and finance
* TED spread between U.S. Treasuries and Eurodollar
Education
* ''Türk Eğitim Derneği'', the Turkish Education Association
** TED Ankara College Foundation Schools, Turkey
** Transvaal Education Depa ...
.
* Munitions worker
Bob Chitty
Robert Main-Warring Chitty (4 July 1916 – 4 April 1985) was an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
The son of Alan Peter Chitty (1884-1981), and Hannah Evelyne Chitty (1887-1 ...
plays for
Carlton
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* Carlton (singer), English soul singer Carlton McCarthy
* Carlton, a pen name used by Joseph Caldwell (1773–1835), American educator, Presbyterian ...
in Round 15 despite losing the top of his finger during the week in a workplace accident.
*
Richmond's centre half-forward
Jack Broadstock went
Absent Without Leave (AWL) from his Army duties in order to play in the 1943 Grand Final. He was arrested by the Military Police upon his arrival at
Princes Park, and it was only after some very persuasive talking by Richmond captain
Jack Dyer
John Raymond Dyer Sr. OAM (15 November 1913 – 23 August 2003), nicknamed Captain Blood, was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1931 and 1949. One of the ga ...
, who was himself a policeman with the Victorian Police Force, that Broadstock's commanding officer dropped the matter and allowed him to play in the match. Broadstock went on to kick a goal and be one of Richmond's best players.
* For the first time, no score of four or fewer goals was kicked in a VFL season. The only seasons since without a goal tally of four or fewer have been
1969
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon.
Events January
* January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco.
* January 5
**Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...
,
1973
Events January
* January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...
,
1982
Events January
* January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00).
* January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...
,
1983
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call.
Events January
* January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is consid ...
,
2005
File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...
and
2008
File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...
.
References
* Hogan, P., ''The Tigers of Old'', The Richmond Football Club, (Richmond), 1996.
* Maplestone, M., ''Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996'', Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996.
* Rogers, S. & Brown, A., ''Every Game Ever Played: VFL/AFL Results 1897–1997 (Sixth Edition)'', Viking Books, (Ringwood), 1998.
* Ross, J. (ed), ''100 Years of Australian Football 1897–1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported'', Viking, (Ringwood), 1996.
External links
1943 Season - AFL Tables
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