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Encyclopedia > 1942 VFL season

Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1942. This article is about the national league in Australian rules football. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ...


See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list. AFL Logo This page is a chronological listing of Australian Football League premiers. ...

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Influence of World War II

World War II had many negative effects on AFL in Australia. Geelong were unable to compete as a team because of wartime travel restrictions. Temporary transfers to other clubs were available to Geelong players with a limit of three per club. Melbourne and Collingwood also struggled to field a team each week. Available servicemen were often called upon to make up the numbers, and this accounts for the drop in form of the Melbourne team, having previously won 3 premierships in a row.
The VFA went into recess, and any eligible players were given league permits. The Brownlow Medal was also suspended until 1946. Many ground changes were also forced upon teams, as their usual home grounds were used in the war effort. The new ground used were - Footscray at Yarraville Oval, St Kilda at Toorak Park, Melbourne at Punt Road Oval and South Melbourne at Princess Park. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...


Grand Final

Essendon defeated Richmond 19.18 (132) to 11.13 (79), in front of a crowd of 49000 (approx.) people. (For an explanation of scoring see Australian rules football). Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ... The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ... High marking is a key skill and spectator attribute of Aussie Rules Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Aussie Rules Football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of football...


Ladder

Team Won Lost Draw Bye For Against % Points
1 Essendon 12 3 0 1 1426 1122 127.1 52
2 Richmond 11 4 0 1 1778 1322 134.5 48
3 South Melbourne 11 4 0 1 1513 1173 129.0 48
4 Footscray 10 4 0 2 1460 1159 126.0 48
5 Carlton 10 4 0 2 1361 1132 120.2 48
6 Fitzroy 8 7 0 1 1405 1340 104.9 36
7 Dt Kilda 6 8 0 2 1076 1314 81.9 32
8 Melbourne 5 10 0 1 1384 1624 85.2 24
9 North Melbourne 4 10 0 2 1105 1413 78.2 24
10 Collingwood 2 12 0 2 1120 1474 76.0 16
11 Hawthorn 1 14 0 1 1058 1613 65.6 8

Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ... The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ... The Sydney Swans is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based in Sydney, New South Wales. ... The Western Bulldogs, formerly known, and occasionally still referred to, as the Footscray Football Club, is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based at the Whitten Oval in Footscray, an inner western suburb of Melbourne. ... The Carlton Football Club is the sixth oldest Australian rules football club and the third oldest club in the Australian Football League. ... The Fitzroy Football Club, latterly known as the Lions, was formed in 1883 and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897. ... The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed The Saints, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ... The Melbourne Football Club (MFC), nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... The North Melbourne Football Club, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League. ... The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies after the black and white striped guernseys worn by the players, is an Australian rules football club, playing in the elite Australian Football League. ... The Hawthorn Hawks known formally as the Tassie Hawks from 07 onwards, are an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). ...

Notes

  • The leading goalkicker was Lindsay White of South Melbourne with 80 goals

The Sydney Swans is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based in Sydney, New South Wales. ...

References

  • Stephen Rogers and Ashley Brown (1998). Every Game Ever Played. 6th ed. Victoria: Penguin Books.
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