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Encyclopedia > 1943 VFL season

Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1943. This article is about the national league in Australian rules football. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 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

Geelong continued their recess from the league due to the war, so the bye was retained. A new system was introduced however, so that each team received only one bye. There were still 16 rounds, although only the first 11 had every team competing. After these rounds, the lowest ranked team would drop out, and a new bye-less draw would be made.


Grand Final

Richmond defeated Essendon 12.14 (86) to 11.15 (81), in front of a crowd of 42100 (approx.) people. (For an explanation of scoring see Australian rules football). The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ... Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of 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 Richmond 10 5 0 1 1435 1166 123.1 44
2 Essendon 10 5 0 1 1296 1125 115.2 44
3 Fitzroy 10 5 0 1 1345 1234 109.0 44
4 Carlton 9 6 0 1 1420 1136 125.0 40
5 Hawthorn 9 6 0 1 1259 1212 103.9 40
6 Footscray 7 8 0 1 1164 1244 93.6 32
7 Melbourne 7 8 0 1 1364 1537 88.7 32
8 South Melbourne 6 9 0 1 1346 1272 105.8 28
9 North Melbourne 5 9 1 1 1019 1323 77.0 26
10 Collingwood 5 10 0 1 1217 1358 89.6 24
11 St Kilda 1 8 1 1 731 989 73.9 10

The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ... Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of 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 Carlton Football Club is the sixth oldest Australian rules football club and the third oldest club in the 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). ... 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 Melbourne Football Club (MFC), nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... The Sydney Swans is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based in Sydney, New South Wales. ... 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 St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed The Saints, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ...

Notes

  • The leading goal kicker was Fred Fanning of Melbourne with 62 goals

The Melbourne Football Club (MFC), nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. ...

References

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