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Encyclopedia > 1944 VFL season

Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1944. This article is about the national league in Australian rules football. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...


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

The wartime travel restrictions that had forced Geelong into recess the previous 2 years were relaxed, and Geelong rejoined the competition.


Grand Final

Fitzroy defeated Richmond 9.12 (66) to 7.9 (51), in front of a crowd of 43000 people. (For an explanation of scoring see Australian rules football). 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 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 For Against % Points
1 Richmond 13 4 1 1886 1438 131.2 54
2 Fitzroy 13 4 1 1678 1280 131.1 54
3 Essendon 12 4 2 1887 1408 134.0 52
4 Footscray 12 5 1 1529 1430 106.9 50
5 Carlton 12 6 0 1656 1259 131.5 48
6 North Melbourne 10 8 0 1619 1614 100.3 50
7 South Melbourne 9 9 0 1358 1402 96.9 36
8 Melbourne 7 11 0 1521 1481 102.7 28
9 St Kilda 6 10 2 1358 1502 90.4 28
10 Collingwood 7 11 0 1452 1629 89.1 28
11 Hawthorn 2 15 1 1268 1914 66.2 10
12 Geelong 1 17 0 1210 2065 58.6 4

The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club playing 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. ... Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ... 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 North Melbourne Football Club, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League. ... The Sydney Swans is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based in Sydney, New South Wales. ... 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 St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed The Saints, is an Australian rules football club playing 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). ... The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League with a rich history. ...

Notes

  • The leading goalkicker was Fred Fanning 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. ...

References

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