1944 VFL season
The 1944 VFL season was the 48th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria.
| 1944 VFL premiership season | |
|---|---|
Fitzroy Football Club, premier team | |
| Teams | 12 |
| Premiers | Fitzroy 8th premiership |
| Minor premiers | Richmond 5th minor premiership |
| Brownlow Medallist | Not awarded |
| Leading Goalkicker Medallist | Fred Fanning (Melbourne) |
| Matches played | 112 |
| Highest | 43,000 |
All twelve of the league's clubs competed, with Geelong returning after two years in recess due to wartime travel restrictions. The season ran from 6 May until 30 September, and comprised an 18-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs.
The premiership was won by the Fitzroy Football Club for the eighth and final time in its history, after it defeated Richmond by 15 points in the VFL Grand Final.
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