1949 VFL season

The 1949 VFL season was the 53rd season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 16 April until 24 September, and comprised a 19-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs.

1949 VFL premiership season
Essendon Football Club, premiers
Teams12
PremiersEssendon
9th premiership
Minor premiersNorth Melbourne
1st minor premiership
Brownlow MedallistRon Clegg (South Melbourne)
Col Austen (Hawthorn)
Leading Goalkicker MedallistJohn Coleman (Essendon)
Matches played118
Highest88,718

The premiership was won by the Essendon Football Club for the ninth time, after it defeated Carlton by 73 points in the 1949 VFL Grand Final.

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