1943 VFL season
47th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1943 VFL season was the 47th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria.
Quick Facts Teams, Premiers ...
1943 VFL premiership season | |
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Teams | 11 |
Premiers | Richmond 5th premiership |
Minor premiers | Richmond 4th minor premiership |
Brownlow Medallist | Not awarded |
Leading goalkicker medallist | Fred Fanning (Melbourne) |
Matches played | 84 |
Highest | 42,100 |
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As in 1942, only eleven of the league's twelve clubs competed, with Geelong remaining in recess due to travel restrictions during World War II. The season ran from 8 May until 25 September, and comprised a 15-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs.
The premiership was won by the Richmond Football Club for the fifth time, after it defeated Essendon by five points in the 1943 VFL Grand Final.