1946 VFL thirds season

1946 VFL thirds season
Date3 May – 21 September
Teams7
PremiersNorth Melbourne
1st premiership
Minor premiersMelbourne
1st minor premiership
1947 →

The 1946 VFL thirds season was the inaugural season of the VFL thirds, the Australian rules football competition operating as the junior competition to the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Only 7 of the 12 VFL clubs with senior teams fielded a thirds side in the inaugural season − Collingwood, Fitzroy, Footscray, Geelong and South Melbourne did not compete. Several VFL clubs already operated thirds teams in local competitions, while others were affiliated with existing junior clubs.[2]

North Melbourne won the first grand final, defeating Carlton.[3]

  1. ^ "Richmond are strong". Trove. The Argus.
  2. ^ "The Under-19s". Collingwood Forever.
  3. ^ "New name likely for thirds". The Sun News-Pictorial. Melbourne, VIC. 2 April 1960. p. 66.