Notable Events
- All VFL matches now start at 2:15PM (previously it was 2:30PM).
- In round 7, Melbourne champion Norm Smith plays his two hundredth game. He is reported for abusing the umpire. Despite Smith's claim that he only said "Don't be silly", he is suspended for four weeks.
- After Carlton's round 11 loss at home to North Melbourne, police draw their batons to protect the umpires from Carlton fans.
- In the round 16 match between Footscray and Geelong at the Western Oval the north wind was so fierce that when the Geelong full-back Bruce Morrison kicked the ball off after Footscray had scored a behind, the ball floated back over his head and went through the goals. The Goal umpire signalled a "forced behind".
- The 1948 Grand Final was the first drawn Grand Final in VFL history. The second was the 1977 VFL Grand Final, and the third was the 2010 AFL Grand Final.
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