Australian Rules Football
- Victorian Football League
- Essendon wins the 53rd VFL Premiership (Essendon 18.17 (125) d Carlton 6.16 (52))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Ron Clegg (South Melbourne) and Col Austen (Hawthorn)
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