| pos | | pl | w | d | l | pts | f | a | % |
|---|
| 1 | NME | 19 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 56 | 1471 | 1235 | 119.1 |
| 2 | CAR | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 1679 | 1328 | 126.4 |
| 3 | COL | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 1616 | 1308 | 123.5 |
| 4 | ESS | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 1649 | 1366 | 120.7 |
| 5 | MEL | 19 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 48 | 1516 | 1341 | 113.0 |
| 6 | RIC | 19 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 1733 | 1485 | 116.7 |
| 7 | FIT | 19 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 1488 | 1521 | 97.8 |
| 8 | GEE | 19 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 36 | 1722 | 1540 | 111.8 |
| 9 | FOO | 19 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 28 | 1211 | 1444 | 83.9 |
| 10 | SME | 19 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 24 | 1343 | 1669 | 80.5 |
| 11 | STK | 19 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 1272 | 1730 | 73.5 |
| 12 | HAW | 19 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 1153 | 1886 | 61.1 |
| rd | date | team score | | opponent | result | venue | h/a | net | rank | opp | line | swing | new net |
|---|
| 1 | Sat Apr 16 | 12. | 11 | 83 | v | GEE | 21. | 19 | 145 | L | 62 | Kardinia Park | A | +17.4 | 3/12 | -5.4 | +23 | -8.5 | +8.9 | ≡ |
| 2 | Sat Apr 23 | 12. | 8 | 80 | v | COL | 11. | 16 | 82 | L | 2 | M.C.G. | H | +8.9 | 5/12 | +19.5 | -11 | +0.9 | +9.8 | ≡ |
| 3 | Sat Apr 30 | 14. | 16 | 100 | v | WBD | 7. | 6 | 48 | W | 52 | M.C.G. | H | +9.8 | 5/12 | -6.4 | +16 | +3.6 | +13.4 | ≡ |
| 4 | Sat May 07 | 7. | 9 | 51 | v | SYD | 8. | 11 | 59 | L | 8 | Lake Oval | A | +13.4 | 5/12 | -19.0 | +44 | -5.2 | +8.1 | ≡ |
| 5 | Sat May 14 | 5. | 16 | 46 | v | NME | 6. | 12 | 48 | L | 2 | M.C.G. | H | +8.1 | 5/12 | -2.0 | +10 | -1.2 | +6.9 | ≡ |
| 6 | Sat May 21 | 8. | 13 | 61 | v | STK | 4. | 13 | 37 | W | 24 | Junction Oval | A | +6.9 | 6/12 | -33.6 | +41 | -1.7 | +5.3 | ≡ |
| 7 | Sat May 28 | 13. | 12 | 90 | v | ESS | 11. | 9 | 75 | W | 15 | Windy Hill | A | +5.3 | 5/12 | +24.0 | -19 | +3.4 | +8.6 | ≡ |
| 8 | Sat Jun 04 | 10. | 17 | 77 | v | HAW | 10. | 6 | 66 | W | 11 | M.C.G. | H | +8.6 | 5/12 | -34.3 | +43 | -3.2 | +5.4 | ≡ |
| 9 | Mon Jun 13 | 10. | 14 | 74 | v | FIT | 7. | 10 | 52 | W | 22 | Brunswick St | A | +5.4 | 5/12 | -1.8 | +7 | +1.5 | +6.9 | ≡ |
| 10 | Sat Jun 18 | 12. | 14 | 86 | v | CAR | 11. | 12 | 78 | W | 8 | Princes Park | A | +6.9 | 5/12 | +25.7 | -19 | +2.7 | +9.6 | ≡ |
| 11 | Sat Jul 02 | 14. | 17 | 101 | v | RIC | 9. | 9 | 63 | W | 38 | M.C.G. | H | +9.6 | 5/12 | +19.5 | -10 | +4.8 | +14.4 | ≡ |
| 12 | Sat Jul 09 | 14. | 17 | 101 | v | GEE | 14. | 14 | 98 | W | 3 | M.C.G. | H | +14.4 | 5/12 | +15.3 | -1 | +0.4 | +14.8 | ≡ |
| 13 | Sat Jul 16 | 10. | 13 | 73 | v | COL | 7. | 16 | 58 | W | 15 | Victoria Park | A | +14.8 | 4/12 | +20.1 | -5 | +2.0 | +16.8 | ≡ |
| 14 | Sat Jul 23 | 10. | 12 | 72 | v | WBD | 11. | 8 | 74 | L | 2 | Western Oval | A | +16.8 | 3/12 | -9.7 | +26 | -2.8 | +14.0 | ≡ |
| 15 | Sat Jul 30 | 12. | 7 | 79 | v | SYD | 9. | 11 | 65 | W | 14 | M.C.G. | H | +14.0 | 3/12 | -10.4 | +36 | -2.2 | +11.7 | ≡ |
| 16 | Sat Aug 06 | 8. | 10 | 58 | v | NME | 9. | 10 | 64 | L | 6 | Arden St | A | +11.7 | 3/12 | +9.6 | +2 | -0.8 | +10.9 | ≡ |
| 17 | Sat Aug 13 | 15. | 16 | 106 | v | STK | 7. | 10 | 52 | W | 54 | M.C.G. | H | +10.9 | 3/12 | -21.4 | +32 | +2.2 | +13.1 | ≡ |
| 18 | Sat Aug 20 | 11. | 10 | 76 | v | ESS | 15. | 11 | 101 | L | 25 | M.C.G. | H | +13.1 | 4/12 | +16.1 | -3 | -2.2 | +10.9 | ≡ |
| 19 | Sat Aug 27 | 15. | 12 | 102 | v | HAW | 10. | 16 | 76 | W | 26 | Glenferrie Oval | A | +10.9 | 4/12 | -30.6 | +41 | -1.5 | +9.3 | ≡ |
GRAFT Ratings
Melbourne - 1949 Season