1949 VFA season
| 1949 VFA season | |
|---|---|
Williamstown – 1949 VFA premiers | |
| Overview | |
| Date | 16 April – 1 October 1949 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Premiers | Williamstown 5th premiership |
| Runners-up | Oakleigh 1st runners-up result |
| Minor premiers | Williamstown 4th minor premiership |
| Attendance | |
| Matches played | 130 |
| Total attendance | 524,650 (4,036 per match) |
| Highest (finals) | 40,000 (Grand Final, Williamstown vs Oakleigh) |
The 1949 VFA season was the 68th season of the Victorian Football Association (VFA), an Australian rules football competition played in the state of Victoria.
Williamstown won the premiership for the fifth time, after defeating Oakleigh by three points in the 1949 VFA Grand Final.
During the season, the VFA agreed to join the Australian National Football Council (effective from the 1950 season), ending a decade of division in Victorian football. Consequently, it was the final season in which the throw-pass was legal in the VFA.