1943 VFA season

none December 2017 December 2017 VFA Premiership season 1943 VFA Premiership not contested 1942 1944 The 1943 Victorian Football Association season was not played owing to World War II, which was at its peak at the time. Abandonment of the season World War II commenced in Europe in September 1939, and had spread to the Pacific in December 1941. The association had continued with a full program of football in the 1940 and 1941 seasons – with the sole exception that Sandringham had competed as an amateur club in the latter seasonThe Argus Melbourne, VIC Association teams – Preston's haul 12 April 1941 16 – but had cancelled the 1942 season when it became clear that the competition would distract from the war effort.The Argus Melbourne, VIC Association against football 21 April 1942 6 By 1943, the state of war had not changed, and the association decided on 22 February that it would not resume the premiership for the season.The Argus Melbourne, VIC No Association football 23 February 1943 9 The association premiership would not again be staged until 1945. References Category:Victorian Football League seasons VFL Category:Events cancelled due to World War II