TAA (football club)

For other uses, see TAA (disambiguation).

TAA
Names
Full name	Trans Australia Airlines
1949 season
Home-and-away season	− (0−4)
Club details
Founded	1949; 76 years ago (1949)
Dissolved	1949; 76 years ago (1949)
Competition	VFL thirds (1949)
Uniforms
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TAA was an Australian rules football club that competed in a single season of the VFL thirds, the junior competition to the Victorian Football League (VFL). The team represented Trans Australia Airlines (TAA).

Following the demise of North Essendon, which competed in the 1947 and 1948 seasons, TAA was brought in to take its place.^[1]

However, the side was beaten heavily, and withdrew from the competition following round 4 of the 1949 season.^[2] After leaving the thirds competition, TAA played and was defeated by a side representing Australian National Airways in a one-off match in August 1949. TAA disbanded shortly after this time.^[3]

Club records

1949 VFL thirds season

• Round 1 − North Melbourne 23.24 (162) def. TAA 1.1 (7)^[4]
• Round 2 − Hawthorn 11.22 (88) def. TAA 1.2 (8)^[5]
• Round 3 − Melbourne def. TAA^[6]
• Round 4 − Richmond 27.17 (159) def. TAA 2.1 (13)^[7]

References

1. "Club History". Essendon Doutta Stars Football Club.
2. "Cornell flies flag for '49ers". Carlton Football Club.
3. "ANA beats TAA at football". Trove. The Argus. 8 August 1949.
4. "League Thirds". Trove. Sporting Globe. 16 April 1949.
5. "League Thirds". Trove. The Herald. 7 May 1949.
6. "1949 Thirds season". Demonwiki.
7. "League Thirds". Trove. Sporting Globe. 18 June 1949.