 Carlton brought in Charlie McInnes to replace Fred Fitzgibbon, who had been suspended in the preliminary final; and, on the day of the game, brought in Alec Way to replace Ron Hines, who was unable to recover from a thigh injury suffered in the preliminary final.Carlton's premiership was the first time that a team who finished the home-and-away season in fourth place won the premiership under the Page-McIntyre System.No team had won from fourth since under the Argus finals system in 1916.