1912 VFL grand final explained

Year:1912
Competition:VFL
Home:
Home Score:5.17 (47)
Away:
Away Score:4.9 (33)
Home Abbr:ESS
Away Abbr:SM
Home Qtr1:1.4 (10)
Home Qtr2:3.9 (27)
Home Qtr3:4.14 (38)
Home Qtr4:5.17 (47)
Away Qtr1:1.3 (9)
Away Qtr2:2.4 (16)
Away Qtr3:2.6 (18)
Away Qtr4:4.9 (33)
Date:28 September 1912
Attendance:54,436
Stadium:Melbourne Cricket Ground
Last:1911
Next:1913

The 1912 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the South Melbourne Football Club and Essendon Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 28 September 1912.[1] It was the 15th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1912 VFL season. The match, attended by 54,436 spectators, was won by Essendon by a margin of 14 points, marking that club's third premiership victory and second in succession.

Teams

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Statistics

Goalkickers

Essendon:
  • F Baring 1
  • F Caine 1
  • J Kirby 1
  • P Ogden 1
  • B Walker 1
South Melbourne:
  • V Belcher 1
  • D Casey 1
  • B Franks 1
  • L Rusich 1

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 30 Sep 1912 - FOOTBALL. THE GRAND FINAL 54,000 EXCITED ONLOOKE.... nla.gov.au. 30 September 1912 .