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1912 VFL grand final
Grand final of the 1912 Victorian Football League season
Grand final of the 1912 Victorian Football League season
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| year | 1912 | |
| competition | VFL | |
| home | [[File:Essendon Football Club colours.svg | 50px]] |
| home_score | 5.17 (47) | |
| away | [[File:South Melbourne Football Club colours (1912).svg | 50px]] |
| 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. 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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| Jack O'Brien]] | Billy Griffith]] | George McLeod]] | halfbackflank1 = Les White | Dan Hanley]] | halfbackflank2 = Len Bowe | wing1 = Wally Chalmers | centre = Bill Sewart | wing2 = Fred Kirkwood | Jack Kirby]] | centrehalfforward = Frank Caine | halfforwardflank2 = Paddy Shea | Jim Martin]] | fullforward = Lou Armstrong | Bill Walker]] | ruck = Allan Belcher (c) | ruckrover = Fred Baring | rover = Percy Ogden | reserve1 = | reserve2 = | coach = Jack Worrall | backpocket1 = Harry Saltau | fullback = Bob Deas | backpocket2 = Bruce Sloss | halfbackflank1 = Jack Scobie | William Thomas]] | Jack Walsh]] | wing1 = Joe Prince | centre = Dick Mullaly | Jim Caldwell]] | halfforwardflank1 = Vic Belcher | centrehalfforward = Bert Franks | halfforwardflank2 = Fred Carpenter | forwardpocket1 = Dick Casey | fullforward = Len Mortimer | forwardpocket2 = Les Rusich | ruck = Herbert Milne | ruckrover = Les Charge | rover = Charlie Ricketts (c) | reserve1 = | reserve2 = | coach = Charlie Ricketts |
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Statistics
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References
References
- (30 September 1912). "30 Sep 1912 – FOOTBALL. THE GRAND FINAL 54,000 EXCITED ONLOOKE...". nla.gov.au.
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