1912 VFL Grand Final

1912 VFL Grand Final
5.17 (47)	4.9 (33)
Date	28 September 1912
Stadium	Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance	54,436

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

Essendon

S. Melbourne

Essendon
B:	Jack O'Brien	Billy Griffith	George McLeod
HB:	Les White	Dan Hanley	Len Bowe
C:	Wally Chalmers	Bill Sewart	Fred Kirkwood
HF:	Jack Kirby	Frank Caine	Paddy Shea
F:	Jim Martin	Lou Armstrong	Bill Walker
Foll:	Allan Belcher (c)	Fred Baring	Percy Ogden
Res:
Coach:	Jack Worrall

South Melbourne
B:	Harry Saltau	Bob Deas	Bruce Sloss
HB:	Jack Scobie	William Thomas	Jack Walsh
C:	Joe Prince	Dick Mullaly	Jim Caldwell
HF:	Vic Belcher	Bert Franks	Fred Carpenter
F:	Dick Casey	Len Mortimer	Les Rusich
Foll:	Herbert Milne	Les Charge	Charlie Ricketts (c)
Res:
Coach:	Charlie Ricketts

Statistics

Essendon FC, Premiers

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

References

"30 Sep 1912 - FOOTBALL. THE GRAND FINAL 54,000 EXCITED ONLOOKE..." nla.gov.au.

Essendon Football Club 1912 VFL premiers
Essendon 5.17 (47) defeated South Melbourne 4.9 (33), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
1. Belcher (c) 2. Armstrong 4. Bowe 5. Baring 7. Chalmers 9. Kirkwood 10. Hanley 11. Kirby 12. Martin 14. McLeod 16. Ogden 17. Sewart 18. Shea 19. White 20. Walker 25. O'Brien 27. Caine 29. Griffith
Coach: Worrall

Essendon Football Club
Nickname: Bombers History Premierships Records Players Captains Coaches Honours W. S. Crichton Medal Leading goalkickers AFL coach: Ben Rutten AFL captain: Dyson Heppell
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Related articles	Anzac Day match Archer–Hird Medal Carlton–Essendon rivalry Dreamtime at the 'G Line in the sand match Round 16, 2001 comeback vs. North Melbourne Supplements saga The Hangar
Essendon did not participate in the 1916 and 1917 VFL seasons due to the First World War (indicated in grey)

Australian Football League
Clubs	Adelaide Brisbane Lions Carlton Collingwood Essendon Fremantle Geelong Gold Coast Greater Western Sydney Hawthorn Melbourne North Melbourne Port Adelaide Richmond St Kilda Sydney West Coast Western Bulldogs
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Major recurring events	AFL finals series AFL Grand Final Anzac Day Eve match Anzac Day match Dreamtime at the 'G Easter Monday clash E. J. Whitten Legends Game Len Hall Tribute game Opening game QClash Queen's Birthday match Showdown Sydney Derby Western Derby
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Known as the Victorian Football League from 1897–1989; no grand finals were held in 1897 and 1924

1912 VFL Grand Final

Teams

Statistics

Goalkickers

References

See also