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Grand final of the 1942 Victorian Football League season
1942 VFL Grand Final |
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ESS |
2.6 (18) |
8.14 (62) |
14.16 (100) |
19.18 (132) |
RIC |
2.4 (16) |
4.4 (28) |
5.10 (40) |
11.13 (79) |
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Date | 19 September 1942 |
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Stadium |
Princes Park |
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Attendance | 49,000 |
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The 1942 VFL Grand Final was an
Australian rules football game contested between the
Essendon Football Club and
Richmond Football Club, held at the
Princes Park in
Melbourne on 19 September 1942. It was the 44th annual
Grand Final of the
Victorian Football League, staged to determine the
premiers for the
1942 VFL season. The match, attended by 49,000 spectators, was won by Essendon by a margin of 53 points, marking that club's seventh premiership victory and first since 1924.
Teams
Statistics
Goalkickers
Essendon:
- G Lane 6
- D Reynolds 4
- J Cassin 3
- L Dearle 2
- M Exelby 2
- G Abbott 1
- T Reynolds 1
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Richmond:
- D Harris 3
- J Dyer 2
- J Titus 2
- B Hay 1
- D Martin 1
- L Merrett 1
- B Randall 1
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See also
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VFL/AFL home grounds | |
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VFA premierships (4) | |
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VFL/AFL premierships (16) | |
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Runner-up (14) | |
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VFA/VFL/AFL seasons (144) | |
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AFLW home grounds | |
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AFLW seasons (2) | |
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Essendon did not participate in the 1916 and 1917 VFL seasons due to
World War I (indicated in grey) |
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VFL/AFL home grounds | |
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AFLW home grounds | |
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VFA premierships (2) | |
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VFL/AFL premierships (13) | |
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Runner-up (12) | |
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Seasons (136) (non-club articles in italics) | |
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Clubs | |
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Grand finals | |
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Second-tier and junior competitions | |
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Known as the Victorian Football League from 1897–1989; no grand finals were held in 1897 and 1924 |