1912 VFL grand final

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.

1912 VFL Grand Final
Essendon South Melbourne 5.17 (47) 4.9 (33)
1 2 3 4 ESS 1.4 (10) 3.9 (27) 4.14 (38) 5.17 (47) SM 1.3 (9) 2.4 (16) 2.6 (18) 4.9 (33)
Date	28 September 1912
Stadium	Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance	54,436
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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

See also

• 1912 VFL season

References

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