1944 VFL grand final
Grand final of the 1944 Victorian Football League season
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Date | 30 September 1944 | ||||||||||||||
Stadium | Junction Oval | ||||||||||||||
Attendance | 43,000 | ||||||||||||||
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The 1944 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Fitzroy Football Club and Richmond Football Club , held at the Junction Oval in Melbourne on 30 September 1944. It was the 46th annual grand final of the Victorian Football League , staged to determine the premiers for the 1944 VFL season . The match was won by Fitzroy by a margin of 15 points, marking that club's first premiership since 1922 , and its eighth (and final) premiership and final grand final appearance. The match attracted 41,000 spectators, down on expectations owing in part to a one-day tram strike. [1]
This was the last grand final to have two captain-coaches playing against each other. [ citation needed ] . The 1944 Grand Final was Fitzroy's last premiership before they merged with the Brisbane Bears in 1997 to become the Brisbane Lions, who won the premiership in 2001.
Teams
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Fitzroy
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Richmond
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- Umpire - Eric Hawkins
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Goalkickers
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See also
References
- ↑ P. J. Millard (25 May 1945). "League to decide grounds for finals". The Herald . Melbourne, VIC. p. 10.
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Coach:
Hughson
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