1950 VFL grand final
Grand final of the 1950 Victorian Football League season
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Date | 23 September 1950 | ||||||||||||||
Stadium | Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||||||||||||||
Attendance | 85,869 | ||||||||||||||
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The 1950 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Essendon Football Club and North Melbourne Football Club , held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 23 September 1950. It was the 53rd annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League , staged to determine the premiers for the 1950 VFL season . The match, attended by 85,869 spectators [note 1] , was won by Essendon by 38 points, marking that club's tenth premiership victory.
Background
This was North Melbourne's first-ever VFL Grand Final, while Essendon were competing in their fifth successive premiership decider. They were the reigning premiers, having defeated Carlton in the 1949 VFL Grand Final . Essendon's victory sent the retiring Dick Reynolds out in style, although he would come out of retirement for one final game in 1951.
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Essendon
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N. Melbourne
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Goalkickers
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Essendon
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North Melbourne
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Notes
References
- ↑ Atkinson & Atkinson (2009), p. 204
Bibliography
- Atkinson, Graeme; Atkinson, Brant (2009). The Complete Book of AFL Finals (4th ed.). The Five Mile Press. ISBN 9781742112756 .
- Main, Jim (2006). When it matters most : the Norm Smith Medallist and best on ground in every Grand Final . Melbourne, Victoria : Bas Publishing. ISBN 1920910689 .
- Ross, John, ed. (1996). 100 Years of Australian Football 1897–1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported . Ringwood, Victoria : Viking. ISBN 0-670-86814-0 .
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See also
Coach:
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Essendon did not participate in the 1916 and 1917 VFL seasons due to
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Club disbanded in 1876 and reformed as Hotham from 1877–1887 (indicated in grey); the VFA was in recess from 1916–1917; known as Kangaroos Football Club from 1999–2007
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Known as the Victorian Football League from 1897–1989; no grand finals were held in 1897 and 1924
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