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The '''1903 VFL Grand Final''' |
The '''1903 VFL Grand Final''' was an [[Australian rules football]] game contested between the [[Collingwood Football Club]] and [[Fitzroy Football Club]], held at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] in [[Melbourne]] on 12 September 1903. It was the 6th annual [[VFL Grand Final|Grand Final]] of the [[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League]], staged to determine the [[List of AFL premiers|premiers]] for the [[1903 VFL season]]. The match, attended by 32,263 spectators, was won by Collingwood by a margin of 2 points, marking that club's first premiership victory. |
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[[Gerald Brosnan]] had a chance to win Fitzroy the premiership with a set shot for goal off the last kick of the game but missed narrowly to give Collingwood back to back flags. |
[[Gerald Brosnan]] had a chance to win Fitzroy the premiership with a set shot for goal off the last kick of the game but missed narrowly to give Collingwood back to back flags. |
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Revision as of 01:29, 4 October 2009
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final |
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| Collingwood | 2.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.7 (31) |
| Fitzroy | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.11 (29) |
The 1903 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Collingwood Football Club and Fitzroy Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 12 September 1903. It was the 6th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1903 VFL season. The match, attended by 32,263 spectators, was won by Collingwood by a margin of 2 points, marking that club's first premiership victory.
Gerald Brosnan had a chance to win Fitzroy the premiership with a set shot for goal off the last kick of the game but missed narrowly to give Collingwood back to back flags.
Collingwood's Jim Addison, despite playing in just his third game, was the only multiple goalkicker. Both Ern Jenkins and Bert Sharpe of Fitzroy were celebrating their 100th VFL games.
Teams
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- Umpire - Dick Gibson
Statistics
Goalkickers
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Collingwood:
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Fitzroy:
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Attendance
- MCG crowd - 32,263
References
- 1903 VFL Grand Final statistics
- The Official statistical history of the AFL 2004
- Ross, J. (ed), 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, Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. ISBN 0-670-86814-0