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The '''1913 VFL Grand Final''' took place on [[September 27]], [[1913]] at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] between [[Australian Football League|VFL]] clubs [[Fitzroy Football Club|Fitzroy]] and [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]].
The '''1913 VFL Grand Final''' was an [[Australian rules football]] game contested between the [[Fitzroy Football Club]] and [[St Kilda Football Club]], held at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] in [[Melbourne]] on 27 September 1913. It was the 16th 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 [[1912 VFL season]]. The match, attended by 59,556 spectators, was won by Fitzroy by a margin of 13 points, marking that club's fifth premiership victory.


It was St Kilda's first ever Grand Final appearance and they struggled early, not kicking a goal until the third quarter. A last quarter burst from St Kilda got them within a point when George Morrissey goaled. A mark to Des Baird in the goal square, on a slight angle, looked like giving the Saints the lead but he handpassed it to Morrissey who was covered by his opponent and he could only snap a behind. Two late goals to Fitzroy then handed them their fifth premiership.
It was St Kilda's first ever Grand Final appearance and they struggled early, not kicking a goal until the third quarter. A last quarter burst from St Kilda got them within a point when George Morrissey goaled. A mark to Des Baird in the goal square, on a slight angle, looked like giving the Saints the lead but he handpassed it to Morrissey who was covered by his opponent and he could only snap a behind. Two late goals to Fitzroy sealed the game.


==Teams==
==Teams==

Revision as of 13:56, 4 October 2009

Team 1 2 3 Final
Fitzroy 3.6 4.8 5.11 7.14 (56)
St Kilda 0.1 0.5 1.10 5.13 (43)

The 1913 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Fitzroy Football Club and St Kilda Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 27 September 1913. It was the 16th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1912 VFL season. The match, attended by 59,556 spectators, was won by Fitzroy by a margin of 13 points, marking that club's fifth premiership victory.

It was St Kilda's first ever Grand Final appearance and they struggled early, not kicking a goal until the third quarter. A last quarter burst from St Kilda got them within a point when George Morrissey goaled. A mark to Des Baird in the goal square, on a slight angle, looked like giving the Saints the lead but he handpassed it to Morrissey who was covered by his opponent and he could only snap a behind. Two late goals to Fitzroy sealed the game.

Teams

Wally Johnson
Fitzroy
B: Chris Lethbridge Bert Lenne Artie Harrison
HB: Charlie Wells Wally Johnson Jack Cooper
C: Teddy Buist Harold McLennan George Holden
HF: Percy Parratt Thomas Heaney Jim Toohey
F: Jim Martin Jimmy Freake George Shaw
Foll: Bill Walker (c) Charlie Norris Percy Heron
Res:
Coach: Percy Parratt
St Kilda
B: Harrie Hattam Harry Lever (c) Dick L. Harris
HB: Wels Eicke Gordon Dangerfield Reg Ellis
C: Ted Collins Billy Schmidt Bob Bowden
HF: Roy Cazaly Phil Lynch Percy Jory
F: Des Baird Ernie Sellars George Morrissey
Foll: Vic Cumberland Bill Woodcock Algy Millhouse
Res:
Coach: George Sparrow

Statistics

Goalkickers

Fitzroy:

  • Shaw 2
  • Freake 1
  • Martin 1
  • Norris 1
  • Parratt 1
  • Toohey 1

St Kilda:

  • Morrissey 2
  • Baird 1
  • Millhouse 1
  • Sellars 1

Attendance

  • MCG crowd - 59,556

References

  • 1913 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

See also