1944 VFL grand final
1944 VFL Grand Final | ||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||
Date | 30 September 1944 | |||||||||||||||
Stadium | Junction Oval | |||||||||||||||
Attendance | 43,000 | |||||||||||||||
|
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 Fitzroy's last VFL premiership before they merged with the Brisbane Bears in 1997 to become the Brisbane Lions. Fitzroy did not win another senior premiership until the 2018 VAFA Premier C Grand Final, when they defeated Williamstown CYMS by 70 points.[2][3]
Teams[edit]
Fitzroy
|
Richmond
|
- Umpire - Eric Hawkins
Statistics[edit]
Goalkickers[edit]
Fitzroy:
|
Richmond:
|
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ P. J. Millard (25 May 1945). "League to decide grounds for finals". The Herald. Melbourne, VIC. p. 10.
- ^ "Fitzroy win VAFA Premier C division". Brisbane Lions. 17 September 2018. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024.
- ^ Mitchell, Tim (17 September 2018). "VAFA Premier C: Fitzroy claims historic flag against Old Geelong". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024.