1942 VFL grand final

The 1942 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Essendon Football Club and Richmond Football Club, held at the Princes Park in Melbourne on 19 September 1942. It was the 44th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1942 VFL season. The match, attended by 49,000 spectators, was won by Essendon by a margin of 53 points, marking that club's seventh premiership victory and first since 1924.

1942 VFL Grand Final

Essendon

Richmond
19.18 (132)11.13 (79)
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ESS2.6 (18)8.14 (62)14.16 (100)19.18 (132)
RIC2.4 (16)4.4 (28)5.10 (40)11.13 (79)
Date19 September 1942
StadiumPrinces Park
Attendance49,000
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Teams

Essendon
Richmond
Essendon
B:Elton PlummerCec RuddellPerc Bushby
HB:Bob FlaniganWally ButtsworthAllan Hird
C:Ernie CowardLaurie DearleJack Caesar
HF:Gordon AbbottGordon LaneBill Hutchison
F:Tom ReynoldsTed LeehaneMurray Exelby
Foll:Hugh TorneyJack CassinDick Reynolds (c)
Res:Sid Silk
Coach:Dick Reynolds
Richmond
B:Danny GuinaneGeorge SmeatonJoe Reilly
HB:Jack ScottJack SullivanRaymond Steele
C:Leo MerrettBernie WaldronBert Edwards
HF:Brian RandallJack SymonsBob Hay
F:Bob BawdenJack TitusFred Burge
Foll:Jack Dyer (c)Bill MorrisDick Harris
Res:Des Martin
Coach:Jack Dyer
  • Umpire - Eric Hawkins

Statistics

Goalkickers

Essendon FC, premiers

Essendon:

  • G Lane 6
  • D Reynolds 4
  • J Cassin 3
  • L Dearle 2
  • M Exelby 2
  • G Abbott 1
  • T Reynolds 1

Richmond:

  • D Harris 3
  • J Dyer 2
  • J Titus 2
  • B Hay 1
  • D Martin 1
  • L Merrett 1
  • B Randall 1

References

See also