1913 VFL grand final

1913 VFL Grand Final
1913 VFL Grand Final
7.14 (56)	5.13 (43)
Date	27 September 1913
Stadium	Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance	59,556
Umpires	Jack Elder

Last updated January 09, 2023

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 1913 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 had them within two points when George Morrissey goaled. A mark to Des Baird looked like giving the Saints the lead but he handpassed it to Morrissey who was covered by his opponent and he could only kick a behind. Two late goals to Fitzroy sealed the game.

Teams

Fitzroy

St Kilda

Umpire - Jack Elder

Statistics

Goalkickers

Fitzroy:

Shaw 2
Freake 1
Heaney 1
Martin 1
Norris 1
Parratt 1

St Kilda:

Morrissey 2
Baird 1
Millhouse 1
Sellars 1

Attendance

MCG crowd - 59,556

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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

v t e Fitzroy Football Club 1913 VFL premiers
Fitzroy 7.14 (56) defeated St Kilda 5.13 (43), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
1. Buist 2. Wells 5. Cooper 6. Heaney 7. Toohey 8. Freake 8. Martin 11. Heron 12. Lethbridge 14. Johnson 17. Lenne 18. Harrison 19. McLennan 20. Norris 21. Parratt 23. Shaw 24. Walker (c) 30. Holden
Coach: Parratt

v t e Fitzroy Football Club
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