1893 Championship of Australia

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The Essendon side that won the championship.

The 1893 Championship of Australia was an Australian rules football match that took place on 7 October 1893.

The championship was contested by the premiers of the

VFA, Essendon and the premiers of the SAFA, South Adelaide
.

The match was played at

Victoria
.

The match, played in front of 12,000, was won by Essendon by a margin of 7 goals, giving Essendon its 1st Championship of Australia Title.[1]

This was the last Championship of Australia match to be held until 1907.

Match details

Championship of Australia
7 October 1893 Essendon def. South Adelaide Victoria Park (crowd: 8,000)
1.5
3.13
6.18
 10.23
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
1.1
1.2
3.5
 3.6
Umpires: J Trait
C Campbell, C Forbes
, Parsons 1
Goals Fisher, F.Hill, McGaffin 1

References

  1. ^ "THE INTERCOLONIAL FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP-ESSENDON V. SOUTH ADELAIDE-VICTORY FOR ESSENDON". The Argus. 9 October 1893.