1904 VFL grand final
| 1904 VFL grand final | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 17 September 1904 | |||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 32,688 | |||||||||||||||
| Umpires | Henry "Ivo" Crapp (field) Bert Wregg (boundary) | |||||||||||||||
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The 1904 VFL Grand Final was an
premiers for the 1904 VFL season
. The match, attended by 32,688 spectators, was won by Fitzroy by a margin of 24 points, marking that club's third premiership victory.
Right to challenge
This season was played under the
amended Argus system
. Fitzroy was the minor premier, and Carlton had finished second. The teams both qualified for this match by winning their semi-finals matches.
If Carlton had won this match, Fitzroy would have had the right to challenge Carlton to a rematch for the premiership on the following weekend, because Fitzroy had the best record in the league. The winner of that match would then have won the premiership.[1]
Teams
    Fitzroy
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  Carlton
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- Field umpire – Henry "Ivo" Crapp
- Boundary umpire – Bert Wregg
Statistics
Goalkickers
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Fitzroy
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Carlton
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See also
References
- ^ Rodgers, Stephen (1992), Every Game Ever Played: VFL/AFL Results, 1897–1991 (3rd ed.), Ringwood, VIC: Viking O'Neil