1911 VFL grand final
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| Date | 23 September 1911 | |||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 43,905 | |||||||||||||||
| Umpires | Jack Elder | |||||||||||||||
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The 1911 VFL Grand Final was an
premiers for the 1911 VFL season
. The match, attended by 43,905 spectators, was won by Essendon by a margin of 6 points, marking that club's second premiership victory.
Right to challenge
This season was played under the
amended Argus system
. Essendon was the minor premier, and Collingwood had finished fourth. The teams both qualified for this match by winning their semi-finals matches.
If Collingwood had won this match, Essendon would have had the right to challenge Collingwood to a rematch for the premiership on the following weekend, because Essendon was the minor premier. The winner of that match would then have won the premiership.[1]
Teams
     Essendon
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 Collingwood
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- Umpire – Jack Elder
Statistics
Goalkickers
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Essendon:
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Collingwood:
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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