1949 VFL grand final
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| Date | 24 September 1949 | |||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 88,718 | |||||||||||||||
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The 1949 VFL Grand Final was an
premiers for the 1949 VFL season
. The match, attended by 88,718 spectators, was won by Essendon by 73 points, marking that club's ninth premiership victory.
It was Essendon's fourth successive grand final appearance, having won the
1946 VFL Grand Final but finishing runners-up the previous two years. Star Bombers full-forward John Coleman
, in his first season of VFL Football, kicked six goals for the game, the last of which brought up his 100th goal for the year.
Teams
    Carlton
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  Essendon
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Umpire -
Jack McMurray
Scorecard
| 1949 VFL Grand Final | |||||
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| Saturday, 24 September 2:30pm | Carlton | def. by | Essendon | MCG (crowd: 88,718) | |
| 2.4 (16) 2.10 (22) 3.12 (30) 6.16 (52) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
3.3 (21) 7.7 (49) 12.15 (87) 18.17 (125) |
Umpires: Jack McMurray, Jr. | ||
| Howell, Turner, Garby, B. Baxter, K. Baxter, Hands 1 | Goals | 6 Coleman 3 Rawle 2 Hutchison, Syme, Jones 1 McEwin, Leehane, D. Reynolds | |||
| Deacon, Grieve, Green, Clark, Howell, Henfry | Best | McClure, May, Hutchison, Coleman, Brittingham, McDonald | |||
| Injuries | Nil | ||||
See also
References
- 1949 Grand final stats page on AFL Tables
- 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