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South Melbourne's premiership side was often referred to a the 'foreign legion' due to the high number of players in the team who had been recruited from interstate. The majority of their recruits around that time came from Western Australia which earned South Melbourne the nickname 'Swans'. |
South Melbourne's premiership side was often referred to a the 'foreign legion' due to the high number of players in the team who had been recruited from interstate. The majority of their recruits around that time came from Western Australia which earned South Melbourne the nickname 'Swans'. |
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South Melbourne did not taste premiership success again for another 72 years, eventually winning the [[2005 AFL Grand Final]] as the [[Sydney Swans]]. |
This was the first of two successive years in which these teams met in the premiership decider. In the [[1934 VFL Grand Final]] it was Richmond which emerged victorious. South Melbourne did not taste premiership success again for another 72 years, eventually winning the [[2005 AFL Grand Final]] (then known as the [[Sydney Swans]]). |
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==Teams== |
==Teams== |
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Revision as of 13:01, 5 October 2009
The 1933 VFL Grand Final was an
premiers for the 1933 VFL season
. The match, attended by 75,754 spectators, was won by South Melbourne by a margin of 42 points, marking that club's third premiership victory.
Bob Pratt kicked three goals for South Melbourne which saw him overtake Gordon Coventry as the 1933 season's leading goalkicker.
South Melbourne's premiership side was often referred to a the 'foreign legion' due to the high number of players in the team who had been recruited from interstate. The majority of their recruits around that time came from Western Australia which earned South Melbourne the nickname 'Swans'.
This was the first of two successive years in which these teams met in the premiership decider. In the
1934 VFL Grand Final it was Richmond which emerged victorious. South Melbourne did not taste premiership success again for another 72 years, eventually winning the 2005 AFL Grand Final (then known as the Sydney Swans
).
Teams
| South Melbourne | |||
| B: | Jock McKenzie | Hec McKay | Jack Austin |
| HB: | Bill Faul | Laurie Nash | Hugh McLaughlin |
| C: | Harry Clarke | Len Thomas | John Bowe |
| HF: | Jim O'Meara
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Brighton Diggins | Peter Reville |
| F: | Herbie Matthews | Bob Pratt | Ossie Bertram |
| Foll: | Jack Bisset (c) | Dinny Kelleher | Terry Brain |
| Res: | Bert Beard | ||
| Coach: | Jack Bisset | ||
| Richmond | |||
| B: | Martin Bolger | Maurie Sheahan | Kevin O'Neill
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| HB: | Jack Stenhouse | Joe Murdoch | Basil McCormack |
| C: | Stan Judkins | Eric Zschech | Alan Geddes
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| HF: | Horrie Farmer | Thomas O'Halloran | Jack Baggott |
| F: | Jack Dyer | Jack Titus | Bert Foster |
| Foll: | Percy Bentley (c) | Gordon Strang | Ray Martin |
| Res: | Jack Anderson | ||
| Coach: | Billy Schmidt | ||
Statistics
Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Melbourne | 3.5 | 6.7 | 8.12 | 9.17 | 9.17 (71) |
| Richmond | 0.2 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 (29) |
Goal kickers
South Melbourne:
- Pratt 3
- Brain 2
- Diggins 2
- Reville 1
- Thomas 1
Richmond:
- Farmer 2
- Martin 1
- Strang 1