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1943 VFL grand final

Grand final of the 1943 Victorian Football League season

Field	Value
year	1943
competition	VFL
home	[[File:Essendon Football Club colours.svg	50px]]

home_score	11.15 (81)
away	[[File:Richmond Football Club colours (pre-2017).svg	50px]]

away_score	12.14 (86)
home_abbr	ESS
away_abbr	RIC
home_qtr1	2.4 (16)
home_qtr2	4.9 (33)
home_qtr3	8.13 (61)
home_qtr4	11.15 (81)
away_qtr1	4.2 (26)
away_qtr2	6.5 (41)
away_qtr3	8.8 (56)
away_qtr4	12.14 (86)
date	25 September 1943
attendance	42,100
stadium	Princes Park
last	1942
next	1944

The 1943 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Richmond Football Club and Essendon Football Club, held at the Princes Park in Melbourne on 25 September 1943. It was the 45th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1943 VFL season. The match, attended by 42,100 spectators, was won by Richmond by a margin of 5 points, marking that club's fifth VFL premiership victory.

Teams

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Umpire – Eric Hawkins

Statistics

Goalkickers

References

AFL Tables: 1943 Grand Final

Info: Wikipedia Source

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