1941 VFL Lightning Premiership

August 2026August 2026 December 2017 December 2017 1941 VFL 180px VFL Lightning Premiership 12 1st 11 The 1941 VFL Lightning Premiership was an Australian rules football knockout competition played entirely on 24 May. It was played during a week's break of the Victorian Football Leagues's 1941 VFL season between rounds 4 and 5 with all games being played at the MCG. The competition was also played on the same day as an interstate match between New South Wales and Victoria in Sydney. This was the second time a lightning premiership had been contested in the VFL. It was contested by the 12 VFL teams who competed in the 1941 VFL season. A crowd of 19,572 attended the competition. Collingwood won the competition by 1 point, defeating Melbourne in the final.AFL Tables - 1941 Season Scores https://afltables.com/afl/seas/1941.html 2026-08-24 afltables.com Matches Round 1 Round 1 Saturday, 24 May 4.0 (24) H 3.1 (19) Melbourne Cricket Ground Saturday, 24 May 1.2 (8) A 3.5 (23) Melbourne Cricket Ground Saturday, 24 May 3.4 (22) H 1.3 (9) Melbourne Cricket Ground Saturday, 24 May 2.1 (13) A 2.6 (18) Melbourne Cricket Ground Saturday, 24 May 4.1 (25) H 1.1 (7) Melbourne Cricket Ground Saturday, 24 May 2.2 (14) A 2.4 (16) Melbourne Cricket Ground Quarter finals |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Essendon | 3.2 (20) | Melbourne | 4.3 (27) | MCG | Saturday, 24 May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Collingwood | 2.7 (19) | Geelong | 0.0 (0) | MCG | Saturday, 24 May |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" |colspan=6 style="text-align:center;"| Bye: Fitzroy, St Kilda Semi finals |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Fitzroy | 2.2 (14) | Melbourne | 2.5 (17) | MCG | Saturday, 24 May |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | St Kilda | 2.0 (12) | Collingwood | 3.2 (20) | MCG | Saturday, 24 May Grand final |- ! Home team ! Home team score ! Away team ! Away team score ! Ground ! Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Melbourne | 3.1 (19) | Collingwood | 3.2 (20) | MCG | Saturday, 24 May See also List of Australian Football League night premiers Australian Football League pre-season competition 1941 VFL season References Category:Australian Football League pre-season competition Vfl Lightning Premiership, 1941