1916 VFL grand final

Grand final of the 1916 Victorian Football League season December 2017 December 2017 1916 VFL 50px 12.13 (85) 50px 8.8 (56) FIT CAR 4.6 (30) 8.8 (56) 10.11 (71) 12.13 (85) 2.0 (12) 4.2 (26) 6.8 (44) 8.8 (56) 2 September 1916 21,130 Melbourne Cricket Ground 1915 1917 The 1916 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Carlton Football Club and Fitzroy Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 2 September 1916. It was the 19th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1916 VFL season. The match, attended by 21,130 spectators, was won by Fitzroy by a margin of 29 points, marking that club's sixth premiership victory. Background The 1916 season was played by only 4 teams, Carlton, Collingwood, Richmond and Fitzroy, owing to the absence of many of the players who were fighting in World War I. Carlton ended the home and away season with 10 wins from 12 games and were minor premiers. Fitzroy won only 2 games and a draw to finish bottom, however with only 4 teams available to fill the 4 finals spots they won through to the Grand Final thanks to victories over Collingwood by 6 points in the Semi Final and Carlton by 23 in the Final. Carlton defeated Richmond by 3 in the other Semi Final. During the season the teams played 4 times, with Fitzroy winning the first match by 4 points, and Carlton winning the other three by 33, 29 and 21. The four finals games were the only games that year played at the MCG. Teams _navy_v_top _navytop 860038 ffffff 860038 Fitzroy _carltonfc1910 0E1E2D ffffff 0E1E2D Carlton #142855 Fitzroy Fitzroy Football Club #860038 Bob King Bert Lenne Fred Bamford Ted McDonald Wally Johnson (c) Harold McLennan Teddy Buist George Holden Roy Millen Bert O'Dee Thomas Heaney Percy Parratt Tom Lowrie Horrie Jenkin Teddy Purcell Charlie Norris Fred Moore George Shaw George Holden #FFFFFF Carlton Carlton Football Club #0E1E2D Andy McDonald Steve Leehane Harry Greaves Paddy O'Brien Billy Dick (c) Billy Robinson Ted Brown Jimmy Morris Dan Keily Charlie Fisher Joe Shortill Percy Daykin George Calwell Vin Gardiner Alex Lang Harry Haughton Charlie Hammond Viv Valentine Norm Clark Umpire – Norden Statistics thumb|right|250px|Fitzroy FC, Premiers Goalkickers Fitzroy: T Heaney 3 P Parratt 3 B O'Dee 2 G Holden 1 H Jenkin 1 T Lowrie 1 F Moore 1Carlton: B Dick 3 C Fisher 2 V Gardiner 1 H Haughton 1 A Lang 1 References AFL Tables: 1916 Grand Final See also 1916 VFL season Grand final Category:VFL/AFL Grand Finals Category:Fitzroy Football Club Category:Carlton Football Club Category:September 1916 in sports