1913 VFL grand final

Grand final of the 1913 Victorian Football League season December 2017 December 2017 1913 VFL 50px 7.14 (56) 50pxStK 5.13 (43) FIT STK 3.6 (24) 4.8 (32) 5.11 (41) 7.14 (56) 0.1 (1) 0.5 (5) 1.10 (16) 5.13 (43) 27 September 1913 59,556 Melbourne Cricket Ground Jack Elder 1912 1914 The 1913 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Fitzroy Football Club and St Kilda Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 27 September 1913. It was the 16th annual grand final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1913 VFL season. The match, attended by 59,556 spectators, was won by Fitzroy by a margin of 13 points, marking that club's fifth premiership victory. It was St Kilda's first ever grand final appearance and they struggled early, not kicking a goal until the third quarter. A last quarter burst from St Kilda had them within two points when George Morrissey goaled. A mark to Des Baird looked like giving the Saints the lead but he handpassed it to Morrissey who was covered by his opponent and he could only kick a behind. Two late goals to Fitzroy sealed the game. Teams _navy_v_top _navytop 860038 ffffff 860038 Fitzroy _red_black_3 _redtop ffffff 000000 000000 St Kilda #142855 Fitzroy Fitzroy Football Club #860038 Chris Lethbridge Bert Lenne Artie Harrison Charlie Wells Wally Johnson Jack Cooper Teddy Buist Harold McLennan George Holden Percy Parratt Thomas Heaney Jim Toohey Jim Martin Jimmy Freake George Shaw Bill Walker (c) Charlie Norris Percy Heron Percy Parratt #ED0F05 St Kilda St Kilda Football Club #000000 Harrie Hattam Harry Lever (c) Dick L. Harris Wels Eicke Gordon Dangerfield Reg Ellis Ted Collins Billy Schmidt Bob Bowden Roy Cazaly Phil Lynch Percy Jory Des Baird Ernie Sellars George Morrissey Vic Cumberland Bill Woodcock Algy Millhouse George Sparrow Umpire – Jack Elder Statistics Goalkickers thumb|right|250px|Fitzroy, Premier team Fitzroy: Shaw 2 Freake 1 Heaney 1 Martin 1 Norris 1 Parratt 1St Kilda: Morrissey 2 Baird 1 Millhouse 1 Sellars 1 Attendance MCG crowd – 59,556 References 1913 VFL Grand Final statistics 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. 0-670-86814-0 See also 1913 VFL season Grand final Category:VFL/AFL Grand Finals Category:Fitzroy Football Club Category:St Kilda Football Club Category:September 1913 in sports