1943 VFL grand final

Grand final of the 1943 Victorian Football League season December 2017 December 2017 1943 VFL 50px 11.15 (81) 50px 12.14 (86) ESS RIC 2.4 (16) 4.9 (33) 8.13 (61) 11.15 (81) 4.2 (26) 6.5 (41) 8.8 (56) 12.14 (86) 25 September 1943 42,100 Princes Park 1942 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 _goldrightsash _hoops_black 000000 000000 FFD200 Richmond _redrightsash _hoops_black 000000 ffffff FB0000 Essendon #FED102 Richmond Richmond Football Club #000000 Raymond Steele Ron Durham Jack Scott Ray Hunt Leo Maguire Bill Perkins Leo Merrett Jack Broadstock Bert Edwards Roy Quinn Brian Randall Bernie Waldron Max Oppy Bob Bawden Dick Harris Jack Dyer (c) Arthur Barr-Kemp Laurie Cahill Len Ablett Jack Dyer #CC2031 Essendon Essendon Football Club #000000 Elton Plummer Cec Ruddell Perc Bushby Jack Cockburn Wally Buttsworth Allan Hird Bill Hutchison Les Gardiner Ernie Coward Laurie Dearle Gordon Lane Gordon Abbott Tom Reynolds Jack Cassin Keith Rawle Hugh Torney Norm Betson Dick Reynolds (c) Gil Langley Dick Reynolds Umpire – Eric Hawkins Statistics Goalkickers thumb|right|250px|Richmond FC, premier team Richmond: D Harris 7 J Dyer 3 B Bawden 1 J Broadstock 1Essendon: T Reynolds 7 H Torney 2 G Lane 1 K Rawle 1 References AFL Tables: 1943 Grand Final See also 1943 VFL season Grand final Category:VFL/AFL Grand Finals Category:Richmond Football Club Category:Essendon Football Club Category:September 1943 sports events in Australia