1917 VFL Grand Final

The 1917 VFL Grand Final took place on September 22, 1917 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground between VFL clubs Collingwood and Fitzroy.

War had restricted the competition to just six clubs during the home and away season and Fitzroy, despite winning just six of their 15 games, qualified for the final by finishing fourth.

Fitzroy made it into the Grand Final by defeating minor premiers Collingwood by a goal a week earlier but Collingwood this time won comfortably, dominating from the opening quarter.

Alec Mutch of Collingwood was playing his 100th VFL game.

Teams

Aussie rules team old| title = Collingwood
backpocket1 = Jock McHale
fullback = Harry Saunders
backpocket2 = Alec Mutch
halfbackflank1 = George Anderson
centrehalfback = Charlie Brown
halfbackflank2 = Jack Green
wing1 = Tom Drummond
centre = Percy Wilson (c)
wing2 = Charlie E. Pannam
halfforwardflank1 = Gus Dobrigh
centrehalfforward = Harry Curtis
halfforwardflank2 = Charlie Lee
forwardpocket1 = Con McCarthy
fullforward = Dick Lee
forwardpocket2 = Ernie Lumsden
ruck = Les Hughes
ruckrover = Pen Reynolds
rover = Charlie Laxton
reserve1 =
reserve2 =
coach = Jock McHale

Aussie rules team old| title = Fitzroy
backpocket1 = Bill Byrne
fullback = Fred Bamford
backpocket2 = Bert Lenne
halfbackflank1 = Chris Lethbridge
centrehalfback = Jim Toohey
halfbackflank2 = Bob King
wing1 = Roy Millen
centre = George Holden (c)
wing2 = Carl Keller
halfforwardflank1 = Percy Parratt
centrehalfforward = Thomas Heaney
halfforwardflank2 = Gordon Rattray
forwardpocket1 = Jimmy Freake
fullforward = Len Wigraft
forwardpocket2 = Tom Lowrie
ruck = Fred Moore
ruckrover = Charlie Norris
rover = Ted McDonald
reserve1 =
reserve2 =
coach = George Holden

* Umpire - Norden

tatistics

Goalkickers

Attendance

* MCG crowd - 25,512

References

* [http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/games/1917/040619170922.html 1917 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. ISBN 0-670-86814-0

ee also

* 1917 VFL season