1915 VFL grand final

The 1915 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Collingwood Football Club and Carlton Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 18 September 1915. It was the 18th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1915 VFL season. The match, attended by 39,343 spectators, was won by Carlton by a margin of 33 points, marking that club's fifth premiership victory and second in succession.

1915 VFL Grand Final
Carlton Collingwood 11.12 (78) 6.9 (45)
1 2 3 4 CAR 2.5 (17) 6.6 (42) 6.8 (44) 11.12 (78) COLL 3.0 (18) 4.2 (26) 5.9 (39) 6.9 (45)
Date	18 September 1915
Stadium	Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance	39,343
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Teams

Carlton

Collingwood

Carlton B: Paddy O'Brien Ernie Jamieson Andy McDonald HB: Alf Baud (c) Billy Robinson Ted Brown C: Jimmy Morris Rod McGregor George Challis HF: Herb Burleigh Percy Daykin Charlie Fisher F: Gordon Green Vin Gardiner Athol Sharp Foll: Charlie Hammond Harry Haughton Viv Valentine Res: Coach: Norm Clark

Collingwood B: Alec Mutch Ted Rowell Sam Mortimer HB: Jack Green Dan Minogue (c) George Anderson C: Tom Clancy Jock McHale Jim Sadler HF: Paddy Rowan Mal Seddon Charlie Laxton F: Harry Curtis Dick Lee Gus Dobrigh Foll: Les Hughes Pen Reynolds Percy Wilson Res: Coach: Jock McHale

• Umpire - Norden

Statistics

 

Carlton FC, Premiers

Goalkickers

Carlton: H Burleigh 4 V Gardiner 3 C Hammond 2 P Daykin 1 G Green 1

Collingwood: D Lee 3 G Dobrigh 1 L Hughes 1 M Seddon 1

References

• AFL Tables: 1915 Grand Final

See also

• 1915 VFL season