The match was scheduled to take place a week earlier but was postponed because the ground had been flooded after heavy rain. As a result, this Grand Final coincided with the Caulfield Cup.
Fitzroy were the reigning premiers, while Essendon had not won a premiership since 1912. Essendon were known at this time as the "Mosquito Fleet" due to their large number of small and pacey players such as Charlie Hardy and George Shorten.
George Rawle made his VFL debut in the Grand Final.
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. ISBN0-670-86814-0
1923, grand, final, 1923, grand, final, australian, rules, football, game, contested, between, essendon, football, club, fitzroy, football, club, held, melbourne, cricket, ground, melbourne, october, 1923, 26th, annual, grand, final, victorian, football, leagu. The 1923 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Essendon Football Club and Fitzroy Football Club held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 20 October 1923 It was the 26th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League staged to determine the premiers for the 1923 VFL season The match attended by 46 566 spectators was won by Essendon by a margin of 17 points marking that club s fifth premiership victory 1923 VFL Grand FinalEssendon Fitzroy8 15 63 6 10 46 1 2 3 4ESS 3 2 20 4 10 34 6 13 49 8 15 63 FIT 3 3 21 5 5 35 5 9 39 6 10 46 Date20 October 1923StadiumMelbourne Cricket GroundAttendance46 566UmpiresAlec Mutch 1922 VFL Grand Final 1925 The match was scheduled to take place a week earlier but was postponed because the ground had been flooded after heavy rain As a result this Grand Final coincided with the Caulfield Cup Fitzroy were the reigning premiers while Essendon had not won a premiership since 1912 Essendon were known at this time as the Mosquito Fleet due to their large number of small and pacey players such as Charlie Hardy and George Shorten George Rawle made his VFL debut in the Grand Final Contents 1 Score 2 Teams 3 Statistics 3 1 Goalkickers 3 2 Attendance 4 References 5 See alsoScore EditTeam 1 2 3 FinalEssendon 3 2 4 10 6 13 8 15 63 Fitzroy 3 3 5 5 5 9 6 10 46 Teams Edit Essendon FitzroyEssendonB Vince Irwin Fred Baring Clyde DonaldsonHB Joe Harrison Tom Fitzmaurice Roy LaingC Jack Garden Charlie May Rowley WattHF Tommy Jenkins Justin McCarthy George ShortenF Syd Barker c Greg Stockdale Charlie HardyFoll Norm Beckton George Rawle Frank MaherRes Coach Syd Barker FitzroyB Jim Atkinson Horrie Jenkin Len WigraftHB Jim Tarbotton Stan Molan Ern ElliotC Arch Dickens Tommy Corrigan Clarrie SherryHF Percy Parratt Norm Cockram Gordon Rattray c F Les Bryant Jimmy Freake Harold CarterFoll Gordon McCracken Goldie Collins Clive FergieRes Coach Vic BelcherUmpire Alec MutchStatistics Edit Essendon FC Premier team Goalkickers Edit Essendon Maher 2 McCarthy 2 Stockdale 2 Jenkins 1 Shorten 1 Fitzroy Freake 4 Carter 1 Rattray 1Attendance Edit MCG crowd 46 566References Edit1923 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 0See also Edit1923 VFL season Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1923 VFL grand final amp oldid 1132346059, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
