Geelong, competing in their first VFL grand final, had been the best side all season, having lost only two games on their way to the minor premiership and at one stage put together a sequence of 12 successive wins. Collingwood on the other hand had only made the finals on percentage, a spot only cemented when they defeated South Melbourne by 65 points in the final round.
Geelong outscored Collingwood in each of the first three quarters to open up a 25-point lead going into the final term. Collingwood finished strongly but Geelong held on to claim its first VFL premiership. Captain-coach Cliff Rankin starred with five goals.
Tom Fitzmaurice had extra reason to celebrate, as it was his 100th VFL match and his third successive premiership, having won flags in the previous two seasons at Essendon.
In describing the scenes following Geelong's first VFL premiership and the club's first premiership since 1886 (in the VFA), The Age reported:
The scene in the Geelong dressing-room was remarkable. The players who had succeeded, where teams for 39 years had failed, seemed to be the coolest men there. They had just come out of a strenuous contest, and were besieged by enthusiastic supporters, but they accepted the plaudits with becoming modesty. Not one of them had been in a premiership team, save Tom Fitzmaurice, who played with Essendon in their last two premierships, and not one of them was alive when Geelong last gained the honours.
1925 VFL Grand Final statistics from the AFL Tables
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. ISBN0-670-86814-0
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1925, grand, final, 1925, grand, final, australian, rules, football, game, contested, between, geelong, football, club, collingwood, football, club, held, melbourne, cricket, ground, melbourne, october, 1925, 27th, annual, grand, final, victorian, football, le. The 1925 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Geelong Football Club and Collingwood Football Club held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 10 October 1925 It was the 27th annual grand final of the Victorian Football League staged to determine the premiers for the 1925 VFL season The match attended by 64 288 spectators was won by Geelong by a margin of 10 points marking that club s first VFL premiership victory 1925 VFL Grand FinalGeelong Collingwood10 19 79 9 15 69 1 2 3 4GEE 3 2 20 7 8 50 10 13 73 10 19 79 COLL 2 5 17 4 9 33 6 12 48 9 15 69 Date10 October 1925StadiumMelbourne Cricket GroundAttendance64 288UmpiresJack McMurray Sr 1923 VFL Grand Final 1926 Geelong competing in their first VFL grand final had been the best side all season having lost only two games on their way to the minor premiership and at one stage put together a sequence of 12 successive wins Collingwood on the other hand had only made the finals on percentage a spot only cemented when they defeated South Melbourne by 65 points in the final round Geelong outscored Collingwood in each of the first three quarters to open up a 25 point lead going into the final term Collingwood finished strongly but Geelong held on to claim its first VFL premiership Captain coach Cliff Rankin starred with five goals Tom Fitzmaurice had extra reason to celebrate as it was his 100th VFL match and his third successive premiership having won flags in the previous two seasons at Essendon Contents 1 Score 2 Teams 3 Statistics 3 1 Goalkickers 4 Aftermath 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksScore editTeam 1 2 3 FinalGeelong 3 2 7 8 10 13 10 19 79 Collingwood 2 5 4 9 6 12 9 15 69 Teams edit nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Geelong nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp CollingwoodGeelongB Les Smith Keith Johns Dave FergusonHB Bill Hudd Tom Fitzmaurice Ken LeahyC Edward Stevenson Edward Greeves Jack WilliamsHF Arthur Rayson George Todd Jack ChambersF Cliff Rankin c Lloyd Hagger Syd HallFoll Eric Fleming Denis Heagney Jim WarrenRes Coach Cliff Rankin CollingwoodB George Beasley Charlie Dibbs Jim ShanahanHB Charlie Tyson c Bob Makeham Ernie WilsonC Charlie Milburn Harry Chesswas Leo WescottHF John Harris Frank Murphy Jim LawnF Les Stainsby Gordon Coventry Reg BakerFoll Syd Coventry Laurie Murphy Reynolds WebbRes Coach Jock McHaleUmpire Jack McMurray Sr Statistics edit nbsp Geelong FC team premiersGoalkickers edit Geelong Rankin 5 Chambers 1 Hagger 1 Hall 1 Heagney 1 Stevenson 1 Collingwood F Murphy 2 Stainsby 2 Webb 2 Baker 1 Chesswas 1 Tyson 1Aftermath editIn describing the scenes following Geelong s first VFL premiership and the club s first premiership since 1886 in the VFA The Age reported The scene in the Geelong dressing room was remarkable The players who had succeeded where teams for 39 years had failed seemed to be the coolest men there They had just come out of a strenuous contest and were besieged by enthusiastic supporters but they accepted the plaudits with becoming modesty Not one of them had been in a premiership team save Tom Fitzmaurice who played with Essendon in their last two premierships and not one of them was alive when Geelong last gained the honours See also edit1925 VFL seasonReferences edit1925 VFL Grand Final statistics from the AFL Tables 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 0External links edit1925 VFL Grand Final BoylesFootballPhotos Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1925 VFL grand final amp oldid 1132346080, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
