1944 VFL Grand Final

Team 1 2 3 Final
Fitzroy 1.2 4.8 6.10 9.12 (66)
Richmond 2.2 3.2 5.5 7.9 (51)

The 1944 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Fitzroy Football Club and Richmond Football Club, held at the Junction Oval in Melbourne on 30 September 1944. It was the 48th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1944 VFL season. The match, attended by 43,000 spectators, was won by Fitzroy by a margin of 15 points, marking that club's eighth (and final) premiership victory, and first since winning the 1922 VFL Grand Final.

Contents

Teams

Fitzroy
B: Clen Denning Fred Hughson (c) Alan Fields
HB: Laurie Bickerton Norm Hillard Arthur O'Bryan
C: Bruce Calverley George Hoskins Noel Jarvis
HF: Stan Dawson Stan Wright Noel Price
F: Maurie Hearn Ken Sier Keith Stackpole
Foll: Bert Clay Jack Symons Allan Ruthven
Reserve(s): Dan Murray
Coach: Fred Hughson
Richmond
B: Max Oppy George Smeaton Charlie Priestley
HB: Bernie Waldron Leo Maguire Bill Perkins
C: Leo Merrett Fred Cook Bert Edwards
HF: Arthur Mooney Brian Randall Les Jones
F: Bob Bawden Jack Scott Fred Burge
Foll: Jack Dyer (c) Bill Morris Bill Wilson
Reserve(s): Keith Cook
Coach: Jack Dyer

Statistics

Goalkickers

Fitzroy:

  • K Sier 3
  • K Stackpole 2
  • B Calverley 1
  • A Ruthven 1
  • J Symons 1
  • S Wright 1

Richmond:

  • B Wilson 3
  • B Randall 2
  • F Burge 1
  • J Dyer 1

References

See also