Reference_ 1941 VFL Grand Final

Matches

Introduction

Season and Lead-up

Teams

Melbourne

B:	Richie Emselle	Shane McGrath	Don Cordner
HB:	Col McLean	Ted Cordner	Wally Lock
C:	Syd Anderson	Allan LaFontaine	Stan Heal
HF:	Maurie Gibb	Ron Baggott	Ray Wartman
F:	Jack O'Keefe	Norm Smith	Gerry Daly
Foll:	Jack Mueller	Adrian Dullard	Percy Beames
Reserve(s):	Warren Lewis
Coach:	Frank Hughes b1894

Essendon

B:	Elton Plummer	Cec Ruddell	Fred Green
HB:	Bob Flanigan	Wally Buttsworth	Allan Hird
C:	Ernie Coward	Harold Lambert	Jack Caesar
HF:	Gordon Lane	Les Griggs	Murray Exelby
F:	Jack Cassin	Tom Reynolds	Ted Bryce
Foll:	Hugh Torney	Gordon Abbott	Dick Reynolds
Reserve(s):	Ted Regan
Coach:	Dick Reynolds

Links for Player Pages

Reference_ 1941 VFL Grand Final - Winning Team (Melbourne)
Reference_ 1941 VFL Grand Final - Defeated Team (Essendon)

The Game

M.C.G.
Sat, 27-Sep-1941 2:50 PM
Crowd: 79,687

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Final
Melbourne	6.6 (42)	11.9 (75)	14.11 (95)	19.13 (127)
Essendon	1.1 (7)	2.6 (18)	6.12 (48)	13.20 (98)
Difference	ME by 35	ME by 57	ME by 47	ME by 29

Goals:
Melbourne: Beames 6, Mueller 3, Smith 3, Wartman 2, Anderson , Daly , Dullard , Gibb , O'Keefe
Essendon: T.Reynolds 3, Bryce 2, D.Reynolds 2, Abbott , Cassin , Exelby , Lane , Regan , Torney

Match Previews

GRAND FINAL TOMORROW. (1941, September 26). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 8. Retrieved April 17, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article8206991

Match Reviews

MELBOURNE BRILLIANT. (1941, September 29). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 8. Retrieved April 17, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article8207457

Photos

The Aftermath

External Links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1941_VFL_Grand_Final
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1941/051119410927.html