1946 VFL Grand Final

1946 VFL Grand Final

The 1946 VFL Grand Final took place on October 5, 1946 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground between VFL clubs Essendon and Melbourne.

Essendon won comfortably by 63 points despite trailing at half time. A tally of 11 goals and 8 behinds in the third quarter by Essendon took the game away from Melbourne. Wally Lock, Melbourne's half back, was celebrating his 100th VFL game.

Teams

Aussie rules team old| title = Essendon
backpocket1 = Les Gardiner
fullback = Cec Ruddell
backpocket2 = Perc Bushby
halfbackflank1 = Herbie Tonkes
centrehalfback = Wally Buttsworth
halfbackflank2 = Harold Lambert
wing1 = George Hassell
centre = Bill Pearson
wing2 = Albert Harper
halfforwardflank1 = Harry Equid
centrehalfforward = Gordon Lane
halfforwardflank2 = Dick Reynolds (c)
forwardpocket1 = Bob McClure
fullforward = Bill Brittingham
forwardpocket2 = Keith Rawle
ruck = Gordon Abbott
ruckrover = Jack Cassin
rover = Bill Hutchison
reserve1 = Jack Jones
reserve2 = Chris Lambert
coach = Dick Reynolds

Aussie rules team old| title = Melbourne
backpocket1 = Billy Deans
fullback = Shane McGrath
backpocket2 = Don Cordner
halfbackflank1 = Col McLean
centrehalfback = Ted Cordner
halfbackflank2 = Wally Lock
wing1 = George Bickford
centre = Len Dockett
wing2 = Roy Stabb
halfforwardflank1 = Gordon Bowman
centrehalfforward = Fred Fanning
halfforwardflank2 = Jim Mitchell
forwardpocket1 = Adrian Dullard
fullforward = Norm Smith (c)
forwardpocket2 = Ernie O'Rourke
ruck = Jack Mueller
ruckrover = Stan Rule
rover = Alby Rodda
reserve1 = Frank Kennedy
reserve2 = Arnold Byfield
coach = 'Checker' Hughes

tatistics

Goalkickers

Attendance

* MCG crowd - 73,743

References

* [http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/games/1946/051119461005.html 1946 Grand Final stats page on AFL Table]
* "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 0-670-86814-0

ee also

* 1946 VFL season


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