Grand final of the 1943 Victorian Football League season
| 1943 VFL Grand Final |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | ESS | 2.4 (16) | 4.9 (33) | 8.13 (61) | 11.15 (81) | | RIC | 4.2 (26) | 6.5 (41) | 8.8 (56) | 12.14 (86) | |
| Date | 25 September 1943 |
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| Stadium | Princes Park |
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| Attendance | 42,100 |
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The 1943 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Richmond Football Club and Essendon Football Club, held at the Princes Park in Melbourne on 25 September 1943. It was the 45th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1943 VFL season. The match, attended by 42,100 spectators, was won by Richmond by a margin of 5 points, marking that club's fifth VFL premiership victory.
Richmond FC, premier team | Richmond: - D Harris 7
- J Dyer 3
- B Bawden 1
- J Broadstock 1
| Essendon: - T Reynolds 7
- H Torney 2
- G Lane 1
- K Rawle 1
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Essendon did not participate in the 1916 and 1917 VFL seasons due to World War I (indicated in grey) |
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Known as the Victorian Football League from 1897–1989; no grand finals were held in 1897 and 1924 |
