1943 VFL Grand Final

Richmond	Essendon
12.14 (86)	11.15 (81)

	1	2	3	4
RIC	4.2	6.5	8.8	12.14 (86)
ESS	2.4	4.9	8.13	11.15 (81)

Date

25 September 1943

Stadium

← 1942

1944 →

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 47th 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 premiership victory.

Teams

Richmond:

Essendon:

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Richmond Football Club 1943 VFL premiers

Richmond 12.14 (86) defeated Essendon 11.15 (81), at Princes Park

1. Durham 2. Edwards 3. Ablett 4. Steele 5. Barr-Kemp 6. Scott 9. Perkins 10. Cahill 13. Waldron 14. Oppy 16. Hunt 17. Dyer (c) 20. Harris 22. Merrett 23. Bawden 24. Broadstock 25. Quinn 29. Randall 31. Maguire

Coach: Dyer

Richmond Football Club

History Seasons Records Current squad Players Captains Coaches Individual awards Jack Dyer Medal Michael Roach Medal Captain: Trent Cotchin Coach: Damien Hardwick Nickname: Tigers

Stadiums	Punt Road Oval (1908–64) Melbourne Cricket Ground (1964–present)

Premierships (10)	1920 1921 1932 1934 1943 1967 1969 1973 1974 1980

Seasons (110)	1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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Essendon Football Club

History Premierships and records Players Captains Coaches Awards W. S. Crichton Medal Leading goalkickers Captain: Jobe Watson Coach: John Worsfold Nickname: Bombers

Home grounds	East Melbourne Cricket Ground (1897–1921) Windy Hill (1922–91) Melbourne Cricket Ground (1992–present) Docklands Stadium (2000–present)

Premierships (16)	1897 1901 1911 1912 1923 1924 1942 1946 1949 1950 1962 1965 1984 1985 1993 2000

Seasons	1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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