Reference_ 1944 VFL Grand Final

Matches

Introduction
Season and Lead-up
Teams
Links for Player Pages
The Game
Photos
The Aftermath
External Links

Introduction

Season and Lead-up

Teams

Fitzroy

B:	Clen Denning	Fred Hughson	Allan 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	Alan 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 b1922	Bert Edwards
HF:	Arthur Mooney	Brian Randall	Les Jones b1922
F:	Bob Bawden	Jack Scott	Fred Burge
Foll:	Jack Dyer	Bill Morris	Bill Wilson
Reserve(s):	Keith Cook
Coach:	Jack Dyer

Links for Player Pages

Reference_ 1944 VFL Grand Final - Winning Team (Fitzroy)
Reference_ 1944 VFL Grand Final - Defeated Team (Richmond)

The Game

Junction Oval (St Kilda)
Sat, 30-Sep-1944 2:50 PM
Crowd: approx 43,000

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Final
Fitzroy	1.2 (8)	4.8 (32)	6.10 (46)	9.12 (66)
Richmond	2.2 (14)	3.2 (20)	5.5 (35)	7.9 (51)
Difference	RI by 6	FI by 12	FI by 11	FI by 15

Goals:
Fitzroy: K Sier 3, K Stackpole 2, B Calverley , A Ruthven , J Symons , S Wright
Richmond: B Wilson 3, B Randall 2, F Burge , J Dyer

Match Previews

TEAMS CHOSEN FOR GRAND FINAL. (1944, September 29). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 13. Retrieved April 17, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11363228

Match Reviews

PREMIERSHIP WON BY FITZROY Too Sound for Richmond. (1944, October 2). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 12. Retrieved April 17, 2013, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11363678

Photos

1944 Grand Final 1_31_41 - VFL On Film 1909-1945 - Marking Time V1	1944 Bert Clay Taps the Ball Grand Final 1_31_47 - VFL On Film 1909-1945 - Marking Time V1	1944 Grand Final Brian Randall Snap 1_32_05 - VFL On Film 1909-1945 - Marking Time V1
1944 Grand Final 1_32_14 - VFL On Film 1909-1945 - Marking Time V1	1944 Grand Final 1_32_23 - VFL On Film 1909-1945 - Marking Time V1