The 1893

Championship of Australia The Championship of Australia was an Australian rules football tournament which was contested between football clubs from the Victorian, South Australian, Western Australian and Tasmanian football leagues. The Championship took place three ti ...

was an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

match that took place on 7 October 1893. The championship was contested by the premiers of the VFA,

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and the premiers of the SAFA,

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. The match, played in front of 12,000, was won by Essendon by a margin of 7 goals, giving Essendon its 1st

Title. This was the last Championship of Australia match to be held until 1907.

Match details

References

Championship of Australia 1893 in Australian sport

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