The 1911 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Essendon Football Club and Collingwood Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in

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on 23 September 1911. It was the 14th annual

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, staged to determine the

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for the

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. The match, attended by 43,905 spectators, was won by Essendon by a margin of 6 points, marking that club's second premiership victory.

Right to challenge

This season was played under the amended ''Argus'' system. Essendon was the minor premier, and Collingwood had finished fourth. The teams both qualified for this match by winning their semi-finals matches. If Collingwood had won this match, Essendon would have had the right to challenge Collingwood to a rematch for the premiership on the following weekend, because Essendon was the minor premier. The winner of that match would then have won the premiership.

Teams

* Umpire – Jack Elder

Statistics

Goalkickers

References

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Essendon Football Club Collingwood Football Club September 1911 sports events

Right to challenge

Teams

Statistics

Goalkickers

See also

References