1908 VFL grand final

1908 VFL grand final

Carlton

Essendon
5.5 (35) 3.8 (26)
1 2 3 4
CAR 2.3 (15) 5.4 (34) 5.5 (35) 5.5 (35)
ESS 1.1 (7) 2.4 (16) 3.5 (23) 3.8 (26)
Date26 September 1908
StadiumMelbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance50,261
UmpiresJack Elder
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The 1908 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Carlton Football Club and Essendon Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 26 September 1908. It was the 11th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1908 VFL season. The match, attended by 50,261 spectators, was won by reigning premiers Carlton by a margin of 9 points, marking that club's third premiership victory and third in succession.