1898 VFL Grand Final
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1898 VFL Grand Final

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1898 VFL Grand Final

Saturday 24 September 1898 2:50pm	Fitzroy	def.	Essendon	St Kilda Cricket Ground (crowd: 16,538)	Report

2.5 (17) 4.5 (29) 5.6 (36) 5.8 (38)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	1.0 (6) 3.1 (19) 3.2 (20) 3.5 (23)	Umpires: Henry "Ivo" Crapp

J. Grace 2 M. Grace, McDougall, McSpeerin 1	Goals	2 Collins 1 Moore

M. Grace, Reid, Sloan, Drohan, Potter, Descrimes, McSpeerin, J. Grace	Best	Forbes, Stuckey, Bill Jackson, Cleghorn, Hastings, Gavin, Officer, Kearney

Fitzroy won the first VFL Grand Final (there was no "Grand Final" in 1897), and its first premiership, by 15 points against minor premiers Essendon.

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The Essendonś 1898 VFL match was attended by 16,538 spectators.

final_sentence: The Essendonś 1898 VFL match was attended by 16,538 spectators.