1941 VFL Lightning Premiership

The 1941 VFL Lightning Premiership was an Australian rules football knockout competition played entirely on Saturday 24, May. It was played during a weeks break of the Victorian Football Leagues's 1941 VFL season between rounds 4 and 5 with all games being played at the MCG. The competition was also played on the same day as an interstate match between New South Wales and Victoria in Sydney. This was the second time a lightning premiership had been contested in the VFL. It was contested by the 12 VFL teams who competed in the 1941 VFL season. A crowd of 19,572 attended the competition. Collingwood won the competition by 1 point, defeating Melbourne in the final.

1941 VFL Lightning Premiership
Season1941
Teams12
WinnersCollingwood (1st title)
Matches played11

Matches

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Round 1

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Round 1
Saturday, 24 May Fitzroy 4.0 (24) def. Hawthorn 3.1 (19) Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 24 May North Melbourne 1.2 (8) def. by St Kilda 3.5 (23) Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 24 May Essendon 3.4 (22) def. South Melbourne 1.3 (9) Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 24 May Carlton 2.1 (13) def. by Melbourne 2.6 (18) Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 24 May Collingwood 4.1 (25) def. Richmond 1.1 (7) Melbourne Cricket Ground
Saturday, 24 May Footscray 2.2 (14) def. by Geelong 2.4 (16) Melbourne Cricket Ground

Quarter finals

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Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Date
Essendon 3.2 (20) Melbourne 4.3 (27) MCG Saturday, 24 May
Collingwood 2.7 (19) Geelong 0.0 (0) MCG Saturday, 24 May
Bye: Fitzroy, St Kilda

Semi finals

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Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Date
Fitzroy 2.2 (14) Melbourne 2.5 (17) MCG Saturday, 24 May
St Kilda 2.0 (12) Collingwood 3.2 (20) MCG Saturday, 24 May

Grand final

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Home team Home team score Away team Away team score Ground Date
Melbourne 3.1 (19) Collingwood 3.2 (20) MCG Saturday, 24 May

See also

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