The 1909 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Carlton Football Club and South Melbourne Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 2 October 1909. It was the 12th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1909 VFL season. The match, attended by 37,759 spectators, was won by South Melbourne by two points, marking that club's first premiership victory.
Still image taken from footage of the 1909 VFL Grand Final. South Melbourne players enter the field before the game
South Melbourne team, Premiers
The Carlton Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's top professional competition.
George Coulthard, an early champion Carlton footballer
Carlton's 1887 VFA premiership side
The 1906 VFL premiership flag being hoisted at Carlton Oval
The 1914 Carlton team photographed at the old East Melbourne Cricket Ground.