geelong (1st grand final) v collingwood (5 flags) mcg
geelong win their first flag by 10 points over collingwood on their 3rd attempt from first place (but weirdly their first grand final as 1897 was round robbin and 1901 they weren’t gurranteed a spot for finishing 1st).
| Geelong | 3.2 7.8 10.13 10.19 | 79 | Sat 10-Oct-1925 2:50 PM Att: 64,288 Venue: M.C.G. |
| Collingwood | 2.5 4.9 6.12 9.15 | 69 | Geelong won by 10 pts |
speaking of 1897 the top 4 where the same teams in the same order as that yaer only the finals were way different.
1926 matches
round 1
hawthorn v carlton GO
fitroy v collingwood BS
essendon v north WH
geelong v footscray CO
melbourne v st kilda MCG
south v richmond LO
Harrison’s world 