melbourne (4 flags) v essendon (6 flags)
melbourne do a 3 peat beating dons by 29 being the third team after carlton (1906-08) and collingwood (1927-30 techincally a 4 peat) to do that.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Melbourne | 6.6 | 11.9 | 14.11 | 19.13 | 127 | Sat 27-Sep-1941 2:45 pm | M.C.G. | 77,746 | |
| Essendon | 1.1 | 2.6 | 6.12 | 13.20 | 98 | Melbourne won by 29 points | |||
1942 matches
note due to the war geelong don’t participate and its a shorter season with byes.
round 1
essendon v melbourne
fitzroy v st kilda
hawthorn v north
richmond v footscray
south v collingwood
bye carlton
Harrison’s world 