Australian Rules Football
VFL Premiership
- Collingwood wins the 6th VFL Premiership: Collingwood 9.6 (60) d Essendon 3.9 (27) at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)
- With a handful of exceptions, all VFL/AFL Grand Finals are played at the MCG from 1902
Read more about this topic: 1902 In Sports
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