Research Correcting historical match starting times

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1922
Grand Final 14 October Collingwood v Fitzroy
AFL Tables and AustralianFootball websites have start as 2.50, I think it should be 2.45

The Herald issue of Friday 13 October carries an advertisement which includes
“..Grand Final / Collingwood v Fitzroy / Melbourne Cricket Ground / at 2.45”

The match reports and post-match reviews I have read so far don’t refer to any delay so..

Summary: 1922 Grand Final start time remove 2.50 and replace with 2.45
 
1922
Grand Final 14 October Collingwood v Fitzroy
AFL Tables and AustralianFootball websites have start as 2.50, I think it should be 2.45

The Herald issue of Friday 13 October carries an advertisement which includes
“..Grand Final / Collingwood v Fitzroy / Melbourne Cricket Ground / at 2.45”

The match reports and post-match reviews I have read so far don’t refer to any delay so..

Summary: 1922 Grand Final start time remove 2.50 and replace with 2.45

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Only GF start times yet to be documented (up to 1930) are 1905, 1918-1921, 1924-26, 1929-30
 
1926
Grand Final 9 October Melbourne v Collingwood
AFL Tables and AustralianFootball websites have start as 2.50, I think it should be 2.45

Geelong Advertiser issue of Saturday 9 October carries an advertisement which includes
“..Grand Final Matches / Geelong Seconds v Carlton Seconds / at 12.30 p.m. / Melbourne v Collingwood at 2.45 / p.m.”

The match reports and post-match reviews I have read so far don’t refer to any delay so..

Summary: 1926 Grand Final start time remove 2.50 and replace with 2.45
 

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1919
Grand Final 11 October Collingwood v Richmond
AFL Tables and AustralianFootball websites have start as 2.50, I think it should be 3.00

The Herald issue of Friday 10 October carries an advertisement which includes
“..Grand Final / Melbourne Cricket Ground / ..Collingwood v Richmond / At 3 p.m.”

The match reports and post-match reviews I have read so far don’t refer to any delay so..

Summary: 1919 Grand Final start time remove 2.50 and replace with 3.00
 
1930
Grand Final 11 October Geelong v Collingwood
AFL Tables and AustralianFootball websites have start as 2.50, I think it should be 2.45

The Sun-News Pictorial issue of Saturday 11 October has an item which includes
“..Geelong and Collingwood / in Grand Final Today / ..The Match will begin at 2.45”

The match reports and post-match reviews I have read so far don’t refer to any delay so..

Summary: 1930 Grand Final start time remove 2.50 and replace with 2.45
 
1946
Grand Final 5 October Essendon v Melbourne
AFL Tables and AustralianFootball websites have start as 2.50, I think it should be 2.45

Listing of “Tomorrow’s Sport” in The Herald issue of Friday 4 October states
League Grand Final to start at 2.45 p.m.

The match reports and post-match reviews I have read so far don’t refer to any delay so..

Summary - 1946 Grand Final start time remove 2.50 and replace with 2.45
 
1931
Grand Final 10 October Geelong v Richmond
AFL Tables and AustralianFootball websites have start as 2.50, I think it should be 2.45

The Sun-News Pictorial issue of Saturday 10 October match preview includes
“The match will begin at 2.45 at the M.C.C. ground”

The match reports and post-match reviews I have read so far don’t refer to any delay so..

Summary: 1931 Grand Final start time remove 2.50 and replace with 2.45
 
1932
Grand Final 1 October Carlton v Richmond
AFL Tables and AustralianFootball websites have start as 2.50, I think it should be 2.45

Sun-News Pictorial issue of Saturday 1 October included a list “What’s on in Sport Today / ..Football - League grand final, Richmond v Carlton at M.C.C. ground, at 2.45”

The match reports and post-match reviews I have read so far don’t refer to any delay so..

Summary: 1932 Grand Final start time remove 2.50 and replace with 2.45
 
1941
Grand Final 27 September 1941 Essendon v Melbourne
AFL Tables and AustralianFootball websites have start as 2.50, I think it should be 2.45

The Herald issue of Friday 26 September has an item which includes “..Preceded by a League Seconds grand final at 12.15 p.m., Fitzroy v Essendon - the big game will start at 2.45 p.m.”

The match reports and post-match reviews I have read so far don’t refer to any delay so…

Summary: 1941 Grand Final start time remove 2.50 and replace with 2.45
 
1940
Grand Final 28 September Melbourne v Richmond
AFL Tables and AustralianFootball websites have start as 2.50, I think it should be 2.45

Sun-News Pictorial 28 September issue carries an item which includes
“League Grand Final Melbourne v Richmond 2.45”

The match reports and post-match reviews I have read so far don’t refer to any delay so...

Summary: 1940 Grand Final start time remove 2.50 and replace with 2.45
 
1936
Grand Final Saturday 3 October 1936 Collingwood v South Melbourne
AFL Tables and AustralianFootball websites have start as 2.50, I think it should be 2.45

The Argus issue of Saturday 3 October carries a list which includes
”..League grand final../ South Melbourne v Collingwood, at 2.45.”

The match reports and post-match reviews I have read so far don’t refer to any delay so..

Summary - 1936 Grand Final start time remove 2.50 and replace with 2.45
 

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1937
Grand Final Saturday 25 September1937 Collingwood v Geelong
AFL Tables and AustralianFootball websites have start as 2.50, I think it should be 2.45

The Australasian issue of Saturday 2 October carries a match report by J Worrall which includes ”..so great was the crowd that the gates, including those of the members’ reserve, were closed at 2.45, the hour of commencement.”

The other match reports and post-match reviews I have read so far don’t refer to any delay so..

Summary - 1937 Grand Final start time remove 2.50 and replace with 2.45
 
1935
Grand Final Saturday 5 October 1935 Collingwood v South Melbourne
AFL Tables and AustralianFootball websites have start as 2.50, I think it should be 2.45

The Sun News-Pictorial issue of Saturday 5 October carries a short item that includes
“The grand final, which is expected to attract the record crowd of the season, will begin at 2.45 p.m.”

The match reports and post-match reviews I have read so far don’t refer to any delay so..

Summary - 1935 Grand Final start time remove 2.50 and replace with 2.45
 
1939
Grand Final 30 September Collingwood v Melbourne
AFL Tables and AustralianFootball websites have start as 2.50, I think it should be 2.45

The Sun News-Pictorial issue of Friday 29 September carries a match preview which includes “..It might be a mistake to accept the Melbourne team as placed for publication as the exact line-up at 2.45 p.m. tomorrow.”

The match reports and post-match reviews I have read so far don’t refer to any delay so..

Summary: 1939 Grand Final start time remove 2.50 and replace with 2.45
 
1942
Grand Final 19 September 1942 Essendon v Richmond
AFL Tables and AustralianFootball websites have start as 2.50, I think it should be 2.45

The Age issue of Thursday 17 September has an item which includes umpires appointed list
“..League Umpires / …2.45 p.m. - Essendon v Richmond.-”

The match reports and post-match reviews I have read so far don’t refer to any delay so…

Summary: 1942 Grand Final start time remove 2.50 and replace with 2.45
 
1945
Grand Final 29 September Carlton v South Melbourne
AFL Tables and AustralianFootball websites have start as 2.50, I think it should be 2.45

The Sun-News Pictorial issue of 29 September carries a list which includes
“Today’s Football / League - 2.45: Grand final, Carlton / v South Melbourne, at Carlton..”

The match reports and post-match reviews I have read so far don’t refer to any delay so..

Summary - 1945 Grand Final start time remove 2.50 and replace with 2.45
 
1947
Grand Final Saturday 27 September Carlton v Essendon
AFL Tables and AustralianFootball websites have start as 2.50, I think it should be 2.45

The Argus issue of 27 September carries a match preview which includes
“..Preceded by a League seconds’ grand final between Richmond and North Melbourne, to start at noon, the big game will begin at 2.45.”

The match reports and post-match reviews I have read so far don’t refer to any delay so..

Summary - 1947 Grand Final start time remove 2.50 and replace with 2.45
 
1948
Grand Final Saturday 2 October Essendon v Melbourne
AFL Tables and AustralianFootball websites have start as 2.50, I think it should be 2.30

list in Sporting Globe issue of Wednesday 29 September says GF at 2.30

list in the Sun News-Pictorial issue of Saturday 2 October says GF at 2.30

The match reports and post-match reviews I have read so far don’t refer to any delay so..

Summary - 1948 Grand Final start time remove 2.50 and replace with 2.30
 
1948
Grand Final Replay Saturday 9 October Essendon v Melbourne
AFL Tables has start as 2.15 and AustralianFootball has start as 2.30, I think it should be 2.30

list in the Sun News-Pictorial issue of Saturday 9 October says GF start at 2.30

The match reports and post-match reviews I have read so far don’t refer to any delay so..

Summary - 1948 Grand Final Replay start time remove 2.15 and replace with 2.30
 
1949
Grand Final 24 September Essendon v Carlton
AFL Tables and AustralianFootball websites have start as 2.50, I think it should be 2.35

Start time for Grand Final was due to be 2.30 as per this article in The Age of Monday 26 September
”The gates were closed at 1.15 p.m. - an hour and a quarter before the big game was due to begin.”

…but a slight delay until 2.35 occurred as per item in The Herald issue of Saturday 24 September..”The teams lined up for the National Anthem at 2.35-five minutes after scheduled starting time, and the game began immediately afterwards

Summary - 1949 Grand Final start time remove 2.50 and replace with 2.35
 

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