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Grand final of the 1916 Victorian Football League season
The 1916 season was played by only 4 teams, Carlton, Collingwood, Richmond and Fitzroy, owing to the absence of many of the players who were fighting in World War I.
Carlton ended the home and away season with 10 wins from 12 games and were minor premiers. Fitzroy won only 2 games and a draw to finish bottom, however with only 4 teams available to fill the 4 finals spots they won through to the Grand Final thanks to victories over Collingwood by 6 points in the Semi Final and Carlton by 23 in the Final. Carlton defeated Richmond by 3 in the other Semi Final.
During the season the teams played 4 times, with Fitzroy winning the first match by 4 points, and Carlton winning the other three by 33, 29 and 21.
The four finals games were the only games that year played at the MCG.
Fitzroy's AFL operations merged with the Brisbane Bears in 1996 to form the Brisbane Lions
Fitzroy merged with the Fitzroy Reds in 2008 and has competed in the VAFA since 2009
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