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The 1940 Premiership medal won by Melbourne Football Club hall…
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Melbourne
Date:
20-Sep-2021
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The 1940 Premiership medal won by Melbourne Football Club hall of Fame Inductee Percy Beames. In superb original condition. The 1940 VFL Grand Final was contested between Melbourne and Richmond at the MCG. The game, on 28 September 1940 was the 44th annual Grand Final of the Victorian football League, and attended by 70,330 spectators, was won by Melbourne by a margin of 39 points. Had the Norm Smith medal been in existence, Beames would once again have been favoured to win for his best on field performance, which included kicking two goals. Provenance: The family, by descent.
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Unclassified