The 1942 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Essendon Football Club and Richmond Football Club, held at the Princes Park in Melbourne on 19 September 1942. It was the 46th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1942 VFL season. The match, attended by 49,000 spectators, was won by Essendon by a margin of 53 points, marking that club's fifth premiership victory and first since winning the 1923 VFL Grand Final.
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| B: | Danny Guinane | George Smeaton | Joe Reilly |
| HB: | Jack Scott | Jack Sullivan | Raymond Steele |
| C: | Leo Merrett | Bernie Waldron | Bert Edwards |
| HF: | Brian Randall | Jack Symons | Bob Hay |
| F: | Bob Bawden | Jack Titus | Fred Burge |
| Foll: | Jack Dyer (c) | Bill Morris | Dick Harris |
| Reserve(s): | Des Martin | ||
| Coach: | Jack Dyer | ||
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