It is also the first Process_start Grand Final in VFL/AFL history that did not include Cause_to_be_included any of the original eight clubs that formed Creating the VFL in 1897 ( Carlton , Collingwood , Essendon , Fitzroy , Geelong , Melbourne , St. Kilda , South Melbourne ) .

The tournament Competition was hosted Social_event by both Melbourne and Warrnambool in Victoria , Australia between 27 August and 6 September , with a single match Competition additionally played Competition in Geelong .