1942 VFL premiership
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The 1942 VFL premiership was the Australian rules football championship title awarded to the winning club of the Victorian Football League’s 1942 season, held during World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1942 VFL Grand Final | 1 |
| 1942 VFL premiership canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7174926 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1942 VFL premiership Context triple: [1943 VFL premiership, precededBy, 1942 VFL premiership]
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A.
1943 VFL premiership
The 1943 VFL premiership was the Australian rules football championship title won during the 1943 season of the Victorian Football League.
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B.
1934 VFL premiership
The 1934 VFL premiership was the Victorian Football League’s championship title for the 1934 season, won by the Richmond Football Club in Australian rules football.
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C.
1980 VFL premiership
The 1980 VFL premiership was the Australian rules football championship title secured in the 1980 season of the Victorian Football League.
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D.
AFL Premiership Season
The AFL Premiership Season is the annual top-tier Australian rules football competition in which professional clubs, including the Brisbane Lions, compete for the league championship.
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E.
Collingwood Football Club
Collingwood Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League (AFL), renowned for its large supporter base and rich history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 1942 VFL premiership Target entity description: The 1942 VFL premiership was the Australian rules football championship title awarded to the winning club of the Victorian Football League’s 1942 season, held during World War II.
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A.
1943 VFL premiership
The 1943 VFL premiership was the Australian rules football championship title won during the 1943 season of the Victorian Football League.
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B.
1934 VFL premiership
The 1934 VFL premiership was the Victorian Football League’s championship title for the 1934 season, won by the Richmond Football Club in Australian rules football.
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C.
1980 VFL premiership
The 1980 VFL premiership was the Australian rules football championship title secured in the 1980 season of the Victorian Football League.
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D.
AFL Premiership Season
The AFL Premiership Season is the annual top-tier Australian rules football competition in which professional clubs, including the Brisbane Lions, compete for the league championship.
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E.
Collingwood Football Club
Collingwood Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League (AFL), renowned for its large supporter base and rich history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian rules football championship
ⓘ
VFL premiership ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
player enlistment in military service
ⓘ
resource and travel restrictions ⓘ wartime conditions ⓘ |
| awardedFor | winning the VFL Grand Final ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | premiership of the 46th VFL season ⓘ |
| competition | Victorian Football League ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | home-and-away season followed by finals series ⓘ |
| competitionScope | state-level competition in Victoria ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| endTime | 1942 ⓘ |
| era | wartime VFL seasons ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1943 VFL premiership ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | Australian sporting culture during wartime ⓘ |
| hasFinalMatch |
1942 VFL Grand Final
ⓘ
linked to:
1942 VFL premiership
|
| hasGoverningBody | Australian National Football Council ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | example of Australian sport continuing during World War II ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | determination of the 1942 VFL champion ⓘ |
| hasParticipantType |
VFL clubs
ⓘ
linked to:
Victorian Football League
|
| isAnnualEditionOf |
VFL premiership
ⓘ
linked to:
1980 VFL premiership
|
| isAssociatedWith |
Melbourne
ⓘ
Victorian football clubs ⓘ |
| isPlayedUnder | Laws of Australian Football ⓘ |
| isRecordedIn | VFL/AFL historical records ⓘ |
| isTitleOf | VFL champion club for 1942 ⓘ |
| isTypeOf | state league premiership in Australia ⓘ |
| languageOfCompetition | English ⓘ |
| leagueLevel | top-level state league in Victoria ⓘ |
| location | Victoria ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Victorian Football League ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Australian rules football
ⓘ
history of the Victorian Football League ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1941 VFL premiership ⓘ |
| season | 1942 VFL season ⓘ |
| sport | Australian rules football ⓘ |
| startTime | 1942 ⓘ |
| temporalContext | World War II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1942 VFL premiership Description of subject: The 1942 VFL premiership was the Australian rules football championship title awarded to the winning club of the Victorian Football League’s 1942 season, held during World War II.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: 1942 VFL premiership