The 1943 VFL Lightning Premiership was an Australian rules football knockout competition played entirely on Saturday 24, July. It was played during a weeks break of the Victorian Football Leagues's 1943 VFL season between rounds 11 and 12 with all games being played at Princes Park. The competition was played as a wartime charities fundraiser between the league's top four clubs. This was the third time a lightning premiership had been contested in the VFL. Approximately 11,000 people attended the three match competition. Essendon won the competition by 8 points, defeating Fitzroy in the final. Matches Semi finals |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Fitzroy | 5.4 (34) | Hawthorn | 3.6 (24) | Princes Park | Saturday, 24 July |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Essendon | 2.6 (18) | Richmond | 1.2 (8) | Princes Park | Saturday, 24 July Grand final |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" | Home team | Home team score | Away team | Away team score | Ground | Date |- bgcolor="#FFFFFF" | Fitzroy | 3.3 (21) | Essendon | 4.5 (29) | Princes Park | Saturday, 24 July See also List of Australian Football League night premiers Australian Football League pre-season competition 1943 VFL season Australian Football League pre-season competition Vfl Lightning Premiership, 1943