1920 VFL grand final

The 1920 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Richmond Football Club and Collingwood Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 2 October 1920. It was the 23rd annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1920 VFL season. The match, attended by 53,908 spectators, was won by Richmond by a margin of 17 points, marking that club's first VFL/AFL premiership victory.

1920 VFL Grand Final

Richmond

Collingwood
7.10 (52)5.5 (35)
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RICH1.2 (8)2.5 (17)4.7 (31)7.10 (52)
COLL1.2 (8)1.2 (8)3.4 (22)5.5 (35)
Date2 October 1920
StadiumMelbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance53,908
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Score

Team123Final
Richmond1.22.54.77.10 (52)
Collingwood1.21.23.45.5 (35)





Teams

Richmond
Collingwood
Richmond
B:Reg HedeVic ThorpErnest Taylor
HB:George ParkinsonMax HislopJames Smith
C:Stan MorrisChecker HughesRobert Carew
HF:Donald DonBob WeatherillFrank Harley
F:Hugh JamesDan Minogue (c)Billy James
Foll:Barney HerbertDavid MoffattClarrie Hall
Res:
Coach:Dan Minogue
Collingwood
B:Gus DobrighHarry SaundersBert Colechin
HB:Charlie BrownPercy RoweCharlie Tyson
C:Tom DrummondCharlie PannamBill Twomey
HF:Ernie WilsonGordon CoventryMaurie Sheehy
F:Ernie Lumsden (c)Harry CurtisPercy Wilson
Foll:Les HughesCon McCarthyCharlie Laxton
Res:
Coach:Jock McHale

Statistics

Goalkickers

Richmond FC, premiers

Richmond:

  • D Don 2
  • C Hall 1
  • F Harley 1
  • B James 1
  • H James 1
  • B Weatherill 1

Runners Up:

  • G Coventry 3
  • E Lumsden 1
  • M Sheehy 1

References

See also