1921 VFL grand final

The 1921 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Carlton Football Club and Richmond Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 15 October 1921. It was the 24th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1921 VFL season. The match, attended by 43,122 spectators, was won by Richmond by a margin of 4 points, marking that club's second VFL/AFL premiership victory and second in succession.

1921 VFL Grand Final

Carlton

Richmond
4.8 (32)5.6 (36)
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CAR2.2 (14)3.4 (22)3.6 (24)4.8 (32)
RICH1.2 (8)1.3 (9)3.4 (22)5.6 (36)
Date15 October 1921
StadiumMelbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance43,122
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Score

Team123Final
Richmond1.21.33.45.6 (36)
Carlton2.23.43.64.8 (32)

Teams

Richmond
Carlton
Richmond
B:George WeatherillVic ThorpErnest Taylor
HB:Norm McIntoshMax HislopJames Smith
C:Frank HarleyMel MorrisRobert Carew
HF:Donald DonRobert WeatherillNorm Turnbull
F:Barney HerbertGeorge BaylissClarrie Hall
Foll:Dan Minogue (c)Hugh JamesChecker Hughes
Res:
Coach:Dan Minogue
Carlton
B:Harry TooleErnie JamiesonCroft McKenzie
HB:Wally RaleighPaddy O'BrienJack Greenhill
C:Jack StephensonBilly BlackmanNewton Chandler
HF:Alex DuncanHorrie CloverBert Boromeo
F:Percy DaykinGordon Green (c)Charlie Fisher
Foll:Frank MartinRupe HiskinsStewart McLatchie
Res:
Coach:Norm Clark

Statistics

Richmond FC, premiers

Goalkickers

Richmond:

  • G Bayliss 2
  • H James 1
  • M Morris 1
  • N Turnbull 1

Carlton:

  • B Boromeo 1
  • A Duncan 1
  • S McLatchie 1
  • J Stephenson 1

References

See also