1921 VFL grand final

Grand final of the 1921 Victorian Football League season

1921 VFL Grand Final

Carlton

Richmond
4.8 (32) 5.6 (36)
1 2 3 4
CAR 2.2 (14) 3.4 (22) 3.6 (24) 4.8 (32)
RICH 1.2 (8) 1.3 (9) 3.4 (22) 5.6 (36)
Date15 October 1921
StadiumMelbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance43,122
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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.

Score

Team 1 2 3 Final
Richmond 1.2 1.3 3.4 5.6 (36)
Carlton 2.2 3.4 3.6 4.8 (32)

Teams

Richmond
Carlton
Richmond
B: George Weatherill Vic Thorp Ernest Taylor
HB: Norm McIntosh Max Hislop James Smith
C: Frank Harley Mel Morris Robert Carew
HF: Donald Don Robert Weatherill Norm Turnbull
F: Barney Herbert George Bayliss Clarrie Hall
Foll: Dan Minogue (c) Hugh James Checker Hughes
Res:
Coach: Dan Minogue
Carlton
B: Harry Toole Ernie Jamieson Croft McKenzie
HB: Wally Raleigh Paddy O'Brien Jack Greenhill
C: Jack Stephenson Billy Blackman Newton Chandler
HF: Alex Duncan Horrie Clover Bert Boromeo
F: Percy Daykin Gordon Green (c) Charlie Fisher
Foll: Frank Martin Rupe Hiskins Stewart 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

  • AFL Tables: 1921 Grand Final

See also

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Richmond 5.6 (36) defeated Carlton 4.8 (32), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
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Known as the Victorian Football League from 1897–1989; no grand finals were held in 1897 and 1924