1919 VFL Grand Final: Richmond v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 11 October 1919 between Richmond and Collingwood in the grand final of the 1919 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Percy Maybury captained the hosts.
Con McCarthy captained the visitors with Ernie Lumsden as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Norm Clark and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
Richmond
P. Maybury (capt.), P. Abbott, G. Bayliss, A. Bettles, D. Don, C. Hall, F. Harley, R. Hede, B. Herbert, M. Hislop, F. Huggard, F. Hughes, H. James, D. Moffatt, S. Morris, G. Parkinson, J. Smith, V. Thorp
Collingwood
C. McCarthy (capt.), E. Lumsden (vice-capt.), B. Colechin, H. Curtis, T. Drummond, W. Haysom, L. Hughes, C. Laxton, D. Lee, A. Mutch, C. Pannam, P. Reynolds, H. Saunders, M. Seddon, M. Sheehy, B. Twomey, B. Walton, E. Wilson
Richmond (7.11.53) were defeated by Collingwood (11.12.78).
Goalkickers
Richmond: G. Bayliss (2), D. Don (2), H. James (2), F. Harley
Collingwood: D. Lee (3), M. Seddon (2), H. Curtis, L. Hughes, C. Laxton, E. Lumsden, B. Twomey, B. Walton
Match Details
Season:
1919 VFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Richmond
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 11 October 1919
Time:
2:50 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
45,413
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
7.11.53 - 11.12.78
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 1 | . | 2 | 4 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 11 | 7 | . | 11 | (53) |
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 8 | 11 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 12 | (78) |
| Margin | COLL by 3 | COLL by 4 | COLL by 16 | COLL by 25 | COLL by 25 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Norm Clark
(Richmond),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Percy Maybury
(Richmond),
Con McCarthy
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Richmond),
Ernie Lumsden
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Elder
Goal Umpire:
C. Bell,
W. Miller
Boundary Umpire:
W. Johnston,
W. Naismith
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Abbott, Paddy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Bayliss, George | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 16 | Bettles, Artie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Don, Donald | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Hall, Clarrie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Harley, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Hede, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Herbert, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hislop, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Huggard, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hughes, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | James, Hughie | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 3 | Maybury, Percy (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Moffatt, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Morris, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Parkinson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Smith, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Thorp, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 11 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Colechin, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Curtis, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Drummond, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Haysom, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Hughes, Les | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 11 | Laxton, Charlie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Lee, Dick | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Lumsden, Ernie (vc) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | McCarthy, Con (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Mutch, Alec | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Pannam, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Reynolds, Pen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Saunders, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Seddon, Mal | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 17 | Sheehy, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Walton, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 19 | Wilson, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 12 | |||