1920 VFA Grand Final: Footscray v Brunswick

This is the match report for the match played on 9 October 1920 between Footscray and Brunswick in the grand final of the 1920 VFA season. Footscray hosted Brunswick at East Melbourne. Johnny Craddock captained the hosts.

Match Details

Season: 1920 VFA Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Footscray v Brunswick
Date: Saturday 9 October 1920
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: East Melbourne
Attendance: 18,000

Match Results

Outcome: Footscray def. Brunswick
Score: 10.9.69 - 8.18.66

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Footscray 3 . 3 5 . 4 6 . 7 10 . 9 10 . 9 (69)
Brunswick 1 . 5 3 . 12 6 . 15 8 . 18 8 . 18 (66)
Margin FOOT by 10 FOOT by 4 BRNW by 8 FOOT by 3 FOOT by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Footscray), unknown (Brunswick)
Captains: Johnny Craddock (Footscray), unknown (Brunswick)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: L. Hurley

Player Statistics

Footscray

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Banbury, Vern ? ? ? ?
Craddock, Johnny (c) ? ? ? ?
Grierson, Charlie ? ? ? ?
Howell, Jack ? ? ? ?
Maybury, Percy ? ? ? ?
Meuleman, Jack ? ? ? ?
Samson, Vic ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (7 players) 10 9

Brunswick

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Goonan, Jimmy ? ? ? ?
Sullivan, Leo ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 8 18

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s