1920 VFL Season Grand Final: Collingwood v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 2 October 1920 between Collingwood and Richmond in the challenge final of the 1920 season of the Victorian Football League.
Collingwood hosted Richmond at the MCG.
In the absence of Dick Lee, vice-captain Ernie Lumsden captained the hosts.
Dan Minogue captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Jock McHale and the visitors were coached by Dan Minogue.
Collingwood (5.5.35) were defeated by Richmond (7.10.52).
Match Details
Season:
1920 VFL Season
Round:
Challenge Final (Grand Final)
Teams:
Collingwood
v
Richmond
Date:
Saturday 2 October 1920
Time:
2:50 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
53,908
Match Results
Outcome:
Collingwood
def. by
Richmond
Score:
5.5.35 - 7.10.52
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 2 | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 5 | (35) |
| Richmond | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 10 | (52) |
| Margin | level | RICH by 9 | RICH by 9 | RICH by 17 | RICH by 17 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Collingwood
Captain: Ernie Lumsden (acting)Coach: Jock McHale
Richmond
Captain: Dan MinogueCoach: Dan Minogue
Match Umpires
Field Umpires
J. ElderGoal Umpires
F. BartlettG. Fox
Boundary Umpires
W. NaismithR. Treloar
Player Statistics
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brown, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Colechin, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Coventry, Gordon | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Curtis, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Dobrigh, Gus | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Drummond, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Hughes, Les | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Laxton, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Lumsden, Ernie (ac) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 16 | McCarthy, Con | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Pannam, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 27 | Rowe, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Saunders, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Sheehy, Maurie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | Twomey, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Tyson, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wilson, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Wilson, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 5 | 5 | |||
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Carew, Bobby | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Don, Donald | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 22 | Hall, Clarrie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 33 | Harley, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Hede, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Herbert, Barney | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Hislop, Max | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Hughes, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | James, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | James, Hughie | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 12 | Minogue, Dan (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Moffatt, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Morris, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Parkinson, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Smith, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Taylor, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Thorp, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Weatherill, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 10 | |||