1920 VFL Grand Final: Collingwood v Richmond
This is the match report for the match played on 2 October 1920 between Collingwood and Richmond in the grand final of the 1920 VFL season.
Collingwood hosted Richmond at 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
E. Lumsden (capt.), C. Brown, B. Colechin, G. Coventry, H. Curtis, G. Dobrigh, T. Drummond, L. Hughes, C. Laxton, C. McCarthy, C. Pannam, P. Rowe, H. Saunders, M. Sheehy, B. Twomey, C. Tyson, E. Wilson, P. Wilson
Richmond
D. Minogue (capt.), B. Carew, D. Don, C. Hall, F. Harley, R. Hede, B. Herbert, M. Hislop, F. Hughes, B. James, H. James, D. Moffatt, S. Morris, G. Parkinson, J. Smith, E. Taylor, V. Thorp, B. Weatherill
Collingwood (5.5.35) were defeated by Richmond (7.10.52).
Goalkickers
Collingwood: G. Coventry (3), E. Lumsden, M. Sheehy
Richmond: D. Don (2), C. Hall, F. Harley, B. James, H. James, B. Weatherill
Match Details
Season:
1920 VFL Season
Round:
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
Coaches:
Jock McHale
(Collingwood),
Dan Minogue
(Richmond)
Captains:
Ernie Lumsden
(Collingwood),
Dan Minogue
(Richmond)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. Elder
Goal Umpire:
F. Bartlett,
G. Fox
Boundary Umpire:
W. Naismith,
R. 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 | |||