1921 VFL Season Grand Final: Richmond v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 15 October 1921 between Richmond and Carlton in the challenge final of the 1921 season of the Victorian Football League. Richmond hosted Carlton at the MCG. Dan Minogue captained the hosts. Gordon Green captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Dan Minogue and the visitors were coached by Norm Clark.

Richmond (5.6.36) defeated Carlton (4.8.32).

Match Details

Season: 1921 VFL Season
Round: Challenge Final (Grand Final)
Teams: Richmond v Carlton
Date: Saturday 15 October 1921
Time: 2:50 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 43,122

Match Results

Outcome: Richmond def. Carlton
Score: 5.6.36 - 4.8.32

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Richmond 1 . 2 1 . 3 3 . 4 5 . 6 5 . 6 (36)
Carlton 2 . 2 3 . 4 3 . 6 4 . 8 4 . 8 (32)
Margin CARL by 6 CARL by 13 CARL by 2 RICH by 4 RICH by 4
Duration

Honour Roll

Richmond

Captain: Dan Minogue
Coach: Dan Minogue

Carlton

Captain: Gordon Green
Coach: Norm Clark

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. McMurray

Goal Umpires

E. Jenkins
J. Swift

Boundary Umpires

V. Belcher
D. McKay

Player Statistics

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
2 Bayliss, George ? ? 2 ?
8 Carew, Bobby ? ? 0 ?
17 Don, Donald ? ? 0 ?
22 Hall, Clarrie ? ? 0 ?
33 Harley, Frank ? ? 0 ?
1 Herbert, Barney ? ? 0 ?
29 Hislop, Max ? ? 0 ?
32 Hughes, Frank ? ? 0 ?
4 James, Hughie ? ? 1 ?
3 McIntosh, Norm ? ? 0 ?
1 Minogue, Dan (c) ? ? 0 ?
11 Morris, Mel ? ? 1 ?
10 Smith, Jimmy ? ? 0 ?
7 Taylor, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
5 Thorp, Vic ? ? 0 ?
13 Turnbull, Norm ? ? 1 ?
15 Weatherill, Bob ? ? 0 ?
28 Weatherill, George ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 5 6

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
13 Blackman, Billy ? ? 0 ?
27 Boromeo, Bert ? ? 1 ?
8 Chandler, Newton ? ? 0 ?
1 Clover, Horrie ? ? 0 ?
2 Daykin, Percy ? ? 0 ?
20 Duncan, Alex ? ? 1 ?
7 Fisher, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
16 Green, Gordon (c) ? ? 0 ?
6 Greenhill, Jack ? ? 0 ?
5 Hiskins, Rupe ? ? 0 ?
4 Jamieson, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
25 Martin, Frank ? ? 0 ?
15 McKenzie, Croft ? ? 0 ?
21 McLatchie, Stewart ? ? 1 ?
10 O'Brien, Paddy ? ? 0 ?
18 Raleigh, Wally ? ? 0 ?
3 Stephenson, Jack ? ? 1 ?
22 Toole, Harry ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 4 8

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