1921 VFL Grand Final: Richmond v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 15 October 1921 between Richmond and Carlton in the grand final of the 1921 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Carlton at 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
D. Minogue (capt.), G. Bayliss, B. Carew, D. Don, C. Hall, F. Harley, B. Herbert, M. Hislop, F. Hughes, H. James, N. McIntosh, M. Morris, J. Smith, E. Taylor, V. Thorp, N. Turnbull, B. Weatherill, G. Weatherill
Carlton
G. Green (capt.), B. Blackman, B. Boromeo, N. Chandler, H. Clover, P. Daykin, A. Duncan, C. Fisher, J. Greenhill, R. Hiskins, E. Jamieson, F. Martin, C. McKenzie, S. McLatchie, P. O'Brien, W. Raleigh, J. Stephenson, H. Toole
Richmond (5.6.36) defeated Carlton (4.8.32).
Goalkickers
Richmond: G. Bayliss (2), H. James, M. Morris, N. Turnbull
Carlton: B. Boromeo, A. Duncan, S. McLatchie, J. Stephenson
Match Details
Season:
1921 VFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Richmond
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 15 October 1921
Time:
2:50 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
43,122
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
Coaches:
Dan Minogue
(Richmond),
Norm Clark
(Carlton)
Captains:
Dan Minogue
(Richmond),
Gordon Green
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Goal Umpire:
E. Jenkins,
J. Swift
Boundary Umpire:
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 | |||