1929 VFL Grand Final: Richmond v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 28 September 1929 between Richmond and Collingwood in the grand final of the 1929 VFL season.
Richmond hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Dooley Lilburne captained the hosts.
Syd Coventry captained the visitors with Harry Chesswas as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Frank Hughes and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
Richmond
D. Lilburne (capt.), J. Baggott, P. Bentley, B. Benton, T. Dunne, R. Empey, J. Fincher, A. Geddes, D. Harris, F. Heifner, M. Hunter, J. Murdoch, T. O'Halloran, S. Ryan, M. Sheahan, J. Titus, C. Watson, H. Weidner
Collingwood
S. Coventry (capt.), H. Chesswas (vice-capt.), C. Ahern, J. Beveridge, P. Bowyer, G. Clayden, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, C. Dibbs, H. Edmonds, A. Lauder, B. Libbis, B. Makeham, F. Murphy, L. Murphy, H. Rumney, L. Wescott
Richmond (7.8.50) were defeated by Collingwood (11.13.79).
Goalkickers
Richmond: J. Baggott (2), H. Weidner (2), A. Geddes, D. Lilburne, T. O'Halloran
Collingwood: H. Edmonds (5), G. Coventry (2), F. Murphy (2), H. Collier, B. Libbis
Match Details
Season:
1929 VFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Richmond
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 28 September 1929
Time:
2:50 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
63,336
Match Results
Outcome:
Richmond
def. by
Collingwood
Score:
7.8.50 - 11.13.79
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 2 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 8 | (50) |
| Collingwood | 6 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Margin | COLL by 27 | COLL by 27 | COLL by 25 | COLL by 29 | COLL by 29 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Frank Hughes
(Richmond),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Dooley Lilburne
(Richmond),
Syd Coventry
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Richmond),
Harry Chesswas
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Scott
Goal Umpire:
T. Phillips,
R. Treloar
Boundary Umpire:
W. Beckwith,
J. Campbell
Player Statistics
Richmond
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Baggott, Jack | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 1 | Bentley, Perce | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Benton, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Dunne, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Empey, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Fincher, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Geddes, Allan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Harris, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | Heifner, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Hunter, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Lilburne, Dooley (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 13 | Murdoch, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | O'Halloran, Tom | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Ryan, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Sheahan, Maurie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Titus, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Watson, Carl | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Weidner, Harry | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 7 | 8 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ahern, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Beveridge, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Bowyer, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Chesswas, Harry (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Clayden, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Collier, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Collier, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Coventry, Gordon | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Coventry, Syd (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Dibbs, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Edmonds, Horrie | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 16 | Lauder, Albert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Libbis, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 18 | Makeham, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Murphy, Frank | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Murphy, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Rumney, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Wescott, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 13 | |||