1969 VFL Grand Final: Carlton v Richmond

This is the match report for the match played on 27 September 1969 between Carlton and Richmond in the grand final of the 1969 VFL season. Carlton "hosted" Richmond at MCG. John Nicholls captained the hosts. Roger Dean captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Ron Barassi and the visitors were coached by Tom Hafey.

Carlton
J. Nicholls (capt.), I. Collins, G. Crane, B. Crosswell, A. Gallagher, B. Gill, J. Goold, K. Hall, T. Hopkins, S. Jackson, A. Jesaulenko, P. Jones, W. Lofts, I. Nicoll, P. Pinnell, B. Quirk, I. Robertson, S. Silvagni, V. Waite, R. Walls

Richmond
R. Dean (capt.), B. Barrot, K. Bartlett, C. Beard, G. Bond, F. Bourke, M. Bowden, B. Brown, G. Burgin, D. Clay, M. Green, R. Hart, R. Hunt, E. Moore, J. Northey, I. Owen, B. Richardson, J. Ronaldson, K. Sheedy, G. Strang

Carlton (8.12.60) were defeated by Richmond (12.13.85).

Goalkickers
Carlton: S. Jackson (2), J. Nicholls (2), B. Crosswell, A. Gallagher, A. Jesaulenko, R. Walls
Richmond: B. Barrot (3), E. Moore (2), J. Northey (2), K. Bartlett, G. Bond, R. Dean, R. Hart, J. Ronaldson

As a result of this match, Richmond were the premiers and Carlton were the runners-up.

Match Details

Season: 1969 VFL Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Carlton v Richmond
Date: Saturday 27 September 1969
Time: 2:50 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 119,165

Match Results

Outcome: Carlton def. by Richmond
Score: 8.12.60 - 12.13.85

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Carlton 1 . 4 2 . 7 8 . 10 8 . 12 8 . 12 (60)
Richmond 2 . 2 6 . 5 8 . 6 12 . 13 12 . 13 (85)
Margin RICH by 4 RICH by 22 CARL by 4 RICH by 25 RICH by 25
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Ron Barassi (Carlton), Tom Hafey (Richmond)
Captains: John Nicholls (Carlton), Roger Dean (Richmond)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Crouch
Goal Umpire: L. Barratt, C. Cole
Boundary Umpire: K. Mitchell, N. Thomas

Player Statistics

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
19 Collins, Ian ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 1
6 Crane, Gary ? ? 0 1 20 20 0 4 0 4 1
17 Crosswell, Brent ? ? 1 1 7 7 0 1 0 2 1
10 Gallagher, Adrian ? ? 1 1 17 15 2 5 0 4 2
21 Gill, Barry ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 0 0 1 2
11 Goold, John ? ? 0 0 14 11 3 4 0 2 3
3 Hall, Kevin ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 2 0 2 4
7 Hopkins, Ted ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
5 Jackson, Syd ? ? 2 1 6 6 0 1 0 0 1
25 Jesaulenko, Alex ? ? 1 2 13 11 2 2 0 1 3
28 Jones, Peter ? ? 0 0 11 9 2 10 7 1 3
20 Lofts, Wes ? ? 0 0 19 16 3 7 0 6 0
2 Nicholls, John (c) ? ? 2 1 11 10 1 6 16 2 5
23 Nicoll, Ian ? ? 0 1 14 14 0 1 0 4 3
15 Pinnell, Phillip ? ? 0 1 5 4 1 2 0 2 0
32 Quirk, Bryan ? ? 0 0 24 23 1 9 0 6 2
34 Robertson, Ian ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 2 0 2 0
1 Silvagni, Serge ? ? 0 1 17 14 3 8 0 2 3
30 Waite, Vin ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 3 0 0 5
42 Walls, Robert ? ? 1 1 16 15 1 6 1 2 4
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 8 12 237 212 25 74 24 43 43

Richmond

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
24 Barrot, Bill ? ? 3 3 20 18 2 9 0 4 4
29 Bartlett, Kevin ? ? 1 0 24 24 0 4 0 3 3
16 Beard, Colin ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 3 0 2 0
44 Bond, Graeme ? ? 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
30 Bourke, Francis ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 4 0 3 4
11 Bowden, Michael ? ? 0 1 19 10 9 5 2 1 3
40 Brown, Billy ? ? 0 1 13 13 0 5 0 3 2
27 Burgin, Graham ? ? 0 0 16 15 1 2 0 1 3
8 Clay, Dick ? ? 0 1 20 19 1 7 0 1 4
3 Dean, Roger (c) ? ? 1 0 15 13 2 3 0 3 3
37 Green, Mike ? ? 0 1 18 16 2 10 18 5 2
4 Hart, Royce ? ? 1 1 16 14 2 5 0 3 1
5 Hunt, Rex ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Moore, Eric ? ? 2 0 6 6 0 2 0 0 2
9 Northey, John ? ? 2 4 18 16 2 2 1 4 1
52 Owen, Ian ? ? 0 0 10 8 2 3 0 1 2
17 Richardson, Barry ? ? 0 0 13 13 0 5 0 3 1
2 Ronaldson, John ? ? 1 1 12 8 4 4 7 2 3
10 Sheedy, Kevin ? ? 0 0 17 17 0 8 0 4 4
28 Strang, Geoff ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 6 0 0 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 13 277 243 34 88 28 43 43

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