1919 VFL Grand Final
Collingwood
Richmond
11.12 (78)
7.11 (53)
1
2
3
4
COLL
1.5 (11)
5.5 (35)
8.8 (56)
11.12 (78)
RICH
1.2 (8)
4.7 (31)
5.10 (40)
7.11 (53)
Date 11 October 1919 Stadium Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance 45,413
The 1919 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Collingwood Football Club and Richmond Football Club , held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 11 October 1919. It was the 22nd annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League , staged to determine the premiers for the 1919 VFL season . The match, attended by 45,413 spectators, was won by Collingwood by a margin of 25 points, marking that club's fifth premiership victory.
Teams [ ]
Collingwood
B :
Wally Haysom
Harry Saunders
Maurie Sheehy
HB :
Alec Mutch
Bill Walton
Bert Colechin
C :
Tom Drummond
Charlie Pannam
Bill Twomey
HF :
Ernie Wilson
Harry Curtis
Mal Seddon
F :
Pen Reynolds
Dick Lee
Ernie Lumsden
Foll :
Les Hughes
Con McCarthy (c)
Charlie Laxton
Res :
Coach :
Jock McHale
Statistics [ ]
Goalkickers [ ]
Collingwood :
D Lee 3
M Seddon 2
H Curtis 1
L Hughes 1
C Laxton 1
E Lumsden 1
B Twomey 1
B Walton 1
Richmond :
G Bayliss 2
D Don 2
H James 2
F Harley 1
References [ ]
See also [ ]
Collingwood 11.12 (78) defeated Richmond 7.11 (53), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
2. Curtis
4. Colechin
5. Drummond
6. Hughes
7. Haysom
10. Lumsden
11. Laxton
12. Mutch
13. Lee
14. McCarthy (c)
15. Pannam
16. Reynolds
17. Sheehy
18. Saunders
19. Wilson
21. Walton
24. Twomey
26. Seddon
Coach: McHale
AFL coach: Craig McRae
AFL captain: Scott Pendlebury
AFLW coach: Stephen Symonds
AFLW captains: Steph Chiocci & Brianna Davey
VFL/AFL home grounds
Victoria Park (1897–1999)
Melbourne Cricket Ground (2000–)
AFLW home grounds
Olympic Park Oval (2017–2018)
Victoria Park (2019–)
VFL/AFL premierships (15) Seasons (130) Related articles
AFL coach: Damien Hardwick
AFL captain: Trent Cotchin
AFLW coach: Tom Hunter
AFLW captain: Katie Brennan
VFL/AFL home grounds
Punt Road Oval (1908–1964)
Melbourne Cricket Ground (1964–)
AFLW home grounds
Princes Park (2020–)
Punt Road Oval (2021–)
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Fremantle
Geelong
Gold Coast
Greater Western Sydney
Hawthorn
Melbourne
North Melbourne
Port Adelaide
Richmond
St Kilda
Sydney
West Coast
Western Bulldogs
Seasons Grand finals Venues
Adelaide Oval
Bellerive Oval
Carrara Stadium
Docklands Stadium
Eureka Stadium
The Gabba
Jiangwan Stadium
Kardinia Park
Manuka Oval
Marrara Oval
Melbourne Cricket Ground
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Sydney Cricket Ground
Sydney Showground Stadium
Traeger Park
York Park
Awards Major recurring events Second-tier and junior competitions
AFL Under 18 Championships
NAB League
North East Australian Football League
South Australian National Football League
Victorian Football League
West Australian Football League
Former clubs Related articles Known as the Victorian Football League from 1897–1989; no grand finals were held in 1897 and 1924