1920 VFL Grand Final
Richmond
Collingwood
7.10 (52)
5.5 (35)
1
2
3
4
RICH
1.2 (8)
2.5 (17)
4.7 (31)
7.10 (52)
COLL
1.2 (8)
1.2 (8)
3.4 (22)
5.5 (35)
Date 2 October 1920 Stadium Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance 53,908
The 1920 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Richmond Football Club and Collingwood Football Club , held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 2 October 1920. It was the 23rd annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League , staged to determine the premiers for the 1920 VFL season . The match, attended by 53,908 spectators, was won by Richmond by a margin of 17 points, marking that club's first VFL/AFL premiership victory.
Score [ ]
Team
1
2
3
Final
Richmond
1.2
2.5
4.7
7.10 (52)
Collingwood
1.2
1.2
3.4
5.5 (35)
Teams [ ]
Collingwood
B :
Gus Dobrigh
Harry Saunders
Bert Colechin
HB :
Charlie Brown
Percy Rowe
Charlie Tyson
C :
Tom Drummond
Charlie Pannam
Bill Twomey
HF :
Ernie Wilson
Gordon Coventry
Maurie Sheehy
F :
Ernie Lumsden (c)
Harry Curtis
Percy Wilson
Foll :
Les Hughes
Con McCarthy
Charlie Laxton
Res :
Coach :
Jock McHale
Statistics [ ]
Goalkickers [ ]
Richmond :
D Don 2
C Hall 1
F Harley 1
B James 1
H James 1
B Weatherill 1
Runners Up :
G Coventry 3
E Lumsden 1
M Sheehy 1
References [ ]
See also [ ]
Richmond 7.10 (52) defeated Collingwood 5.5 (35), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
1. Herbert
4. H. James
5. Thorp
6. Hede
7. Taylor
8. Carew
9. Morris
10. Smith
11. B. James
12. Minogue (c)
14. Moffatt
15. Weatherill
17. Don
22. Hall
23. Parkinson
29. Hislop
32. Hughes
33. Harley
Coach: Minogue
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–)
VFA premierships (2) VFL/AFL premierships (13) Seasons (136) Related articles
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
Clubs
Adelaide
Brisbane Lions
Carlton
Collingwood
Essendon
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
Perth Stadium
Riverway Stadium
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