1929 VFL grand final

Grand final of the 1929 Victorian Football League season December 2017 December 2017 1929 VFL 50px 11.13 (79) 50px 7.8 (50) COLL RICH 6.3 (39) 7.6 (48) 9.6 (60) 11.13 (79) 2.0 (12) 3.3 (21) 5.5 (35) 7.8 (50) 28 September 1929 63,236 Melbourne Cricket Ground 1928 1930 The 1929 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 28 September 1929. It was the 31st annual grand final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1929 VFL season. The match, attended by 63,236 spectators, 30 September 1929 Collingwood Premiers. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4040566/473002 The Argus 17 April 2021 was won by Collingwood by a margin of 29 points, marking that club's eighth premiership victory and third in succession. History Collingwood’s 1929 season was extremely successful. They won all 18 games of the home-and-away season, the only club to achieve the feat as of 2024; Gordon Coventry became the first player to kick 100 goals in a season (124 in total), and Albert Collier won the Brownlow Medal. While Collingwood finished on top of the ladder, Carlton was second with 15 wins, Richmond third with 12 wins and a draw and St Kilda fourth with 12 wins. The second semi-final saw a massive upset, with the rugged and determined Richmond beating the undefeated Collingwood by 62 points. Richmond went on to beat Carlton in the preliminary final with a thrilling finish, Richmond kicking 3.1 (19) in the final five minutes of the match to convert a 13-point deficit into a six-point victory.The Sun News-Pictorial 23 September 1929 26 Gerald Brosnan Richmond wins greatest league final in years As minor premiers under the Argus finals system, Collingwood had the right of challenge, and thus the grand final was scheduled between Collingwood and Richmond. It was the third consecutive year that the two clubs had faced off in the grand final. In the week leading up to the match, Collingwood received handwritten anonymous letters, threatening the lives of eleven prominent players. They were intercepted by officials and withheld from the players until after the game. Match summary Richmond kicked the first goal of the day but wasted opportunities for the rest of the quarter. Collingwood took advantage and led by 27 points at half time, a lead they held for the rest of the match. The two teams fought determinedly and, quite often, outside the spirit of the game. Bob Makeham was knocked senseless in the second quarter, although he played on despite concussion. While Gordon Coventry kicked only two goals for the day, the attention that the Richmond defence paid him allowed Horrie ‘Tubby’ Edmonds to fulfill the most important day of his footballing life, kicking five goals playing deep near the boundary line in attack. Charlie Ahern, 24 years old and playing in only his third VFL match, provided inspiration to the side. His main role was to protect Syd Coventry and, despite fracturing his arm, he battled on manfully, and held his own in what was, at times, a physically spiteful match. It was Ahern's last senior match, and he died only 18 months later from rectal cancer. Collingwood won by 29 points, attributable to the Magpies’ rock-solid defence, Edmonds' five goals and that players carried on in the face of serious injuries. Match statistics 1st 2nd 3rd Final Collingwood 6.3 7.6 9.6 11.13 (79) Richmond 2.0 3.3 5.5 7.8 (50) Best Collingwood Libbis, Wescott, S Coventry, Ahern, Clayden, Dibbs, A Collier, Edmonds Richmond Murdoch, Bentley, Geddes, Watson, Empey, Weidner, Harris Goals Collingwood Edmonds (5), G Coventry (2), H Collier, Libbis, F Murphy, L Murphy Richmond Baggott (2), Weidner (2), Geddes, O’Halloran, Lilburne Umpire – R Scott Attendance – 63,366 Gate – £3,227 Teams _blackstripes ffffff Ffffff 000000 Collingwood _goldrightsash _hoops_black 000000 000000 FFD200 Richmond #FFFFFF Collingwood Collingwood Football Club #000000 Leo Wescott Charlie Dibbs George Clayden Albert Lauder Albert Collier Harold Rumney Harry Chesswas Jack Beveridge Percy Bowyer Frank Murphy Len Murphy Bob Makeham Horace Edmonds Gordon Coventry Harry Collier Syd Coventry (c) Charlie Ahern Billy Libbis Jock McHale #FED102 Richmond Richmond Football Club #000000 Fred Heifner Bill Benton Don Harris Tom Dunne Joe Murdoch Maurie Sheahan Allan Geddes Cyril Lilburne (c) Carl Watson Ralph Empey Thomas O'Halloran Harry Weidner Jack Fincher Jack Baggott Jack Titus Percy Bentley Stan Ryan Maurie Hunter Checker Hughes See also 1929 VFL season References Atkinson, Graeme: The Complete Book of AFL Finals, 1996. 1-875971-47-5 McFarlane, Glenn and Roberts, Michael: The Machine – The Inside Story of Football's Greatest Team, 2005. 0-9586412-3-4 External links Games you may have missed: State Library of Victoria Australian Rules research guide Grand final Category:VFL/AFL Grand Finals Category:Collingwood Football Club Category:Richmond Football Club VFLGrand