1919 VFL grand final

Grand final of the 1919 Victorian Football League season

1919 VFL Grand Final

Collingwood |
Richmond

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11.12 (78) | 7.11 (53)
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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
| ← 1918 | VFL Grand Final | 1920 →

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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

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Collingwood

Richmond

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| 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

Coach: | Jock McHale
| Richmond

B: | Artie Bettles | Vic Thorp | Paddy Abbott
HB: | Frank Huggard | Max Hislop | George Parkinson
C: | Stan Morris | Checker Hughes | Reg Hede
HF: | George Bayliss | Percy Maybury (c)  | Frank Harley
F: | James Smith | Hugh James | Donald Don

Foll: | Barney Herbert | David Moffatt | Clarrie Hall

Coach: | Norm Clark

* Umpire – Jack Elder

## Statistics

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### Goalkickers

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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

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## References

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* AFL Tables: 1919 Grand Final

## See also

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* 1919 VFL season

* v
* t
* e

Collingwood Football Club 1919 VFL premiers

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

* v
* t
* e

Collingwood Football Club

* Nickname: Magpies

* History
* Records
* Current squad
* Players
* Captains
* Coaches
* Awards
* Copeland Trophy
* AFL Women's best and fairest
* Leading goalkickers

* AFL coach: Craig McRae
* AFL captain: Darcy Moore

* AFLW coach: Sam Wright
* AFLW captain: TBA

VFL/AFL home grounds|

* Victoria Park (1897–1999)
* Melbourne Cricket Ground (2000–)

AFLW home grounds|

* Olympic Park Oval (2017–2018)
* Victoria Park (2019–)

VFA premierships (1)|

* 1896

VFL/AFL premierships (16)|

* 1902
* 1903
* 1910
* 1917
* 1919
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1935
* 1936
* 1953
* 1958
* 1990
* 2010
* 2023

Runner-up (27)|

* 1901
* 1905
* 1911
* 1915
* 1918
* 1920
* 1922
* 1925
* 1926
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1952
* 1955
* 1956
* 1960
* 1964
* 1966
* 1970
* 1977
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 2002
* 2003
* 2011
* 2018

Seasons (134)
(club articles in bold)|

* 1892
* 1893
* 1894
* 1895
* 1896
* 1897
* 1898
* 1899
* 1900
* 1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909
* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919
* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Related articles|

* AIA Centre
* Anzac Day match
* Carlton rivalry
* Collingwood District
* Colliwobbles
* Eddie McGuire
* Mark Korda
* Joffa Corfe
* King's Birthday match
* Netball team
* New York Magpies
* Olympic Park Oval
* Presidents
* Take the Steps
* VFL team

* v
* t
* e

Richmond Football Club

* Nickname: Tigers

* History
* Seasons
* Records
* Players
* Current squad
* Captains
* Coaches
* Awards
* Jack Dyer Medal
* Michael Roach Medal

* AFL coach: Adam Yze
* AFL captain: Toby Nankervis

* AFLW coach: Ryan Ferguson
* 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)|

* 1902
* 1905

VFL/AFL premierships (13)|

* 1920
* 1921
* 1932
* 1934
* 1943
* 1967
* 1969
* 1973
* 1974
* 1980
* 2017
* 2019
* 2020

Runner-up (12)|

* 1919
* 1924
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1931
* 1933
* 1940
* 1942
* 1944
* 1972
* 1982

Seasons (136)
(club articles in bold)|

* 1885
* 1886
* 1887
* 1888
* 1889
* 1890
* 1891
* 1892
* 1893
* 1894
* 1895
* 1896
* 1897
* 1898
* 1899
* 1900
* 1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909
* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919
* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Related articles|

* Dreamtime at the 'G
* VFL team
* Women's teams

* v
* t
* e

Australian Football League

* Premiers
* Norm Smith Medal
* Minor premiers
* Brownlow Medal
* winners
* Games records
* 200-game players for one club
* Goalkicking records
* All-Australian team
* Coleman Medal
* Rising Star

Clubs|

| Current|

* Adelaide
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* Hawthorn
* Melbourne
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* Port Adelaide
* Richmond
* St Kilda
* Sydney
* West Coast
* Western Bulldogs

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Future|

* Tasmania

Former|

* Brisbane Bears
* Fitzroy
* University

Seasons|

* 1897
* 1898
* 1899
* 1900
* 1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909
* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919
* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Grand finals|

* 1897
* 1898
* 1899
* 1900
* 1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909
* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919
* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Venues|

* Adelaide Oval
* Barossa Park
* Engie Stadium
* The Gabba
* GMHBA Stadium
* Hands Oval
* Manuka Oval
* Mars Stadium
* Marvel Stadium
* Melbourne Cricket Ground
* Ninja Stadium
* Norwood Oval
* Optus Stadium
* People First Stadium
* Sydney Cricket Ground
* TIO Stadium
* TIO Traeger Park
* University of Tasmania Stadium

Other awards|

* AFL Coaches Association awards
* AFL Players Association awards
* Leigh Matthews Trophy
* Goal of the Year
* Mark of the Year

Major recurring
events|

* AFL draft
* AFL finals series
* AFL Futures match
* AFL Grand Final
* Anzac Day Eve match
* Anzac Day match
* Dreamtime at the 'G
* Easter Monday clash
* E. J. Whitten Legends Game
* Gather Round
* King's Birthday match
* Len Hall Tribute game
* Opening game
* QClash
* Showdown
* Sydney Derby
* Western Derby

Second-tier and
junior competitions|

| Current|

* AFL National Championships
* Talent League
* South Australian National Football League
* Victorian Football League
* West Australian Football League

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Former|

* AFL reserves
* AFL under-19s
* North East Australian Football League
* VFL Sub-Districts

Related articles|

* AFL Coaches Association
* AFL Commission
* AFL Players Association
* AFL Record
* AFL Umpires Association
* AFL Women's
* AFLX
* Carlton salary cap breach
* Current coaches
* Essendon supplements saga
* Grand final location debate
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Known as the Victorian Football League from 1897–1989; no grand finals were held in 1897 and 1924
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