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1920 VFL Grand Final
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 Teams * Umpire - Jack Elder Statistics Goalkickers ReferencesAFL Tables: 1920 Grand Final See also * 1920 VFL season {{DEFAULTSORT:1920 Vfl Grand Final VFL/AFL Grand Finals Grand Grand may refer to: People with the name * Grand (surname) * Grand L. Bush (born 1955), American actor * Grand Mixer DXT, American turntablist * Grand Puba (born 1966), American rapper Places * Grand, Oklahoma * Grand, Vosges, village and commu ... Richmond Football Club Collingwood Football Club O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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AFL may refer to: Sports * American Football League (AFL), a name shared by several separate and unrelated professional American football leagues: ** American Football League (1926) (a.k.a. "AFL I"), first rival of the National Football League (NFL) that competed in 1926 ** American Football League (1934), regional borderline-major league that competed in 1934 ** American Football League (1936) (a.k.a. "AFL II"), second rival of the NFL that competed in 1936 and 1937 ** American Football League (1938), minor professional American football league that changed its name to the American Professional Football Association in 1939 ** American Football League (1940) (a.k.a. "AFL III"), third rival of the NFL that competed in 1940 and 1941 ** American Football League (1944), offshoot of the Pacific Coast Professional Football League, played one year before merging back with the PCPFL ** American Football League (1946), name adopted by the American Association minor American football lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stan Morris
Stan Morris (1 October 1893 – 3 December 1948) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1919 and 1922 for the Richmond Football Club The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian rules football team playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). Between its inception in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond in 1885 and 1907, the club competed in the Victo .... References *Hogan P: ''The Tigers Of Old'', Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996 External links * Richmond Football Club players Richmond Football Club Premiership players Hawthorn Football Club (VFA) players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) 1893 births 1948 deaths One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players {{AFL-bio-1893-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Saunders
Henry George 'Harry' Saunders (21 May 1898 – 9 December 1930) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood and coached Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Family The son of Henry Saunders (1859-1921), and Hannah Saunders (1863-1941), née Guiney, Henry George Saunders was born at Portland, Victoria on 21 May 1898. He married Millicent May "Mollie" Allen (1900-1963), later Mrs. Walter William James Crawford, in 1922. Education He attended Christian Brothers' College, East Melbourne. Football Collingwood (VFL) Saunders was recruited locally to Collingwood and went on to play 11 seasons with the club as a defender, mostly at full-back. He was a member of Collingwood premiership teams in 1917 and 1919 as well as playing in three losing Grand Finals. Saunders also represented the VFL at interstate football on three occasions. 1922 In 1922, following a game where he had knocked out Carlton's Alex Duncan, the VFL Tribunal suspended him for six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gus Dobrigh
Laurence Augustine "Gus" Dobrigh (11 February 1893 – 21 September 1982) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL). A half forward flanker in Collingwood's 1917 premiership team, Dobrigh was also a three time losing Grand Finalist. He was suspended by his club in 1919 over a payment dispute, but there were incorrect rumours at the time that it was because he had been suspected of playing dead in a game. After finishing with Collingwood at the end of 1921, Dobrigh moved to Port Melbourne in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), where he captained the club to a premiership in 1922; he was again caught up in a bribery scandal, being offered and turning down a significant sum of money by former player Vern Banbury to play dead in the Grand Final. He was playing coach at Northcote in 1925, then with Preston, for the club's inaugural VFA season in 1926 Events January * January 3 – Theodoros Pangalos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarrie Hall
Clarence Herbert Hall (18 January 1890 – 3 September 1976) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL between 1912 and 1922 and then one game in 1924 for the Richmond Football Club The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian rules football team playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). Between its inception in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond in 1885 and 1907, the club competed in the Victo .... References External links *Richmond Football Club – Hall of Fame Richmond Football Club players Richmond Football Club Premiership players Prahran Football Club players Leopold Football Club (MJFA) players Australian rules footballers from Melbourne 1890 births 1976 deaths Two-time VFL/AFL Premiership players {{AFL-bio-1890-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Moffatt
David John Thomas Moffatt (18 May 1892 – 8 November 1950) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL between 1912 and 1917 and finally in 1919 and 1920 for the Richmond Football Club The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian rules football team playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). Between its inception in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond in 1885 and 1907, the club competed in the Victo .... Notes References * Hogan P: ''The Tigers Of Old'', Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996 External links * * Players of Australian handball 1892 births 1950 deaths Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents Richmond Football Club players Richmond Football Club Premiership players One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players People from South Melbourne {{AFL-bio-1892-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barney Herbert
Bernard Vincent Herbert (20 February 1889 – 14 December 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL between 1909 and 1921 for the Richmond Football Club The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian rules football team playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). Between its inception in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond in 1885 and 1907, the club competed in the Victo .... He served as Richmond's President from 1932 to 1935 and again in 1939. He later became an inspector in the Victorian Police Force, and was awarded the 'Valour' award for bravery while on duty. References * Hogan P: ''The Tigers of Old'', Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996 Richmond Football Club – Hall of Fame External links * * 1889 births 1949 deaths Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents Richmond Football Club players Brunswick Football Club players Richmond Football Club Premiership p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy James (Australian Footballer)
William Roy James (10 May 1900 – 27 December 1966) was an Australian rules footballer who played one game with the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League—the 1920 VFL Grand Final. James came from Kyabram, and his only game landed him a VFL premiership medallion. He helped Richmond earn the Tigers their inaugural VFL premiership, with his only goal late in the last quarter sealing the victory. James was retrospectively awarded a life membership for his contribution. According to legend, James was accidentally shot in the foot whilst out hunting Hunting is the human activity, human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, or killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to harvest food (i.e. meat) and useful animal products (fur/hide (skin), hide, ... prior to the commencement of the 1921 season, an injury which supposedly ended his football career. However, in 2018, new historical research proved this false, as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Minogue
Daniel Thomas Minogue (4 September 1891 – 27 July 1961) was an Australian rules footballer, who played with three different clubs in the (then) Victorian Football League (VFL), and who was the coach of five different VFL clubs. Family The son of Matthew Minogue (1868-1899), and Ellen Minogue (1868-1896), née Madden, Daniel Thomas Minogue was born at Bendigo on 4 September 1891. He married Ann Marion Morrison (1893-1968) on 30 March 1921. Education He was educated at the Marist Brothers' College, Bendigo. Football Collingwood (VFL) Minogue was considered a courageous, or perhaps reckless, centre half-back. On one occasion he sustained a broken collarbone playing for Collingwood Football Club in the first minute of the 1911 Grand Final and then played out the entire match. Third Divisional team (AIF) He was the vice-captain of the (winning) Third Australian Divisional team in the famous "Pioneer Exhibition Game" of Australian Rules football, held in London, in Octobe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh James
John Hugh James MC & Bar (4 May 1890 – 23 April 1967) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL between 1909 and 1916 and, upon returning from military service, from 1919 to 1923 for the Richmond Football Club. Football Third Divisional team (AIF) He played for the (winning) Third Australian Divisional team in the famous "Pioneer Exhibition Game" of Australian Rules football, held in London, in October 1916. A news film was taken at the match. Military service He served in the Australian Imperial Force from 1916 to 1919. Rising to the rank of lieutenant, he was wounded on active duty and twice awarded the Military Cross for bravery in the battlefield. See also * 1916 Pioneer Exhibition Game On Saturday 28 October 1916, the former Olympic champion swimmer and the later Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Lieutenant Frank Beaurepaire, organised an Australian Rules football match in aid of the British and the French Red Cross. Promoted as the ... Notes Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Harley
Frank Harley (29 June 1895 – 14 December 1978) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL between 1915 and 1917 and then from 1919 to 1925 for the Richmond Football Club The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian rules football team playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). Between its inception in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond in 1885 and 1907, the club competed in the Victo .... Notes References * Hogan P: ''The Tigers Of Old'', Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996 External links * * Frank Harleyat Boylesfootballphotos.com 1895 births 1978 deaths Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents Richmond Football Club players Richmond Football Club Premiership players Leopold Football Club (MJFA) players Two-time VFL/AFL Premiership players People from Albert Park, Victoria {{AFL-bio-1895-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Weatherill
Robert Roy Weatherill (20 July 1897 – 18 July 1992) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL between 1917 and 1923 for the Richmond Football Club The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian rules football team playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). Between its inception in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond in 1885 and 1907, the club competed in the Victo .... References * Hogan P: ''The Tigers Of Old'', Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996 External links * *Bob Weatherill's playing statisticsfrom The VFA Project Richmond Football Club players Richmond Football Club Premiership players Coburg Football Club players Coburg Football Club coaches Prahran Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Melbourne 1897 births 1992 deaths Two-time VFL/AFL Premiership players People from Hawthorn, Victoria {{AFL-bio-1897-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
