1928 VFL grand final
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Date | 29 September 1928 | |||||||||||||||
Stadium | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |||||||||||||||
Attendance | 50,026 | |||||||||||||||
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The 1928 VFL Grand Final was an
Background
Despite winning the
In contrast, Richmond was in excellent shape at the end of the home-and-away season. The side finished second on the ladder, and defeated Carlton by 53 points in the First Semi-Final. Collingwood and Melbourne contested a draw in the Second Semi-Final, forcing a replay the following week which was won by Collingwood by four points. As such, Richmond had a three-week break between its Semi-Final and the Grand Final.
Right to challenge
This season was played under the
Match summary
Collingwood saw Richmond as a skillful, confident team, but also vulnerable to being distracted as well. They set out to taunt the Tigers with name-calling and other verbal challenges while maintaining the ball as their first objective.
The first quarter was a scramble, and the defenses of both sides held. Collingwood used all six of their followers in the ruck for the first half, saving
- Added Time.
Although there was little or no wind to interfere with the play the game was extended by 22 minutes 39 seconds.
The time added to each quarter was:— First, 5min. 16sec.; second, 7min.; third, 4min., 52sec.; fourth, 5min., 31sec.
The time added to the second quarter (7 min.) was remarkable, and Mr. James Manning, who has been the timekeeper for Collingwood for 33 years, said that in all his experience he had never seen a quarter so much extended." — The Argus, 1 October 1928.[2]
- Added Time.
Match statistics
1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
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Collingwood | 2.4 | 7.8 | 9.11 | 13.18 (96) |
Richmond | 0.3 | 4.5 | 7.7 | 9.9 (63) |
Best | Collingwood | G Coventry, H Collier, S Coventry, Rowe, A Collier, F Murphy, Rumney, Libbis |
Richmond | ||
Goals | Collingwood | G Coventry (9), L Murphy (2), Harris, Makeham |
Richmond | Weidner (2), Titus (2), O’Halloran (2), Emprey, (2), Goding |
- Umpire – Jack McMurray
- Attendance – 50,026
- Gate – £2,533
Teams
Collingwood
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Richmond
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See also
Notes
- ^ Rodgers, Stephen (1992), Every Game Ever Played: VFL/AFL Results, 1897–1991 (3rd ed.), Ringwood, VIC: Viking O'Neil
- ^ Added Time, The Argus, (Monday, 1 October 1928), p.12.
References
- Atkinson, Graeme: The Complete Book of AFL Finals, 1996. ISBN 1-875971-47-5
- McFarlane, Glenn and Roberts, Michael: The Machine – The Inside Story of Football's Greatest Team, 2005. ISBN 0-9586412-3-4