The 1921 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Carlton Football Club and Richmond Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 15 October 1921. It was the 24th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1921 VFL season. The match, attended by 43,122 spectators, was won by Richmond by a margin of 4 points, marking that club's second VFL/AFL premiership victory and second in succession.

1921 VFL Grand Final

Carlton

Richmond
4.8 (32) 5.6 (36)
1 2 3 4
CAR 2.2 (14) 3.4 (22) 3.6 (24) 4.8 (32)
RICH 1.2 (8) 1.3 (9) 3.4 (22) 5.6 (36)
Date15 October 1921
StadiumMelbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance43,122
← 1920 VFL Grand Final 1922 →

Score

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Team 1 2 3 Final
Richmond 1.2 1.3 3.4 5.6 (36)
Carlton 2.2 3.4 3.6 4.8 (32)

Teams

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Richmond
 
 
 
 
Carlton
Richmond
B: George Weatherill Vic Thorp Ernest Taylor
HB: Norm McIntosh Max Hislop James Smith
C: Frank Harley Mel Morris Robert Carew
HF: Donald Don Robert Weatherill Norm Turnbull
F: Barney Herbert George Bayliss Clarrie Hall
Foll: Dan Minogue (c) Hugh James Checker Hughes
Coach: Dan Minogue
Carlton
B: Harry Toole Ernie Jamieson Croft McKenzie
HB: Wally Raleigh Paddy O'Brien Jack Greenhill
C: Jack Stephenson Billy Blackman Newton Chandler
HF: Alex Duncan Horrie Clover Bert Boromeo
F: Percy Daykin Gordon Green (c) Charlie Fisher
Foll: Frank Martin Rupe Hiskins Stewart McLatchie
Coach: Norm Clark

Statistics

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Richmond FC, premiers

Goalkickers

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Richmond:

  • G Bayliss 2
  • H James 1
  • M Morris 1
  • N Turnbull 1

Carlton:

  • B Boromeo 1
  • A Duncan 1
  • S McLatchie 1
  • J Stephenson 1

References

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See also

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