query: who did richmond play in the grand final

pos: Richmond Football Club over the game as it progressed and kicked seven straight goals at one point. They eventually would win by 48 points – 16.12 (108) to Adelaide's 8.12 (60) – to end their 37-year flag drought. Dustin Martin also became the first player to win a Premiership medal, the Brownlow Medal and the Norm Smith Medal in the same season, while Damien Hardwick was named AFL Coaches Association Coach of the Year. Richmond's jump from 13th to premiers also marked the biggest jump from one AFL season to the next. Initially, Richmond saw itself as a gentlemanly and sportsman-like club; it

pos: Sturt Football Club the expense of Port Adelaide. Sturt won the 1969 Grand Final beating Glenelg who had included the Richmond star Royce Hart for his only game for the club. Hart was eligible to play in the SANFL due to his posting to Adelaide as a National Service soldier. Sturt completed its fifth successive premiership with another win over Glenelg in a rain-affected 1970 grand final. The 1976 Grand Final win over Port Adelaide was dominated by ruckman Rick Davies. Before a record Football Park crowd of 66,897, Sturt entered the final as rank outsiders. Davies, sensing early pressure from Port, positioned

pos: Craig McKellar Craig McKellar Craig McKellar (born 8 December 1949) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1970s. A knock ruckman, McKellar was recruited to Richmond from Woodville and represented South Australia at the 1969 Adelaide Carnival. After making his debut for Richmond in 1971 he played in a losing Grand Final team in 1972 and their premiership team in 1973. He continued to play with Richmond until 1975 when, after being omitted from their finals side, he announced his retirement. Melbourne, however, convinced McKellar to continue and he

pos: Brad Helbig returned to play for West Adelaide in 2015 and was named in the back pocket in the Bloods 2015 SANFL Grand Final team for their game against at the Adelaide Oval on 27 September. Brad Helbig Bradley Helbig (born 28 February 1992) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally from the West Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), Helbig was drafted to Richmond with their third selection, the forty-seventh overall, in the 2010 AFL Draft. Helbig made his AFL debut in Round 1,

pos: History of the Collingwood Football Club replay and they did by 56 points making this the biggest Grand Final margin in a Grand Final won by Collingwood. Collingwood secured former champion Chris Tarrant from Fremantle and former Richmond small forward Andrew Krakauer (who had recently been released from a sentence in gaol) Collingwood began its premiership defence by winning the NAB Cup over Essendon. Collingwood were universally considered the premiership favourites going into the season. Collingwood didn't disappoint its fans recording a massive 75 point victory over Port Adelaide in round 1 without skipper Nick Maxwell. They then smashed North Melbourne at Etihad by 87 points,

pos: 2014 AFL finals series Hawthorn, hosted five of the series' nine matches, including the Grand Final. ANZ Stadium hosted both the first qualifying final and the first preliminary final of the series, which were both hosted by Sydney, who are contracted to play at ANZ for their finals games instead of their usual home ground, the Sydney Cricket Ground, until 2016. Adelaide Oval hosted the first elimination final between Port Adelaude and Richmond, its first VFL/AFL finals match. Patersons Stadium held one match during the finals series, playing host to Fremantle's semi final game against Port Adelaide. The system used for the 2014 AFL

pos: Richmond Football Club on the ladder. Richmond's first final of the season – their qualifying final against the Cats at the MCG attracted a record qualifying final crowd of 95,028; the Tigers won by 51 points. In their first preliminary final since 2001, Richmond defeated Greater Western Sydney by 36 points in front of a crowd of 94,258 to progress to the Grand Final against Adelaide, their first Grand Final appearance since 1982. The attendance was 100,021, the largest crowd for a Grand Final since 1986. The Crows led at quarter time and led by as many as 13, but the Tigers took

pos: Jeromey Webberley Jeromey Webberley Jeromey Webberley is an Australian rules footballer who was drafted by Richmond in the fifth round of the 2009 AFL Draft. He made his debut against Adelaide in round 7 of 2010 season. He was a success story of the new TSL, and was drafted because of his courageous efforts throughout the season and on grand final day kicked a miracle goal from 60m out to win Clarence the grand final against Glenorchy in 2009. Webberley was the winner of the 2009 RACT insurance player of the year. After the completion of the 2012 season Richmond officially announced

pos: Ian Borchard season by former Adelaide Crows and West Adelaide player Shaun Rehn, who in his first season coached the Bloods to their first SANFL Grand Final appearance since 1991. Ian Borchard Ian Alfred Borchard (born 5 August 1957) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1970s. He also played for West Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Borchard, originally from Swan Hill in Victoria, spent three seasons at Richmond. In the last of those years, 1978, Borchard was cleared to play for South Fremantle in the Western Australian

pos: 2017 AFL Grand Final 2017 AFL Grand Final The 2017 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Adelaide Football Club and the Richmond Football Club at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 30 September 2017. It was the 121st annual grand final of the Australian Football League (formerly the Victorian Football League) staged to determine the premiers for the 2017 AFL season. The match, attended by 100,021 spectators, was won by Richmond by a margin of 48 points, marking the club's eleventh premiership and first since 1980. Richmond's Dustin Martin was awarded the Norm Smith Medal as the best player

pos: 2017 AFL Grand Final yellow with a black sash, a decision which received severe criticism from ex-Richmond player Kevin Bartlett. Richmond captain Trent Cotchin was scrutinised for an incident involving Greater Western Sydney midfielder Dylan Shiel in the preliminary final, though was cleared of any charge by the AFL Match Review Panel on the Monday of grand final week. The two teams met only once in the home-and-away season in 2017, in Round 6, with Adelaide recording a 76-point win at the Adelaide Oval. Bookmakers installed Adelaide as the favourites to win the grand final, with the Crows regarded by "Sportsbet" as $1.72 favourites

neg: Dick Chirgwin Dick Chirgwin Richard Chirgwin (26 June 1914 – 6 October 2000) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond, South Melbourne, Footscray and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Recruited out of the Federal Football Association, Chirgwin was a half forward who joined a Richmond team which had competed in three successive grand finals. They made it four in a row in 1934, but Chirgwin, having made only one appearance that year, took no part in the finals series. Chirgwin did however play a semi final and preliminary final in 1935. He played 14 games in 1936

neg: Charlie Lee (Australian footballer) Charlie Lee (Australian footballer) Charlie Lee (11 August 1896 – 15 June 1979) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL). In his second season Lee won a premiership when Collingwood defeated Fitzroy in the Grand Final of 1917. After playing in Collingwood's loss to Richmond in the 1919 Preliminary Final, Lee did not return the following week to play in Collingwood's winning 1919 Grand Final team. This was to be Lee's final VFL game until he returned to Collingwood four years later, in 1923. During that season, Lee played a further eight

neg: Charlie Lee (Australian footballer) more games to finish his career with 47 games and 13 goals. Charlie Lee (Australian footballer) Charlie Lee (11 August 1896 – 15 June 1979) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL). In his second season Lee won a premiership when Collingwood defeated Fitzroy in the Grand Final of 1917. After playing in Collingwood's loss to Richmond in the 1919 Preliminary Final, Lee did not return the following week to play in Collingwood's winning 1919 Grand Final team. This was to be Lee's final VFL game until he returned to Collingwood four

neg: 1933 VFL Grand Final the 1934 VFL Grand Final it was Richmond which emerged victorious. South Melbourne did not win another premiership for 72 years, eventually winning the 2005 AFL Grand Final — as the "Sydney Swans" — having relocating to Sydney in 1982. South Melbourne: Richmond: 1933 VFL Grand Final The 1933 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Richmond Football Club and South Melbourne Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 30 September 1933. It was the 37th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the

neg: Phillip Pinnell Phillip Pinnell Phillip Pinnell (born 7 January 1951) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton and Melbourne in the VFL. Pinnell was a defender but started off as a winger when he debuted for Carlton in 1969. He played in that season's losing grand final against Richmond but was a premiership player the following season. In 1972, he was unable to play in the Blue's Grand Final victory after dislocating his knee cap in replay of the second semi-final against Richmond. Before he was 22 he had played in three grand finals but despite playing for another

neg: 1972 VFL Grand Final the Second Semi Final, Nicholls knew that the only way to beat Richmond was to outscore them. So he made some positional changes, loading the forward line with his best players, and instructed the team to play a fast, direct game that would not allow Richmond to settle. Nicholls was also aware that in the 25 games that both Richmond and Carlton had played in 1972 leading up to the Grand Final, Richmond had conceded nearly 500 more points than Carlton. The unsuspecting Tigers fielded the same six defenders that had held Carlton to nine goals in the Second Semi

neg: 1974 VFL Grand Final (test colour broadcasts however did not commence until mid-October of that same year). Richmond, the reigning premiers, were making their third consecutive appearance in a grand final. Conversely, this was only North Melbourne's second appearance in a grand final in their long history, their sole previous appearance having been in the 1950 VFL Grand Final, and they were the only club who were yet to win a flag. The Kangaroos were coached by three-time Premiership coach Ron Barassi in his second year as coach of the Kangaroos, and he had managed to reverse the club's fortunes after it had finished

neg: Richmond Football Club season as minor premier, Richmond lost both finals and were runner-up. The following season, the club became embroiled in a feud with umpire Allen, whom the Tigers accused of failing to curb field invasions or the dubious tactics of arch-rival North Melbourne. When the two clubs were scheduled to meet in the 1904 VFA Grand Final, Richmond announced that they wouldn't play with Allen as umpire. The VFA called Richmond's bluff, and appointed Allen as umpire for the match, meaning that the Grand Final was scratched and North Melbourne won the premiership on forfeit. Richmond were now openly at odds

neg: 1972 Carlton Football Club season Carlton held Richmond to only one goal in the first half, but Richmond was able to fight back and level the scores at 8.13 (61); Alex Jesaulenko had an unlikely set shot from 70m after the final siren to attempt win the game, but did not make the distance. The match was replayed the following weekend, and Carlton suffered its heaviest loss of the season, by 41 points. In the preliminary final against , Carlton overcome an 11-point half-time deficit to win by 16 points, and to progress to the Grand Final. Entering the Grand Final, Richmond was the strong

neg: Don Balfour Don Balfour Don Balfour (11 November 1918 – 21 April 2008) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Balfour made grand final appearances in each of his first two seasons and finished on the losing team in both. A defender, he was in back pocket for the 1938 VFL Grand Final and on a half back flank in the 1939 Grand Final. His participation was limited during the war, he played just two games in 1941 and didn't play any senior football in 1942. He spent the second half of

neg: Gordon Strang position in the Northern Tasmanian Football Association; and, despite rumours to the contrary, he did not apply for the position of coach in the 1938 season. He returned to play for Richmond in 1938; and he played in each of Richmond's 18 games that season. In May 1939, Richmond cleared Strang to Wodonga. He was Wodonga's best and fairest in 1939 and 1940. In 1939 he coached Wodonga to a Grand Final victory over an Albury team that was coached by his brother, Doug. Gordon Strang Gordon "Cocker" Strang (10 February 1908 – 8 October 1951) was an Australian rules

neg: Tom Hafey effort to reinvigorate the team, Richmond recruited a number of highly considered young players, including Ron Branton, Frank Dunin and Brian Davie. However, it was Hafey, an unheralded local, who played twelve of the eighteen matches his first year, scoring eight goals. The following season was less productive for Hafey as he played just four games due to a bout of hepatitis. He did, however, play back pocket when the reserves captured the premiership by defeating Melbourne in the Grand Final. He was named as one of the Tigers' best performers, and was selected for the senior team for the

neg: 1980 VFL Grand Final Tom Hafey who at one time had coached Jewell at Richmond. In the finals series leading up to the Grand Final, Collingwood defeated North Melbourne in the Elimination Final by 8 points before comfortably beating Carlton by 50 points to progress to the Preliminary Final. There they defeated Geelong by just 4 points to advance to the Grand Final. The Magpies became the first team to reach the Grand Final via the Elimination Final. Meanwhile, Richmond defeated Carlton by 42 points in the Qualifying Final and then Geelong by 24 points in the Second Semi-Final to progress to the Grand

neg: 2017 AFL Grand Final compared to Richmond valued at $2.15 for the win. The match was televised by the Seven Network. The match commentary line-up included Bruce McAvaney and Brian Taylor as play-by-play commentators, Wayne Carey and Cameron Ling were the analysts, while Tim Watson and Matthew Richardson were on the sideline as boundary riders. Hamish McLachlan and Basil Zempilas rotated hosting duties and Leigh Matthews, Nick Riewoldt and Daisy Pearce provided punditry as part of the pre-game panel. This was the first grand final commentated by Brian Taylor on television, replacing veteran broadcaster Dennis Cometti who retired from television duties at the end

neg: 1972 VFL Grand Final draw. Richmond had finished second with 18 wins and 4 losses. In the finals series leading up to the Grand Final, Richmond defeated Collingwood by 44 points in the Qualifying Final before meeting Carlton in the Second Semi Final. This game resulted in a draw, with both teams scoring 8.13 (61). In the Second Semi Final Replay, Richmond won comfortably by 41 points, sending them straight through to the Grand Final. Carlton then beat St Kilda by 16 points to match up with Richmond once again in the premiership decider. Richmond went into the Grand Final as the clear favourites.

neg: Richmond Football Club only one loss for the season in 1921, Carlton were the hottest premiership favourite, yet Richmond managed to beat them in two classic finals matches played over successive weeks to go back-to-back. The rest of the decade saw four more Grand Final appearances, all of which would end in frustration. From 1927 to 1929 Richmond became the first club in the VFL to lose three consecutive Grand Finals, all of which were to neighbouring archrivals, Collingwood. The next VFL flag came in 1932, with Richmond's triumph over Carlton in a tough encounter which saw Richmond wingman Alan Geddes play the

neg: 1967 VFL Grand Final thrill of running around ground holding the premiership cup. It's a thing you dream about - but today it came true." "Our mistakes - free kicks, a couple of fumbles and miskicks - cost us the game. We looked like winning for most of the game, but we did not kick straight enough. Richmond was fortunate to get a goal in the final minutes. Richmond's win was good for football. Premierships are made to go around." For Richmond, it was the start of a great era under Tom Hafey, who would guide the club to three further flags in 1969,

neg: Mal Brown Australia. In a match against Carlton he got into several fights taking a dislike to their treatment of some of his team mates. Brown moved to play in the VFL with the Richmond Football Club for the 1974 season. This earned him recognition in Victoria, where he was considered a highly controversial character. He played 14 games and booted 25 goals as a ruck-rover for the Tigers, but did not play in the 1974 Grand Final due to suspension for throwing the ball at an umpire. He returned to Western Australia in 1975 and was appointed the player-coach for Claremont.

neg: Andy Preston in the reserves and in both of those years was on the wing when they won the reserves grand final. He moved to Richmond in 1982 in search of greater opportunities but had to wait until round 12 to play his first game, although he then played every match for the rest of the year. A utility, he played in Richmond's semi final win over Carlton that year but wasn't selected in the Grand Final, having pulled his hamstring. After just six appearances in 1983, Preston left the VFL, but returned in 1986 to play two games with Footscray. Andy

neg: David Cloke David Cloke David Cloke (born 28 January 1955) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL/AFL for Richmond and Collingwood. Cloke was a ruckman and occasional forward who began with VFA club Oakleigh where he played alongside his brother Peter, and in 1974 he went to Richmond. Cloke was a premiership player in his debut season with the Tigers and went on to play 219 VFL games from 1974 to 1982 (including another winning Grand Final in 1980) and in 1990–1991. In between, he played with Collingwood, where he added another 114 league games. Cloke kicked a

neg: 1972 VFL Grand Final Even though Carlton finished on top of the ladder, they had lost twice to Richmond during the regular season, and then were thrashed in the Second Semi Final replay. The statistics lent further weight to Richmond's favouritism; Carlton had not beaten the Tigers in a final since 1920. As Richmond coach Tom Hafey recalled: "We were expected to kill [Carlton] in the grand final." The 1972 Grand Final was played under dull skies but on a superb MCG surface. Carlton made eight positional changes to its team, the most notable was that of captain-coach John Nicholls, who put himself in

neg: 1970 VFL Grand Final in the second half, featuring frequent handball and open fast running play, was a precursor to the modern style of football. However, Barassi himself credits the idea to former Richmond and Fitzroy coach Len Smith. Up until then, Australian rules in Victoria had primarily been a stop-start game with players kicking forward to team mates who took a mark, stopped and kicked again, with the handball being used mainly as a defensive option. In the second half of the Grand Final, Carlton played on and used more handball, moving the ball quickly and catching Collingwood players off guard, not giving

neg: Rivalries in the Australian Football League Lloyd who applied a very hard bump, knocking out Brad Sewell, in what would be Lloyd's last game. A rivalry based on geographical proximity and large supporter bases, the rivalry intensified as both clubs contested several grand finals between 1969 and 1982, including the 1972 Grand Final where Richmond equalled the highest score ever in a grand final, only to be bettered by Carlton in the same match. The following year Richmond won the 1973 Grand Final in an even more physically bitter contest than in recent encounters between the two sides; Carlton got their revenge in 1982 by defeating

neg: 1973 VFL Grand Final back from a 45-point deficit) to advance to the Grand Final. Carlton, after their win in the Qualifying Final, defeated Collingwood by 20 points in the Second Semi-Final to advance to the Grand Final. Both sides had injury and illness concerns before the game. Richmond champion Francis Bourke and captain Royce Hart were not supposed to be playing on strict medical grounds, but such was their determination to play that they were selected anyway. For Carlton, Barry Armstrong and Trevor Keogh were ruled out, while Alex Jesaulenko and Neil Chandler were not fully fit. Carlton were forced to name Vin

neg: Football Far North Coast 2007 to 2011 Richmond Rovers won 10 of the 15 trophies on offer in Premier League and dominated the competition and opposition clubs: In doing so Richmond Rovers won the treble (ANZAC Shield, Premiership and Grand Final) in 2008 and 2009 and the Premiership-Grand Final double in 2007, 2008 and 2009. <nowiki>*</nowiki> 9 point penalty for crowd misbehavior at the 2007 Grand Final In 1987 in their first and until 2016 only grand final appearance Bangalow were convincingly beaten 4-1 by Richmond Rovers. Bangalow had made the grand final from 4th place, beating Alstonvilla (1-0, Goalscorer - Robert Parks), Ballina

neg: Les Jones (footballer, born 1922) was granted leave from the Army. After leaving Richmond he captain-coached Yallourn. Les Jones (footballer, born 1922) Leslie William "Les" Jones (1 October 1922 – 22 May 1989) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Jones, a follower, made his league debut in round 18 of the 1944 VFL season. He played a preliminary final in his second VFL appearance and his third senior game was the 1944 Grand Final, which Richmond lost to Fitzroy. On Grand Final day he injured his leg and had to be replaced by the 19th man

neg: Laird Smith Laird Smith Laird Morton Smith (16 July 1913 – 27 February 1999) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Smith, a Melbourne High School product, started his career at South Melbourne but only played for them at reserves level. A rover, he was second in the St Kilda goal-kicking in 1936 and 1937, with 31 and 30 goals respectively. He appeared in the 1940 VFL Grand Final for Richmond, on a half forward flank, but finished on the losing team. From 1942 to 1944 he didn't play a senior

neg: Fred Burge Fred Burge Frederick Charles Burge (6 September 1923 – 6 November 2018) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Burge, who arrived from Castlemaine, played in two grand finals early in his career, despite not being a regular member of the side. He was on a forward pocket in the 1942 VFL Grand Final, his sixth league game and started from the same position in the 1944 Grand Final, which was just his 15th appearance for Richmond. His side lost on both occasions. He had his breakthrough year in 1945, kicking 55

neg: Phil Nagle Phil Nagle Phillip Daniel "Phil" Nagle (21 August 1921 – 8 July 1993) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Nagle, a rover, was recruited from Collingwood CYMS. He made seven appearances for Richmond in the 1941 VFL season, including the club's semi-final loss to Essendon, then did not play for the next four seasons due to the war. When Nagle returned in the opening round of the 1946 season, he was reported for striking Fitzroy player Noel Price. He was able to play against North Melbourne the following week, but then

neg: Richmond Football Club a third training night during the week. Richmond quickly became known for being the fittest team in the competition. Richmond began 1966 strongly. A month before the finals, they hit the top of the ladder for the first time since 1951 and seemed certain to play in September. However, two losses dropped the Tigers to fifth place with thirteen wins and a draw. Richmond dismissed a number of players, replacing them with new players such as Royce Hart, Kevin Sheedy and Francis Bourke. Richmond dominated the 1967 season, running out winners in a classic Grand Final against Geelong. In his

neg: Don Balfour the 1945 season at Richmond and remained with the club in 1946. The following year he was captain-coach of Launceston club City in the Northern Tasmanian Football Association and guided them to the grand final, but again suffered defeat. Don Balfour Don Balfour (11 November 1918 – 21 April 2008) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Balfour made grand final appearances in each of his first two seasons and finished on the losing team in both. A defender, he was in back pocket for the 1938 VFL Grand Final

neg: Richmond Football Club attack had drawbacks. Richmond were dominant in 1972 and were hot favourites in the 1972 VFL Grand Final against Carlton. However, Carlton stunned Richmond in a game of ridiculous high scoring. Even Richmond equalled the then record highest score in a Grand Final of 22.18 (150), but Carlton beat it with 28.9 (177). Richmond got their revenge in an intensely physical clash in the 1973 VFL Grand Final and went back-to-back in 1974 with a strong win against a resurgent North Melbourne. By now, the aggressive attitude of the club both on and off the field had created resentment toward

neg: Stephen Roach (footballer) become captain and coach of the Oakleigh Football Club. Stephen Roach (footballer) Stephen Hartley Roach (born 20 June 1958) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond, Collingwood and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Roach, a utility from Jordanville, played just two senior games for Richmond in 1978. He did however finish third in Gardiner Medal voting for his efforts in the reserves. The utility made his way to Collingwood in 1979 and with the club making the grand final in both of his two seasons, Roach found it difficult to command regular selection. After

neg: Stephen Roach (footballer) Stephen Roach (footballer) Stephen Hartley Roach (born 20 June 1958) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond, Collingwood and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Roach, a utility from Jordanville, played just two senior games for Richmond in 1978. He did however finish third in Gardiner Medal voting for his efforts in the reserves. The utility made his way to Collingwood in 1979 and with the club making the grand final in both of his two seasons, Roach found it difficult to command regular selection. After playing briefly with St Kilda, Roach went on to

neg: Fred Hughson Fitzroy's Team of the Century. However, he did play up forward in his debut season in 1938, kicking 62 goals in 15 games topping the club's goalkicking charts. A long kicker of the ball, Hughson established the official and recognised world record for a drop kick at 83 yards 11 inches - at the halftime interval of a VFL game against South Melbourne at the Brunswick Street Oval. He finished third in the 1941 Brownlow Medal and sixth in 1947; but the highlight of his career was undoubtedly winning the 1944 Grand Final by 15 points over Richmond, as Captain-Coach.

neg: 1969 VFL Grand Final the reigning premiers. The game's attendance of 119,165 represented the most spectators to have witnessed a premiership decider in VFL Grand Final history, breaking the record of 116,828 spectators who witnessed the 1968 VFL Grand Final. The record was subsequently broken again in the 1970 VFL Grand Final. 1969 VFL Grand Final The 1969 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 27 September 1969. It was the 73rd annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine

neg: 1969 VFL Grand Final 1969 VFL Grand Final The 1969 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 27 September 1969. It was the 73rd annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1969 VFL season. The match, attended by 119,165 spectators, was won by Richmond by a margin of 25 points, marking that club's seventh premiership victory. Richmond had only qualified for the finals on percentage and were underdogs coming into the game, with Carlton being

neg: 1977 VFL Grand Final Hawthorn), with 15 wins and 7 losses. In the finals series leading up to the Grand Final, North Melbourne lost to Hawthorn by 38 points in the Qualifying Final before defeating Richmond by 47 points in the First Semi-Final. They then met Hawthorn once again in the Preliminary Final, this time winning comfortably by 67 points to advance to the Grand Final. Collingwood advanced straight to the Grand Final on the back of a thrilling two-point win over Hawthorn in the Second Semi-Final. The Magpies were without Phil Carman for the Grand Final, who had been suspended for two matches

neg: Laurie Nash 1933 Home and Away season in second. Nash caused the South Melbourne coaching staff concern when he fractured two fingers in a match against Hawthorn two weeks before the final series. Normally this type of injury would require a player to miss six weeks of football but Nash, who kicked six goals in the match, missed just one week, returned for South's Semi-Final win against Richmond and was considered Best on Ground in South Melbourne's 1933 premiership win. In the Grand Final Nash played at centre-half-back, took thirteen marks and had twenty-nine kicks and dominated play. Nash was adjudged the

neg: 1934 VFL Grand Final Melbourne having won the 1933 VFL Grand Final. It was also the seventh occasion in eight years that Richmond had appeared in a Grand Final. It had won just one of those earlier contests, in 1932. 1934 VFL Grand Final The 1934 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Richmond Football Club and South Melbourne Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 13 October 1934. It was the 38th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1934 VFL season. The match, attended by

neg: 1982 VFL Grand Final the record, either outright or jointly with Essendon ever since. Carlton's next premiership success came five years later, when it won the 1987 VFL Grand Final against Hawthorn. Richmond would not appear in another grand final until 2017, 35 years later. 1982 VFL Grand Final The 1982 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 25 September 1982. It was the 86th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1982 VFL season.

neg: Rivalries in the Australian Football League traditional rivals. It was the largest crowd for the 2013 season excluding the grand final, and the largest week one finals crowd since 1972. Carlton has never beat Richmond in a game since this final. Carlton has also received more finals losses (16) to Richmond than any other team. Richmond has also inflicted a total of four grand final losses on Carlton (1921, 1932, 1969 and 1973). Carlton has only beaten Richmond in two grand finals (1972 and 1982). Since 1995, the rivalry has been defined by the Anzac Day clash, a match generally draws a crowd in excess of

neg: 1967 VFL Grand Final 1967 VFL Grand Final The 1967 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Geelong Football Club and Richmond Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 23 September 1967. It was the 71st annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1967 VFL season. The match, attended by 109,396 spectators, was won by Richmond by a margin of 9 points, marking that club's sixth premiership victory. It was Richmond's first Grand Final since it lost the 1944 VFL Grand Final. The Cats were making their

neg: Fred Fanning Fred Fanning Fred Fanning (5 November 1921 – 23 May 1993) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) who holds the record for most goals in a VFL/AFL match. From Victorian Football Association (VFA) club Coburg, Fanning was a strongly built forward standing at 193 cm and weighing 102 kg. In September 1939, playing for Melbourne Seconds against Richmond in the Seconds' Grand Final, Fanning kicked 12 goals in Melbourne's 22.12 (144) to Richmond 17.13 (115) victory. Fanning made his senior debut in 1940 and played in that year's Grand Final victory

neg: Gerald Betts Gerald Betts Gerald Betts (born 5 October 1954) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1970s. A defender from Swan Hill, Betts put together just 10 games in two seasons at Richmond. After a year in the WAFL playing for East Perth, he was signed up by Collingwood for the 1977 season. He played in both the 1977 VFL Grand Final and subsequent Grand Final Replay, as a reserve. Betts, who now works as a real estate director, returned to Western Australia in 1980 to join Claremont.

neg: Gerald Betts He was a member of their 1981 premiership team and retired after four seasons. Gerald Betts Gerald Betts (born 5 October 1954) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1970s. A defender from Swan Hill, Betts put together just 10 games in two seasons at Richmond. After a year in the WAFL playing for East Perth, he was signed up by Collingwood for the 1977 season. He played in both the 1977 VFL Grand Final and subsequent Grand Final Replay, as a reserve. Betts, who now works

neg: George Rudolph George Rudolph George Rudolph (29 April 1901 - 1 April 1967) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1920s. Rudolph was a follower, who played originally with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), but was also used in key positions. He appeared in seven finals over the course of his career, including the 1927 VFL Grand Final and 1928 Grand Final. Said to be an idol of club great Jack Dyer, Rudolph played both premiership deciders from centre half forward but Richmond didn't win either. A Victorian interstate representative,

neg: Rob Brough Swans in the grand final, losing the game 18-14. Brough said Maroochydore played some fast footy which put Kawana on the back foot, and unable to catch up. Brough has always had an interest in rugby league. In a 1994 interview, Brough said he had always wanted to go to Sydney to play rugby league as he had always wanted to play for the St. George Dragons. However, Brough did play some grade football in Brisbane, with Easts. Brough claims he got his love of rugby league from his grandfather who took him to the Brisbane grand final between Redcliffe

neg: Tom Dunne (footballer) Tom Dunne (footballer) Thomas "Tom "Dunne (12 November 1906 – 15 February 1983) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Originally from Kerang, Dunne was a defender during his league career. He was on a half back flank in the 1929 VFL Grand Final, which Richmond lost to Collingwood. Despite not playing a game in the 1931 home and away season, he came into the side for the semi final, replacing Maurie Sheahan at centre half-back. He remained in that position for the 1931 VFL Grand Final but again

neg: Leeds Rhinos trophy in 2010, Leeds started the 2011 season in mixed form, and by July appeared to be in danger of missing out on the play-offs completely. They ultimately did finish in a play-off spot and went on to win the 2011 Super League Grand Final. They reached the Challenge Cup Final in 2012, as they had the previous year, but again finished runners up. The Rhinos did however, successfully defend their Super League title by winning the 2012 Super League Grand Final. Success in the Grand Final earned them another World Club Challenge match against Melbourne Storm, in which they

neg: 1972 VFL Grand Final This was the first of two consecutive Grand Finals to be contested between these teams. In the 1973 VFL Grand Final the fortunes were reversed, with Richmond running out winners by a margin of 30 points. 1972 VFL Grand Final The 1972 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Richmond Football Club and Carlton Football Club at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 7 October 1972. It was the 76th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1972 VFL season. The match, attended by 112,393 spectators, was won

neg: Vic Thorp and was instrumental in two upset victories over Carlton by winning his duels with the Blues' captain Gordon Green. The team slipped backwards in 1922-23, due to retirements and transfers, but a highlight came on 22 June 1922, when in a match at Fitzroy, Vic Thorp became the first Tiger to play 200 VFL games. Richmond returned to finals action in 1924, when Thorp won the Richmond best and fairest for the second time. The Tigers won their last final, against Essendon, but didn't win the premiership as the Grand Final was abolished and a round robin tournament played in

neg: David Astbury keeping Tom Hawkins to just one goal in a qualifying final victory over . In the preliminary final that followed, Astbury managed to keep 's Jonathon Patton to one goal, helping push Richmond to a 36-point victory and their first grand final in 35 years. In the 2017 AFL Grand Final Astbury was given the task of restricting 's Taylor Walker, which he did by keeping the Crows captain goalless until late in the match when the game was already out of reach. The Herald Sun ranked him the 11th best player of all 44 participants in the match that

neg: Les Jones (footballer, born 1922) Les Jones (footballer, born 1922) Leslie William "Les" Jones (1 October 1922 – 22 May 1989) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Jones, a follower, made his league debut in round 18 of the 1944 VFL season. He played a preliminary final in his second VFL appearance and his third senior game was the 1944 Grand Final, which Richmond lost to Fitzroy. On Grand Final day he injured his leg and had to be replaced by the 19th man Keith Cook at half-time. His appearance was only made possible when he

neg: 1974 VFL Grand Final 1974 VFL Grand Final The 1974 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Richmond Football Club and North Melbourne Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 28 September 1974. It was the 78th annual grand final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1974 VFL season. The match, attended 113,839 spectators, was won by Richmond by a margin of 41 points, marking that club's ninth premiership victory. The game itself is also notable for being the first grand final to be videotaped and telecast in colour

neg: 1980 VFL Grand Final 1980 VFL Grand Final The 1980 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 27 September 1980. It was the 84th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1980 VFL season. The match, attended by 113,461 spectators, was won by Richmond by a margin of 81 points, marking that club's 10th premiership victory. It was Richmond's first appearance in a premiership decider since winning the 1974 VFL Grand Final, while Collingwood had

neg: 1967 VFL Grand Final 1973 and 1974. Geelong would have to wait 22 years before competing in their next Grand Final. 1967 VFL Grand Final The 1967 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Geelong Football Club and Richmond Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 23 September 1967. It was the 71st annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1967 VFL season. The match, attended by 109,396 spectators, was won by Richmond by a margin of 9 points, marking that club's sixth premiership victory. It was

neg: Matthew Hogg to an anticlimactic conclusion that week in the reserves' final game; the article would prove to be embarrassingly inaccurate. Hogg was called up from the emergency list at the last minute to play against Richmond at the MCG that week (the game best remembered for the Ponsford Stand scoreboard catching fire), and would go on to play in Carlton's semi-final win against West Coast, played a vital tagging role in the memorable one-point victory against Essendon in the preliminary final, and the Grand Final loss against the Kangaroos. Hogg played 59 games for Footscray with 4 goals, and 114 games

neg: 1973 VFL Grand Final 1973 VFL Grand Final The 1973 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between and at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 29 September 1973. It was the 77th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League (VFL), staged to determine the premiers for the 1973 VFL season. Although Carlton were the favourites to win, it was Richmond who would take the flag by 30 points, marking that club's eighth premiership victory. This was the second consecutive year in which the two teams met in the premiership decider, with Carlton having won the 1972 VFL Grand Final by

neg: 1967 VFA Grand Final 150 Greatest Moments website. However, all newspaper reports from 1967 dispute this, and indicate that both Peck and Port Melbourne were already well behind on the free kick count when the walk-off occurred. Had Port Melbourne followed through with its walk-off, it would have been the second time a VFA team had forfeited its chance to contest the premiership in protest of umpiring; in 1904, minor premiers Richmond refused to play a challenge final against North Melbourne because of the appointment of umpire Allen to the match. In this case, both the Richmond players and committee were in favour of

neg: Steven Sziller 25 in the 1994 National Draft. Sziller usually played in defence for the Saints but could play forward and as a tagger. He was an inaccurate shot at goal, with 55 behinds for his 41 career goals although he did kick six goals two in a game against Sydney at the SCG in 1998. After being de-listed at the end of 2000 he was picked up by Richmond who were coached by his former teammate Danny Frawley. He spent two seasons with Richmond, including playing in the 2001 Preliminary Final. After retiring from the AFL Steven played at East Burwood

neg: Richmond Football Club war service. Dyer was a fearsome presence in his role as playing coach, but he was unable to improve Richmond's ability to win finals matches. A loss in the 1942 VFL Grand Final to Essendon (after starting as favourite) meant that over the previous 18 years, Richmond had won two flags but been runner-up eight times. Jack Titus set a still unbeaten record of playing in six losing Grand Final teams. In 1943, Richmond broke through to beat Essendon in a thrilling Grand Final by five points, a win that the club dedicated to ex-player Bill Cosgrove, an RAF pilot

neg: Robert Walls his first kick. Walls would go on to play in three premierships with Carlton – in 1968, 1970 and 1972. He was judged Man of the Match in the 1972 VFL Grand Final when he kicked six goals against arch-rivals Richmond in a masterful display. As the Norm Smith Medal was not awarded until the 1979 VFL Grand Final, Robert was not awarded the medal. He played 218 games and scored 367 goals for Carlton before obtaining a clearance to Fitzroy midway through the 1978 season. Walls made his Fitzroy debut in round 9 of the 1978 season, where he

neg: 1982 VFL Grand Final 1982 VFL Grand Final The 1982 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 25 September 1982. It was the 86th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1982 VFL season. The match, attended by 107,536 spectators, was won by Carlton. The previous three premierships had been won by either team, Richmond in 1980 and Carlton in 1979 and 1981, all against Collingwood. The Tigers won eleven successive matches early in the

neg: Michael Robertson (rugby league) North Queensland Cowboys. After signing to play for the Manly Sea Eagles from the start of the 2006 NRL season, Robertson cemented his spot on the left win for Manly and played in the 2007 NRL grand final defeat by the Melbourne Storm. He scored 3 tries in the Sea Eagles record breaking 40-0 2008 NRL Grand Final victory over the Storm, becoming the first player to score 3 tries in an Australian Grand Final since Steve Renouf did so for the Brisbane Broncos in the 1997 Super League Grand Final. He would then go on to play in Manly's

neg: 1934 VFL Grand Final 1934 VFL Grand Final The 1934 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Richmond Football Club and South Melbourne Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 13 October 1934. It was the 38th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1934 VFL season. The match, attended by 65,335 spectators, was won by Richmond by a margin of 39 points, marking that club's fourth premiership victory. This was the second successive year in which the two teams met in the premiership decider, with South

neg: Bernie Waldron Bernie Waldron Bernie Waldron (20 March 1920 - 20 December 1990) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the early 1940s. Waldron appeared in ten finals with Richmond, four of them Grand Finals. A premiership player at Richmond in 1943, he was a Grand Final runner-up in 1940, 1942 and 1944. Waldron played a variety of positions in his career, but was used mostly as a centreman, half back flanker or on the half forward flank. In the 1941 VFL season he was involved in a collision which broke the leg

neg: Bernie Waldron August 1952, also holding the record for the second highest individual goals scored in a match for Hobart with 14 goals, again against Clarence at the same venue on 22 July 1950. Bernie Waldron Bernie Waldron (20 March 1920 - 20 December 1990) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the early 1940s. Waldron appeared in ten finals with Richmond, four of them Grand Finals. A premiership player at Richmond in 1943, he was a Grand Final runner-up in 1940, 1942 and 1944. Waldron played a variety of positions in his

neg: 1928 VFL Grand Final As such, Richmond had a three-week break between its Semi-Final and the Grand Final. This season was played under the amended "Argus" system. If Richmond had won this match, Collingwood would have had the right to challenge Richmond to a rematch for the premiership on the following weekend, because Collingwood was the minor premier. The winner of that match would then have won the premiership. 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

neg: 1980 VFL Grand Final the era dubbed "the Colliwobbles". 1980 VFL Grand Final The 1980 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 27 September 1980. It was the 84th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1980 VFL season. The match, attended by 113,461 spectators, was won by Richmond by a margin of 81 points, marking that club's 10th premiership victory. It was Richmond's first appearance in a premiership decider since winning the 1974 VFL

neg: Richmond Football Club board elections. Finally, the matter was resolved and Bentley kept his job, while Dyer returned to training on the eve of the season. The problems appeared to have been solved when Richmond won the semi-final against Melbourne to go straight into the 1940 VFL Grand Final. However, Melbourne reversed this result with a crushing win to pinch the premiership. Richmond had been out-thought by their old mentor Frank 'Checker' Hughes, who had assigned a tagger to negate Dyer. Dyer was furious that Bentley had done nothing to prevent his opponent taking him out of the game. The Richmond committee agreed

neg: 1982 VFL Grand Final 1982 VFL season and, after a slump as injuries took toll late on the home-and-away rounds, returned to their most devastating form in the finals. At the conclusion of the home and away season, Richmond had finished first on the VFL ladder with 18 wins and 4 losses. Carlton had finished third (behind Hawthorn), with 16 wins 5 losses and a draw. In the finals series leading up to the Grand Final, Carlton defeated Hawthorn by 58 points in the Qualifying Final before losing to Richmond by 40 points in the Second Semi-Final. They advanced to the Grand Final after

neg: Tony Clubb deal did not really reflect his ability. Clubb made his second appearance at Old Trafford in the Super League Grand Final and again did not win the Grand Final, losing out to Leeds Rhinos 22-20. Clubb started the season impressively making 15 appearances and scoring one try before an illegal crusher tackle against Hull FC saw him requiring surgery. Due to the crusher tackle he did not play for another nine months meaning he was not part of the squad that won the 2016 Super League Grand Final against Warrington, thus he has still not been on the winning side

neg: Sid Dockendorff in a carpark and required emergency surgery, thus missing the Preliminary Final and Grand Final, which Richmond played in. Dockendorff was told he would never play football again. Dockendorff worked as a football commentator for radio station 3UZ for the 1934 VFL season, being required to commentate while sitting on a plank of wood wedged between two ladders in the crowd. Dockendorff accepted the coaching position at Sandringham for the 1935 VFA season before coming out of retirement to play for Footscray, with Footscray coach Syd Coventry telling him that he was in line for the club captaincy. Claiming difficulties

neg: Francis Bourke Bourke made a series of positional changes at the beginning of the game and ordered his men to slow down the Carlton play-on game, giving away fifteen-metre penalties as necessary. The Tigers won easily, and Bourke became one of only a handful of coaches to make the Grand Final in his first season. The dream debut of a premiership was not to be. In the 1982 VFL Grand Final, Richmond led by 11 points at half time, only for Carlton to kick five unanswered goals in the third quarter and run away with the premiership by 18 points. During the

neg: Danny Guinane Danny Guinane Danny Guinane (18 May 1911 – 28 August 1992 ) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Guinane, a defender, came to Richmond from South Ballarat. He polled eight Brownlow Medal votes in 1939, the second most by a Richmond player behind Jack Dyer. He was a back pocket in the 1942 VFL Grand Final, which Richmond lost. Richmond were premiers in both his first and last seasons, but he wasn't selected for either side. Off the field he worked as a tram driver. He was the father of Richmond

neg: Jack Dyer reserve as his teammates won Richmond's third premiership after several finals failures. Dyer did reappear in 1933, wearing a dirty knee bandage. In his own phrase, Dyer was unable to "turn off" or "pull up" and he sometimes collected a teammate if his timing was out. In the Grand Final against South Melbourne, Richmond lost by eight goals, but Dyer achieved thirty touches. In the following year's Grand Final, the Tigers won in a rematch with the Swans. Richmond's successfully used a ruck combination of Bentley, Dyer and rover Ray Martin. The number of on-field incidents grew and after a

neg: Sturt Football Club turning the game in Sturt’s favour. Since 1981, the Jack Oatey Medal has been awarded to the best player in the SANFL Grand Final. After Oatey’s retirement at the end 1982, Sturt under coaches John Halbert and former Richmond star Mervyn Keane reached the Grand Final of 1983 with a reinvented Davies kicking 151 goals, but fluctuated in the following five years. Committee dissatisfaction with Keane, however, led to Sturt churning through five coaches and receiving a SANFL record eight consecutive wooden spoons between 1989 and 1996, including a winless season in 1995 when the team actually did not get

neg: Richmond Football Club for the first time, however, with World War I having reduced the competition to just four clubs, finals qualification was automatic. Finally, in 1919, Richmond made their first Grand Final appearance, losing to Collingwood. Richmond stoked a rivalry with Collingwood by recruiting their former skipper Dan Minogue as playing coach and gained vengeance by beating Collingwood in the 1920 VFL Grand Final to secure a first flag in the big league. This was followed by an even better performance the next year. The only club that continued to beat Richmond on a regular basis was Carlton. Finishing minor premier with

neg: Grand final Morning Herald and several other local newspapers. In 1859, a "grand football match" was advertised in Richmond, Tasmania for St Patrick's Day on Friday 18 March. In "The Argus" of 1861, the Royal Caledonian Society of Melbourne invited clubs to compete in a "grand football-match" which was to be football's first ever trophy, the Caledonian Challenge Cup, however the match did not proceed until the following year. The earliest known event described as "grand" in Sydney was a cricket match in 1862. In the 1871 South Yarra Challenge Cup, Carlton and Melbourne drew their three matches, but also won their

neg: Steve Hywood Carnival. Steve Hywood Steve Hywood (born 31 May 1950) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Hywood joined Richmond from South Broken Hill and was a half back flanker in the 1972 VFL Grand Final, the only loss he played in all year. Clearance problems meant that he couldn't continue at Richmond so he transferred to Glenelg and was a member of their drought breaking 1973 premiership team. The final stage of his career took place in Tasmania, at Sandy Bay, during which time he represented the state at the 1975

neg: Steve Hywood Steve Hywood Steve Hywood (born 31 May 1950) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Hywood joined Richmond from South Broken Hill and was a half back flanker in the 1972 VFL Grand Final, the only loss he played in all year. Clearance problems meant that he couldn't continue at Richmond so he transferred to Glenelg and was a member of their drought breaking 1973 premiership team. The final stage of his career took place in Tasmania, at Sandy Bay, during which time he represented the state at the 1975 Knockout

neg: 1974 VFL Grand Final This was Richmond's fourth VFL Premiership in eight years, all of them under the coaching of Tom Hafey. It was also the second time that the team had won back-to-back VFL flags. While this victory signaled the end of a very successful era for Richmond, for North Melbourne it was just the beginning. They would participate in the next four grand finals, eventually breaking through to win their first VFL Premiership in 1975. It would be another six years before Richmond appeared in another Premiership decider, when it contested the 1980 VFL Grand Final. 1974 VFL Grand Final The 1974

neg: 1973 VFL Grand Final Catoggio in the Grand Final side for his first full VFL game. For field umpire Ian Robinson, this was the first of a record nine Grand Finals which he would officiate. The match was played in hot, dry and blustery conditions in front of 116,956 spectators, the fourth-largest crowd in VFL/AFL history. Richmond rover Kevin Bartlett, a renowned finals performer, was prominent early, gathering kicks at will. The first key incident in the match occurred at the 4-minute mark of the quarter. Carlton captain-coach John Nicholls, who had masterminded Richmond's demise in the previous year's Grand Final, was coming out

neg: 2001 New Zealand rugby league season and the Eastern Suburbs Sea Eagles. The New Zealand Warriors competed in the National Rugby League competition. They finished 8th out of 14 teams, making the finals for the first time. In the Qualifying Final they were thrashed 56-12 by the minor premiers, the Parramatta Eels. The Northcote Tigers won the Fox Memorial trophy, defeating Richmond 30-29 in the grand final. Richmond had earlier won the Rukutai Shield (minor premiership). The grand final was played at 11:50am before the Bartercard Cup grand final at Carlaw Park but still attracted 6,000 fans. Hutch Maiava played for the Point Chevalier Pirates while

neg: 2000 New Zealand rugby league season Vince Whare (Riccarton), Riki Ashwell (Otago), Tim Sione (Hornby), Brad Williams (Halswell). Tasman and Hornby made the final after they defeated Easts 51-36 and Halswell 20-14 respectively. Tasman won the inaugural season's championship by defeating Horby 20-0 in the Grand Final. The Auckland Warriors competed in the National Rugby League competition. They finished 13th out of 14 teams and failed to make the playoffs. The Otahuhu Leopards won the Fox Memorial, despite also fielding a Bartercard Cup side. They defeated Richmond 21-14 in the grand final. Richmond won the Rukutai Shield (minor premiership). Richmond included Tevita Latu and Daniel Vasau,

neg: David Twomey David Twomey David Twomey (born 21 February 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL). A member of Collingwood's famous Twomey family, David is the grandson of Bill Twomey senior and nephew of 1953 premiership players Bill, Mick and Pat. He was recruited to Collingwood from Ivanhoe Amateurs and played his football mostly as a half back flanker. Despite appearing in the 1980 Preliminary Final win, Twomey was omitted from the Grand Final team for Ricky Barham. He did however get to play in the 1981 VFL Grand Final, performing well

neg: Super League Grand Final Super League Grand Final The Super League Grand Final is the championship-deciding game of rugby league's Super League competition. It is played between two teams who have qualified via the Super League Play-Off series. The winning team receives the Super League Trophy and goes on to play the NRL champions in the World Club Challenge. The Harry Sunderland Trophy is awarded to the man of the match in the Grand Final. Wigan Warriors are the current champions, after winning the 2018 Grand final Use of a play-off system to decide the Championship brought back a rugby league tradition that had

neg: Norm Turnbull from the team by the St Kilda committee “in the best interests of the team, owing to his play”. He was reinstated late in the 1920 season and played two more games for St Kilda before moving to Richmond for the 1921 VFL season. In his first game against his old club he was reported for striking Bill Woodcock and suspended for four matches, but returned to the team, kicking the winning goal in the Grand Final as Richmond won their second VFL premiership. After football Turnbull became a successful horse trainer, later moving to Sydney. Norm Turnbull Norman "Norm"

neg: Danny Guinane player Paddy Guinane. Danny Guinane Danny Guinane (18 May 1911 – 28 August 1992 ) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Guinane, a defender, came to Richmond from South Ballarat. He polled eight Brownlow Medal votes in 1939, the second most by a Richmond player behind Jack Dyer. He was a back pocket in the 1942 VFL Grand Final, which Richmond lost. Richmond were premiers in both his first and last seasons, but he wasn't selected for either side. Off the field he worked as a tram driver. He was the