1969 VFL Grand Final

The 1969 VFL Grand Final took place on September 27, 1969 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground between VFL clubs Carlton and Richmond. The game was attended by a crowd of 119,165 people.

Richmond won the Grand Final by 25 points to give them their seventh premiership. They had only qualified for the finals on percentage and were underdogs coming into the game with Carlton being the reigning premiers.

Teams

Aussie rules team old| title = Richmond
backpocket1 = Kevin Sheedy
fullback = Barry Richardson
backpocket2 = Colin Beard
halfbackflank1 = Geoff Strang
centrehalfback = Graham Burgin
halfbackflank2 = Ian Owen
wing1 = Dick Clay
centre = Bill Barrot
wing2 = Francis Bourke
halfforwardflank1 = John Northey
centrehalfforward = Royce Hart
halfforwardflank2 = Roger Dean (c)
forwardpocket1 = John Ronaldson
fullforward = Eric Moore
forwardpocket2 = Bill Brown
ruck = Michael Green
ruckrover = Michael Bowden
rover = Kevin Bartlett
reserve1 = Rex Hunt
reserve2 = Graeme Bond
coach = Tom Hafey

Aussie rules team old| title = Carlton
backpocket1 = Barry Gill
fullback = Wes Lofts
backpocket2 = Vin Waite
halfbackflank1 = Phillip Pinnell
centrehalfback = John Goold
halfbackflank2 = Kevin Hall
wing1 = Garry Crane
centre = Ian Robertson
wing2 = Bryan Quirk
halfforwardflank1 = Syd Jackson
centrehalfforward = Robert Walls
halfforwardflank2 = Brent Crosswell
forwardpocket1 = Peter Jones
fullforward = Alex Jesaulenko
forwardpocket2 = Ian Nicoll
ruck = John Nicholls (c)
ruckrover = Sergio Silvagni
rover = Adrian Gallagher
reserve1 = Ian Collins
reserve2 = Ted Hopkins
coach = Ron Barassi

Goalkickers

References

* "The Official statistical history of the AFL 2004"
* Ross, J. (ed), "100 Years of Australian Football 1897-1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported", Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. ISBN 0-670-86814-0

ee also

* 1969 VFL season