- 1980 VFL Grand Final
The 1980 VFL Grand Final took place on
September 27 ,1980 at theMelbourne Cricket Ground between VFL clubs Collingwood and Richmond.It was the first Grand Final for Richmond since 1974 while Collingwood had competed in and lost two of the last three, 1977 and 1979. Collingwood again finished on the losing team with Richmond winning by 81 points. It remained the greatest margin in Grand Final history Hawthorn surpassed it in 1983, and again in 1988. Richmond have not won a premiership since.
Teams
Aussie rules team | title = Richmond
backpocket1 =Mick Malthouse
fullback =Emmett Dunne
backpocket2 =Greg Strachan
halfbackflank1 = Terry Smith
centrehalfback =Jim Jess
halfbackflank2 = Peter Welsh
wing1 =Stephen Mount
centre =Geoff Raines
wing2 =Bryan Wood
halfforwardflank1 =Mervyn Keane
centrehalfforward =David Cloke
halfforwardflank2 = Kevin Bartlett
forwardpocket1 =Francis Bourke
fullforward = Michael Roach
forwardpocket2 =Robert Wiley
ruck = Mark Lee
ruckrover =Barry Rowlings
rover =Dale Weightman
interchange1 =Bruce Monteath (c)
interchange2 =Daryl Freame
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coach =Tony Jewell Aussie rules team | title = Collingwood
backpocket1 =Stan Magro
fullback =Peter McCormack
backpocket2 = Andrew Ireland
halfbackflank1 =Kevin Morris
centrehalfback =Billy Picken
halfbackflank2 =Ray Byrne
wing1 =Ricky Barham
centre =Peter Daicos
wing2 =Leigh Carlson
halfforwardflank1 =Rene Kink
centrehalfforward = Craig Stewart
halfforwardflank2 =Ian Low
forwardpocket1 = David Young
fullforward = Craig Davis
forwardpocket2 =Ray Shaw (c)
ruck = Peter Moore
ruckrover =Russell Ohlsen
rover =Ronald Wearmouth
interchange1 =Tony Shaw
interchange2 =Michael Woolnough
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coach =Tom Hafey tatistics
core
*Attendance - 113,461
Goal kickers
Richmond:
*Bartlett 7
*Cloke 6
*Wiley 3
*Keane 2
*Roach 2
*Jess 1
*Rowlings 1
*Weightman 1Collingwood:
*Picken 3
*Davis 2
*Ohlsen 1
*Shaw 1
*Moore 1
*Wearmouth 1Norm Smith Medal
Richmond forward Kevin Bartlett won the
Norm Smith Medal for his seven goals. His goal tally for the finals was 21 which saw him become just the fourth player in history to kick 20 or more in a finals series.ee also
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1980 VFL season References
* "The Official statistical history of the AFL 2004"
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