1980 VFL Grand Final
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The 1980 VFL Grand Final took place on September 27, 1980 at the Melbourne 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 until Hawthorn surpassed it in the 1988 decider. Richmond have not won a premiership since.
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[edit] Teams
| Collingwood | |||
| B: | Stan Magro | Peter McCormack | Andrew Ireland |
| HB: | Kevin Morris | Billy Picken | Ray Byrne |
| C: | Ricky Barham | Peter Daicos | Leigh Carlson |
| HF: | Rene Kink | Craig Stewart | Ian Low |
| F: | David Young | Craig Davis | Ray Shaw (c) |
| Foll: | Peter Moore | Russell Ohlsen | Ronald Wearmouth |
| Int: | Tony Shaw | Michael Woolnough | |
| Coach: | Tom Hafey | ||
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 6.5 | 11.11 | 15.17 | 23.21 (159) |
| Collingwood | 2.6 | 4.10 | 5.18 | 9.24 (78) |
- Attendance - 113,461
[edit] Goal kickers
Richmond:
- Bartlett 7
- Cloke 6
- Wiley 3
- Keane 2
- Roach 2
- Jess 1
- Rowlings 1
- Weightman 1
Collingwood:
- Picken 3
- Davis 2
- Ohlsen 1
- Shaw 1
- Moore 1
- Wearmouth 1
[edit] Norm 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.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- The Official statistical history of the AFL 2004
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