Richmond had only qualified for the finals on percentage and were underdogs coming into the game, with Carlton being 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.
Richmond won their second premiership in three years, defeating Carlton by 25 points. The Blues led by four points at three-quarter but were held to two points in the last quarter.
Referencesedit
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. ISBN0-670-86814-0
Lovett, Michael: AFL Record: Guide to Season 2007, AFL Publishing, 2007. ISBN978-0-9758362-7-9
1969, grand, final, 1969, grand, final, australian, rules, football, game, contested, between, carlton, football, club, richmond, football, club, held, melbourne, cricket, ground, melbourne, september, 1969, 72nd, annual, grand, final, victorian, football, lea. 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 72nd 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 VFL AFL premiership victory 1969 VFL Grand FinalRichmond Carlton12 13 85 8 12 60 1 2 3 4RIC 2 2 14 6 5 41 8 6 54 12 13 85 CAR 1 4 10 2 7 19 8 10 58 8 12 60 Date27 September 1969StadiumMelbourne Cricket GroundAttendance119 165 1968 VFL Grand Final 1970 Richmond had only qualified for the finals on percentage and were underdogs coming into the game with Carlton being 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 Contents 1 Teams 2 Summary 3 References 4 See alsoTeams edit nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Richmond nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Carlton Richmond B 10 Kevin Sheedy 17 Barry Richardson 16 Colin Beard HB 28 Geoff Strang 27 Graham Burgin 53 Ian Owen C 8 Dick Clay 24 Bill Barrot 30 Francis Bourke HF 9 John Northey 4 Royce Hart 3 Roger Dean c F 2 John Ronaldson 7 Eric Moore 40 Bill Brown Foll 37 Michael Green 11 Michael Bowden 29 Kevin Bartlett Res 44 Rex Hunt 5 Graeme Bond Coach Tom Hafey Carlton B 21 Barry Gill 20 Wes Lofts vc 30 Vin Waite HB 15 Phillip Pinnell 11 John Goold 3 Kevin Hall C 6 Garry Crane 34 Ian Robertson 32 Bryan Quirk HF 5 Syd Jackson 42 Robert Walls 17 Brent Crosswell F 28 Peter Jones 25 Alex Jesaulenko 23 Ian Nicoll Foll 2 John Nicholls c 1 Sergio Silvagni 10 Adrian Gallagher Res 19 Ian Collins 7 Ted Hopkins Coach Ron Barassi Summary edit 1969 VFL Grand Final Saturday 27 September 1969 2 50pm Richmond def Carlton MCG crowd 119 165 Report 2 2 14 6 5 41 8 6 54 12 13 85 Q1Q2Q3 Final 1 4 10 2 7 19 8 10 58 8 12 60 Umpires Crouch Television broadcast ABC Barrot 3Moore Northey 2 Bartlett Bond Dean Hart Ronaldson 1 Goals 2 Jackson Nicholls 1 Crosswell Jesaulenko Gallagher Walls Green Bartlett Clay Barrot Northey Dean Best Quirk Crane Silvagni Lofts Walls Goold Richmond won their second premiership in three years defeating Carlton by 25 points The Blues led by four points at three quarter but were held to two points in the last quarter References edit 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 Lovett Michael AFL Record Guide to Season 2007 AFL Publishing 2007 ISBN 978 0 9758362 7 9 See also edit 1969 VFL season Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1969 VFL grand final amp oldid 1132346889, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
