1967 VFL Grand Final
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1967 VFL Grand Final
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final |
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| Richmond | 4.3 | 9.10 | 12.15 | 16.18 (114) |
| Geelong | 3.3 | 7.6 | 13.7 | 15.15 (105) |
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. Geelong had their chances in the final quarter but were inaccurate, scoring eight behinds.
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Teams
| Richmond | |||
| B: | 3 Roger Dean | 15 Fred Swift (c) | 39 Tony Jewell |
| HB: | 27 Graham Burgin | 22 Michael Perry | 28 Geoff Strang |
| C: | 8 Dick Clay | 24 Bill Barrot | 30 Francis Bourke |
| HF: | 9 John Northey | 1 Paddy Guinane | 17 Barry Richardson |
| F: | 2 John Ronaldson | 4 Royce Hart | 40 Bill Brown |
| Foll: | 25 Mike Patterson | 12 Alan Richardson | 29 Kevin Bartlett |
| Reserve(s): | 37 Michael Green | 33 John Perry | |
| Coach: | Tom Hafey | ||
| Geelong | |||
| B: | 25 Geoff Ainsworth | 31 Roy West | 27 Geoff Rosenow |
| HB: | 15 Terry Farman | 34 Peter Walker | 2 Denis Marshall |
| C: | 3 Ken Newland | 1 Wayne Closter | 36 Tony Polinelli |
| HF: | 10 John Sharrock | 6 Gareth Andrews | 16 Colin Eales |
| F: | 8 Chris Mitchell | 23 Doug Wade | 12 Gordon Hynes |
| Foll: | 5 Graham Farmer (c) | 26 Bill Ryan | 35 Bill Goggin |
| Reserve(s): | 21 Ricky Graham | 30 John Scarlett | |
| Coach: | Peter Pianto | ||
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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
- 1967 Grand Final - Richmond v Geelong
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