1969 Championship of Australia

The 1969 Championship of Australia was an Australian rules football match that took place on 11 October 1969.

The championship was contested by the premiers of the VFL and the premiers of the SANFL.

The match was played in Adelaide, South Australia.

The match, played in front of 32,600, was won by Richmond by a margin of 53 points, giving Richmond its 1st Championship of Australia Title.[1] [2]

Participating teams

Team League Qualification method
Richmond VFL 1969 VFL Premiers
Sturt SANFL 1969 SANFL Premiers

Venues

Adelaide
Adelaide Oval
Capacity: 64,000

Match details

Championship of Australia
11 October 1969 Richmond def. Sturt Adelaide Oval (Crowd: 32,600)
6.6 (42)
11.14 (80)
13.24 (102)
15.27 (117)
Q1
Q2
Q3
Final
1.1 (7)
3.2 (20)
5.3 (33)
9.10 (64)
Umpires: Murray Ducker
E Moore 5
B Brown 3
K Bartlett, B Barrot 2
J Ronaldson, R Dean, J Northey 1
Goals R Shearman, M Greenslade, J Tilbrook 2
P Endersbee, R Rigney, K Chessell 1

References

  1. "1969 Championship of Australia Programme". South Australian Football Budget. 11 October 1969.
  2. "1971 Championship of Australia Programme". South Australian Football Budget. 2 October 1971.
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