| Reference_ 1929 VFA Grand Final

Introduction

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Season and Lead-up

The season was contested under the 'amended Argus system'. This meant that the winners of the Home and Away series (the Minor Premiers) played in the finals series, but if the did not win the Final, then they had a 'right of challenge' to play off against the winner of the Final to determine the Premier Team for the season.

This season Northcote were Minor Premiers, and did not win the Final (against Port Melbourne). Actually, the Final was played but ended in a draw, then in the replayed and won by Port Melbourne by four points.

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This meant that the 'Grand Final' Challenge Match would be the teams third meeting in three weeks.

Teams

Northcote

Northcote Premiers 1929 Source: Charles Leski Auctions Photographer:Unknown

Backs	Ernie Wilson	Norm Cockram	Bert Hill
HB	Greg Stockdale	Bill Koop	Jack Woods
C:	Charles Towers	Hector Ross	Doug Nicholls
HF	Alec Gray	Bill Poulter	Billy Cole
F:	Herb Pruser	Frank Seymour	Jim Heenan
Foll:	Percy Rowe (c)	Bob Milne
Rov:	Tom Bride

Coach: Percy Rowe

Port Melbourne

Backs	Fred Carpenter	Joe Garbutt	Harry Barnes
HB	Harry Crompton	Reg Peterson	Eric Leggo
C:	Jim Crossan	Tom Brooker	Bill Lovett
HF	Billy Wilkin	Ted Hyde	Bob Skilton Snr
F:	Stan Plumridge	Bill Kuhlken	Geoff McInnes
Foll:	Ernie Perrett	Phil Brooks
Rov:	Jim Smith

Coach:Percy Wilson

Links for Player Pages

Reference_ 1929 VFA Grand Final - Winning Team (Northcote)
Reference_ 1929 VFA Grand Final - Defeated Team (Port Melbourne)

The Game

Date: 12-Oct-1929
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, East Melbourne
Crowd: 17,304 (Wikipedia)
Umpire: McKinnon

Teams	Q1	Q2	Q3	Final
Northcote	3.3 (21)	10.10 (70)	12.13 (85)	15.21 (111)
Port Melbourne	2.5 (17)	5.5 (35)	8.9 (57)	10.9 (69)

Goals:
Northcote: Pruser 4, Seymour 3, Cole 2, Gray 2, Heenan, Koop, Milne, Rowe
Port Melbourne: Kuhlken 4, Plumridge 2, Carpenter, Hyde, Perrett, Skilton