▁and ▁M ick ▁Tw ome y ▁( 1 9 5 1 – 1 9 6 1 ), ▁and ▁the ▁grand father ▁of ▁Col ling wood ' s ▁David ▁Tw ome y ▁( 1 9 7 9 – 1 9 8 5 ) ▁wins ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁ 1 3 0 - yard ▁St aw ell ▁G ift ▁in ▁ 1 2 . 1 ▁seconds , ▁off ▁a ▁hand ic ap ▁of ▁ 8 ½ ▁yards . ▁ ▁The ▁Fitz roy ▁versus ▁Carl ton ▁match ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁round ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁V FL ▁match ▁in ▁which ▁both ▁teams ▁scored ▁ 1 0 0 ▁points . ▁ ▁The ▁V FL ▁adopt s ▁the ▁convention ▁of ▁home ▁teams ▁we aring ▁black ▁short s ▁and ▁away ▁teams ▁we aring ▁white ▁short s . ▁ ▁Because ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁premi ership ▁was ▁determined ▁by ▁a ▁round - ro bin ▁system , ▁Ess end on ▁won ▁the ▁premi ership ▁despite ▁being ▁be aten ▁by ▁run ners - up ▁Richmond ▁ 9 . 1 3 ▁( 6 7 ) ▁to ▁ 6 . 1 1 ▁( 4 7 ) ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁round - ro bin ▁match ; ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁time ▁in ▁V FL / AF L ▁history ▁that ▁the ▁premiers ▁lost ▁their ▁last ▁match ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁Richmond ▁would ▁have ▁needed ▁to ▁win ▁by ▁at ▁least ▁ 4 3 ▁points ▁to ▁challenge ▁Ess end on ▁to ▁a ▁grand ▁final . ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁Ess end on ▁players