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The Richard Pratt Cup is a trophy awarded to the winning team in annual games between AFL

Australian Football League

The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...

clubs Collingwood

Collingwood Football Club

The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...

and Carlton

Carlton Football Club

The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...

Background

The Richard Pratt Trophy is named after Richard Pratt

Richard Pratt (Australian businessman)

Richard J. Pratt was a prominent Australian businessman, chairman of the privately-owned company Visy Industries, and a leading figure of Melbourne society. In the year before his death Pratt was Australia's fourth-richest person, with a personal fortune valued at billion...

, former Carlton president, following Pratt's death in April 2009 due to complications from prostate cancer. The match in which the game is played serves as a fundraising event for the Pratt Foundation

Pratt Foundation

The Pratt Foundation is an Australian philanthropic organisation established in 1978 by Jeanne and Richard Pratt based in Melbourne, Victoria.According to its Values Statement, it has "the shared vision of supporting charitable enterprises and adding value to philanthropy". The Pratt Foundation...

History

The first Richard Pratt Cup match was played on Round 17, 2009, and has been contested annually since. Carlton and Collingwood will always play two home-and-away matches against each other, and the Carlton home match is always designated as the Richard Pratt Cup match. The trophy is won by the club which wins this match.

The Collingwood home match between the two clubs each season is played to contest the Peter Mac Cup

Peter Mac Cup

The Peter Mac Cup is a trophy awarded to the winning team in annual games between AFL clubs Collingwood and Carlton.-Background:The Peter Mac Cup is an annual event, run by the Carlton and Collingwood Football Clubs, designed as a fundraising event for the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre...

, which is a similar event which raises funds for the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.

The presentation of the trophy takes place in the rooms after the game.

Results


Year	Round	Winner	Collingwood Score	Carlton Score	Attendance	Venue
2009	17	Collingwood	14.10.94	4.16.40	84,938	MCG Melbourne Cricket Ground The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...
2010	6	Collingwood	24.11.155	17.6.108	80,645	MCG Melbourne Cricket Ground The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...
2011	17	Collingwood	13.20.98	11.13.79	85,936	MCG Melbourne Cricket Ground The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...

Background

History

Results

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