1923 VFL Season: Collingwood

Season Team Details

Season: 1923 VFL Season
Team: Collingwood
Home Ground: Victoria Park

Team Results

Ladder Position: 5th (W-D-L: 8-1-7, P%: 109.1%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 28
Brownlow Leader(s): unavailable
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Gordon Coventry (36)

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Harry Curtis

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Baker, Reg #10 6 R11-R14, R17-R18 9
Baker, Ted #2 15 R01-R05, R07-R14, R16, R18 15
Benson, Jack #3 5 R02, R09, R11-R13 0
Brown, Charlie #9 7 R05, R07-R09, R12-R14 0
Buck, Bill #1 5 R01, R07, R16-R18 1
Chesswas, Harry #8 16 R01-R05, R07-R14, R16-R18 2
Cock, Eric #7 16 R01-R05, R07-R14, R16-R18 20
Coventry, Gordon #5 13 R01-R05, R07-R10, R14, R16-R18 36
Coventry, Syd #6 14 R01-R05, R07-R13, R16-R17 6
Curtis, Harry #4 13 R01, R04-R05, R07-R12, R14, R16-R18 11
Glynn, Bill #11 2 R01, R03 4
Hammond, Tom #12 1 R03 0
Hannah, Rupe #13 5 R01, R04, R09-R11 0
Lawn, Jim #17 8 R02, R11-R14, R16-R18 6
Lee, Charlie #16 8 R02, R04-R05, R09-R11, R16, R18 0
Lingwood-Smith, Hector #26 10 R01-R05, R07-R08, R13-R14, R17 0
Makeham, Bob #19 14 R03-R05, R07-R14, R16-R18 17
McCamish, Noel #21 2 R03, R13 0
Milburn, Charlie #20 8 R02-R05, R07-R08, R10, R14 0
Murphy, Laurie #18 14 R01-R04, R08-R14, R16-R18 4
Poulter, Joe #22 12 R01-R03, R05, R07-R10, R14, R16-R18 6
Rowe, Percy #23 16 R01-R05, R07-R14, R16-R18 3
Saunders, Harry #25 14 R01-R05, R07-R08, R10, R12-R14, R16-R18 0
Taylor, Herbie #28 5 R09-R13 5
Tyson, Charlie #27 13 R01-R02, R04-R05, R07-R08, R11-R14, R16-R18 2
Webb, Reynolds #20 16 R01-R05, R07-R14, R16-R18 12
Wescott, Leo #31 16 R01-R05, R07-R14, R16-R18 0
Wilson, Ernie #29 14 R01-R05, R07-R12, R16-R18 0

Team Line-Up

Back: Laurie Murphy Harry Saunders Ernie Wilson
Half-Back: Hector Lingwood-Smith Charlie Lee Jack Benson
Centre: Leo Wescott Charlie Tyson Harry Chesswas
Half-Forward: Syd Coventry Harry Curtis Gordon Coventry
Forward: Bill Glynn Reynolds Webb Eric Cock
Follower: Joe Poulter Percy Rowe Ted Baker

This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
McHale, Jock 16 8 -1- 7 R01-R05, R07-R14, R16-R18

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
05/05/1923 Round 1 South Melbourne AWAY WIN COL by 22 Jock McHale Percy Rowe
12/05/1923 Round 2 Essendon HOME LOSS ESS by 14 Jock McHale Percy Rowe
19/05/1923 Round 3 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 21 Jock McHale Percy Rowe
26/05/1923 Round 4 Geelong HOME WIN COL by 47 Jock McHale Harry Curtis
04/06/1923 Round 5 Richmond HOME WIN COL by 38 Jock McHale Harry Curtis
Round 6 BYE
16/06/1923 Round 7 Carlton HOME WIN COL by 25 Jock McHale Harry Curtis
23/06/1923 Round 8 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 6 Jock McHale Harry Curtis
07/07/1923 Round 9 Melbourne HOME WIN COL by 34 Jock McHale Harry Curtis
14/07/1923 Round 10 South Melbourne HOME LOSS SOU by 21 Jock McHale Harry Curtis
21/07/1923 Round 11 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 40 Jock McHale Harry Curtis
28/07/1923 Round 12 St Kilda HOME WIN COL by 12 Jock McHale Harry Curtis
04/08/1923 Round 13 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 46 Jock McHale unknown
11/08/1923 Round 14 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 21 Jock McHale Harry Curtis
Round 15 BYE
01/09/1923 Round 16 Carlton AWAY DRAW drawn Jock McHale Harry Curtis
08/09/1923 Round 17 Fitzroy HOME WIN COL by 35 Jock McHale Harry Curtis
15/09/1923 Round 18 Melbourne AWAY WIN COL by 51 Jock McHale Harry Curtis