1940 VFL Season: Collingwood

Season Team Details

Season: 1940 VFL Season
Team: Collingwood
Home Ground: Victoria Park

Team Results

Ladder Position: 8th (W-D-L: 8-0-10, P%: 100.6%)
Finals Performance: Did not qualify for finals
Players: 36
Brownlow Leader(s): Des Fothergill (32)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Des Fothergill (56)
E. W. Copeland Trophy Recipient(s): Des Fothergill

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Jack Regan

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Balfour, Don #1 11 R01-R10, R18 9
Barrett, Kevin #2 4 R01-R03, R05 4
Campbell, Colin #29 14 R04-R09, R11-R18 1
Campbell, Norm #3 13 R01-R02, R04, R06-R11, R15-R18 0
Carruthers, Ron #34 2 R12-R13 1
Collier, Harry #1 1 R06 2
Dawson, Stan #5 12 R01-R10, R17-R18 15
Dowling, Ron #5 15 R03-R17 0
Fothergill, Des #6 18 R01-R18 56
Fricker, Pat #7 9 R01-R06, R09, R13, R15 0
Green, Jack #8 7 R01-R02, R10-R14 6
Hill, Les #9 8 R01-R02, R05, R12, R15-R18 1
Hocking, Gordon #11 13 R01-R05, R09-R13, R16-R18 13
Knight, Jack #13 15 R03-R11, R13-R18 10
Knott, Dan #14 3 R02-R04 2
Kyne, Phonse #15 18 R01-R18 10
Le Sueur, Bennie #30 3 R07-R09 0
Mears, Harry #25 3 R16-R18 0
Morgan, Leo #16 15 R01-R07, R10-R16, R18 0
Murphy, Jack #17 18 R01-R18 0
Naismith, Herb #18 9 R01-R07, R11, R14 2
Newman, Charlie #19 8 R02-R09 0
Nicholls, Geoff #12 2 R11, R17 2
Noonan, Bill #10 7 R10-R16 5
Oliver, Norm 1 R18 0
Pannam, Alby #20 18 R01-R18 39
Pimm, Jack #21 5 R04, R15-R18 8
Powell, Harold #22 7 R10, R12-R15, R17-R18 10
Regan, Jack #23 9 R01, R03, R08, R13-R18 0
Ross, Jack #24 13 R01-R04, R07-R09, R11-R12, R14-R17 0
Tyrrell, Leo #27 1 R10 0
Unwin, Bill #33 5 R07-R08, R12-R14 2
Whelan, Marcus #26 12 R01, R05-R14, R18 0
Williams, Alan #27 17 R01-R12, R14-R18 23
Williams, Ken #36 12 R05-R16 2
Woods, Bervin #28 14 R01-R03, R06, R08-R17 0

Team Line-Up

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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 18 8 -0- 10 R01-R18

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
27/04/1940 Round 1 South Melbourne AWAY WIN COL by 12 Jock McHale Jack Regan
04/05/1940 Round 2 Geelong HOME LOSS GEE by 15 Jock McHale unknown
11/05/1940 Round 3 Carlton HOME WIN COL by 37 Jock McHale Jack Regan
18/05/1940 Round 4 North Melbourne AWAY LOSS NOR by 24 Jock McHale unknown
25/05/1940 Round 5 Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 16 Jock McHale unknown
01/06/1940 Round 6 Essendon HOME WIN COL by 2 Jock McHale unknown
08/06/1940 Round 7 St Kilda AWAY WIN COL by 20 Jock McHale unknown
15/06/1940 Round 8 Richmond HOME LOSS RIC by 26 Jock McHale Jack Regan
22/06/1940 Round 9 Footscray AWAY LOSS FOO by 16 Jock McHale unknown
29/06/1940 Round 10 Fitzroy HOME LOSS FIT by 14 Jock McHale unknown
06/07/1940 Round 11 Hawthorn AWAY WIN COL by 24 Jock McHale unknown
13/07/1940 Round 12 South Melbourne HOME WIN COL by 86 Jock McHale unknown
20/07/1940 Round 13 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEE by 65 Jock McHale Jack Regan
27/07/1940 Round 14 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 15 Jock McHale Jack Regan
10/08/1940 Round 15 North Melbourne HOME WIN COL by 40 Jock McHale Jack Regan
17/08/1940 Round 16 Melbourne HOME LOSS MEL by 14 Jock McHale Jack Regan
24/08/1940 Round 17 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 40 Jock McHale Jack Regan
31/08/1940 Round 18 St Kilda HOME WIN COL by 34 Jock McHale Jack Regan