1972 VFL Season: Collingwood
Season Team Details
Season:
1972 VFL Season
Team:
Collingwood
Home Ground:
Victoria Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 14-1-7, P%: 133.8%)
Finals Performance:
Knocked out by St Kilda (Semi Final)
Players:
36
Brownlow Leader(s):
Len Thompson (25)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away):
Peter McKenna (130)
E. W. Copeland Trophy Recipient(s):
Len Thompson
Team Leaders
Captain(s): Wayne Richardson
Player Results
| Player | Guernsey(s) | Match(es) | Round(s) | Goal(s) | Brownlow |
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| Adamson, Lee | #33 | 13 | R01, R05, R10, R14-R22, QF | 0 | |
| Atkinson, Alan | #16 | 23 | R01-R04, R06-R22, QF, SF | 8 | |
| Britt, Con | #27 | 18 | R05-R06, R08-R20, R22, QF, SF | 0 | |
| Clifton, Jeff | #21 | 22 | R01-R06, R09-R22, QF, SF | 0 | |
| Coles, Henry | #36 | 6 | R06-R09, R19-R20 | 6 | |
| Cooper, Ian | #51, #37 | 2 | R21, SF | 0 | |
| Dean, Robert | #26 | 21 | R02-R06, R08-R09, R11-R22, QF, SF | 18 | |
| Delahunty, Mike | #7 | 5 | R01-R02, R07-R09 | 2 | |
| Dunne, Ross | #12 | 24 | R01-R22, QF, SF | 5 | |
| Dunstan, Graeme | #9 | 1 | SF | 2 | |
| Eakins, Peter | #10 | 3 | R03, QF, SF | 0 | |
| Gott, Doug | #34 | 17 | R07, R09-R22, QF, SF | 14 | |
| Greening, John | #22 | 14 | R01-R14 | 15 | |
| Heard, Bob | #15 | 22 | R01-R08, R10, R12-R22, QF, SF | 21 | |
| Jenkin, Graeme | #14 | 13 | R01-R02, R04, R09-R10, R12-R15, R19-R20, QF, SF | 14 | |
| Kaine, Laurie | #11 | 2 | R04, R07 | 0 | |
| McGaw, Wes | #39 | 4 | R16-R17, R21-R22 | 2 | |
| McKenna, Peter | #6 | 20 | R01-R11, R14-R22 | 130 | |
| McKenzie, Brian | #31 | 1 | R12 | 0 | |
| McOrist, Ian | #46, #23 | 12 | R06-R16, SF | 16 | |
| Oborne, Rod | #8 | 19 | R01-R02, R05-R13, R17-R22, QF, SF | 7 | |
| O'Callaghan, Denis | #29 | 24 | R01-R22, QF, SF | 1 | |
| Pettigrew, Peter | #30 | 4 | R21-R22, QF, SF | 0 | |
| Potter, Ted | #4 | 18 | R01-R05, R11-R22, QF | 0 | |
| Price, Barry | #2 | 21 | R01-R05, R07-R18, R20, R22, QF, SF | 5 | |
| Richardson, Max | #18 | 24 | R01-R22, QF, SF | 17 | |
| Richardson, Wayne | #1 | 24 | R01-R22, QF, SF | 35 | |
| Rose, Robert | #25 | 6 | R03-R06, R08, SF | 4 | |
| Salmon, Daryl | #42 | 19 | R03-R07, R10-R22, QF | 0 | |
| Stevens, Paul | #44, #35 | 17 | R02-R03, R05-R13, R15-R20 | 3 | |
| Thompson, Len | #3 | 23 | R01-R11, R13-R22, QF, SF | 21 | |
| Tredrea, Gary | #24 | 11 | R01-R08, R11, R18, R21 | 5 | |
| Vickery, John | #20 | 2 | R07-R08 | 0 | |
| Walker, John | #32 | 1 | R01 | 0 | |
| Waters, Terry | #5 | 6 | R01-R06 | 1 | |
| Wearmouth, Ronnie | #35, #5 | 18 | R01-R04, R09-R19, R21-R22, QF | 17 |
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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) | |||
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| Mann, Neil | 24 | 14 | -1- | 9 | R01-R22, QF, SF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
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| 03/04/1972 | Round 1 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RIC by 4 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 08/04/1972 | Round 2 | Carlton | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 15/04/1972 | Round 3 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COL by 65 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 22/04/1972 | Round 4 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STK by 20 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 29/04/1972 | Round 5 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | COL by 78 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 06/05/1972 | Round 6 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HAW by 5 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 13/05/1972 | Round 7 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | COL by 25 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 20/05/1972 | Round 8 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOO by 24 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 27/05/1972 | Round 9 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | COL by 75 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 03/06/1972 | Round 10 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | COL by 69 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 12/06/1972 | Round 11 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | COL by 55 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 17/06/1972 | Round 12 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | COL by 5 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 01/07/1972 | Round 13 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CAR by 8 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 08/07/1972 | Round 14 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | COL by 30 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 15/07/1972 | Round 15 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | COL by 15 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 22/07/1972 | Round 16 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COL by 28 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 29/07/1972 | Round 17 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | COL by 45 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 05/08/1972 | Round 18 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | COL by 44 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 12/08/1972 | Round 19 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | COL by 47 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 19/08/1972 | Round 20 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEE by 1 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 26/08/1972 | Round 21 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COL by 77 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 02/09/1972 | Round 22 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESS by 5 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 09/09/1972 | Qualifying Final | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RIC by 44 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 16/09/1972 | Semi Final | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STK by 18 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
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