1979 VFL Season: Collingwood
Season Team Details
Season:
1979 VFL Season
Team:
Collingwood
Home Ground:
Victoria Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 15-0-7, P%: 126.7%)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Players:
38
Brownlow Leader(s):
Peter Moore (22)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away):
Craig Davis (80)
E. W. Copeland Trophy Recipient(s):
Peter Moore
Team Leaders
Captain(s): Ray Shaw
Player Results
| Player | Guernsey(s) | Match(es) | Round(s) | Goal(s) | Brownlow |
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| Anderson, Graeme | #21 | 13 | R01, R13-R14, R16-R22, SF, PF, GF | 29 | |
| Austen, Geoff | #17 | 11 | R01-R03, R05-R06, R08, R10-R12, R16-R17 | 3 | |
| Banks, Denis | #12 | 14 | R07-R14, R17-R19, QF, PF, GF | 7 | |
| Barham, Ricky | #43 | 6 | R08-R09, R22, SF, PF, GF | 3 | |
| Betts, Gerald | #11 | 3 | R04, R14-R15 | 2 | |
| Brewer, Ross | #20 | 12 | R14-R20, R22, QF, SF, PF, GF | 18 | |
| Byrne, Ray | #26 | 26 | R01-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF | 2 | |
| Carlson, Leigh | #29 | 10 | R01-R02, R07, R20-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF | 2 | |
| Cooper, Ian | #10 | 1 | R07 | 0 | |
| Daicos, Peter | #35 | 6 | R04-R06, R12, R14-R15 | 2 | |
| Davis, Craig | #19 | 26 | R01-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF | 88 | |
| Dreher, Mark | #55 | 4 | R20, QF, SF, PF | 0 | |
| Edwards, Allan | #8 | 11 | R16-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF | 15 | |
| Hannebery, Mark | #41 | 6 | R09-R14 | 1 | |
| Ireland, Andrew | #24 | 22 | R01-R11, R13-R16, R19-R21, QF, SF, PF, GF | 3 | |
| Kink, Rene | #36 | 25 | R01-R13, R15-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF | 54 | |
| Magro, Stan | #3 | 23 | R01-R06, R08-R22, QF, GF | 1 | |
| Manassa, Phil | #31 | 10 | R01-R03, R06, R10, R14-R15, R19-R21 | 4 | |
| McCormack, Peter | #6 | 24 | R01-R05, R08-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF | 0 | |
| Moore, Peter | #30 | 25 | R01-R15, R17-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF | 11 | |
| Morris, Kevin | #14 | 15 | R01-R05, R16-R19, R21-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF | 12 | |
| Oborne, Rod | #23 | 3 | R02, R05-R06 | 0 | |
| Ohlsen, Russell | #34 | 22 | R03-R18, R21-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF | 10 | |
| Picken, Bill | #25 | 26 | R01-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF | 4 | |
| Price, Barry | #5 | 1 | R07 | 0 | |
| Roach, Stephen | #15 | 1 | R01 | 0 | |
| Shaw, Derek | #4 | 15 | R01-R07, R09-R12, R20, SF, PF, GF | 21 | |
| Shaw, Ray | #23 | 24 | R01-R13, R15-R18, R20-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF | 27 | |
| Shaw, Tony | #22 | 15 | R04-R15, R18-R19, QF | 8 | |
| Stewart, Craig | #9 | 23 | R01-R09, R11-R22, QF, SF | 32 | |
| Twomey, David | #37 | 3 | R16, R20-R21 | 2 | |
| Valli, Bill | #2 | 17 | R01-R03, R05-R18 | 17 | |
| Warren, Mick | #53 | 2 | R18-R19 | 0 | |
| Wearmouth, Ronnie | #5 | 21 | R01-R04, R07-R09, R11-R13, R15-R17, R19-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF | 21 | |
| Wight, Terry | #28 | 19 | R03-R19, R21-R22 | 5 | |
| Woolnough, Mike | #33 | 11 | R02-R08, R10-R13 | 6 | |
| Worthington, Kevin | #27 | 23 | R01-R04, R06-R10, R13-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF | 7 | |
| Young, David | #14 | 1 | R22 | 0 |
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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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| Hafey, Tom | 26 | 17 | -0- | 9 | R01-R22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
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| 07/04/1979 | Round 1 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FIT by 80 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 14/04/1979 | Round 2 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | COL by 30 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 21/04/1979 | Round 3 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NOR by 28 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 28/04/1979 | Round 4 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | COL by 178 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 05/05/1979 | Round 5 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | COL by 48 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 12/05/1979 | Round 6 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESS by 34 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 19/05/1979 | Round 7 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | COL by 41 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 26/05/1979 | Round 8 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | COL by 87 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 02/06/1979 | Round 9 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | COL by 52 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 09/06/1979 | Round 10 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CAR by 16 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 16/06/1979 | Round 11 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | COL by 14 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 23/06/1979 | Round 12 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FIT by 42 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 30/06/1979 | Round 13 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | COL by 105 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 07/07/1979 | Round 14 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | COL by 49 | Tom Hafey | unknown |
| 14/07/1979 | Round 15 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NOR by 57 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 21/07/1979 | Round 16 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | COL by 122 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 28/07/1979 | Round 17 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | COL by 21 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 04/08/1979 | Round 18 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEE by 61 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 11/08/1979 | Round 19 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COL by 8 | Tom Hafey | unknown |
| 18/08/1979 | Round 20 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | COL by 20 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 25/08/1979 | Round 21 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | COL by 19 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 01/09/1979 | Round 22 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COL by 51 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 08/09/1979 | Qualifying Final | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NOR by 39 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 15/09/1979 | Semi Final | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | COL by 22 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 22/09/1979 | Preliminary Final | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | COL by 27 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 29/09/1979 | Grand Final | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CAR by 5 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
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