1908 VFL Season: Collingwood

These are the details of the premiership results for Collingwood for the 1908 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Victoria Park as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. Collingwood were defeated by Essendon in the first semi final, resulting in finishing in fourth place overall (adjusted for finals).

Team Details

Competition: 1908 VFL Season
Team: Collingwood
Club: Collingwood
Home Ground: Victoria Park

Team Results

Ladder Position: 4th (W-D-L: 10-0-8, P%: 97.0)
Finals Performance: Defeated by Essendon (Semi Final)

Team Leaders

Captains: Eddie Drohan, Bob Nash
Vice-Captains: Bob Nash, George Angus

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds
Angus, George 16 7 R01-13, R17-18, SF
Baxter, Jim 1 1 R17
Baxter, Tom 18 9 R01-12, R14-18, SF
Carden, Bill 5 0 R01, R05-08
Daykin, Richard 5 2 R15-18, SF
Diggle, Graham 2 0 R03-04
Drohan, Eddie 9 5 R01-09
Dummett, Alf 19 6 R01-18, SF
Dunstan, Alex 10 2 R01, R03-04, R06-07, R09, R13-16
Freeman, Artie 13 10 R02, R05-16
Gibb, Percy 19 0 R01-18, SF
Green, George 2 0 R02, R05
Gyton, Harold 9 1 R03-07, R11-12, R14-15
Heatley, Bill 14 3 R01, R04-05, R08-14, R16-18, SF
Herbert, Marshall 19 0 R01-18, SF
Holland, Tom 5 0 R04-05, R11-12, R14
Hughes, Les 10 4 R01-03, R08-11, R13-15
Leach, Arthur 3 2 R17-18, SF
Lee, Dick 17 54 R01-04, R06-08, R10-18, SF
Lees, Harry 1 0 R10
McHale, Jock 19 0 R01-18, SF
Nash, Bob 19 2 R01-18, SF
O'Donoghue, Dave 12 0 R08-18, SF
Pannam, Albert 13 9 R05-08, R10-13, R15-18, SF
Pears, Harry 7 3 R01-02, R04-07, R09
Rowell, Ted 12 6 R01-04, R08-10, R13, R16-18, SF
Rush, Bob 5 0 R01-03, R07, R09
Ryan, Dave 18 9 R01-16, R18, SF
Ryan, Mick 1 0 R02
Sadler, Jim 12 0 R03, R06, R10-18, SF
Strachan, Bob 8 1 R12-18, SF
Wilcher, Frank 19 0 R01-18, SF

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds
Rowell, Ted 6 2 -0- 4 R01-06
Strickland, Billy 7 4 -0- 3 R13-18, SF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
02/05/1908 Round 1 Geelong AWAY LOSS GEEL by 47 Ted Rowell Eddie Drohan
09/05/1908 Round 2 Fitzroy HOME LOSS FITZ by 31 Ted Rowell Eddie Drohan
16/05/1908 Round 3 University AWAY WIN COLL by 8 Ted Rowell Eddie Drohan
23/05/1908 Round 4 Carlton HOME LOSS CARL by 28 Ted Rowell Eddie Drohan
30/05/1908 Round 5 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESSE by 5 Ted Rowell Eddie Drohan
06/06/1908 Round 6 Richmond HOME WIN COLL by 15 Ted Rowell Eddie Drohan
08/06/1908 Round 7 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STKL by 41 unknown Eddie Drohan
13/06/1908 Round 8 Melbourne HOME WIN COLL by 24 unknown Eddie Drohan
20/06/1908 Round 9 South Melbourne AWAY LOSS SMLB by 21 unknown Eddie Drohan
27/06/1908 Round 10 Geelong HOME WIN COLL by 20 unknown Bob Nash
04/07/1908 Round 11 Fitzroy AWAY WIN COLL by 2 unknown Bob Nash
11/07/1908 Round 12 University HOME WIN COLL by 17 unknown Bob Nash
18/07/1908 Round 13 Carlton AWAY LOSS CARL by 40 Billy Strickland Bob Nash
25/07/1908 Round 14 Essendon HOME WIN COLL by 4 Billy Strickland Bob Nash
01/08/1908 Round 15 Richmond AWAY LOSS RICH by 5 Billy Strickland Bob Nash
08/08/1908 Round 16 St Kilda HOME WIN COLL by 19 Billy Strickland Bob Nash
15/08/1908 Round 17 Melbourne AWAY WIN COLL by 13 Billy Strickland Bob Nash
05/09/1908 Round 18 South Melbourne HOME WIN COLL by 66 Billy Strickland Bob Nash
12/09/1908 Semi Final Essendon AWAY LOSS ESSE by 35 Billy Strickland Bob Nash