1918 VFL Season: Collingwood
These are the details of the premiership results for Collingwood for the 1918 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Victoria Park as their home ground, playing seven matches there (seven as hosts). The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating St Kilda in the first semi final, Collingwood were defeated by South Melbourne in the final, resulting in becoming the runners-up. Had they won, South Melbourne would have been entitled to a right to challenge them in a challenge final.
Team Details
Competition:
1918 VFL Season
Team:
Collingwood
Club:
Collingwood
Home Ground:
Victoria Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 10-0-4, P%: 145.1)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Team Leaders
Captain:
Percy Wilson
Vice-Captain:
Dick Lee
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown, Charlie | #2 | 11 | 1 | R01-02, R04-05, R08-11, R14, SF, GF |
| Colechin, Bert | #4 | 11 | 1 | R01, R03-06, R11-14, SF, GF |
| Curtis, Harry | #3 | 10 | 14 | R01-10 |
| Dobrigh, Gus | #6 | 10 | 4 | R01-03, R06-08, R13-14, SF, GF |
| Drummond, Tom | #7 | 13 | 0 | R01-08, R10-13, SF |
| Green, Jack | #8 | 4 | 4 | R06-07, R14, GF |
| Hughes, Les | #9 | 16 | 17 | R01-14, SF, GF |
| Laxton, Charlie | #11 | 12 | 8 | R01-07, R10-12, SF, GF |
| Lee, Charlie | #10 | 7 | 3 | R01-03, R11, R13-14, SF |
| Lee, Dick | #13 | 7 | 17 | R01, R04, R09-10, R13, SF, GF |
| Lumsden, Ernie | #12 | 15 | 5 | R01-02, R04-14, SF, GF |
| MacKechnie, Sam | #15 | 7 | 1 | R01, R03-04, R07, R09-10, R14 |
| Maguire, Mick | #14 | 9 | 10 | R01-06, R09-10, R12 |
| McCarthy, Con | #17 | 14 | 1 | R02-13, SF, GF |
| McHale, Jock | #16 | 1 | 1 | R07 |
| McKenzie, Stan | #18 | 9 | 0 | R02, R05-09, R12-14 |
| Mutch, Alec | #28 | 9 | 0 | R08-14, SF, GF |
| O'Connor, Jack | #19 | 3 | 1 | R02, R05-06 |
| Pannam, Charlie | #20 | 14 | 2 | R01-13, GF |
| Reynolds, Pen | #21 | 16 | 5 | R01-14, SF, GF |
| Saunders, Harry | #23 | 16 | 0 | R01-14, SF, GF |
| Sheehy, Maurie | #22 | 16 | 6 | R01-14, SF, GF |
| Twomey, Bill | #29 | 8 | 0 | R08-09, R11-14, SF, GF |
| Walton, Bill | #26 | 12 | 9 | R03-08, R11-14, SF, GF |
| Wilson, Percy | #24 | 15 | 2 | R01-12, R14, SF, GF |
| Wraith, Tom | #25 | 15 | 26 | R01-05, R07-14, SF, GF |
| Yates, Stan | #27 | 8 | 6 | R03, R08-14 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McHale, Jock | 16 | 11 | -0- | 5 | R01-14, SF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/05/1918 | Round 1 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | COLL by 35 | Jock McHale | Percy Wilson |
| 18/05/1918 | Round 2 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 12 | Jock McHale | Percy Wilson |
| 25/05/1918 | Round 3 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 18 | Jock McHale | Percy Wilson |
| 01/06/1918 | Round 4 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | COLL by 20 | Jock McHale | Percy Wilson |
| 08/06/1918 | Round 5 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | COLL by 60 | Jock McHale | Percy Wilson |
| 15/06/1918 | Round 6 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | COLL by 29 | Jock McHale | Percy Wilson |
| 22/06/1918 | Round 7 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 65 | Jock McHale | Percy Wilson |
| 29/06/1918 | Round 8 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 8 | Jock McHale | Percy Wilson |
| 06/07/1918 | Round 9 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | COLL by 34 | Jock McHale | Percy Wilson |
| 13/07/1918 | Round 10 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 7 | Jock McHale | Percy Wilson |
| 20/07/1918 | Round 11 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 27 | Jock McHale | Percy Wilson |
| 27/07/1918 | Round 12 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 13 | Jock McHale | Percy Wilson |
| 03/08/1918 | Round 13 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 19 | Jock McHale | Dick Lee |
| 10/08/1918 | Round 14 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | COLL by 42 | Jock McHale | Percy Wilson |
| 17/08/1918 | Semi Final | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | COLL by 9 | Jock McHale | Percy Wilson |
| 07/09/1918 | Grand Final | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 5 | Jock McHale | Percy Wilson |