1938 VFL Season: Collingwood
These are the details of the premiership results of Collingwood for the 1938 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Footscray in a semi final and defeating Geelong in the preliminary final, Collingwood were defeated by Carlton in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1938 VFL Season
Team:
Collingwood
Home Ground:
Victoria Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 12-0-6, P%: 117.6)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Team Leaders
Captains:
Harry Collier, Fred Froude, Albert Collier
Vice-Captains:
Albert Collier, Phonse Kyne
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balfour, Don | #3 | 13 | 0 | R08-16, R18, SF, PF, GF |
| Booth, Frank | #3 | 6 | 2 | R01-03, R06, R08, R14 |
| Bowyer, Percy | #3 | 5 | 0 | R01-05 |
| Boyall, Marcus | #4 | 18 | 0 | R01-04, R08-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Carmody, Jack | #5 | 13 | 2 | R01-03, R05, R08-14, PF, GF |
| Collier, Albert | #2 | 8 | 1 | R01-03, R14-16, PF, GF |
| Collier, Harry | #1 | 7 | 2 | R01-07 |
| Dawson, Stan | #31 | 5 | 5 | R07, R12, R16-18 |
| Doherty, Vin | #7 | 17 | 17 | R01-03, R06, R08, R10-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Dowling, Ron | #7 | 18 | 0 | R04-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Fothergill, Des | #8 | 21 | 65 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Fricker, Pat | #26 | 13 | 0 | R02-10, R12-13, R17-18 |
| Froude, Fred | #9 | 17 | 0 | R01-04, R08-13, R15-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Green, Jack | #27 | 2 | 0 | R15, R17 |
| Hocking, Gordon | #10 | 11 | 8 | R08, R10-15, R18, SF, PF, GF |
| Jones, Harry | #13 | 6 | 4 | R01, R05-07, R10-11 |
| Knight, Jack | #20 | 7 | 5 | R06-09, R11, PF, GF |
| Kyne, Phonse | #13 | 20 | 14 | R01-10, R12-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Morgan, Leo | #14 | 13 | 0 | R04, R06-07, R10-13, R16-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Murphy, Jack | #29 | 5 | 1 | R04, R07-10 |
| Naismith, Herb | #15 | 6 | 8 | R04-05, R10-13 |
| Pannam, Alby | #16 | 21 | 54 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Pearce, Fred | #36 | 4 | 1 | R06-09 |
| Powell, Harold | #17 | 13 | 5 | R03-09, R14-18, SF |
| Regan, Jack | #18 | 13 | 0 | R01-05, R14-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Riley, Lou | #21 | 7 | 3 | R01-06, R09 |
| Ross, Jack | #19 | 18 | 0 | R01, R05-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Ryan, Alan | #25 | 9 | 2 | R10-17, SF |
| Shields, Clarrie | #20 | 6 | 0 | R01-03, R05, R07, R09 |
| Stackpole, Keith | #25 | 5 | 3 | R01-02, R11, R13, SF |
| Todd, Ron | #21 | 20 | 120 | R01-10, R12-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Unwin, Bill | #22 | 2 | 0 | R09, R14 |
| Whelan, Marcus | #23 | 17 | 0 | R02-07, R11-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Williams, Alan | #24 | 12 | 6 | R04-07, R11, R15-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Woods, Bervin | #25 | 21 | 1 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McHale, Jock | 21 | 14 | -0- | 7 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/04/1938 | Round 1 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 18 | Jock McHale | Harry Collier |
| 30/04/1938 | Round 2 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | COLL by 53 | Jock McHale | Harry Collier |
| 07/05/1938 | Round 3 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 10 | Jock McHale | Harry Collier |
| 14/05/1938 | Round 4 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | COLL by 41 | Jock McHale | Harry Collier |
| 21/05/1938 | Round 5 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 16 | Jock McHale | Harry Collier |
| 28/05/1938 | Round 6 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 82 | Jock McHale | Harry Collier |
| 04/06/1938 | Round 7 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 14 | Jock McHale | Harry Collier |
| 11/06/1938 | Round 8 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | COLL by 26 | Jock McHale | Fred Froude |
| 18/06/1938 | Round 9 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 22 | Jock McHale | Fred Froude |
| 25/06/1938 | Round 10 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 5 | Jock McHale | Fred Froude |
| 02/07/1938 | Round 11 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 12 | Jock McHale | Fred Froude |
| 09/07/1938 | Round 12 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | COLL by 6 | Jock McHale | Fred Froude |
| 23/07/1938 | Round 13 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 1 | Jock McHale | Fred Froude |
| 30/07/1938 | Round 14 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 13 | Jock McHale | Albert Collier |
| 06/08/1938 | Round 15 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 40 | Jock McHale | Albert Collier |
| 13/08/1938 | Round 16 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 20 | Jock McHale | Albert Collier |
| 20/08/1938 | Round 17 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 54 | Jock McHale | Jack Regan |
| 27/08/1938 | Round 18 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 9 | Jock McHale | Jack Regan |
| 03/09/1938 | Semi Final | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 41 | Jock McHale | Jack Regan |
| 17/09/1938 | Preliminary Final | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 37 | Jock McHale | Albert Collier |
| 24/09/1938 | Grand Final | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 15 | Jock McHale | Albert Collier |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.