1938 VFL Season: Collingwood
These are the details of the premiership results for Collingwood for the 1938 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. After defeating Footscray in the first semi final and defeating Geelong in the preliminary final, Collingwood were defeated by Carlton in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Team Details
Competition:
1938 VFL Season
Team:
Collingwood
Club:
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 |