1939 VFL Season: Collingwood
Season Team Details
Competition:
1939 VFL Season
Team:
Collingwood
Home Ground:
Victoria Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 15-0-3, P%: 122.0)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Team Leaders
Captain:
Harry Collier
Vice-Captain:
Albert Collier
Deputy Vice-Captain:
Jack Regan
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balfour, Don | #3 | 20 | 4 | R01-05, R07-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Campbell, Norm | #4 | 15 | 1 | R01-02, R07-09, R11-17, SF, PF, GF |
| Carmody, Jack | #5 | 3 | 0 | R14, R18, SF |
| Collier, Albert | #2 | 16 | 2 | R06-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Collier, Harry | #1 | 19 | 12 | R01-15, R18, SF, PF, GF |
| Dawson, Stan | #5 | 3 | 1 | R01-03 |
| Doherty, Vin | #6 | 9 | 7 | R03-08, R10, PF, GF |
| Dowling, Ron | #7 | 18 | 1 | R01-09, R11-18, SF |
| Fothergill, Des | #8 | 18 | 51 | R01, R04, R06-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Fricker, Pat | #26 | 4 | 0 | R10-11, PF, GF |
| Froude, Fred | #9 | 6 | 0 | R03, R10-13, PF |
| Green, Jack | #27 | 17 | 3 | R02-06, R10-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Hill, Les | #11 | 5 | 0 | R08-11, R14 |
| Hill, Ted | #31 | 2 | 0 | R05-06 |
| Hocking, Gordon | #10 | 17 | 0 | R04-15, R17-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Knight, Jack | #11 | 19 | 15 | R01-09, R11-13, R15-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Kyne, Phonse | #13 | 21 | 8 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| McCrae, Cliff | #14 | 3 | 7 | R13-14, GF |
| Morgan, Leo | #14 | 5 | 1 | R01, R05, R16-18 |
| Morison, Jock | #29 | 5 | 0 | R05-06, R11, R13-14 |
| Murphy, Jack | #29 | 16 | 5 | R02, R04-07, R09-10, R13-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Naismith, Herb | #15 | 4 | 0 | R03-04, R10, R16 |
| Pannam, Alby | #16 | 14 | 42 | R01-14 |
| Powell, Harold | #17 | 20 | 26 | R01-18, SF, PF |
| Regan, Jack | #18 | 19 | 0 | R01-09, R12-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Ross, Jack | #19 | 14 | 0 | R01-09, R12, R15-17, GF |
| Shields, Clarrie | #20 | 1 | 0 | R10 |
| Stackpole, Keith | #26 | 3 | 0 | R01-03 |
| Todd, Ron | #21 | 19 | 121 | R01-09, R12-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Unwin, Bill | #22 | 9 | 3 | R01-04, R15-18, SF |
| Whelan, Marcus | #28 | 20 | 2 | R01-13, R15-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Williams, Alan | #24 | 16 | 4 | R01-02, R07-12, R14-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Woods, Bervin | #25 | 19 | 2 | R01-12, R15-18, SF, PF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McHale, Jock | 21 | 16 | -0- | 5 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Jack Murphy | Jack Regan | Gordon Hocking |
| Half-Back: | Jack Ross | Alan Williams | Don Balfour |
| Centre: | Pat Fricker | Marcus Whelan | Norm Campbell |
| Half-Forward: | Cliff McCrae | Phonse Kyne | Vin Doherty |
| Forward: | Des Fothergill | Ron Todd | Jack Knight |
| Follower: | Albert Collier | Bervin Woods | Harry Collier |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 1 out of 21 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/04/1939 | Round 1 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | COLL by 31 | Jock McHale | Harry Collier |
| 29/04/1939 | Round 2 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 39 | Jock McHale | Harry Collier |
| 06/05/1939 | Round 3 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | COLL by 15 | Jock McHale | Harry Collier |
| 13/05/1939 | Round 4 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 37 | Jock McHale | Harry Collier |
| 20/05/1939 | Round 5 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 37 | Jock McHale | Harry Collier |
| 27/05/1939 | Round 6 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | COLL by 19 | Jock McHale | Harry Collier |
| 03/06/1939 | Round 7 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 36 | Jock McHale | Harry Collier |
| 10/06/1939 | Round 8 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | COLL by 39 | Jock McHale | Harry Collier |
| 17/06/1939 | Round 9 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 27 | Jock McHale | Harry Collier |
| 24/06/1939 | Round 10 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 94 | Jock McHale | Harry Collier |
| 01/07/1939 | Round 11 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | COLL by 57 | Jock McHale | Harry Collier |
| 08/07/1939 | Round 12 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 11 | Jock McHale | Harry Collier |
| 15/07/1939 | Round 13 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 64 | Jock McHale | Harry Collier |
| 22/07/1939 | Round 14 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 17 | Jock McHale | Harry Collier |
| 05/08/1939 | Round 15 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | COLL by 27 | Jock McHale | Harry Collier |
| 12/08/1939 | Round 16 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | COLL by 31 | Jock McHale | Albert Collier |
| 19/08/1939 | Round 17 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 8 | Jock McHale | Albert Collier |
| 02/09/1939 | Round 18 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | COLL by 32 | Jock McHale | Harry Collier |
| 16/09/1939 | Semi Final | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 14 | Jock McHale | Harry Collier |
| 23/09/1939 | Preliminary Final | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | COLL by 29 | Jock McHale | Harry Collier |
| 30/09/1939 | Grand Final | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 53 | Jock McHale | Harry Collier |