1940 VFL Season: Collingwood
These are the details of the premiership results for Collingwood for the 1940 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 eighth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1940 VFL Season
Team:
Collingwood
Club:
Collingwood
Home Ground:
Victoria Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
8th (W-D-L: 8-0-10, P%: 100.6)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Jack Regan
Vice-Captain:
Phonse Kyne
Deputy Vice-Captain:
Jack Ross
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balfour, Don | #1 | 11 | 9 | R01-10, R18 |
| Barrett, Kevin | #2 | 4 | 4 | R01-03, R05 |
| Campbell, Colin | #29 | 14 | 1 | R04-09, R11-18 |
| Campbell, Norm | #3 | 13 | 0 | R01-02, R04, R06-11, R15-18 |
| Carruthers, Ron | #34 | 2 | 1 | R12-13 |
| Collier, Harry | #1 | 1 | 2 | R06 |
| Dawson, Stan | #5 | 12 | 15 | R01-10, R17-18 |
| Dowling, Ron | #5 | 15 | 0 | R03-17 |
| Fothergill, Des | #6 | 18 | 56 | R01-18 |
| Fricker, Pat | #7 | 9 | 0 | R01-06, R09, R13, R15 |
| Green, Jack | #8 | 7 | 6 | R01-02, R10-14 |
| Hill, Les | #9 | 8 | 1 | R01-02, R05, R12, R15-18 |
| Hocking, Gordon | #11 | 13 | 13 | R01-05, R09-13, R16-18 |
| Knight, Jack | #13 | 15 | 10 | R03-11, R13-18 |
| Knott, Dan | #14 | 3 | 2 | R02-04 |
| Kyne, Phonse | #15 | 18 | 10 | R01-18 |
| Le Sueur, Bennie | #30 | 3 | 0 | R07-09 |
| Mears, Harry | #25 | 3 | 0 | R16-18 |
| Morgan, Leo | #16 | 15 | 0 | R01-07, R10-16, R18 |
| Murphy, Jack | #17 | 18 | 0 | R01-18 |
| Naismith, Herb | #18 | 9 | 2 | R01-07, R11, R14 |
| Newman, Charlie | #19 | 8 | 0 | R02-09 |
| Nicholls, Geoff | #12 | 2 | 2 | R11, R17 |
| Noonan, Bill | #10 | 7 | 5 | R10-16 |
| Oliver, Norm | 1 | 0 | R18 | |
| Pannam, Alby | #20 | 18 | 39 | R01-18 |
| Pimm, Jack | #21 | 5 | 8 | R04, R15-18 |
| Powell, Harold | #22 | 7 | 10 | R10, R12-15, R17-18 |
| Regan, Jack | #23 | 9 | 0 | R01, R03, R08, R13-18 |
| Ross, Jack | #24 | 13 | 0 | R01-04, R07-09, R11-12, R14-17 |
| Tyrrell, Leo | #27 | 1 | 0 | R10 |
| Unwin, Bill | #33 | 5 | 2 | R07-08, R12-14 |
| Whelan, Marcus | #26 | 12 | 0 | R01, R05-14, R18 |
| Williams, Alan | #27 | 17 | 23 | R01-12, R14-18 |
| Williams, Ken | #36 | 12 | 2 | R05-16 |
| Woods, Bervin | #28 | 14 | 0 | R01-03, R06, R08-17 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McHale, Jock | 18 | 8 | -0- | 10 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/04/1940 | Round 1 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 12 | Jock McHale | Jack Regan |
| 04/05/1940 | Round 2 | Geelong | HOME | LOSS | GEEL by 15 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 11/05/1940 | Round 3 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | COLL by 37 | Jock McHale | Jack Regan |
| 18/05/1940 | Round 4 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 24 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 25/05/1940 | Round 5 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 16 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 01/06/1940 | Round 6 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | COLL by 2 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 08/06/1940 | Round 7 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 20 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 15/06/1940 | Round 8 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 26 | Jock McHale | Jack Regan |
| 22/06/1940 | Round 9 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 16 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 29/06/1940 | Round 10 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 14 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 06/07/1940 | Round 11 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 24 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 13/07/1940 | Round 12 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 86 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 20/07/1940 | Round 13 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 65 | Jock McHale | Jack Regan |
| 27/07/1940 | Round 14 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 15 | Jock McHale | Jack Regan |
| 10/08/1940 | Round 15 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 40 | Jock McHale | Jack Regan |
| 17/08/1940 | Round 16 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 14 | Jock McHale | Jack Regan |
| 24/08/1940 | Round 17 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 40 | Jock McHale | Jack Regan |
| 31/08/1940 | Round 18 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | COLL by 34 | Jock McHale | Jack Regan |