1940 VFL Season: Collingwood
These are the details of the premiership results of Collingwood for the 1940 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in eighth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1940 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
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.