1944 VFL Season: Collingwood
These are the details of the premiership results for Collingwood for the 1944 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 tenth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1944 VFL Season
Team:
Collingwood
Club:
Collingwood
Home Ground:
Victoria Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
10th (W-D-L: 7-0-11, P%: 89.1)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Pat Fricker
Vice-Captain:
Alan Williams
Deputy Vice-Captain:
Jack Murphy
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnott, Jack | #8 | 4 | 10 | R01-04 |
| Balfour, Don | #4 | 9 | 1 | R01-02, R07-09, R12-14, R16 |
| Boyall, Marcus | #1 | 6 | 25 | R01, R04-08 |
| Burns, Jack | #3 | 15 | 3 | R01-10, R12-15, R18 |
| Carruthers, Ron | #5 | 7 | 1 | R01, R06, R11-13, R17-18 |
| Dalkin, Bill | #13 | 15 | 4 | R01-02, R04-11, R13-14, R16-18 |
| Dalton, Pat | #7 | 15 | 0 | R02-16 |
| Duckworth, Bill | #20 | 1 | 1 | R09 |
| Fricker, Pat | #33 | 12 | 0 | R01-12 |
| Galbally, Bob | #8 | 8 | 26 | R06-10, R16-18 |
| Green, Jack | #2 | 4 | 4 | R12-15 |
| Herbert, Ken | #6 | 6 | 2 | R07-10, R15-16 |
| Hibbert, Ron | #6 | 5 | 2 | R04, R15-18 |
| Hocking, Gordon | #33 | 3 | 0 | R16-18 |
| Holten, Mac | #2 | 1 | 1 | R10 |
| Kyne, Phonse | #11 | 2 | 0 | R03-04 |
| Lambert, Harry | #21 | 4 | 9 | R13-16 |
| McHale, John | #15 | 14 | 11 | R01-11, R16-18 |
| McIntosh, Neil | #11 | 5 | 3 | R02, R09, R11-13 |
| Mears, Harry | #21 | 13 | 20 | R05-16, R18 |
| Murphy, Jack | #12 | 18 | 6 | R01-18 |
| Naismith, Herb | #16 | 5 | 1 | R01-03, R05, R09 |
| Negri, Des | #18 | 11 | 0 | R03, R08-09, R11-18 |
| Nelson, George | #29 | 13 | 1 | R01-04, R07, R10-14, R16-18 |
| Newman, Dave | #26 | 14 | 2 | R03-08, R10-14, R16-18 |
| Nilson, Jack | #20 | 4 | 0 | R15-18 |
| Noonan, Bill | #23 | 4 | 0 | R01-04 |
| Richards, Lou | #19 | 18 | 26 | R01-18 |
| Riddell, Ray | #28 | 2 | 0 | R10-11 |
| Robbins, Arthur | #11 | 2 | 0 | R07-08 |
| Ryan, Phil | #10 | 14 | 7 | R01-05, R10-18 |
| Ryan, Ted | #4 | 11 | 1 | R05-09, R12-15, R17-18 |
| Stabb, Fred | #27 | 5 | 0 | R05-06, R10-12 |
| Stabb, Roy | #32 | 7 | 2 | R01-03, R05-06, R15, R17 |
| Synon, Jack | #31 | 7 | 0 | R06-11, R17 |
| Tibballs, Jim | #30 | 4 | 1 | R05-06, R14-15 |
| Toleman, Joe | 1 | 1 | R04 | |
| Utting, Charlie | #34 | 11 | 6 | R01-03, R11-18 |
| Wade, Kevin | #24 | 14 | 7 | R01-05, R07-15 |
| Wallis, Tom | #25 | 17 | 2 | R01-15, R17-18 |
| Williams, Alan | #28 | 11 | 13 | R01-06, R14-18 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McHale, Jock | 18 | 7 | -0- | 11 | R01-18 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/05/1944 | Round 1 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 36 | Jock McHale | Pat Fricker |
| 13/05/1944 | Round 2 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 48 | Jock McHale | Pat Fricker |
| 20/05/1944 | Round 3 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 8 | Jock McHale | Pat Fricker |
| 27/05/1944 | Round 4 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 6 | Jock McHale | Pat Fricker |
| 03/06/1944 | Round 5 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 16 | Jock McHale | Pat Fricker |
| 10/06/1944 | Round 6 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 30 | Jock McHale | Pat Fricker |
| 17/06/1944 | Round 7 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | COLL by 29 | Jock McHale | Pat Fricker |
| 24/06/1944 | Round 8 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 31 | Jock McHale | Pat Fricker |
| 01/07/1944 | Round 9 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | COLL by 35 | Jock McHale | Pat Fricker |
| 08/07/1944 | Round 10 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 68 | Jock McHale | Pat Fricker |
| 15/07/1944 | Round 11 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 46 | Jock McHale | Pat Fricker |
| 22/07/1944 | Round 12 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 19 | Jock McHale | Pat Fricker |
| 29/07/1944 | Round 13 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 51 | Jock McHale | Jack Murphy |
| 05/08/1944 | Round 14 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 39 | Jock McHale | Alan Williams |
| 12/08/1944 | Round 15 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 36 | Jock McHale | Alan Williams |
| 19/08/1944 | Round 16 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | COLL by 72 | Jock McHale | Alan Williams |
| 26/08/1944 | Round 17 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 19 | Jock McHale | Alan Williams |
| 02/09/1944 | Round 18 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 40 | Jock McHale | Alan Williams |