1945 VFL Season: Collingwood
Season Team Details
Competition:
1945 VFL Season
Team:
Collingwood
Home Ground:
Victoria Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 15-0-5, P%: 128.8)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Carlton (Preliminary Final)
Team Leaders
Captain:
Alby Pannam
Vice-Captain:
Alan Williams
Deputy Vice-Captain:
Jack Murphy
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balfour, Don | #20 | 2 | 2 | R05, R12 |
| Boyall, Marcus | #3 | 6 | 2 | R01-06 |
| Brown, Allan | #4 | 13 | 11 | R01-08, R10-11, R18-20 |
| Burns, Jack | #3 | 11 | 1 | R12-20, SF, PF |
| Carroll, Jack | #15 | 2 | 0 | R08-09 |
| Carruthers, Ron | #6 | 17 | 0 | R02-04, R09-20, SF, PF |
| Dalkin, Bill | #7 | 15 | 6 | R01-04, R06, R09-15, R20, SF, PF |
| Dalton, Pat | #10 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Eiffler, Ernie | #9 | 3 | 0 | R02, R06-07 |
| Fitzgerald, Len | #10 | 21 | 0 | R01-18, R20, SF, PF |
| Fothergill, Des | #11 | 18 | 62 | R01-02, R04-07, R10-11, R13-20, SF, PF |
| Gallagher, Laurie | #12 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Green, Jack | #9 | 5 | 5 | R15-19 |
| Herbert, Ken | #13 | 2 | 0 | R12-13 |
| Hocking, Gordon | #8 | 2 | 0 | R08-09 |
| Holten, Mac | #14 | 20 | 16 | R01-03, R05-08, R10-20, SF, PF |
| Hustler, Len | #8 | 4 | 4 | R13-14, R20, PF |
| Mann, Neil | #16 | 12 | 11 | R01-09, R18-19, SF |
| McLaren, Peter | #26 | 1 | 0 | R07 |
| Mears, Harry | #17 | 19 | 14 | R02-16, R19-20, SF, PF |
| Moore, Guy | #18 | 10 | 16 | R09-17, SF |
| Murphy, Jack | #19 | 20 | 3 | R01-03, R06-20, SF, PF |
| Murrell, Murray | #12 | 2 | 0 | R07-08 |
| Naismith, Herb | #20 | 15 | 1 | R01-06, R14-20, SF, PF |
| Negri, Des | #4 | 2 | 0 | R01, R04 |
| Nelson, George | #22 | 11 | 0 | R02-12 |
| Newman, Dave | #23 | 20 | 22 | R01, R03-15, R17-20, SF, PF |
| Pannam, Alby | #1 | 16 | 35 | R01, R03-05, R07-11, R13-19 |
| Richards, Lou | #24 | 22 | 45 | R01-20, SF, PF |
| Riddell, Ray | #21 | 1 | 0 | PF |
| Ryan, Phil | #25 | 22 | 21 | R01-20, SF, PF |
| Smith, Ron | #5 | 2 | 0 | R16-17 |
| Twomey, Bill | #27 | 21 | 3 | R01-12, R14-20, SF, PF |
| Utting, Charlie | #28 | 21 | 1 | R01, R03-20, SF, PF |
| Wade, Kevin | #30 | 22 | 0 | R01-20, SF, PF |
| Wallis, Tom | #29 | 15 | 0 | R08-20, SF, PF |
| Williams, Alan | #28 | 20 | 14 | R01-13, R16-20, SF, PF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McHale, Jock | 22 | 15 | -0- | 7 | R01-20, SF, PF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/04/1945 | Round 1 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 21 | Jock McHale | Alby Pannam |
| 28/04/1945 | Round 2 | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 10 | Jock McHale | Alan Williams |
| 05/05/1945 | Round 3 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 3 | Jock McHale | Alby Pannam |
| 12/05/1945 | Round 4 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | COLL by 38 | Jock McHale | Alby Pannam |
| 19/05/1945 | Round 5 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 1 | Jock McHale | Alby Pannam |
| 26/05/1945 | Round 6 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | COLL by 25 | Jock McHale | Alan Williams |
| 02/06/1945 | Round 7 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 76 | Jock McHale | Alby Pannam |
| 09/06/1945 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 95 | Jock McHale | Alby Pannam |
| 16/06/1945 | Round 9 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | COLL by 29 | Jock McHale | Alby Pannam |
| 23/06/1945 | Round 10 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 97 | Jock McHale | Alby Pannam |
| 30/06/1945 | Round 11 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 5 | Jock McHale | Alby Pannam |
| 07/07/1945 | Round 12 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 6 | Jock McHale | Alan Williams |
| 14/07/1945 | Round 13 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 26 | Jock McHale | Alby Pannam |
| 21/07/1945 | Round 14 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 35 | Jock McHale | Alby Pannam |
| 28/07/1945 | Round 15 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 32 | Jock McHale | Alby Pannam |
| 04/08/1945 | Round 16 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | COLL by 29 | Jock McHale | Alby Pannam |
| 11/08/1945 | Round 17 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 6 | Jock McHale | Alby Pannam |
| 18/08/1945 | Round 18 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | COLL by 79 | Jock McHale | Alby Pannam |
| 25/08/1945 | Round 19 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | COLL by 26 | Jock McHale | Alby Pannam |
| 01/09/1945 | Round 20 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 20 | Jock McHale | Alan Williams |
| 15/09/1945 | Semi Final | South Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | SMLB by 11 | Jock McHale | Alan Williams |
| 22/09/1945 | Preliminary Final | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 10 | Jock McHale | Alan Williams |