1945 VFL Season: Collingwood
These are the details of the premiership results for Collingwood for the 1945 season of the Victorian Football League (currently known as the Australian Football League). The team used Victoria Park as their home ground, playing ten matches there (ten as hosts). The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by South Melbourne in the second semi final, Collingwood were defeated by Carlton in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1945 VFL Season
Team:
Collingwood
Club:
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 |