1946 VFL Season: Collingwood
These are the details of the premiership results of Collingwood for the 1946 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Essendon in a semi final, Collingwood were defeated by Melbourne in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1946 VFL Season
Team:
Collingwood
Home Ground:
Victoria Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 13-0-6, P%: 125.2)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Melbourne (Preliminary Final)
Team Leaders
Captain:
Phonse Kyne
Vice-Captain:
Jack Regan
Deputy Vice-Captain:
Marcus Whelan
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown, Allan | #3 | 3 | 0 | R02-04 |
| Burns, Jack | #4 | 20 | 3 | R03-19, SF, SR, PF |
| Campbell, Norm | #5 | 9 | 0 | R01-02, R04, R12-13, R16-19 |
| Carruthers, Ron | #6 | 5 | 0 | R02-06 |
| Fitzgerald, Len | #7 | 19 | 29 | R01-02, R04-17, SF, SR, PF |
| Fothergill, Des | #8 | 17 | 63 | R01-17 |
| Green, Jack | #9 | 22 | 7 | R01-19, SF, SR, PF |
| Hocking, Gordon | #10 | 20 | 7 | R01, R04-19, SF, SR, PF |
| Holten, Mac | #11 | 17 | 7 | R01-03, R08-09, R11-19, SF, SR, PF |
| Horwood, Ray | #16 | 16 | 9 | R06-18, SF, SR, PF |
| Jones, Ray | #12 | 4 | 0 | R07, SF, SR, PF |
| Knorr, Allan | #13 | 9 | 1 | R06-07, R09-13, SF, SR |
| Kyne, Phonse | #1 | 22 | 20 | R01-19, SF, SR, PF |
| Lambert, Harry | #14 | 11 | 17 | R02-03, R14-19, SF, SR, PF |
| Mann, Neil | #14 | 8 | 14 | R01-05, R18-19, PF |
| Mears, Harry | #19 | 2 | 0 | R01, R03 |
| Moore, Guy | #17 | 6 | 1 | R04-05, R10, R13-14, R16 |
| Murphy, Jack | #15 | 19 | 7 | R03-13, R15-19, SF, SR, PF |
| Naismith, Herb | #18 | 1 | 0 | R04 |
| Newman, Dave | #19 | 13 | 8 | R01-07, R10-11, R14-16, PF |
| Noonan, Bill | #20 | 15 | 0 | R03, R05-13, R15, R17, SF, SR, PF |
| Pimm, Jack | #18 | 14 | 31 | R08-19, SR, PF |
| Regan, Jack | #2 | 6 | 0 | R01, R05-07, R14-15 |
| Richards, Lou | #21 | 22 | 50 | R01-19, SF, SR, PF |
| Riddell, Ray | #31 | 2 | 0 | R06, R08 |
| Rose, Bob | #22 | 6 | 7 | R17-19, SF, SR, PF |
| Ryan, Phil | #23 | 18 | 5 | R01-05, R07-11, R13-15, R18-19, SF, SR, PF |
| Ryan, Ted | #22 | 2 | 0 | R02, R05 |
| Smith, Ron | #24 | 11 | 0 | R06-09, R12-14, R16-19 |
| Sullivan, Kevin | 2 | 0 | R01-02 | |
| Swenson, Clarrie | #25 | 3 | 2 | R17-19 |
| Toleman, Joe | #25 | 1 | 2 | R01 |
| Twomey, Bill | #25 | 18 | 2 | R01-13, R15-18, SF |
| Utting, Charlie | #27 | 21 | 1 | R01-16, R18-19, SF, SR, PF |
| Wade, Kevin | #28 | 18 | 0 | R01-12, R14, R17-19, SF, SR |
| Wallis, Tom | #29 | 19 | 0 | R01-03, R05-16, R19, SF, SR, PF |
| Whelan, Marcus | #30 | 18 | 0 | R01-04, R08-12, R14-19, SF, SR, PF |
| Yates, Laurie | #6 | 1 | 0 | R19 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McHale, Jock | 22 | 13 | -1- | 8 | R01-19, SF, SR, PF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/04/1946 | Round 1 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 63 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 27/04/1946 | Round 2 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | COLL by 16 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 04/05/1946 | Round 3 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 10 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 11/05/1946 | Round 4 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 19 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 18/05/1946 | Round 5 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 66 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 25/05/1946 | Round 6 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 3 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 01/06/1946 | Round 7 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 64 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 10/06/1946 | Round 8 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | COLL by 56 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 15/06/1946 | Round 9 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 42 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 22/06/1946 | Round 10 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 41 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 06/07/1946 | Round 11 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 22 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 13/07/1946 | Round 12 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | COLL by 33 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 20/07/1946 | Round 13 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 5 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 27/07/1946 | Round 14 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 51 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 03/08/1946 | Round 15 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | COLL by 45 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 10/08/1946 | Round 16 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 30 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 17/08/1946 | Round 17 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | COLL by 62 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 24/08/1946 | Round 18 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | COLL by 75 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 31/08/1946 | Round 19 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 5 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 14/09/1946 | Semi Final | Essendon | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 21/09/1946 | Semi Final (R) | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 19 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 28/09/1946 | Preliminary Final | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 13 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
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.