1947 VFL Season: Collingwood
These are the details of the premiership results of Collingwood for the 1947 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in fifth place.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1947 VFL Season
Team:
Collingwood
Home Ground:
Victoria Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 11-1-7, P%: 112.4)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Phonse Kyne
Vice-Captain:
Jack Murphy
Deputy Vice-Captain:
Marcus Whelan
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burns, Jack | #2 | 17 | 2 | R01-14, R16-18 |
| Carruthers, Ron | #3 | 5 | 0 | R15-19 |
| Denney, Alec | #4 | 16 | 2 | R04-19 |
| Fitzgerald, Len | #5 | 18 | 0 | R01-04, R06-19 |
| Fothergill, Des | #6 | 4 | 12 | R01-03, R12 |
| Green, Jack | #9 | 17 | 5 | R01-04, R07-19 |
| Hocking, Gordon | #8 | 19 | 7 | R01-19 |
| Holten, Mac | #9 | 19 | 19 | R01-19 |
| Horwood, Ray | #10 | 19 | 1 | R01-19 |
| Jones, Ray | #11 | 13 | 0 | R05-06, R08-12, R14-19 |
| Keegan, Ray | #12 | 10 | 8 | R05-07, R11, R13-15, R17-19 |
| Kyne, Phonse | #1 | 18 | 15 | R01-15, R17-19 |
| Lambert, Harry | #13 | 4 | 3 | R01-04 |
| Mann, Neil | #14 | 16 | 48 | R01-04, R07-18 |
| Moon, Stan | #31 | 7 | 4 | R06-12 |
| Moore, Guy | #15 | 10 | 11 | R04-09, R12, R14, R17-18 |
| Murphy, Jack | #16 | 14 | 3 | R01-07, R13-19 |
| Newman, Dave | #2 | 2 | 0 | R01, R05 |
| Nolan, Bill | #18 | 15 | 0 | R01-06, R08-13, R15-17 |
| Pimm, Jack | #19 | 11 | 12 | R09-19 |
| Richards, Lou | #20 | 18 | 31 | R01-15, R17-19 |
| Richards, Ron | #21 | 5 | 3 | R11-14, R16 |
| Rose, Bob | #22 | 11 | 22 | R01-10, R19 |
| Ryan, Phil | #23 | 8 | 5 | R01, R03-05, R08, R10-12 |
| Ryan, Ted | #33 | 2 | 0 | R18-19 |
| Smith, Ron | #24 | 4 | 0 | R02, R05, R13, R16 |
| Smith, Stan | #25 | 16 | 10 | R03-11, R13-19 |
| Twomey, Bill | #26 | 14 | 5 | R01-05, R07-10, R14-17, R19 |
| Twomey, Pat | #32 | 10 | 11 | R08-16, R19 |
| Utting, Charlie | #27 | 19 | 0 | R01-19 |
| Wade, Kevin | #28 | 6 | 0 | R02, R06-07, R15-16, R19 |
| Wallis, Tom | #29 | 7 | 0 | R01-03, R06-07, R13, R18 |
| Whelan, Marcus | #30 | 6 | 0 | R01-06 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McHale, Jock | 19 | 11 | -1- | 7 | R01-19 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/04/1947 | Round 1 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | COLL by 46 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 26/04/1947 | Round 2 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 47 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 03/05/1947 | Round 3 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 19 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 10/05/1947 | Round 4 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 52 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 17/05/1947 | Round 5 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 25 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 24/05/1947 | Round 6 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 14 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 31/05/1947 | Round 7 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 1 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 07/06/1947 | Round 8 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 14 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 16/06/1947 | Round 9 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | COLL by 26 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 21/06/1947 | Round 10 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 43 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 28/06/1947 | Round 11 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 34 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 05/07/1947 | Round 12 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 17 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 12/07/1947 | Round 13 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | COLL by 20 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 19/07/1947 | Round 14 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | COLL by 6 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 26/07/1947 | Round 15 | South Melbourne | AWAY | DRAW | drawn | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 09/08/1947 | Round 16 | Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | MELB by 5 | Jock McHale | Jack Murphy |
| 16/08/1947 | Round 17 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | COLL by 28 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 23/08/1947 | Round 18 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 74 | Jock McHale | Phonse Kyne |
| 30/08/1947 | Round 19 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 7 | 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.