1947 VFL Season: Collingwood
These are the details of the premiership results for Collingwood for the 1947 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 fifth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1947 VFL Season
Team:
Collingwood
Club:
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 |