1969 VFL Season: Collingwood
These are the details of the premiership results of Collingwood for the 1969 VFL season. The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Carlton in a semi final, Collingwood were defeated by Richmond in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1969 VFL Season
Team:
Collingwood
Home Ground:
Victoria Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 15-0-5, P%: 129.0)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Richmond (Preliminary Final)
Team Leaders
Captain:
Des Tuddenham
Vice-Captain:
Terry Waters
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adamson, Lee | #33 | 11 | 0 | R01-11 |
| Alexander, Terry | #30 | 14 | 7 | R02, R07-18, PF |
| Bell, John | #44 | 2 | 0 | R02-03 |
| Britt, Con | #27 | 19 | 17 | R01-05, R08-20, SF |
| Clark, Len | #32 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Clifton, Jeff | #42 | 13 | 0 | R08-13, R16-20, SF, PF |
| Dean, Robert | #40 | 1 | 0 | R15 |
| Dunne, Ross | #12 | 16 | 15 | R01-09, R16-20, SF, PF |
| Ellis, Vaughan | #10 | 6 | 3 | R01-04, R06-07 |
| Farmer, Bob | #11 | 8 | 7 | R06-08, R15-16, R18-19, PF |
| Gott, Doug | #34 | 4 | 0 | R14-17 |
| Graham, Ian | #7 | 10 | 9 | R04-05, R10-13, R19-20, SF, PF |
| Green, Jack | #25 | 6 | 0 | R06-10, R12 |
| Greening, John | #22 | 22 | 34 | R01-20, SF, PF |
| Hibbert, Danny | #36 | 11 | 10 | R03, R06, R09-14, R18-20 |
| Hill, Laurie | #13 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Hug, Ernie | #7 | 2 | 0 | R01, R20 |
| Jenkin, Graeme | #14 | 14 | 9 | R01, R04-06, R09-11, R16-20, SF, PF |
| Lawrie, Gordon | #39 | 1 | 0 | R03 |
| Le Gassick, Dennis | #24 | 2 | 0 | R13, R15 |
| McKenna, Peter | #6 | 19 | 98 | R01-06, R08, R10, R12-20, SF, PF |
| McKenzie, Brian | #31 | 20 | 0 | R01-05, R08-20, SF, PF |
| Moylan, Ron | #21 | 3 | 2 | R11-13 |
| Neave, Bruce | #16 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| O'Callaghan, Denis | #29 | 6 | 0 | R14-15, R19-20, SF, PF |
| Patterson, Peter | #17 | 7 | 1 | R06-07, R10-14 |
| Pitts, Jeff | #38 | 4 | 1 | R03-05, R07 |
| Potter, Ted | #15 | 22 | 0 | R01-20, SF, PF |
| Price, Barry | #5 | 22 | 4 | R01-20, SF, PF |
| Richardson, Max | #18 | 18 | 0 | R05-20, SF, PF |
| Richardson, Wayne | #3 | 22 | 30 | R01-20, SF, PF |
| Slater, Mark | #43 | 1 | 0 | R10 |
| Thompson, Len | #28 | 22 | 16 | R01-20, SF, PF |
| Tuddenham, Des | #1 | 15 | 26 | R01-05, R07-09, R14-18, SF, PF |
| Tully, Colin | #9 | 19 | 8 | R01-05, R08-20, SF |
| Urquhart, Max | #19 | 18 | 0 | R04-07, R09-20, SF, PF |
| Walker, Paul | #37 | 1 | 0 | R02 |
| Waters, Terry | #2 | 21 | 15 | R01-09, R11-20, SF, PF |
| Watt, Ricky | #23 | 20 | 7 | R01-04, R06-09, R11-20, SF, PF |
| Wearmouth, Ronnie | #48 | 1 | 0 | R14 |
| Wheadon, David | #4 | 9 | 2 | R01-02, R05-08, R17, SF, PF |
| Whelan, Shane | #26 | 5 | 0 | R03-07 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose, Bob | 22 | 15 | -0- | 7 | R01-20, SF, PF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/04/1969 | Round 1 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 22 | Bob Rose | Des Tuddenham |
| 12/04/1969 | Round 2 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 17 | Bob Rose | Des Tuddenham |
| 19/04/1969 | Round 3 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 68 | Bob Rose | Des Tuddenham |
| 26/04/1969 | Round 4 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 64 | Bob Rose | Des Tuddenham |
| 03/05/1969 | Round 5 | St Kilda | AWAY | LOSS | STKL by 6 | Bob Rose | Des Tuddenham |
| 10/05/1969 | Round 6 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | COLL by 53 | Bob Rose | Terry Waters |
| 17/05/1969 | Round 7 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | COLL by 13 | Bob Rose | Des Tuddenham |
| 24/05/1969 | Round 8 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 56 | Bob Rose | Des Tuddenham |
| 31/05/1969 | Round 9 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 60 | Bob Rose | Des Tuddenham |
| 14/06/1969 | Round 10 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | COLL by 47 | Bob Rose | unknown |
| 21/06/1969 | Round 11 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 11 | Bob Rose | Terry Waters |
| 28/06/1969 | Round 12 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | COLL by 31 | Bob Rose | Terry Waters |
| 05/07/1969 | Round 13 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 2 | Bob Rose | Terry Waters |
| 12/07/1969 | Round 14 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 2 | Bob Rose | Des Tuddenham |
| 19/07/1969 | Round 15 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 10 | Bob Rose | Des Tuddenham |
| 02/08/1969 | Round 16 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | COLL by 10 | Bob Rose | Des Tuddenham |
| 09/08/1969 | Round 17 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 22 | Bob Rose | Des Tuddenham |
| 16/08/1969 | Round 18 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 20 | Bob Rose | Des Tuddenham |
| 23/08/1969 | Round 19 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 71 | Bob Rose | Terry Waters |
| 30/08/1969 | Round 20 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 7 | Bob Rose | Terry Waters |
| 13/09/1969 | Semi Final | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 36 | Bob Rose | Des Tuddenham |
| 20/09/1969 | Preliminary Final | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 26 | Bob Rose | Des Tuddenham |
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.