1972 VFL Season: Collingwood
These are the details of the premiership results for Collingwood for the 1972 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 third place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Richmond in the qualifying final, Collingwood were defeated by St Kilda in the first semi final, resulting in finishing in fourth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1972 VFL Season
Team:
Collingwood
Club:
Collingwood
Home Ground:
Victoria Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 14-1-7, P%: 133.8)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by St Kilda (Semi Final)
Team Leaders
Captain:
Wayne Richardson
Vice-Captain:
Barry Price
Deputy Vice-Captain:
Len Thompson
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adamson, Lee | #33 | 13 | 0 | R01, R05, R10, R14-22, QF |
| Atkinson, Alan | #16 | 23 | 8 | R01-04, R06-22, QF, SF |
| Britt, Con | #27 | 18 | 0 | R05-06, R08-20, R22, QF, SF |
| Clifton, Jeff | #21 | 22 | 0 | R01-06, R09-22, QF, SF |
| Coles, Henry | #36 | 6 | 6 | R06-09, R19-20 |
| Cooper, Ian | #51, #37 | 2 | 0 | R21, SF |
| Dean, Robert | #26 | 21 | 18 | R02-06, R08-09, R11-22, QF, SF |
| Delahunty, Mike | #7 | 5 | 2 | R01-02, R07-09 |
| Dunne, Ross | #12 | 24 | 5 | R01-22, QF, SF |
| Dunstan, Graeme | #9 | 1 | 2 | SF |
| Eakins, Peter | #10 | 3 | 0 | R03, QF, SF |
| Gott, Doug | #34 | 17 | 14 | R07, R09-22, QF, SF |
| Greening, John | #22 | 14 | 15 | R01-14 |
| Heard, Bob | #15 | 22 | 21 | R01-08, R10, R12-22, QF, SF |
| Jenkin, Graeme | #14 | 13 | 14 | R01-02, R04, R09-10, R12-15, R19-20, QF, SF |
| Kaine, Laurie | #11 | 2 | 0 | R04, R07 |
| McGaw, Wes | #39 | 4 | 2 | R16-17, R21-22 |
| McKenna, Peter | #6 | 20 | 130 | R01-11, R14-22 |
| McKenzie, Brian | #31 | 1 | 0 | R12 |
| McOrist, Ian | #46, #23 | 12 | 16 | R06-16, SF |
| Oborne, Rod | #8 | 19 | 7 | R01-02, R05-13, R17-22, QF, SF |
| O'Callaghan, Denis | #29 | 24 | 1 | R01-22, QF, SF |
| Pettigrew, Peter | #30 | 4 | 0 | R21-22, QF, SF |
| Potter, Ted | #4 | 18 | 0 | R01-05, R11-22, QF |
| Price, Barry | #2 | 21 | 5 | R01-05, R07-18, R20, R22, QF, SF |
| Richardson, Max | #18 | 24 | 17 | R01-22, QF, SF |
| Richardson, Wayne | #1 | 24 | 35 | R01-22, QF, SF |
| Rose, Robert | #25 | 6 | 4 | R03-06, R08, SF |
| Salmon, Daryl | #42 | 19 | 0 | R03-07, R10-22, QF |
| Stevens, Paul | #44, #35 | 17 | 3 | R02-03, R05-13, R15-20 |
| Thompson, Len | #3 | 23 | 21 | R01-11, R13-22, QF, SF |
| Tredrea, Gary | #24 | 11 | 5 | R01-08, R11, R18, R21 |
| Vickery, John | #20 | 2 | 0 | R07-08 |
| Walker, John | #32 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Waters, Terry | #5 | 6 | 1 | R01-06 |
| Wearmouth, Ronnie | #35, #5 | 18 | 17 | R01-04, R09-19, R21-22, QF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mann, Neil | 24 | 14 | -1- | 9 | R01-22, QF, SF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04/1972 | Round 1 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 4 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 08/04/1972 | Round 2 | Carlton | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 15/04/1972 | Round 3 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 65 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 22/04/1972 | Round 4 | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 20 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 29/04/1972 | Round 5 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 78 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 06/05/1972 | Round 6 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 5 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 13/05/1972 | Round 7 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 25 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 20/05/1972 | Round 8 | Footscray | HOME | LOSS | FOOT by 24 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 27/05/1972 | Round 9 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | COLL by 75 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 03/06/1972 | Round 10 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 69 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 12/06/1972 | Round 11 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | COLL by 55 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 17/06/1972 | Round 12 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | COLL by 5 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 01/07/1972 | Round 13 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 8 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 08/07/1972 | Round 14 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 30 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 15/07/1972 | Round 15 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 15 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 22/07/1972 | Round 16 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 28 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 29/07/1972 | Round 17 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 45 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 05/08/1972 | Round 18 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | COLL by 44 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 12/08/1972 | Round 19 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 47 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 19/08/1972 | Round 20 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 1 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 26/08/1972 | Round 21 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 77 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 02/09/1972 | Round 22 | Essendon | AWAY | LOSS | ESSE by 5 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 09/09/1972 | Qualifying Final | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 44 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 16/09/1972 | Semi Final | St Kilda | HOME | LOSS | STKL by 18 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |