1973 VFL Season: Collingwood
Season Team Details
Competition:
1973 VFL Season
Team:
Collingwood
Home Ground:
Victoria Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 19-0-3, P%: 125.5)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Richmond (Preliminary Final)
Team Leaders
Captain:
Wayne Richardson
Vice-Captain:
Len Thompson
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adamson, Lee | #33 | 8 | 0 | R17-22, SF, PF |
| Atkinson, Alan | #16 | 10 | 4 | R12-15, R19-22, SF, PF |
| Beck, Greg | #53 | 5 | 5 | R19-22, SF |
| Bisset, George | #4 | 23 | 34 | R01-19, R21-22, SF, PF |
| Britt, Con | #27 | 7 | 0 | R01-07 |
| Browne, Michael | #32 | 5 | 1 | R15, R17-20 |
| Clifford, Stephen | #42 | 2 | 0 | R18, R20 |
| Clifton, Jeff | #21 | 23 | 0 | R01-21, SF, PF |
| Coles, Henry | #37 | 12 | 18 | R01-05, R09-14, R20 |
| Cranage, Paul | #19 | 19 | 0 | R01-02, R06, R08-15, R17-22, SF, PF |
| Dean, Robert | #26 | 22 | 2 | R01-17, R19-21, SF, PF |
| Delahunty, Mike | #7 | 10 | 2 | R01-08, R15-16 |
| Dunne, Ross | #12 | 23 | 18 | R01-22, SF |
| Dunstan, Graeme | #9 | 14 | 16 | R01-07, R09-13, R16, R19 |
| Foley, Kerry | #35 | 2 | 0 | R06, R08 |
| Gott, Doug | #34 | 19 | 8 | R01-13, R16, R18, R21-22, SF, PF |
| Heard, Bob | #15 | 18 | 29 | R02-04, R06-11, R14, R17-22, SF, PF |
| Holmes, Allan | #40 | 9 | 2 | R11-17, R20, PF |
| Hyde, Robert | #38 | 2 | 0 | R08-09 |
| Jenkin, Graeme | #14 | 18 | 10 | R02-08, R12-18, R20, R22, SF, PF |
| Kaine, Laurie | #11 | 1 | 0 | R05 |
| Kink, Rene | #45 | 4 | 5 | R19, R21-22, PF |
| Manassa, Phil | #31 | 13 | 3 | R03-07, R10-14, R16, R22, PF |
| McKenna, Peter | #6 | 20 | 86 | R01-03, R06-18, R20-22, SF |
| Morse, Colin | #17 | 2 | 0 | R01, R14 |
| Oborne, Rod | #8 | 24 | 39 | R01-22, SF, PF |
| O'Callaghan, Denis | #29 | 21 | 1 | R01, R04-19, R21-22, SF, PF |
| O'Sullivan, Danny | #41 | 7 | 0 | R09-10, R12, R15-18 |
| Price, Barry | #3 | 21 | 7 | R01-05, R08-19, R21-22, SF, PF |
| Reichman, Graeme | #28 | 11 | 4 | R01-10, R12 |
| Richardson, Max | #18 | 23 | 26 | R01-11, R13-22, SF, PF |
| Richardson, Wayne | #1 | 23 | 18 | R01-05, R07-22, SF, PF |
| Salmon, Daryl | #24 | 23 | 0 | R01-11, R13-22, SF, PF |
| Thompson, Len | #2 | 23 | 22 | R01-05, R07-22, SF, PF |
| Wearmouth, Ronnie | #5 | 13 | 5 | R06-07, R11, R15-22, SF, PF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mann, Neil | 24 | 19 | -0- | 5 | R01-22, SF, PF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/04/1973 | Round 1 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 76 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 14/04/1973 | Round 2 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 20 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 21/04/1973 | Round 3 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | COLL by 70 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 25/04/1973 | Round 4 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 70 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 05/05/1973 | Round 5 | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 11 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 12/05/1973 | Round 6 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 24 | Neil Mann | unknown |
| 19/05/1973 | Round 7 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 59 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 26/05/1973 | Round 8 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | COLL by 35 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 04/06/1973 | Round 9 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 39 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 09/06/1973 | Round 10 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 13 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 16/06/1973 | Round 11 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | COLL by 42 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 23/06/1973 | Round 12 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 22 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 30/06/1973 | Round 13 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | COLL by 5 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 07/07/1973 | Round 14 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | COLL by 21 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 14/07/1973 | Round 15 | Geelong | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 8 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 21/07/1973 | Round 16 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 5 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 28/07/1973 | Round 17 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 39 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 04/08/1973 | Round 18 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | COLL by 15 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 11/08/1973 | Round 19 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 45 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 18/08/1973 | Round 20 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 41 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 25/08/1973 | Round 21 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | COLL by 18 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 01/09/1973 | Round 22 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 10 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 15/09/1973 | Semi Final | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 20 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |
| 22/09/1973 | Preliminary Final | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 7 | Neil Mann | Wayne Richardson |