1975 VFL Season: Collingwood
These are the details of the premiership results for Collingwood for the 1975 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, securing a place in the finals series. Collingwood were defeated by Richmond in the elimination final, resulting in finishing in fifth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1975 VFL Season
Team:
Collingwood
Club:
Collingwood
Home Ground:
Victoria Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 13-0-9, P%: 93.9)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Richmond (Elimination Final)
Team Leaders
Captain:
Wayne Richardson
Vice-Captain:
Len Thompson
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Graeme | #21 | 11 | 6 | R09-18, R20 |
| Atkinson, Alan | #16 | 19 | 6 | R01-08, R11-15, R18-22, EF |
| Barrot, Wes | #27 | 1 | 0 | R15 |
| Batt, Murrie | #39 | 5 | 9 | R10-14 |
| Beck, Greg | #11 | 3 | 0 | R07, R10-11 |
| Browne, Michael | #32 | 4 | 2 | R03-06 |
| Cahill, Terry | #44 | 1 | 0 | R11 |
| Carman, Phil | #9 | 15 | 41 | R01-10, R19-22, EF |
| Clifford, Stephen | #20 | 10 | 2 | R12-18, R21-22, EF |
| Coles, Henry | #37 | 5 | 6 | R01-04, R08 |
| Cooper, Ian | #10 | 19 | 0 | R01, R06-22, EF |
| Cranage, Paul | #19 | 10 | 0 | R01-07, R09, R11-12 |
| Dean, Robert | #26 | 17 | 1 | R03-10, R14-21, EF |
| Delahunty, Mike | #4 | 4 | 0 | R01-02, R05-06 |
| Dellamarta, John | #33 | 4 | 0 | R03, R08-10 |
| Dunne, Ross | #12 | 15 | 26 | R08-11, R13-22, EF |
| Foley, Kerry | #35 | 3 | 0 | R02-04 |
| Gonsalves, Bruce | #48 | 1 | 0 | R19 |
| Gordon, Wayne | #13 | 11 | 0 | R03-04, R07-10, R13-17 |
| Gott, Doug | #34 | 19 | 1 | R01-06, R11-22, EF |
| Greening, John | #22 | 2 | 0 | R17-18 |
| Grose, Kevin | #17 | 12 | 3 | R05-06, R11-12, R14-16, R18, R20-22, EF |
| Heard, Bob | #15 | 18 | 18 | R01-03, R06-19, EF |
| Holmes, Allan | #40 | 6 | 0 | R04, R19-22, EF |
| Hyde, Robert | #38 | 10 | 0 | R01-10 |
| Ireland, Andrew | #24 | 21 | 17 | R01-19, R21-22 |
| Kink, Rene | #36 | 15 | 17 | R01-02, R07-11, R14-20, R22 |
| Manassa, Phil | #31 | 16 | 0 | R01-03, R05, R07-18 |
| McKenna, Peter | #6 | 10 | 26 | R01-02, R04-11 |
| Moore, Peter | #30 | 17 | 5 | R01-10, R12-14, R20-22, EF |
| Oborne, Rod | #8 | 3 | 1 | R01-02, R05 |
| O'Callaghan, Denis | #29 | 13 | 0 | R07-08, R12-17, R19-22, EF |
| Picken, Bill | #25 | 11 | 2 | R03, R07, R12-13, R17-22, EF |
| Price, Barry | #3 | 8 | 5 | R01-02, R18-22, EF |
| Richardson, Max | #18 | 20 | 20 | R01-13, R15-17, R20-22, EF |
| Richardson, Wayne | #1 | 22 | 24 | R01-13, R15-22, EF |
| Saltmarsh, Ray | #42 | 1 | 1 | R16 |
| Shaw, Ray | #23 | 16 | 18 | R03-06, R11-14, R16-22, EF |
| Shephard, Graeme | #7 | 22 | 2 | R01-17, R19-22, EF |
| Thompson, Len | #2 | 15 | 13 | R04-10, R15-18, R20-22, EF |
| Wearmouth, Ronnie | #5 | 11 | 14 | R01-02, R04-06, R09, R12, R19-21, EF |
| Williams, John | #14 | 6 | 0 | R11-14, R18-19 |
| Wise, John | #37 | 8 | 4 | R13-19, R22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weideman, Murray | 23 | 13 | -0- | 10 | R01-22, EF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/04/1975 | Round 1 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 36 | Murray Weideman | Wayne Richardson |
| 12/04/1975 | Round 2 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 93 | Murray Weideman | Wayne Richardson |
| 19/04/1975 | Round 3 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 2 | Murray Weideman | Wayne Richardson |
| 26/04/1975 | Round 4 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | COLL by 13 | Murray Weideman | Wayne Richardson |
| 03/05/1975 | Round 5 | Footscray | AWAY | LOSS | FOOT by 11 | Murray Weideman | Wayne Richardson |
| 10/05/1975 | Round 6 | Richmond | HOME | LOSS | RICH by 50 | Murray Weideman | Wayne Richardson |
| 17/05/1975 | Round 7 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 9 | Murray Weideman | Wayne Richardson |
| 24/05/1975 | Round 8 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 26 | Murray Weideman | Wayne Richardson |
| 31/05/1975 | Round 9 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | COLL by 9 | Murray Weideman | Wayne Richardson |
| 07/06/1975 | Round 10 | Hawthorn | AWAY | LOSS | HWTH by 49 | Murray Weideman | Wayne Richardson |
| 16/06/1975 | Round 11 | Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | MELB by 22 | Murray Weideman | Wayne Richardson |
| 21/06/1975 | Round 12 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 8 | Murray Weideman | Wayne Richardson |
| 28/06/1975 | Round 13 | Carlton | HOME | LOSS | CARL by 16 | Murray Weideman | Wayne Richardson |
| 05/07/1975 | Round 14 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 31 | Murray Weideman | unknown |
| 12/07/1975 | Round 15 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | COLL by 42 | Murray Weideman | Wayne Richardson |
| 19/07/1975 | Round 16 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | COLL by 7 | Murray Weideman | Wayne Richardson |
| 26/07/1975 | Round 17 | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 46 | Murray Weideman | Wayne Richardson |
| 02/08/1975 | Round 18 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 52 | Murray Weideman | Wayne Richardson |
| 09/08/1975 | Round 19 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | COLL by 39 | Murray Weideman | Wayne Richardson |
| 16/08/1975 | Round 20 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 19 | Murray Weideman | Wayne Richardson |
| 23/08/1975 | Round 21 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | COLL by 30 | Murray Weideman | Wayne Richardson |
| 30/08/1975 | Round 22 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 1 | Murray Weideman | Wayne Richardson |
| 06/09/1975 | Elimination Final | Richmond | AWAY | LOSS | RICH by 4 | Murray Weideman | Wayne Richardson |