1977 VFL Season: Collingwood
These are the details of the premiership results of Collingwood for the 1977 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 defeating Hawthorn in a semi final, Collingwood were defeated by North Melbourne in the grand final (replay), resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1977 VFL Season
Team:
Collingwood
Home Ground:
Victoria Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 18-0-4, P%: 130.7)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Team Leaders
Captain:
Max Richardson
Vice-Captain:
Len Thompson
Deputy Vice-Captain:
Robert Hyde
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Graeme | #21 | 23 | 46 | R03-22, SF, GF, GR |
| Atkinson, Alan | #16 | 12 | 4 | R01-04, R06-08, R13, R16, R18-19, R22 |
| Barham, Ricky | #43 | 17 | 16 | R06-07, R09-17, R20-22, SF, GF, GR |
| Batt, Murrie | #4 | 4 | 5 | R01-03, R15 |
| Betts, Gerald | #11 | 15 | 0 | R01-07, R11, R19-22, SF, GF, GR |
| Bond, Shane | #15 | 13 | 8 | R01, R03-06, R10-14, R17, GF, GR |
| Carman, Phil | #9 | 20 | 41 | R01-08, R11-20, R22, SF |
| Clifford, Stephen | #20 | 2 | 0 | R02, R04 |
| Cole, Brian | #47 | 1 | 0 | R19 |
| Cooper, Ian | #10 | 21 | 0 | R01-21 |
| Dellamarta, John | #33 | 5 | 0 | R03, R08-11 |
| Dunne, Ross | #12 | 24 | 27 | R01-21, SF, GF, GR |
| Foley, Kerry | #35 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Gordon, Wayne | #13 | 24 | 16 | R02-22, SF, GF, GR |
| Gott, Doug | #34 | 4 | 0 | R21-22, SF, GF |
| Grose, Kevin | #17 | 5 | 1 | R01-02, R05, R09-10 |
| Hyde, Robert | #38 | 24 | 1 | R01-04, R06-22, SF, GF, GR |
| Ireland, Andrew | #24 | 13 | 5 | R01-08, R21-22, SF, GF, GR |
| Jessop, Russell | #32 | 2 | 0 | R04, R18 |
| Kekovich, Sam | #8 | 4 | 4 | R13, R17, R19-20 |
| Kink, Rene | #36 | 20 | 34 | R04-16, R18-21, SF, GF, GR |
| Magro, Stan | #3, #45 | 18 | 10 | R07-09, R11-22, SF, GF, GR |
| Manassa, Phil | #31 | 19 | 12 | R05-07, R09-10, R12-22, SF, GF, GR |
| Marshall, Peter | #26 | 4 | 1 | R18-19, R21-22 |
| McCormack, Peter | #6 | 3 | 4 | R01-03 |
| Moore, Peter | #30 | 22 | 76 | R04-22, SF, GF, GR |
| Moyle, Graeme | #44 | 1 | 0 | R08 |
| Perry, Chris | #7 | 8 | 0 | R05, R09, R12-14, R17-18, GR |
| Picken, Bill | #25 | 24 | 0 | R01-12, R14-22, SF, GF, GR |
| Pritchard, Lex | #29 | 2 | 1 | R08, R12 |
| Richardson, Max | #1 | 24 | 31 | R01-12, R14-22, SF, GF, GR |
| Richardson, Wayne | #18 | 22 | 16 | R01-11, R13-18, R20, R22, SF, GF, GR |
| Shaw, Ray | #23 | 10 | 13 | R01-03, R10, R20-22, SF, GF, GR |
| Thompson, Len | #2 | 25 | 10 | R01-22, SF, GF, GR |
| Tuddenham, Des | #3 | 2 | 4 | R01-02 |
| Wearmouth, Ronnie | #5 | 24 | 22 | R01-20, R22, SF, GF, GR |
| Wight, Terry | #28 | 9 | 1 | R05, R10-17 |
| Wise, John | #19 | 4 | 0 | R09, R15-16, R21 |
| Worthington, Kevin | #27 | 25 | 0 | R01-22, SF, GF, GR |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hafey, Tom | 25 | 19 | -1- | 5 | R01-22, SF, GF, GR |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/04/1977 | Round 1 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | COLL by 11 | Tom Hafey | Max Richardson |
| 09/04/1977 | Round 2 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 9 | Tom Hafey | Max Richardson |
| 16/04/1977 | Round 3 | Essendon | HOME | WIN | COLL by 51 | Tom Hafey | Max Richardson |
| 25/04/1977 | Round 4 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 26 | Tom Hafey | Max Richardson |
| 30/04/1977 | Round 5 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | COLL by 15 | Tom Hafey | Max Richardson |
| 07/05/1977 | Round 6 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | COLL by 102 | Tom Hafey | Max Richardson |
| 14/05/1977 | Round 7 | Fitzroy | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 33 | Tom Hafey | Max Richardson |
| 21/05/1977 | Round 8 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | COLL by 57 | Tom Hafey | Max Richardson |
| 28/05/1977 | Round 9 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 34 | Tom Hafey | Max Richardson |
| 04/06/1977 | Round 10 | South Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | SMLB by 26 | Tom Hafey | Max Richardson |
| 13/06/1977 | Round 11 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 33 | Tom Hafey | Max Richardson |
| 18/06/1977 | Round 12 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 33 | Tom Hafey | Max Richardson |
| 25/06/1977 | Round 13 | North Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 41 | Tom Hafey | Len Thompson |
| 02/07/1977 | Round 14 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | COLL by 63 | Tom Hafey | Max Richardson |
| 09/07/1977 | Round 15 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 11 | Tom Hafey | Max Richardson |
| 16/07/1977 | Round 16 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 5 | Tom Hafey | Max Richardson |
| 23/07/1977 | Round 17 | Carlton | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 32 | Tom Hafey | Max Richardson |
| 30/07/1977 | Round 18 | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | COLL by 33 | Tom Hafey | Max Richardson |
| 06/08/1977 | Round 19 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 26 | Tom Hafey | Max Richardson |
| 13/08/1977 | Round 20 | Hawthorn | HOME | LOSS | HWTH by 6 | Tom Hafey | Max Richardson |
| 20/08/1977 | Round 21 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 32 | Tom Hafey | Max Richardson |
| 27/08/1977 | Round 22 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 14 | Tom Hafey | Max Richardson |
| 10/09/1977 | Semi Final | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | COLL by 2 | Tom Hafey | Max Richardson |
| 24/09/1977 | Grand Final | North Melbourne | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Tom Hafey | Max Richardson |
| 01/10/1977 | Grand Final (R) | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 27 | Tom Hafey | Max Richardson |
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.