1979 VFL Season: Collingwood
These are the details of the premiership results for Collingwood for the 1979 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 North Melbourne in the qualifying final, defeating Fitzroy in the first semi final and defeating North Melbourne in the preliminary final, Collingwood were defeated by Carlton in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Team Details
Competition:
1979 VFL Season
Team:
Collingwood
Club:
Collingwood
Home Ground:
Victoria Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 15-0-7, P%: 126.7)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Team Leaders
Captain:
Ray Shaw
Vice-Captain:
Kevin Morris
Deputy Vice-Captain:
Rene Kink
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Graeme | #21 | 13 | 29 | R01, R13-14, R16-22, SF, PF, GF |
| Austen, Geoff | #17 | 11 | 3 | R01-03, R05-06, R08, R10-12, R16-17 |
| Banks, Denis | #12 | 14 | 7 | R07-14, R17-19, QF, PF, GF |
| Barham, Ricky | #43 | 6 | 3 | R08-09, R22, SF, PF, GF |
| Betts, Gerald | #11 | 3 | 2 | R04, R14-15 |
| Brewer, Ross | #20 | 12 | 18 | R14-20, R22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Byrne, Ray | #26 | 26 | 2 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Carlson, Leigh | #29 | 10 | 2 | R01-02, R07, R20-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Cooper, Ian | #10 | 1 | 0 | R07 |
| Daicos, Peter | #35 | 6 | 2 | R04-06, R12, R14-15 |
| Davis, Craig | #19 | 26 | 88 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Dreher, Mark | #55 | 4 | 0 | R20, QF, SF, PF |
| Edwards, Allan | #8 | 11 | 15 | R16-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Hannebery, Mark | #41 | 6 | 1 | R09-14 |
| Ireland, Andrew | #24 | 22 | 3 | R01-11, R13-16, R19-21, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Kink, Rene | #36 | 25 | 54 | R01-13, R15-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Magro, Stan | #3 | 23 | 1 | R01-06, R08-22, QF, GF |
| Manassa, Phil | #31 | 10 | 4 | R01-03, R06, R10, R14-15, R19-21 |
| McCormack, Peter | #6 | 24 | 0 | R01-05, R08-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Moore, Peter | #30 | 25 | 11 | R01-15, R17-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Morris, Kevin | #14 | 15 | 12 | R01-05, R16-19, R21-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Oborne, Rod | #23 | 3 | 0 | R02, R05-06 |
| Ohlsen, Russell | #34 | 22 | 10 | R03-18, R21-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Picken, Bill | #25 | 26 | 4 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Price, Barry | #5 | 1 | 0 | R07 |
| Roach, Stephen | #15 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Shaw, Derek | #4 | 15 | 21 | R01-07, R09-12, R20, SF, PF, GF |
| Shaw, Ray | #23 | 24 | 27 | R01-13, R15-18, R20-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Shaw, Tony | #22 | 15 | 8 | R04-15, R18-19, QF |
| Stewart, Craig | #9 | 23 | 32 | R01-09, R11-22, QF, SF |
| Twomey, David | #37 | 3 | 2 | R16, R20-21 |
| Valli, Bill | #2 | 17 | 17 | R01-03, R05-18 |
| Warren, Mick | #53 | 2 | 0 | R18-19 |
| Wearmouth, Ronnie | #5 | 21 | 21 | R01-04, R07-09, R11-13, R15-17, R19-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Wight, Terry | #28 | 19 | 5 | R03-19, R21-22 |
| Woolnough, Mike | #33 | 11 | 6 | R02-08, R10-13 |
| Worthington, Kevin | #27 | 23 | 7 | R01-04, R06-10, R13-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
| Young, David | #14 | 1 | 0 | R22 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hafey, Tom | 26 | 17 | -0- | 9 | R01-22, QF, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/04/1979 | Round 1 | Fitzroy | HOME | LOSS | FITZ by 80 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 14/04/1979 | Round 2 | Hawthorn | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 30 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 21/04/1979 | Round 3 | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 28 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 28/04/1979 | Round 4 | St Kilda | HOME | WIN | COLL by 178 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 05/05/1979 | Round 5 | Footscray | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 48 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 12/05/1979 | Round 6 | Essendon | HOME | LOSS | ESSE by 34 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 19/05/1979 | Round 7 | Geelong | HOME | WIN | COLL by 41 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 26/05/1979 | Round 8 | South Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 87 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 02/06/1979 | Round 9 | Richmond | HOME | WIN | COLL by 52 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 09/06/1979 | Round 10 | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 16 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 16/06/1979 | Round 11 | Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 14 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 23/06/1979 | Round 12 | Fitzroy | AWAY | LOSS | FITZ by 42 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 30/06/1979 | Round 13 | Hawthorn | HOME | WIN | COLL by 105 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 07/07/1979 | Round 14 | St Kilda | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 49 | Tom Hafey | unknown |
| 14/07/1979 | Round 15 | North Melbourne | HOME | LOSS | NMLB by 57 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 21/07/1979 | Round 16 | Footscray | HOME | WIN | COLL by 122 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 28/07/1979 | Round 17 | Essendon | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 21 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 04/08/1979 | Round 18 | Geelong | AWAY | LOSS | GEEL by 61 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 11/08/1979 | Round 19 | South Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 8 | Tom Hafey | Kevin Morris |
| 18/08/1979 | Round 20 | Richmond | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 20 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 25/08/1979 | Round 21 | Carlton | HOME | WIN | COLL by 19 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 01/09/1979 | Round 22 | Melbourne | HOME | WIN | COLL by 51 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 08/09/1979 | Qualifying Final | North Melbourne | AWAY | LOSS | NMLB by 39 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 15/09/1979 | Semi Final | Fitzroy | HOME | WIN | COLL by 22 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 22/09/1979 | Preliminary Final | North Melbourne | AWAY | WIN | COLL by 27 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |
| 29/09/1979 | Grand Final | Carlton | AWAY | LOSS | CARL by 5 | Tom Hafey | Ray Shaw |