1979 VFL Season: Collingwood
These are the details of the premiership results of Collingwood for the 1979 VFL season. 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 a 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.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1979 VFL Season
Team:
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 |
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.