1979 VFLR Season: Collingwood Reserves
These are the details of the premiership results for the Collingwood Reserves for the 1979 season of the Victorian Football League Reserves (currently known as the Australian Football League Reserves). The team used Victoria Park as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After being defeated by the North Melbourne Reserves in the second semi final and defeating the Geelong Reserves in the preliminary final, the Collingwood Reserves were defeated by the North Melbourne Reserves in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Team Details
Competition:
1979 VFLR Season
Team:
Collingwood Reserves
Club:
Collingwood
Home Ground:
Victoria Park
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 15-0-7, P%: 138.5)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richards, Ron | 25 | 16 | -0- | 9 | R01-22, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/04/1979 | Round 1 | Fitzroy (R) | HOME | WIN | COLR by 67 | Ron Richards | unknown |
| 14/04/1979 | Round 2 | Hawthorn (R) | AWAY | WIN | COLR by 78 | Ron Richards | unknown |
| 22/04/1979 | Round 3 | North Melbourne (R) | AWAY | LOSS | NMLR by 25 | Ron Richards | unknown |
| 28/04/1979 | Round 4 | St Kilda (R) | HOME | WIN | COLR by 151 | Ron Richards | unknown |
| 05/05/1979 | Round 5 | Footscray (R) | AWAY | LOSS | FOOR by 21 | Ron Richards | unknown |
| 12/05/1979 | Round 6 | Essendon (R) | HOME | WIN | COLR by 82 | Ron Richards | unknown |
| 19/05/1979 | Round 7 | Geelong (R) | HOME | WIN | COLR by 40 | Ron Richards | unknown |
| 26/05/1979 | Round 8 | South Melbourne (R) | AWAY | WIN | COLR by 50 | Ron Richards | unknown |
| 02/06/1979 | Round 9 | Richmond (R) | HOME | LOSS | RICR by 6 | Ron Richards | unknown |
| 09/06/1979 | Round 10 | Carlton (R) | AWAY | WIN | COLR by 27 | Ron Richards | unknown |
| 16/06/1979 | Round 11 | Melbourne (R) | AWAY | WIN | COLR by 42 | Ron Richards | unknown |
| 23/06/1979 | Round 12 | Fitzroy (R) | AWAY | WIN | COLR by 82 | Ron Richards | unknown |
| 30/06/1979 | Round 13 | Hawthorn (R) | HOME | WIN | COLR by 50 | Ron Richards | unknown |
| 07/07/1979 | Round 14 | St Kilda (R) | AWAY | WIN | COLR by 63 | Ron Richards | unknown |
| 14/07/1979 | Round 15 | North Melbourne (R) | HOME | LOSS | NMLR by 27 | Ron Richards | unknown |
| 21/07/1979 | Round 16 | Footscray (R) | HOME | WIN | COLR by 31 | Ron Richards | unknown |
| 28/07/1979 | Round 17 | Essendon (R) | AWAY | LOSS | ESSR by 35 | Ron Richards | unknown |
| 04/08/1979 | Round 18 | Geelong (R) | AWAY | LOSS | GEER by 27 | Ron Richards | unknown |
| 11/08/1979 | Round 19 | South Melbourne (R) | HOME | WIN | COLR by 37 | Ron Richards | unknown |
| 18/08/1979 | Round 20 | Richmond (R) | AWAY | LOSS | RICR by 25 | Ron Richards | unknown |
| 25/08/1979 | Round 21 | Carlton (R) | HOME | WIN | COLR by 93 | Ron Richards | unknown |
| 01/09/1979 | Round 22 | Melbourne (R) | HOME | WIN | COLR by 117 | Ron Richards | unknown |
| 15/09/1979 | Semi Final | North Melbourne (R) | HOME | LOSS | NMLR by 25 | Ron Richards | unknown |
| 22/09/1979 | Preliminary Final | Geelong (R) | HOME | WIN | COLR by 11 | Ron Richards | unknown |
| 29/09/1979 | Grand Final | North Melbourne (R) | AWAY | LOSS | NMLR by 25 | Ron Richards | unknown |