Collingwood
"Collingwood players were rugged individualists who integrated themselves into a machine knowing that it was greater than the sum of its individual parts. That machine played football with precision and purpose. Shepherding and chasing were as important as kicking goals. Each player had the specific task of beating his opponent and the general task of assisting his team mates..."
John Devaney takes an in-depth look at the game's biggest and most famous club.
1897 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats
Collingwood's 1897 Fixture
| Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897-05-08 1 | H | Collingwood | 1.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.11 | 41 | WON | St. Kilda | 1.0 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 16 | 25 | VIC | 1897-05-08 May 8 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1897-05-15 2 | A | Collingwood | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 8.2 | 50 | WON | Essendon | 1.3 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 30 | 20 | EME | 1897-05-15 May 15 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1897-05-22 3 | H | Collingwood | 1.1 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 41 | WON | Geelong | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 37 | 4 | VIC | 1897-05-22 May 22 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1897-05-29 4 | A | Collingwood | 1.1 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 33 | LOST | South Melbourne | 1.3 | 3.7 | 5.11 | 5.11 | 41 | -8 | LAK | 1897-05-29 May 29 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1897-06-05 5 | H | Collingwood | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 37 | WON | Fitzroy | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 21 | 16 | VIC | 1897-06-05 Jun 5 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1897-06-19 6 | A | Collingwood | 1.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 26 | LOST | Melbourne | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 33 | -7 | MCG | 1897-06-19 Jun 19 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1897-06-22 7 | A | Collingwood | 1.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 41 | WON | Carlton | 2.1 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 35 | 6 | PRI | 1897-06-22 Jun 22 (Tue, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1897-06-26 8 | A | Collingwood | 1.3 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 7.11 | 53 | WON | St. Kilda | 0.3 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 29 | 24 | JUN | 1897-06-26 Jun 26 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1897-07-03 9 | H | Collingwood | 0.1 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 37 | LOST | Essendon | 2.4 | 2.6 | 4.9 | 6.10 | 46 | -9 | VIC | 1897-07-03 Jul 3 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1897-07-10 10 | A | Collingwood | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 10 | LOST | Geelong | 0.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 7.10 | 52 | -42 | COR | 1897-07-10 Jul 10 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1897-07-17 11 | H | Collingwood | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 8 | LOST | South Melbourne | 1.6 | 1.12 | 2.13 | 2.15 | 27 | -19 | VIC | 1897-07-17 Jul 17 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1897-07-24 12 | A | Collingwood | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.16 | 3.17 | 35 | WON | Fitzroy | 1.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 28 | 7 | BWS | 1897-07-24 Jul 24 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1897-07-31 13 | H | Collingwood | 0.2 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.13 | 43 | WON | Melbourne | 1.5 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.10 | 28 | 15 | VIC | 1897-07-31 Jul 31 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1897-08-07 14 | H | Collingwood | 2.1 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 7.12 | 54 | WON | Carlton | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 22 | 32 | VIC | 1897-08-07 Aug 7 (Sat, 3:00) | Scores |
| 1897-08-21 RRF-1 | H | Collingwood | 1.4 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 51 | WON | Melbourne | 1.1 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 7.5 | 47 | 4 | MCG | 1897-08-21 Aug 21 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1897-08-28 RRF-2 | A | Collingwood | 1.2 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 30 | LOST | Essendon | 1.1 | 2.8 | 4.11 | 9.16 | 70 | -40 | MCG | 1897-08-28 Aug 28 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
| 1897-09-04 RRF-3 | H | Collingwood | 0.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 6.12 | 48 | LOST | Geelong | 5.2 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 52 | -4 | EME | 1897-09-04 Sep 4 (Sat, 2:30) | Scores |
1897 Player Stats
| Player | GP | K | Avg | H | Avg | D | Avg | M | Avg | HO | Avg | T | Avg | FF | FA | G | Avg | B | TS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callesen, George | 15 | 5 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Condon, Dick | 17 | 5 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dow, Charlie | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dowdall, Jim | 6 | 1 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dowdall, Harry | 16 | 9 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Flaherty, Danny | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gibbs, Arthur | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gillard, Wal | 12 | 6 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gregory, Jim | 16 | 6 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hailwood, Frank | 16 | 7 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hall, Dick | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hellwig, Herman | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Johnson, Herb | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kay, Fred | 9 | 6 | 0.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lanigan, Denis | 11 | 3 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Leach, Fred | 10 | 2 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lee, Tom | 7 | 2 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| McDonald, Rhoda | 9 | 2 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Monohan Snr, Jack | 17 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| O'Brien, Bill | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pannam, Charlie | 17 | 1 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Paterson, Tom | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poole, Dick | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Proudfoot, Bill | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sime, Charlie | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Smith, Archie | 17 | 15 | 0.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stranger, Bill | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Strickland, Billy | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tame, Alby | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tulloch, Lardie | 15 | 11 | 0.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Williams, George | 11 | 0 | 0.0 |