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KEY FACTS

Official name
Collingwood Football Club

Known as
Collingwood

Nickname
Magpies

Formed
1892

Colours
Black and white

Associated clubs
Collingwood Reserves; Collingwood WFC; Collingwood Districts; Collingwood WFC (VFLW); Collingwood U19s

Affiliation (Current)
Australian Football League (AFL) 1897–2024

Affiliation (Historical)
Victorian Football Association (VFA) 1892–1896

Home Ground
M.C.G.

AFL Premierships
1990, 2010, 2023 (3 total)

VFL Premierships
1902-03, 1910, 1917, 1919, 1927-28-29-30, 1935-36, 1953, 1958 (13 total)

VFA Premierships
1896 (1 total)

Senior Premierships
V/AFL Night Series: 1979, 2011 (2 total); McClelland Trophy/Minor Premiership: 1959-60, 1964-5-6, 1970, 2010-11, 2023 (9 total)

Most Games
383 - Scott Pendlebury (2006-2023)

Most Goals
1299 - Gordon Coventry (1920-1937)

League Top Goalkickers
A.Smith (31) 1898; E.Rowell (33) 1902; E.Lockwood (35) 1903; C.Pannam (38) 1905; W.Lee (47) 1907, (54) 1908, (58) 1909, (58) 1910, (66) 1915, (48) 1916, (54) 1917, (56) 1919 & (64) 1921; G.Coventry (83) 1926, (97) 1927, (89) 1928, (124) 1929, (118) 1930 & (72) 1937; R.Todd (120) 1938 & (121) 1939; I.Brewer (73) 1958; P.McKenna (130) 1972 & (86) 1973; B.Taylor (100) 1986 (10 winners/25 wins)

Brownlow Medalists
Syd Coventry 1927; Albert Collier 1929; Harry Collier 1930; Marcus Whelan 1939; Des Fothergill 1940; Len Thompson 1972; Peter Moore 1979; Nathan Buckley 2003; Dane Swan 2011 (9 total)

Headquarters
AIA Vitality Centre, Cnr Olympic Blvd & Batman Ave, Melbourne, VIC 3000

Postal Address
PO Box 165, Abbotsford, VIC 3067

Phone: (03) 8412 0000 

Email
info@collingwoodfc.com.au

Website
collingwoodfc.com.au

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1956 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Collingwood's 1956 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Collingwood 3.57.513.1014.13 97 WON Hawthorn 3.46.76.108.17 65 32 GLE Apr 14 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
2 H Collingwood 3.26.910.1512.18 90 WON South Melbourne 2.43.65.67.11 53 37 VIC Apr 21 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
3 A Collingwood 3.65.86.1111.12 78 LOST Richmond 4.29.813.1017.12 114 -36 PUN Apr 28 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
4 H Collingwood 3.110.610.612.15 87 WON Footscray 3.29.310.711.7 73 14 VIC May 5 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
5 A Collingwood 0.10.32.43.4 22 LOST Carlton 0.12.46.128.16 64 -42 PRI May 12 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
6 H Collingwood 3.25.27.710.7 67 WON Geelong 0.31.101.132.14 26 41 VIC May 19 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
7 A Collingwood 4.56.59.69.7 61 LOST Melbourne 1.15.87.1011.13 79 -18 MCG May 26 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
8 H Collingwood 5.17.49.89.10 64 WON North Melbourne 1.02.12.43.4 22 42 VIC Jun 2 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
9 A Collingwood 5.55.59.912.10 82 WON Fitzroy 0.03.34.45.7 37 45 BWS Jun 9 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
10 A Collingwood 1.25.96.158.21 69 WON St. Kilda 4.55.78.99.9 63 6 JUN Jun 16 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
11 H Collingwood 2.27.99.1215.18 108 WON Essendon 2.62.87.107.12 54 54 VIC Jun 30 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
12 H Collingwood 1.64.117.1611.18 84 WON Hawthorn 2.22.54.78.10 58 26 VIC Jul 7 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
13 A Collingwood 2.25.39.711.9 75 WON South Melbourne 2.26.56.710.9 69 6 LAK Jul 14 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
14 H Collingwood 4.410.712.914.16 100 WON Richmond 2.03.14.38.5 53 47 VIC Jul 21 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
15 A Collingwood 1.37.610.1114.20 104 WON Footscray 4.37.310.611.6 72 32 WES Jul 28 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
16 H Collingwood 3.57.118.159.17 71 LOST Carlton 4.37.49.812.12 84 -13 VIC Aug 4 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
17 A Collingwood 1.25.612.815.11 101 WON Geelong 3.25.37.610.9 69 32 KAR Aug 11 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
18 H Collingwood 4.16.17.29.6 60 LOST Melbourne 1.16.57.1010.13 73 -13 VIC Aug 18 (Sat, 2:15) Scores
2SF A Collingwood 1.43.78.108.16 64 LOST Melbourne 1.43.68.911.14 80 -16 MCG Sep 1 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
PF H Collingwood 6.16.111.515.6 96 WON Footscray 3.05.86.97.15 57 39 MCG Sep 8 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
GF A Collingwood 3.34.35.66.12 48 LOST Melbourne 2.46.1110.1617.19 121 -73 MCG Sep 15 (Sat, 2:50) Scores
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1956 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Borrack, Graham 1                             0 0.0    
Brewer, Ian 5                             4 0.8    
Bromage, Keith 5                             2 0.4    
Davidson, Max 16 0 0.0         0 0.0 0 0.0     0 0 7 0.4 0 42
Dorman, Brian 10                             1 0.1    
Fellowes, Graeme 1                             0 0.0    
Gabelich, Ray 16 29 9.7         11 3.7 39 13.0     2 11 2 0.1 0 12
Gooch, Arthur 4                             0 0.0    
Gray, Brian 5                             5 1.0    
Greve, Bob 20 27 9.0         9 3.0 0 0.0     3 2 3 0.2 0 18
Hamilton, Jack 16 5 2.5         2 1.0 0 0.0     0 0 1 0.1 0 6
Hedt, Ken 20 31 10.3         5 1.7 0 0.0     8 6 6 0.3 0 36
Hickey, Jack 2                             0 0.0    
Hicks, Merv 2                             0 0.0    
Jones, Bill 20 69 23.0         7 2.3 2 0.7     8 8 24 1.2 3 147
Kingston, Ron 19 36 12.0         7 2.3 3 1.0     5 3 0 0.0 0 0
Kupsch, Bob 8 21 10.5         8 4.0 1 0.5     1 3 4 0.5 2 26
Lucas, Peter 16 35 11.7         5 1.7 0 0.0     7 2 0 0.0 1 1
Mann, Neil 16 45 15.0         21 7.0 19 6.3     8 5 18 1.1 1 109
Merrett, Thorold 21 37 12.3         10 3.3 0 0.0     2 2 11 0.5 4 70
O'Bree, Dick 3                             5 1.7    
Richards, Ron 14 11 11.0         1 1.0 0 0.0     0 4 3 0.2 2 20
Rymer, Laurie 9 29 9.7         7 2.3 9 3.0     6 10 1 0.1 0 6
Serong, Bill 20 33 11.0         15 5.0 0 0.0     7 6 20 1.0 2 122
Sharp, Lerrel 20 16 5.3         0 0.0 0 0.0     6 2 1 0.1 0 6
Smale, Ken 15 15 7.5         7 3.5 0 0.0     5 3 33 2.2 4 202
Sullivan, Harry 12 30 10.0         15 5.0 0 0.0     2 1 0 0.0 0 0
Tuck, Frank 17 43 14.3         5 1.7 0 0.0     11 1 6 0.4 1 37
Turner, Ken 15 38 12.7         8 2.7 0 0.0     2 4 10 0.7 5 65
Turner, Brian 3                             0 0.0    
Twomey, Mick 16                             11 0.7    
Twomey Jnr, Bill 15 46 15.3         12 4.0 0 0.0     2 6 14 0.9 3 87
Waller, Neville 15 27 9.0         10 3.3 11 3.7     4 4 3 0.2 0 18
Weideman, Murray 20 47 15.7         20 6.7 3 1.0     11 12 30 1.5 4 184
Wylie, Kevin 3                             2 0.7    
 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.