Australian Football

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

Collingwood

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"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.

1979 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Collingwood's 1979 Fixture

Rnd	H&A	Club	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	S	R	Opponent	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	S	Mgn	Grd	Date	SC
1979-04-07 1	H	Collingwood	1.5	2.7	5.12	9.15	69	LOST	Fitzroy	2.4	9.8	13.16	21.23	149	-80	VIC	1979-04-07 Apr 7 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1979-04-14 2	A	Collingwood	3.4	9.10	15.13	19.18	132	WON	Hawthorn	2.8	4.12	11.19	13.24	102	30	PRI	1979-04-14 Apr 14 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1979-04-21 3	A	Collingwood	5.5	7.7	11.12	14.15	99	LOST	North Melbourne	0.3	4.13	9.14	18.19	127	-28	ARD	1979-04-21 Apr 21 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1979-04-28 4	H	Collingwood	7.7	13.11	21.16	31.21	207	WON	St. Kilda	1.1	2.5	3.8	3.11	29	178	VIC	1979-04-28 Apr 28 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1979-05-05 5	A	Collingwood	2.2	7.6	14.10	20.17	137	WON	Footscray	2.6	6.9	7.15	12.17	89	48	VFL	1979-05-05 May 5 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1979-05-12 6	H	Collingwood	4.4	6.8	10.14	14.15	99	LOST	Essendon	4.2	9.8	16.11	19.19	133	-34	VIC	1979-05-12 May 12 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1979-05-19 7	H	Collingwood	3.1	6.6	9.11	13.14	92	WON	Geelong	2.4	3.9	5.12	6.15	51	41	VFL	1979-05-19 May 19 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1979-05-26 8	A	Collingwood	5.3	10.4	14.8	20.11	131	WON	South Melbourne	3.0	4.2	5.7	6.8	44	87	LAK	1979-05-26 May 26 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1979-06-02 9	H	Collingwood	5.4	9.10	16.14	19.18	132	WON	Richmond	2.5	4.12	7.13	10.20	80	52	VIC	1979-06-02 Jun 2 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1979-06-09 10	A	Collingwood	6.1	13.3	14.7	16.11	107	LOST	Carlton	5.3	8.4	11.12	18.15	123	-16	PRI	1979-06-09 Jun 9 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1979-06-16 11	A	Collingwood	4.6	5.11	9.14	13.18	96	WON	Melbourne	3.3	5.9	8.14	11.16	82	14	MCG	1979-06-16 Jun 16 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1979-06-23 12	A	Collingwood	3.3	5.8	9.12	11.14	80	LOST	Fitzroy	5.5	10.11	12.15	17.20	122	-42	VFL	1979-06-23 Jun 23 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1979-06-30 13	H	Collingwood	6.0	15.6	17.13	25.19	169	WON	Hawthorn	1.1	2.3	4.13	8.16	64	105	VIC	1979-06-30 Jun 30 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1979-07-07 14	A	Collingwood	0.3	4.6	6.8	15.11	101	WON	St. Kilda	3.5	4.8	6.14	6.16	52	49	MOO	1979-07-07 Jul 7 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1979-07-14 15	H	Collingwood	3.5	5.8	5.13	10.16	76	LOST	North Melbourne	5.3	10.8	17.9	20.13	133	-57	VIC	1979-07-14 Jul 14 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1979-07-21 16	H	Collingwood	7.3	12.5	19.12	23.17	155	WON	Footscray	1.2	1.7	3.8	3.15	33	122	VIC	1979-07-21 Jul 21 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1979-07-28 17	A	Collingwood	4.2	8.3	11.4	14.8	92	WON	Essendon	2.2	4.5	7.11	9.17	71	21	WIN	1979-07-28 Jul 28 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1979-08-04 18	A	Collingwood	3.1	5.4	7.6	9.9	63	LOST	Geelong	5.2	9.7	13.13	18.16	124	-61	KAR	1979-08-04 Aug 4 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1979-08-11 19	H	Collingwood	2.1	4.6	8.10	14.11	95	WON	South Melbourne	6.2	8.3	11.8	13.9	87	8	VIC	1979-08-11 Aug 11 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1979-08-18 20	A	Collingwood	3.2	7.3	9.9	13.17	95	WON	Richmond	2.7	5.11	8.13	10.15	75	20	MCG	1979-08-18 Aug 18 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1979-08-25 21	H	Collingwood	5.3	11.6	17.8	18.12	120	WON	Carlton	6.6	10.7	11.9	14.17	101	19	VIC	1979-08-25 Aug 25 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1979-09-01 22	H	Collingwood	3.2	11.7	16.10	23.16	154	WON	Melbourne	3.5	7.6	10.8	15.13	103	51	VIC	1979-09-01 Sep 1 (Sat, 2:10)	Scores
1979-09-08 QF	H	Collingwood	4.8	7.17	8.23	9.28	82	LOST	North Melbourne	3.2	6.5	16.7	18.13	121	-39	MCG	1979-09-08 Sep 8 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1979-09-15 1SF	H	Collingwood	3.5	5.7	12.13	16.20	116	WON	Fitzroy	3.4	5.13	6.17	12.22	94	22	MCG	1979-09-15 Sep 15 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1979-09-22 PF	H	Collingwood	3.1	8.3	14.7	18.14	122	WON	North Melbourne	2.7	5.10	11.11	13.17	95	27	VFL	1979-09-22 Sep 22 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores
1979-09-29 GF	A	Collingwood	2.2	5.6	7.9	11.11	77	LOST	Carlton	0.4	5.7	10.12	11.16	82	-5	MCG	1979-09-29 Sep 29 (Sat, 2:30)	Scores

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1979 Player Stats

Player	GP	K	Avg	H	Avg	D	Avg	M	Avg	HO	Avg	T	Avg	FF	FA	G	Avg	B	TS
Anderson, Graeme	13	164	12.6	42	3.2	206	15.8	20	1.5	0	0.0	1	1.0	20	19	29	2.2	17	191
Austen, Geoff	11	30	2.7	20	1.8	50	4.5	12	1.1	23	2.1			10	12	3	0.3	3	21
Banks, Denis	14	99	7.1	52	3.7	151	10.8	38	2.7	7	0.5	2	2.0	34	25	7	0.5	12	54
Barham, Ricky	6	65	10.8	16	2.7	81	13.5	20	3.3	0	0.0	3	3.0	12	7	3	0.5	1	19
Betts, Gerald	3	10	3.3	10	3.3	20	6.7	8	2.7	1	0.3			1	6	2	0.7	1	13
Brewer, Ross	12	92	7.7	67	5.6	159	13.3	46	3.8	3	0.3	3	3.0	14	35	18	1.5	9	117
Byrne, Ray	26	242	9.3	116	4.5	358	13.8	47	1.8	3	0.1	4	4.0	37	48	2	0.1	7	19
Carlson, Leigh	10	73	7.3	17	1.7	90	9.0	18	1.8	0	0.0	0	0.0	16	6	2	0.2	6	18
Cooper, Ian	1	2	2.0	8	8.0	10	10.0	5	5.0	0	0.0			1	4	0	0.0	0	0
Daicos, Peter	6	55	9.2	26	4.3	81	13.5	9	1.5	0	0.0			8	5	2	0.3	10	22
Davis, Craig	26	220	8.5	46	1.8	266	10.2	85	3.3	4	0.2	2	2.0	23	55	88	3.4	39	567
Dreher, Mark	4	33	8.3	4	1.0	37	9.3	6	1.5	0	0.0			8	7	0	0.0	0	0
Edwards, Allan	11	124	11.3	41	3.7	165	15.0	51	4.6	4	0.4	1	1.0	20	32	15	1.4	24	114
Hannebery, Mark	6	36	6.0	31	5.2	67	11.2	8	1.3	0	0.0			10	11	1	0.2	4	10
Ireland, Andrew	22	210	9.5	84	3.8	294	13.4	37	1.7	1	0.0	1	1.0	50	21	3	0.1	3	21
Kink, Rene	25	296	11.8	140	5.6	436	17.4	154	6.2	5	0.2	6	6.0	53	91	54	2.2	38	362
Magro, Stan	23	254	11.0	105	4.6	359	15.6	52	2.3	0	0.0	3	3.0	46	42	1	0.0	0	6
Manassa, Phil	10	75	7.5	23	2.3	98	9.8	18	1.8	1	0.1			15	13	4	0.4	6	30
McCormack, Peter	24	206	8.6	66	2.8	272	11.3	73	3.0	0	0.0	5	5.0	54	32	0	0.0	0	0
Moore, Peter	25	268	10.7	138	5.5	406	16.2	151	6.0	493	19.7	1	1.0	68	73	11	0.4	19	85
Morris, Kevin	15	223	14.9	66	4.4	289	19.3	26	1.7	3	0.2	6	6.0	36	29	12	0.8	17	89
Oborne, Rod	3	20	6.7	6	2.0	26	8.7	5	1.7	0	0.0			6	6	0	0.0	0	0
Ohlsen, Russell	22	336	15.3	117	5.3	453	20.6	46	2.1	14	0.6	1	1.0	56	72	10	0.5	24	84
Picken, Billy	26	356	13.7	121	4.7	477	18.3	156	6.0	2	0.1	1	1.0	103	45	4	0.2	1	25
Price, Barry	1	3	3.0	8	8.0	11	11.0	0	0.0	0	0.0			0	0	0	0.0	0	0
Roach, Stephen	1	5	5.0	3	3.0	8	8.0	0	0.0	0	0.0			1	4	0	0.0	1	1
Shaw, Ray	24	396	16.5	159	6.6	555	23.1	75	3.1	1	0.0	2	2.0	69	60	27	1.1	37	199
Shaw, Derek	15	88	5.9	34	2.3	122	8.1	42	2.8	26	1.7	1	1.0	14	28	21	1.4	14	140
Shaw, Tony	15	227	15.1	113	7.5	340	22.7	41	2.7	2	0.1			41	31	8	0.5	7	55
Stewart, Craig	23	127	5.5	122	5.3	249	10.8	79	3.4	98	4.3			36	40	32	1.4	13	205
Twomey, David	3	13	4.3	7	2.3	20	6.7	6	2.0	0	0.0			1	2	2	0.7	1	13
Valli, Bill	17	231	13.6	91	5.4	322	18.9	25	1.5	0	0.0			38	58	17	1.0	29	131
Warren, Mick	2	6	3.0	3	1.5	9	4.5	0	0.0	0	0.0			4	1	0	0.0	0	0
Wearmouth, Ronnie	21	242	11.5	142	6.8	384	18.3	21	1.0	1	0.0	1	1.0	58	54	21	1.0	16	142
Wight, Terry	19	144	7.6	106	5.6	250	13.2	24	1.3	0	0.0			59	47	5	0.3	0	30
Woolnough, Mike	11	137	12.5	45	4.1	182	16.5	29	2.6	0	0.0			20	26	6	0.5	4	40
Worthington, Kevin	23	219	9.5	83	3.6	302	13.1	50	2.2	11	0.5	0	0.0	26	20	7	0.3	0	42
Young, David	1	3	3.0	1	1.0	4	4.0	1	1.0	1	1.0			2	1	0	0.0	0	0