Most playing victories for Collingwood - all-time

[Pies4shaw]

Here's a complete list, ordered by number of victories, of all players who have played in at least 150 victories for the Club:

Scott Pendlebury 235
Gordon Coverntry 220
Harry Collier 193
Steele Sidebottom 189
Tony Shaw 177
Wayne Richardson 175
Len Thompson 168
Jock McHale 166
Syd Coventry 166
Charlie Dibbs 164
Albert Collier 159
Dane Swan 156
Phone Kyne 155
Lou Richards 152

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Dick Lee 149, Travis, 149, Daics 148, Les Hughes 147.

[Pies2016]

Thanks. Off the top ( and that’s all it is ) Gordon Coventry looks to have the highest win / loss ratio of all those greats. I did the maths for Coventry with a win loss ratio of 72 %. Being one of the great full forwards of all time would have helped his team ( although it didn’t help Lockett ) but to win 72% of his games played over such an extended period in a team sport, is an incredible achievement. Given we now play in an “ equalised “ competition, we will unlikely see those win loss percentages from a any player again to have played over 150 games of AFL footy

[Pies4shaw]

^ I think Harry Collier's 193 wins, 4 draws and 56 losses from just 253 games are the best (77% win rate). Dibbs also won 167, drew 4 and lost 52 (76%).

[Pies2016]

^^^
Ok, thanks. The thought of any modern day footballer playing in three winning sides from every four games he plays over ( lets say ) an 8 year period, is hard to imagine. Given the period both Pendlebury and Sidebottom are now playing in, their wins per games played would also be at the pointy end of todays win loss ratios.

[Jezza]

200 career games + 70% or more winning record

Harry Collier (253) = 77.08%
Albert Collier (217) = 76.04%
Charlie Dibbs (223) = 75.78%
Rod McGregor (236) = 75.64%
Andrew Mackie (280) = 74.29%
Syd Coventry (227) = 73.79%
Joel Selwood (355) = 73.10%
Gary Ayres (269) = 73.05%
Harry Taylor (280) = 72.86%
Gordon Coventry (306) = 72.71%
Mathew Stokes (200) = 72.50%
Tom Lonergan (209) = 72.49%
Chris Mew (230) = 72.39%
Ron Barassi (254) = 72.24%
Mitch Duncan (278] = 71.94%**
Dick Clay (213) = 71.83%
Travis Varcoe (230) = 71.30%
Tom Hawkins (351) = 71.08%**
Michael Tuck (426) = 71.01%
Frank Gill (205) = 70.98%
Dermott Brereton (211) = 70.85%
Robert DiPierdomenico (240) = 70.83%
Jimmy Bartel (305) = 70.33%
Steve Johnson (293) = 70.31%

** Still playing

[Pies2016]

Thanks Jezza

Pendlebury at 60.5 %. ( 2006 - ? )
Sidebottom at 60.4 %. ( 2009 - ? )
So of current players, Mitch Duncan ( 2010 - ? ) remains with the highest win loss ratio at 72 %

[shawthing]

Here's a complete list, ordered by number of victories, of all players who have played in at least 150 victories for the Club:

Scott Pendlebury 235
Gordon Coverntry 220
Harry Collier 193
Steele Sidebottom 189
Tony Shaw 177
Wayne Richardson 175
Len Thompson 168
Jock McHale 166
Syd Coventry 166
Charlie Dibbs 164
Albert Collier 159
Dane Swan 156
Phone Kyne 155
Lou Richards 152

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Dick Lee 149, Travis, 149, Daics 148, Les Hughes 147.

Just confirms in my view that Pendles is the greatest Collingwood player of all time. Apologies to the other great candidates. In reality you can't even compare how much harder it is to win in the AFL than it was in the VFL, so as dominant as the great 1920s side was, the modern day players simply have to rate better.

Best three of of all time (and then it's a raffle):
1. Pendlebury
2. Buckley
3. Bobby Rose

[Pies4shaw]

^ Buckley for Collingwood - 113 wins 2 draws and 145 losses.
Bobby Rose - 101 wins 1 draw 50 losses.

Between them, they played in fewer victories than Pendlebury (and, for that matter, Gordon Coventry).

[Pies4shaw]

Just an update after the big win over Port (changes in bold):

Scott Pendlebury 236
Gordon Coverntry 220
Harry Collier 193
Steele Sidebottom 190
Tony Shaw 177
Wayne Richardson 175
Len Thompson 168
Jock McHale 166
Syd Coventry 166
Charlie Dibbs 164
Albert Collier 159
Dane Swan 156
Phone Kyne 155
Lou Richards 152