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Don Balfour

Don Balfour

1938-1941, 1943-1945
3
Other Guernsey Nos.
1, 30, 4, 5

71 CFC Games Played

29 CFC Goals

Date of Birth
11 November 1918
Date of Death
21 April 2008
Recruited From
Gold Street P.S., Collingwood
Collingwood Debut
Round 8, 1938
Height:
175cm
Weight:
73kg

Biography

Balfour played in defence in Collingwood’s losing 1938-39 Grand Final sides.

He was the nephew of 1890s player and long-serving club official Bill Balfour.

Statistics

CFC Career Stats

Season played Games Goals Finals Win %
1938-1941, 1943-1945 71 29 6 56%

CFC Season by Season Stats

Season GP GL B K H T D Guernsey No.
1938 13 0 30

1938 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 8 St Kilda W 0 30 View match >
Round 9 Western Bulldogs L 0 30 View match >
Round 10 Geelong W 0 30 View match >
Round 11 Sydney W 0 30 View match >
Round 12 Fitzroy W 0 30 View match >
Round 13 Essendon L 0 30 View match >
Round 14 Richmond L 0 30 View match >
Round 15 Hawthorn W 0 30 View match >
Round 16 Carlton W 0 30 View match >
Round 18 Melbourne W 0 30 View match >
Semi Final Western Bulldogs W 0 30 View match >
Preliminary Final Geelong W 0 30 View match >
Grand Final Carlton L 0 30 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1939 20 4 0 3

1939 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Geelong W 0 3 View match >
Round 2 Sydney W 0 3 View match >
Round 3 Western Bulldogs W 0 3 View match >
Round 4 St Kilda L 0 3 View match >
Round 5 Fitzroy W 0 3 View match >
Round 7 Richmond W 0 3 View match >
Round 8 Carlton W 0 3 View match >
Round 9 North Melbourne W 0 3 View match >
Round 10 Melbourne L 0 3 View match >
Round 11 Essendon W 0 3 View match >
Round 12 Geelong L 0 3 View match >
Round 13 Sydney W 0 3 View match >
Round 14 Western Bulldogs W 2 0 3 View match >
Round 15 St Kilda W 0 3 View match >
Round 16 Fitzroy W 0 3 View match >
Round 17 Hawthorn W 0 3 View match >
Round 18 Richmond W 0 3 View match >
Semi Final Melbourne L 1 0 3 View match >
Preliminary Final St Kilda W 0 3 View match >
Grand Final Melbourne L 1 0 3 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1940 11 9 0 1

1940 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Sydney W 1 0 1 View match >
Round 2 Geelong L 0 1 View match >
Round 3 Carlton W 5 0 1 View match >
Round 4 North Melbourne L 0 1 View match >
Round 5 Melbourne L 0 1 View match >
Round 6 Essendon W 1 0 1 View match >
Round 7 St Kilda W 0 1 View match >
Round 8 Richmond L 0 1 View match >
Round 9 Western Bulldogs L 0 1 View match >
Round 10 Fitzroy L 1 0 1 View match >
Round 18 St Kilda W 1 0 1 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1941 2 3 0 3

1941 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Richmond L 1 0 3 View match >
Round 3 Fitzroy W 2 0 3 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1943 14 10 0 4

1943 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 North Melbourne W 1 0 4 View match >
Round 2 Richmond L 0 4 View match >
Round 3 Western Bulldogs L 2 0 4 View match >
Round 4 Carlton W 0 4 View match >
Round 6 St Kilda W 2 0 4 View match >
Round 7 Essendon L 0 4 View match >
Round 8 Melbourne L 0 4 View match >
Round 9 Fitzroy L 0 4 View match >
Round 10 Sydney L 0 4 View match >
Round 11 Hawthorn L 1 0 4 View match >
Round 12 Carlton L 1 0 4 View match >
Round 13 North Melbourne W 1 0 4 View match >
Round 14 Sydney L 1 0 4 View match >
Round 16 Melbourne L 1 0 4 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1944 9 1 0 4

1944 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 North Melbourne W 0 4 View match >
Round 2 Fitzroy L 0 4 View match >
Round 7 Essendon W 0 4 View match >
Round 8 Carlton L 0 4 View match >
Round 9 Geelong W 1 0 4 View match >
Round 12 North Melbourne W 0 4 View match >
Round 13 Fitzroy L 0 4 View match >
Round 14 Western Bulldogs L 0 4 View match >
Round 16 Hawthorn W 0 4 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1945 2 2 0 5

1945 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 5 Essendon L 2 0 5 View match >
Round 12 North Melbourne W 0 5 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
Totals 71 29
Avg/Game   0.41
Legend
  • GPGames Played
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • TTackles
  • DDisposals

Key Facts

CFC Debut Number

405

Total AFL Games
79
Total AFL Goals
30
CFC Debut
Round 8, 1938
CFC Last Game
Round 12, 1945
Recruited From
Gold Street P.S., Collingwood
Full Name
Don Balfour
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