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Ron Dowling

Ron Dowling

1936-1940
7
Other Guernsey Nos.
10, 23, 5, 8

72 CFC Games Played

9 CFC Goals

Date of Birth
27 June 1913
Date of Death
5 March 2005
Recruited From
Ivanhoe Amateurs
Collingwood Debut
Round 4, 1936
Height:
175cm
Weight:
73kg

Biography

A dashing winger in Collingwood’s losing 1937 and 1938 Grand Final sides.

He passed the ball skilfully and read the game well.

He played as an amateur and at one stage coach Jock McHale allowed him to miss training so he could attend night school.

Because he was an amateur the club put aside money and at the end of his career they gave him a house.

Dowling’s career as an engineer prompted him to return to his amateur football club Ivanhoe even though Collingwood wanted to keep him.

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Statistics

CFC Career Stats

Season played Games Goals Finals Win %
1936-1940 72 9 7 68%

CFC Season by Season Stats

Season GP GL B K H T D Guernsey No.
1936 10 6 0 23

1936 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 4 Essendon W 2 0 23 View match >
Round 5 St Kilda W 0 23 View match >
Round 6 Carlton W 0 23 View match >
Round 7 Melbourne W 0 23 View match >
Round 8 Western Bulldogs W 3 0 23 View match >
Round 9 North Melbourne W 1 0 23 View match >
Round 10 Sydney L 0 23 View match >
Round 14 Fitzroy W 0 23 View match >
Round 15 Essendon W 0 23 View match >
Round 18 Melbourne W 0 23 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1937 11 2 0 0 10

1937 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 2 Sydney W 0 10 View match >
Round 3 North Melbourne W 0 10 View match >
Round 4 Western Bulldogs W 2 0 10 View match >
Round 13 Sydney W 0 10 View match >
Round 14 North Melbourne W 0 10 View match >
Round 16 Melbourne L 0 10 View match >
Round 17 Carlton L 0 10 View match >
Round 18 St Kilda W 0 10 View match >
Semi Final Richmond W 0 10 View match >
Preliminary Final Melbourne W 0 10 View match >
Grand Final Geelong L 0 0 0 10 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1938 18 0 8

1938 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 3 Richmond L 0 8 View match >
Round 4 Hawthorn W 0 8 View match >
Round 5 Carlton L 0 8 View match >
Round 7 Melbourne L 0 8 View match >
Round 8 St Kilda W 0 8 View match >
Round 9 Western Bulldogs L 0 8 View match >
Round 10 Geelong W 0 8 View match >
Round 11 Sydney W 0 8 View match >
Round 12 Fitzroy W 0 8 View match >
Round 13 Essendon L 0 8 View match >
Round 14 Richmond L 0 8 View match >
Round 15 Hawthorn W 0 8 View match >
Round 16 Carlton W 0 8 View match >
Round 17 North Melbourne W 0 8 View match >
Round 18 Melbourne W 0 8 View match >
Semi Final Western Bulldogs W 0 8 View match >
Preliminary Final Geelong W 0 8 View match >
Grand Final Carlton L 0 8 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1939 18 1 0 7

1939 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Geelong W 0 7 View match >
Round 2 Sydney W 0 7 View match >
Round 3 Western Bulldogs W 0 7 View match >
Round 4 St Kilda L 1 0 7 View match >
Round 5 Fitzroy W 0 7 View match >
Round 6 Hawthorn W 0 7 View match >
Round 7 Richmond W 0 7 View match >
Round 8 Carlton W 0 7 View match >
Round 9 North Melbourne W 0 7 View match >
Round 11 Essendon W 0 7 View match >
Round 12 Geelong L 0 7 View match >
Round 13 Sydney W 0 7 View match >
Round 14 Western Bulldogs W 0 7 View match >
Round 15 St Kilda W 0 7 View match >
Round 16 Fitzroy W 0 7 View match >
Round 17 Hawthorn W 0 7 View match >
Round 18 Richmond W 0 7 View match >
Semi Final Melbourne L 0 7 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1940 15 0 5

1940 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 3 Carlton W 0 5 View match >
Round 4 North Melbourne L 0 5 View match >
Round 5 Melbourne L 0 5 View match >
Round 6 Essendon W 0 5 View match >
Round 7 St Kilda W 0 5 View match >
Round 8 Richmond L 0 5 View match >
Round 9 Western Bulldogs L 0 5 View match >
Round 10 Fitzroy L 0 5 View match >
Round 11 Hawthorn W 0 5 View match >
Round 12 Sydney W 0 5 View match >
Round 13 Geelong L 0 5 View match >
Round 14 Carlton L 0 5 View match >
Round 15 North Melbourne W 0 5 View match >
Round 16 Melbourne L 0 5 View match >
Round 17 Essendon L 0 5 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
Totals 72 9 0
Avg/Game   0.13 0.00
Legend
  • GPGames Played
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • TTackles
  • DDisposals

Key Facts

CFC Debut Number

392

Total AFL Games
72
Total AFL Goals
9
CFC Debut
Round 4, 1936
CFC Last Game
Round 17, 1940
Recruited From
Ivanhoe Amateurs
Full Name
Ron Dowling

Awards

  • Best First Year Player (Harry Collier Trophy)
    1936
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