Des Fothergill

Des Fothergill played 111 senior VFL games for Collingwood between 1937 and 1947, lining up most often as a forward. On 23-0, Des Fothergill's career spans 2 decades, from the 1930s to the 1940s of football.

Our era-fair model rates Des Fothergill at a peak of 97 out of 100, reached in the 1940s. That figure measures Des Fothergill only against the players of that same era — the teammates and opponents actually faced — using standardised output, honours and finals impact, so a 1940s forward can be compared fairly with players from any other decade of the game.

Honours on the record for Des Fothergill include 1 Brownlow Medal.

Season by season, the data credits Des Fothergill with 337 career goals. The full year-by-year breakdown is below.