Syd Coventry

Syd Coventry played 227 senior VFL games for Collingwood between 1922 and 1934, lining up most often as a defender. On 23-0, Syd Coventry's career spans 2 decades, from the 1920s to the 1930s of football.

Our era-fair model rates Syd Coventry at a peak of 100 out of 100, reached in the 1920s. That figure measures Syd Coventry only against the players of that same era — the teammates and opponents actually faced — using standardised output, honours and finals impact, so a 1920s defender can be compared fairly with players from any other decade of the game.

Honours on the record for Syd Coventry include 4 premierships and 1 Brownlow Medal.

Season by season, the data credits Syd Coventry with 62 career goals and a top Brownlow year of 5 votes in 1932. The full year-by-year breakdown is below.