2026 Collingwood Football Club season

Collingwood Football Club
2026 season
PresidentBarry Carp

The 2026 Collingwood Football Club season will be the club's 130th season of senior competition in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club also fielded its reserves team in the Victorian Football League and women's teams in the AFL Women's and VFL Women's competitions.

Overview

Collingwood's 2026 season overview
Team Captain(s) Coach Home ground W–L–D Ladder Finals Best and fairest Leading goalkicker Refs
AFL Darcy Moore Craig McRae Melbourne Cricket Ground 1–1–0 8th TBD TBD TBD [1]
AFLW Ruby Schleicher Sam Wright Victoria Park TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
VFL Brady Grey & Ben De Bolfo Matthew Lokan Victoria Park & KGM Centre TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD [2][3]
VFLW Dominique Carbone Tom Cashin Victoria Park TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Squad

Players are listed by guernsey number, and 2026 statistics are for AFL regular season and finals series matches during the 2026 AFL season only. Career statistics include a player's complete AFL career, which, as a result, means that a player's debut and part or whole of their career statistics may be for another club. Statistics are correct as of round 1 of the 2026 season (14 March 2026) and are taken from AFL Tables.
No. Name AFL debut Games (2026) Goals (2026) Games (CFC) Goals (CFC) Games (AFL career) Goals (AFL career)
1 Patrick Lipinski 2017 (Western Bulldogs) 2 0 87 42 143 72
2 Jordan De Goey 2015 2 3 184 213 184 213
3 Isaac Quaynor 2019 2 0 135 5 135 5
4 Brayden Maynard 2015 2 0 231 25 231 25
5 Jamie Elliott 2012 2 3 221 350 221 350
7 Josh Daicos 2017 2 0 153 67 153 67
8 Lachie Schultz 2019 (Fremantle) 2 4 38 41 128 142
9 Dan Houston 2017 (Port Adelaide) 2 0 23 7 191 48
10 Scott Pendlebury 2006 2 0 427 204 427 204
11 Daniel McStay 2014 (Brisbane Lions) 2 1 39 48 200 186
12 Harry Perryman 2017 (Greater Western Sydney) 2 0 27 4 156 32
13 Harry DeMattia **** 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Darcy Cameron 2018 (Sydney) 2 1 121 70 122 70
15 Wil Parker 2024 2 0 11 1 11 1
16 Ed Allan 2024 2 0 17 2 17 2
17 Billy Frampton 2018 (Port Adelaide) 2 0 52 8 76 20
18 Tyan Prindable **** 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Tew Jiath 2024 0 0 1 0 1 0
20 Iliro Smit **** 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Oscar Steene **** 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Steele Sidebottom 2009 2 0 356 209 356 209
23 Bobby Hill 2019 (Greater Western Sydney) 0 0 61 83 102 117
24 Jakob Ryan 2023 0 0 1 0 1 0
25 Jack Crisp 2012 (Brisbane Lions) 2 1 258 87 276 97
26 Reef McInnes 2022 0 0 23 19 23 19
27 Joel Cochran **** 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 Tim Membrey 2014 (Sydney) 2 1 25 33 204 326
29 Charlie West 2025 0 0 1 1 1 1
30 Darcy Moore (c) 2015 0 0 195 67 195 67
31 Beau McCreery 2021 2 3 98 61 98 61
32 Sam Swadling **** 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 Lachie Sullivan 2024 0 0 24 8 24 8
34 Jack Buller 2023 (Sydney) 2 0 2 0 12 11
35 Nick Daicos 2022 2 2 97 65 97 65
36 Harvey Harrison 2023 0 0 16 14 16 14
37 Zac McCarthy **** 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 Jeremy Howe 2011 (Melbourne) 0 0 171 23 271 103
39 William Hayes 2025 0 0 2 1 2 1
40 Noah Howes **** 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 Angus Anderson **** 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 Jai Saxena **** 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 Ned Long 2024 2 0 34 9 39 10
45 Roan Steele 2025 2 3 7 3 7 3

Squad changes

In

No. Name Position Previous club via
34 Jack Buller Forward Sydney trade[4]
18 Tyan Prindable Midfielder Coorparoo AFL national draft, second round (pick No. 32)[5]
32 Sam Swadling Midfielder West Perth AFL national draft, third round (pick No. 37)[6]
37 Zac McCarthy Forward Oakleigh Chargers AFL national draft, third round (pick No. 55), Next Generation Academy selection[7]
41 Angus Anderson Midfielder Sturt AFL national draft, fourth round (pick No. 57)[8]
43 Jai Saxena Forward Oakleigh Chargers pre-listed category A rookie, Next Generation Academy selection[9]

Out

No. Name Position New club via
32 Will Hoskin-Elliott Midfielder retired[10]
18 Finlay Macrae Midfielder delisted[11]
37 Oleg Markov Defender delisted[11]
40 Ash Johnson Forward delisted[11]
43 Charlie Dean Defender delisted[11]
41 Brody Mihocek Forward Melbourne trade[12][13]
6 Tom Mitchell Midfielder delisted[14]
46 Mason Cox Ruck / Forward delisted[14]

AFL season

Main article: 2026 AFL season

Pre-season matches

Collingwood's 2026 simulation match and AAMI Community Series fixture[15][16]
Date and local time Opponent Scores[a] Venue Ref
Home Away Result
Friday, 20 February (11:00 am) Greater Western Sydney 11.9 (75) 17.8 (110) Lost by 35 points Tony Sheehan Oval [H] [17]
Sunday, 1 March (3:10 pm) North Melbourne 12.18 (90) 14.5 (89) Lost by 1 point Mars Stadium [A] [18]

Regular season

Collingwood's 2026 AFL season fixture[19]
Round Date and local time Opponent Home Away Result Venue Attendance Ladder position Ref.
Scores[a]
Opening Round Sunday, 8 March (7:20 pm) St Kilda 9.12 (66) 11.12 (78) Won by 12 points MCG [A] 82,528 4th [20]
1 Saturday, 14 March (7:35 pm) Adelaide 11.13 (79) 13.15 (93) Lost by 14 points MCG [H] 62,482 8th [21]
2 Bye Bye
3 Friday, 27 March (7:40 pm) Greater Western Sydney Marvel Stadium [H]
4 Thursday, 2 April (6:30 pm) Brisbane Lions Gabba [A]
5 Friday, 10 April (7:10 pm) Fremantle Adelaide Oval [N]
6 Thursday, 16 April (7:30 pm) Carlton MCG [A]
7 Saturday, 25 April (3:15 pm) Essendon MCG [A]
8 Thursday, 30 April (7:30 pm) Hawthorn MCG [H]
9 Saturday, 9 May (7:35 pm) Geelong MCG [A]
10 Friday, 15 May (7:30 pm) Sydney SCG [A]
11 Saturday, 23 May (4:35 pm) West Coast MCG [H]
12 Saturday, 30 May (7:35 pm) Western Bulldogs Marvel Stadium [A]
13 Monday, 8 June (3:15 pm) Melbourne MCG [H]
14 Bye Bye
15 Saturday, 20 June (7:35 pm) Port Adelaide MCG [H]
16 TBC Richmond MCG [H]
17 TBC Gold Coast People First Stadium [A]
18 TBC North Melbourne Marvel Stadium [H]
19 TBC Carlton MCG [H]
20 TBC Adelaide Adelaide Oval [A]
21 TBC Geelong MCG [H]
22 TBC West Coast Optus Stadium [A]
23 TBC Hawthorn MCG [A]
24 TBC Brisbane Lions MCG [H]

Ladder

Updated to Hawthorn v Sydney, round 2.

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Gold Coast 2 2 0 0 256 141 181.6 8 Finals series
2 Western Bulldogs 2 2 0 0 245 159 154.1 8
3 Sydney 3 2 1 0 318 228 139.5 8
4 Hawthorn 3 2 1 0 339 287 118.1 8
5 North Melbourne 1 1 0 0 113 67 168.7 4
6 Adelaide 1 1 0 0 93 79 117.7 4
7 Melbourne 1 1 0 0 120 107 112.1 4
8 Collingwood 2 1 1 0 157 159 98.7 4
9 Geelong 2 1 1 0 179 225 79.6 4
10 Greater Western Sydney 2 1 1 0 175 229 76.4 4
11 Carlton 2 1 1 0 144 203 70.9 4
12 Richmond 1 0 1 0 71 75 94.7 0
13 Fremantle 1 0 1 0 100 110 90.9 0
14 St Kilda 2 0 2 0 173 198 87.4 0
15 Brisbane Lions 2 0 2 0 166 215 77.2 0
16 Port Adelaide 1 0 1 0 67 113 59.3 0
17 Essendon 1 0 1 0 83 145 57.2 0
18 West Coast 1 0 1 0 72 131 55.0 0
Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for

Awards & Milestones

Milestones

VFL season

Main article: 2026 VFL season

Pre-season matches

Regular season

Ladder

AFLW season

Main article: 2026 AFL Women's season

Pre-season matches

Regular season

Ladder

Squad

Players are listed by guernsey number, and 2026 statistics are for AFL Women's regular season and finals series matches during the 2026 AFL Women's season only. Career statistics include a player's complete AFL Women's career, which, as a result, means that a player's debut and part or whole of their career statistics may be for another club. Statistics are correct as of round 12 of the 2025 season (2 November 2025) and are taken from Australian Football.
No. Name AFLW debut Games (2026) Goals (2026) Games (CFC) Goals (CFC) Games (AFLW career) Goals (AFLW career)
1 Sabrina Frederick 2017 (Brisbane) 0 0 54 14 92 34
2 Eliza James 2022 (S6) 0 0 39 21 39 21
3 Brianna Davey 2017 (Carlton) 0 0 33 12 50 15
4 Imogen Barnett 2022 (S6) 0 0 35 4 35 4
6 Jordyn Allen 2019 0 0 71 6 71 6
7 Sarah Rowe 2019 0 0 75 13 75 13
8 Brittany Bonnici 2017 0 0 77 8 77 8
12 Georgia Knight 2025 0 0 5 1 5 1
14 Mattea Breed 2023 (Hawthorn) 0 0 0 0 20 3
16 Ash Centra 2025 0 0 8 6 8 6
18 Ruby Schleicher (c) 2017 0 0 74 7 74 7
21 Amber Schutte 2024 0 0 20 0 20 0
23 Lauren Butler 2019 0 0 61 5 61 5
24 Kellyann Hogan 2025 0 0 4 0 4 0
26 Violet Patterson 2025 0 0 11 1 11 1
27 Lucille Cronin 2024 0 0 23 0 23 0
29 Tarni White 2020 (St Kilda) 0 0 30 4 62 7
30 Carly Remmos 2024 0 0 19 1 19 1
35 Kalinda Howarth 2020 (Gold Coast) 0 0 11 7 46 27
36 Airlie Runnalls 2022 (S6) (Fremantle) 0 0 12 2 56 7
Matilda Argus **** 0 0 0 0 0 0
Josephine Bamford **** 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mischa Barwin **** 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ellie Brady **** 0 0 0 0 0 0
Charlotte Brewer **** 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ariana Hetherington 2023 (Fremantle) 0 0 0 0 17 1
Olivia Lewis **** 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maisie Nankivell 2019 (Adelaide) 0 0 0 0 2 0
Zara Neuwirth **** 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jemma Rigoni 2025 (Melbourne) 0 0 0 0 8 1
Amy Smith **** 0 0 0 0 0 0
Imogen Trengove **** 0 0 0 0 0 0

Squad changes

In
No. Name Position Previous club via
TBA Olivia Lewis Melbourne Mavericks rookie signing[24]
TBA Maisie Nankivell Melbourne Mavericks rookie signing[24]
TBA Ellie Brady Cavan rookie signing[25]
TBA Charlotte Brewer Midfielder Carlton delisted free agency[26]
TBA Ariana Hetherington Forward North Melbourne trade[27]
TBA Jemma Rigoni Defender Melbourne delisted free agency[28]
TBA Imogen Trengove Utility Woodville-West Torrens AFLW national draft, first round (pick no. 8)[29]
TBA Amy Smith Utility Sandringham Dragons AFLW national draft, first round (pick no. 23)[29]
TBA Mischa Barwin Forward Tasmania Devils AFLW national draft, second round (pick no. 28)[29]
TBA Josephine Bamford Ruck Eastern Ranges AFLW national draft, second round (pick no. 29)[29]
TBA Matilda Argus Defender Dandenong Stingrays AFLW national draft, third round (pick no. 41)[29]
TBA Zara Neuwirth Defender Oakleigh Chargers AFLW national draft, third round (pick no. 48)[29]
Out
No. Name Position New club via
10 Muireann Atkinson Defender delisted[30]
11 Charlotte Taylor Midfielder delisted[30]
17 Nell Morris-Dalton Forward delisted[30]
20 Selena Karlson Defender delisted[30]
22 Mikayla Hyde Forward delisted[30]
5 Annie Lee Defender delisted[31]
9 Alana Porter Defender delisted[31]
13 Grace Campbell Midfielder delisted[31]
19 Georgia Clark Forward delisted[31]
25 Mikala Cann Midfielder Western Bulldogs trade[32]
15 Lily-Rose Williamson Midfielder Brisbane trade[33]

League awards

Club awards

VFLW season

Main article: 2026 VFL Women's season

Pre-season matches

Regular season

Ladder

Notes

Key
  • H ^ Home match.
  • A ^ Away match.
  • N ^ Neutral venue.
Notes
  • a Collingwood's scores are indicated in bold font.

References

  1. ^ "Small forward joins leadership group". Collingwood. Telstra. 10 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Former Pie returns as VFL Senior Coach". Collingwood. Telstra. 31 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Grey and De Bolfo to lead VFL Pies in 2026". Collingwood. Telstra. 19 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Forward joins Pies in trade". Collingwood. Telstra. 15 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Left footed midfielder joins Collingwood". Collingwood. Telstra. 20 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Pies swoop on Swadling". Collingwood. Telstra. 20 November 2025.
  7. ^ "Pies land NGA tall". Collingwood. Telstra. 20 November 2025.
  8. ^ "Mature aged mid joins Pies". Collingwood. Telstra. 20 November 2025.
  9. ^ "NGA graduate Saxena joins Collingwood". Collingwood. Telstra. 21 November 2025.
  10. ^ "Hoskin-Elliott calls time". Collingwood. Telstra. 20 August 2025.
  11. ^ a b c d "Collingwood announces list changes". Collingwood. Telstra. 23 September 2025.
  12. ^ "Mihocek makes call on playing future". Collingwood. Telstra. 4 October 2025.
  13. ^ "Pies complete trade with Melbourne". Collingwood. Telstra. 10 October 2025.
  14. ^ a b "Collingwood farewells 2023 premiership duo". Collingwood. Telstra. 18 October 2025.
  15. ^ "2026 AFL pre-season match confirmed". Collingwood. Telstra. 8 December 2025.
  16. ^ "Pies set for match simulation clash". Collingwood. Telstra. 20 January 2026.
  17. ^ "Young Pie stands tall in first hit out of 2026". Collingwood. Telstra. 20 February 2026.
  18. ^ "Pies' youngsters shine in final pre-season match". Collingwood. Telstra. 1 March 2026.
  19. ^ "Collingwood's 2026 fixture revealed". Collingwood. Telstra. 13 November 2025.
  20. ^ Bastiani, Gemma (8 March 2026). "Pies open season with thrilling win". Collingwood. Telstra.
  21. ^ "Pies fall short in Round One clash against Crows". Collingwood. Telstra. 14 March 2026.
  22. ^ "Team Selection: Club debutant named for Opening Round". Collingwood. Telstra. 6 March 2026.
  23. ^ Beeck, Marcus (12 March 2026). "Collingwood's McRae on forward mix, defender's best game yet and McStay 200th". Zero Hanger.
  24. ^ a b "Pies welcome cross-coder duo". Collingwood. Telstra. 12 November 2025.
  25. ^ "Pies welcome Gaelic captain". Collingwood. Telstra. 8 December 2025.
  26. ^ "Collingwood sign winger for 2026". Collingwood. Telstra. 8 December 2025.
  27. ^ "Key forward lands at Pies". Collingwood. Telstra. 10 December 2025.
  28. ^ "Rigoni to forge new path at the Pies". Collingwood. Telstra. 12 December 2025.
  29. ^ a b c d e f "Pies Select Six at the 2025 AFLW Draft". Collingwood. Telstra. 15 December 2025.
  30. ^ a b c d e "Collingwood announces AFLW list changes". Collingwood. Telstra. 12 November 2025.
  31. ^ a b c d "Further AFLW list changes confirmed". Collingwood. Telstra. 10 December 2025.
  32. ^ "Pies secure first round selection, farewell Cann". Collingwood. Telstra. 10 December 2025.
  33. ^ "Pies climb draft board in deal with Lions". Collingwood. Telstra. 10 December 2025.
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