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 12–9–1 9th Wildcard final Nick Daicos Daniel McStay (47) AFLW Ruby Schleicher Sam Wright Victoria Park 1–7–0 17th TBD TBD Ruby Schleicher (9) VFL Brady Grey & Ben De Bolfo Matthew Lokan Victoria Park & KGM Centre 7–11–0 16th DNQ Oskar Faulkhead Jack Buller (27) VFLW Dominique Carbone Tom Cashin Victoria Park 10–4–0 3rd Preliminary final Dominique Carbone Amelia Peck (28)
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 the wildcard final of the 2026 season (28 August 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 2017 () 20 10 105 52 161 82 2 2015 22 21 204 231 204 231 3 2019 21 0 154 5 154 5 4 2015 17 1 246 26 246 26 5 2012 11 17 230 364 230 364 7 2017 24 1 175 68 175 68 8 2019 () 22 24 58 61 148 162 9 2017 () 24 6 45 13 213 54 10 2006 17 5 442 209 442 209 11 2014 () 24 47 61 94 222 232 12 2017 () 16 0 41 4 170 32 13 **** 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 2018 () 23 3 142 72 143 72 15 2024 5 0 14 1 14 1 16 2024 19 6 34 8 34 8 17 2018 () 24 0 74 8 98 20 18 **** 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 2024 0 0 1 0 1 0 20 **** 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 2026 8 4 8 4 8 4 22 2009 21 4 375 213 375 213 24 2023 0 0 1 0 1 0 25 2012 () 24 6 280 92 298 102 26 2022 0 0 23 19 23 19 27 **** 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 2014 () 20 33 43 65 222 358 29 2025 9 9 10 10 10 10 30 (c) 2015 4 0 199 67 199 67 31 2021 23 13 119 71 119 71 32 2026 9 6 9 6 9 6 33 2024 2 2 26 10 26 10 34 2023 () 10 7 10 7 20 18 35 2022 23 26 118 89 118 89 36 2023 12 4 28 18 28 18 37 **** 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 2011 () 18 1 189 24 289 104 39 2025 10 8 12 8 12 8 40 2026 2 0 2 0 2 0 41 2026 17 20 17 20 17 20 43 **** 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 2024 22 7 54 16 59 17 45 2025 19 15 24 15 24 15 46 2026 2 1 2 1 2 1 47 2026 8 0 8 0 8 0 48 **** 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squad changes
In No. Name Position Previous club via 34 Forward Sydney trade 18 Midfielder Coorparoo AFL national draft, second round (pick No. 32) 32 Midfielder West Perth AFL national draft, third round (pick No. 37) 37 Forward Oakleigh Chargers AFL national draft, third round (pick No. 55), Next Generation Academy selection 41 Midfielder Sturt AFL national draft, fourth round (pick No. 57) 43 Forward Oakleigh Chargers pre-listed category A rookie, Next Generation Academy selection 48 Ruck Frankston AFL Mid-season rookie draft, first round (pick No. 8) 47 Defender Woodville-West Torrens AFL Mid-season rookie draft, second round (pick No. 15) 46 Forward Coburg AFL Mid-season rookie draft, third round (pick No. 18)
Out No. Name Position New club via 32 Midfielder retired 18 Midfielder delisted 37 Defender delisted 40 Forward delisted 43 Defender delisted 41 Forward Melbourne trade 6 Midfielder delisted 46 Ruck / Forward delisted 23 Forward mutual contract termination
AFL season
Pre-season matches + Collingwood's 2026 simulation match and AAMI Community Series fixture Date and local time Opponent Scores Venue Ref Home Away Result Friday, 20 February () 11.9 (75) 17.8 (110) Tony Sheehan Oval [H] Sunday, 1 March () 12.18 (90) 14.5 (89) Mars Stadium [A]
Regular season +Collingwood's 2026 AFL season fixtureRoundDate and local timeOpponentHomeAwayResultVenueAttendanceLadder positionRef.ScoresOpening Round Sunday, 8 March () 9.12 (66) 11.12 (78) MCG [A] 82,528 4th 1 Saturday, 14 March () 11.13 (79) 13.15 (93) MCG [H] 62,482 8th 2 Bye 9th Bye 3 Friday, 27 March () 13.9 (87) 7.12 (54) Marvel Stadium [H] 41,607 7th 4 Thursday, 2 April () 17.17 (119) 10.5 (65) Gabba [A] 34,648 10th 5 Friday, 10 April () 5.9 (39) 7.3 (45) Adelaide Oval [N] 47,275 13th 6 Thursday, 16 April () 12.11 (83) 13.10 (88) MCG [A] 78,058 11th 7 Saturday, 25 April () 9.6 (60) 20.17 (137) MCG [A] 92,231 8th 8 Thursday, 30 April () 15.3 (93) 13.15 (93) MCG [H] 76,632 8th 9 Saturday, 9 May () 18.14 (122) 9.14 (68) MCG [A] 83,166 10th 10 Friday, 15 May () 11.15 (81) 10.15 (75) SCG [A] 40,627 11th 11 Saturday, 23 May () 13.14 (92) 12.10 (82) MCG [H] 90,028 10th 12 Saturday, 30 May () 14.13 (97) 13.15 (93) Marvel Stadium [A] 43,430 11th 13 Monday, 8 June () 11.9 (75) 12.11 (83) MCG [H] 88,019 11th 14 Bye 13th Bye 15 Saturday, 20 June () 11.12 (78) 6.16 (52) MCG [H] 40,860 11th 16 Saturday, 27 June () 15.16 (106) 11.6 (72) MCG [H] 62,117 10th 17 Saturday, 4 July () 15.8 (98) 15.14 (104) People First Stadium [A] 21,072 9th 18 Friday, 10 July () 13.11 (89) 12.13 (85) Marvel Stadium [H] 48,369 8th 19 Saturday, 18 July () 14.6 (90) 10.9 (69) MCG [H] 83,885 8th 20 Thursday, 23 July () 11.8 (74) 16.12 (108) Adelaide Oval [A] 50,109 8th 21 Thursday, 30 July () 10.12 (72) 15.7 (97) MCG [H] 60,023 9th 22 Sunday, 9 August () 15.8 (98) 17.15 (117) Optus Stadium [A] 47,609 8th 23 Saturday, 15 August () 13.14 (92) 13.14 (92) MCG [A] 76,186 8th 24 Friday, 21 August () 15.6 (96) 25.9 (159) MCG [H] 66,846 9th
Finals series + Collingwood's 2026 AFL finals series fixtures Round Date and local time Opponent Home Away Result Venue Attendance Ref Scores Friday, 28 August () 14.12 (96) 14.9 (93) MCG [A] 81,036 Collingwood was eliminated from the 2026 AFL finals series
Ladder
Awards & Milestones AFL awards Anzac Medal – Scott Pendlebury (Round 7) 2026 All-Australian team – Nick Daicos Leigh Matthews Trophy – Nick Daicos AFL Coaches Association Champion Player of the Year – Nick Daicos Lou Richards Medal – Nick Daicos 2026 Brownlow Medal – Nick Daicos
AFL award nominations Round 23 – 2026 AFL Rising Star nomination – Sam Swadling 2026 All-Australian team 46-man squad – Josh Daicos, Nick Daicos
Club awards – Nick Daicos – Josh Daicos – Darcy Cameron – Dan Houston – Isaac Quaynor – Oskar Faulkhead – Brayden Maynard – Sam Swadling – Dan McStay – Billy Frampton
Milestones Opening Round – Jack Buller (Collingwood debut) Round 1 – Daniel McStay (200 AFL games) Round 3 – Oscar Steene (AFL debut) Round 4 – Beau McCreery (100 games) Round 5 – Angus Anderson (AFL debut) Round 6 – Nick Daicos (100 games) Round 9 – Daniel McStay (200 AFL goals) Round 11 – Dan Houston (200 AFL goals) Round 11 – Scott Pendlebury (All-time VFL/AFL games record - 433 games) Round 13 – Mitch Podhajski (AFL debut) Round 15 – Sam Swadling (AFL debut) Round 17 – Liam Puncher (AFL debut) Round 17 – Patrick Lipinski (100 Collingwood games) Round 17 – Jack Crisp (100 AFL goals) Round 20 – Jordan De Goey (200 games) Round 22 – Noah Howes (AFL debut)
VFL season
Pre-season matches + Collingwood's 2026 VFL practice matches Date and local time Opponent Scores Venue Ref Home Away Result Sunday, 1 March 11.8 (74) 15.14 (104) Arden Street Oval [A]
Regular season +Collingwood's 2026 VFL season fixtureRoundDate and local timeOpponentHomeAwayResultVenueLadder positionRefScores1 Bye 21st Bye2 Friday, 27 March () 11.13 (79) 14.11 (95) KGM Centre [H] 16th 3 Friday, 3 April () 10.14 (74) 17.17 (119) Barry Plant Park [A] 9th 4 Friday, 17 April () 11.19 (85) 7.12 (54) IKON Park [A] 16th 5 Friday, 24 April () 17.12 (114) 15.13 (103) KGM Centre [H] 11th 6 Friday, 1 May () 16.13 (109) 15.10 (100) Kennedy Community Centre [A] 14th 7 Saturday, 9 May () 8.7 (55) 17.14 (116) Victoria Park [H] 17th 8 Friday, 15 May () 19.12 (126) 10.14 (74) Tramway Oval [A] 18th 9 Saturday, 23 May () 19.12 (126) 14.11 (95) Avalon Airport Oval [A] 20th 10 Saturday, 30 May () 14.8 (92) 10.12 (72) Mission Whitten Oval [A] 20th 11 Saturday, 6 June () 9.14 (68) 8.8 (56) Casey Fields [H] 19th 12 Bye 20th Bye13 Friday, 19 June () 12.7 (79) 11.12 (78) Kinetic Stadium [A] 19th 14 Saturday, 27 June () 19.18 (132) 9.8 (62) La Trobe Sports Park [H] 18th 15 Saturday, 4 July () 8.19 (67) 13.10 (88) Barry Plant Park [H] 18th 16 Friday, 10 July () 17.16 (118) 11.9 (75) Marvel Stadium [H] 17th 17 Bye 18th Bye18 Friday, 24 July () 14.19 (103) 14.9 (93) La Trobe Sports Park [H] 17th 19 Friday, 31 July () 12.12 (84) 17.10 (112) GMHBA Stadium [A] 15th 20 Saturday, 8 August () 10.15 (75) 11.8 (74) Windy Hill [A] 16th 21 Saturday, 15 August () 17.13 (115) 14.5 (89) ETU Stadium [A] 16th
Ladder
AFLW season
Pre-season matches + Collingwood's 2026 AFLW pre-season fixture Date and time Opponent Home Away Result Venue Ref Scores KGM Centre [H] 5.2 (32) 1.0 (6) Arden Street Oval [A] () 6.12 (48) 8.4 (52) Mineral Resources Park [A] (46) 10.2 (62) Whitten Oval [A]
Regular season + Collingwood's 2026 AFL Women's season fixture Round Date and time Opponent Home Away Result Venue Attendance Ladder position Ref Scores1 Saturday, 15 August () 6.10 (46) 4.4 (28) Ikon Park [A] 2,146 13th 2 Sunday, 23 August () 4.6 (30) 8.2 (50) Victoria Park [H] 1,616 16th 3 Sunday, 30 August () 3.8 (26) 8.6 (54) Victoria Park [H] 2,604 17th 4 Sunday, 6 September () 10.8 (68) 4.5 (29) Ikon Park [A] 3,892 17th 5 Saturday, 12 September () 9.8 (62) 4.8 (32) People First Stadium [A] 1,472 17th 6 Saturday, 19 September () 7.7 (49) 14.6 (90) Victoria Park [H] 2,041 17th 7 Sunday, 27 September () 4.10 (34) 3.7 (25) Victoria Park [H] 1,571 16th 8 Sunday, 4 October () 2.9 (21) 6.6 (42) Victoria Park [H] 3,316 17th 9 Saturday, 10 October () RSEA Park [A] 10 Sunday, 18 October () Windy Hill [H] 11 Friday, 23 October () Alberton Oval [A] 12 Sunday, 1 November () Windy Hill [A]
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 8 of the 2026 season (4 October 2026) 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 2017 () 7 0 61 14 99 34 2 2022 (S6) 5 3 44 24 44 24 3 2017 () 6 1 39 13 56 16 4 2022 (S6) 1 0 36 4 36 4 5 2019 () 1 0 1 0 3 0 6 2019 7 0 78 6 78 6 7 2019 6 0 81 13 81 13 8 2017 8 1 85 9 85 9 9 2026 5 1 5 1 5 1 10 **** 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2023 () 8 1 8 1 25 2 12 2025 1 0 6 1 6 1 14 2023 () 6 1 6 1 26 4 16 2025 7 6 15 12 15 12 17 2022 (S7) () 6 2 6 2 14 2 18 (c) 2017 7 9 81 16 81 16 19 **** 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 2026 4 0 4 0 4 0 21 2024 8 0 28 0 28 0 22 2026 8 0 8 0 8 0 23 2019 1 0 62 5 62 5 24 2025 2 0 6 0 6 0 25 2026 4 0 4 0 4 0 26 2025 7 0 18 1 18 1 27 2024 6 1 29 1 29 1 28 2026 1 0 1 0 1 0 29 2020 () 8 1 38 5 70 8 30 2024 8 0 27 1 27 1 33 2026 3 1 3 1 3 1 35 2020 () 4 1 15 8 50 28 36 2022 (S6) () 8 2 20 4 64 9 37 2026 8 0 8 0 8 0 43 2025 () 7 1 7 1 15 2
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