The 2021 Collingwood Football Club season was the club's 125th 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 2021 season overview Team Captain(s) Coach Home ground W–L–D Ladder Finals Best and fairest Leading goalkicker Refs AFL Scott Pendlebury Nathan Buckley (until 14 June 2021) Robert Harvey (interim) (from 15 June 2021) Melbourne Cricket Ground 6–16–0 17th DNQ Jack Crisp Brody Mihocek (34) AFLW Steph Chiocci & Brianna Davey Stephen Symonds Victoria Park 7–2–0 3rd Preliminary final Brianna Davey Chloe Molloy (16) VFL Lachlan Tardrew & Campbell Hustwaite Craig Black Victoria Park & Holden Centre 6–3–0 7th Cancelled Lachlan Tardrew Jack Ginnivan (16) VFLW Caitlin Bunker Chloe McMillan Victoria Park 14–0–0 1st Cancelled Imogen Barnett Imogen Barnett (21)
Squad Players are listed by guernsey number, and 2021 statistics are for AFL regular season and finals series matches during the 2021 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 23 of the 2021 season (22 August 2021) and are taken from AFL Tables.
No. Name AFL debut Games (2021) Goals (2021) Games (CFC) Goals (CFC) Games (AFL career) Goals (AFL career) 1 2021 5 0 5 0 5 0 2 2015 20 23 118 155 118 155 3 2019 20 1 35 1 35 1 4 2013 20 12 171 58 171 58 5 2012 13 25 136 199 136 199 6 2020 7 0 16 2 16 2 7 2017 17 9 52 26 52 26 8 2021 12 7 12 7 12 7 9 2019 22 2 44 4 44 4 10 (c) 2006 18 4 334 183 334 183 11 2020 4 0 5 0 5 0 12 2021 4 0 4 0 4 0 13 2012 () 14 2 134 49 165 61 14 2018 () 18 22 28 26 29 26 15 2020 2 0 3 0 3 0 16 2008 () 17 0 76 11 248 207 17 2017 15 3 64 22 64 22 18 2021 9 1 9 1 9 1 19 2009 () 2 0 86 31 160 57 20 2020 2 0 3 1 3 1 21 2020 9 2 13 7 13 7 22 2009 21 8 264 174 264 174 23 2010 () 21 0 62 1 200 35 24 2013 20 12 123 101 123 101 25 2012 () 22 2 157 41 175 51 26 **** 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 2021 11 2 11 2 11 2 28 2018 15 1 17 1 17 1 29 **** 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 2015 13 4 102 65 102 65 31 2021 13 11 13 11 13 11 32 2012 () 20 13 105 103 157 145 33 2021 5 6 5 6 5 6 34 **** 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 2021 10 7 10 7 10 7 36 2018 6 1 27 6 27 6 37 2015 22 1 138 16 138 16 38 2011 () 8 1 95 10 195 90 39 **** 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 **** 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 2018 21 34 79 124 79 124 43 2021 1 0 1 0 1 0 44 2018 19 1 40 1 40 1 46 2016 7 8 76 93 76 93
Squad changes
In No. Name Position Previous club via 35 Utility Geelong Falcons AFL national draft, first round (pick No. 17) 18 Midfielder Oakleigh Chargers AFL national draft, first round (pick No. 19) 26 Midfielder Oakleigh Chargers AFL national draft, first round (pick No. 23), Next Generation Academy selection 27 Midfielder / Forward Woodville-West Torrens AFL national draft, second round (pick No. 30) 29 Forward Northern Knights AFL national draft, second round (pick No. 31) 31 Forward South Adelaide AFL national draft, third round (pick No. 44) 33 Forward Bendigo Pioneers AFL rookie draft, first round (pick No. 13) 34 Midfielder / Defender Launceston AFL rookie draft, second round (pick No. 28) 40 Forward Sturt AFL mid-season draft, first round (pick No. 3) 39 Ruck / Forward Eastern Ranges AFL mid-season draft, second round (pick No. 18) Ruck Oakleigh Chargers International Rookie Scholarship
Out No. Name Position New Club via 20 Defender / Forward retired 18 Forward retired 15 Defender retired 12 Defender delisted 29 Midfielder delisted 11 Midfielder retired 1 Midfielder trade 40 Forward trade 7 Midfielder trade 21 Midfielder trade 31 Defender delisted 33 Midfielder / Forward delisted 8 Defender retired 19 Midfielder retired
AFL season
Pre-season matches + Collingwood's 2021 practice match and AAMI Community Series fixtures Date and local time Opponent Scores Venue Attendance Ref Home Away Result Friday, 26 February () 11.8 (74) 11.6 (72) GMHBA Stadium [A] 0 Friday, 5 March () 11.8 (74) 11.14 (80) Marvel Stadium [H] 10,308
Regular season +Collingwood's 2021 AFL season fixtureRoundDate and local timeOpponentHomeAwayResultVenueAttendanceLadder positionRefScores1 Friday, 19 March () 7.11 (53) 10.9 (69) MCG [H] 46,051 13th 2 Thursday, 25 March () 13.7 (85) 16.10 (106) MCG [A] 51,723 9th 3 Thursday, 1 April () 11.6 (72) 11.7 (73) Marvel Stadium [H] 28,057 11th 4 Saturday, 10 April () 9.6 (60) 14.6 (90) MCG [H] 29,866 14th 5 Friday, 16 April () 16.7 (103) 11.10 (76) Optus Stadium [A] 54,159 16th 6 Sunday, 25 April () 13.7 (85) 16.13 (109) MCG [H] 78,113 17th 7 Saturday, 1 May () 7.13 (55) 12.7 (79) MCG [H] 24,397 17th 8 Saturday, 8 May () 11.10 (76) 14.10 (94) Marvel Stadium [A] 22,329 16th 9 Saturday, 15 May () 10.12 (72) 5.12 (42) SCG [A] 31,448 16th 10 Sunday, 23 May () 8.10 (58) 8.11 (59) MCG [H] 23,415 16th 11 Saturday, 29 May () 6.15 (51) 8.13 (61) MCG [H] 0 16th 12 Saturday, 5 June () 10.13 (73) 12.6 (78) Adelaide Oval [A] 30,446 16th 13 Monday, 14 June () 9.9 (63) 11.14 (80) MCG [A] 16,453 16th 14 Bye 15th Bye 15 Saturday, 26 June () 12.7 (79) 14.7 (91) Marvel Stadium [H] 11,570 15th 16 Sunday, 4 July () 8.13 (61) 10.10 (70) MCG [H] 18,082 16th 17 Sunday, 11 July () 11.5 (71) 13.9 (87) MCG [A] 29,437 15th 18 Sunday, 18 July () 9.8 (62) 13.13 (91) MCG [H] 0 15th 19 Friday, 23 July () 14.13 (97) 10.9 (69) Marvel Stadium [A] 0 16th 20 Saturday, 31 July () 14.6 (90) 6.9 (45) MCG [H] 0 14th 21 Sunday, 8 August () 15.7 (97) 12.6 (78) MCG [A] 0 16th 22 Saturday, 14 August () 22.10 (142) 8.9 (57) Gabba [A] 15,146 16th 23 Sunday, 22 August () 16.6 (102) 9.10 (64) MCG [A] 0 17th
Ladder
Awards & Milestones
AFL Awards Neale Daniher Trophy – Scott Pendlebury (Round 13) 2021 22under22 selection – Isaac Quaynor
Club Awards – Jack Crisp – Brayden Maynard – Scott Pendlebury – Jordan De Goey – Steele Sidebottom – Lachlan Tardrew – Jordan Roughead – Oliver Henry – Brody Mihocek – Steele Sidebottom
Milestones Round 1 – Oliver Henry (AFL debut) Round 1 – Callum Brown (50 games) Round 2 – Jordan De Goey (100 games) Round 3 – Beau McCreery (AFL debut) Round 5 – Finlay Macrae (AFL debut) Round 5 – Brody Mihocek (100 goals) Round 6 – Jay Rantall (AFL debut) Round 7 – Caleb Poulter (AFL debut) Round 8 – Steele Sidebottom (250 games) Round 9 – Tom Wilson (AFL debut) Round 10 – Jordan Roughead (50 Collingwood games) Round 11 – Trent Bianco (AFL debut) Round 11 – Darcy Moore (100 games) Round 16 – Josh Daicos (50 games) Round 16 – Jack Crisp (150 Collingwood games) Round 16 – Will Hoskin-Elliott (100 Collingwood goals) Round 17 – Will Hoskin-Elliott (100 Collingwood games) Round 19 – Jack Ginnivan (AFL debut) Round 19 – Anton Tohill (AFL debut) Round 22 – Josh Thomas (100 goals) Round 23 – Jordan Roughead (200 AFL games)
VFL season
Pre-season matches + Collingwood's 2021 VFL pre-season fixtures Date and local time Opponent Scores Venue Ref Home Away Result Saturday, 6 March () 11.8 (74) 14.11 (95) Holden Centre [H] Friday, 19 March () 15.12 (102) 14.9 (93) Holden Centre [H] Saturday, 3 April () 14.12 (96) 9.14 (68) Punt Road Oval [A] Saturday, 10 April () 8.10 (58) 7.4 (46) Deakin University Waurn Ponds [A]
Regular season +Collingwood's 2021 VFL season fixtureRoundDate and local timeOpponentHomeAwayResultVenueLadder positionRefScores1 Saturday, 17 April () 9.8 (62) 10.9 (69) Avalon Airport Oval [A] 10th 2 Saturday, 24 April () 6.14 (50) 12.13 (85) Victoria Park [H] 14th 3 Friday, 30 April () 9.12 (66) 9.7 (61) Holden Centre [H] 9th 4 Saturday, 8 May () 14.11 (95) 13.13 (91) Victoria Park [H] 7th 5 Saturday, 15 May () 12.14 (86) 8.5 (53) SCG [A] 8th 6 Bye 10th Bye7 Cancelled 10th Cancelled8 Cancelled 11th Cancelled9 Cancelled 11th Cancelled10 Bye 11th Bye11 Saturday, 26 June () 16.8 (104) 9.11 (65) Holden Centre [H] 8th 12 Sunday, 4 July () 11.15 (81) 10.3 (63) Holden Centre [H] 7th 13 Sunday, 11 July () 15.11 (101) 16.10 (106) Punt Road Oval [A] 7th 14 Cancelled 9th Cancelled15 Bye 8th Bye16 Saturday, 31 July () 9.6 (60) 18.15 (123) Holden Centre [H] 9th 17 Cancelled 9th Cancelled18 Cancelled 7th Cancelled19 Cancelled 7th Cancelled
Finals series + Collingwood's 2021 VFL finals series fixtures Round Date and time Opponent Home Away Result Venue Attendance Ref ScoresQualifying final Cancelled Cancelled
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AFLW season
Pre-season matches + Collingwood's 2021 AFLW pre-season fixture Date and local time Opponent Home Away Result Venue Ref Scores 7.5 (47) 5.5 (35) Ikon Park [H]
Regular season + Collingwood's 2021 AFL Women's season fixture Round Date and time Opponent Home Away Result Venue Attendance Ladder position Ref Scores1 Thursday, 28 January () 4.3 (27) 5.3 (33) Ikon Park [A] 6,712 6th 2 Saturday, 6 February () 6.9 (45) 2.4 (16) Victoria Park [H] 2,938 6th 3 Sunday, 14 February () 4.7 (31) 7.6 (48) Swinburne Centre [A] 0 3rd 4 Saturday, 20 February () 0.8 (8) 4.4 (28) Marvel Stadium [A] 2,254 2nd 5 Sunday, 28 February () 7.7 (49) 1.8 (14) Victoria Park [H] 2,931 1st 6 Sunday, 7 March () 7.9 (51) 2.3 (15) Victoria Park [H] 3,017 1st 7 Sunday, 14 March () 4.11 (38) 4.8 (35) VU Whitten Oval [A] 0 3rd 8 Saturday, 20 March () 8.11 (59) 2.1 (13) Victoria Park [H] 2,228 2nd 9 Sunday, 28 March () 4.7 (31) 2.5 (17) Norwood Oval [A] 2,314 3rd
Finals series + Collingwood's 2021 AFL Women's finals series fixtures Round Date and time Opponent Home Away Result Venue Attendance Ref ScoresQualifying final Saturday, 3 April () 7.8 (50) 7.2 (44) Victoria Park [H] 3,010 Preliminary final Saturday, 10 April () 7.3 (45) 6.5 (41) Gabba [A] 4,435 Collingwood was eliminated from the 2021 AFLW finals series
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Squad Players are listed by guernsey number, and 2021 statistics are for AFL Women's regular season and finals series matches during the 2021 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 the preliminary final of the 2021 season (10 April 2021) and are taken from Australian Football.
No. Name AFLW debut Games (2021) Goals (2021) Games (CFC) Goals (CFC) Games (AFLW career) Goals (AFLW career) 1 2019 10 2 23 5 23 5 2 2018 11 16 25 23 25 23 3 (c) 2017 () 11 6 17 6 34 9 4 2020 () 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 2021 2 0 2 0 2 0 6 2019 6 0 20 2 20 2 7 2019 7 1 21 8 21 8 8 2017 11 0 39 1 39 1 9 2020 11 0 18 0 18 0 10 2018 4 1 16 1 16 1 11 **** 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2017 11 0 34 0 34 0 13 2017 () 11 4 32 11 38 16 14 2020 11 8 18 10 18 10 15 2019 10 0 19 0 19 0 16 2017 () 7 3 7 3 32 14 17 (c) 2017 11 0 37 5 37 5 18 2017 11 2 29 2 29 2 19 2021 6 0 6 0 6 0 20 2021 9 3 9 3 9 3 21 2017 () 3 1 13 10 18 11 22 2017 10 0 32 2 32 2 23 2019 7 0 17 0 17 0 24 2019 11 6 20 10 20 10 25 2019 11 2 22 3 22 3 26 2021 11 4 11 4 11 4 35 2019 3 0 13 1 13 1 40 2021 2 2 2 2 2 2 41 2018 3 1 11 1 11 1 50 2020 10 0 14 0 14 0
Squad changes In No. Name Position Previous club via 4 Ruck North Melbourne trade 16 Forward Melbourne trade 11 Defender rookie signing 26 Midfielder Eastern Ranges AFLW National Draft, second round (pick no. 19) 5 Ruck Western Jets AFLW National Draft, second round (pick no. 25) 20 Midfielder Oakleigh Chargers AFLW National Draft, second round (pick no. 26) 40 Forward Sandringham Dragons AFLW National Draft, third round (pick no. 31) 19 Defender Norwood undrafted free agency
Out No. Name Position New Club via 5 Utility retired 11 Forward / Ruck retired 32 Defender / Midfielder delisted 33 Forward retired 4 Forward Richmond trade 46 Forward / Midfielder Richmond trade 16 Forward / Midfielder Western Bulldogs trade 20 Forward retired
League awards 2021 22under22 selection – Chloe Molloy (captain), Jordyn Allen, Mikala Cann 2021 AFL Women's All-Australian team – Brianna Davey (captain), Brittany Bonnici, Chloe Molloy, Ruby Schleicher