2021 Collingwood Football Club season

The 2021 Collingwood Football Club season is 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.

Collingwood Football Club
2021 season
PresidentVacant
CoachNathan Buckley
(10th season)
Captain(s)Scott Pendlebury
(8th season)
Home groundThe MCG
← 2020 2022 →

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 Melbourne Cricket Ground TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
AFLW Steph Chiocci & Brianna Davey Stephen Symonds Victoria Park 1–0–0 TBD TBD TBD TBD
VFL TBD Garry Hocking Victoria Park TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
VFLW TBD Chloe McMillan Victoria Park TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD [1]

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 the 1st Semi Final of the 2020 season (10 October 2020) and are taken from AFL Tables.
No. Name AFL debut Games (2021) Goals (2021) Games (CFC) Goals (CFC) Games (AFL career) Goals (AFL career)
2 Jordan De Goey 2015 0 0 98 132 98 132
3 Isaac Quaynor 2019 0 0 15 0 15 0
4 Brodie Grundy 2013 0 0 151 46 151 46
5 Jamie Elliott 2012 0 0 123 174 123 174
6 Tyler Brown 2020 0 0 10 2 10 2
9 John Noble 2019 0 0 22 2 22 2
10 Scott Pendlebury (c) 2006 0 0 316 179 316 179
13 Taylor Adams 2012 (Greater Western Sydney) 0 0 120 48 151 60
14 Darcy Cameron 2018 (Sydney) 0 0 10 4 11 4
16 Chris Mayne 2008 (Fremantle) 0 0 59 11 231 207
17 Callum Brown 2017 0 0 49 18 49 18
19 Levi Greenwood 2009 (North Melbourne) 0 0 84 31 158 57
22 Steele Sidebottom 2009 0 0 243 166 243 166
23 Jordan Roughead 2010 (Western Bulldogs) 0 0 41 1 179 35
24 Josh Thomas 2013 0 0 103 89 103 89
25 Jack Crisp 2012 (Brisbane Lions) 0 0 135 39 153 49
26 Josh Daicos 2017 0 0 35 17 35 17
27 Will Kelly 2020 0 0 1 1 1 1
28 Nathan Murphy 2018 0 0 2 0 2 0
30 Darcy Moore 2015 0 0 89 61 89 61
32 Will Hoskin-Elliott 2012 (Greater Western Sydney) 0 0 85 90 137 132
34 Trent Bianco **** 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Oliver Henry **** 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 Brayden Sier 2018 0 0 21 5 21 5
37 Brayden Maynard 2015 0 0 116 15 116 15
38 Jeremy Howe 2011 (Melbourne) 0 0 87 9 187 89
39 Trey Ruscoe 2020 0 0 4 5 4 5
41 Brody Mihocek 2018 0 0 58 90 58 90
43 Anton Tohill **** 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 Jack Madgen 2018 0 0 21 0 21 0
45 Max Lynch 2020 0 0 1 0 1 0
46 Mason Cox 2016 0 0 69 85 69 85
47 Mark Keane 2020 0 0 1 0 1 0
48 Tom Wilson **** 0 0 0 0 0 0
Isaac Chugg **** 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jack Ginnivan **** 0 0 0 0 0 0
Finlay Macrae **** 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beau McCreery **** 0 0 0 0 0 0
Reef McInnes **** 0 0 0 0 0 0
Liam McMahon **** 0 0 0 0 0 0
Caleb Poulter **** 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jay Rantall **** 0 0 0 0 0 0


In
No. Name Position Previous Club via
35 Oliver Henry Utility Geelong Falcons AFL National Draft, first round (pick No. 17)[2]
TBD Finlay Macrae Midfielder Oakleigh Chargers AFL National Draft, first round (pick No. 19)[3]
TBD Reef McInnes Midfielder Oakleigh Chargers AFL National Draft, first round (pick No. 23), Next Generation Academy selection[4]
TBD Caleb Poulter Midfielder / Forward Woodville-West Torrens AFL National Draft, second round (pick No. 30)[5]
TBD Liam McMahon Forward Northern Knights AFL National Draft, second round (pick No. 31)[6]
TBD Beau McCreery Forward South Adelaide AFL National Draft, third round (pick No. 44)[7]
TBD Jack Ginnivan Forward Bendigo Pioneers AFL Rookie Draft, first round (pick No. 13)[8]
TBD Isaac Chugg Midfielder / Defender Launceston AFL Rookie Draft, second round (pick No. 28)[9]

Out
No. Name Position New Club via
20 Ben Reid Defender / Forward retired[10]
18 Travis Varcoe Forward retired[11]
15 Lynden Dunn Defender retired[12][13]
12 Matthew Scharenberg Defender delisted[14][15]
29 Tim Broomhead Midfielder delisted[14][15]
11 Dayne Beams Midfielder retired[16]
1 Jaidyn Stephenson Midfielder North Melbourne trade[17][18]
40 Atu Bosenavulagi Forward North Melbourne trade[17][18]
7 Adam Treloar Midfielder Western Bulldogs trade[19][20]
21 Tom Phillips Midfielder Hawthorn trade[21][22]
31 Flynn Appleby Defender delisted[23]
33 Rupert Wills Midfielder / Forward delisted[23]
8 Tom Langdon Defender retired[24][25]

AFL season
Main article: 2021 AFL season

Pre-season matches
Collingwood's 2021 AAMI Community Series fixtures[26]
Date and local time Opponent Scores[a] Venue Attendance Ref
Home Away Result
Friday, 5 March (7:10 pm) Richmond Marvel Stadium [H]

Regular season
Collingwood's 2021 AFL season fixture[27]
Round Date and local time Opponent Home Away Result Venue Attendance Ladder position Ref
Scores[a]
1
 Friday, 19 March (7:50 pm) Western Bulldogs MCG [H]
2
 Thursday, 25 March (7:20 pm) Carlton MCG [A]
3
 Thursday, 1 April (6:40 pm) Brisbane Lions Gabba [A]
4
 Saturday, 10 April (7:25 pm) Greater Western Sydney MCG [H]
5
 Friday, 16 April (6:10 pm) West Coast Optus Stadium [A]
6
 Sunday, 25 April (3:20 pm) Essendon MCG [H]
7
 Gold Coast MCG [H]
8
 North Melbourne Marvel Stadium [A]
9
 Sydney SCG [A]
10
 Port Adelaide MCG [H]
11
 Geelong MCG [H]
12
 Adelaide Adelaide Oval [A]
13
 Melbourne MCG [A]
14
 Bye
15
 Fremantle Marvel Stadium [H]
16
 St Kilda MCG [H]
17
 Richmond MCG [A]
18
 Carlton MCG [H]
19
 Port Adelaide Adelaide Oval [A]
20
 West Coast MCG [H]
21
 Hawthorn MCG [A]
22
 Brisbane Lions Marvel Stadium [H]
23
 Essendon MCG [A]

VFL season
Main article: 2021 VFL season

Ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Aspley 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 Finals
2 Box Hill 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
3 Brisbane reserves 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
4 Carlton reserves 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
5 Casey 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
6 Coburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
7 Collingwood reserves 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
8 Essendon reserves 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
9 Footscray reserves 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
10 Frankston 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
11 Geelong reserves 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
12 Gold Coast reserves 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
13 Greater Western Sydney reserves 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
14 North Melbourne reserves 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
15 Northern Bullants 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
16 Port Melbourne 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
17 Richmond reserves 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
18 Sandringham 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
19 Southport 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
20 Sydney reserves 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
21 Werribee 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
22 Williamstown 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2020. Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.

AFLW season
Main article: 2021 AFL Women's season

Pre-season matches
Collingwood's 2021 AFLW pre-season fixture[28]
Date and local time Opponent Home Away Result Venue Ref
Scores[a]
Sunday, 17 January North Melbourne 7.5 (47) 5.5 (35) Won by 12 points Ikon Park [H] [29]

Regular season
Collingwood's 2021 AFL Women's season fixture[30][31]
Round Date and local time Opponent Home Away Result Venue Attendance Ladder
position		 Ref
Scores[a]
1
 Thursday, 28 January (7:10 pm) Carlton 4.3 (27) 5.3 (33) Won by 6 points Ikon Park [A] 6,712 6th [32]
2
 Saturday, 6 February (3:10 pm) Geelong 6.9 (45) 2.4 (16) Won by 29 points Victoria Park [H] 2,938 6th [33]
3
 Sunday, 14 February (2:10 pm) West Coast Mineral Resources Park [A]
4
 Saturday, 20 February (7:10 pm) Adelaide Victoria Park [H]
5
 Saturday, 27 February (7:10 pm) Gold Coast GMHBA Stadium [A]
6
 Friday, 5 March (7:10 pm) St Kilda RSEA Park [A]
7
 Saturday, 13 March (3:10 pm) Greater Western Sydney Victoria Park [H]
8
 Saturday, 20 March (4:10 pm) Brisbane Gabba [A]
9
 Saturday, 27 March (3:10 pm) Melbourne Victoria Park [H]

Ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Brisbane 2 2 0 0 106 14 757.1 8 Finals series
2 North Melbourne 2 2 0 0 107 19 563.2 8
3 Adelaide 2 2 0 0 118 33 357.6 8
4 Melbourne 2 2 0 0 100 51 196.1 8
5 Fremantle 2 2 0 0 81 42 192.9 8
6 Collingwood 2 2 0 0 78 43 181.4 8
7 Western Bulldogs 2 1 1 0 84 87 96.6 4
8 St Kilda 2 1 1 0 61 78 78.2 4
9 Carlton 2 0 2 0 63 75 84.0 0
10 West Coast 2 0 2 0 32 79 40.5 0
11 Greater Western Sydney 2 0 2 0 43 120 35.8 0
12 Richmond 2 0 2 0 28 85 32.9 0
13 Gold Coast 2 0 2 0 37 121 30.6 0
14 Geelong 2 0 2 0 25 116 21.6 0
Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2021. Source: Womens.AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.

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 Round 2 of the 2021 season (6 February 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 Sharni Norder 2019 2 0 15 3 15 3
2 Chloe Molloy 2018 2 3 16 10 16 10
3 Brianna Davey (c) 2017 (Carlton) 2 2 8 2 25 5
4 Abbey Green 2020 (North Melbourne) 0 0 0 0 2 0
5 Amelia Velardo 2021 2 0 2 0 2 0
6 Jordyn Allen 2019 1 0 15 2 15 2
7 Sarah Rowe 2019 1 1 15 8 15 8
8 Brittany Bonnici 2017 2 0 30 1 30 1
9 Alana Porter 2020 2 0 9 0 9 0
10 Ashleigh Brazill 2018 0 0 12 0 12 0
11 Imogen Purcell **** 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Stacey Livingstone 2017 2 0 25 0 25 0
13 Jaimee Lambert 2017 (Western Bulldogs) 2 0 23 7 29 12
14 Aishling Sheridan 2020 2 2 9 4 9 4
15 Erica Fowler 2019 2 0 11 0 11 0
16 Aliesha Newman 2017 (Melbourne) 1 0 1 0 26 11
17 Steph Chiocci (c) 2017 2 0 28 5 28 5
18 Ruby Schleicher 2017 2 1 20 1 20 1
19 Bella Smith 2021 2 0 2 0 2 0
20 Joanna Lin 2021 1 0 1 0 1 0
21 Jordan Membrey 2017 (Brisbane) 0 0 10 9 15 10
22 Sophie Casey 2017 2 0 24 2 24 2
23 Lauren Butler 2019 2 0 12 0 12 0
24 Sophie Alexander 2019 2 1 11 5 11 5
25 Mikala Cann 2019 2 1 13 2 13 2
26 Tarni Brown 2021 2 0 2 0 2 0
35 Maddie Shevlin 2019 0 0 10 1 10 1
40 Abbi Moloney **** 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 Kristy Stratton 2018 0 0 8 0 8 0
50 Ebony O'Dea 2020 2 0 6 0 6 0

Squad changes
In
No. Name Position Previous Club via
4 Abbey Green Ruck North Melbourne trade[34][35]
16 Aliesha Newman Forward Melbourne trade[36]
11 Imogen Purcell rookie signing[37]
26 Tarni Brown Midfielder Eastern Ranges AFLW National Draft, second round (pick no. 19)[38][39][40]
5 Amelia Velardo Ruck Western Jets AFLW National Draft, second round (pick no. 25)[41][40]
20 Joanna Lin Midfielder Oakleigh Chargers AFLW National Draft, second round (pick no. 26)[42][40]
40 Abbi Moloney Forward Sandringham Dragons AFLW National Draft, third round (pick no. 31)[43][40]
19 Bella Smith Defender Norwood undrafted free agency[44][45][40]
Out
No. Name Position New Club via
5 Emma Grant Utility retired[46][47]
11 Eliza Hynes Forward / Ruck retired[48]
32 Georgia Gourlay Defender / Midfielder delisted[49][50]
33 Machaelia Roberts Forward retired[49][51]
4 Sarah D'Arcy Forward Richmond trade[36][52]
46 Sarah Dargan Forward / Midfielder Richmond trade[36][52]
16 Katie Lynch Forward / Midfielder Western Bulldogs trade[53]
20 Kaila Bentvelzen Forward retired[54]


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

References
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  43. Collingwood AFLW [@CollingwoodAFLW] (6 October 2020). "At pick 31, Collingwood has selected Abbi Moloney! As a centre-half forward at the Sandringham Dragons, Moloney is known for her strong mark and great forward pressure" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  44. Collingwood AFLW [@CollingwoodAFLW] (7 October 2020). "Our fifth + final draftee for 2021 is aerial defender, Bella Smith. Bella has played with the SANFL side Norwood + South Australian representation team, the Central Allies. She's also an accomplished cricketer! Welcome Bella!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  51. Collingwood AFLW [@CollingwoodAFLW] (3 August 2020). "Machaelia Roberts has announced her retirement from football. We wish you all the best Micky!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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