| 2026 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Barry 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.
| 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 | 1–0–0 | 4th | TBD | TBD | TBD | [1] |
| AFLW | Ruby Schleicher | Sam Wright | Victoria Park | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| VFL | Sam Glover | Matthew Lokan | Victoria Park & KGM Centre | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | [2] |
| VFLW | Dominique Carbone | Tom Cashin | Victoria Park | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| No. | Name | AFL debut | Games (2026) | Goals (2026) | Games (CFC) | Goals (CFC) | Games (AFL career) | Goals (AFL career) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Lipinski | 2017 (Western Bulldogs) | 1 | 0 | 86 | 42 | 142 | 72 |
| 2 | Jordan De Goey | 2015 | 1 | 3 | 183 | 213 | 183 | 213 |
| 3 | Isaac Quaynor | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 134 | 5 | 134 | 5 |
| 4 | Brayden Maynard | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 230 | 25 | 230 | 25 |
| 5 | Jamie Elliott | 2012 | 1 | 1 | 220 | 348 | 220 | 348 |
| 7 | Josh Daicos | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 152 | 67 | 152 | 67 |
| 8 | Lachie Schultz | 2019 (Fremantle) | 1 | 2 | 37 | 39 | 127 | 140 |
| 9 | Dan Houston | 2017 (Port Adelaide) | 1 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 190 | 48 |
| 10 | Scott Pendlebury | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 426 | 204 | 426 | 204 |
| 11 | Daniel McStay | 2014 (Brisbane Lions) | 1 | 1 | 38 | 48 | 199 | 186 |
| 12 | Harry Perryman | 2017 (Greater Western Sydney) | 1 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 155 | 32 |
| 13 | Harry DeMattia | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Darcy Cameron | 2018 (Sydney) | 1 | 1 | 120 | 70 | 121 | 70 |
| 15 | Wil Parker | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| 16 | Ed Allan | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 2 |
| 17 | Billy Frampton | 2018 (Port Adelaide) | 1 | 0 | 51 | 8 | 75 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 355 | 209 | 355 | 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) | 1 | 0 | 257 | 86 | 275 | 96 |
| 26 | Reef McInnes | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 23 | 19 |
| 27 | Joel Cochran | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Tim Membrey | 2014 (Sydney) | 1 | 0 | 24 | 32 | 203 | 325 |
| 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 | 1 | 2 | 97 | 60 | 97 | 60 |
| 32 | Sam Swadling | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Lachie Sullivan | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 24 | 8 |
| 34 | Jack Buller | 2023 (Sydney) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 35 | Nick Daicos | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 63 | 96 | 63 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 38 | 10 |
| 45 | Roan Steele | 2025 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| No. | Name | Position | Previous club | via |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | | Forward | Sydney | trade [3] |
| 18 | | Midfielder | Coorparoo | AFL national draft, second round (pick No. 32) [4] |
| 32 | | Midfielder | West Perth | AFL national draft, third round (pick No. 37) [5] |
| 37 | | Forward | Oakleigh Chargers | AFL national draft, third round (pick No. 55), Next Generation Academy selection [6] |
| 41 | | Midfielder | Sturt | AFL national draft, fourth round (pick No. 57) [7] |
| 43 | | Forward | Oakleigh Chargers | pre-listed category A rookie, Next Generation Academy selection [8] |
| No. | Name | Position | New club | via |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | | Midfielder | retired [9] | |
| 18 | | Midfielder | delisted [10] | |
| 37 | | Defender | delisted [10] | |
| 40 | | Forward | delisted [10] | |
| 43 | | Defender | delisted [10] | |
| 41 | | Forward | Melbourne | trade [11] [12] |
| 6 | | Midfielder | delisted [13] | |
| 46 | | Ruck / Forward | delisted [13] |
| 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] | [16] |
| Sunday, 1 March (3:10 pm) | North Melbourne | 12.18 (90) | 14.5 (89) | Lost by 1 point | Mars Stadium [A] | [17] |
| 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 | [19] |
| 1 | Saturday, 14 March (7:35 pm) | Adelaide | MCG [H] | ||||||
| 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] | ||||||
Updated to the end of Opening Round.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 69 | 191.3 | 4 | Finals series |
| 2 | Gold Coast | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 69 | 181.2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Greater Western Sydney | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 95 | 128.4 | 4 | |
| 4 | Collingwood | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 66 | 118.2 | 4 | |
| 5 | Western Bulldogs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 106 | 104.7 | 4 | |
| 6 | Brisbane Lions | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 106 | 111 | 95.5 | 0 | |
| 7 | St Kilda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 78 | 84.6 | 0 | |
| 8 | Hawthorn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 122 | 77.9 | 0 | |
| 9 | Geelong | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 125 | 55.2 | 0 | |
| 10 | Carlton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 132 | 52.3 | 0 | |
| 11 | Adelaide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| 12 | Essendon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| 13 | Fremantle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| 14 | Melbourne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| 15 | North Melbourne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| 16 | Port Adelaide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| 17 | Richmond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| 18 | West Coast | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 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 |
| No. | Name | Position | Previous club | via |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | | Melbourne Mavericks | rookie signing [21] | |
| TBA | | Melbourne Mavericks | rookie signing [21] | |
| TBA | | Cavan | rookie signing [22] | |
| TBA | | Midfielder | Carlton | delisted free agency [23] |
| TBA | | Forward | North Melbourne | trade [24] |
| TBA | | Defender | Melbourne | delisted free agency [25] |
| TBA | | Utility | Woodville-West Torrens | AFLW national draft, first round (pick no. 8) [26] |
| TBA | | Utility | Sandringham Dragons | AFLW national draft, first round (pick no. 23) [26] |
| TBA | | Forward | Tasmania Devils | AFLW national draft, second round (pick no. 28) [26] |
| TBA | | Ruck | Eastern Ranges | AFLW national draft, second round (pick no. 29) [26] |
| TBA | | Defender | Dandenong Stingrays | AFLW national draft, third round (pick no. 41) [26] |
| TBA | | Defender | Oakleigh Chargers | AFLW national draft, third round (pick no. 48) [26] |
| No. | Name | Position | New club | via |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | | Defender | delisted [27] | |
| 11 | | Midfielder | delisted [27] | |
| 17 | | Forward | delisted [27] | |
| 20 | | Defender | delisted [27] | |
| 22 | | Forward | delisted [27] | |
| 5 | | Defender | delisted [28] | |
| 9 | | Defender | delisted [28] | |
| 13 | | Midfielder | delisted [28] | |
| 19 | | Forward | delisted [28] | |
| 25 | | Midfielder | Western Bulldogs | trade [29] |
| 15 | | Midfielder | Brisbane | trade [30] |