# 2016 Collingwood Football Club season

The 2016 Collingwood Football Club season was the club's 120th season of senior competition in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club also fielded its reserves team in the VFL.

## Squad

    Players are listed by guernsey number, and 2016 statistics are for AFL regular season and finals series matches during the 2016 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 2016 season (28 August 2016) and are taken from AFL Tables
| No. | Name | AFL debut | Games (2016) | Goals (2016) | Games (CFC) | Goals (CFC) | Games (AFL career) | Goals (AFL career) |
| 1 | Alex Fasolo | 2011 | 12 | 25 | 81 | 104 | 81 | 104 |
| 2 | Jordan De Goey | 2015 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 22 | 36 | 22 |
| 3 | Brent Macaffer | 2009 | 4 | 1 | 77 | 33 | 77 | 33 |
| 4 | Brodie Grundy | 2013 | 21 | 11 | 62 | 23 | 62 | 23 |
| 5 | Jamie Elliott | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 104 | 72 | 104 |
| 6 | Tyson Goldsack | 2007 | 4 | 1 | 141 | 49 | 141 | 49 |
| 7 | Adam Treloar | 2012 (Greater Western Sydney) | 22 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 101 | 61 |
| 8 | Tom Langdon | 2014 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 2 | 46 | 2 |
| 9 | Jesse White | 2008 (Sydney) | 16 | 23 | 52 | 70 | 123 | 143 |
| 10 | Scott Pendlebury (c) | 2006 | 22 | 11 | 236 | 152 | 236 | 152 |
| 11 | Jarryd Blair | 2010 | 21 | 15 | 143 | 110 | 143 | 110 |
| 12 | Matthew Scharenberg | 2015 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | Taylor Adams | 2012 (Greater Western Sydney) | 14 | 6 | 44 | 15 | 75 | 27 |
| 14 | James Aish | 2014 (Brisbane Lions) | 15 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 47 | 18 |
| 15 | Jarrod Witts | 2013 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 18 | 40 | 18 |
| 16 | Nathan Brown | 2008 | 16 | 0 | 130 | 7 | 130 | 7 |
| 17 | Jonathon Marsh | 2015 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 18 | Travis Varcoe | 2007 (Geelong) | 17 | 6 | 39 | 16 | 177 | 146 |
| 19 | Levi Greenwood | 2009 (North Melbourne) | 21 | 18 | 29 | 22 | 103 | 48 |
| 20 | Ben Reid | 2007 | 17 | 0 | 121 | 37 | 121 | 37 |
| 21 | Tom Phillips | 2016 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 22 | Steele Sidebottom | 2009 | 20 | 17 | 163 | 123 | 163 | 123 |
| 23 | Lachlan Keeffe | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 7 | 40 | 7 |
| 24 | Josh Thomas | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 19 | 32 | 19 |
| 25 | Jack Crisp | 2012 (Brisbane Lions) | 22 | 9 | 44 | 25 | 62 | 35 |
| 26 | Marley Williams | 2012 | 11 | 0 | 68 | 6 | 68 | 6 |
| 27 | Matthew Goodyear | 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Ben Sinclair | 2011 | 13 | 2 | 63 | 22 | 63 | 22 |
| 29 | Tim Broomhead | 2014 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 |
| 30 | Darcy Moore | 2015 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 33 | 26 | 33 |
| 31 | Jackson Ramsay | 2014 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 32 | Travis Cloke | 2005 | 13 | 17 | 246 | 441 | 246 | 441 |
| 33 | Rupert Wills | 2016 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 34 | Alan Toovey | 2007 | 8 | 0 | 159 | 9 | 159 | 9 |
| 35 | Brayden Sier | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Dane Swan | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 258 | 211 | 258 | 211 |
| 37 | Brayden Maynard | 2015 | 20 | 4 | 29 | 6 | 29 | 6 |
| 38 | Jeremy Howe | 2011 (Melbourne) | 20 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 120 | 83 |
| 39 | Ben Crocker | 2016 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 40 | Josh Smith | 2016 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 4 |
| 41 | Tim Golds | 2012 (Greater Western Sydney) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 43 | Adam Oxley | 2013 | 12 | 4 | 31 | 9 | 31 | 9 |
| 44 | Corey Gault | 2014 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 45 | Jack Frost | 2013 | 10 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| 46 | Mason Cox | 2016 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 17 |
| 47 | Darrean Wyatt | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Squad changes
#### In

| No. | Name | Position | Previous Club | via |
| 47 | Darrean Wyatt | | College of Coastal Georgia | AFL Rookie Draft, fifth round (pick No. 64) |
| 38 | Jeremy Howe | Forward / Defender | Melbourne | trade |
| 7 | Adam Treloar | Midfielder | Greater Western Sydney | trade |
| 14 | James Aish | Midfielder | Brisbane Lions | trade |
| 35 | Brayden Sier | Midfielder | Northern Knights | AFL National Draft, second round (pick No. 32) |
| 21 | Tom Phillips | Midfielder | Oakleigh Chargers | AFL National Draft, fourth round (pick No. 58) |
| 33 | Rupert Wills | Midfielder / Forward | Collingwood Reserves | AFL National Draft, fifth round (pick No. 63) |
| 39 | Ben Crocker | Midfielder / Forward | Oakleigh Chargers | AFL National Draft, fifth round (pick No. 65) |
| 23 | Lachlan Keeffe | Defender | Collingwood | AFL Rookie Draft, first round (pick No. 7) |
| 40 | Josh Smith | Midfielder | Redland | AFL Rookie Draft, second round (pick No. 25) |
| 24 | Josh Thomas | Midfielder | Collingwood | AFL Rookie Draft, third round (pick No. 42) |
| 41 | Tim Golds | Defender | Greater Western Sydney | AFL Rookie Draft, fourth round (pick No. 55) |

#### Out

| No. | Name | Position | New Club | via |
| 2 | Sam Dwyer | Midfielder / Forward | | delisted |
| 14 | Clinton Young | Midfielder / Forward | | delisted |
| 27 | Tony Armstrong | Defender | | delisted |
| 39 | Michael Manteit | Defender / Midfielder | | delisted |
| 33 | Patrick Karnezis | Forward | | retired |
| 41 | Brenden Abbott | Forward | | delisted |
| 7 | Ben Kennedy | Midfielder / Forward | Melbourne | trade |
| 40 | Paul Seedsman | Defender | Adelaide | trade |
| 21 | Nathan Freeman | Midfielder | St Kilda | trade |
| 3 | Brent Macaffer | Midfielder / Forward | | retired |
| 34 | Alan Toovey | Defender | | retired |
| 36 | Dane Swan | Midfielder | | retired |

## Season summary
### Pre-season matches

Collingwood's 2016 NAB Challenge fixtures :
| Date and local time | Opponent | Scores | Scores | Scores | Venue | Attendance | Ref |
| Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ref |
| Friday, 26 February (7:10 pm) | Geelong | 2.16.9 (123) | 0.21.5 (131) | Won by 8 points | Simonds Stadium | 20,460 | |
| Saturday, 5 March (4:40 pm) | North Melbourne | 1.10.8 (77) | 0.12.13 (85) | Won by 8 points | Robertson Oval | 6,000 | |
| Saturday, 12 March (1:10 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 1.15.8 (107) | 1.14.12 (105) | Won by 2 points | Etihad Stadium | 12,594 | |

### Regular season

Collingwood's 2016 AFL season fixtures :
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position |
| Ref |||
| 1 | Saturday, 26 March (7:25 pm) | Sydney | 18.25 (133) | 7.11 (53) | Lost by 80 points | SCG | 33,857 | 17th |
| 2 | Friday, 1 April (7:50 pm) | Richmond | 13.9 (87) | 12.14 (86) | Won by 1 point | MCG | 72,761 | 14th |
| 3 | Saturday, 9 April (1:45 pm) | St Kilda | 18.11 (119) | 14.6 (90) | Lost by 29 points | MCG | 50,903 | 14th |
| 4 | Sunday, 17 April (3:20 pm) | Melbourne | 9.13 (67) | 16.6 (102) | Lost by 35 points | MCG | 47,558 | 15th |
| 5 | Monday, 25 April (3:20 pm) | Essendon | 22.10 (142) | 11.7 (73) | Won by 69 points | MCG | 85,082 | 11th |
| 6 | Sunday, 1 May (2:40 pm) | West Coast | 18.16 (124) | 9.8 (62) | Lost by 62 points | Domain Stadium | 37,931 | 13th |
| 7 | Saturday, 7 May (1:45 pm) | Carlton | 12.12 (84) | 15.9 (99) | Lost by 15 points | MCG | 60,222 | 14th |
| 8 | Saturday, 14 May (7:25 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 10.5 (65) | 20.23 (143) | Won by 78 points | Gabba | 24,552 | 12th |
| 9 | Saturday, 21 May (1:45 pm) | Geelong | 16.8 (104) | 11.14 (80) | Won by 24 points | MCG | 59,864 | 11th |
| 10 | Sunday, 29 May (3:20 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 7.11 (53) | 11.8 (74) | Lost by 21 points | MCG | 45,078 | 12th |
| 11 | Sunday, 5 June (1:10 pm) | Port Adelaide | 7.16 (58) | 19.11 (125) | Lost by 67 points | MCG | 28,567 | 12th |
| 12 | Monday, 13 June (3:20 pm) | Melbourne | 16.8 (104) | 8.10 (58) | Lost by 46 points | MCG | 60,158 | 14th |
| 13 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 14th |
| 14 | Friday, 24 June (7:50 pm) | Fremantle | 12.13 (85) | 5.7 (37) | Won by 48 points | MCG | 20,320 | 14th |
| 15 | Saturday, 2 July (7:25 pm) | Carlton | 6.9 (45) | 8.9 (57) | Won by 12 points | MCG | 56,157 | 11th |
| 16 | Saturday, 9 July (1:40 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 14.9 (93) | 19.11 (125) | Won by 32 points | Spotless Stadium | 13,483 | 11th |
| 17 | Saturday, 16 July (7:10 pm) | Adelaide | 14.13 (97) | 10.9 (69) | Lost by 28 points | Adelaide Oval | 50,012 | 12th |
| 18 | Friday, 22 July (7:50 pm) | North Melbourne | 12.12 (84) | 18.16 (124) | Lost by 40 points | Etihad Stadium | 36,041 | 12th |
| 19 | Saturday, 30 July (4:35 pm) | West Coast | 13.13 (91) | 11.6 (72) | Won by 19 points | MCG | 34,929 | 12th |
| 20 | Friday, 5 August (7:50 pm) | Richmond | 14.8 (92) | 11.11 (77) | Lost by 15 points | MCG | 49,122 | 12th |
| 21 | Friday, 12 August (7:50 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 14.11 (95) | 14.8 (92) | Lost by 3 points | Etihad Stadium | 35,010 | 12th |
| 22 | Saturday, 20 August (7:25 pm) | Gold Coast | 16.22 (118) | 6.11 (47) | Won by 71 points | Etihad Stadium | 17,644 | 12th |
| 23 | Sunday, 28 August (3:20 pm) | Hawthorn | 17.10 (112) | 17.9 (111) | Lost by 1 point | MCG | 52,968 | 12th |

## Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sydney | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2221 | 1469 | 151.2 | 68 | 2016 finals |
| 2 | Geelong | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2235 | 1554 | 143.8 | 68 | 2016 finals |
| 3 | Hawthorn | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2134 | 1800 | 118.6 | 68 | 2016 finals |
| 4 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2380 | 1663 | 143.1 | 64 | 2016 finals |
| 5 | Adelaide | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2483 | 1795 | 138.3 | 64 | 2016 finals |
| 6 | West Coast | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2181 | 1678 | 130.0 | 64 | 2016 finals |
| 7 | Western Bulldogs (P) | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1857 | 1609 | 115.4 | 60 | 2016 finals |
| 8 | North Melbourne | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1956 | 1859 | 105.2 | 48 | 2016 finals |
| 9 | St Kilda | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1953 | 2041 | 95.7 | 48 | |
| 10 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2055 | 1939 | 106.0 | 40 | |
| 11 | Melbourne | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1944 | 1991 | 97.6 | 40 | |
| 12 | Collingwood | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1910 | 1998 | 95.6 | 36 | |
| 13 | Richmond | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1713 | 2155 | 79.5 | 32 | |
| 14 | Carlton | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1568 | 1978 | 79.3 | 28 | |
| 15 | Gold Coast | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1778 | 2273 | 78.2 | 24 | |
| 16 | Fremantle | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1574 | 2119 | 74.3 | 16 | |
| 17 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1770 | 2872 | 61.6 | 12 | |
| 18 | Essendon | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1437 | 2356 | 61.0 | 12 | |

## Awards & Milestones
### AFL Awards

* Anzac Medal – Steele Sidebottom (Round 5)
* 2016 22under22 selection – Darcy Moore
* 2016 22under22 selection – Brodie Grundy

### AFL Award Nominations

* Round 8 – 2016 AFL Goal of the Year nomination – Taylor Adams
* Round 19 – 2016 AFL Rising Star nomination – Darcy Moore
* 2016 All-Australian team 40-man squad – Scott Pendlebury, Adam Treloar

### Club Awards

* E.W. Copeland Trophy – Scott Pendlebury
* R.T. Rush Trophy – Adam Treloar
* J.J. Joyce Trophy – Steele Sidebottom
* J.F. McHale Trophy – Brodie Grundy
* Jack Regan Trophy – Jeremy Howe
* Joseph Wren Memorial Trophy – Brent Macaffer
* Darren Millane Memorial Trophy – Brent Macaffer
* Harry Collier Trophy – Josh Smith
* Gordon Coventry Trophy – Alex Fasolo
* Gavin Brown Award – Scott Pendlebury

### Milestones

* Round 1 – Adam Treloar (Collingwood debut)
* Round 2 – James Aish (Collingwood debut)
* Round 3 – Jeremy Howe (Collingwood debut)
* Round 3 – Matthew Goodyear (AFL debut)
* Round 5 – Mason Cox (AFL debut)
* Round 5 – Josh Smith (AFL debut)
* Round 7 – Ben Crocker (AFL debut)
* Round 7 – Jarryd Blair (100 goals)
* Round 8 – Jack Frost (50 games)
* Round 8 – Nathan Buckley (100 games as coach)
* Round 9 – Alex Fasolo (100 goals)
* Round 9 – Steele Sidebottom (150 games)
* Round 10 – Brodie Grundy (50 games)
* Round 10 – Jack Crisp (50 AFL games)
* Round 12 – Tom Phillips (AFL debut)
* Round 14 – Collingwood's 1500th VFL/AFL win
* Round 19 – Rupert Wills (AFL debut)
* Round 20 – Levi Greenwood (100 AFL games)
* Round 22 – Adam Treloar (100 AFL games)

## VFL season
### Pre-season matches

Collingwood's 2016 VFL pre-season fixture :
| Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue |
| Ref |||
| Sunday, 6 March (01:00 pm) | Werribee | 10.7 (67) | 9.3 (57) | Won by 10 points | Holden Centre |
| Saturday, 12 March (6:00 pm) | Footscray | 8.5 (53) | 14.10 (94) | Lost by 41 points | Holden Centre |
| Saturday, 26 March (3:00 am) | Coburg | 16.8 (104) | 5.7 (37) | Won by 67 points | Holden Centre |
| Saturday, 2 April (12:00 pm) | Geelong | 8.10 (58) | 16.12 (108) | Won by 50 points | Simonds Stadium |

### Regular season

Collingwood's 2016 VFL season fixture :
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Ladder position |
| Ref |||
| 1 | Sunday, 10 April (11:40 am) | Port Melbourne | 10.13 (73) | 14.13 (97) | Won by 24 points | North Port Oval | 5th |
| 2 | Sunday, 17 April (11:45 am) | Casey | 10.5 (65) | 18.13 (121) | Lost by 56 points | Holden Centre | 9th |
| 3 | Sunday, 24 April (2:10 pm) | Essendon | 7.8 (48) | 20.13 (133) | Lost by 85 points | Victoria Park | 12th |
| 4 | Saturday, 30 April (2:00 pm) | Northern Blues | 13.13 (91) | 14.16 (100) | Won by 9 points | Preston City Oval | 9th |
| 5 | Saturday, 7 May (5:15 pm) | Sandringham | 7.5 (47) | 16.18 (114) | Lost by 67 points | Holden Centre | 10th |
| 6 | Saturday, 14 May (1:00 pm) | Geelong | 6.8 (44) | 8.16 (64) | Won by 20 points | Simonds Stadium | 9th |
| 7 | Saturday, 22 May (5:15 pm) | Williamstown | 13.8 (86) | 12.9 (81) | Won by 5 points | Holden Centre | 8th |
| 8 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 9th |
| 9 | Saturday, 4 June (2:00 pm) | Werribee | 9.5 (59) | 13.10 (88) | Won by 29 points | Avalon Airport Oval | 5th |
| 10 | Saturday, 11 June (2:10 pm) | Casey | 2.7 (19) | 8.11 (59) | Won by 40 points | Casey Fields | 4th |
| 11 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 5th |
| 12 | Sunday, 26 June (2:10 pm) | Richmond | 14.12 (96) | 10.10 (70) | Won by 26 points | Victoria Park | 4th |
| 13 | Saturday, 2 July (4:00 pm) | Northern Blues | 15.9 (99) | 13.8 (86) | Won by 13 points | Holden Centre | 4th |
| 14 | Sunday, 10 July (1:00 pm) | North Ballarat | 2.7 (19) | 13.12 (90) | Won by 71 points | Eureka Stadium | 4th |
| 15 | Sunday, 17 July (2:00 pm) | Frankston | 12.5 (77) | 22.11 (143) | Won by 66 points | Frankston Oval | 2nd |
| 16 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 3rd |
| 17 | Saturday, 30 July (12:00 pm) | Geelong | 13.14 (92) | 5.12 (42) | Won by 50 points | Victoria Park | 3rd |
| 18 | Saturday, 6 August (1:00 pm) | Coburg | 19.18 (132) | 10.4 (64) | Won by 68 points | Victoria Park | 3rd |
| 19 | Saturday, 13 August (1:00 pm) | Port Melbourne | 12.12 (84) | 10.8 (68) | Won by 16 points | Victoria Park | 2nd |
| 20 | Saturday, 20 August (1:00 pm) | Box Hill | 7.15 (57) | 12.6 (78) | Won by 21 points | Box Hill City Oval | 1st |
| 21 | Saturday, 27 August (12:00 pm) | Footscray | 16.9 (105) | 10.13 (73) | Lost by 32 points | Whitten Oval | 2nd |

### Finals series

Collingwood's 2016 VFL finals series fixture :
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue |
| Ref |||
| 2nd Qualifying Final | Saturday, 3 September (2:00 pm) | Williamstown | 16.6 (102) | 7.14 (56) | Won by 46 points | Ikon Park |
| 2nd Preliminary Final | Saturday, 17 September (2:40 pm) | Footscray | 9.8 (62) | 27.19 (181) | Lost by 119 points | North Port Oval |
| Collingwood was eliminated from the 2016 VFL finals series ||||||||

### Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Casey Scorpions | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1829 | 1090 | 167.8 | 56 | Finals |
| 2 | Collingwood | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1541 | 1323 | 116.5 | 56 | Finals |
| 3 | Williamstown | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1746 | 1201 | 145.4 | 52 | Finals |
| 4 | Footscray (P) | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1558 | 1447 | 107.7 | 48 | Finals |
| 5 | Geelong | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1694 | 1232 | 137.5 | 44 | Finals |
| 6 | Port Melbourne | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1383 | 1329 | 104.1 | 44 | Finals |
| 7 | Sandringham | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1675 | 1465 | 114.3 | 40 | Finals |
| 8 | Essendon | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1603 | 1477 | 108.5 | 40 | Finals |
| 9 | Richmond | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1482 | 1343 | 110.3 | 36 | |
| 10 | Box Hill Hawks | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1450 | 1440 | 100.7 | 28 | |
| 11 | Werribee | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1430 | 1757 | 81.4 | 28 | |
| 12 | Coburg | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1259 | 1557 | 80.9 | 24 | |
| 13 | Northern Blues | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1347 | 1890 | 71.3 | 24 | |
| 14 | North Ballarat | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1076 | 1826 | 58.9 | 12 | |
| 15 | Frankston | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1131 | 1827 | 61.9 | 8 | |