# 2010 Collingwood Football Club season

The 2010 AFL season was the Collingwood Football Club's, (The Magpies), 114th season playing Australian rules football in the Victorian or Australian Football League. It was the club's most successful season since 1930 and the club's most successful season in AFL era. The Magpies won the premiership after defeating St Kilda by 56 points in the Grand Final Replay. Collingwood also won the McClelland Trophy for finishing first at the end of the home and away season. 2010 marked the first time that Collingwood won 20 matches in the same season, their first McClelland Trophy since 1970 and ended a 19-season premiership drought dating back to 1990.

## Season results
### Pre-season
#### NAB Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Score (Collingwood's score is in bold) | Result (includes margin) | Venue |
| 1 | Friday, 19 February 7:40pm | St Kilda | Away | 2.13.4 (100) - 1.13.12 (99) | Lost by 1 point | Etihad Stadium |

#### NAB Challenge

| Week | Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Score (Collingwood's score is in bold) | Result (includes margin) | Venue |
| 1 | Friday, 26 February 7:00pm | Adelaide | Home | 11.8 (74) - 8.6 (54) | Won by 20 points | Traeger Park |
| 2 | Friday, 5 March 4:00pm | Richmond | Away | 9.8 (62) - 11.24 (90) | Won by 28 points | Visy Park |
| 3 | Saturday, 13 March 3:00pm | Port Adelaide | Away | 15.7 (97) - 27.16 (178) | Won by 81 points | Malseed Park, Mt Gambier, South Australia |

### Regular home and away season

| Round | Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Score (Collingwood's score is in bold) | Result (includes margin) | Venue | Position on Ladder |
| 1 | Sunday, 28 March 2:10pm | Western Bulldogs | Away | 13.15 (93) - 19.15 (129) | Won by 36 points | Etihad Stadium | 5th |
| 2 | Saturday, 4 April 2:10pm | Melbourne | Home | 12.14 (86) - 12.13 (85) | Won by 1 point | MCG | 5th |
| 3 | Friday, 10 April 7:40pm | St Kilda | Away | 10.9 (69) - 4.17 (41) | Lost by 28 points | Etihad Stadium | 7th |
| 4 | Saturday, 18 April 7:10pm | Hawthorn | Home | 17.21 (123) - 8.11 (59) | Won by 64 points | MCG | 6th |
| 5 | Sunday, 25 April 2:40pm | Essendon | Home | 18.12 (120) - 8.7 (55) | Won by 65 points | MCG | 3rd |
| 6 | Sunday, 2 May 2:10pm | Carlton | Away | 16.6 (102) - 24.11 (155) | Won by 53 points | MCG | 2nd |
| 7 | Saturday, 8 May 7:10pm | North Melbourne | Home | 23.19 (157) - 14.7 (91) | Won by 66 points | MCG | 1st |
| 8 | Friday, 14 May 8:40pm | Fremantle | Away | 15.7 (97) - 20.13 (133) | Won by 36 points | Subiaco Oval | 1st |
| 9 | Friday, 21 May 7:40pm | Geelong | Home | 6.14 (50) - 12.14 (86) | Lost by 36 points | MCG | 2nd |
| 10 | Saturday, 29 May 7:10pm | Brisbane Lions | Away | 13.10 (88) - 11.14 (80) | Lost by 8 points | Gabba | 3rd |
| 11 | Sunday, 6 June 4:40pm | Western Bulldogs | Home | 17.11 (113) - 16.7 (103) | Won by 10 points | Etihad Stadium | 2nd |
| 12 | Monday, 14 June 2:10pm | Melbourne | Away | 11.10 (76) - 9.22 (76) | Draw | MCG | 3rd |
| 13 | Saturday, 26 June 7:10pm | Sydney | Away | 10.11 (71) - 13.18 (96) | Won by 26 points | ANZ Stadium | 3rd |
| 14 | Saturday, 3 July 7:10pm | West Coast | Home | 20.15 (135) - 7.10 (52) | Won by 83 points | Etihad Stadium | 3rd |
| 15 | Friday, 9 July 8:10pm | Port Adelaide | Away | 12.7 (79) - 16.9 (105) | Won by 26 points | AAMI Stadium | 3rd |
| 16 | Saturday, 17 July 2:10pm | St Kilda | Home | 15.10 (100) - 6.16 (52) | Won by 48 points | MCG | 1st |
| 17 | Saturday, 24 July 2:10pm | Richmond | Home | 19.13 (127) - 6.9 (45) | Won by 82 points | MCG | 1st |
| 18 | Saturday, 31 July 2:10pm | Carlton | Home | 15.15 (105) - 9.3 (57) | Won by 48 points | MCG | 1st |
| 19 | Saturday, 7 August 7:10pm | Geelong | Away | 12.13 (85) - 14.23 (107) | Won by 22 points | MCG | 1st |
| 20 | Friday, 13 August 7:40pm | Essendon | Away | 10.4 (64) - 24.18 (162) | Won by 98 points | MCG | 1st |
| 21 | Saturday, 21 August 7:10pm | Adelaide | Home | 6.18 (54) - 7.9 (51) | Won by 3 points | MCG | 1st |
| 22 | Saturday, 28 August 2:10pm | Hawthorn | Away | 15.8 (98) - 13.17 (95) | Lost by 3 points | MCG | 1st |

### Finals series

| Final | Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Score (Collingwood's score is in bold) | Result (includes margin) | Venue |
| Qualifying Final | Saturday, 4 September 7:20pm | Western Bulldogs | Home | 17.22 (124) - 8.14 (62) | Won by 62 points | MCG |
| Preliminary Final | Friday, 17 September 7:40pm | Geelong | Home | 18.12 (120) - 11.13 (79) | Won by 41 points | MCG |
| Grand Final | Saturday, 25 September 2:30pm | St Kilda | Home | 9.14 (68) - 10.8 (68) | Draw | MCG |
| Grand Final Replay | Saturday, 2 October 2:30pm | St Kilda | Home | 16.12 (108) - 7.10 (52) | Won by 56 points | MCG |

## Ladder

2010 AFL ladder :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
| 1 | Collingwood (P) | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2349 | 1658 | 141.7 | 70 | Finals series |
| 2 | Geelong | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2518 | 1702 | 147.9 | 68 | Finals series |
| 3 | St Kilda | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1935 | 1591 | 121.6 | 62 | Finals series |
| 4 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2174 | 1734 | 125.4 | 56 | Finals series |
| 5 | Sydney | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2017 | 1863 | 108.3 | 52 | Finals series |
| 6 | Fremantle | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2168 | 2087 | 103.9 | 52 | Finals series |
| 7 | Hawthorn | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2044 | 1847 | 110.7 | 50 | Finals series |
| 8 | Carlton | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2143 | 1983 | 108.1 | 44 | Finals series |
| 9 | North Melbourne | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1930 | 2208 | 87.4 | 44 | |
| 10 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1749 | 2123 | 82.4 | 40 | |
| 11 | Adelaide | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1763 | 1870 | 94.3 | 36 | |
| 12 | Melbourne | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 1863 | 1971 | 94.5 | 34 | |
| 13 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1775 | 2158 | 82.3 | 28 | |
| 14 | Essendon | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1930 | 2402 | 80.3 | 28 | |
| 15 | Richmond | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1714 | 2348 | 73.0 | 24 | |
| 16 | West Coast | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1773 | 2300 | 77.1 | 16 | |