# 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.

## Overview

Collingwood's 2021 season overview :
| Team | Captain(s) | Coach | Home ground | W–L–D | Ladder | Finals | Best and fairest | Leading goalkicker |
| 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 | Jay Rantall | 2021 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | Jordan De Goey | 2015 | 20 | 23 | 118 | 155 | 118 | 155 |
| 3 | Isaac Quaynor | 2019 | 20 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 35 | 1 |
| 4 | Brodie Grundy | 2013 | 20 | 12 | 171 | 58 | 171 | 58 |
| 5 | Jamie Elliott | 2012 | 13 | 25 | 136 | 199 | 136 | 199 |
| 6 | Tyler Brown | 2020 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 2 |
| 7 | Josh Daicos | 2017 | 17 | 9 | 52 | 26 | 52 | 26 |
| 8 | Trent Bianco | 2021 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 7 |
| 9 | John Noble | 2019 | 22 | 2 | 44 | 4 | 44 | 4 |
| 10 | Scott Pendlebury (c) | 2006 | 18 | 4 | 334 | 183 | 334 | 183 |
| 11 | Mark Keane | 2020 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | Tom Wilson | 2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | Taylor Adams | 2012 (Greater Western Sydney) | 14 | 2 | 134 | 49 | 165 | 61 |
| 14 | Darcy Cameron | 2018 (Sydney) | 18 | 22 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 26 |
| 15 | Max Lynch | 2020 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Chris Mayne | 2008 (Fremantle) | 17 | 0 | 76 | 11 | 248 | 207 |
| 17 | Callum Brown | 2017 | 15 | 3 | 64 | 22 | 64 | 22 |
| 18 | Finlay Macrae | 2021 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 19 | Levi Greenwood | 2009 (North Melbourne) | 2 | 0 | 86 | 31 | 160 | 57 |
| 20 | Will Kelly | 2020 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Trey Ruscoe | 2020 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 7 |
| 22 | Steele Sidebottom | 2009 | 21 | 8 | 264 | 174 | 264 | 174 |
| 23 | Jordan Roughead | 2010 (Western Bulldogs) | 21 | 0 | 62 | 1 | 200 | 35 |
| 24 | Josh Thomas | 2013 | 20 | 12 | 123 | 101 | 123 | 101 |
| 25 | Jack Crisp | 2012 (Brisbane Lions) | 22 | 2 | 157 | 41 | 175 | 51 |
| 26 | Reef McInnes | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Caleb Poulter | 2021 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 |
| 28 | Nathan Murphy | 2018 | 15 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| 29 | Liam McMahon | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Darcy Moore | 2015 | 13 | 4 | 102 | 65 | 102 | 65 |
| 31 | Beau McCreery | 2021 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 |
| 32 | Will Hoskin-Elliott | 2012 (Greater Western Sydney) | 20 | 13 | 105 | 103 | 157 | 145 |
| 33 | Jack Ginnivan | 2021 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 34 | Isaac Chugg | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Oliver Henry | 2021 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
| 36 | Brayden Sier | 2018 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 27 | 6 |
| 37 | Brayden Maynard | 2015 | 22 | 1 | 138 | 16 | 138 | 16 |
| 38 | Jeremy Howe | 2011 (Melbourne) | 8 | 1 | 95 | 10 | 195 | 90 |
| 39 | Aiden Begg | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Ash Johnson | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Brody Mihocek | 2018 | 21 | 34 | 79 | 124 | 79 | 124 |
| 43 | Anton Tohill | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Jack Madgen | 2018 | 19 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 40 | 1 |
| 46 | Mason Cox | 2016 | 7 | 8 | 76 | 93 | 76 | 93 |

### Squad changes
#### In

| No. | Name | Position | Previous Club | via |
| 35 | Oliver Henry | Utility | Geelong Falcons | AFL national draft, first round (pick No. 17) |
| 18 | Finlay Macrae | Midfielder | Oakleigh Chargers | AFL national draft, first round (pick No. 19) |
| 26 | Reef McInnes | Midfielder | Oakleigh Chargers | AFL national draft, first round (pick No. 23), Next Generation Academy selection |
| 27 | Caleb Poulter | Midfielder / Forward | Woodville-West Torrens | AFL national draft, second round (pick No. 30) |
| 29 | Liam McMahon | Forward | Northern Knights | AFL national draft, second round (pick No. 31) |
| 31 | Beau McCreery | Forward | South Adelaide | AFL national draft, third round (pick No. 44) |
| 33 | Jack Ginnivan | Forward | Bendigo Pioneers | AFL rookie draft, first round (pick No. 13) |
| 34 | Isaac Chugg | Midfielder / Defender | Launceston | AFL rookie draft, second round (pick No. 28) |
| 40 | Ash Johnson | Forward | Sturt | AFL mid-season draft, first round (pick No. 3) |
| 39 | Aiden Begg | Ruck / Forward | Eastern Ranges | AFL mid-season draft, second round (pick No. 18) |
| | Bassirou Faye | Ruck | Oakleigh Chargers | International Rookie Scholarship |

#### Out

| No. | Name | Position | New Club | via |
| 20 | Ben Reid | Defender / Forward | | retired |
| 18 | Travis Varcoe | Forward | | retired |
| 15 | Lynden Dunn | Defender | | retired |
| 12 | Matthew Scharenberg | Defender | | delisted |
| 29 | Tim Broomhead | Midfielder | | delisted |
| 11 | Dayne Beams | Midfielder | | retired |
| 1 | Jaidyn Stephenson | Midfielder | North Melbourne | trade |
| 40 | Atu Bosenavulagi | Forward | North Melbourne | trade |
| 7 | Adam Treloar | Midfielder | Western Bulldogs | trade |
| 21 | Tom Phillips | Midfielder | Hawthorn | trade |
| 31 | Flynn Appleby | Defender | | delisted |
| 33 | Rupert Wills | Midfielder / Forward | | delisted |
| 8 | Tom Langdon | Defender | | retired |
| 19 | Levi Greenwood | Midfielder | | retired |

## AFL season
### Pre-season matches

Collingwood's 2021 practice match and AAMI Community Series 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 (11:00 am) | Geelong | 11.8 (74) | 11.6 (72) | Lost by 2 points | GMHBA Stadium | 0 | |
| Friday, 5 March (7:10 pm) | Richmond | 11.8 (74) | 11.14 (80) | Lost by 6 points | Marvel Stadium | 10,308 | |

### Regular season

Collingwood's 2021 AFL season fixture :
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position | Ref |
| Ref |||
| 1 | Friday, 19 March (7:50 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 7.11 (53) | 10.9 (69) | Lost by 16 points | MCG | 46,051 | 13th | |
| 2 | Thursday, 25 March (7:20 pm) | Carlton | 13.7 (85) | 16.10 (106) | Won by 21 points | MCG | 51,723 | 9th | |
| 3 | Thursday, 1 April (6:40 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 11.6 (72) | 11.7 (73) | Lost by 1 point | Marvel Stadium | 28,057 | 11th | |
| 4 | Saturday, 10 April (7:25 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 9.6 (60) | 14.6 (90) | Lost by 30 points | MCG | 29,866 | 14th | |
| 5 | Friday, 16 April (6:10 pm) | West Coast | 16.7 (103) | 11.10 (76) | Lost by 27 points | Optus Stadium | 54,159 | 16th | |
| 6 | Sunday, 25 April (3:20 pm) | Essendon | 13.7 (85) | 16.13 (109) | Lost by 24 points | MCG | 78,113 | 17th | |
| 7 | Saturday, 1 May (1:45 pm) | Gold Coast | 7.13 (55) | 12.7 (79) | Lost by 24 points | MCG | 24,397 | 17th | |
| 8 | Saturday, 8 May (4:35 pm) | North Melbourne | 11.10 (76) | 14.10 (94) | Won by 18 points | Marvel Stadium | 22,329 | 16th | |
| 9 | Saturday, 15 May (1:45 pm) | Sydney | 10.12 (72) | 5.12 (42) | Lost by 30 points | SCG | 31,448 | 16th | |
| 10 | Sunday, 23 May (3:20 pm) | Port Adelaide | 8.10 (58) | 8.11 (59) | Lost by 1 point | MCG | 23,415 | 16th | |
| 11 | Saturday, 29 May (1:45 pm) | Geelong | 6.15 (51) | 8.13 (61) | Lost by 10 points | MCG | 0 | 16th | |
| 12 | Saturday, 5 June (4:35 pm) | Adelaide | 10.13 (73) | 12.6 (78) | Won by 5 points | Adelaide Oval | 30,446 | 16th | |
| 13 | Monday, 14 June (3:20 pm) | Melbourne | 9.9 (63) | 11.14 (80) | Won by 17 points | MCG | 16,453 | 16th | |
| 14 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 15th | Bye |
| 15 | Saturday, 26 June (4:35 pm) | Fremantle | 12.7 (79) | 14.7 (91) | Lost by 12 points | Marvel Stadium | 11,570 | 15th | |
| 16 | Sunday, 4 July (3:20 pm) | St Kilda | 8.13 (61) | 10.10 (70) | Lost by 9 points | MCG | 18,082 | 16th | |
| 17 | Sunday, 11 July (4:10 pm) | Richmond | 11.5 (71) | 13.9 (87) | Won by 16 points | MCG | 29,437 | 15th | |
| 18 | Sunday, 18 July (3:20 pm) | Carlton | 9.8 (62) | 13.13 (91) | Lost by 29 points | MCG | 0 | 15th | |
| 19 | Friday, 23 July (7:15 pm) | Port Adelaide | 14.13 (97) | 10.9 (69) | Lost by 28 points | Marvel Stadium | 0 | 16th | |
| 20 | Saturday, 31 July (4:15 pm) | West Coast | 14.6 (90) | 6.9 (45) | Won by 45 points | MCG | 0 | 14th | |
| 21 | Sunday, 8 August (2:10 pm) | Hawthorn | 15.7 (97) | 12.6 (78) | Lost by 19 points | MCG | 0 | 16th | |
| 22 | Saturday, 14 August (7:25 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 22.10 (142) | 8.9 (57) | Lost by 85 points | Gabba | 15,146 | 16th | |
| 23 | Sunday, 22 August (3:20 pm) | Essendon | 16.6 (102) | 9.10 (64) | Lost by 38 points | MCG | 0 | 17th | |

### Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Melbourne (P) | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1888 | 1443 | 130.8 | 70 | Finals series |
| 2 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1884 | 1492 | 126.3 | 68 | Finals series |
| 3 | Geelong | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1845 | 1456 | 126.7 | 64 | Finals series |
| 4 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2131 | 1599 | 133.3 | 60 | Finals series |
| 5 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1994 | 1501 | 132.8 | 60 | Finals series |
| 6 | Sydney | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1986 | 1656 | 119.9 | 60 | Finals series |
| 7 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1768 | 1773 | 99.7 | 46 | Finals series |
| 8 | Essendon | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1953 | 1790 | 109.1 | 44 | Finals series |
| 9 | West Coast | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1752 | 1880 | 93.2 | 40 | |
| 10 | St Kilda | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1644 | 1796 | 91.5 | 40 | |
| 11 | Fremantle | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1578 | 1825 | 86.5 | 40 | |
| 12 | Richmond | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1743 | 1780 | 97.9 | 38 | |
| 13 | Carlton | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1746 | 1972 | 88.5 | 32 | |
| 14 | Hawthorn | 22 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 1629 | 1912 | 85.2 | 32 | |
| 15 | Adelaide | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1616 | 1971 | 82.0 | 28 | |
| 16 | Gold Coast | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1430 | 1863 | 76.8 | 28 | |
| 17 | Collingwood | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1557 | 1818 | 85.6 | 24 | |
| 18 | North Melbourne | 22 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1458 | 2075 | 70.3 | 18 | |

### Awards & Milestones
#### AFL Awards

* 2021 22under22 selection – Isaac Quaynor

#### Club Awards

* E.W. Copeland Trophy – Jack Crisp
* R.T. Rush Trophy – Brayden Maynard
* J.J. Joyce Trophy – Scott Pendlebury
* J.F. McHale Trophy – Jordan De Goey
* Jack Regan Trophy – Steele Sidebottom
* Joseph Wren Memorial Trophy – Lachlan Tardrew
* Darren Millane Memorial Trophy – Jordan Roughead
* Harry Collier Trophy – Oliver Henry
* Gordon Coventry Trophy – Brody Mihocek
* Gavin Brown Award – 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 | Scores | Scores | Venue | Ref |
| Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Ref |
| Saturday, 6 March (10:00 am) | Box Hill | 11.8 (74) | 14.11 (95) | Lost by 21 points | Holden Centre | |
| Friday, 19 March (4:30 pm) | Footscray | 15.12 (102) | 14.9 (93) | Won by 9 points | Holden Centre | |
| Saturday, 3 April (2:00 pm) | Richmond | 14.12 (96) | 9.14 (68) | Lost by 28 points | Punt Road Oval | |
| Saturday, 10 April (12:00 pm) | Geelong | 8.10 (58) | 7.4 (46) | Lost by 12 points | Deakin University Waurn Ponds | |

### Regular season

Collingwood's 2021 VFL season fixture :
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Ladder position | Ref |
| Ref |||
| 1 | Saturday, 17 April (2:30 pm) | Werribee | 9.8 (62) | 10.9 (69) | Won by 7 points | Avalon Airport Oval | 10th | |
| 2 | Saturday, 24 April (12:00 pm) | Essendon | 6.14 (50) | 12.13 (85) | Lost by 35 points | Victoria Park | 14th | |
| 3 | Friday, 30 April (4:00 pm) | Gold Coast | 9.12 (66) | 9.7 (61) | Won by 5 points | Holden Centre | 9th | |
| 4 | Saturday, 8 May (12:05 pm) | Coburg | 14.11 (95) | 13.13 (91) | Won by 4 points | Victoria Park | 7th | |
| 5 | Saturday, 15 May (4:45 pm) | Sydney | 12.14 (86) | 8.5 (53) | Lost by 33 points | SCG | 8th | |
| 6 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 10th | Bye |
| 7 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | 10th | Cancelled |
| 8 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | 11th | Cancelled |
| 9 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | 11th | Cancelled |
| 10 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 11th | Bye |
| 11 | Saturday, 26 June (12:05 pm) | Frankston | 16.8 (104) | 9.11 (65) | Won by 39 points | Holden Centre | 8th | |
| 12 | Sunday, 4 July (12:00 pm) | Sandringham | 11.15 (81) | 10.3 (63) | Won by 18 points | Holden Centre | 7th | |
| 13 | Sunday, 11 July (12:00 pm) | Richmond | 15.11 (101) | 16.10 (106) | Won by 5 points | Punt Road Oval | 7th | |
| 14 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | 9th | Cancelled |
| 15 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 8th | Bye |
| 16 | Saturday, 31 July (12:05 pm) | Box Hill | 9.6 (60) | 18.15 (123) | Lost by 63 points | Holden Centre | 9th | |
| 17 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | 9th | Cancelled |
| 18 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | 7th | Cancelled |
| 19 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | 7th | Cancelled |

### Finals series

Collingwood's 2021 VFL finals series fixtures :
| Round | Date and time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ref |
| Ref |||
| Qualifying final | Cancelled | Southport | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |

### Ladder

2021 VFL Ladder :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | Pct | Pts | M/R |
| 1 | Footscray | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 976 | 575 | 169.7 | 40 | 100 |
| 2 | Southport | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1168 | 651 | 180.7 | 36 | 90 |
| 3 | Box Hill | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1085 | 647 | 167.7 | 32 | 80 |
| 4 | Geelong (R) | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 885 | 529 | 167.3 | 28 | 78 |
| 5 | Casey | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 818 | 491 | 166.6 | 28 | 78 |
| 6 | Williamstown | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 768 | 563 | 136.4 | 26 | 72 |
| 7 | Collingwood (R) | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 683 | 738 | 92.5 | 24 | 67 |
| 8 | Greater Western Sydney (R) | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 819 | 868 | 94.4 | 28 | 64 |
| 9 | Werribee | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 851 | 577 | 147.5 | 20 | 56 |
| 10 | Frankston | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 903 | 870 | 103.8 | 24 | 55 |
| 11 | Richmond (R) | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 822 | 795 | 103.4 | 18 | 45 |
| 12 | Carlton (R) | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 790 | 780 | 101.3 | 16 | 44 |
| 13 | Sandringham | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 755 | 801 | 94.3 | 16 | 44 |
| 14 | Gold Coast (R) | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 753 | 975 | 77.2 | 16 | 40 |
| 15 | North Melbourne (R) | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 578 | 1015 | 57.0 | 16 | 40 |
| 16 | Coburg | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 773 | 813 | 95.1 | 12 | 30 |
| 17 | Brisbane (R) | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 732 | 1115 | 65.7 | 12 | 30 |
| 18 | Northern Bullants | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 618 | 987 | 62.6 | 12 | 30 |
| 19 | Sydney (R) | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 721 | 811 | 88.9 | 8 | 20 |
| 20 | Essendon (R) | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 591 | 916 | 64.5 | 8 | 20 |
| 21 | Port Melbourne | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 565 | 839 | 67.3 | 4 | 11 |
| 22 | Aspley | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 806 | 1104 | 73.0 | 4 | 10 |

## AFLW season
### Pre-season matches

Collingwood's 2021 AFLW pre-season fixture :
| Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Ref |
| Ref |||
| Sunday, 17 January | North Melbourne | 7.5 (47) | 5.5 (35) | Won by 12 points | Ikon Park | |

### Regular season

Collingwood's 2021 AFL Women's season fixture :
| Round | Date and time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position |
| Ref |||
| 1 | Thursday, 28 January (7:10 pm) | Carlton | 4.3 (27) | 5.3 (33) | Won by 6 points | Ikon Park | 6,712 | 6th |
| 2 | Saturday, 6 February (3:10 pm) | Geelong | 6.9 (45) | 2.4 (16) | Won by 29 points | Victoria Park | 2,938 | 6th |
| 3 | Sunday, 14 February (3:10 pm) | Richmond | 4.7 (31) | 7.6 (48) | Won by 17 points | Swinburne Centre | 0 | 3rd |
| 4 | Saturday, 20 February (7:10 pm) | North Melbourne | 0.8 (8) | 4.4 (28) | Won by 20 points | Marvel Stadium | 2,254 | 2nd |
| 5 | Sunday, 28 February (3:10 pm) | Melbourne | 7.7 (49) | 1.8 (14) | Won by 35 points | Victoria Park | 2,931 | 1st |
| 6 | Sunday, 7 March (2:40 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 7.9 (51) | 2.3 (15) | Won by 36 points | Victoria Park | 3,017 | 1st |
| 7 | Sunday, 14 March (3:10 pm) | Brisbane | 4.11 (38) | 4.8 (35) | Lost by 3 points | VU Whitten Oval | 0 | 3rd |
| 8 | Saturday, 20 March (3:10 pm) | St Kilda | 8.11 (59) | 2.1 (13) | Won by 46 points | Victoria Park | 2,228 | 2nd |
| 9 | Sunday, 28 March (12:10 pm) | Adelaide | 4.7 (31) | 2.5 (17) | Lost by 14 points | Norwood Oval | 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 |||
| Qualifying final | Saturday, 3 April (3:10 pm) | North Melbourne | 7.8 (50) | 7.2 (44) | Won by 6 points | Victoria Park | 3,010 |
| Preliminary final | Saturday, 10 April (4:10 pm) | Brisbane | 7.3 (45) | 6.5 (41) | Lost by 4 points | Gabba | 4,435 |
| Collingwood was eliminated from the 2021 AFLW finals series |||||||||

### Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Adelaide | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 446 | 214 | 208.4 | 28 | Finals series |
| 2 | Brisbane Lions (P) | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 390 | 200 | 195.0 | 28 | Finals series |
| 3 | Collingwood | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 362 | 190 | 190.5 | 28 | Finals series |
| 4 | Melbourne | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 382 | 293 | 130.4 | 28 | Finals series |
| 5 | Fremantle | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 374 | 202 | 185.1 | 24 | Finals series |
| 6 | North Melbourne | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 379 | 266 | 142.5 | 24 | Finals series |
| 7 | Carlton | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 415 | 330 | 125.8 | 20 | |
| 8 | Western Bulldogs | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 300 | 340 | 88.2 | 20 | |
| 9 | Greater Western Sydney | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 240 | 324 | 74.1 | 16 | |
| 10 | Richmond | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 312 | 369 | 84.6 | 12 | |
| 11 | St Kilda | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 272 | 391 | 69.6 | 12 | |
| 12 | West Coast | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 229 | 432 | 53.0 | 8 | |
| 13 | Geelong | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 164 | 408 | 40.2 | 4 | |
| 14 | Gold Coast | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 176 | 482 | 36.5 | 0 | |

### 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 | Sharni Norder | 2019 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 23 | 5 |
| 2 | Chloe Molloy | 2018 | 11 | 16 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 23 |
| 3 | Brianna Davey (c) | 2017 (Carlton) | 11 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 34 | 9 |
| 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 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 20 | 2 |
| 7 | Sarah Rowe | 2019 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 21 | 8 |
| 8 | Brittany Bonnici | 2017 | 11 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 39 | 1 |
| 9 | Alana Porter | 2020 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 10 | Ashleigh Brazill | 2018 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| 11 | Imogen Purcell | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Stacey Livingstone | 2017 | 11 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 13 | Jaimee Lambert | 2017 (Western Bulldogs) | 11 | 4 | 32 | 11 | 38 | 16 |
| 14 | Aishling Sheridan | 2020 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 10 |
| 15 | Erica Fowler | 2019 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 16 | Aliesha Newman | 2017 (Melbourne) | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 14 |
| 17 | Steph Chiocci (c) | 2017 | 11 | 0 | 37 | 5 | 37 | 5 |
| 18 | Ruby Schleicher | 2017 | 11 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 29 | 2 |
| 19 | Bella Smith | 2021 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | Joanna Lin | 2021 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| 21 | Jordan Membrey | 2017 (Brisbane) | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 11 |
| 22 | Sophie Casey | 2017 | 10 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 32 | 2 |
| 23 | Lauren Butler | 2019 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 24 | Sophie Alexander | 2019 | 11 | 6 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 10 |
| 25 | Mikala Cann | 2019 | 11 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 22 | 3 |
| 26 | Tarni Brown | 2021 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 4 |
| 35 | Maddie Shevlin | 2019 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| 40 | Abbi Moloney | 2021 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 41 | Kristy Stratton | 2018 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| 50 | Ebony O'Dea | 2020 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 |

#### Squad changes
##### In

| No. | Name | Position | Previous Club | via |
| 4 | Abbey Green | Ruck | North Melbourne | trade |
| 16 | Aliesha Newman | Forward | Melbourne | trade |
| 11 | Imogen Purcell | Defender | | rookie signing |
| 26 | Tarni Brown | Midfielder | Eastern Ranges | AFLW National Draft, second round (pick no. 19) |
| 5 | Amelia Velardo | Ruck | Western Jets | AFLW National Draft, second round (pick no. 25) |
| 20 | Joanna Lin | Midfielder | Oakleigh Chargers | AFLW National Draft, second round (pick no. 26) |
| 40 | Abbi Moloney | Forward | Sandringham Dragons | AFLW National Draft, third round (pick no. 31) |
| 19 | Bella Smith | Defender | Norwood | undrafted free agency |

##### Out

| No. | Name | Position | New Club | via |
| 5 | Emma Grant | Utility | | retired |
| 11 | Eliza Hynes | Forward / Ruck | | retired |
| 32 | Georgia Gourlay | Defender / Midfielder | | delisted |
| 33 | Machaelia Roberts | Forward | | retired |
| 4 | Sarah D'Arcy | Forward | Richmond | trade |
| 46 | Sarah Dargan | Forward / Midfielder | Richmond | trade |
| 16 | Katie Lynch | Forward / Midfielder | Western Bulldogs | trade |
| 20 | Kaila Bentvelzen | 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
* 2021 AFL Women's best and fairest – Brianna Davey

### Club Awards

* Best and fairest – Brianna Davey
* Best first year player – Tarni Brown
* Players' player award – Brianna Davey
* Leading goalkicker – Chloe Molloy (16 goals)

## VFLW season
### Pre-season matches

Collingwood played two VFLW practice matches prior to the start of the regular season. They lost to Casey by three points in their first match at Holden Centre, and defeated North Melbourne by 83 points at Arden Street Oval.

### Regular season

Collingwood's 2021 VFL Women's season fixture :
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Ladder position |
| Ref |||
| 1 | Saturday, 27 February (12:00 pm) | Geelong Cats | 6.6 (42) | 7.2 (44) | Won by 2 points | Deakin University Waurn Ponds | 6th |
| 2 | Saturday, 6 March (12:00 pm) | Southern Saints | 7.4 (46) | 3.6 (24) | Won by 22 points | Victoria Park | 2nd |
| 3 | Friday, 12 March (8:00 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 3.0 (18) | 10.10 (70) | Won by 52 points | VU Whitten Oval | 2nd |
| 4 | Sunday, 21 March (11:00 am) | Hawthorn | 3.10 (28) | 2.1 (13) | Won by 15 points | Victoria Park | 2nd |
| 5 | Saturday, 27 March (10:00 am) | Casey | 8.4 (52) | 3.6 (24) | Won by 28 points | Victoria Park | 2nd |
| 6 | Sunday, 11 April (2:00 pm) | Carlton | 2.10 (22) | 0.4 (4) | Won by 18 points | Victoria Park | 2nd |
| 7 | Saturday, 17 April (10:00 am) | Southern Saints | 4.2 (26) | 6.5 (41) | Won by 15 points | Trevor Barker Beach Oval | 2nd |
| 8 | Sunday, 25 April (11:00 am) | Essendon | 4.4 (28) | 5.8 (38) | Won by 10 points | The Hangar | 1st |
| 9 | Saturday, 1 May (2:00 pm) | Williamstown | 0.2 (2) | 11.3 (69) | Won by 67 points | Downer Oval | 1st |
| 10 | Saturday, 8 May (2:00 pm) | North Melbourne | 2.1 (13) | 10.15 (75) | Won by 62 points | Arden Street Oval | 1st |
| 11 | Saturday, 15 May (10:45 am) | Port Melbourne | 1.4 (10) | 8.4 (52) | Won by 42 points | ETU Stadium | 1st |
| 12 | Saturday, 22 May (12:00 pm) | Darebin | 3.3 (21) | 11.6 (72) | Won by 51 points | Bill Lawry Oval | 1st |
| 13 | Saturday, 19 June (12:00 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 11.6 (72) | 1.2 (8) | Won by 64 points | Holden Centre | 1st |
| 14 | Saturday, 26 June (12:00 pm) | Geelong Cats | 3.5 (23) | 0.4 (4) | Won by 19 points | Victoria Park | 1st |

### Finals series

Collingwood's 2021 VFL Women's finals series fixtures :
| Round | Date and time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Ref |
| Ref |||
| Qualifying final | Saturday, 3 July (12:00 pm) | Geelong Cats | 4.2 (26) | 2.8 (20) | Won by 6 points | Holden Centre | |
| Semi final | Saturday, 10 July (12:00 pm) | Essendon | 2.6 (18) | 1.5 (11) | Won by 7 points | Victoria Park | |
| Grand Final | Cancelled | Geelong Cats | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |

### Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Collingwood | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 704 | 237 | 297.0 | 56 | Finals series |
| 2 | Geelong Cats | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 570 | 327 | 174.3 | 40 | Finals series |
| 3 | Port Melbourne | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 597 | 463 | 128.9 | 40 | Finals series |
| 4 | Casey | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 641 | 410 | 156.3 | 32 | Finals series |
| 5 | Essendon | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 523 | 336 | 155.7 | 32 | Finals series |
| 6 | Southern Saints | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 508 | 441 | 115.2 | 28 | Finals series |
| 7 | Western Bulldogs | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 424 | 559 | 75.8 | 28 | |
| 8 | Carlton | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 437 | 548 | 79.7 | 24 | |
| 9 | Hawthorn | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 500 | 531 | 94.2 | 20 | |
| 10 | North Melbourne | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 390 | 619 | 63.0 | 20 | |
| 11 | Williamstown | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 242 | 545 | 44.4 | 10 | |
| 12 | Darebin | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 235 | 755 | 31.1 | 6 | |