# 2014 Collingwood Football Club season

The 2014 Collingwood Football Club season was the club's 118th 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 2014 statistics are for AFL regular season and finals series matches during the 2014 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 2014 season (29 August 2014) and are taken from AFL Tables
| No. | Name | AFL debut | Games (2014) | Goals (2014) | Games (CFC) | Goals (CFC) | Games (AFL career) | Goals (AFL career) |
| 1 | Alex Fasolo | 2011 | 12 | 7 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
| 2 | Sam Dwyer | 2013 | 13 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 34 | 18 |
| 3 | Brent Macaffer | 2009 | 21 | 4 | 73 | 32 | 73 | 32 |
| 4 | Brodie Grundy | 2013 | 15 | 3 | 22 | 4 | 22 | 4 |
| 5 | Nick Maxwell | 2004 | 10 | 0 | 208 | 29 | 208 | 29 |
| 6 | Tyson Goldsack | 2007 | 20 | 10 | 124 | 47 | 124 | 47 |
| 7 | Ben Kennedy | 2013 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 13 |
| 8 | Heritier Lumumba | 2005 | 21 | 3 | 199 | 28 | 199 | 28 |
| 9 | Martin Clarke | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 19 | 73 | 19 |
| 10 | Scott Pendlebury (c) | 2006 | 21 | 13 | 192 | 126 | 192 | 126 |
| 11 | Jarryd Blair | 2010 | 21 | 12 | 102 | 76 | 102 | 76 |
| 12 | Luke Ball | 2003 (St Kilda) | 17 | 6 | 81 | 33 | 223 | 91 |
| 13 | Taylor Adams | 2012 (Greater Western Sydney) | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 43 | 14 |
| 14 | Clinton Young | 2005 (Hawthorn) | 19 | 9 | 21 | 9 | 137 | 69 |
| 15 | Jarrod Witts | 2013 | 20 | 8 | 27 | 13 | 27 | 13 |
| 16 | Nathan Brown | 2008 | 3 | 0 | 93 | 7 | 93 | 7 |
| 17 | Dayne Beams | 2009 | 19 | 23 | 110 | 118 | 110 | 118 |
| 18 | Jesse White | 2008 (Sydney) | 18 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 89 | 93 |
| 19 | Jamie Elliott | 2012 | 17 | 33 | 52 | 69 | 52 | 69 |
| 20 | Ben Reid | 2007 | 4 | 1 | 99 | 31 | 99 | 31 |
| 21 | Quinten Lynch | 2002 (West Coast) | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 227 | 290 |
| 22 | Steele Sidebottom | 2009 | 19 | 14 | 127 | 99 | 127 | 99 |
| 23 | Lachlan Keeffe | 2011 | 18 | 1 | 40 | 7 | 40 | 7 |
| 24 | Josh Thomas | 2013 | 13 | 8 | 32 | 19 | 32 | 19 |
| 25 | Ben Hudson | 2004 (Adelaide) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 168 | 19 |
| 26 | Marley Williams | 2012 | 15 | 1 | 37 | 4 | 37 | 4 |
| 27 | Tony Armstrong | 2010 (Adelaide) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| 28 | Ben Sinclair | 2011 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 20 | 44 | 20 |
| 29 | Tim Broomhead | 2014 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| 31 | Jackson Ramsay | 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Travis Cloke | 2005 | 20 | 39 | 216 | 390 | 216 | 390 |
| 33 | Patrick Karnezis | 2011 (Brisbane Lions) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 24 |
| 34 | Alan Toovey | 2007 | 17 | 1 | 131 | 9 | 131 | 9 |
| 35 | Matthew Scharenberg | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Dane Swan | 2003 | 17 | 11 | 236 | 190 | 236 | 190 |
| 37 | Kyle Martin | 2013 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| 38 | Peter Yagmoor | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Nathan Freeman | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Paul Seedsman | 2012 | 9 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 37 | 13 |
| 41 | Tom Langdon | 2014 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 43 | Adam Oxley | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Corey Gault | 2014 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 45 | Jack Frost | 2013 | 22 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 46 | Jonathon Marsh | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Caolan Mooney | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 |

### Squad changes
#### In

| No. | Name | Position | Previous Club | via |
| 18 | Jesse White | Forward | Sydney | trade |
| 13 | Taylor Adams | Midfielder | Greater Western Sydney | trade |
| 33 | Patrick Karnezis | Forward | Brisbane Lions | trade |
| 27 | Tony Armstrong | Defender | Sydney | free agent |
| 35 | Matthew Scharenberg | Defender | Glenelg | AFL National Draft, first round (pick #6) |
| 39 | Nathan Freeman | Midfielder | Sandringham Dragons | AFL National Draft, first round (pick #10) |
| 41 | Tom Langdon | Defender / Midfielder | Sandringham Dragons | AFL National Draft, fourth round (pick #65) |
| 46 | Jonathon Marsh | Forward | East Fremantle | AFL National Draft, fifth round (pick #77) |
| 44 | Corey Gault | Defender | Collingwood | AFL Rookie Draft, first round (pick #10) |

#### Out

| No. | Name | Position | New Club | via |
| 4 | Alan Didak | Forward / Midfielder | | delisted |
| 18 | Darren Jolly | Ruckman | | delisted |
| 2 | Jordan Russell | Defender | | delisted |
| 7 | Andrew Krakouer | Forward | | delisted |
| 30 | Ben Richmond | Forward / Defender | | delisted |
| 47 | Michael Hartley | Defender | | delisted |
| 13 | Dale Thomas | Midfielder / Forward | Carlton | restricted free agent |
| 39 | Heath Shaw | Defender | Greater Western Sydney | trade |
| 33 | Jackson Paine | Forward | Brisbane Lions | trade |
| 44 | Corey Gault | Defender | | delisted |
| 5 | Nick Maxwell | Defender | | retired |
| 25 | Ben Hudson | Ruckman | | retired |
| 21 | Quinten Lynch | Utility | | retired |
| 12 | Luke Ball | Midfielder | | retired |

## Season summary
### Pre-season matches

Collingwood's 2014 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 |
| Wednesday, 12 February (7:10 pm) | Geelong | 0.16.8 (104) | 1.13.15 (102) | Lost by 2 points | Simonds Stadium | 12,140 | |
| Saturday, 22 February (4:40 pm) | Richmond | 1.10.7 (76) | 1.17.13 (124) | Lost by 48 points | Wangaratta Showgrounds | 11,000 | |
Collingwood's 2014 practice matches :
| Date and local time | Opponent | Scores | Scores | Scores | Venue | Attendance | Ref |
| Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ref |
| Sunday, 2 March (12:00 pm) | Gold Coast | 14.13 (97) | 16.15 (111) | Won by 14 points | Metricon Stadium | 4,830 | |

### Regular season

Collingwood's 2014 AFL season fixtures :
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position |
| Ref |||
| 1 | Friday, 14 March (7:50 pm) | Fremantle | 5.16 (54) | 17.14 (116) | Lost by 70 points | Etihad Stadium | 37,571 | 18th |
| 2 | Saturday, 29 March (7:40 pm) | Sydney | 10.9 (69) | 12.17 (89) | Won by 20 points | ANZ Stadium | 32,347 | 12th |
| 3 | Saturday, 5 April (7:40 pm) | Geelong | 11.10 (76) | 12.15 (87) | Lost by 11 points | MCG | 63,152 | 13th |
| 4 | Friday, 11 April (7:50 pm) | Richmond | 10.12 (72) | 16.14 (110) | Won by 38 points | MCG | 62,100 | 9th |
| 5 | Saturday, 19 April (1:40 pm) | North Melbourne | 13.15 (93) | 8.10 (58) | Won by 35 points | MCG | 57,116 | 6th |
| 6 | Friday, 25 April (2:40 pm) | Essendon | 12.11 (83) | 8.12 (60) | Won by 23 points | MCG | 91,731 | 4th |
| 7 | Friday, 2 May (7:50 pm) | Carlton | 10.10 (70) | 14.20 (104) | Won by 34 points | MCG | 68,251 | 4th |
| 8 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 5th |
| 9 | Thursday, 15 May (7:20 pm) | Adelaide | 10.16 (76) | 7.13 (55) | Lost by 21 points | Adelaide Oval | 50,051 | 8th |
| 10 | Saturday, 24 May (4:40 pm) | West Coast | 17.7 (109) | 15.11 (101) | Won by 8 points | MCG | 53,049 | 6th |
| 11 | Friday, 30 May (7:50 pm) | St Kilda | 8.6 (54) | 21.14 (140) | Won by 86 points | Etihad Stadium | 34,855 | 4th |
| 12 | Monday, 9 June (3:20 pm) | Melbourne | 3.10 (28) | 8.13 (61) | Won by 33 points | MCG | 68,124 | 4th |
| 13 | Sunday, 15 June (3:20 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 15.8 (98) | 16.10 (106) | Lost by 8 points | Etihad Stadium | 28,339 | 6th |
| 14 | Saturday, 21 June (2:10 pm) | Hawthorn | 17.13 (115) | 13.8 (86) | Lost by 29 points | MCG | 74,095 | 6th |
| 15 | Sunday, 29 June (7:10 pm) | Carlton | 13.13 (91) | 11.10 (76) | Won by 15 points | MCG | 40,936 | 6th |
| 16 | Saturday, 5 July (4:40 pm) | Gold Coast | 11.14 (80) | 10.15 (75) | Lost by 5 points | Metricon Stadium | 24,032 | 6th |
| 17 | Sunday, 13 July (3:20 pm) | Essendon | 16.7 (103) | 5.9 (39) | Lost by 64 points | MCG | 58,992 | 8th |
| 18 | Sunday, 27 July (4:40 pm) | Adelaide | 12.10 (82) | 14.14 (98) | Lost by 16 points | MCG | 41,482 | 9th |
| 19 | Sunday, 3 August (4:40 pm) | Port Adelaide | 11.10 (76) | 10.10 (70) | Won by 6 points | MCG | 32,804 | 8th |
| 20 | Sunday, 10 August (2:40 pm) | West Coast | 19.12 (126) | 10.6 (66) | Lost by 60 points | Patersons Stadium | 36,458 | 9th |
| 21 | Saturday, 16 August (7:40 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 8.8 (56) | 18.15 (123) | Lost by 67 points | MCG | 32,926 | 10th |
| 22 | Saturday, 23 August (4:40 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 9.13 (67) | 11.9 (75) | Won by 8 points | Spotless Stadium | 10,851 | 9th |
| 23 | Friday, 29 August (7:50 pm) | Hawthorn | 8.8 (56) | 18.13 (121) | Lost by 65 points | MCG | 48,973 | 11th |

## Ladder

2014 AFL ladder :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
| 1 | Sydney | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2126 | 1488 | 142.9 | 68 | Finals series |
| 2 | Hawthorn (P) | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2458 | 1746 | 140.8 | 68 | Finals series |
| 3 | Geelong | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2033 | 1787 | 113.8 | 68 | Finals series |
| 4 | Fremantle | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2029 | 1556 | 130.4 | 64 | Finals series |
| 5 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2180 | 1678 | 129.9 | 56 | Finals series |
| 6 | North Melbourne | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2026 | 1731 | 117.0 | 56 | Finals series |
| 7 | Essendon | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1828 | 1719 | 106.3 | 50 | Finals series |
| 8 | Richmond | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1887 | 1784 | 105.8 | 48 | Finals series |
| 9 | West Coast | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2045 | 1750 | 116.9 | 44 | |
| 10 | Adelaide | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2175 | 1907 | 114.1 | 44 | |
| 11 | Collingwood | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1766 | 1876 | 94.1 | 44 | |
| 12 | Gold Coast | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1917 | 2045 | 93.7 | 40 | |
| 13 | Carlton | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1891 | 2107 | 89.7 | 30 | |
| 14 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1784 | 2177 | 81.9 | 28 | |
| 15 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1532 | 2212 | 69.3 | 28 | |
| 16 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1780 | 2320 | 76.7 | 24 | |
| 17 | Melbourne | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1336 | 1954 | 68.4 | 16 | |
| 18 | St Kilda | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1480 | 2436 | 60.8 | 16 | |

## Awards & Milestones
### AFL Awards

* Anzac Medal – Dane Swan (Round 6)
* 2014 22under22 selection – Tom Langdon
* 2014 22under22 selection – Jamie Elliott
* 2014 22under22 selection – Jarrod Witts
* Member of the 2014 All-Australian team (Interchange) – Scott Pendlebury

### AFL Award Nominations

* Round 3 – 2014 AFL Mark of the Year nomination – Jamie Elliott
* Round 6 – 2014 AFL Goal of the Year nomination – Dane Swan
* Round 7 – 2014 AFL Rising Star nomination – Tom Langdon
* Leigh Matthews Trophy nomination – Scott Pendlebury
* Leigh Matthews Trophy nomination – Dayne Beams
* Leigh Matthews Trophy nomination – Steele Sidebottom
* Robert Rose Award nomination – Nick Maxwell
* Best First Year Player nomination – Tom Langdon
* Best Captain nomination – Scott Pendlebury
* Madden Medal nomination – Nick Maxwell
* Madden Medal nomination – Luke Ball
* 2014 All-Australian team 40-man squad – Dayne Beams, Scott Pendlebury

### Club Awards

* E.W. Copeland Trophy – Scott Pendlebury
* R.T. Rush Trophy – Steele Sidebottom
* J.J. Joyce Trophy – Dayne Beams
* J.F. McHale Trophy – Heritier Lumumba
* Jack Regan Trophy – Brent Macaffer
* Joseph Wren Memorial Trophy – Kyle Martin
* Darren Millane Memorial Trophy – Quinten Lynch
* Harry Collier Trophy – Tom Langdon
* Gordon Coventry Trophy – Travis Cloke
* Gavin Brown Award – Scott Pendlebury
* Magpie Army Player of the Year – Scott Pendlebury

### Milestones

* Round 1 – Tom Langdon (AFL debut)
* Round 1 – Taylor Adams (Collingwood debut)
* Round 2 – Nick Maxwell (200 games)
* Round 2 – Jesse White (Collingwood debut)
* Round 4 – Travis Cloke (200 games)
* Round 5 – Dayne Beams (100 goals)
* Round 6 – Jamie Elliott (50 goals)
* Round 10 – Dayne Beams (100 games)
* VFL Round 8 – Sam Dwyer (100 VFL games)
* Round 11 – 30,000 Collingwood goals (first VFL/AFL team)
* Round 11 – Alex Fasolo (50 goals)
* Round 13 – Tim Broomhead (AFL debut)
* Round 18 – Jamie Elliott (50 games)
* Round 19 – Tony Armstrong (Collingwood debut)
* Round 21 – Alex Fasolo (50 games)
* Round 21 – Jarryd Blair (100 games)
* Round 22 – Jackson Ramsay (AFL debut)
* Round 23 – Corey Gault (AFL debut)

## VFL season
### Results

Collingwood's 2014 VFL pre-season fixture :
| Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue |
| Ref |||
| Sunday, 23 February (2:00 pm) | Port Melbourne | 8.10 (58) | 6.7 (43) | Won by 15 points | Olympic Park Oval |
| Friday, 7 March (4:30 pm) | Richmond | 11.13 (79) | 8.4 (52) | Won by 27 points | Victoria Park |
| Saturday, 15 March (11:00 am) | Essendon | 10.10 (70) | 7.8 (50) | Won by 20 points | Victoria Park |
| Saturday, 22 March (1:00 pm) | Bendigo | 16.14 (110) | 2.7 (19) | Won by 91 points | Victoria Park |
| Friday, 4 April (4:20 pm) | AIS-AFL Academy | 5.1 (31) | 14.20 (104) | Won by 73 points | MCG |
Collingwood's 2014 VFL season fixture :
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Ladder position |
| Ref |||
| 1 | Saturday, 29 March (1:00 pm) | North Ballarat | 11.19 (85) | 11.7 (73) | Won by 12 points | Victoria Park | 6th |
| 2 | Saturday, 12 April (2:00 pm) | Port Melbourne | 19.10 (124) | 9.17 (71) | Lost by 53 points | North Port Oval | 11th |
| 3 | Saturday, 19 April (11:00 am) | Coburg | 15.17 (107) | 9.9 (63) | Won by 44 points | Victoria Park | 9th |
| 4 | Saturday, 26 April (1:10 pm) | Essendon | 13.9 (87) | 17.10 (112) | Won by 25 points | Windy Hill | 5th |
| 5 | Sunday, 4 May (2:00 pm) | Williamstown | 14.9 (93) | 10.10 (70) | Lost by 23 points | Burbank Oval | 7th |
| 6 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 8th |
| 7 | Saturday, 17 May (2:00 pm) | Bendigo | 21.26 (152) | 5.7 (37) | Won by 115 points | Victoria Park | 6th |
| 8 | Saturday, 24 May (12:00 pm) | Geelong | 19.12 (126) | 12.14 (86) | Won by 40 points | Victoria Park | 5th |
| 9 | Saturday, 7 June (2:00 pm) | Casey | 11.7 (73) | 11.13 (79) | Won by 6 points | Casey Fields | 4th |
| 10 | Saturday, 14 June (2:00 pm) | Sandringham | 14.20 (104) | 8.12 (60) | Lost by 44 points | Trevor Barker Beach Oval | 5th |
| 11 | Sunday, 22 June (2:00 pm) | Footscray | 10.6 (69) | 17.12 (114) | Lost by 45 points | Victoria Park | 7th |
| 12 | Saturday, 28 June (2:00 pm) | Richmond | 19.18 (132) | 13.5 (83) | Won by 49 points | Morwell Recreation Reserve | 6th |
| 13 | Sunday, 6 July (2:15 pm) | Northern Blues | 16.9 (105) | 12.15 (87) | Lost by 18 points | Preston City Oval | 6th |
| 14 | Saturday, 12 July (1:00 pm) | Werribee | 8.18 (66) | 5.6 (36) | Won by 30 points | Victoria Park | 6th |
| 15 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | |
| 16 | Sunday, 27 July (2:00 pm) | Frankston | 12.10 (82) | 9.11 (65) | Lost by 17 points | Frankston Park | 7th |
| 17 | Saturday, 2 August (1:00 pm) | Box Hill | 13.14 (92) | 12.9 (81) | Won by 11 points | Victoria Park | 7th |
| 18 | Saturday, 9 August (1:00 pm) | Essendon | 11.16 (82) | 9.11 (65) | Won by 17 points | Victoria Park | 6th |
| 19 | Saturday, 16 August (11:00 pm) | Geelong | 12.16 (87) | 16.5 (101) | Won by 14 points | Simonds Stadium | 5th |
| 20 | Friday, 22 August (6:30 pm) | Bendigo | 13.7 (85) | 20.11 (131) | Won by 46 points | Queen Elizabeth Oval | 5th |
Collingwood's 2014 VFL finals series fixture :
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue |
| Ref |||
| 1st Elimination Final | Saturday, 30 August (2:00 pm) | Sandringham | 5.15 (45) | 10.11 (71) | Lost by 26 points | Victoria Park |
| Collingwood was eliminated from the 2014 VFL finals series ||||||||

### Ladder

2014 VFL ladder :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
| 3 | Williamstown | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1808 | 1290 | 140.2 | 56 | Finals series |
| 4 | Box Hill Hawks | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1856 | 1270 | 146.1 | 54 | Finals series |
| 5 | Collingwood | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1687 | 1486 | 113.5 | 48 | Finals series |
| 6 | Werribee | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1603 | 1360 | 117.9 | 40 | Finals series |
| 7 | North Ballarat | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1478 | 1389 | 106.4 | 40 | Finals series |