# 2012 Collingwood Football Club season

The 2012 Collingwood Football Club season is the club's 116th 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 2012 statistics are for AFL regular season and finals series matches during the 2012 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 2nd Preliminary Final of the 2012 season (21 September 2012) and are taken from AFL Tables.
| No. | Name | AFL debut | Games (2012) | Goals (2012) | Games (CFC) | Goals (CFC) | Games (AFL career) | Goals (AFL career) |
| 1 | Alex Fasolo | 2011 | 24 | 28 | 37 | 44 | 37 | 44 |
| 2 | Chris Tarrant | 1998 | 12 | 6 | 196 | 307 | 268 | 367 |
| 4 | Alan Didak | 2001 | 11 | 6 | 213 | 271 | 213 | 271 |
| 5 | Nick Maxwell (c) | 2004 | 20 | 2 | 179 | 28 | 179 | 28 |
| 6 | Tyson Goldsack | 2007 | 22 | 24 | 91 | 31 | 91 | 31 |
| 7 | Andrew Krakouer | 2001 (Richmond) | 4 | 5 | 27 | 40 | 129 | 142 |
| 8 | Harry O'Brien | 2005 | 24 | 3 | 159 | 18 | 159 | 18 |
| 9 | Martin Clarke | 2007 | 17 | 0 | 63 | 16 | 63 | 16 |
| 10 | Scott Pendlebury (vc) | 2006 | 21 | 8 | 148 | 95 | 148 | 95 |
| 11 | Jarryd Blair | 2010 | 23 | 17 | 59 | 50 | 59 | 50 |
| 12 | Luke Ball | 2003 (St Kilda) | 3 | 0 | 51 | 25 | 193 | 83 |
| 13 | Dale Thomas | 2006 | 20 | 22 | 152 | 121 | 152 | 121 |
| 14 | Luke Rounds | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 15 | Jarrod Witts | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Nathan Brown | 2008 | 18 | 0 | 68 | 6 | 68 | 6 |
| 17 | Dayne Beams | 2009 | 24 | 28 | 73 | 89 | 73 | 89 |
| 18 | Darren Jolly | 2001 (Melbourne) | 20 | 12 | 62 | 48 | 228 | 118 |
| 19 | Cameron Wood | 2005 (Brisbane Lions) | 6 | 3 | 48 | 21 | 64 | 21 |
| 20 | Ben Reid | 2007 | 20 | 1 | 73 | 5 | 73 | 5 |
| 21 | Sharrod Wellingham | 2008 | 20 | 13 | 92 | 55 | 92 | 55 |
| 22 | Steele Sidebottom | 2009 | 24 | 14 | 85 | 66 | 85 | 66 |
| 23 | Lachlan Keeffe | 2011 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 5 |
| 24 | Josh Thomas | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Tom Young | 2011 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| 26 | Ben Johnson | 2000 | 8 | 1 | 232 | 70 | 232 | 70 |
| 27 | Simon Buckley | 2007 (Melbourne) | 13 | 2 | 26 | 7 | 47 | 10 |
| 28 | Ben Sinclair | 2011 | 20 | 14 | 24 | 16 | 24 | 16 |
| 29 | Jonathon Ceglar | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Brent Macaffer | 2009 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 21 | 30 | 21 |
| 31 | Chris Dawes | 2008 | 23 | 16 | 71 | 83 | 71 | 83 |
| 32 | Travis Cloke | 2005 | 25 | 59 | 174 | 283 | 174 | 283 |
| 33 | Jackson Paine | 2012 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| 34 | Alan Toovey | 2007 | 22 | 0 | 109 | 8 | 109 | 8 |
| 35 | Jamie Elliott | 2012 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 6 |
| 36 | Dane Swan | 2003 | 21 | 25 | 196 | 158 | 196 | 158 |
| 37 | Kirk Ugle | 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | Peter Yagmoor | 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Heath Shaw | 2005 | 21 | 9 | 153 | 36 | 153 | 36 |
| 40 | Paul Seedsman | 2012 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 |
| 41 | Daniel Farmer | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Trent Stubbs | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Corey Gault | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Lachlan Smith | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Marley Williams | 2012 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 47 | Michael Hartley | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Caolan Mooney | 2012 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 49 | Paul Cribbin | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Shae McNamara | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Squad changes
#### In

| No. | Name | Position | Previous Club | via |
| 9 | Martin Clarke | Defender | Down | trade |
| 35 | Jamie Elliott | Forward | Murray Bushrangers | trade |
| 38 | Peter Yagmoor | Defender / Midfielder | Gold Coast | trade |
| 33 | Jackson Paine | Forward | Sandringham Dragons | AFL National Draft, third round (pick #50) |
| 44 | Corey Gault | Forward | Swan Districts | AFL National Draft, third round (pick #65) |
| 15 | Jarrod Witts | Ruckman | Sydney University | AFL National Draft, fourth round (pick #67) |
| 45 | Lachlan Smith | Forward | Murray Bushrangers | AFL Rookie Draft, first round (pick #17) |
| 46 | Marley Williams | Defender | Claremont | AFL Rookie Draft, second round (pick #35) |
| 43 | Trent Stubbs | Forward | Collingwood | AFL Rookie Draft, third round (pick #53) |
| 41 | Daniel Farmer | Forward | Collingwood | AFL Rookie Draft, fourth round (pick #70) |
| 48 | Caolan Mooney | Forward | Down | AFL Rookie Draft, fifth round (pick #81) |
| 47 | Michael Hartley | Defender | Sydney University | AFL Rookie Draft, sixth round (pick #87) |

#### Out

| No. | Name | Position | via |
| 1 | Leon Davis | Forward | retired |
| 3 | John McCarthy | Midfielder | delisted |
| 33 | Brad Dick | Midfielder / Forward | delisted |
| 41 | Daniel Farmer | Forward | delisted |
| 43 | Trent Stubbs | Forward | delisted |
| 44 | Tom Gordon | Forward | delisted |
| 46 | Declan Reilly | Forward | delisted |
| 47 | Jack Perham | Defender | delisted |
| 48 | Jye Bolton | Midfielder | delisted |
| 2 | Chris Tarrant | Defender / Forward | retired |

## Season summary
### Pre-season matches

Collingwood's 2012 NAB Cup fixtures (Week 1 – Lightning matches) :
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores | Scores | Scores | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position | Ref |
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position | Ref |
| 1 | Saturday, 18 February (8:20 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 0.3.1 (19) | 0.4.2 (26) | Won by 7 points | Blacktown International Sportspark | 7,086 | 3rd | |
| 1 | Saturday, 18 February (9:25 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 0.5.2 (32) | 0.5.5 (35) | Won by 3 points | Blacktown International Sportspark | 7,086 | 3rd | |
Collingwood's 2012 NAB Cup fixtures (Weeks 2, 3 & 4 – Full-length matches) :
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores | Scores | Scores | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position | Ref |
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position | Ref |
| 2 | Saturday, 3 March (7:40 pm) | Melbourne | 1.9.7 (70) | 0.11.13 (79) | Lost by 9 points | Etihad Stadium | 12,954 | 9th | |
| 3 | Friday, 9 March (8:10 pm) | Adelaide | 1.20.9 (138) | 1.7.10 (61) | Lost by 77 points | AAMI Stadium | 12,062 | 13th | |
| 4 | Friday, 16 March (4:00 pm) | St Kilda | 10.20 (80) | 6.11 (47) | Won by 33 points | Visy Park | 3,000 | — | |

### Regular season

Collingwood's 2012 AFL season fixtures :
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position |
| Ref |||
| 1 | Friday, 30 March (7:50 pm) | Hawthorn | 20.17 (137) | 16.19 (115) | Lost by 22 points | MCG | 78,464 | 13th |
| 2 | Saturday, 7 April (7:40 pm) | Richmond | 12.13 (85) | 8.16 (64) | Won by 21 points | MCG | 57,268 | 9th |
| 3 | Friday, 13 April (7:50 pm) | Carlton | 18.14 (122) | 9.8 (62) | Lost by 60 points | MCG | 84,259 | 13th |
| 4 | Saturday, 21 April (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide | 14.13 (97) | 10.13 (73) | Won by 24 points | Etihad Stadium | 30,741 | 12th |
| 5 | Wednesday, 25 April (2:40 pm) | Essendon | 11.14 (80) | 11.13 (79) | Won by 1 point | MCG | 86,932 | 10th |
| 6 | Friday, 4 May (7:50 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 11.11 (77) | 15.8 (98) | Won by 21 points | Etihad Stadium | 38,155 | 8th |
| 7 | Saturday, 12 May (7:40 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 8.10 (58) | 17.14 (116) | Won by 58 points | The Gabba | 27,926 | 7th |
| 8 | Friday, 18 May (7:50 pm) | Geelong | 14.12 (96) | 11.18 (84) | Won by 12 points | MCG | 75,650 | 5th |
| 9 | Saturday, 26 May (7:10 pm) | Adelaide | 6.11 (49) | 10.15 (75) | Won by 26 points | AAMI Stadium | 44,238 | 4th |
| 10 | Sunday, 3 June (4:40 pm) | Gold Coast | 23.11 (149) | 7.10 (52) | Won by 97 points | MCG | 36,913 | 4th |
| 11 | Monday, 11 June (3:15 pm) | Melbourne | 13.9 (87) | 19.15 (129) | Won by 42 points | MCG | 64,250 | 1st |
| 12 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 3rd |
| 13 | Saturday, 23 June (4:40 pm) | West Coast | 12.13 (85) | 12.10 (82) | Won by 3 points | MCG | 62,957 | 1st |
| 14 | Saturday, 30 June (1:45 pm) | Fremantle | 15.17 (107) | 12.6 (78) | Won by 29 points | MCG | 44,891 | 1st |
| 15 | Friday, 6 July (7:50 pm) | Carlton | 8.14 (62) | 12.13 (85) | Lost by 23 points | MCG | 75,755 | 4th |
| 16 | Saturday, 14 July (7:40 pm) | Geelong | 10.19 (79) | 17.8 (110) | Won by 31 points | MCG | 61,717 | 3rd |
| 17 | Saturday, 21 July (1:45 pm) | Hawthorn | 13.13 (91) | 21.12 (138) | Lost by 47 points | MCG | 83,714 | 4th |
| 18 | Saturday, 28 July (4:40 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 7.12 (54) | 26.18 (174) | Won by 120 points | Škoda Stadium | 8,102 | 4th |
| 19 | Saturday, 4 August (7:40 pm) | St Kilda | 12.19 (91) | 13.7 (85) | Won by 6 points | MCG | 57,873 | 3rd |
| 20 | Saturday, 11 August (7:40 pm) | Sydney | 9.16 (70) | 12.6 (78) | Won by 8 points | ANZ Stadium | 45,827 | 3rd |
| 21 | Saturday, 18 August (7:40 pm) | North Melbourne | 8.13 (61) | 13.13 (91) | Lost by 30 points | Etihad Stadium | 44,956 | 4th |
| 22 | Saturday, 25 August (5:40 pm) | West Coast | 15.17 (107) | 8.10 (58) | Lost by 49 points | Patersons Stadium | 40,527 | 5th |
| 23 | Saturday, 1 September (7:40 pm) | Essendon | 10.12 (72) | 14.20 (104) | Won by 32 points | MCG | 56,491 | 4th |

### Finals series

Collingwood's 2012 AFL finals series fixtures :
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance |
| Ref |||
| 1st Qualifying Final | Friday, 7 September (7:50 pm) | Hawthorn | 20.15 (135) | 15.7 (97) | Lost by 38 points | MCG | 84,625 |
| 1st Semi-Final | Saturday, 15 September (7:45 pm) | West Coast | 10.13 (73) | 9.6 (60) | Won by 13 points | MCG | 65,483 |
| 2nd Preliminary Final | Friday, 21 September (7:50 pm) | Sydney | 13.18 (96) | 10.10 (70) | Lost by 26 points | ANZ Stadium | 57,156 |
| Collingwood was eliminated from the 2012 AFL finals series |||||||||

### Ladder

2012 AFL ladder :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
| 1 | Hawthorn | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2679 | 1733 | 154.6 | 68 | Finals series |
| 2 | Adelaide | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2428 | 1833 | 132.5 | 68 | Finals series |
| 3 | Sydney (P) | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2290 | 1629 | 140.6 | 64 | Finals series |
| 4 | Collingwood | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2123 | 1823 | 116.5 | 64 | Finals series |
| 5 | West Coast | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2244 | 1807 | 124.2 | 60 | Finals series |
| 6 | Geelong | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2209 | 1886 | 117.1 | 60 | Finals series |
| 7 | Fremantle | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1956 | 1691 | 115.7 | 56 | Finals series |
| 8 | North Melbourne | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2359 | 2097 | 112.5 | 56 | Finals series |
| 9 | St Kilda | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2347 | 1903 | 123.3 | 48 | |
| 10 | Carlton | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2079 | 1925 | 108.0 | 44 | |
| 11 | Essendon | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2091 | 2090 | 100.0 | 44 | |
| 12 | Richmond | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2169 | 1943 | 111.6 | 42 | |
| 13 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1904 | 2092 | 91.0 | 40 | |
| 14 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1691 | 2144 | 78.9 | 22 | |
| 15 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1542 | 2301 | 67.0 | 20 | |
| 16 | Melbourne | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1580 | 2341 | 67.5 | 16 | |
| 17 | Gold Coast | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1509 | 2481 | 60.8 | 12 | |
| 18 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1270 | 2751 | 46.2 | 8 | |

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

* Anzac Medal – Dane Swan (Round 5)
* Member of the 2012 All-Australian team (left-wing) – Dayne Beams
* Member of the 2012 All-Australian team (interchange) – Scott Pendlebury
* Member of the 2012 All-Australian team (interchange) – Dane Swan

#### AFL Award Nominations

* Round 7 – 2012 AFL Mark of the Year nomination – Heath Shaw
* Round 8 – 2012 AFL Goal of the Year nomination – Scott Pendlebury
* Round 8 – 2012 AFL Mark of the Year nomination – Travis Cloke
* Round 11 – 2012 AFL Mark of the Year nomination – Sharrod Wellingham
* Round 13 – 2012 AFL Mark of the Year nomination – Jamie Elliott

#### Milestones

* Round 1 – Jackson Paine (AFL debut)
* Round 1 – Paul Seedsman (AFL debut)
* Round 1 – Peter Yagmoor (AFL debut)
* Round 1 – Travis Cloke (150 games)
* Round 1 – Dale Thomas (100 goals)
* Round 2 – Chris Dawes (50 games)
* Round 2 – Luke Ball (50 Collingwood games)
* Round 5 – Kirk Ugle (AFL debut)
* Round 9 – Jamie Elliott (AFL debut)
* Round 9 – Marley Williams (AFL debut)
* Round 11 – Darren Jolly (50 Collingwood games)
* Round 11 – Sharrod Wellingham (50 goals)
* Round 14 – Caolan Mooney (AFL debut)
* Round 16 – Jarryd Blair (50 games)
* Round 16 – Alan Toovey (100 games)
* Round 16 – Harry O'Brien (150 games)
* Round 23 – Heath Shaw (150 games)
* 1st Qualifying Final – Dale Thomas (150 games)
* 1st Semi-Final – Jarryd Blair (50 goals)

## VFL season
### Pre-season matches

Collingwood's 2012 VFL pre-season fixture :
| Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue |
| Ref |||
| Saturday, 25 February (11:00 am) | Geelong | 6.14 (50) | 8.7 (55) | Won by 5 points | Simonds Stadium |
| Saturday, 3 March (12:00 pm) | Frankston | 7.6 (48) | 6.5 (41) | Lost by 7 points | Frankston Park |
| Saturday, 10 March (11:00 am) | Northern Blues | 5.10 (40) | 6.2 (38) | Lost by 2 points | Visy Park |
| Saturday, 17 March (11:00 am) | Geelong | 12.14 (86) | 9.7 (61) | Lost by 25 points | Simonds Stadium |
| Friday, 23 March | Bendigo | 6.7 (43) | 5.3 (33) | Won by 10 points | Gosch's Paddock |

### Regular season

Collingwood's 2012 VFL season fixture :
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Ladder position |
| Ref |||
| 1 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 11th |
| 2 | Saturday, 31 March (1:00 pm) | Geelong | 14.11 (95) | 11.17 (83) | Lost by 12 points | Simonds Stadium | 9th |
| 3 | Saturday, 7 April (1:10 pm) | North Ballarat | 7.19 (61) | 15.16 (106) | Lost by 45 points | Victoria Park | 12th |
| 4 | Saturday, 14 April (2:00 pm) | Northern Blues | 13.13 (91) | 15.8 (98) | Won by 7 points | Preston City Oval | 9th |
| 5 | Saturday, 21 April (1:10 pm) | Box Hill | 20.10 (130) | 11.9 (75) | Lost by 55 points | Box Hill City Oval | 11th |
| 6 | Saturday, 28 April (1:10 pm) | Sandringham | 16.16 (112) | 18.15 (123) | Lost by 11 points | Victoria Park | 11th |
| 7 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 11th |
| 8 | Saturday, 12 May (2:00 pm) | Port Melbourne | 15.11 (101) | 10.20 (80) | Won by 21 points | Victoria Park | 10th |
| 9 | Saturday, 19 May (1:00 pm) | Bendigo | 8.13 (61) | 13.15 (93) | Lost by 32 points | Victoria Park | 10th |
| 10 | Saturday, 2 June (2:00 pm) | Werribee | 26.18 (174) | 10.5 (65) | Lost by 109 points | Avalon Airport Oval | 11th |
| 11 | Saturday, 9 June (2:00 pm) | Casey | 13.12 (90) | 11.11 (77) | Lost by 13 points | Casey Fields | 11th |
| 12 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 11th |
| 13 | Sunday, 24 June (2:00 pm) | Coburg | 10.23 (83) | 9.3 (57) | Lost by 26 points | Piranha Park | 11th |
| 14 | Sunday, 1 July (1:00 pm) | Frankston | 10.14 (74) | 7.10 (52) | Won by 22 points | Victoria Park | 11th |
| 15 | Sunday, 8 July (2:00 pm) | Williamstown | 16.22 (118) | 11.4 (70) | Lost by 48 points | Burbank Oval | 11th |
| 16 | Saturday, 14 July (1:00 pm) | Geelong | 7.6 (48) | 11.18 (84) | Lost by 36 points | Victoria Park | 11th |
| 17 | Saturday, 21 July (10:30 am) | Box Hill | 4.13 (37) | 23.15 (153) | Lost by 116 points | Victoria Park | 11th |
| 18 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 12th |
| 19 | Saturday, 4 August (2:00 pm) | Bendigo | 11.16 (82) | 13.17 (95) | Won by 13 points | Queen Elizabeth Oval | 11th |
| 20 | Sunday, 12 August (2:00 pm) | Sandringham | 24.15 (159) | 13.7 (85) | Lost by 74 points | Trevor Barker Oval | 12th |
| 21 | Saturday, 18 August (1:00 pm) | Casey | 5.10 (40) | 11.19 (85) | Lost by 45 points | Victoria Park | 12th |
| 22 | Saturday, 25 August (1:00 pm) | Werribee | 8.6 (54) | 20.16 (136) | Lost by 82 points | Victoria Park | 12th |

### Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Casey | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1633 | 1544 | 105.8 | 56 | Finals |
| 2 | Port Melbourne | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2051 | 1371 | 149.6 | 52 | Finals |
| 3 | Geelong | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1730 | 1398 | 123.7 | 52 | Finals |
| 4 | Werribee | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1906 | 1441 | 132.3 | 48 | Finals |
| 5 | Williamstown | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1591 | 1406 | 113.2 | 46 | Finals |
| 6 | Sandringham | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1724 | 1650 | 104.5 | 40 | Finals |
| 7 | Box Hill | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1653 | 1500 | 110.2 | 36 | Finals |
| 8 | Bendigo | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1691 | 1686 | 100.3 | 36 | Finals |
| 9 | North Ballarat | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1588 | 1747 | 90.9 | 36 | |
| 10 | Northern Blues | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1459 | 1591 | 91.7 | 24 | |
| 11 | Coburg | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1336 | 1861 | 71.8 | 16 | |
| 12 | Collingwood | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1293 | 1934 | 66.9 | 16 | |
| 13 | Frankston | 18 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1182 | 1708 | 69.2 | 10 | |