# 2025 Collingwood Football Club season

The 2025 Collingwood Football Club season is the club's 129th season of senior competition in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club is fieldeding its men's reserves team in the Victorian Football League, senior women's team in the AFL Women's and reserves women's team in the VFL Women's.

## Overview

Collingwood's 2025 season overview :
| Team | Captain(s) | Coach | Home ground | W–L–D | Ladder | Finals | Best and fairest | Leading goalkicker |
| AFL | Darcy Moore | Craig McRae | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1–1–0 | 4th | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| AFLW | Brianna Davey | Sam Wright | Victoria Park | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| VFL | Campbell Lane & Sam Glover | Andy Otten | Victoria Park & AIA Centre | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| VFLW | Dominique Carbone | Tom Cashin | Victoria Park | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |

## Squad

    Players are listed by guernsey number, and 2025 statistics are for AFL regular season and finals series matches during the 2025 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 1 of the 2025 season (15 March 2025) and are taken from AFL Tables.
| No. | Name | AFL debut | Games (2025) | Goals (2025) | Games (CFC) | Goals (CFC) | Games (AFL career) | Goals (AFL career) |
| 1 | Patrick Lipinski | 2017 (Western Bulldogs) | 2 | 1 | 64 | 33 | 120 | 63 |
| 2 | Jordan De Goey | 2015 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 201 | 171 | 201 |
| 3 | Isaac Quaynor | 2019 | 2 | 0 | 110 | 5 | 110 | 5 |
| 4 | Brayden Maynard | 2015 | 2 | 2 | 211 | 22 | 211 | 22 |
| 5 | Jamie Elliott | 2012 | 2 | 4 | 196 | 291 | 196 | 291 |
| 6 | Tom Mitchell | 2013 (Sydney) | 0 | 0 | 32 | 8 | 203 | 84 |
| 7 | Josh Daicos | 2017 | 2 | 0 | 128 | 64 | 128 | 64 |
| 8 | Lachie Schultz | 2019 (Fremantle) | 2 | 1 | 22 | 25 | 112 | 126 |
| 9 | Dan Houston | 2017 (Port Adelaide) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 169 | 41 |
| 10 | Scott Pendlebury | 2006 | 2 | 0 | 405 | 201 | 405 | 201 |
| 11 | Daniel McStay | 2014 (Brisbane Lions) | 2 | 3 | 21 | 31 | 182 | 169 |
| 12 | Harry Perryman | 2017 (Greater Western Sydney) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 131 | 29 |
| 13 | Harry DeMattia | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Darcy Cameron | 2018 (Sydney) | 2 | 0 | 96 | 62 | 97 | 62 |
| 15 | Wil Parker | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 16 | Ed Allan | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | Billy Frampton | 2018 (Port Adelaide) | 0 | 0 | 34 | 8 | 58 | 20 |
| 18 | Finlay Macrae | 2021 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 21 | 5 |
| 19 | Tew Jiath | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Iliro Smit | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Oscar Steene | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Steele Sidebottom | 2009 | 2 | 1 | 333 | 195 | 333 | 195 |
| 23 | Bobby Hill | 2019 (Greater Western Sydney) | 2 | 3 | 49 | 66 | 90 | 100 |
| 24 | Jakob Ryan | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Jack Crisp | 2012 (Brisbane Lions) | 2 | 0 | 233 | 77 | 251 | 87 |
| 26 | Reef McInnes | 2022 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 19 |
| 27 | Joel Cochran | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Tim Membrey | 2014 (Sydney) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 181 | 298 |
| 29 | Charlie West | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Darcy Moore (c) | 2015 | 2 | 0 | 175 | 67 | 175 | 67 |
| 31 | Beau McCreery | 2021 | 2 | 0 | 79 | 52 | 79 | 52 |
| 32 | Will Hoskin-Elliott | 2012 (Greater Western Sydney) | 1 | 0 | 173 | 144 | 225 | 186 |
| 33 | Lachie Sullivan | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 |
| 35 | Nick Daicos | 2022 | 2 | 1 | 72 | 47 | 72 | 47 |
| 36 | Harvey Harrison | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
| 37 | Oleg Markov | 2016 (Richmond) | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 86 | 7 |
| 38 | Jeremy Howe | 2011 (Melbourne) | 2 | 0 | 154 | 23 | 254 | 103 |
| 39 | William Hayes | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Ash Johnson | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 36 | 27 | 36 |
| 41 | Brody Mihocek | 2018 | 2 | 5 | 139 | 236 | 139 | 236 |
| 43 | Charlie Dean | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 44 | Ned Long | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 3 |
| 46 | Mason Cox | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 123 | 129 | 123 |

### Squad changes
#### In

| No. | Name | Position | Previous Club | via |
| 12 | Harry Perryman | Defender | Greater Western Sydney | free agent |
| 9 | Dan Houston | Defender | Port Adelaide | trade |
| 28 | Tim Membrey | Forward | St Kilda | delisted free agent |
| 27 | Joel Cochran | Defender | UNSW-Eastern Suburbs | AFL national draft, third round (pick No. 47) |
| 29 | Charlie West | Forward | Woodville-West Torrens | AFL national draft, third round (pick No. 50) |
| 39 | William Hayes | Winger | Claremont | AFL national draft, third round (pick No. 56) |
| 37 | Oleg Markov | Defender | Collingwood | AFL rookie draft, first round (pick No. 8) |
| 40 | Ash Johnson | Forward | Collingwood | AFL rookie draft, second round (pick No. 20) |

#### Out

| No. | Name | Position | New Club | via |
| 39 | Aiden Begg | Ruck | | delisted |
| 9 | John Noble | Defender / Winger | Gold Coast | trade |
| 29 | Joe Richards | Forward | Port Adelaide | trade |
| 15 | Nathan Kreuger | Forward | | delisted |
| 27 | Jack Bytel | Midfielder | | delisted |
| 34 | Josh Eyre | Defender | | delisted |
| 37 | Oleg Markov | Defender | | delisted |
| 40 | Ash Johnson | Forward | | delisted |

## AFL season
### Pre-season matches

Collingwood's 2025 simulation matches and AAMI Community Series fixture :
| Date and local time | Opponent | Scores | Scores | Scores | Venue | Ref |
| Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Ref |
| Thursday, 20 February | Brisbane Lions | 5.9 (39) | 4.2 (26) | Lost by 13 points | People First Stadium | |
| Thursday, 20 February | Gold Coast | 8.2 (50) | 5.2 (32) | Lost by 18 points | People First Stadium | |
| Wednesday, 26 February (7:10 pm) | Richmond | 6.13 (49) | 21.6 (132) | Won by 83 points | Ikon Park | |

### Regular season

Collingwood's 2025 AFL season fixture :
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position | Ref. |
| Ref. |||
| Opening Round | Sunday, 9 March (3:20 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 15.14 (104) | 6.16 (52) | Lost by 52 points | ENGIE Stadium | 19,248 | 4th | |
| 1 | Saturday, 15 March (7:35 pm) | Port Adelaide | 21.10 (136) | 6.9 (45) | Won by 91 points | MCG | 63,282 | | |
| 2 | Friday, 21 March (7:40 pm) | Western Bulldogs | | | | MCG | | | |
| 3 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | | Bye |
| 4 | Thursday, 3 April (7:30 pm) | Carlton | | | | MCG | | | |
| 5 | Friday, 11 April (7:10 pm) | Sydney | | | | Adelaide Oval | | | |
| 6 | Thursday, 17 April (7:30 pm) | Brisbane Lions | | | | The Gabba | | | |
| 7 | Friday, 25 April (3:20 pm) | Essendon | | | | MCG | | | |
| 8 | Saturday, 3 May (7:35 pm) | Geelong | | | | MCG | | | |
| 9 | Thursday, 8 May (6:10 pm) | Fremantle | | | | Optus Stadium | | | |
| 10 | Saturday, 17 May (1:20 pm) | Adelaide | | | | MCG | | | |
| 11 | Saturday, 24 May (7:35 pm) | North Melbourne | | | | Marvel Stadium | | | |
| 12 | Friday, 30 May (7:40 pm) | Hawthorn | | | | MCG | | | |
| 13 | Monday, 9 June (3:20 pm) | Melbourne | | | | MCG | | | |
| 14 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | | Bye |
| 15 | Saturday, 21 June (7:35 pm) | St Kilda | | | | Marvel Stadium | | | |
| 16 | TBC | West Coast | | | | Marvel Stadium | | | |
| 17 | TBC | Carlton | | | | MCG | | | |
| 18 | TBC | Gold Coast | | | | People First Stadium | | | |
| 19 | TBC | Fremantle | | | | MCG | | | |
| 20 | TBC | Richmond | | | | MCG | | | |
| 21 | TBC | Brisbane Lions | | | | MCG | | | |
| 22 | TBC | Hawthorn | | | | MCG | | | |
| 23 | TBC | Adelaide | | | | Adelaide Oval | | | |
| 24 | TBC | Melbourne | | | | MCG | | | |

### Ladder

Updated to the end of round 1.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Greater Western Sydney | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 126 | 143.7 | 8 | Finals series |
| 2 | Hawthorn | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 162 | 127.8 | 8 | Finals series |
| 3 | Gold Coast | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 49 | 277.6 | 4 | Finals series |
| 4 | Geelong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 69 | 213.0 | 4 | Finals series |
| 5 | Adelaide | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 72 | 187.5 | 4 | Finals series |
| 6 | Collingwood | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 188 | 149 | 126.2 | 4 | Finals series |
| 7 | Richmond | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 69 | 118.8 | 4 | Finals series |
| 8 | Western Bulldogs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 97 | 116.5 | 4 | Finals series |
| 9 | Brisbane Lions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 82 | 104.9 | 4 | |
| 10 | Melbourne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 77 | 96.1 | 0 | |
| 11 | Sydney | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 158 | 182 | 86.8 | 0 | |
| 12 | North Melbourne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 113 | 85.8 | 0 | |
| 13 | Carlton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 82 | 84.1 | 0 | |
| 14 | Essendon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 111 | 77.5 | 0 | |
| 15 | St Kilda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 135 | 53.3 | 0 | |
| 16 | Fremantle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 147 | 46.9 | 0 | |
| 17 | West Coast | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 136 | 36.0 | 0 | |
| 18 | Port Adelaide | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 136 | 33.1 | 0 | |

### Awards & Milestones
#### Milestones

* Opening Round – Harry Perryman (Collingwood debut)
* Opening Round – Tim Membrey (Collingwood debut)
* Opening Round – Jack Crisp (250 AFL games)
* Round 1 – Dan Houston (Collingwood debut)
* Round 1 – Bobby Hill (100 AFL goals)

## VFL season
### Pre-season matches

Collingwood's 2025 VFL practice matches :
| Date and local time | Opponent | Scores | Scores | Scores | Venue | Ref |
| Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Ref |
| Thursday, 27 February (12:00 pm) | Richmond | 7.6 (49) | 20.5 (132) | Won by 85 points | Swinburne Centre | |
| Saturday, 8 March (12:00 pm) | Essendon | 14.10 (94) | 8.13 (61) | Lost by 33 points | Windy Hill | |
| Saturday, 15 March (12:00 pm) | Northern Bullants | 13.16 (94) | 5.5 (35) | Won by 59 points | AIA Centre | |

### Regular season

Collingwood's 2025 VFL season fixture :
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Ref |
| Ref |||
| 1 | Saturday, 22 March (12:05 pm) | Sydney | | | | Victoria Park | |
| 2 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 3 | Sunday, 6 April (1:05 pm) | Coburg | | | | Piranha Park | |
| 4 | Friday, 18 April (12:05 pm) | Brisbane | | | | Brighton Homes Arena | |
| 5 | Saturday, 26 April (2:05 pm) | Essendon | | | | Windy Hill | |
| 6 | Saturday, 3 May (2:05 pm) | Footscray | | | | Victoria Park | |
| 7 | Saturday, 10 May (2:05 pm) | Northern Bullants | | | | Genis Steel Oval | |
| 8 | Saturday, 17 May (10:05 am) | Greater Western Sydney | | | | Victoria Park | |
| 9 | Sunday, 25 May (2:05 pm) | North Melbourne | | | | Victoria Park | |
| 10 | Saturday, 31 May (2:05 pm) | Box Hill | | | | Box Hill City Oval | |
| 11 | Saturday, 7 June (2:05 pm) | Casey | | | | Victoria Park | |
| 12 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 13 | Saturday, 21 June (11:05 am) | Sandringham | | | | AIA Vitality Centre | |
| 14 | TBC | Southport | | | | TBC | |
| 15 | TBC | Carlton | | | | TBC | |
| 16 | TBC | Gold Coast | | | | TBC | |
| 17 | TBC | Geelong | | | | TBC | |
| 18 | TBC | Frankston | | | | TBC | |
| 19 | TBC | Williamstown | | | | TBC | |
| 20 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 21 | TBC | Port Melbourne | | | | TBC | |

### Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 4 | Casey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | Finals series |
| 5 | Coburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | Finals series |
| 6 | Collingwood (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | Finals series |
| 7 | Essendon (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | Wildcard Round |
| 8 | Footscray (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | Wildcard Round |

## AFLW season
### Squad

    Players are listed by guernsey number, and 2024 statistics are for AFL Women's regular season and finals series matches during the 2024 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 week 10 of the 2024 season (2 November 2024) and are taken from Australian Football.
| No. | Name | AFLW debut | Games (2025) | Goals (2025) | Games (CFC) | Goals (CFC) | Games (AFLW career) | Goals (AFLW career) |
| 1 | Sabrina Frederick | 2017 (Brisbane) | 0 | 0 | 42 | 11 | 80 | 31 |
| 2 | Eliza James | 2022 (S6) | 0 | 0 | 37 | 20 | 37 | 20 |
| 3 | Brianna Davey (c) | 2017 (Carlton) | 0 | 0 | 33 | 12 | 50 | 15 |
| 4 | Imogen Barnett | 2022 (S6) | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 23 | 4 |
| 5 | Annie Lee | 2022 (S6) (Carlton) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 6 | Jordyn Allen | 2019 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 6 | 63 | 6 |
| 7 | Sarah Rowe | 2019 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 13 | 64 | 13 |
| 8 | Brittany Bonnici | 2017 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 8 | 66 | 8 |
| 9 | Alana Porter | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 6 | 55 | 6 |
| 10 | Muireann Atkinson | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 11 | Charlotte Taylor | 2022 (S7) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 13 | Grace Campbell | 2020 (Richmond) | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 35 | 7 |
| 17 | Nell Morris-Dalton | 2020 (Western Bulldogs) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 30 | 16 |
| 18 | Ruby Schleicher | 2017 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 4 | 64 | 4 |
| 19 | Georgia Clark | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | Selena Karlson | 2019 (Western Bulldogs) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 22 | Mikayla Hyde | 2021 (Fremantle) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 8 |
| 23 | Lauren Butler | 2019 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 5 | 49 | 5 |
| 25 | Mikala Cann | 2019 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 13 | 64 | 13 |
| 27 | Lucille Cronin | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 29 | Tarni White | 2020 (St Kilda) | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 50 | 7 |
| 30 | Carly Remmos | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 32 | Amber Schutte | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 35 | Kalinda Howarth | 2020 (Gold Coast) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 20 |
| 37 | Jordan Ivey | 2017 (Carlton) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 2 |
| 38 | Sarah Ingram | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | Mattea Breed | 2023 (Hawthorn) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
| | Ash Centra | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Kellyann Hogan | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Georgia Knight | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Violet Patterson | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Airlie Runnalls | 2022 (S6) (Fremantle) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 5 |

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

| No. | Name | Position | Previous Club | via |
| TBA | Kellyann Hogan | | Waterford | rookie signing |
| TBA | Mattea Breed | Midfielder | Hawthorn | trade |
| TBA | Airlie Runnalls | Midfielder | Fremantle | trade |
| TBA | Ash Centra | Midfielder / Forward | Gippsland Power | AFLW National Draft, first round (pick no. 1) |
| TBA | Georgia Knight | Forward | Eastern Ranges | AFLW National Draft, second round (pick no. 26) |
| TBA | Violet Patterson | Midfielder | Glenelg | AFLW National Draft, third round (pick no. 42), Father–daughter rule selection - daughter of Stephen Patterson |

##### Out

| No. | Name | Position | via |
| 12 | Stacey Livingstone | Defender | retired |
| 15 | Erica Fowler | Forward / Ruck | delisted |
| 16 | Sarah Sansonetti | Defender | delisted |
| 24 | Lauren Brazzale | Midfielder | delisted |
| 28 | Charlotte Blair | Forward | delisted |
| 14 | Aishling Sheridan | Forward | delisted |
| 21 | Eleri Morris | Forward | delisted |
| 36 | Imogen Evans | Midfielder | delisted |

### Club awards
## VFLW season
### Pre-season matches

Collingwood's 2025 VFL Women's practice matches :
| Date and local time | Opponent | Scores | Scores | Scores | Venue | Ref |
| Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Ref |
| Wednesday, 19 March (7:00 pm) | Geelong | | | | Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct | |
| Saturday, 29 March (10:00 am) | Western Bulldogs | | | | Whitten Oval | |
| Saturday, 5 April (12:00 pm) | Casey Demons | | | | Casey Fields | |

### Regular season

Collingwood's 2025 VFL Women's season fixture :
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Venue |
| Ref |||
| 1 | Saturday, 19 April (2:35 pm) | Casey | Casey Fields |
| 2 | Saturday, 26 April (11:05 am) | Essendon | Windy Hill |
| 3 | Saturday, 3 May (10:05 am) | Western Bulldogs | Victoria Park |
| 4 | Saturday, 10 May (10:35 am) | Darebin | Genis Steel Oval |
| 5 | Saturday, 17 May (2:05 pm) | Box Hill | Victoria Park |
| 6 | Saturday, 25 May (10:05 am) | North Melbourne | Victoria Park |
| 7 | Saturday, 31 May (12:05 pm) | Sandringham | Victoria Park |
| 8 | Saturday, 14 June (10:05 am) | Essendon | Victoria Park |
| 9 | Saturday, 21 June (11:05 am) | Port Melbourne | ETU Stadium |
| 10 | TBC | Box Hill | TBD |
| 11 | TBC | Carlton | TBD |
| 12 | TBC | Casey | TBD |
| 13 | TBC | Geelong Cats | TBD |
| 14 | TBC | Williamstown | TBD |

### Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 2 | Carlton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | Finals series |
| 3 | Casey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | Finals series |
| 4 | Collingwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | Finals series |
| 5 | Darebin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | Finals series |
| 6 | Essendon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | Finals series |