Collingwood Magpies 2006 Season
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This article covers the 2006 season of the Collingwood Football Club
AFL
team.
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
will be the 2006 captain, this being his 7th season as the skipper of the Pies
. Collingwood had delisted several players last season, including Brownlow Medal
list Shane Woewodin
, and traded Richard Cole
to Essendon
. They had picked up several young players, including priority/first round draftees Dale Thomas
and Scott Pendlebury
in the 2005 NAB Draft
. With the high amount of senior players departed in 2005, both Ben Davies and David Fanning
got elevated to the Senior List.
being hosted by Melbourne, Australia, The M.C.G.
will be the main venue, dis-allowing games for AFL Football. Collingwood plays its first three games at the Telstra Dome
, before being playing the traditional ANZAC Day
clash against Essendon
in what will be the return to the MCG, as the Games will have been concluded. This is fixtured, however, the venue may not be ready for hosting an AFL match in time.
Collingwood travels 4 times, twice to Adelaide, in a 3 week period late in the season. They also travel to Perth
and Sydney during the season.
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
AFL
Australian Football League
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team.
News
Pre-Season- Shane WoewodinShane WoewodinShane Woewodin was an Australian rules football player who played 200 games with the Melbourne and Collingwood Football Clubs. He was the recipient of the Brownlow Medal in 2000.-Early career:...
is delisted by Collingwood. Woewodin was a former Brownlow MedalBrownlow MedalThe Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal , is awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game...
list. He was not picked up by a club in the Pre-Season draft. - Collingwood attends a high-altitude training camp in Arizona, United States for two weeks.
- Dale ThomasDale Thomas (footballer)Dale Robert Jordan Thomas is a professional Australian rules football player currently with the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League.-Early life:...
is picked up by Collingwood at no.2 in the 2005 NAB Draft2005 AFL DraftThe 2005 AFL Draft was the 2005 instance of the AFL Draft, the annual draft of talented players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League.The 2005 Draft consisted of a pre-season draft, a national draft, a trade period...
.
February
- President Eddie McGuireEddie McGuireEdward Joseph "Eddie" McGuire AM is an Australian television presenter and businessman known for his long association with Australian rules football and the Channel 9 television network....
has been appointed CEO of Channel NineNine NetworkThe Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
. He will have to give up as host on several TV shows, but has said he will remain as president of the club, despite having to live in Sydney. - Sean RuslingSean RuslingSean Rusling is a former professional Australian rules football player who played for in the Australian Football League....
injures his shoulder on the Community Camp in Northern Sydney. He is expected to miss around 2 months of action. - Collingwood wins first game of the NAB Cup against St Kilda in fine style, winning in extra time. Fraser GehrigFraser GehrigFraser Gehrig is a retired Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League who played for the St Kilda Football Club and the West Coast Eagles...
missed a shot on goal after the siren to draw the match, therefore, as a knockout competition winner was decided in extra time.
March
- Captain Nathan BuckleyNathan BuckleyNathan Charles Buckley is a former professional Australian rules football player, commentator and coach, best known for his time as captain of the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League ....
plays his first game of the year during a NAB Challenge match played at Princes Park. - Rookie Harry O'Brien is promoted to the senior list for the injured Sean RuslingSean RuslingSean Rusling is a former professional Australian rules football player who played for in the Australian Football League....
- Six players were inducted into the club's Hall of Fame. They were Charlie H. PannamCharlie H. PannamCharles 'Charlie' Pannam was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football Association between 1894 and 1896 then in the Victorian Football League between 1897 and 1906. He then played for the Richmond Football Club in the VFA in 1907 then...
, Darren MillaneDarren MillaneDarren "Pants" Millane was an Australian rules football player in the VFL/AFL for the Collingwood Football Club between 1984 and 1991.-AFL career:...
, Harold RumneyHarold RumneyHarold Rumney is a former Australian rules footballer.Rumney was rejected by Carlton Football Club after 15 games in 2 seasons and transferred to Collingwood Football Club. His arrival at Collingwood was fortuitous. He played in the quartet of premierships, 1927–1930. He also played in the 1935...
, Des Healy, Billy PickenBilly PickenBilly Picken is a former Australian Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club and the Sydney Swans. Picken arrived at Collingwood in 1974 from Macarthur as a forward but developed into one of the games finest centre-half backs...
and Mick McGuane.
April
- No.2 draft pick Dale ThomasDale Thomas (footballer)Dale Robert Jordan Thomas is a professional Australian rules football player currently with the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League.-Early life:...
makes his debut against AdelaideAdelaide CrowsThe Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Crows, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia, playing in the Australian Football League ....
at the Telstra DomeTelstra DomeDocklands Stadium is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment stadium in the Docklands precinct of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia... - Collingwood win their first game of the year in Round 2 against Hawthorn
- Dale ThomasDale Thomas (footballer)Dale Robert Jordan Thomas is a professional Australian rules football player currently with the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League.-Early life:...
receives the Rnd 2 AFL Rising Star nomination. - Collingwood defeat Essendon in the annual ANZAC DayANZAC DayAnzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand, commemorated by both countries on 25 April every year to honour the members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps who fought at Gallipoli in the Ottoman Empire during World War I. It now more broadly commemorates all...
clash, in front of more than 92,000 fans in the return to the MCGMcGJoseph McGinty Nichol , better known as McG, is an American director and producer of film and television, as well as a former record producer.... - Ben Johnson wins the ANZAC DayANZAC DayAnzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand, commemorated by both countries on 25 April every year to honour the members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps who fought at Gallipoli in the Ottoman Empire during World War I. It now more broadly commemorates all...
Medal for best on ground - Chad MorrisonChad MorrisonChad Morrison is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.Drafted to the West Coast Eagles as a compensatory pick in the 1995 Pre-Season Draft, Morrison made his debut as an eighteen year old in Round 1 against Fremantle in 1996, after staying in Melbourne to finish year 12...
was fined $20,000 by the club for drink driving, where the club's sponsorship with the TACTransport Accident CommissionThe Transport Accident Commission is the statutory insurer of third-party personal liability for road accidents in the State of Victoria. It was established under the Transport Accident Act 1986....
came under fire.
May
- Heath ShawHeath ShawHeath Shaw is an Australian rules footballer playing for Collingwood in the Australian Football League-AFL career:...
receives the Rnd 5 AFL Rising Star nomination. - Collingwood sit 1st on the ladder after Rnd 6
- The club is fined a massive $200,000 by the TACTransport Accident CommissionThe Transport Accident Commission is the statutory insurer of third-party personal liability for road accidents in the State of Victoria. It was established under the Transport Accident Act 1986....
after the Morrison incident - Collingwood beat GeelongGeelong Football ClubThe Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...
by 102 points in Rnd 8 at the MCGMcGJoseph McGinty Nichol , better known as McG, is an American director and producer of film and television, as well as a former record producer.... - Rhyce ShawRhyce ShawRhyce Shaw is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.-Career:Shaw, son of former Collingwood captain Ray was drafted to Collingwood in the 1999 AFL Draft under the father-son rule at pick no.18...
makes his comeback to the side after his season ending knee injury in 2005
June
- Scott PendleburyScott PendleburyScott Pendlebury is a professional Australian rules football player who plays for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League .- Early life :...
makes his debut against the Brisbane LionsBrisbane LionsThe Brisbane Lions is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996...
at the MCGMcGJoseph McGinty Nichol , better known as McG, is an American director and producer of film and television, as well as a former record producer.... - Blake CaracellaBlake CaracellaBlake Caracella is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League .-Essendon career:Selected by Essendon in the 1995 National Draft at pick 10, Caracella finally debuted with the Bombers in 1997...
suffers a career-ending neck injury, sustained in a clash with Brisbane LionsBrisbane LionsThe Brisbane Lions is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996...
player Tim NottingTim NottingTim Notting is a former two-time premiership winning Australian rules footballer with the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League .-Australian Football League career:...
. Experts said he was lucky not to become a quadriplegic. - Collingwood beat reigning premiers SydneySydney SwansThe Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
at Telstra StadiumTelstra StadiumStadium Australia, currently also known as ANZ Stadium due to naming rights, formerly known as Telstra Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located in the Sydney Olympic Park precinct of Homebush Bay...
.
July
- Dual best and fairest Paul LicuriaPaul LicuriaPaul Licuria is an Australian rules footballer, formerly in the Australian Football League. His father is Italian and his mother is Spanish.-Sydney Football Club:...
'rested' for West Coast EaglesWest Coast EaglesThe West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. The club is based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and played its first games in the 1987 season. Its current home ground is Subiaco Oval...
match. - Goal-sneak Leon DavisLeon Davis (footballer)Leon Davis is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.Drafted to Collingwood in 1999 as a small forward, Davis is of Aboriginal heritage. Davis made an early impression at the Pies and played Round 1 in his debut season. He showed that he was capable of turning a match but...
fractures left ankle - Chris TarrantChris Tarrant (footballer)Chris Tarrant is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Collingwood Football Club, and has also played for the Fremantle Football Club. He announced at the end of the 2010 AFL season that he would return to Melbourne for personal reasons and would not extend his contract with Fremantle...
and Ben Johnson involved in brawl outside a Port Melbourne hotel, leaving one man in injured.
August
- Chris TarrantChris Tarrant (footballer)Chris Tarrant is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Collingwood Football Club, and has also played for the Fremantle Football Club. He announced at the end of the 2010 AFL season that he would return to Melbourne for personal reasons and would not extend his contract with Fremantle...
and Ben Johnson are fined $5000 by the club for breaking team rules. - Blake CaracellaBlake CaracellaBlake Caracella is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League .-Essendon career:Selected by Essendon in the 1995 National Draft at pick 10, Caracella finally debuted with the Bombers in 1997...
announces his retirement, coming after his neck injury sustained in Rnd 10. - Sam IlesSam IlesSam Iles is an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood and is currently playing for Gold Coast in the Australian Football League .-Football career:...
makes his debut against AdelaideAdelaide CrowsThe Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Crows, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia, playing in the Australian Football League ....
at AAMI StadiumAAMI StadiumFootball Park is an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, a western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia... - Collingwood loses against in Round 19 – thus giving them the ignominy of being the only Victorian team to lose to the Bombers. Collingwood had already won the earlier ANZAC Day match.
- A bronze statue in the honour of Bob RoseBob Rose (footballer)Robert "Bob" Rose was an Australian rules footballer and coach in the VFL. He is widely regarded as the greatest player ever to play for Collingwood.-Playing career:...
is revealed outside the Lexus CentreLexus CentreThe Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre is the indoor training and administration centre for the Collingwood Football Club of the AFL and the Victorian Institute of Sport located in Melbourne, Australia.... - Forward Alan DidakAlan DidakAlan Didak is a professional Australian rules footballer of Croatian descent playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League.- Early life :...
receives excess media attention, after he was kicked out of a club for a dispute with his girlfriend. - Alan DidakAlan DidakAlan Didak is a professional Australian rules footballer of Croatian descent playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League.- Early life :...
kicks winning goal with seconds remaining against Port Adelaide at AAMI StadiumAAMI StadiumFootball Park is an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, a western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia... - Alan DidakAlan DidakAlan Didak is a professional Australian rules footballer of Croatian descent playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League.- Early life :...
makes a controversial bump on former team-mate Heath ScotlandHeath ScotlandHeath Scotland is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.-Background:Scotland grew up and played his junior football for the Darley Football Club, then in the Riddell District Football League, and he played TAC Cup football for the Western Jets. He also featured in the...
. The tribunal throws the case out. - Chad MorrisonChad MorrisonChad Morrison is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.Drafted to the West Coast Eagles as a compensatory pick in the 1995 Pre-Season Draft, Morrison made his debut as an eighteen year old in Round 1 against Fremantle in 1996, after staying in Melbourne to finish year 12...
retires
September
- Heath ShawHeath ShawHeath Shaw is an Australian rules footballer playing for Collingwood in the Australian Football League-AFL career:...
finished third in the AFL Rising Star. - Collingwood finish 7th, after being defeated by the Western BulldogsWestern BulldogsThe Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...
in the first elimination final. - Brodie HollandBrodie HollandBrodie Holland is a former professional Australian rules footballer best known for his playing days at the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League....
suspended for 6 weeks after a hit on Brett MontgomeryBrett MontgomeryBrett Montgomery is a retired Australian rules football player and current assistant coach with the Western Bulldogs.-Early life:...
in the elimination final. Holland's appeal had failed. - Alan DidakAlan DidakAlan Didak is a professional Australian rules footballer of Croatian descent playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League.- Early life :...
wins his first All-Australian selection.
October
- Alan DidakAlan DidakAlan Didak is a professional Australian rules footballer of Croatian descent playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League.- Early life :...
wins the Copeland TrophyCopeland TrophyThe E.W. Copeland Trophy is an Australian rules football award given by the Collingwood Football Club to the player adjudged Best and Fairest for Collingwood during the year....
from James ClementJames ClementJames Clement is a former professional Australian rules footballer for Collingwood and Fremantle in the Australian Football League...
and Ben Johnson, coming sooner than 24 hours after he was involved in an incident with a taxi driver. - Collingwood trades Chris TarrantChris Tarrant (footballer)Chris Tarrant is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Collingwood Football Club, and has also played for the Fremantle Football Club. He announced at the end of the 2010 AFL season that he would return to Melbourne for personal reasons and would not extend his contract with Fremantle...
to FremantleFremantle Football ClubThe Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed The Dockers, is an Australian rules football team which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in the port city of Fremantle at the mouth of the Swan River in Western Australia...
in exchange for Paul MedhurstPaul MedhurstPaul Medhurst is a former professional Australian rules football who played for the Fremantle Football Club and the Collingwood Football Club....
and a first-round draft pick. - Collingwood delist Cameron ClokeCameron ClokeCameron Cloke is former Australian rules footballer. He is the son of former Richmond and Collingwood champion David Cloke.-AFL career:...
, Jason ClokeJason ClokeJason Cloke is an Australian rules footballer, who played in the Australian Football League with the Collingwood Football Club.-Career:...
, David FanningDavid Fanning (footballer)David Fanning is an Australian rules footballer and former basketball player. He is currently with the Port Melbourne Football Club of the Victorian Football League....
, Brent HallBrent HallBrent Hall is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.A big man, Hall was drafted by Collingwood in the 2003 National Draft. He was given time to develop at Williamstown during his first season at the club, but didn't show too much form...
, Adam IacobucciAdam IacobucciAdam Iacobucci is an Australian rules footballer with the Northern Bullants in the Victorian Football League , formerly played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League ....
and Julian RoweJulian RoweJulian Rowe is an Australian rules footballer with the Old Carey Football Club in the Victorian Amateur Football League, formerly with the AFL's Collingwood Football Club....
.
November
- The club re-visits ArizonaArizonaArizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
for another pre-season high-altitude camp. - Tristen WalkerTristen WalkerTristen Walker is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.From Claremont, Walker was picked up by Collingwood late in the 2001 National Draft. After playing his first season with Williamstown, he made his debut in 2003 in Round 1...
is delisted by the club, the seventh player chopped.
Playing List 2006
Nathan BuckleyNathan Buckley
Nathan Charles Buckley is a former professional Australian rules football player, commentator and coach, best known for his time as captain of the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League ....
will be the 2006 captain, this being his 7th season as the skipper of the Pies
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
. Collingwood had delisted several players last season, including Brownlow Medal
Brownlow Medal
The Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal , is awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game...
list Shane Woewodin
Shane Woewodin
Shane Woewodin was an Australian rules football player who played 200 games with the Melbourne and Collingwood Football Clubs. He was the recipient of the Brownlow Medal in 2000.-Early career:...
, and traded Richard Cole
Richard Cole
Richard Cole was heavily involved in the rock music business from the mid-1960s to 2003, and is most famous for being the tour manager of English rock band Led Zeppelin from 1968 to 1980.-Early career:...
to Essendon
Essendon Football Club
The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
. They had picked up several young players, including priority/first round draftees Dale Thomas
Dale Thomas (footballer)
Dale Robert Jordan Thomas is a professional Australian rules football player currently with the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League.-Early life:...
and Scott Pendlebury
Scott Pendlebury
Scott Pendlebury is a professional Australian rules football player who plays for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League .- Early life :...
in the 2005 NAB Draft
2005 AFL Draft
The 2005 AFL Draft was the 2005 instance of the AFL Draft, the annual draft of talented players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League.The 2005 Draft consisted of a pre-season draft, a national draft, a trade period...
. With the high amount of senior players departed in 2005, both Ben Davies and David Fanning
David Fanning (footballer)
David Fanning is an Australian rules footballer and former basketball player. He is currently with the Port Melbourne Football Club of the Victorian Football League....
got elevated to the Senior List.
Senior list
| Name | No. | Height | Weight | Birth Date | Debut | Previous Clubs | 2006 Games | Career Games | 2006 Goals | Career Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Anthony | 31 | 191 | 85 | 19 January 1982 | **** | Diamond Creek, Northern U18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Buckley Nathan Buckley Nathan Charles Buckley is a former professional Australian rules football player, commentator and coach, best known for his time as captain of the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League .... |
5 | 186 | 91 | 26 July 1972 | 1993 | Southern Dists (NT)/Port Adel (SANFL)/Bris | 21 | 275 | 26 | 282 |
| Scott Burns Scott Burns Scott Burns is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.-Football career:Originally from Norwood Football Club in the South Australian National Football League, Burns was drafted by the Collingwood Football Club with the 90th selection in the 1992 National Draft... |
17 | 181 | 85 | 23 December 1974 | 1995 | Norwood (SA) | 20 | 222 | 11 | 132 |
| Blake Caracella Blake Caracella Blake Caracella is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League .-Essendon career:Selected by Essendon in the 1995 National Draft at pick 10, Caracella finally debuted with the Bombers in 1997... |
10 | 186 | 85 | 15 March 1977 | 1997 | St Marys (VMFL)/Northern U18/Ess/Bris | 6 | 187 | 0 | 218 |
| James Clement James Clement James Clement is a former professional Australian rules footballer for Collingwood and Fremantle in the Australian Football League... |
8 | 190 | 95 | 4 September 1976 | 1996 | South Fremantle (WA)/Fremantle | 23 | 217 | 2 | 49 |
| Cameron Cloke Cameron Cloke Cameron Cloke is former Australian rules footballer. He is the son of former Richmond and Collingwood champion David Cloke.-AFL career:... |
33 | 195 | 98 | 20 December 1984 | 2004 | Park Orchards/Eastern U18 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 11 |
| Jason Cloke Jason Cloke Jason Cloke is an Australian rules footballer, who played in the Australian Football League with the Collingwood Football Club.-Career:... |
34 | 189 | 90 | 6 June 1982 | 2002 | Park Orchards/Eastern U18 | 7 | 76 | 0 | 10 |
| Travis Cloke Travis Cloke Travis Cloke is a professional Australian rules footballer playing in the Australian Football League. Cloke was drafted under the father-son rule by Collingwood in the 3rd round of the 2004 AFL Draft... |
32 | 195 | 95 | 5 March 1987 | 2005 | Park Orchards/Eastern U18 | 15 | 30 | 6 | 15 |
| Ryan Cook | 29 | 186 | 78 | 16 February 1988 | **** | Rosebud/Dandenong U18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benjamin Davies | 19 | 187 | 81 | 10 February 1986 | 2005 | Williamstown/Western U18 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| Leon Davis Leon Davis (footballer) Leon Davis is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.Drafted to Collingwood in 1999 as a small forward, Davis is of Aboriginal heritage. Davis made an early impression at the Pies and played Round 1 in his debut season. He showed that he was capable of turning a match but... |
1 | 178 | 80 | 17 June 1981 | 2000 | Perth (WA) | 15 | 115 | 23 | 138 |
| Alan Didak Alan Didak Alan Didak is a professional Australian rules footballer of Croatian descent playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League.- Early life :... |
4 | 182 | 84 | 15 February 1983 | 2001 | Port Adelaide (SANFL) | 23 | 102 | 41 | 146 |
| Chris Egan Chris Egan (footballer) Chris Egan is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.Picked up by Collingwood with their first round draft pick, tenth overall, in the 2004 AFL Draft from Rumbalara on the Murray... |
15 | 187 | 81 | 26 October 1986 | 2005 | Rumbalara/Murray U18 | 11 | 24 | 14 | 21 |
| David Fanning David Fanning (footballer) David Fanning is an Australian rules footballer and former basketball player. He is currently with the Port Melbourne Football Club of the Victorian Football League.... |
30 | 204 | 97 | 20 July 1984 | 2005 | Aberfeldie | 1 | 14 | 0 | 4 |
| Josh Fraser Josh Fraser Josh Fraser is a professional Australian rules football player currently playing for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League and formerly of the Collingwood Football Club.... |
25 | 202 | 99 | 5 January 1982 | 2000 | Mansfield/Murray U18 | 23 | 136 | 16 | 120 |
| Brent Hall Brent Hall Brent Hall is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.A big man, Hall was drafted by Collingwood in the 2003 National Draft. He was given time to develop at Williamstown during his first season at the club, but didn't show too much form... |
40 | 198 | 97 | 7 January 1986 | 2005 | South Fremantle (WAFL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brodie Holland Brodie Holland Brodie Holland is a former professional Australian rules footballer best known for his playing days at the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League.... |
6 | 180 | 80 | 3 January 1980 | 1998 | Glenorchy/Tas U18/Fremantle | 17 | 147 | 15 | 141 |
| Adam Iacobucci Adam Iacobucci Adam Iacobucci is an Australian rules footballer with the Northern Bullants in the Victorian Football League , formerly played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League .... |
38 | 180 | 83 | 17 January 1986 | 2005 | St Bernards/Calder U18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Iles Sam Iles Sam Iles is an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood and is currently playing for Gold Coast in the Australian Football League .-Football career:... |
37 | 183 | 76 | 19 June 1987 | 2006 | Clarence/Tas U18/Tas VFL | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Johnson | 26 | 183 | 82 | 5 April 1981 | 2000 | St Marys (VMFL)/Preston U18 | 23 | 136 | 10 | 32 |
| Paul Licuria Paul Licuria Paul Licuria is an Australian rules footballer, formerly in the Australian Football League. His father is Italian and his mother is Spanish.-Sydney Football Club:... |
18 | 179 | 82 | 4 January 1978 | 1997 | Keon Park/Northern U18/Sydney | 21 | 181 | 14 | 69 |
| Tarkyn Lockyer Tarkyn Lockyer Tarkyn Lockyer is a former professional Australian rules football player who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League .- Early life :... |
24 | 178 | 79 | 30 October 1979 | 1999 | East Fremantle (WA) | 23 | 142 | 13 | 77 |
| Ryan Lonie Ryan Lonie Ryan Lonie is a former Collingwood footballer in the Australian Football League. Lonie is a hard-running back flanker who over the duration of his seven years at the club threatened to become a game-breaking wingman, however he did not make the transition.-Early career :Lonie starred as a junior... |
3 | 190 | 87 | 4 March 1983 | 2001 | Frankston Bobmers/Dandenong U18 | 22 | 118 | 12 | 61 |
| Nick Maxwell Nick Maxwell Nick Maxwell is an Australian rules football player and current captain of the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League .- Early life :... |
27 | 190 | 88 | 3 June 1983 | 2004 | St Josephs (VCFL)/Geel U18/Nth Ballarat | 17 | 47 | 2 | 8 |
| Chad Morrison Chad Morrison Chad Morrison is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.Drafted to the West Coast Eagles as a compensatory pick in the 1995 Pre-Season Draft, Morrison made his debut as an eighteen year old in Round 1 against Fremantle in 1996, after staying in Melbourne to finish year 12... |
7 | 184 | 83 | 29 March 1978 | 1996 | Dandenong/Southern U18/West Coast | 6 | 169 | 0 | 88 |
| Shane O'Bree Shane O'Bree Shane O'Bree is a former professional Australian rules football player whose 246 game Australian Football League career was played with two clubs.- Early life :... |
11 | 180 | 83 | 15 March 1979 | 1998 | Beaufort/North Ballarat U18/Brisbane | 23 | 168 | 9 | 68 |
| Scott Pendlebury Scott Pendlebury Scott Pendlebury is a professional Australian rules football player who plays for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League .- Early life :... |
16 | 190 | 82 | 7 January 1988 | 2006 | Sale/Gippsland U18 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
| Simon Prestigiacomo Simon Prestigiacomo Simon 'Presti' Prestigiacomo is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League.-Early career: forward line:... |
35 | 193 | 94 | 31 January 1978 | 1996 | Research/Northern U18 | 19 | 179 | 0 | 3 |
| Guy Richards Guy Richards Guy Richards is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.From Coldstream, Richards was drafted in the 2000 National Draft to Collingwood, but took until 2004 to make his AFL debut... |
21 | 201 | 95 | 21 March 1983 | 2004 | Coldstream/Eastern U18 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 3 |
| Anthony Rocca Anthony Rocca Anthony Rocca is a former Australian rules footballer who has played with the Sydney Swans and Collingwood in the Australian Football League... |
23 | 195 | 106 | 15 August 1977 | 1995 | Reservoir-Lakeside/Northern U18/Sydney | 23 | 207 | 55 | 341 |
| Julian Rowe Julian Rowe Julian Rowe is an Australian rules footballer with the Old Carey Football Club in the Victorian Amateur Football League, formerly with the AFL's Collingwood Football Club.... |
9 | 187 | 80 | 25 May 1985 | 2004 | Old Carey/Oakleigh U18 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 8 |
| Sean Rusling Sean Rusling Sean Rusling is a former professional Australian rules football player who played for in the Australian Football League.... |
2 | 190 | 89 | 6 October 1986 | 2005 | West Adelaide (SA) | 5 | 11 | 6 | 9 |
| Heath Shaw Heath Shaw Heath Shaw is an Australian rules footballer playing for Collingwood in the Australian Football League-AFL career:... |
39 | 181 | 80 | 27 November 1985 | 2005 | Diamond Creek/Northern U18 | 22 | 28 | 9 | 10 |
| Rhyce Shaw Rhyce Shaw Rhyce Shaw is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.-Career:Shaw, son of former Collingwood captain Ray was drafted to Collingwood in the 1999 AFL Draft under the father-son rule at pick no.18... |
22 | 180 | 84 | 16 October 1981 | 2000 | Diamond Creek/Northern U18 | 9 | 60 | 3 | 12 |
| Danny Stanley Danny Stanley Daniel "Danny" Stanley is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.-Collingwood career :Recruited by the Collingwood Football Club in the 2005 AFL Draft, he is considered a solid midfield prospect... |
28 | 186 | 90 | 18 February 1988 | **** | Ocean Grove/Geelong U18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dane Swan Dane Swan Dane Swan is an Australian rules footballer for Collingwood in the Australian Football League.Since 2007 Swan has emerged as one of the AFL's elite midfielders, winner of the prestigious Brownlow Medal in 2011 with a record tally of 34 votes... |
36 | 183 | 85 | 25 February 1984 | 2003 | Westmeadows/Calder U18 | 21 | 51 | 19 | 24 |
| Chris Tarrant Chris Tarrant (footballer) Chris Tarrant is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Collingwood Football Club, and has also played for the Fremantle Football Club. He announced at the end of the 2010 AFL season that he would return to Melbourne for personal reasons and would not extend his contract with Fremantle... |
20 | 193 | 92 | 18 September 1980 | 1998 | South Mildura/Bendigo U18 | 20 | 161 | 39 | 299 |
| Dale Thomas Dale Thomas (footballer) Dale Robert Jordan Thomas is a professional Australian rules football player currently with the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League.-Early life:... |
13 | 183 | 76 | 21 June 1987 | 2006 | Drouin/Gippsland U18 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 |
| Shane Wakelin Shane Wakelin Shane Wakelin is a former Australian rules footballer for St Kilda and Collingwood in the Australian Football League.-AFL career:... |
14 | 191 | 92 | 12 August 1974 | 1994 | Port Adelaide (SANFL)/St Kilda | 13 | 215 | 0 | 19 |
| Tristen Walker Tristen Walker Tristen Walker is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.From Claremont, Walker was picked up by Collingwood late in the 2001 National Draft. After playing his first season with Williamstown, he made his debut in 2003 in Round 1... |
12 | 195 | 100 | 11 April 1984 | 2003 | Claremont (WA) | 0 | 28 | 0 | 8 |
Rookie List
| Name | No. | Height | Weight | Birth Date | Debut | Previous Clubs | 2006 Games | Career Games | 2006 Goals | Career Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Cox Shannon Cox Shannon Cox is a former Australian rules footballer for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League .... |
44 | 190 | 90 | 7 March 1986 | **** | South Fremantle (WA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Nicholls Daniel Nicholls Daniel "Danny" Nicholls is an Australian footballer with the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League.A hard running forward pocket rover, Nicholls impressed the powers that be with his form for Williamstown in the VFL throughout 2006, so much so that he was retained for season... |
45 | 176 | 67 | 2 March 1987 | **** | Rowville/Dandenong U18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry O'Brien | 43 | 187 | 85 | 15 November 1986 | 2005 | Claremont (WA) | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| Alan Toovey Alan Toovey Alan Toovey is an Australian rules footballer and Premiership player with the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League.... |
41 | 189 | 79 | 23 March 1987 | **** | Claremont (WA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrivals
- Rookie elevation
- Ben Davies
- David FanningDavid Fanning (footballer)David Fanning is an Australian rules footballer and former basketball player. He is currently with the Port Melbourne Football Club of the Victorian Football League....
- 2005 NAB Draft2005 AFL DraftThe 2005 AFL Draft was the 2005 instance of the AFL Draft, the annual draft of talented players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League.The 2005 Draft consisted of a pre-season draft, a national draft, a trade period...
- John Anthony
- Ryan Cook
- Scott PendleburyScott PendleburyScott Pendlebury is a professional Australian rules football player who plays for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League .- Early life :...
- Danny StanleyDanny StanleyDaniel "Danny" Stanley is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.-Collingwood career :Recruited by the Collingwood Football Club in the 2005 AFL Draft, he is considered a solid midfield prospect...
- Dale ThomasDale Thomas (footballer)Dale Robert Jordan Thomas is a professional Australian rules football player currently with the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League.-Early life:...
- NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft
- Sam IlesSam IlesSam Iles is an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood and is currently playing for Gold Coast in the Australian Football League .-Football career:...
Departures
- Traded
- Richard ColeRichard ColeRichard Cole was heavily involved in the rock music business from the mid-1960s to 2003, and is most famous for being the tour manager of English rock band Led Zeppelin from 1968 to 1980.-Early career:...
(to Essendon)
- Delisted
- Tom DavidsonTom DavidsonTom Davidson is a former Australian rules footballer who was recruited from the Geelong Falcons in the 2001 AFL Draft by the Collingwood Football Club....
- David D. KingDavid D. KingDavid D. King is an Australian rules footballer with the Box Hill Hawks of the Victorian Football League. He has played for the AFL's Collingwood Football Club....
- Matthew LokanMatthew LokanMatthew Lokan is an Australian rules footballer who has played for Collingwood Football Club.Matthew was drafted at an age of 20 in the 2002 AFL Draft at No.70 overall in a 5th round selection. His age seemed a worry to supporters, but also his talent, which in the year drafted, he had played for...
- Billy Morrison
- Brayden Shaw
- Andrew Williams
- Shane WoewodinShane WoewodinShane Woewodin was an Australian rules football player who played 200 games with the Melbourne and Collingwood Football Clubs. He was the recipient of the Brownlow Medal in 2000.-Early career:...
2006 Fixtures
With the 2006 Commonwealth Games2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...
being hosted by Melbourne, Australia, The M.C.G.
Melbourne Cricket Ground
The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...
will be the main venue, dis-allowing games for AFL Football. Collingwood plays its first three games at the Telstra Dome
Telstra Dome
Docklands Stadium is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment stadium in the Docklands precinct of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia...
, before being playing the traditional ANZAC Day
ANZAC Day
Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand, commemorated by both countries on 25 April every year to honour the members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps who fought at Gallipoli in the Ottoman Empire during World War I. It now more broadly commemorates all...
clash against Essendon
Essendon Football Club
The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
in what will be the return to the MCG, as the Games will have been concluded. This is fixtured, however, the venue may not be ready for hosting an AFL match in time.
Collingwood travels 4 times, twice to Adelaide, in a 3 week period late in the season. They also travel to Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
and Sydney during the season.
NAB Cup
| Match | Date | Local Time | Collingwood's Score | Opponent | Their Score | Home/Away | Venue | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 26 February | 4:40 p.m. | 2.8.8 (74) | St Kilda | 1.9.10 (73) | Home | Telstra Dome Telstra Dome Docklands Stadium is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment stadium in the Docklands precinct of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia... |
W | 1 |
| QF | 4 March | 5:10 p.m. | 2.10.6 (84) | Fremantle Fremantle Football Club The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed The Dockers, is an Australian rules football team which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in the port city of Fremantle at the mouth of the Swan River in Western Australia... |
0.15.10 (100) | Away | Subiaco Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia... |
L | 16 |
NAB Challenge
| Date | Local Time | Opponent | Home/Away | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 March | 11:30 a.m. | Kangaroos Kangaroos Football Club The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world... |
Home | Princes Park | W |
| 18 March | TBA | Brisbane Lions Brisbane Lions The Brisbane Lions is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996... |
Away | Carrara | L |
Home and Away
- For results, see 2006 Australian Football League season
| Round | Date | Local Time | Collingwood's Score | Opponent | Their Score | Won/Lost | Margin | Home/Away | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 April | 7:10 p.m. | 12.5 (77) | Adelaide Adelaide Crows The Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Crows, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia, playing in the Australian Football League .... |
17.9 (111) | Lost | 34 | Home | Telstra Dome Telstra Dome Docklands Stadium is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment stadium in the Docklands precinct of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia... |
| 2 | 9 April | 2:10 p.m. | 18.11 (119) | Hawthorn Hawthorn Football Club The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys... |
12.12 (84) | Won | 35 | Away | Telstra Dome Telstra Dome Docklands Stadium is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment stadium in the Docklands precinct of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia... |
| 3 | 17 April | 2:10 p.m. | 23.15 (153) | Kangaroos Kangaroos Football Club The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world... |
11.10 (76) | Won | 77 | Away | Telstra Dome Telstra Dome Docklands Stadium is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment stadium in the Docklands precinct of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia... |
| 4 | 25 April | 2:40 p.m. | 15.16 (106) | Essendon Essendon Football Club The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League... |
12.17 (89) | Won | 17 | Home | M.C.G Melbourne Cricket Ground The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light... |
| 5 | 30 April | 2:10 p.m. | 18.12 (120) | Port Adelaide | 11.13 (79) | Won | 41 | Home | Telstra Dome Telstra Dome Docklands Stadium is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment stadium in the Docklands precinct of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia... |
| 6 | 7 May | 2:10 p.m. | 21.12 (138) | Carlton Carlton Football Club The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897... |
9.12 (66) | Won | 72 | Away | M.C.G Melbourne Cricket Ground The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light... |
| 7 | 13 May | 5:40 p.m. | 15.8 (98) | West Coast Eagles West Coast Eagles The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. The club is based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and played its first games in the 1987 season. Its current home ground is Subiaco Oval... |
16.16 (112) | Lost | 14 | Away | Subiaco Subiaco Oval Subiaco Oval , known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia... |
| 8 | 20 May | 7:10 p.m. | 22.14 (146) | Geelong | 6.8 (44) | Won | 102 | Home | M.C.G Melbourne Cricket Ground The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light... |
| 9 | 26 May | 7:40 p.m. | 21.13 (139) | Western Bulldogs Western Bulldogs The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne... |
16.9 (105) | Won | 34 | Home | M.C.G. Melbourne Cricket Ground The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light... |
| 10 | 3 June | 7:10 p.m. | 16.13 (109) | Brisbane Lions Brisbane Lions The Brisbane Lions is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996... |
12.11 (83) | Won | 26 | Away | M.C.G. Melbourne Cricket Ground The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light... |
| 11 | 12 June | 2:10 p.m. | 14.10 (94) | Melbourne Melbourne Football Club The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria.... |
22.9 (141) | Lost | 47 | Away | M.C.G. Melbourne Cricket Ground The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light... |
| 12 | 24 June | 7:10 p.m. | 14.11 (95) | Sydney Sydney Swans The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney... |
11.16 (82) | Won | 13 | Away | Telstra Stadium Telstra Stadium Stadium Australia, currently also known as ANZ Stadium due to naming rights, formerly known as Telstra Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located in the Sydney Olympic Park precinct of Homebush Bay... |
| 13 | 2 July | 2:10 p.m. | 6.9 (45) | Richmond Richmond Football Club The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,... |
13.14 (92) | Lost | 47 | Away | M.C.G. Melbourne Cricket Ground The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light... |
| 14 | 9 July | 2:10 p.m. | 9.9 (63) | St Kilda | 19.8 (122) | Lost | 59 | Away | Telstra Dome Telstra Dome Docklands Stadium is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment stadium in the Docklands precinct of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia... |
| 15 | 16 July | 2:10 p.m. | 15.14 (104) | Fremantle Fremantle Football Club The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed The Dockers, is an Australian rules football team which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in the port city of Fremantle at the mouth of the Swan River in Western Australia... |
18.11 (119) | Lost | 15 | Home | M.C.G. Melbourne Cricket Ground The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light... |
| 16 | 22 July | 2:10 p.m. | 19.13 (127) | West Coast Eagles West Coast Eagles The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. The club is based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and played its first games in the 1987 season. Its current home ground is Subiaco Oval... |
13.12 (90) | Won | 37 | Home | Telstra Dome Telstra Dome Docklands Stadium is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment stadium in the Docklands precinct of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia... |
| 17 | 28 July | 7:40 p.m. | 16.17 (113) | Hawthorn Hawthorn Football Club The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys... |
11.2 (68) | Won | 45 | Home | M.C.G. Melbourne Cricket Ground The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light... |
| 18 | 5 August | 7:40 p.m. | 7.12 (54) | Adelaide Adelaide Crows The Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Crows, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia, playing in the Australian Football League .... |
7.16 (58) | Lost | 4 | Away | AAMI Stadium AAMI Stadium Football Park is an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, a western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia... |
| 19 | 11 August | 7:40 p.m. | 9.7 (61) | Essendon Essendon Football Club The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League... |
10.14 (74) | Lost | 13 | Away | M.C.G. Melbourne Cricket Ground The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light... |
| 20 | 18 August | 7:40 p.m. | 12.17 (89) | Port Adelaide | 12.25 (87) | Won | 2 | Away | AAMI Stadium AAMI Stadium Football Park is an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, a western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia... |
| 21 | 27 August | 2:10 p.m. | 24.12 (156) | Carlton Carlton Football Club The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897... |
17.10 (112) | Won | 44 | Home | M.C.G. Melbourne Cricket Ground The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light... |
| 22 | 3 September | 2:10 p.m. | 20.19 (139) | Kangaroos Kangaroos Football Club The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world... |
10.11 (71) | Won | 68 | Home | M.C.G. Melbourne Cricket Ground The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light... |
Finals
- For results, see 2006 AFL finals series2006 AFL finals series- The finals system :The system is a final eight system. This system is different to the McIntyre Final Eight System, which was previously used by the AFL, and is currently used by the National Rugby League....
| Round | Date | Local Time | Collingwood's Score | Opponent | Their Score | Won/Lost | Margin | Home/Away | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elimination Final | 10 September | 2:30 p.m. | 11.14 (80) | Western Bulldogs Western Bulldogs The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne... |
18.13 (121) | Lost | 41 | Home | M.C.G Melbourne Cricket Ground The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light... |