| 2012 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Eddie McGuire |
| Coach | Nathan Buckley (1st season) |
| Captain(s) | Nick Maxwell (4th season) |
| Home ground | The MCG |
| Pre-season competition | 13th |
| Regular season | 4th |
| Finals series | Preliminary Final |
| Best and Fairest | Dayne Beams |
| Leading goalkicker | Travis Cloke (59 goals) |
| Highest home attendance | 86,932 vs. Essendon (Round 5) |
| Lowest home attendance | 30,741 vs. Port Adelaide (Round 4) |
| Average home attendance | 59,799 [1] |
| Club membership | 72,688 |
The 2012 Collingwood Football Club season was the club's 116th season of senior competition in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club also fielded its reserves team in the VFL.
| 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 |
| No. | Name | Position | Previous Club | via |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | | Defender | Down | trade [2] |
| 35 | | Forward | Murray Bushrangers | trade [2] |
| 38 | | Defender / Midfielder | Gold Coast | trade [3] |
| 33 | | Forward | Sandringham Dragons | AFL National Draft, third round (pick #50) [4] [5] |
| 44 | | Forward | Swan Districts | AFL National Draft, third round (pick #65) [4] |
| 15 | | Ruckman | Sydney University | AFL National Draft, fourth round (pick #67) [4] [6] |
| 45 | | Forward | Murray Bushrangers | AFL Rookie Draft, first round (pick #17) [7] |
| 46 | | Defender | Claremont | AFL Rookie Draft, second round (pick #35) [7] |
| 43 | | Forward | Collingwood | AFL Rookie Draft, third round (pick #53) [7] |
| 41 | | Forward | Collingwood | AFL Rookie Draft, fourth round (pick #70) [7] |
| 48 | | Forward | Down | AFL Rookie Draft, fifth round (pick #81) [7] |
| 47 | | Defender | Sydney University | AFL Rookie Draft, sixth round (pick #87) [7] |
| No. | Name | Position | New Club | via |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Forward | retired [8] [9] | |
| 3 | | Midfielder | delisted [10] | |
| 33 | | Midfielder / Forward | delisted [10] | |
| 41 | | Forward | delisted [10] | |
| 43 | | Forward | delisted [10] | |
| 44 | | Forward | delisted [10] | |
| 46 | | Forward | delisted [10] | |
| 47 | | Defender | delisted [10] | |
| 48 | | Midfielder | delisted [10] | |
| 2 | | Defender / Forward | retired [11] [12] |
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores [a] | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | |||||||
| Saturday, 18 February (8:20 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 0.3.1 (19) | 0.4.2 (26) | Won by 7 points | Blacktown International Sportspark [A] | 7,086 | 3rd | [13] | |
| Saturday, 18 February (9:25 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 0.5.2 (32) | 0.5.5 (35) | Won by 3 points | [14] | ||||
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores [a] | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | |||||||
| Saturday, 3 March (7:40 pm) | Melbourne | 1.9.7 (70) | 0.11.13 (79) | Lost by 9 points | Etihad Stadium [H] | 12,954 | 9th | [15] | |
| Friday, 9 March (8:10 pm) | Adelaide | 1.20.9 (138) | 1.7.10 (61) | Lost by 77 points | AAMI Stadium [A] | 12,062 | 13th | [16] | |
| Friday, 16 March (4:00 pm) | St Kilda | 10.20 (80) | 6.11 (47) | Won by 33 points | Visy Park [H] | 3,000 | — | [17] | |
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scores [a] | |||||||||
| Friday, 30 March (7:50 pm) | Hawthorn | 20.17 (137) | 16.19 (115) | Lost by 22 points | MCG [A] | 78,464 | 13th | [18] | |
| Saturday, 7 April (7:40 pm) | Richmond | 12.13 (85) | 8.16 (64) | Won by 21 points | MCG [H] | 57,268 | 9th | [19] | |
| Friday, 13 April (7:50 pm) | Carlton | 18.14 (122) | 9.8 (62) | Lost by 60 points | MCG [A] | 84,259 | 13th | [20] | |
| Saturday, 21 April (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide | 14.13 (97) | 10.13 (73) | Won by 24 points | Etihad Stadium [H] | 30,741 | 12th | [21] | |
| Wednesday, 25 April (2:40 pm) | Essendon | 11.14 (80) | 11.13 (79) | Won by 1 point | MCG [H] | 86,932 | 10th | [22] | |
| Friday, 4 May (7:50 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 11.11 (77) | 15.8 (98) | Won by 21 points | Etihad Stadium [A] | 38,155 | 8th | [23] | |
| Saturday, 12 May (7:40 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 8.10 (58) | 17.14 (116) | Won by 58 points | The Gabba [A] | 27,926 | 7th | [24] | |
| Friday, 18 May (7:50 pm) | Geelong | 14.12 (96) | 11.18 (84) | Won by 12 points | MCG [H] | 75,650 | 5th | [25] | |
| Saturday, 26 May (7:10 pm) | Adelaide | 6.11 (49) | 10.15 (75) | Won by 26 points | AAMI Stadium [A] | 44,238 | 4th | [26] | |
| Sunday, 3 June (4:40 pm) | Gold Coast | 23.11 (149) | 7.10 (52) | Won by 97 points | MCG [H] | 36,913 | 4th | [27] | |
| Monday, 11 June (3:15 pm) | Melbourne | 13.9 (87) | 19.15 (129) | Won by 42 points | MCG [A] | 64,250 | 1st | [28] | |
| Bye | 3rd | ||||||||
| Saturday, 23 June (4:40 pm) | West Coast | 12.13 (85) | 12.10 (82) | Won by 3 points | MCG [H] | 62,957 | 1st | [29] | |
| Saturday, 30 June (1:45 pm) | Fremantle | 15.17 (107) | 12.6 (78) | Won by 29 points | MCG [H] | 44,891 | 1st | [30] | |
| Friday, 6 July (7:50 pm) | Carlton | 8.14 (62) | 12.13 (85) | Lost by 23 points | MCG [H] | 75,755 | 4th | [31] | |
| Saturday, 14 July (7:40 pm) | Geelong | 10.19 (79) | 17.8 (110) | Won by 31 points | MCG [A] | 61,717 | 3rd | [32] | |
| Saturday, 21 July (1:45 pm) | Hawthorn | 13.13 (91) | 21.12 (138) | Lost by 47 points | MCG [H] | 83,714 | 4th | [33] | |
| Saturday, 28 July (4:40 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 7.12 (54) | 26.18 (174) | Won by 120 points | Škoda Stadium [A] | 8,102 | 4th | [34] | |
| Saturday, 4 August (7:40 pm) | St Kilda | 12.19 (91) | 13.7 (85) | Won by 6 points | MCG [H] | 57,873 | 3rd | [35] | |
| Saturday, 11 August (7:40 pm) | Sydney | 9.16 (70) | 12.6 (78) | Won by 8 points | ANZ Stadium [A] | 45,827 | 3rd | [36] | |
| Saturday, 18 August (7:40 pm) | North Melbourne | 8.13 (61) | 13.13 (91) | Lost by 30 points | Etihad Stadium [H] | 44,956 | 4th | [37] | |
| Saturday, 25 August (5:40 pm) | West Coast | 15.17 (107) | 8.10 (58) | Lost by 49 points | Patersons Stadium [A] | 40,527 | 5th | [38] | |
| Saturday, 1 September (7:40 pm) | Essendon | 10.12 (72) | 14.20 (104) | Won by 32 points | MCG [A] | 56,491 | 4th | [39] | |
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scores [a] | ||||||||
| Friday, 7 September (7:50 pm) | Hawthorn | 20.15 (135) | 15.7 (97) | Lost by 38 points | MCG [A] | 84,625 | [40] | |
| Saturday, 15 September (7:45 pm) | West Coast | 10.13 (73) | 9.6 (60) | Won by 13 points | MCG [H] | 65,483 | [41] | |
| Friday, 21 September (7:50 pm) | Sydney | 13.18 (96) | 10.10 (70) | Lost by 26 points | ANZ Stadium [A] | 57,156 | [42] | |
| Collingwood was eliminated from the 2012 AFL finals series | ||||||||
| Pos | Team | 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 | |
| 3 | Sydney (P) | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2290 | 1629 | 140.6 | 64 | |
| 4 | Collingwood | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2123 | 1823 | 116.5 | 64 | |
| 5 | West Coast | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2244 | 1807 | 124.2 | 60 | |
| 6 | Geelong | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2209 | 1886 | 117.1 | 60 | |
| 7 | Fremantle | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1956 | 1691 | 115.7 | 56 | |
| 8 | North Melbourne | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2359 | 2097 | 112.5 | 56 | |
| 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 |
| Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scores [a] | ||||||
| Saturday, 25 February (11:00 am) | Geelong | 6.14 (50) | 8.7 (55) | Won by 5 points | Simonds Stadium [A] | [62] |
| Saturday, 3 March (12:00 pm) | Frankston | 7.6 (48) | 6.5 (41) | Lost by 7 points | Frankston Park [A] | [63] |
| Saturday, 10 March (11:00 am) | Northern Blues | 5.10 (40) | 6.2 (38) | Lost by 2 points | Visy Park [A] | [64] |
| Saturday, 17 March (11:00 am) | Geelong | 12.14 (86) | 9.7 (61) | Lost by 25 points | Simonds Stadium [A] | [65] |
| Friday, 23 March | Bendigo | 6.7 (43) | 5.3 (33) | Won by 10 points | Gosch's Paddock [H] | [66] |
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Ladder position | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scores [a] | ||||||||
| Bye | 11th | |||||||
| Saturday, 31 March (1:00 pm) | Geelong | 14.11 (95) | 11.17 (83) | Lost by 12 points | Simonds Stadium [A] | 9th | [67] | |
| Saturday, 7 April (1:10 pm) | North Ballarat | 7.19 (61) | 15.16 (106) | Lost by 45 points | Victoria Park [H] | 12th | [68] | |
| Saturday, 14 April (2:00 pm) | Northern Blues | 13.13 (91) | 15.8 (98) | Won by 7 points | Preston City Oval [A] | 9th | [69] | |
| Saturday, 21 April (1:10 pm) | Box Hill | 20.10 (130) | 11.9 (75) | Lost by 55 points | Box Hill City Oval [A] | 11th | [70] | |
| Saturday, 28 April (1:10 pm) | Sandringham | 16.16 (112) | 18.15 (123) | Lost by 11 points | Victoria Park [H] | 11th | [71] | |
| Bye | 11th | |||||||
| Saturday, 12 May (2:00 pm) | Port Melbourne | 15.11 (101) | 10.20 (80) | Won by 21 points | Victoria Park [H] | 10th | [72] | |
| Saturday, 19 May (1:00 pm) | Bendigo | 8.13 (61) | 13.15 (93) | Lost by 32 points | Victoria Park [H] | 10th | [73] | |
| Saturday, 2 June (2:00 pm) | Werribee | 26.18 (174) | 10.5 (65) | Lost by 109 points | Avalon Airport Oval [A] | 11th | [74] | |
| Saturday, 9 June (2:00 pm) | Casey | 13.12 (90) | 11.11 (77) | Lost by 13 points | Casey Fields [A] | 11th | [75] | |
| Bye | 11th | |||||||
| Sunday, 24 June (2:00 pm) | Coburg | 10.23 (83) | 9.3 (57) | Lost by 26 points | Piranha Park [A] | 11th | [76] | |
| Sunday, 1 July (1:00 pm) | Frankston | 10.14 (74) | 7.10 (52) | Won by 22 points | Victoria Park [H] | 11th | [77] | |
| Sunday, 8 July (2:00 pm) | Williamstown | 16.22 (118) | 11.4 (70) | Lost by 48 points | Burbank Oval [A] | 11th | [78] | |
| Saturday, 14 July (1:00 pm) | Geelong | 7.6 (48) | 11.18 (84) | Lost by 36 points | Victoria Park [H] | 11th | [79] | |
| Saturday, 21 July (10:30 am) | Box Hill | 4.13 (37) | 23.15 (153) | Lost by 116 points | Victoria Park [H] | 11th | [80] | |
| Bye | 12th | |||||||
| Saturday, 4 August (2:00 pm) | Bendigo | 11.16 (82) | 13.17 (95) | Won by 13 points | Queen Elizabeth Oval [A] | 11th | [81] | |
| Sunday, 12 August (2:00 pm) | Sandringham | 24.15 (159) | 13.7 (85) | Lost by 74 points | Trevor Barker Oval [A] | 12th | [82] | |
| Saturday, 18 August (1:00 pm) | Casey | 5.10 (40) | 11.19 (85) | Lost by 45 points | Victoria Park [H] | 12th | [83] | |
| Saturday, 25 August (1:00 pm) | Werribee | 8.6 (54) | 20.16 (136) | Lost by 82 points | Victoria Park [H] | 12th | [84] | |
| Pos | Team | 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 | |
| 3 | Geelong | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1730 | 1398 | 123.7 | 52 | |
| 4 | Werribee | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1906 | 1441 | 132.3 | 48 | |
| 5 | Williamstown | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1591 | 1406 | 113.2 | 46 | |
| 6 | Sandringham | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1724 | 1650 | 104.5 | 40 | |
| 7 | Box Hill | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1653 | 1500 | 110.2 | 36 | |
| 8 | Bendigo | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1691 | 1686 | 100.3 | 36 | |
| 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 |