| 2014 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Eddie McGuire |
| Coach | Nathan Buckley (3rd season) |
| Captains | Scott Pendlebury (1st season) |
| Home ground | MCG |
| Regular season | 11th |
| Finals series | DNQ |
| Best and Fairest | Scott Pendlebury |
| Leading goalkicker | Travis Cloke (39 goals) |
| Highest home attendance | 91,731 vs. Essendon (Round 6) |
| Lowest home attendance | 28,339 vs. Western Bulldogs (Round 13) |
| Average home attendance | 48,009 [1] |
| Club membership | 80,793 [2] |
The 2014 Collingwood Football Club season was the club's 118th season of senior competition in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club also fielded its reserves team in the VFL.
| No. | Name | AFL debut | Games (2014) | Goals (2014) | Games (CFC) | Goals (CFC) | Games (AFL career) | Goals (AFL career) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Fasolo | 2011 | 12 | 7 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
| 2 | Sam Dwyer | 2013 | 13 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 34 | 18 |
| 3 | Brent Macaffer | 2009 | 21 | 4 | 73 | 32 | 73 | 32 |
| 4 | Brodie Grundy | 2013 | 15 | 3 | 22 | 4 | 22 | 4 |
| 5 | Nick Maxwell | 2004 | 10 | 0 | 208 | 29 | 208 | 29 |
| 6 | Tyson Goldsack | 2007 | 20 | 10 | 124 | 47 | 124 | 47 |
| 7 | Ben Kennedy | 2013 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 13 |
| 8 | Heritier Lumumba | 2005 | 21 | 3 | 199 | 28 | 199 | 28 |
| 9 | Martin Clarke | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 19 | 73 | 19 |
| 10 | Scott Pendlebury (c) | 2006 | 21 | 13 | 192 | 126 | 192 | 126 |
| 11 | Jarryd Blair | 2010 | 21 | 12 | 102 | 76 | 102 | 76 |
| 12 | Luke Ball | 2003 (St Kilda) | 17 | 6 | 81 | 33 | 223 | 91 |
| 13 | Taylor Adams | 2012 (Greater Western Sydney) | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 43 | 14 |
| 14 | Clinton Young | 2005 (Hawthorn) | 19 | 9 | 21 | 9 | 137 | 69 |
| 15 | Jarrod Witts | 2013 | 20 | 8 | 27 | 13 | 27 | 13 |
| 16 | Nathan Brown | 2008 | 3 | 0 | 93 | 7 | 93 | 7 |
| 17 | Dayne Beams | 2009 | 19 | 23 | 110 | 118 | 110 | 118 |
| 18 | Jesse White | 2008 (Sydney) | 18 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 89 | 93 |
| 19 | Jamie Elliott | 2012 | 17 | 33 | 52 | 69 | 52 | 69 |
| 20 | Ben Reid | 2007 | 4 | 1 | 99 | 31 | 99 | 31 |
| 21 | Quinten Lynch | 2002 (West Coast) | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 227 | 290 |
| 22 | Steele Sidebottom | 2009 | 19 | 14 | 127 | 99 | 127 | 99 |
| 23 | Lachlan Keeffe | 2011 | 18 | 1 | 40 | 7 | 40 | 7 |
| 24 | Josh Thomas | 2013 | 13 | 8 | 32 | 19 | 32 | 19 |
| 25 | Ben Hudson | 2004 (Adelaide) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 168 | 19 |
| 26 | Marley Williams | 2012 | 15 | 1 | 37 | 4 | 37 | 4 |
| 27 | Tony Armstrong | 2010 (Adelaide) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| 28 | Ben Sinclair | 2011 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 20 | 44 | 20 |
| 29 | Tim Broomhead | 2014 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| 31 | Jackson Ramsay | 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Travis Cloke | 2005 | 20 | 39 | 216 | 390 | 216 | 390 |
| 33 | Patrick Karnezis | 2011 (Brisbane Lions) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 24 |
| 34 | Alan Toovey | 2007 | 17 | 1 | 131 | 9 | 131 | 9 |
| 35 | Matthew Scharenberg | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Dane Swan | 2003 | 17 | 11 | 236 | 190 | 236 | 190 |
| 37 | Kyle Martin | 2013 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| 38 | Peter Yagmoor | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Nathan Freeman | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Paul Seedsman | 2012 | 9 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 37 | 13 |
| 41 | Tom Langdon | 2014 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 43 | Adam Oxley | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Corey Gault | 2014 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 45 | Jack Frost | 2013 | 22 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 46 | Jonathon Marsh | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Caolan Mooney | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| No. | Name | Position | Previous Club | via |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | | Forward | Sydney | trade [3] |
| 13 | | Midfielder | Greater Western Sydney | trade [4] |
| 33 | | Forward | Brisbane Lions | trade [5] |
| 27 | | Defender | Sydney | free agent [6] |
| 35 | | Defender | Glenelg | AFL National Draft, first round (pick #6) [7] |
| 39 | | Midfielder | Sandringham Dragons | AFL National Draft, first round (pick #10) [8] |
| 41 | | Defender / Midfielder | Sandringham Dragons | AFL National Draft, fourth round (pick #65) [9] |
| 46 | | Forward | East Fremantle | AFL National Draft, fifth round (pick #77) [10] |
| 44 | | Defender | Collingwood | AFL Rookie Draft, first round (pick #10) [11] |
| No. | Name | Position | New Club | via |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | | Forward / Midfielder | delisted [12] | |
| 18 | | Ruckman | delisted [12] | |
| 2 | | Defender | delisted [12] | |
| 7 | | Forward | delisted [12] | |
| 30 | | Forward / Defender | delisted [12] | |
| 47 | | Defender | delisted [12] | |
| 13 | | Midfielder / Forward | Carlton | restricted free agent [13] |
| 39 | | Defender | Greater Western Sydney | trade [4] |
| 33 | | Forward | Brisbane Lions | trade [5] |
| 44 | | Defender | delisted [14] | |
| 5 | | Defender | retired [15] | |
| 25 | | Ruckman | retired [16] | |
| 21 | | Utility | retired [17] | |
| 12 | | Midfielder | retired [18] |
| Date and local time | Opponent | Scores [a] | Venue | Attendance | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | |||||
| Wednesday, 12 February (7:10 pm) | Geelong | 0.16.8 (104) | 1.13.15 (102) | Lost by 2 points | Simonds Stadium [A] | 12,140 | [19] |
| Saturday, 22 February (4:40 pm) | Richmond | 1.10.7 (76) | 1.17.13 (124) | Lost by 48 points | Wangaratta Showgrounds [H] | 11,000 | [20] |
| Date and local time | Opponent | Scores [a] | Venue | Attendance | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | |||||
| Sunday, 2 March (12:00 pm) | Gold Coast | 14.13 (97) | 16.15 (111) | Won by 14 points | Metricon Stadium [A] | 4,830 | [21] |
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scores [a] | |||||||||
| Friday, 14 March (7:50 pm) | Fremantle | 5.16 (54) | 17.14 (116) | Lost by 70 points | Etihad Stadium [H] | 37,571 | 18th | [22] | |
| Saturday, 29 March (7:40 pm) | Sydney | 10.9 (69) | 12.17 (89) | Won by 20 points | ANZ Stadium [A] | 32,347 | 12th | [23] | |
| Saturday, 5 April (7:40 pm) | Geelong | 11.10 (76) | 12.15 (87) | Lost by 11 points | MCG [H] | 63,152 | 13th | [24] | |
| Friday, 11 April (7:50 pm) | Richmond | 10.12 (72) | 16.14 (110) | Won by 38 points | MCG [A] | 62,100 | 9th | [25] | |
| Saturday, 19 April (1:40 pm) | North Melbourne | 13.15 (93) | 8.10 (58) | Won by 35 points | MCG [H] | 57,116 | 6th | [26] | |
| Friday, 25 April (2:40 pm) | Essendon | 12.11 (83) | 8.12 (60) | Won by 23 points | MCG [H] | 91,731 | 4th | [27] | |
| Friday, 2 May (7:50 pm) | Carlton | 10.10 (70) | 14.20 (104) | Won by 34 points | MCG [A] | 68,251 | 4th | [28] | |
| Bye | 5th | ||||||||
| Thursday, 15 May (7:20 pm) | Adelaide | 10.16 (76) | 7.13 (55) | Lost by 21 points | Adelaide Oval [A] | 50,051 | 8th | [29] | |
| Saturday, 24 May (4:40 pm) | West Coast | 17.7 (109) | 15.11 (101) | Won by 8 points | MCG [H] | 53,049 | 6th | [30] | |
| Friday, 30 May (7:50 pm) | St Kilda | 8.6 (54) | 21.14 (140) | Won by 86 points | Etihad Stadium [A] | 34,855 | 4th | [31] | |
| Monday, 9 June (3:20 pm) | Melbourne | 3.10 (28) | 8.13 (61) | Won by 33 points | MCG [A] | 68,124 | 4th | [32] | |
| Sunday, 15 June (3:20 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 15.8 (98) | 16.10 (106) | Lost by 8 points | Etihad Stadium [H] | 28,339 | 6th | [33] | |
| Saturday, 21 June (2:10 pm) | Hawthorn | 17.13 (115) | 13.8 (86) | Lost by 29 points | MCG [A] | 74,095 | 6th | [34] | |
| Sunday, 29 June (7:10 pm) | Carlton | 13.13 (91) | 11.10 (76) | Won by 15 points | MCG [H] | 40,936 | 6th | [35] | |
| Saturday, 5 July (4:40 pm) | Gold Coast | 11.14 (80) | 10.15 (75) | Lost by 5 points | Metricon Stadium [A] | 24,032 | 6th | [36] | |
| Sunday, 13 July (3:20 pm) | Essendon | 16.7 (103) | 5.9 (39) | Lost by 64 points | MCG [A] | 58,992 | 8th | [37] | |
| Sunday, 27 July (4:40 pm) | Adelaide | 12.10 (82) | 14.14 (98) | Lost by 16 points | MCG [H] | 41,482 | 9th | [38] | |
| Sunday, 3 August (4:40 pm) | Port Adelaide | 11.10 (76) | 10.10 (70) | Won by 6 points | MCG [H] | 32,804 | 8th | [39] | |
| Sunday, 10 August (2:40 pm) | West Coast | 19.12 (126) | 10.6 (66) | Lost by 60 points | Patersons Stadium [A] | 36,458 | 9th | [40] | |
| Saturday, 16 August (7:40 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 8.8 (56) | 18.15 (123) | Lost by 67 points | MCG [H] | 32,926 | 10th | [41] | |
| Saturday, 23 August (4:40 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 9.13 (67) | 11.9 (75) | Won by 8 points | Spotless Stadium [A] | 10,851 | 9th | [42] | |
| Friday, 29 August (7:50 pm) | Hawthorn | 8.8 (56) | 18.13 (121) | Lost by 65 points | MCG [H] | 48,973 | 11th | [43] | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2126 | 1488 | 142.9 | 68 | Finals series |
| 2 | Hawthorn (P) | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2458 | 1746 | 140.8 | 68 | |
| 3 | Geelong | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2033 | 1787 | 113.8 | 68 | |
| 4 | Fremantle | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2029 | 1556 | 130.4 | 64 | |
| 5 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2180 | 1678 | 129.9 | 56 | |
| 6 | North Melbourne | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2026 | 1731 | 117.0 | 56 | |
| 7 | Essendon | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1828 | 1719 | 106.3 | 50 | |
| 8 | Richmond | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1887 | 1784 | 105.8 | 48 | |
| 9 | West Coast | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2045 | 1750 | 116.9 | 44 | |
| 10 | Adelaide | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2175 | 1907 | 114.1 | 44 | |
| 11 | Collingwood | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1766 | 1876 | 94.1 | 44 | |
| 12 | Gold Coast | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1917 | 2045 | 93.7 | 40 | |
| 13 | Carlton | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1891 | 2107 | 89.7 | 30 | |
| 14 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1784 | 2177 | 81.9 | 28 | |
| 15 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1532 | 2212 | 69.3 | 28 | |
| 16 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1780 | 2320 | 76.7 | 24 | |
| 17 | Melbourne | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1336 | 1954 | 68.4 | 16 | |
| 18 | St Kilda | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1480 | 2436 | 60.8 | 16 |
| Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scores [c] | ||||||
| Sunday, 23 February (2:00 pm) | Port Melbourne | 8.10 (58) | 6.7 (43) | Won by 15 points | Olympic Park Oval [H] | [61] |
| Friday, 7 March (4:30 pm) | Richmond | 11.13 (79) | 8.4 (52) | Won by 27 points | Victoria Park [H] | [62] |
| Saturday, 15 March (11:00 am) | Essendon | 10.10 (70) | 7.8 (50) | Won by 20 points | Victoria Park [H] | [63] |
| Saturday, 22 March (1:00 pm) | Bendigo | 16.14 (110) | 2.7 (19) | Won by 91 points | Victoria Park [H] | [64] |
| Friday, 4 April (4:20 pm) | AIS-AFL Academy | 5.1 (31) | 14.20 (104) | Won by 73 points | MCG [A] | [65] |
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Ladder position | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scores [c] | ||||||||
| Saturday, 29 March (1:00 pm) | North Ballarat | 11.19 (85) | 11.7 (73) | Won by 12 points | Victoria Park [H] | 6th | [66] | |
| Saturday, 12 April (2:00 pm) | Port Melbourne | 19.10 (124) | 9.17 (71) | Lost by 53 points | North Port Oval [A] | 11th | [67] | |
| Saturday, 19 April (11:00 am) | Coburg | 15.17 (107) | 9.9 (63) | Won by 44 points | Victoria Park [H] | 9th | [68] | |
| Saturday, 26 April (1:10 pm) | Essendon | 13.9 (87) | 17.10 (112) | Won by 25 points | Windy Hill [A] | 5th | [69] | |
| Sunday, 4 May (2:00 pm) | Williamstown | 14.9 (93) | 10.10 (70) | Lost by 23 points | Burbank Oval [A] | 7th | [70] | |
| Bye | 8th | |||||||
| Saturday, 17 May (2:00 pm) | Bendigo | 21.26 (152) | 5.7 (37) | Won by 115 points | Victoria Park [H] | 6th | [71] | |
| Saturday, 24 May (12:00 pm) | Geelong | 19.12 (126) | 12.14 (86) | Won by 40 points | Victoria Park [H] | 5th | [72] | |
| Saturday, 7 June (2:00 pm) | Casey | 11.7 (73) | 11.13 (79) | Won by 6 points | Casey Fields [A] | 4th | [73] | |
| Saturday, 14 June (2:00 pm) | Sandringham | 14.20 (104) | 8.12 (60) | Lost by 44 points | Trevor Barker Beach Oval [A] | 5th | [74] | |
| Sunday, 22 June (2:00 pm) | Footscray | 10.6 (69) | 17.12 (114) | Lost by 45 points | Victoria Park [H] | 7th | [75] | |
| Saturday, 28 June (2:00 pm) | Richmond | 19.18 (132) | 13.5 (83) | Won by 49 points | Morwell Recreation Reserve [H] | 6th | [76] | |
| Sunday, 6 July (2:15 pm) | Northern Blues | 16.9 (105) | 12.15 (87) | Lost by 18 points | Preston City Oval [A] | 6th | [77] | |
| Saturday, 12 July (1:00 pm) | Werribee | 8.18 (66) | 5.6 (36) | Won by 30 points | Victoria Park [H] | 6th | [78] | |
| Bye | ||||||||
| Sunday, 27 July (2:00 pm) | Frankston | 12.10 (82) | 9.11 (65) | Lost by 17 points | Frankston Park [A] | 7th | [79] | |
| Saturday, 2 August (1:00 pm) | Box Hill | 13.14 (92) | 12.9 (81) | Won by 11 points | Victoria Park [H] | 7th | [80] | |
| Saturday, 9 August (1:00 pm) | Essendon | 11.16 (82) | 9.11 (65) | Won by 17 points | Victoria Park [H] | 6th | [81] | |
| Saturday, 16 August (11:00 pm) | Geelong | 12.16 (87) | 16.5 (101) | Won by 14 points | Simonds Stadium [A] | 5th | [82] | |
| Friday, 22 August (6:30 pm) | Bendigo | 13.7 (85) | 20.11 (131) | Won by 46 points | Queen Elizabeth Oval [A] | 5th | [83] | |
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scores [c] | |||||||
| Saturday, 30 August (2:00 pm) | Sandringham | 5.15 (45) | 10.11 (71) | Lost by 26 points | Victoria Park [H] | [84] | |
| Collingwood was eliminated from the 2014 VFL finals series | |||||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Williamstown | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1808 | 1290 | 140.2 | 56 | Finals series |
| 4 | Box Hill Hawks | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1856 | 1270 | 146.1 | 54 | |
| 5 | Collingwood | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1687 | 1486 | 113.5 | 48 | |
| 6 | Werribee | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1603 | 1360 | 117.9 | 40 | |
| 7 | North Ballarat | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1478 | 1389 | 106.4 | 40 |