2014 season | |||
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President | Eddie McGuire | ||
Coach | Nathan Buckley (3rd season) | ||
Captain(s) | 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] | ||
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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 |
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18 | Jesse White | Forward | Sydney | trade [3] |
13 | Taylor Adams | Midfielder | Greater Western Sydney | trade [4] |
33 | Patrick Karnezis | Forward | Brisbane Lions | trade [5] |
27 | Tony Armstrong | Defender | Sydney | free agent [6] |
35 | Matthew Scharenberg | Defender | Glenelg | AFL National Draft, first round (pick #6) [7] |
39 | Nathan Freeman | Midfielder | Sandringham Dragons | AFL National Draft, first round (pick #10) [8] |
41 | Tom Langdon | Defender / Midfielder | Sandringham Dragons | AFL National Draft, fourth round (pick #65) [9] |
46 | Jonathon Marsh | Forward | East Fremantle | AFL National Draft, fifth round (pick #77) [10] |
44 | Corey Gault | Defender | Collingwood | AFL Rookie Draft, first round (pick #10) [11] |
No. | Name | Position | New Club | via |
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4 | Alan Didak | Forward / Midfielder | delisted [12] | |
18 | Darren Jolly | Ruckman | delisted [12] | |
2 | Jordan Russell | Defender | delisted [12] | |
7 | Andrew Krakouer | Forward | delisted [12] | |
30 | Ben Richmond | Forward / Defender | delisted [12] | |
47 | Michael Hartley | Defender | delisted [12] | |
13 | Dale Thomas | Midfielder / Forward | Carlton | restricted free agent [13] |
39 | Heath Shaw | Defender | Greater Western Sydney | trade [4] |
33 | Jackson Paine | Forward | Brisbane Lions | trade [5] |
44 | Corey Gault | Defender | delisted [14] | |
5 | Nick Maxwell | Defender | retired [15] | |
25 | Ben Hudson | Ruckman | retired [16] | |
21 | Quinten Lynch | Utility | retired [17] | |
12 | Luke Ball | Midfielder | retired [18] |
Date and local time | Opponent | Scores [a] | Venue | Attendance | Ref | ||
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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 | ||
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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 |
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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 |
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