2011 Collingwood Football Club season
| 2011 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Eddie Maguire | ||
| Coach | Mick Malthouse (12th season) | ||
| Captain(s) | Nick Maxwell (3rd season) | ||
| Home ground | Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||
| Pre-season competition | Premiers | ||
| Regular season | 1st | ||
| Finals series | Runners Up | ||
| Best and Fairest | Scott Pendlebury | ||
| Leading goalkicker | Travis Cloke (69 Goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 89,626 (Round 5, vs Essendon) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 35,773 (Round 1, vs Port Adelaide) | ||
| Average home attendance | 61,977 | ||
| Club membership | ≈70,000 | ||
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The 2011 AFL season was the Collingwood Magpies' 115th season in the Australian Football League.
Despite winning the McClelland Trophy and the 2011 pre-season cup, Collingwood lost the Grand Final to premiers Geelong.
Collingwood played 22 home and away matches across 24 rounds, with byes in Rounds 7 and 13. The club played Carlton, Essendon, Geelong, North Melbourne, Port Adelaide and St Kilda twice and all other teams once throughout the home and away season. The Magpies travel only four times during the season; one each to Western Australia (to play Fremantle), South Australia (to play Port Adelaide again), New South Wales (to play Sydney) and Queensland (to play Gold Coast). Their matches against inter-state teams West Coast, Adelaide and the Brisbane Lions are to be played at the MCG.
Club List
Senior list
- Players are listed in alphabetical order by surname, and 2011 statistics are for AFL regular season and finals series matches during the 2011 AFL season only. Career statistics include a player's complete AFL career, which, as a result, means that a player's debut and part or whole of their career statistics may be for another club. Statistics are correct to Round 4 of the 2011 season (17 April 2011).
| Name | No. | AFL debut | Games (2011) | Games (AFL career) | Games (Collingwood) | Goals (2011) | Goals (AFL career) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Ball | 12 | 2003 | 4 | 170 | 28 | 2 | 67 |
| Dayne Beams | 17 | 2009 | 4 | 47 | 47 | 7 | 47 |
| Jarryd Blair | 11 | 2010 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 18 |
| Leigh Brown | 15 | 2000 | 4 | 227 | 46 | 2 | 117 |
| Nathan Brown | 16 | 2008 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 6 |
| Simon Buckley | 27 | 2007 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| John Ceglar | 29 | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Cloke | 32 | 2005 | 4 | 128 | 128 | 12 | 167 |
| Leon Davis | 1 | 2000 | 2 | 206 | 206 | 0 | 263 |
| Chris Dawes | 31 | 2008 | 4 | 34 | 34 | 11 | 51 |
| Brad Dick | 33 | 2007 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 31 |
| Alan Didak | 4 | 2001 | 4 | 186 | 186 | 5 | 261 |
| Daniel Farmer | 41 | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Fasolo | 35 | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Goldsack | 6 | 2007 | 0 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 6 |
| Ben Johnson | 26 | 2000 | 4 | 212 | 212 | 3 | 65 |
| Darren Jolly | 18 | 2001 | 3 | 195 | 29 | 3 | 97 |
| Lachlan Keeffe | 23 | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Krakouer | 7 | 2001 | 4 | 106 | 4 | 4 | 106 |
| Brent Macaffer | 30 | 2009 | 2 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 21 |
| Nick Maxwell (c) | 5 | 2004 | 2 | 142 | 142 | 0 | 26 |
| John McCarthy | 3 | 2008 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| Harry O'Brien | 8 | 2005 | 4 | 115 | 115 | 1 | 15 |
| Scott Pendlebury (vc) | 10 | 2006 | 4 | 106 | 106 | 2 | 62 |
| Ben Reid | 20 | 2007 | 4 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 3 |
| Luke Rounds | 14 | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Seedsman | 40 | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heath Shaw | 39 | 2005 | 4 | 119 | 119 | 0 | 25 |
| Steele Sidebottom | 22 | 2009 | 4 | 40 | 40 | 5 | 32 |
| Ben Sinclair | 28 | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent Stubbs | 43 | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dane Swan | 36 | 2003 | 4 | 155 | 155 | 8 | 109 |
| Chris Tarrant | 2 | 1998 | 4 | 237 | 165 | 0 | 359 |
| Dale Thomas | 13 | 2006 | 4 | 115 | 115 | 3 | 89 |
| Josh Thomas | 24 | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Toovey | 34 | 2007 | 4 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 8 |
| Kirk Ugle | 37 | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharrod Wellingham | 21 | 2008 | 4 | 56 | 56 | 1 | 26 |
| Cameron Wood | 19 | 2005 | 1 | 47 | 31 | 1 | 14 |
| Tom Young | 25 | **** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season Summary
Pre-Season
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Collingwood's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | ||
| Home | Away | Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pool matches | |||||||
| 1 | Saturday, 12 February (8:20 pm) | Richmond | 0.1.1 (7) | 0.7.8 (50) | Won by 43 points | Etihad Stadium | 40,300 (approx.) |
| Saturday, 12 February (9:25 pm) | Carlton | 0.3.8 (26) | 0.5.3 (33) | Won by 11 points | |||
| Finals | |||||||
| QF | Friday, 25 February (7:40 pm) | Sydney | 1.12.12 (93) | 1.10.10 (79) | Won by 14 points | Etihad Stadium | 10,773 |
| SF | Saturday, 5 March (5:40 pm) | West Coast | 0.8.8 (56) | 1.9.17 (80) | Won by 24 points | Patersons Stadium | 15,360 |
| GF | Friday, 11 March (7:45 pm) | Essendon | 0.13.8 (86) | 1.15.9 (108) | Won by 22 points | Etihad Stadium | 45,304 |
| NAB Cup Premiers | |||||||
Regular season
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Collingwood's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Ladder position | ||
| Home | Away | Result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday, 26 March (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide | 24.11 (155) | 12.8 (80) | Won by 75 points Report | Etihad Stadium [H] | 35,773 | 2nd |
| 2 | Saturday, 2 April (2:10 pm) | North Melbourne | 7.14 (56) | 21.17 (143) | Won by 87 points Report | Etihad Stadium [A] | 40,578 | 1st |
| 3 | Friday, 8 April (7:40 pm) | Carlton | 15.12 (102) | 11.8 (74) | Won by 28 points Report | MCG [H] | 88,181 | 1st |
| 4 | Friday, 15 April (7:40 pm) | Richmond | 13.12 (90) | 24.17 (161) | Won by 71 points Report | MCG [A] | 58,050 | 1st |
| 5 | Monday, 25 April (2:40 pm) | Essendon | 11.11 (77) | 16.11 (107) | Won by 30 points Report | MCG [A] | 89,626 | 1st |
| 6 | Sunday, 1 May (4:40 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 15.15 (105) | 8.9 (57) | Won by 48 points Report | MCG [H] | 53,776 | 1st |
| 7 | Bye | 1st | ||||||
| 8 | Friday, 13 May (7:40 pm) | Geelong | 8.17 (65) | 9.8 (62) | Lost by 3 points Report | MCG [A] | 81,691 | 2nd |
| 9 | Sunday, 22 May (1:10 pm) | Adelaide | 20.15 (135) | 14.8 (92) | Won by 43 points Report | Etihad Stadium [H] | 38,489 | 2nd |
| 10 | Sunday, 29 May (2:10 pm) | West Coast | 16.9 (105) | 7.11 (53) | Won by 52 points Report | MCG [H] | 52,560 | 2nd |
| 11 | Saturday, 4 June (7:10 pm) | St Kilda | 16.12 (108) | 7.9 (51) | Won by 57 points Report | MCG [H] | 62,991 | 2nd |
| 12 | Monday, 13 June (2:10 pm) | Melbourne | 6.5 (41) | 19.15 (129) | Won by 88 points Report | MCG [A] | 75,998 | 2nd |
| 13 | Bye | 2nd | ||||||
| 14 | Saturday, 25 June (7:10 pm) | Sydney | 14.9 (93) | 13.21 (99) | Won by 6 points Report | ANZ Stadium [A] | 38,053 | 2nd |
| 15 | Sunday, 3 July (2:10 pm) | Hawthorn | 15.16 (106) | 9.11 (65) | Won by 41 points Report | MCG [H] | 83,985 | 2nd |
| 16 | Sunday, 10 July (1:10 pm) | North Melbourne | 22.15 (147) | 3.12 (30) | Won by 117 points Report | MCG [H] | 53,601 | 1st |
| 17 | Saturday, 16 July (2:10 pm) | Carlton | 11.13 (79) | 13.20 (98) | Won by 19 points Report | MCG [A] | 85,936 | 1st |
| 18 | Saturday, 23 July (7:10 pm) | Gold Coast | 11.9 (75) | 19.15 (129) | Won by 54 points Report | Metricon Stadium [A] | 23,302 | 1st |
| 19 | Sunday, 31 July (7:40 pm) | Essendon | 25.16 (166) | 14.8 (92) | Won by 74 points Report | MCG [H] | 73,163 | 1st |
| 20 | Saturday, 6 August (7:10 pm) | Port Adelaide | 3.3 (21) | 23.21 (159) | Won by 138 points Report | AAMI Stadium [A] | 21,863 | 1st |
| 21 | Friday, 12 August (7:40 pm) | St Kilda | 10.10 (70) | 14.5 (89) | Won by 19 points Report | Etihad Stadium [A] | 46,505 | 1st |
| 22 | Saturday, 20 August (7:10 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 14.18 (102) | 13.6 (84) | Won by 18 points Report | MCG [H] | 47,788 | 1st |
| 23 | Friday, 26 August (6:40 pm) | Fremantle | 8.4 (52) | 20.12 (132) | Won by 80 points Report | Patersons Stadium [A] | 31,985 | 1st |
| 24 | Friday, 2 September (7:40 pm) | Geelong | 8.5 (53) | 22.17 (149) | Lost by 96 points | MCG [H] | 85,705 | 1st |
Finals
| Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Collingwood's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | ||
| Home | Away | Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1QF | Saturday, 10 September (2:30 pm) | West Coast | 12.10 (82) | 9.8 (62) | Won by 20 points | MCG [H] | 67,679 |
| Progressed directly to preliminary final week | |||||||
| 1PF | Friday, 23 September (7:45 pm) | Hawthorn | 10.8 (68) | 9.11 (65) | Won by 3 points | MCG [H] | 87,112 |
| GF | Saturday, 1 October (2:30 pm) | Geelong | 12.9 (81) | 18.11 (119) | Lost by 38 points | MCG [H] | 99,537 |