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Collingwood began its premiership defence by winning the NAB Cup over Essendon. Collingwood was universally considered the premiership favourites going into the season. Collingwood didn't disappoint its fans, recording a massive 75 point victory over Port Adelaide in round 1 without skipper Nick Maxwell. [11]
The club won the VFA Premiership in 1896. In 1897, Collingwood, along with fellow VFA clubs Fitzroy, Melbourne, St Kilda, Carlton, Essendon, South Melbourne and Geelong split from the VFA and formed the Victorian Football League (VFL). Collingwood won its first premiership in 1902, defeating Essendon by 33 points in the 1902 VFL Grand Final.
The Collingwood Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. Founded in 1892, the club played five seasons in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), winning one premiership in 1896.
[50] [51] [52] Two late goals in the first quarter allowed Collingwood to open up a 4–2 lead at quarter time, but Collingwood went goalless through the second and third quarters as South Melbourne dominated the game and regained the lead at 5–4. Collingwood tied the game early in the final quarter, then kicked the winning goal inside the ...
Of the teams currently competing in the Australian Football League, only Fremantle, Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney are yet to win a premiership. As of 2024, Collingwood, Essendon and Carlton are all tied for winning 16 premierships, with Collingwood winning the most consecutive premierships, at four between 1927 and 1930.
The rivalry is regarded by some as one of the most historic and significant in Australian sport. [1] [2] [3]To date, Carlton and Collingwood have played each other 266 times in the VFL/AFL, with the ledger currently in Collingwood's favour (133 wins to Carlton's 129) and 4 draws. [4]
2010 AFL premiership season; Teams: 16: Premiers: Collingwood 15th premiership: Minor premiers: Collingwood 18th minor premiership: Pre-season cup: Western Bulldogs 1st pre-season cup win: Brownlow Medallist: Chris Judd 30 votes: Coleman Medallist: Jack Riewoldt 78 goals: Attendance; Matches played: 186: Total attendance: 7,146,738 (38,423 per ...
The main period of the Colliwobbles ended in the 1990 AFL Grand Final, when Collingwood defeated Essendon to win their first premiership since 1958. Lou Richards ceremoniously announced the end of the Colliwobbles, and the club marked the occasion with the burial of a memoir of the hitherto trying times in front of a large crowd at Victoria Park .