Smithy’s VFL Round 5
Collingwood v Essendon
Friday 24 April, 2:05pm (AEST)
KGM Centre, Melbourne (Wurundjeri)
FB Z. McCarthy R. McInnes J. Ryan
HB J. Cochran N. Howes T. Jiath
C S. Swadling B. Grey T. Prindable
HF C. West J. Buller B. Teakle
FF B. Hill H. Harrison T. Woewodin
FOLL I...
Team Previews:
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/localfooty/aps-football-2026-top-prospects-and-the-players-to-watch-from-every-school/news-story/66b328db55484f2653ca658272ee915c#%23comments
Some big games to start round 1.
Collingwood 11.13 (79) def by GWS Giants 14.11 (95)
10 James Bell (GWS)
8 Ed Allan (COLL)
6 Nick Madden (GWS)
2 Jack Buller (COLL)
2 Louie Montgomery (GWS)
1 Harry Rowston (GWS)
1 Lachlan Sullivan (COLL)
St Kilda v Collingwood
10 Nick Daicos (COLL)
6 Jack Sinclair (STK)
4 Jordan De Goey (COLL)
4 Josh Daicos (COLL)
2 Scott Pendlebury (COLL)
2 Dan Houston (COLL)
2 Isaac Quaynor (COLL)
Saw Brit, Eliza and Ruby doing some running and ball skills this morning, in an unofficial nature.
Eliza needs a big year. She's lucky we delisted a few small/medum forwards, if she gets herself in good shape, she has an opportunity.
Collingwood's Next Generation & Father/Son Prospects.
the removal of European countries as multicultural access and an expansion of age eligibility from 19 to 21 years to give clubs more access to late developers in their Academies.
Other important changes include:
the addition of the...
Cal Twomey has put our his top 10 prospects to look at for the 2026 class. Let us cry :(
Arki Butler
Forward/midfielder
180cm
23/4/08
Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro
Get ready for one of the better under-18 highlights packages as Butler prepares for his draft year. The forward is highly...
Who gets what? Does anyone go up a number? A watch on Monday's training.
Available numbers.
6
18
32
Maybe 34? or do they still keep it away?
37
40
41
43
46?
COLLINGWOOD
Dan Houston underwent a minor procedure on his hip that will see him held back for full training until at least January. He will be on a modified program for at least the first few weeks. Dan McStay’s shoulder issue that saw him undergo surgery in early October had plagued him in the...
Starting November 24. Looking forward to it, but there will always be so many players trialling out. Will be interesting to see who remains from our squad this year.
But one player that will trial pre christmas is Harry Perryman's brother, Ed.
25 years old. But very slight. About 70k...
What awards are on offer?
E.W Copeland Trophy – Best and Fairest player
T Rush Trophy – Second Best and Fairest player
J Joyce Trophy – Third Best and Fairest player
Bob Rose Trophy - Best Finals player
Harry Collier Trophy – Best Young Player
Gavin Brown Award – Defensive Pressure Award...
Smithy’s VFL Wildcard Round
Collingwood v Williamstown
Victoria Park, Melbourne (Wurundjeri)
2:05pm (AEST)
FB
B. De Bolfo
S. Glover
C. Dean
HB
O. Markov
W. Parker
J. Cochran
C
H. Mahoney
E. Allan
W. Hoskin-Elliott
HF
B. Grey
W. Hayes
F. Macrae
FF
N. Howes
A. Johnson
O...