Pre-Season •
Shane Woewodin is delisted by Collingwood. Woewodin was a former
Brownlow Medallist in 2000 whilst playing for . He was not picked up by a club in the Pre-Season draft. • Collingwood attends a high-altitude training camp in
Arizona, United States for two weeks. •
Dale Thomas is picked up by Collingwood at No. 2 in the
2005 NAB Draft.
February • President
Eddie McGuire has been appointed CEO of the
Nine Network. He had to give up as host on several TV shows, but remained as president of the club, despite having to live in
Sydney. •
Sean Rusling injures his shoulder on the Community Camp in Northern Sydney. He is expected to miss around 2 months of action. • Collingwood wins first game of the
NAB Cup against
St Kilda in fine style, winning in extra time.
Fraser Gehrig missed a shot on goal after the siren to draw the match, therefore, as a knockout competition winner was decided in extra time.
March • Captain
Nathan Buckley plays his first game of the year during a NAB Challenge match played at
Princes Park. • Rookie
Harry O'Brien is promoted to the senior list for the injured
Sean Rusling • Six players were inducted into the club's Hall of Fame. They were
Charlie Pannam,
Darren Millane,
Harold Rumney,
Des Healy,
Billy Picken and
Mick McGuane.
April • No. 2 draft pick
Dale Thomas makes his debut against at
Telstra Dome. Collingwood lose by 34 points. • Collingwood win their first game of the year in Round 2 against . •
Dale Thomas receives the Round 2
AFL Rising Star nomination. • Collingwood defeat in the annual
Anzac Day clash, in front of more than 92,000 fans in the return to the
Melbourne Cricket Ground. •
Ben Johnson wins the
Anzac Day Medal for best on ground. •
Chad Morrison was fined $20,000 by the club for drink driving, where the club's sponsorship with the
TAC came under fire.
May •
Heath Shaw receives the Round 5
AFL Rising Star nomination. • Collingwood sit first on the ladder after a Round 6 victory over . • The club is fined a massive $200,000 by the
TAC after the Morrison incident • Collingwood beat by 102 points in Round 8 at the
MCG. •
Rhyce Shaw makes his comeback to the side after his season ending knee injury in 2005.
June •
Scott Pendlebury makes his debut against the
Brisbane Lions at the
MCG. •
Blake Caracella suffers a career-ending neck injury, sustained in a clash with
Brisbane Lions player
Tim Notting. Experts said he was lucky not to become a quadriplegic. • Collingwood beat reigning premiers
Sydney at
Telstra Stadium. It would be the first of a current 10-match winning streak against them.
July • Dual best and fairest
Paul Licuria is 'rested' for the match against
West Coast. Collingwood wins convincingly, avenging defeat in Round 7. • Goal-sneak
Leon Davis fractures his left ankle. •
Chris Tarrant and
Ben Johnson involved in brawl outside a Port Melbourne hotel, leaving one man in injured.
August •
Chris Tarrant and
Ben Johnson are fined $5000 by the club for breaking team rules. •
Blake Caracella announces his retirement, coming after his neck injury sustained in Round 10. •
Sam Iles makes his debut against at
AAMI Stadium • Collingwood loses against bottom-placed in Round 19 – thus giving them the ignominy of being the only Victorian team to lose to the Bombers during the 2006 season. This loss would cost Collingwood a top four position at the end of the season. Collingwood had already won the earlier ANZAC Day match. • A bronze statue in the honour of
Bob Rose is revealed outside the
Lexus Centre. • Forward
Alan Didak receives excess media attention, after he was kicked out of a club for a dispute with his girlfriend. •
Alan Didak kicks the winning goal with seconds remaining against at
AAMI Stadium. •
Alan Didak makes a controversial bump on former teammate
Heath Scotland. The tribunal throws the case out. •
Chad Morrison retires.
September •
Heath Shaw finishes third in the
AFL Rising Star. • Collingwood finish 7th, after being defeated by the
Western Bulldogs in the first elimination final. •
Brodie Holland is suspended for 6 weeks after a hit on
Brett Montgomery in the elimination final. Holland's appeal fails. •
Alan Didak wins his first
All-Australian selection.
October •
Alan Didak wins the
Copeland Trophy from
James Clement and
Ben Johnson, coming sooner than 24 hours after he was involved in an incident with a taxi driver. • Collingwood trades
Chris Tarrant to
Fremantle in exchange for
Paul Medhurst and a first-round draft pick. • Collingwood delist
Cameron Cloke,
Jason Cloke,
David Fanning,
Brent Hall,
Adam Iacobucci and
Julian Rowe.
November • The club re-visits
Arizona for another pre-season high-altitude camp. •
Tristen Walker is delisted by the club, the seventh player chopped. == Playing List 2006 ==