Most Pre-Season games (current players)
23 – Ben Johnson
19 – Alan Didak, Chris Tarrant
15 – Luke Ball, Andrew Krakouer
13 – Dane Swan, Dale Thomas
12 – Darren Jolly, Heath Shaw

Most Pre-Season goals (current players)
26 – Chris Tarrant
17 – Alan Didak
15 – Travis Cloke, Andrew Krakouer
10 – Dane Swan
9 – Chris Dawes
8 – Dale Thomas
*The record for the most goals kicked by a Collingwood player in a pre-season/night series competition is held by Peter McKenna (10 goals v Fitzroy in round 1, 1968).

Most Nine-Point Super Goals (current players)
3 – Alan Didak
2 – Dayne Beams, Simon Buckley
1 – Luke Ball, Marty Clarke, Travis Cloke, Darren Jolly, Sharrod Wellingham
*The record for the most nine-point super goals kicked by a Collingwood player is held by Ryan Lonie (5).

Collingwood Pre-Season/Night Series Premierships
1979 Escort Cup Premiership
Collingwood 12.8 (80) def. Hawthorn 7.10 (52) by 28 points at VFL Park.

Captain: Ray Shaw
Coach: Tom Hafey

2011 NAB Cup Premiership
Collingwood 1.15.9 (108) def. Essendon 0.13.8 (86) by 28 points at Etihad Stadium.
Nine-point goals – Buckley.
Goals – Krakouer 3, Dawes 3, Cloke 2, Swan, Ball, Pendlebury, D.Thomas, McCarthy, Wellingham, Beams.
Best – Shaw, Krakouer, Davis, Buckley, Pendlebury, D.Thomas.

2011 NAB Cup Premiership team
B: Harry O'Brien, Chris Tarrant, Alan Toovey
HB: Brent Macaffer, Ben Reid, Heath Shaw
C: John McCarthy, Dane Swan, Sharrod Wellingham
HF: Andrew Krakouer, Chris Dawes, Luke Ball
F: Alan Didak, Travis Cloke, Leigh Brown
FOLL: Darren Jolly, Scott Pendlebury, Dale Thomas
I/C: Leon Davis, Lachlan Keeffe, Cameron Wood, Jarryd Blair, Simon Buckley, Steele Sidebottom, Dayne Beams, Ben Johnson
Em: Ben Sinclair, Tyson Goldsack, Tom Young

Captain: Scott Pendlebury
Coach: Mick Malthouse
Michael Tuck Medal (Best on Ground): Heath Shaw

2011
Round One
Collingwood 0.7.8 (50) def. Richmond 0.1.1 (7) at Etihad Stadium.
Collingwood 0.5.3 (33) def. Carlton 0.3.8 (26) at Etihad Stadium.

Round Two
Collingwood 1.12.12 (93) def. Sydney 1.10.10 (79) at Etihad Stadium.

Round Three
West Coast 0.8.8 (56) def. by Collingwood 1.9.17 (80) at Patersons Stadium.

Grand Final
Collingwood 1.15.9 (108) def. Essendon 0.13.8 (86) at Etihad Stadium.

Pre-season/night series record (1956-1971; 1977-2011)
Premierships: 1979, 2011.
Runners Up: 1980, 2003, 2009.

Played: 78
Won: 36
Lost: 42
Drawn: 0

Past 10 years
Played: 23
Won: 12
Lost: 11
Drawn: 0*

*Collingwood defeated St Kilda in extra time in Round 1 of the NAB Cup in 2006 at Docklands. Both sides were locked on 66 points apiece – 2.7.6 (66) to 1.8.9 (66) – at full time. Two five-minute halves were played to determine the winner. Collingwood was victorious by one point, winning 2.8.8 (74) to 1.9.10 (73).


Competition Sponsors
Golden Fleece (1965-1969), Radiant (1970), Heinz (1971), Amco/Herald (1977-1978), Escort (1979-1982), Sterling (1983-1984), CUB (1985-1986), National Panasonic (1987-1989), Foster’s (1990-1994), Ansett Australia (1995-2001), Wizard Home Loans (2002-2005), NAB (2006-2012).