Season 2009 - Wrap Up
Collingwood finished last year in fourth spot. This was despite being a young developing list with the likes of Dayne Beams and Steele Sidebottom exciting the Magpie faithful. The addition of Darren Jolly instantly upgrades their midfield and the fantasy scoring prospects of Swan, Didak and Davis. Collingwood racked up the fourth highest fantasy score as a team in the DT competition.

Dane Swan was a revelation last year, even though he won the B&F in 2008. His possession totals were extraordinary and broke the record for most possessions in a game. Look for those totals to dip slightly as teams will add more effort in game plan to stop him.

Stat Leaders
Leading goalkicker: John Anthony (48)
Leading possession winner: Dane Swan (700)
Most kicks: Dane Swan (401)
Most handballs: Dane Swan (299)
Most marks: Tarkyn Lockyer (156)
Most tackles: Shane O'Bree (111)
Most hit-outs: Josh Fraser (277)
Most Dream Team Points: Dane Swan (2621 - 22 games)
Most Dream Team Average: Dane Swan (119)
Most Super Coach Points: Dane Swan (2711 - 22 games)
Most Super Coach Average: Dane Swan (123)

Awards
EW Copeland Trophy:

1. Dane Swan (57 votes)
2. Nick Maxwell (48 votes)
3. Heath Shaw (43 votes)
4. Harry O'Brien (43 votes)
5. Alan Didak (41 votes)
6. Scott Pendlebury (41 votes)
7. Tarkyn Lockyer (39 votes)
8. Leon Davis (2538 votes)
9. Simon Prestigiacomo (37 votes)
10. Shane O'Bree (36 votes)

Best First Year Player: Dayne Beams

Who They Lost?
First-round draft pick No.14 (traded to the Sydney Swans)
Third-round draft pick No.46 (traded to the Sydney Swans)
Johnny Bennell (rookie listed)
Martin Clarke (retired)
Anthony Rocca (retired)
Kevin Dyas (retired)
Chris Bryan (delisted)
Danny Stanley (delisted)
Toby Thoolen (rookie listed)

Who They Gained?
Darren Jolly (from Sydney Swans)

Under The Gun
After an All-Australian season in 2008, Paul Medhurst struggled mightily. Managed only 16 games and dropped 22 and 28 points respectively in DT and SC scoring averages. The upside is that he carried an injury into the season and was hampered throughout the year, the downside is the honeymoon is over for Medhurst at his new club and he has a history of not getting the most out of himself.

Burning Question: When will Dale Thomas' production catch up to his reputation?
Maybe because he's the pin-up boy at Collingwood, but so far, Dale Thomas' hype has largely gone unmatched by his production. The former number 2 overall draft pick made a good contribution to the side but needs more consistency and maintain, what to date, has been flashes of his talent.

What makes Thomas an intriguing fantasy prospect is the fact that COllingwood coaches are keen to utilise his run in the midfield and will give him every opportunity to proved his worth. However, his history line shows that he is just treading water averaging in the mid-70s for the past three seasons.

Some fantasy football stats for Dale Thomas:
Averages DT (76) SC (74)
High DT (91) SC (119)
Low DT (60) SC (47)
90+ Points DT (2/19) SC (4/19)
Sub-70 Points DT (3/19) SC (10/19)