The big picture

West Coast Eagles are 4–19 in AFL 2026, averaging 70.2 points for and 101.4 against.

Collingwood are 12–10–2 in AFL 2026, averaging 88.1 points for and 86.3 against.

Form

West Coast Eagles have won zero of their last five and most recently lost to Hawthorn 45–107.

Collingwood have won one of their last five and most recently lost to Western Bulldogs 93–96.

West Coast Eagles have lost their last six.

Head to head

These sides have met 64 times on our records since 1987: West Coast Eagles 31, Collingwood 32, 1 drawn.

Last time out (2026, Round 22), Collingwood won 117–98 at Optus Stadium.

Collingwood have won the last five against West Coast Eagles.

Biggest margin between these two: Collingwood by 100 points in 2008 (173–73).

Players to watch

For West Coast Eagles, watch Harley Reid (24.6 disposals a game, 15 goals in 2026) and Tim Kelly (24 disposals a game, 2 goals in 2026).

For Collingwood, watch Nick Daicos (34.7 disposals a game, 26 goals in 2026) and Josh Daicos (27.1 disposals a game, 1 goal in 2026).

Milestone watch

Jake Waterman is 2 goals short of 200 for their career.

At Optus Stadium

West Coast Eagles have won 4 of their last 22 at Optus Stadium.

The deeper numbers

Collingwood's greatest comeback: 39 points down at three-quarter time against Richmond in 1987, and they won. Only 10 sides in 130 years of VFL/AFL have won from 39+ down at the last change.

West Coast Eagles' greatest comeback: 36 points down at three-quarter time against Geelong Cats in 2006, and they won. Only 18 sides in 130 years of VFL/AFL have won from 36+ down at the last change.

Steele Sidebottom plays game 376 and draws level with David Mundy, equal 11th on the VFL/AFL all-time games list.

West Coast Eagles have lost their last 7 at Optus Stadium and haven't won there since 2026 (against Essendon).

What the numbers say

On the numbers this is too close to split.