Editing Collingwood Football Club (section)

===Rivalries===

Carlton is considered to be the club's most bitter arch-rival (for full details see [[Carlton–Collingwood AFL rivalry]]), with [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]] close behind.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/afl/afl-news/ramp-up-the-rivalry-20120828-24ywl.html |title=Ramp up the rivalry |date=29 August 2012 |first=Jake |last=Niall |work=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref>

Collingwood has also enjoyed a healthy Anzac Day rivalry with Essendon since 1995.

Collingwood's two opponents in the themed Rivalry Rounds staged to date have been Carlton (2005–2006, 2009) and Richmond (2007–2008).

==== Richmond ====
{{see also|Jack Dyer–Lou Richards Trophy}}

Arising from the fact that the two areas neighbour each other, Richmond and Collingwood were both highly successful in the late 1920s to the early 1930s; the clubs played against each other in five grand finals between 1919 and 1929 (Collingwood won in 1919, 1927, 1928 and 1929, while Richmond won in 1920). In the 1980 Grand Final, Richmond handed Collingwood an 81-point defeat, a record at the time, causing Collingwood to lose an 8th Grand Finals in a row.

Both clubs continue to draw large crowds to their meetings in each season, and the two were the subject of a 'recruiting war' throughout the 1970s and 1980s, with David Cloke, Geoff Raines, Brian Taylor, Wally Lovett, Phillip Walsh, Steven Roach, Gerald Betts, Neil Peart, Peter McCormack, Kevin Morris, Craig Stewart, Ross Brewer, Michael Lockman, Rod Oborne, Allan Edwards, John Annear, Noel Lovell and [[Bob Heard]] all exchanging clubs, as well as coach [[Tom Hafey]] (moving to Collingwood in 1977 following four flags at Punt Road).

Melees have been fought between the teams in two recent matches—Round 20, 2009, and Round 2, 2012—with almost all players from both teams involved in the altercations.

Both teams played each other 3 times during 2018, with all three games attracting massive crowds. Crowds of 72,157 and 88,180 were recorded between both home-and-away games, with Richmond winning both times, until Collingwood unexpectedly pulled off a massive upset in their finals game, smashing Richmond in the preliminary final in front of a crowd of 94,959, which caused the rivalry to reach its highest point since 1980. Games between these two clubs regularly attract large crowds regardless of whether they are in finals contention or not.

==== Essendon ====
Collingwood has enjoyed an [[Anzac Day]] rivalry with the [[Essendon Football Club]] since 1995, when the first [[Anzac Day clash]] took place. After the 2024 match, Collingwood have won this contest 17 times and Essendon 11 times, with the first and most recent match in 2024 ending in draws respectively.

==== Melbourne ====
The rivalry between Collingwood and Melbourne was at its peak between 1955 and 1964, when the two played off in the grand final on five occasions. This included the 1958 Grand Final where Collingwood's victory prevented Melbourne from equalling Collingwood's record of four premierships in succession (1927–1930). The old rivalry with [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]] has faded in recent decades due to Melbourne not enjoying the same level of on-field success, however, it remains strong and is an annual scheduled fixture on the Kings Birthday public holiday.