Editing Collingwood Football Club (section)

===2012–2021: Coach Nathan Buckley===
Nathan Buckley, regarded as one of Collingwood's greatest players, was appointed assistant coach under Malthouse for the 2010 and 2011 seasons, before assuming the head coaching position at the start of the [[2012 AFL season|2012 season]].<ref>[http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/81524/default.aspx Pies' double act] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091016043445/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/81524/default.aspx |date=16 October 2009 }}. Afl.com.au (28 July 2009). Retrieved on 7 September 2012.</ref> Malthouse, who had been contracted to take on a "head of coaching" role, elected to leave the club rather than put Buckley in what he regarded as an awkward position.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-01/malthouse-to-part-ways-with-pies/3205206|title=Malthouse parts ways with Pies|work=ABC News|date=1 October 2011}}</ref> Under Buckley, Collingwood continued to be successful in the short term, qualifying inside the top-four in the 2012 season, before falling 26 points short in a preliminary final to eventual premiers the [[Sydney Swans]] at [[ANZ Stadium]]. The club qualified for finals once more in 2013, though were surprisingly eliminated in the first week by underdogs [[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]] at home. The result prompted the Magpies coaching staff to begin making radical changes to the club's playing list, which saw premiership players [[Heath Shaw]], [[Sharrod Wellingham]], [[Heritier Lumumba]] among others leave for other clubs or retire. Over the next four years, younger talent was drafted but the club's win–loss recorded continued to deteriorate. Collingwood failed to make finals from 2014 through to the end of the [[2017 AFL season|2017 season]], progressively sliding down the ladder each year. Buckley came under intense media pressure to resign or be sacked from his position, though club administrators elected to grant him a two-year extension to his contract in October 2017 after a broad-ranging internal review.<ref name=Buckleyarticle1>{{cite web|url=https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2018/10/17/an-imperfect-perfection-the-transformation-of-nathan-buckley|title=An Imperfect Perfection – The Transformation of Nathan Buckley|work=The Mongrel Punt|date=1 June 2019}}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The emergence of new-generation players such as [[Taylor Adams]], [[Adam Treloar]] and [[Jordan De Goey]], alongside key talls [[Brodie Grundy]] and [[Mason Cox]] mixed well with veterans Pendlebury and [[Steele Sidebottom]]. Collingwood jumped from 13th in 2017 to 3rd in 2018, sensationally knocking out reigning premiers {{AFL Ric}} in the preliminary final before falling five points short after leading for most of the match against [[West Coast Eagles|West Coast]] in the [[2018 AFL Grand Final|2018 Grand Final]], the senior team's 27th defeat in a Grand Final. Buckley's growth as a coach was partially credited for the rapid improvement.<ref name=Buckleyarticle1/> In 2019, Collingwood had another strong season, finishing fourth on the ladder, but they were unable to return to the Grand Final after a shattering four-point defeat to {{AFL GWS}} in the first preliminary final.<ref name="betterlucknextyear">{{cite web |last1=McGowan |first1=Marc |title=Gargantuan: Depleted Giants shock Pies to reach first Grand Final |url=https://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2019/26/coll-v-gws#/match-report |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915074443/https://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2019/26/coll-v-gws#/match-report |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 September 2019 |website=AFL.com.au |access-date=21 September 2019}}</ref> In 2020, Collingwood finished 8th at the end of the home-and-away season.

The club made significant on-field and administrative changes in the late 2010s. It was a foundation member of the inaugural [[AFL Women's]] competition in 2017 and in the same year established the [[Collingwood Magpies Netball]] team, a division of the club competing in the professional [[Suncorp Super Netball|National Netball League]]. Collingwood unveiled a new permanent logo at the end of the 2017 season, which was the club's 125th anniversary year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/2017-10-04/a-new-logo-a-new-chapter|title=A new logo, a new chapter|work=Collingwood FC|date=4 October 2017}}</ref>

===="Do Better" report====
In 2020, the club commissioned an independent review into claims of racism at the club. In February 2021, the report was leaked to journalists and revealed that "while claims of racism have been made across the AFL, there is something distinct and egregious about Collingwood's history" and that "what is clear is that racism at the club has resulted in profound and enduring harm to First Nations and African players. The racism affected them, their communities, and set dangerous norms for the public."<ref>{{cite web|last=Gleeson|first=Michael|date=31 January 2021|title=Report finds 'systemic racism' at Collingwood|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/report-finds-systemic-racism-at-collingwood-20210201-p56ybh.html|access-date=1 February 2021|website=The Age|language=en}}</ref> Collingwood President [[Eddie McGuire]] suggested that the report signalled "a historic and proud day" for the media and club which was working towards addressing racism and that it "was not a racist club".<ref>{{cite web|title='Not a racist club': McGuire fights back after leaked report|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/544687/-not-a-racist-club-mcguire-fights-back-after-leaked-report|access-date=1 February 2021|website=www.afl.com.au|date=February 2021 }}</ref> Many criticised McGuire's response, including AFL CEO [[Gillon McLachlan]], [[Héritier Lumumba]], former Indigenous Collingwood player [[Tony Armstrong (Australian rules footballer)|Tony Armstrong]] and a Victorian Senator, among others.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cherny|first=Michael Gleeson, Daniel|date=1 February 2021|title=Indigenous ex-Pie slams Collingwood's response, McGuire refuses to quit|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/mcguire-collingwood-speak-on-report-into-racism-20210201-p56ygo.html|access-date=1 February 2021|website=The Age|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=2 February 2021|title=Lumumba has no faith in Collingwood changing under the 'current regime'|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-02/lumumba-has-no-faith-collingwood-changing-under-current-regime/13114386|access-date=4 February 2021|website=www.abc.net.au|language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title='It was more sobering and confronting': Gill queries 'proud' McGuire|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/545044/-it-was-more-sobering-and-confronting-gill-queries-proud-mcguire|access-date=4 February 2021|website=www.afl.com.au|date=2 February 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Cassidy|first=Barrie|date=2 February 2021|title=Eddie still doesn't get it: Pies can't rebuild from a position of denial|url=https://www.watoday.com.au/sport/afl/eddie-still-doesn-t-get-it-pies-can-t-rebuild-from-a-position-of-denial-20210202-p56ytt.html|access-date=4 February 2021|website=WAtoday|language=en}}</ref> McGuire later apologised for the remarks.<ref>{{cite web|date=2 February 2021|title='I got it wrong': McGuire says he shouldn't have said he was 'proud' after Collingwood report revealed|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-02/collingwood-eddie-mcguire-wrong-to-say-proud-over-racism-report/13112374|access-date=4 February 2021|website=www.abc.net.au|language=en-AU}}</ref> On 4 February, 150 Collingwood players from the men's and women's teams penned an open letter apologising "to anyone who, through their association with our club, has been marginalised, hurt or discriminated against due to their race."<ref name="Niall">{{cite web|last=Niall|first=Jake|date=4 February 2021|title=Pies who penned open letter 'humiliated and shocked' by racism report|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/collingwood-players-pen-open-letter-on-racism-20210204-p56znn.html|access-date=4 February 2021|website=The Age|language=en}}</ref> First-grade footballer [[Darcy Moore]] said that the players were "humiliated and shocked" by the report's findings.<ref name="Niall"/> McGuire stood down as [[President of the Collingwood Football Club]] on 9 February 2021, although he had initially wanted to see the year through for a seamless transition until being compelled to step down.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/547599/eddie-mcguire-quits-effective-immediately|title='A lightning rod for vitriol': McGuire resigns, effective immediately|work=AFL.com.au|date=9 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The contenders to replace Eddie McGuire, who will stand down as Collingwood president at end of 2021 season|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/afl/teams/collingwood/eddie-mcguire-to-stand-down-as-collingwood-president-at-end-of-2021-season/news-story/4b6daedd278c7905413a8f11f9c26cae}}</ref>

Buckley stepped down after Round 13 of the [[2021 AFL season]], and assistant coach [[Robert Harvey (footballer)|Robert Harvey]] took over as the caretaker coach until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/954805/buckley-to-step-down-after-478-games-as-player-and-coach|title=Buckley to step down after 478 games as player and coach|publisher=[[Telstra]]|website=Collingwood|date=9 June 2021|access-date=29 June 2021}}</ref> Harvey focused on developing youth and letting them play, with Collingwood winning 2 out of their 9 remaining games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/collingwood-magpies/afl-news-2021-robert-harvey-departs-collingwood-magpies-offseason-changes-assistant-coach/news-story/c13369e3e79363f2b4511a09be990898|title=Harvey's big challenge for Pies star as he reveals 'shockwaves' from Buckley exit|work=[[Fox Sports (Australia)|Fox Sports]]|first1=Tom|last1=Morris|first2=Ben|last2=Cotton|date=1 September 2021}}</ref>