Collingwood’s 1600th league win was their 16th Premiership.

13 years after the drawn 1977 Grand Final, Collingwood won the Grand Final.

13 years after the drawn 2010 Grand Final, Collingwood won the Grand Final.

The West Coast Eagles have won the wooden spoon twice in their history; 2010 and 2023.

In both years, Collingwood won the Premiership.

I just won’t mention what happened approximately 8 years into that stretch.

In Collingwood’s Grand Final victory in 2010, the player wearing No.10 (Scott Pendlebury) won the Norm Smith Medal

In Collingwood’s Grand Final victory in 2023, the player wearing No.23 (Bobby Hill) won the Norm Smith Medal

Since the turn of the 20th century, Collingwood have appeared in the Grand Final in every year that the British monarch has been coronated

King Edward VII’s coronation was in 1902, Collingwood defeated Fitzroy.

King George V’s coronation was in 1911, Essendon defeated Collingwood.

Edward VIII’s unfulfilled coronation was set for 1937, but King George VI’s coronation was held in 1937, and Geelong defeated Collingwood.

Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation was in 1953, Collingwood defeated Geelong.

King Charles III’s coronation was in 2023, Collingwood defeated Brisbane.

Peter Daicos kicked Collingwood’s first goal of the 1990 Grand Final

Nick Daicos kicked Collingwood’s first goal of the 2023 Grand Final

Collingwood’s last 3 Premiership coaches have all had surnames starting with M

Leigh Matthews (1990), Mick Malthouse (2010), Craig McRae (2023).

The other coincidence in that is the trio have all won Grand Finals against Collingwood; Matthews coached Brisbane in 2002-03, McRae played for Brisbane in both years, and Mick Malthouse played for Richmond in 1980.

In 2010, Collingwood’s Premiership captain & coach had a surname starting with M.

Mick Malthouse and Nick Maxwell.

In 2023, Collingwood’s Premiership captain & coach had a surname starting with M

Craig McRae and Darcy Moore.

The September 25 Dual Brownlow Curse

September 25, 2006 – Adam Goodes wins his second Brownlow Medal 3 years after his first, the Swans go on to lose the Grand Final by under a goal

September 25, 2023 – Lachie Neale wins his second Brownlow Medal 3 years after his first, the Lions go on to lose the Grand Final by under a goal

Collingwood and Penrith

Both teams wear black as their primary colour

Both teams finished as minor premiers in their respective leagues – In fact, both teams won 18 games to win the minor premiership.

Both teams defeated a Brisbane team by a single-figure margin in the Grand Final

Both took the lead in the last 5 minutes after falling behind

One final coincidence – Geelong and Collingwood, the last two AFL premiers:

Finished as minor premiers with 18 wins.

Were coached by a former Brisbane Lions premiership player starting with C (Chris Scott & Craig McRae)

Both coaches defeated their former team in the finals.

Won their first flag outside of an even/odd year in 70 years – Geelong’s last even-numbered flag prior to 2022 was 1952, and Collingwood’s last odd-numbered flag prior to 2023 was 1953.

Somehow, both teams also failed to defeat Hawthorn during the season.