Two of Collingwood's most decorated players are in contention to be named in a sixth All-Australian team.

Since breaking into the competition's elite in 2009, midfielders Scott Pendlebury and Dane Swan have each been named in five All-Australian teams.

Now, the pair has been named in the AFL's 40-man preliminary squad for 2015.

Selection for either player would place him in elite company.

Since 1980, just 23 players have been named in six or more All-Australian teams.

Only one of those, Nathan Buckley, played for Collingwood. Buckley was a member of seven All-Australian teams.

Dane Swan

Previous All-Australian teams: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

2015 stats
Games: 21
Goals: 21
Average disposals: 29.0, average marks: 5.0, average tackles: 3.9, average clearances: 5.8, average inside 50s: 4.6

Scott Pendlebury

Previous All-Australian teams: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2015 stats:
Games: 22
Goals: 15

Average disposals: 28.9, average marks: 4.4, average tackles: 5.1, average clearances: 4.5, average inside 50s: 4.1

Preliminary 40-man All-Australian Squad

Eddie Betts, Patrick Dangerfield, Rory Laird, Taylor Walker (Adelaide), Scott Pendlebury, Dane Swan (Collingwood), Michael Hurley (Essendon), Nat Fyfe, Stephen Hill, Garrick Ibbotson, David Mundy, Lachie Neale (Fremantle), Jeremy Cameron, Heath Shaw (Greater Western Sydney), Shaun Burgoyne, Josh Gibson, Jack Gunston, Jordan Lewis, Sam Mitchell, Cyril Rioli (Hawthorn), Todd Goldstein, Shaun Higgins (North Melbourne), Robbie Gray, Chad Wingard (Port Adelaide), Brett Deledio, Dustin Martin, Alex Rance, Jack Riewoldt (Richmond), Dan Hannebery, Josh Kennedy (Sydney), Andrew Gaff, Josh Kennedy, Jeremy McGovern, Nic Naitanui, Matt Priddis (West Coast), Matthew Boyd, Luke Dahlhaus, Robert Murphy, Jake Stringer, Easton Wood (Western Bulldogs)