1,473,922 – The total number of people to have attended a match between Collingwood and Adelaide since 1991.
88,960 – People crammed into the MCG for the 2002 Preliminary Final between the two clubs to witness a 28-point Collingwood win,
40,942 – The average crowd for a match between the two clubs since 1991.
24,663 – The lowest crowd for a Collingwood v Adelaide match (round six, 1997).
1997 – The last time the two sides met at Victoria Park.
1991 – The year Adelaide became a part of the AFL. By consequence, it was the year Collingwood and Adelaide first met (in round 15).
1,808 – Total scoring shots between the two teams.
160 – Collingwood’s highest score against Adelaide (23.22 160) in round 15, 1991 at Victoria Park.
123 – Collingwood’s greatest winning margin against the Crows, in round 15, 1991.
110 – Adelaide’s greatest winning margin against Collingwood (round 21, 2005).
65m – The distance Anthony Rocca covered with a drop punt against the Crows in the third quarter of the 2002 Preliminary Final.
45 – The most scoring shots in a game between Collingwood-Adelaide.
42 – Disposals won by Scott Pendlebury against Adelaide in round 16, 2013 – a career high.
40 – Disposals won by South Australian pair Scott Russell and Tony Francis in Collingwood’s 123 point win over Adelaide in round 15, 1991.
37 – Disposals recorded by Nathan Buckley in Collingwood’s narrow two-point win over Adelaide at Football Park in round 13, 2001. Buckley also kicked two goals, laid seven tackles, cleared a stoppage 11 times and sent the ball inside 50 on eight occasions. The complete performance.
37 – Goals kicked by Tony Modra in nine games for Adelaide against Collingwood.
36 – Times the two clubs have met.
26 – The average number of goals kicked in a Collingwood v Adelaide match.
25 – Collingwood wins against Adelaide since 1991.
25 – Disposals won by Steele Sidebottom in the 2009 Semi-Final (in just his tenth senior game). He also laid 10 tackles.
24 – Disposals won by Cameron Wood (to go with 19 hitouts and two goals) in round 19, 2009. It remains his career high.
24 – The margin in Collingwood’s first ever loss to the Crows, in round 22, 1993, at Football Park.
22 – Marks taken by Adelaide full back Nathan Bassett in round 18, 2006.
18 – Behinds kicked by Collingwood in its three-point win over the Crows in round 21, 2010.
17 – The round in which Sav Rocca played his final game for Collingwood (against Adelaide in 2000). Sav kicked two goals from six touches and left the club for North Melbourne later that year.
16 – Disposals registered by Sam Iles on debut for the Magpies against the Crows in round 18, 2006.
15 - Times the two sides met at Football Park (AAMI Stadium).
13 – Hitouts, 15 disposals and a goal were enough to earn ruckman Guy Richards a Rising Star nomination against the Crows in round nine, 2004.
11 – Adelaide wins against Collingwood since 1991.
11 – Goals kicked by Collingwood in the final quarter to sink Adelaide in round nine, 2011, at Etihad Stadium. The highlight was Dale Thomas’ 55m torpedo from the boundary line, while Andrew Krakouer opened the quarter by taking the Mark of the Year.
11 – Players under the age of 22 in Collingwood’s boilover 31-point win over Adelaide in the 2008 Elimination Final. By contrast, the Crows had just five.
10 – Goals kicked by Sav Rocca in Collingwood’s 96-point win over Adelaide on a Friday night at the MCG in round 13, 1995.
10 – Tackles laid by Nathan Buckley in his first match in five weeks against Adelaide in the 2002 Preliminary Final.
9 – The number of times these two teams have met at the MCG.
8 – Disposals won by debutant Nick Maxwell in a three-point win over Adelaide in round nine, 2004.
7 – Times the Magpies have triumphed by a kick or less in 36 games against the Crows.
6 – Goals kicked by Mark Richardson against Adelaide in round 15, 1991 (in just his sixth game).
6 – Goals kicked by Adelaide backman Scott Stevens in the 2008 Elimination Final.
6 – Highest number of goals by a single player (Scott Stevens) in a final between the two teams (EF 2008).
6 – Third quarter goals kicked by the Magpies in the 2002 Preliminary Final.
5 – Goals kicked by both Sav Rocca and Paul Williams in round two, 2000.
4 – Behinds kicked by an untypically inaccurate Nathan Buckley in round six, 1996.
4 – Goals kicked by Chris Tarrant against the Crows in round seven, 2003, one of which was kicked after the siren to win the match.
4 – Number of kicks John Anthony had in the 2009 semi-final against Adelaide. Luckily one of those kicks was the one that won’t the game.
3 – Brownlow votes awarded to Shane Woewodin for his 32 disposals, 10 marks, five tackles and two goals against Adelaide in round seven, 2003.
3 – Disposals won by Damien Adkins in his only game for season 2001. It came against Adelaide in round 13, and punctuated a year in which his career was derailed by groin injuries.
3 – Goals kicked by Jason McCartney in each of his two games for Collingwood against Adelaide. He went on to spend two years at West Lakes before making his name at North Melbourne.
3 – Goal kickers recorded by Collingwood in its nine-point loss to Adelaide in round 21, 1997 (Sav Rocca kicked three, Chad Liddell and Paul Sharkey one).
3 – Number of finals played between the two teams.
2 – Goals kicked by James Clement – yes, James Clement – at Football Park in round 13, 2001. He later switched to the other end of the ground where he subdued the dangerous Darren Jarman.
2 – Goals kicked by second gamer Rhyce Shaw in round 17, 2000. He would not kick more than one goal in a match until round 15, 2010.
2 – Players selected to make their debuts for Collingwood against Adelaide in round 14, 1998 (Stuart Mangin and James Wasley).
2 – Premierships won by ex-Magpie Brett James after crossing to Adelaide ahead of the 1997 season.
2 – Times Collingwood have won against Adelaide after being behind at half time.
2 – Weeks on the sidelines for Jason Cloke after he was found guilty of striking Adelaide onballer Tyson Edwards during the second quarter of the 2002 Preliminary Final. Cloke would miss the Grand Final loss to Brisbane seven days later.
1 – Set of stitches required by captain Gavin Brown after debutant James Wasley flew into the back of his head during a marking contest in round 14, 1998.
1 – Dislocated shoulder carried by Simon Prestigiacomo during the 2008 Elimination Final victory. Prestigiacomo hurt his shoulder early in the match but soldiered on to keep Kurt Tippett goalless.
1 – Football that went flat mid-match during round two, 2000. The match itself was anything but flat, with the Magpies holding off the Crows by 11 points on a cold Sunday afternoon in March.
1 – TV won by Adelaide’s Will Young, the second gamer who restricted Heritier Lumumba to just five disposals in round 21, 2010. Channel 10’s Matthew Lloyd awarded him the television as best afield.
1 – Week Nathan Buckley was suspended for after tripping Adelaide’s Ben Hart in round 21, 1996. The two now work closely together on Collingwood’s coaching panel.
0 – Disposals won by club debutant Brad Cassidy against the Crows in round 21, 1997.
0 – Games played by Collingwood recruit Jonathon Ross, who joined the Magpies in a swap for Brett James at the end of 1996. Ross was sacked by Collingwood after an off-field indiscretion in December.
