It's been a long 185 days since Collingwood's 2012 campaign ended at the hands of Sydney in last year's Preliminary Final.

After freezing their way through the snow in Park City, Utah, and enduring one of the hottest Melbourne summers on record, the Collingwood players and coaches have only six more days to wait until they take on North Melbourne in round one of the 2013 home and away season.

The Magpies have welcomed 13 new players into their squad including Quinten Lynch (West Coast), Clinton Young (Hawthorn) and Jordan Russell (Carlton) while farewelling mainstays Chris Tarrant (retired), Sharrod Wellingham (West Coast) and Chris Dawes (Melbourne).

A batch untried youngsters have been added to the list and several mature aged new faces such as Jack Frost, Sam Dywer and Kyle Martin have joined the club's rookie list, giving the team an added dose of hunger and intensity.

Round One
North Melbourne v Collingwood
Etihad Stadium
Sunday 31 March
4.40pm

The match against the Kangaroos will take place at Etihad Stadium at 4.40pm on Easter Sunday. For all the relevant ticketing information, please click here.

The 25-man squads (including the extended interchange benches) will be named on Thursday night at 6.25pm before being trimmed to 22 (with four on the interchange and three emergencies) at 5pm on Friday.

VFL Practice Match
On Thursday night, Collingwood's VFL team will have its final hitout before its home and away season begins in a practice match against the AIS-AFL Academy team at the MCG.

The match will begin at 4.20pm as a curtain raiser to the Carlton v Richmond blockbuster.

The MCC, AFL Members and public gates will open at 4pm.

The Club
Returning for its second straight year, Collingwood's TV show The Club will feature a host of fan favourite segments and new features. It will continue to delve behind the scenes of the most famous sporting club in Australia, screening on Fox Footy (channel 504) at 8.30pm on Wednesday nights.

The Club will also be available for viewing on CTV after it has screened on Fox Footy.

Training
Collingwood's open training session for the week will be held on Saturday from 9.45am at Gosch's Paddock.

For the team announcement, VFL coverage, a recap of The Club and all the latest news from the build up to round one, stay tuned to collingwoodfc.com.au.