“This is a squad that is still discovering how good it can be, a squad that is still to ripen,” Collingwood list manager Ned Guy told collingwoodfc.com.au.
“For a majority of the players on our list, the prime years of their careers are out there in front of them.
“A lot of work over a number of years went into piecing the squad together and if you combine the profile of the list, the improvement we witnessed this year and the improvement to come then keeping largely with what we have and adding to it through select trading and drafting is prudent.”