3. Off-Season Grade

C-

Collingwood's hands were tied due to a tight contract budget, having to let go key players that they were desperate to retain. They had a solid draft night and will look to move on quickly from the noise surrounding the state of the club after the off-season period.

The Magpies still have enough talent and experience on their list to be a contender and remain in the finals hunt, but the question marks surrounding the nature of the off-season and the club as a whole also make Collingwood's 2021 a tricky situation to predict.

AFL Draft Period Ends
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 16: Ned Guy, List Manager of the Collingwood Magpies speaks with media during the Telstra AFL Trade Period at Marvel Stadium on October 16, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Dylan Burns/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

It's certainly not a pass, but a handy draft period saved them somewhat.