The Pies have been one of the better clubs over the last two decades. But that doesn't mean they haven't had their fair share of let downs.
From draft busts to underwhelming recruits, injury prone players and everything in between, sometimes it just doesn't work out.
Here are Collingwood's worst 22 of the last 15 years:
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Brad Dick
Dick could have been one of the better small forwards in AFL, boasting elite speed and an ability to kick goals. He booted 22 goals from 16 games in 2009 but injuries cruelled the rest of his career.
Jackson Paine
There were big wraps on Paine within the club in their ever-lasting search to pair a quality key forward with Cloke. He wasn't able to fill that role, totalling just six games at Collingwood before getting traded to Brisbane at the end of 2013.
Corey Gault
Much like Paine, Gault was another exciting key forward on the Pies' list around that 2013 period when they were crying out for some tall timber in attack to assist Cloke. He looked like the real deal after a strong 2016 pre-season, but only played the opening two games before getting dropped and then delisted at the end of the season.
Tom Davidson
Recruited from the Geelong Falcons in 2001 with pick No. 27 in the draft, Davison was touted as the club's next gun key forward. But two serious knee injuries hampered his development, playing just two games for the club before getting delisted at the end of 2005.
Fair on the money except for Dick and particularly Rusling – both sublime talents whose careers were decimated by injury.