Collingwood Says It Can Build Without Bottoming Out. Could Richmond Have Done the Same?
Collingwood says it intends to regenerate without a Richmond-style list strip. That description matters because Richmond’s 2024 demolition has now become a reference point another contender wants to avoid.
The comparison invites a neat verdict: Collingwood can stay competitive while renewing; Richmond chose the harsher path and paid for it. But comparisons between list strategies only work if the clubs were actually choosing from the same menu.
Richmond reached its decision after a premiership era had aged, an earlier attempt to extend the window had already changed the list, and experienced players were moving for reasons beyond a simple club preference. Collingwood enters its own transition with a different asset base and a different clock.
Did Richmond genuinely have the Collingwood option available when it chose to strip back?
That is the question worth testing before either model is declared smarter.
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