GWS Giant Jesse Hogan has been traded to the Collingwood Football Club in exchange for Pick 75 in the 2026 National Draft.
Hogan joins the Pies on a two-year deal, as Craig McRae's side renovate their list in the hopes of contending once more in season 2027.
The 31-year-old is the second acquisition made by Justin Leppitsch and co in recent days, with Lachie Neale joining Collingwood as an unrestricted free agent on Friday.
Hogan's long-awaited debut came in 2015, after being drafted by Melbourne in the 2012 mini-draft, necessitated by GWS' entry into the league.
He spent four seasons at Melbourne, booting 152 goals from 71 games. An ill-fated move to Fremantle followed, where he managed 18 goals from 19 games in two seasons.
With his career on a knife's edge, Hogan made his way to GWS, where he underwent one of the greatest late-career resurgences in recent memory, summiting the AFL's goal-kicking in 2024, and earning his maiden All-Australian selection.
It's official! Coleman Medallist Jesse Hogan will wear black and white in 2027.
The key forward has kicked 409 goals in 190 games.
Hear from Jesse: https://t.co/Hsw9QUxbnA pic.twitter.com/M3dhyBlLiN
— Collingwood FC (@CollingwoodFC) October 5, 2026
Injury has curtailed his effectiveness since, but the Pies are gambling on that 2024 form still being inside their new key forward.
Collingwood's low-risk, high-reward acquisition of the one-time sharpshooter, in exchange for what would have been a speculative draft pick, is the first domino to fall in the 2026 trade period.
