Overview
- Collingwood confirmed the two-year extension at its annual general meeting, with president Barry Carp announcing the decision.
- Reporting indicates the contract exceeds $1 million per season, placing McRae among the AFL’s highest-paid coaches.
- Since taking over in 2022, McRae has delivered the 2023 premiership, reached two preliminary finals and missed the finals once.
- The list is being refreshed as Mason Cox and Tom Mitchell were not re-signed, Cox joined Fremantle, and Will Hoskin-Elliott retired, with recruiting emphasis shifting back to younger talent in the 2025 draft.
- Despite interest in a market that includes the Tasmania Devils vacancy, McRae and his management did not pursue external opportunities.