Jeremy Howe Injury Update
Okay, look, if you’re a Collingwood fan or just footy-obsessed, the news about Jeremy Howe probably hit you right in the guts. Howe, who’s honestly become synonymous with jaw-dropping marks and a kind of battered resilience, got absolutely rocked in the opening minute against Hawthorn. Seriously, you barely had time to find your seat and grab your chips before he’s on the deck—stretchered off after a brutal head clash with Jai Newcombe.
Collingwood players got around Jeremy Howe before he was taken off the ground following a collision.
He was totally out cold, and you could feel the hush around the MCG. Not your run-of-the-mill bump, either—the medics didn’t play around, game stopped dead, and he went straight to hospital for precautionary scans. The good news? The tests cleared him of anything long-term nasty (thank God). He’s now home, recovering, and working through the concussion protocols with the club’s medical team. Definitely not what you want in the twilight of your career, but given his history of comebacks, nobody’s counting him out just yet.
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Honestly, seeing Howe laid out like that was a punch to the collective Collingwood stomach, especially with him only just back from a groin injury. It’s just so “Howe”—whenever he’s firing, something out of nowhere seems to clip his wings.
What Happened to Jeremy Howe?
So, if you missed it (or, like me, tend to scroll past the gruesome stuff), here’s the play-by-play: Howe was gunning towards a loose ball on the wing, Newcombe charging at it from the other side. Bam—head-on collision, and not the soft kind. Newcombe shook it off, but Howe went down, motionless, right as the game stopped. It was, by all accounts, a genuinely sickening moment—players on the bench reportedly looked rattled, and the energy in the stadium dipped hard.
To add to it? This isn’t the first time Howe’s been on the wrong end of a horror injury. People are still talking about his brutal arm break in 2023 (not replayed for a reason) and the time he did both his MCL and PCL. Blokes like him cop a lot, and some fans online are even speculating if this could be the end of his career. He’s had one hell of a run—flag winner, All-Australian contender this season, and frankly, a guy who’s played with a wild amount of heart.
If you’re asking if he’ll play finals—look, you’d never bet against him returning, but with concussion rules these days, it’s a wait-and-see game.
Jeremy Howe Stats
Let’s talk numbers real quick, because even if Howe never pulls on the boots again (knock on wood), his career stacks up impressively. In 2025—the season up until his latest hit—he’s played 16 or 17 games depending on the source (gotta love footy stat discrepancies). For this season, he’s averaged:
- Disposals: ~12.9 per game
- Kicks: 10.5 per game
- Handballs: 2.4 per game
- Marks: Consistently strong, around 6.2 for his career
- Tackles: About 2.0 a game (career average)
- Goals: 0.4 per game across his entire AFL stint (103 total career goals!)
Snap stats: Howe’s career is 269 games deep with more than 100 goals, a premiership medal (2023), and—don’t forget—he snagged Mark of the Year in 2012. That leaping ability? Still wild, even at 35. This season, his SuperCoach average is 78.2 and AFL Fantasy clocks in at 57.3, so he’s been holding his own for the Magpies.
