Collingwood captain Scott Pendlebury has warned the Pies their buoyant 2018 is no guarantee of being reprised this year, as several stars work through their own training programs at the Magpies' Gold Coast camp.

The Pies have dissected the positives of what it meant to reach last year's grand final, and the events of that day when they led by two goals early in the final term. But they have also reflected on the heartbreaking final minutes when a controversial goal by Dom Sheed in time on gave the West Coast Eagles victory.

Scott Pendlebury says the Pies aren't resting on their laurels as they prepare for season 2019. Credit:Justin McManus

Just returning to September last year was a breakthrough for the Magpies, having missed the finals since 2013, but that good work can be quickly lost, as the Western Bulldogs have discovered.

"As a group, when we got back in, we had a look at it [the grand final] - just a few things that we want to learn from. While it is disappointing, you have got to acknowledge the game and how it went down and what we can learn from it because we can't just wipe it," Pendlebury said.