The injury problems plaguing Collingwood and threatening to curtail their finals ambitions are nothing new and underpin the push to review the medical and fitness program at the club.

Since Nathan Buckley took over as coach, only the Gold Coast Suns have lost more games to injury from players ranked in the team's best 22 by Champion Data.

Jordan De Goey (centre) is the latest Collingwood star to be struck down with a soft-tissue injury. Credit:AAP

Collingwood's nominal best 22 have missed a total of 1036 games since Buckley took over in 2012. Only Gold Coast missed more games (1062) from its best 22. From 2013 onwards, Collingwood's games lost to injury is the worst of all teams.

This week Collingwood lost midfield-forward star Jordan De Goey and Isaac Quaynor to injury, bringing to 16 the number of players the Pies definitely won't have available this week.