COLLINGWOOD assistant coach Tarkyn Lockyer says a grand final berth for back-up ruckman Cameron Wood would be a “just reward” given his rapid improvement this season. Wood, who was an emergency for Friday night’s preliminary final clash, looms as a possible inclusion for next week’s grand final if the Pies’ no.1 ruckman Darren Jolly doesn’t [...]
FORMER Collingwood player Brodie Holland believes his former club has a unique advantage over other clubs because of their continued use of altitude training and sending its players to camps in Arizona. “I’ve been talking to a lot of people about altitude training of late and one the back of the success with the Collingwood [...]
COLLINGWOOD coach Mick Malthouse has taken pole position in the Coach Ratings this week after polling a perfect 100 per cent from our readers for its performance against Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium on Saturday night. The Pies kept the Power to just 3.3 (21) in the 138-point win. It was a relentless and hard [...]
COLLINGWOOD president Eddie McGuire has hit back at claims that his team enjoy an advantage over other clubs such as North Melbourne – as its president James Brayshaw labelled the powerhouse clubs “fat cats” yesterday. “The issue of the fixture, this is one of the great misnomers. North Melbourne Football Club has exactly the same [...]
UPDATE: COLLINGWOOD defender Heath Shaw faces a 14 week ban with a six week suspended penalty for provision of inside information after a betting scandal today rocked the club. He will be suspended for a total of eight matches but the other six remain a suspended penalty. He has been fined $20,000 after passing on [...]
THE question has become much bigger after Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse’s appearance on Channel Nine’s The Footy Show last night. Malthouse had agreed to a contractual takeover from former club champion Nathan Buckley at the end of the season but admitted last night publicly for the first time that he wasn’t entirely comfortable with what [...]
COLLINGWOOD ruckman Darren Jolly appears likely to be in the mix to return against Hawthorn on Sunday after a nine-week lay off. Jolly starred with 23 disposals and 29 hit-outs in 80 per cent game time in his return for the Pies VFL team against Sandringham on Sunday. Jolly spent most of the match rucking [...]
COLLINGWOOD recruit Andrew Krakouer believes he has come out of jail a better person and is making up for lost time in the AFL. Krakouer spoke candidly on One HD’s The Game Plan on Thursday night to close friend Scott Cummings. “It is certainly an experience I don’t wish on anyone,” Krakouer said. “Your freedom [...]
COLLINGWOOD goalsneak Brad Dick has rejected the chance to have LARS surgery and will instead opt to have a knee reconstruction after suffering a knee injury in the VFL on the weekend. He will miss the next 12 months of football after already suffering a horrific run with injuries. Pies VFL coach Tarkyn Lockyer said [...]
COLLINGWOOD premiership player Brent Macaffer is still fancied to return to the Pies line-up this year despite being dumped after just two matches this season. But Pies VFL coach Tarkyn Lockyer believes Macaffer is “definitely” part of Collingwood’s plans in the second half of the season. “He gives us a really good option and he’s [...]
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