THE Western Bulldogs were shown that they have plenty of holes to fill particularly up forward after their disappointing 34-point loss to Collingwood on Sunday.

The Bulldogs are likely to be aggressive at the trade table at the end of the season in search for an experienced key forward to support those such as Liam Jones

BYES: Geelong, Melbourne, North Melbourne, West Coast, Sydney, St Kilda     CARLTON v HAWTHORN Friday 14 June, 7:50pm, Etihad Stadium Carlton B: Mitch Robinson, Michael Jamison, Lachie Henderson HB: Zach Tuohy, Dennis Armfield, Josh Bootsma C: Andrew Carrazzo, Chris Judd, Kade Simpson HF: Ed Curnow, Andrew Walker, Jeff Garlett F: Brock McLean, Jarrad Waite, Matthew Kreuzer Foll: Levi

COLLINGWOOD has upstaged a fighting Melbourne side on their annual Queen’s Birthday blockbuster, winning 17.20 (122) to 5.9 (39) infront of a 50,835 crowd.

The under-sieged Demons matched the Pies in the first term with plenty of spirit, fight matching the opposition’s intensity

WHAT massive changes from our pre-season Top 50 VFL players! We have a new leader and only our third leader since we began compiling these Top 50 VFL player lists. Funnily enough all three No.1′s have been Port Melbourne players – Shane Valenti, John Baird and now Chris Cain, who has had a stellar start

  BYES: Port Adelaide, Richmond, Western Bulldogs, Brisbane, Fremantle, Hawthorn       ESSENDON v CARLTON Friday June 7, 7:50pm, MCG Essendon B: Mark Baguley, Dustin Fletcher, Michael Hibberd HB: Brendon Goddard, Cale Hooker, Dyson Heppell C: Brent Stanton, Jobe Watson, Ben Howlett HF: Jake Melksham, Michael Hurley, Alwyn Davey F: David Zaharaki, Joe Daniher, Nick

COLLINGWOOD 14.16 (100) def BRISBANE 7.9 (51) BRISBANE’S night was pretty much determined in the first centre clearance with a free kick to Harry O’Brien who hand-balled to a running Scott Pendlebury who then delivered it lace out to Jamie Elliott who went back and slotted the first of his two goals for the night.  All of

      BRISBANE LIONS v COLLINGWOOD Friday 31st May, 7:50pm, Gabba Brisbane B: Jed Adcock, Joel Patfull, Ashley McGrath HB: Elliot Yeo, Justin Clarke, Brent Staker C: Andrew Raines, Simon Black, James Polkinghorne HF: Rohan Bewick, Sam Michael, Pearce Hanley F: Dayne Zorko, Ryan Lester, Marco Paparone Foll: Billy Longer, Brent Moloney, Jack Redden Int: Patrick

THE Sydney Swans have stunningly smashed Collingwood by 47 points in front of 65,306 people at the MCG. On a perfect autumn’s night, the everywhere man, Adam Goodes, was one of many Swans players who played one of the best team worked games of the season.

Goodes kicked three goals and the Pies had no answer for the gigantic engine of the Swans’ team

  COLLINGWOOD v SYDNEY SWANS Friday 24th May, 7:50pm, MCG Collingwood B: Nathan Brown, Ben Reid, Heritier O’Brien HB: Jordan Russell, Nick Maxwell, Marley Williams C: Steele Sidebottom, Dane Swan, Luke Ball HF: Jamie Elliott, Quinten Lynch, Brent Macaffer F: Ben Kennedy, Travis Cloke, Sam Dwyer Foll: Darren Jolly, Scott Pendlebury, Jarryd Blair Int: Andrew Krakouer, Martin

IN a game that even their most loyal followers thought would be beyond them, the Collingwood Football Club demonstrated a toughness and resilience that has silenced the chorus of naysayers.

In front of an MCG crowd of 66,768 the Magpies handed Geelong their first defeat of season and in doing so re-invigorated their 2013 campaign

              WEST COAST EAGLES v NORTH MELBOURNE Friday May 17, 6:40pm, Patersons Stadium West Coast B: Brennan, Glass, Schofield HB: Hurn, Mackenzie, Waters C: Rosa, S Selwood, Gaff HF: LeCras, Darling, Masten F: Hill, Kennedy, Kerr Foll: Naitanui, Priddis, Shuey I/C: Sheppard, Wellingham, Cox, A Selwood Emg: Brown, Dalziell,

VICTORIA’S 17-point loss to Western Australia in Northam on Saturday was the first time the Vics lost to WA since 1991. Frankston coach Simon Goosey, who was an assistant to head coach Gary Ayres, said Victoria was disappointed in the end result, knowing that it led the match for most of the day. “It was disappointing.

GEELONG CATS v ESSENDON Friday 10th May, 7:50pm, Etihad Stadium Geelong B: Andrew Mackie, Tom Lonergan, Corey Enright HB: Cameron Guthrie, Harry Taylor, Taylor Hunt C: Mitch Duncan, Jimmy Bartel, Steven Motlop HF: Allen Christensen, Steve Johnson, Billie Smedts F: Mathew Stokes, Tom Hawkins, James Podsiadly Foll: Trent West, Joel Selwood, James Kelly Int: George

IT was the battle of the two powerhouse forwards of the game in Travis Cloke and Nick Riewoldt. Cloke’s Collingwood men fought off another gallant fight back by St Kilda in front of 40,071 people at Etihad Stadium.

The Pies won by 26 points but were challenged by Riewoldt’s men for the majority of the night

Collingwood Magpies
vs
St Kilda Saints

WHEN: Friday, May 3, 2013 at 7:50pm AEST
WHERE: Etihad Stadium (VIC)

ESSENDON is likely to race to a 6-nil start with a meeting against Greater Western Sydney next week but coach James Hird has told fans not to get too carried away following its round five Anzac Day win over Collingwood by 46-points at the

Collingwood Magpies
vs
Hawthorn Hawks

WHEN: Sunday, April 14, 2013 at 3:20pm EST
WHERE: MCG (VIC)

(DAILY ONE LINERS) Pictured: There was a time when Sydney’s TED RICHARDS thought he was going to have a very short career in the

Collingwood Magpies
vs
Carlton Blues

WHEN: Sunday, April 7, 2013 at 3:20pm AEDT
WHERE: MCG (VIC)
LAST TIME: Round 15, 2012, CARLTON 12.13 (85) def COLLINGWOOD 8.14 (62) at the

COLLINGWOOD has come on top in their round one clash with North Melbourne, winning 15.13 (103) to 13.9 (87) infront of a packed crowd at Etihad Stadium.

The Pies were forced to withdraw seasoned campaigners Heath Shaw and Dayne Beams before the match, giving the Roos a chance to expose their younger replacements in debutees Jack Frost and Josh Thomas

North Melbourne Kangaroos
vs
Collingwood Magpies

WHEN: Sunday March 31, 2013 at 4:40pm AEDT
WHERE: Etihad Stadium (VIC)

GEELONG’S attempt to back up last year’s victory with the 2013 premiership will not come easily with 13 other teams vying for the prized silverware and the Cats well and truly in the cross-hairs. With a split round kicking off this weekend and taking place over two weeks all sides will be looking to get

Werribee Tigers Coach: Scott West Key Player Arrivals: Addam Maric (Richmond), Brett Meredith, Jarrad Moore (Sydney), Scott Clouston (Brisbane Lions), Kris Pendlebury (Collingwood), Ben Brown (Glenorchy), Ben Warren (North Melbourne) Key Player Departures: Matt O’Dwyer, Travis Tuck, Brad Mangan, Nathan Ablett, Kyle Hartigan Last Year’s Finish: 4th This year’s prediction: 2nd And why?: Although it

COACH Nathan Buckley will be looking to take this highly-talented squad two steps further in 2013 and it is certainly achievable. The mix of experience and youth in the team is exciting and will guarantee Collingwood as a contender for years to come

TRIAL MATCH Geelong Cats vs Collingwood Magpies       WHEN: Fri 15 Feb 2013, 4:00pm AEDT WHERE: Simonds Stadium, VIC Geelong will play Collingwood tomorrow, Friday March 15, at Simonds Stadium in their final pre-season practice match. The match is scheduled to commence at 4pm. All club and AFL members are entitled to receive access free

IT’S that time of the year where we make predictions about where the pecking order may stand for VFL-listed players. It’s important to remember that list is created and judged on a three tier criteria. Firstly, their 2012 form is looked upon, secondly we look at their importance to the team they’re at, and the

  14/3/13 – ESSENDON has continued its massive pre-season of recruiting in its inaugural season with Trent Shinners coming across from Bendigo. It has also snared Temora’s Sam Tagliabue. 7/3/13 – GEELONG is set to include delisted Gold Coast youngster Piers Flanagan on its final list this week. He has been training with the VFL

THE Brisbane Lions have won their way into the NAB Cup Grand Final after downing Collingwood by 34 points at Etihad Stadium.  The Lions will meet Carlton in the pre-season competition final next Friday night for their first chance at silverware since the triple premiership years of 2001-2003 and their first night Grand Final since, ironically,

West Coast Eagles
vs
Collingwood Magpies

WHEN: Sunday, Mar 3, 4:40pm WST
WHERE: Patersons Stadium,

NEW Sandringham recruits, Cameron Banfield and Kenny Ong, are ecstatic with their recent signings. Recruited from the Sandringham Dragons in the TAC Cup, they both understand their team roles against ‘bigger bodied’ players

NAB Cup Squads Round 1, 2013
Collingwood Magpies
vs
Western Bulldogs
vs
Essendon Bombers
WHEN: Fri 15 Feb 2013, 06:45 PM
WHERE: Etihad Stadium, Docklands, VIC

(DAILY ONE LINERS) Pictured: Speedster Chris Yarran has lifted the lid on the Blues’ recipe for success under new Carlton coach Mick Malthouse

WE’VE been tracking VFL player movements since the end of the 2012 campaign and now BRENT DIAMOND analyses the big winners in the recruiting stakes so far this off-season

It is perhaps the biggest transition since James Podsiadly crossed from Werribee, where he was also captain, to Geelong, writes BRENT

(DAILY ONE LINERS) Pictured: The Tigers hope Dylan Grimes will be available for Round 1 next season after surgery on his cursed hamstring

THIS year’s AFL Draft will be held on November 22nd at the Gold Coast Convention Centre. Between now and then we are having a crack at predicting who will go when and to which team: welcome to the Football Nation 2012 Mock Draft. We move on to version 4.0 of our mock draft with a look

(DAILY ONE LINERS) Collingwood: Magpies premiership captain Tony Shaw says midfielder Scott Pendlebury is ready to succeed Nick Maxwell as
skipper

AS we approach the 2012 AFL Draft on November 22, Football Nation guest writer Ben Woods takes a look at the players that have made it into the AFL after playing in the TAC Cup competition. The data below shows us the  stats for players that were selected from the Gippsland Power as at the end of the

(DAILY ONE LINERS) Collingwood: First it was Scott Pendlebury. Then it was Travis Cloke. Now, according to Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley, it will be Dale Thomas

(DAILY ONE LINERS) Sydney Swans: After an injury plagued first half of the year, Swans ruckman Shane Mumford worked his way back to full form towards the end of 2012 season.

Here is the Football Nation full list of club award winners for 2012, from Best and Fairest to best clubman and leading goalkicker

COLLINGWOOD is on the verge of signing talented young basketballer Ben Richmond, who has been based at the AIS for the past two years. Richmond will be signed on a category rookie list pick designated for those who play alternative sports. While his father played 18 VFL games with the Tigers in the early sixties

Sydney Swans
vs
Collingwood Magpies

WHEN: Friday, September 21, 7.50pm
WHERE: ANZ Stadium, NSW
LAST TIME: Collingwood 12.6 (78) d Sydney Swans 9.16 (70), round 20, 2012 at ANZ Stadium

Collingwood Magpies
vs
West Coast Eagles

WHEN: Saturday 15 September, 7.45pm
WHERE: The MCG, VIC
LAST TIME: West Coast 15.17 (107) d Collingwood 8.10 (58), round 22, 2012, at Patersons Stadium

Hawthorn Hawks
vs
Collingwood Magpies

WHEN: Friday September 7, 7.50pm
WHERE: MCG, VIC
LAST TIME: Hawthorn 21.12 (138) d Collingwood 13.13 (91), round 17, 2012 at the MCG

Essendon Bombers
vs
Collingwood Magpies
WHEN: Saturday September 1, 7.40pm
WHERE: MCG, VIC
LAST TIME: Collingwood 11.14 (80) d Essendon 11.13 (79) round five, 2011 at the

West Coast Eagles
vs
Collingwood Magpies

WHEN: Saturday August 25, 5.40pm
WHERE: Patersons Stadium, WA
LAST TIME: Collingwood 12.13 (85) defeated West Coast 12.10 (82), round 13, 2012 at the

FN’s roving reporter DANIEL PAPROTH previews all the action in Round 22 of the AFL including the players to watch in your SuperCoach and DreamTeams

Collingwood Magpies
vs
North Melbourne Kangaroos

WHEN: Saturday August 18, 7.40pm
WHERE: Etihad Stadium, VIC
LAST TIME: Collingwood 22.15 (147) d North Melbourne 3.12 (30), round 16, 2011, at the

FN’s roving reporter DANIEL PAPROTH previews all the action in Round 20 of the AFL including the players to watch in your SuperCoach and DreamTeams.                 West Coast vs Geelong Friday 8:40 Patersons Stadium To think just a few weeks ago these teams seemed a world apart. West Coast was

Sydney Swans
vs
Collingwood Magpies

WHEN: Saturday August 11, 7.40pm
WHERE: ANZ Stadium, NSW
LAST TIME: Collingwood 13.21 (99) d Sydney Swans 14.9 (93), round 14, 2011 at ANZ Stadium

FORMER Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse believes there are worrying signs about the way his former team are playing and has cast doubts about whether its depth is strong enough entering September. This is despite the likes of Alan Didak, Andrew Krakouer and Brent Macaffer running around in the VFL yesterday looking to push for senior

Collingwood Magpies
vs
St Kilda Saints

WHEN: Saturday August 4, 7.40pm
WHERE: MCG, VIC
LAST TIME: Collingwood 14.5 (89) d St Kilda 10.10 (70), round 21, 2011, at Etihad Stadium

Greater Western Sydney Giants
vs
Collingwood Magpies

WHEN: Saturday July 28, 4.40pm
WHERE: Skoda Stadium, NSW
LAST TIME: First meeting

Sam Mayes North Adelaide, SA 20 May 1994 187cm, 78kg Is still expected to be taken high in this year’s draft despite a low profile carnival. The All-Australian centre half forward has shown glimpses of what’s capable of but still many clubs know how much potential he really has. Has been compared to Collingwood’s Scott

Collingwood Magpies
vs
Hawthorn Hawks

WHEN: Saturday July 21, 1:45pm
WHERE: MCG, VIC
LAST TIME: Hawthorn 20.17 (137) d Collingwood 16.19 (115), round one, 2012, at the

Geelong Cats
vs
Collingwood Magpies
WHEN: Saturday July 14, 7.40pm
WHERE: MCG, VIC
LAST TIME: Collingwood 14.12 (96) d Geelong 11.18 (84), round 8, 2012 at the MCG

Football Nation’s weekly look at the injuries and injury status from every club in the

(DAILY ONE LINERS) Brisbane: Former Brisbane brickie Dayne Zorko is fast cementing himself as one of the modern game’s great accidental footballers

CARLTON will be relieved to hear that Pies midfielder Scott Pendlebury will miss tomorrow night’s crunch game once again through injury. And defender Chris Tarrant and Alan Didak will also miss for Collingwood and will play for its VFL team this weekend. Pies assistant coach Matthew Lappin said Pendlebury’s absence will stretch to six weeks

A BRUTAL weekend for Richmond with a loss to Adelaide, three players set to miss time and fourth (who didn’t even play) set to miss the rest of the season. Here are the headline injuries from Round 14 last weekend: Nathan van Berlo (Adelaide) – The Crows skipper was subbed off at the halftime break

Collingwood Magpies
vs
Fremantle Dockers
WHEN: Saturday June 30, 1.45pm
WHERE: MCG, VIC
LAST TIME: Collingwood 20.12 (132) d Fremantle 8.4 (52), round 23, 2011, at Subiaco

The bye weeks are done and as the competition moves into the Multicultural Round FN’s roving reporter DANIEL PAPROTH previews all the action in Round 14 of the AFL including the players to watch in your SuperCoach and DreamTeams.     Carlton vs Hawthorn Friday 7:50 MCG Hugely important contest here for both sides. It’s a must-win

THE bye week round are over but they have not passed without a number of high profile players going down each week.  The worst result had to be for Carlton who, even though they weren’t playing, lost one of their stars for the rest of the season. Here are the headline injuries from last weekend:

(DAILY ONE LINERS) Collingwood: Star Collingwood midfielder Scott Pendlebury is pushing hard to return from a cracked right tibia against Fremantle this Saturday, Magpies coach Nathan Buckley says

THE Collingwood Football Club last night announced that they had re-signed three of their premiership players.

Steele Sidebottom, Jarryd Blair and Luke Ball have each signed two year contract extensions

2005 was already a horror year at the AFL draft table for the Hawks but is it about to appear worse? XAVIER Ellis is a premiership player at the Hawks after playing a vital role in 2008. He’s a hard-at-it midfielder who has since struggled, however, to have any influence on the team given he

(DAILY ONE LINERS) Sydney Swans: Swans ruckman Shane Mumford feels he’s still a few weeks away from his best, but is ready to lift for the challenge of Geelong and show the reigning premiers what they let go

NO team was hit harder with injuries last weekend than Port Adelaide who saw five players  leave the field.  Here are the headline injuries from last weekend: Graham Johncock (Adelaide) -  Johncock missed the Crows’ match against St Kilda because of a back injury that kept him out of training last week and will need to show

(DAILY ONE LINERS) West Coast: Champion Data has tracked every one-on-one contest this season, charting wins, losses and “neutral” results for all defenders, with West Coast captain Darren Glass the man you could rely on most in a clutch scenario

ONE good thing about the bye weeks is that with fewer games you would expect fewer injuries. But unfortunately it’s not to be and this week’s headline injuries reads like a Who’s Who of AFL football: Alan Didak (Collingwood) – Minutes into his first game back Didak went down with a a groin injury and scans

Melbourne Demons
vs
Collingwood Magpies
WHEN: Monday, June 11, 3.15pm
WHERE: MCG, VIC
LAST TIME: Collingwood 19.15 (129) d Melbourne 6.5 (41), round 12, 2011 at MCG

THERE are currently 128 players on the injury lists across all clubs, and we begin our weekly look around the league with the headline injuries from last weekend’s games: Ask McGrath (Brisbane) –  McGrath went down with a knee injury in the first quarter of the Eagles game and spent the rest of the first half

COLLINGWOOD star Scott Pendlebury is in doubt for next Monday’s clash against Melbourne after injuring his knee at the MCG yesterday

Collingwood Magpies
vs
Gold Coast Suns

WHEN: Sunday June 3
WHERE: MCG, VIC

COLLINGWOOD 23.11 (149) def GOLD COAST 7.10 (52)

MAKE sure you check in as we go around the grounds in the VFL on Saturday June 2 with five games scheduled on a Super Saturday. We take a look at the big news and events during the day as AFL players such as Collingwood’s Chris Tarrant, Essendon’s David Hill and Geelong’s Daniel Menzel return

Collingwood Magpies
vs
Gold Coast Suns
WHEN: Sunday June 3
WHERE: MCG, VIC
LAST TIME: Collingwood 19.15 (129) d Gold Coast 11.9 (75), round 18, 2011, at Metricon Stadium

Adelaide Crows
vs
Collingwood Magpies
WHEN: Saturday May 26, 7:10pm
WHERE: AAMI Stadium, SA
LAST TIME: Collingwood 20.15 (135) defeated Adelaide 14.8 (92), round 9, 2011 at Etihad Stadium

COLLINGWOOD  face a dilemma in defence as it confronts an-form Adelaide at AAMI Stadium on Saturday night. With no Nathan Brown and Ben Reid, who have both been sidelined, the Pies are also reluctant to “pull the trigger” on defender Chris Tarrant who resumed from injury in the VFL on the weekend. He played mainly

WE will go around the grounds live tomorrow to check out the big news during VFL matches right here on Football Nation. The Werribee Tigers host the Northern Blues from Avalon Airport Oval in a massive game for both teams. The Blues have been super competitive in most games, except for the smashing to Port

FN’s roving reporter DANIEL PAPROTH previews all the action in round eight of the AFL beginning with Friday night’s Grand Final replay between Collingwood and Geelong at the MCG. He also includes the ones to watch in your SuperCoach and DreamTeams. Collingwood vs Geelong Friday 7:50 MCG When these two sides met in round eight last year,

Collingwood Magpies
vs
Geelong Cats

WHEN: Friday May 18, 7.50pm
WHERE: MCG, VIC
LAST TIME: Geelong 18.11 (119) d Collingwood 12.9 (81), Grand Final, 2011, at the MCG

Brisbane Lions
vs
Collingwood Magpies

WHEN: Saturday May 6, 7.40pm
WHERE: The Gabba, QLD
LAST TIME: Collingwood 14.18 (102) d Brisbane Lions 13.6 (84), round 22, 2011, at the

FN’s roving reporter DANIEL PAPROTH previews all the action in round seven of the AFL beginning with Friday night’s clash between Melbourne and Hawthorn from the MCG. He also includes the ones to watch in your SuperCoach and DreamTeams. Melbourne vs Hawthorn Friday 7:50 MCG Hawthorn showed last week why they were premiership favourites earlier

Western Bulldogs
vs
Collingwood Magpies

WHEN: Friday May 4, 7.50pm
WHERE: Etihad Stadium, VIC
LAST TIME: Collingwood 15.15 (105) d Western Bulldogs 8.9 (57), round six, 2011, at the

GUEST contributor and SuperCoach guru Ben Woods continues his popular “Don’t Argue” column. This week he looks at the impacts of injuries on his SuperCoach team

Collingwood Magpies
vs
Essendon Bombers
WHEN: MCG, Wednesday April 25, 2.40pm
WHERE: MCG, VIC
LAST TIME: Collingwood 25.16 (166) d Essendon 14.8 (92), round 19, 2011, at the MCG

ANOTHER cracking weekend of footy as the Blues and Hawks flexed their muscles, while the Pies, Demons, Dogs and to a lesser extent the Cats surrendered meekly. Will this form reflect their true worth moving forward – I think not, with three of the latter teams specials this week as they look to bounce back

Collingwood Magpies
vs
Port Adelaide Power

WHEN: Saturday April 21, 2.10pm
WHERE: Etihad Stadium, VIC
LAST TIME: Collingwood 23.21 (159) d Port Adelaide 3.3 (21), round 20, 2011, at AAMI Stadium

Guest contributor and SuperCoach guru Ben Woods continues his popular “Don’t Argue” column. Last week his strategies and tips paid big dividends and this week he looks at his SuperCoach targets for the next few weeks

Carlton Blues
vs
Collingwood Magpies

WHEN: Friday April 13, 7.50pm
WHERE: MCG, VIC
LAST TIME: Carlton 11.13 (79) def by Collingwood 13.20 (98), round 17, 2011 at the

Collingwood Magpies
vs
Richmond Tigers

WHEN: Saturday April 7, 7.40pm
WHERE: MCG,

FN’s roving reporter DANIEL PAPROTH previews all the action for round two of the AFL with some fantasy footy tips

Hawthorn Hawks
vs
Collingwood Magpies

WHEN: Friday March 30, 7.50pm
WHERE: MCG, VIC
LAST TIME: Collingwood 10.8 (68) d Hawthorn 9.11 (65), preliminary final, 2011 at the

(DAILY ONE LINERS) Fremantle: Coach Ross Lyon has resisted the temptation to rush back David Mundy, ruling the star midfielder out of Saturday night’s clash against Geelong at Patersons

IT”S been a busy few days for star players in the final year of their current contract signing new deals to stay with their current club. Big name deals in the last week include Sam Reid (Sydney Swans),  Michael Hurley (Essendon), Brett Deledio (Richmond) and Joel Selwood (Geelong). We can now report that Collingwood ace

WE continue our season preview in a pocket series in the lead up to the start of the 2012 AFL season with the team that we predict will finish in fourth position. And that is Collingwood. Rising stars: Jarryd Blair and Alex Fasolo have been the two that have been the bolters into the squad

THE Werribee Tigers have been handed a huge bonus this season on top of their impressive pre-season recruits

Collingwood Magpies vs St Kilda Saints
WHEN: Friday March 16, 4pm AEST
WHERE: Visy Park (VIC)

Adelaide Crows vs Collingwood Magpies
WHEN: Friday 9 March 2012, 8.10pm
WHERE: AAMI Stadium (SA)