(DAILY ONE LINERS) Pictured: Dylan Grimes’ horrendous run of injuries continues, with the Richmond defender set to miss up to eight more weeks in the

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,

MICHAEL Walters lit up Patersons Stadium with four goals on Saturday night as Fremantle defeated Collingwood by 27 points.

The Dockers got off to the best possible start- kicking the first five goals of the game overwhelming the Magpies early

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)

COLLINGWOOD’S Luke Ball says he pulled up well from his return match from injury in the VFL on Friday night against Bendigo in Bendigo. Ball snared 25 disposals in the Pies 116-point win over the Gold. “I am (feeling good), actually. After 12 months you don’t know how it’s going to feel,” Ball said. “I

COLLINGWOOD midfielder Luke Ball impressed with 25 touches for the Pies in their 116 point win over Bendigo at Queen Elizabeth Oval last night. Ball, on return from after 54 weeks on the sidelines recovering from a knee reconstruction suffered in round three last year, impressed in 60 per cent game. He spent most of

CARLTON coach Mick Malthouse is likely to give forward Jarrad Waite at least two weeks in the VFL before he makes his AFL return ahead of his comeback match for the Northern Blues against Port Melbourne at Preston City Oval on Sunday. Waite has recovered from the calf injury that derailed his pre-season yet again

(DAILY ONE LINERS) Pictured: Greater Western Sydney CEO David Matthews says the club is ‘obliged’ to consider luring Hawthorn superstar Lance Franklin to the Giants when he is out of contract at the end of

IT seems that every time Port Melbourne play Box Hill, you know that you’re in for a mighty contest. The last five matches have been tight but Port has prevailed in every one of them. Box Hill, however, would have got some confidence out of the four-point loss at Box Hill City Oval on Sunday.

WELCOME to the latest instalment of our unofficial AFL injury list. While we live in hope for better information there is still no real improvement on the reporting of injury news from around the league so in he meantime we continue to do our best in assembling this report. Please note: There’s not a lot of detail

THERE is still plenty of improvement to come from the Gold Coast but the story of the season may be how patient the club and its fans can be.

IT’S hard enough to travel from one side of the country to another and then back it up with a top notch performance but to do so in a pre-season game is impressive.

To do it against a team as talented as West Coast however is remarkable

After two weeks of competition the split round opening this year’s NAB Cup tournament is finally over.  While for some it’s “just” pre-season football for others it’s more meaningful as they get their first chance to see their club in action and determine how successful their off-season moves were. So for those for you that

WHETHER you love them or loathe them you have to admire the fact that Collingwood is always working hard to improve it’s prospects both on and off the field

COLLINGWOOD forward Brent Macaffer made a strong return back from last year’s horror knee injury in last Friday night’s NAB Cup encounter against the Western Bulldogs and Essendon. Macaffer’s brilliant crumbing goal provided a rare highlight in the opening half against the Western Bulldogs where he hit the pack at full tilt and tapped the

THE Magpies were widely tipped to win both their games last night and they delivered on that expectation. Barely. After trailing by 11 points against Essendon in the final two minutes of the final game of the night a goal by Andrew Krakouer followed by a point by Jamie Elliott and then another major by Travis Cloke

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: Alice Springs’ speedster Dominic Barry feels a sense of belonging at Melbourne after completing a gruelling training venture in the Top End on Saturday

WE’VE had free agency, trade period, delistings, retirements, the National Draft and the pre-season and rookie drafts as well.  Now as the dust settles on 2012 Football Nation looks at all the player movements for every club in advance of the 2013 campaign       Adelaide Losses Retired: Michael Doughty Delisted: Brad Symes, Will

LOG on to Football Nation from 7pm on Thursday night for a live blog from the Gold Coast for this year’s AFL draft. See who will end up at your club as we go through club by club at the conclusion. 7:00pm – Welcome to our live draft blog from the Gold Coast Convention Centre.

(DAILY ONE LINERS) Pictured: North Melbourne chairman James Brayshaw says the club will continue to look for the best possible candidate for the vacant CEO position after being knocked back by Brian Cook on Wednesday

COLLINGWOOD continues to go about its business, announcing this afternoon that they have signed both Andrew Krakouer and Brent Macaffer to one-year contract extensions. Both players missed the 2012 season with knee injuries, with Krakouer injuring his ACL while playing for the club’s VFL team in a practice match against Geelong in February and Macaffer likewise suffering an ACL injury,

(DAILY ONE LINERS) St Kilda: The Saints have finally given up on waiting for Raphael Clarke to cement a senior spot, cutting him after 85 games in nine AFL seasons

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 rates its chances of remarkably making its third consecutive grand final after dismantling West Coast by 13-points in a semi-final at the MCG last night. The Pies will now head to ANZ Stadium to take on Sydney, in which it has won the last 11 matches against the Swans and the last seven at

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

COLLINGWOOD is in the hunt for a top two finish after upsetting Sydney by eight points at ANZ Stadium last night. The Pies stunning hopes for a big finish to the season will continue to skyrocket if veteran defender Ben Johnson, Brent Macaffer and Andrew Krakouer get through comebacks from injuries in the VFL today.

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

COLLINGWOOD is likely to recall Alan Didak for Saturday night’s blockbuster against Sydney after starring in the VFL on Saturday. Pies football manager Geoff Walsh said Didak will be strongly considered for a recall after fully recovering from an adductor injury, along with forward Jackson Paine, who kicked five goals in the VFL against Bendigo

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

ANDREW Krakouer and Brent Macaffer could be eased back into the Collingwood line-up as soon as its round 21 encounter against North Melbourne after pulling up well from yesterday’s hit-out. The duo, who both suffered ACL injuries earlier this year, have made incredible recoveries yesterday in the VFL but Pies VFL coach Tarkyn Lockyer said

COLLINGWOOD forward Andrew Krakouer and utility Brent Macaffer both made successful comebacks from ACL injuries in the VFL today against Bendigo at Queen Elizabeth Oval. Pies VFL coach Tarkyn Lockyer said he was impressed by what the two achieved on limited game time. “Both of those guys probably played close to three quarters today and clearly having not

COLLINGWOOD’S Andrew Krakouer and Brent Macaffer are set to return from long term knee injuries in the wet today at Bendigo’s Queen Elizabeth Oval against Bendigo Gold in the VFL. Pies VFL coach Tarkyn Lockyer said yesterday that both will definitely line-up but are likely to only play the first half. Both players will make

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

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

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

THERE are murmurings that Western Bulldogs could go alone it in the VFL next season with Williamstown believed to be keen to part ways with its AFL affiliate and become the fourth stand alone VFL club, alongside Port Melbourne, Frankston and Bendigo from next year. There has been talk about the topic all week and

(DAILY ONE LINERS) Geelong: Forgotten Geelong ruckman Nathan Vardy is eying a shock return to football in the next month after completing a training session yesterday

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

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

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:

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

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

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

THERE are currently 127 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: Simon Black (Brisbane) – Technically not a game injury, Black was ruled out for two weeks yesterday with a knee injury that he sustained while nursing

COLLINGWOOD defender Lachlan Keeffe went down with an apparent ACL tear in the final quarter of the Magpie’s impressive victory over Adleide last night.  If the diagnosis is correct it is likely to mean that Keeffe will miss the rest of the season. The news comes as a blow to a Collingwood squad that has fought back

Our weekly look at injuries around the league begins with a look at the headline injuries from last weekend’s games: Marc Murphy (Carlton) – After originally declaring that Carlton’s best-and-fairest winner would not be back until after Round 13 bye, the club has now confirmed that after shoulder surgery on Monday night he might not

CARLTON continues to lead the league in injuries with 10 but a logjam behind them sees five clubs with nine injuries a piece. Meanwhile for the year we have a season high 124 injuries on the report, an average of 6.9 per club. Here is this week’s injury report and, as always, we’ve tried to make

WHILE Carlton’s and the Gold Coast’s injury tolls hit a season high 12, the news focus is on Sydney, losing Adam Goodes for up to six weeks, and Collingwood, losing Ben Johnson for the rest of the home and away season and possibly beyond. Here is this week’s injury report and, as always, we’ve tried to make

ESSENDON leads the league with 11 injured players, North Melbourne has the fewest with just one.  Meanwhile the undefeated Swans and Eagles have four and five injuries respectively.  What can we conclude from this? Not much but we can confidently say that “who” is injured is probably more important than “how many”. Here is this

CARLTON, with 12 injured players, takes the lead in the injury stakes with Essendon (who defeated them last weekend) close behind on 11.  In spite of the number of injuries they have 7 wins and only 1 loss between them.  I guess that’s what happens when you have a good list. Here is this week’s

COLLINGWOOD defender Nathan Brown is almost certain to return from two serious knee injuries in tomorrow’s ANZAC Day blockbuster against Essendon at the MCG. Brown has played the past three VFL matches with limited game time in Saturday’s loss to Box Hill, snaring just six disposals to help ready his body for tomorrow. Pies VFL

THE Demons have struggled on the field and lead the way with 10 players on their injury list.  Closely behind we have Essendon, Gold Coast and Sydney with eight each. The injury toll is mounting meanwhile for Carlton, Collingwood and Hawthorn. Here is the list and, as always, we’ve tried to make this list as

COLLINGWOOD midfielder Luke Ball is out for the season after an injury on Friday night’s Round 3 blockbuster against Carlton. A clearly shattered Magpies football manager Geoff Walsh revealed Ball would require a knee reconstruction saying ”Unfortunately the scan is showing he’s ruptured his ACL.” “He will undergo surgery at some stage early in the week.

COLLINGWOOD’S 60-point loss to Carlton last night can’t be seen as a reflection of the change of coaches despite how glorified and sensational the story would be

This week we see Essendon take the lead in the injury stakes with 11 players on their report. The Bombers have gotten off to a fast start, but the most recent win has cost them the services of David Hille, Nathan Lovett-Murray and David Myers for the next few weeks. Here is the list and, as always,

ADELAIDE and Richmond lead the way with fewest injuries (two a piece) while newcomers Greater Western Sydney have the longest injury list with 12. We di the maths and found that last weeks winners have a combined 46 injuries (or approximately 5 per club) while the losers have 63 (exactly 7 each).  We’re not sure

THE injury count keeps on growing and there’s only been one game played. Collingwood leads the way with 14 (!!) injuries, Adelaide continues to have the fewest with just one. We’ve tried to make this list as accurate as possible but most clubs aren’t up to date on their sites so let us know if we’ve made

ACCORDING to team mate Heath Shaw, Collingwood captain Nick Maxwell may be unlikely to play this Friday night in the round one blockbuster between the Magpies and the Hawks. At training earlier today Shaw was reported as saying ”Maxy is pretty doubtful, I think.” “He’s keeping everyone guessing and he gives himself every chance to play

The premiership season begins tomorrow and Football Nation has taken the opportunity to update the injury list for each club.  Adelaide maintains it’s clean bill of health while Gram (St Kilda) and Masten (West Coast) join the list. We’ve tried to make this list as accurate as possible but most clubs aren’t up to date

With the NAB Cup competition over and the premiership season due for commencement this Saturday, Football Nation takes a look at the injury report for each club. It’s good news for Adelaide with a clean bill of health but Carlton leads the way for the walking wounded with ten players carrying injuries. ADELAIDE CROWS Name

  THE NAB Cup can produce only glimpses of what we can expect in the season proper. Surely, we can’t be worried by Carlton’s inability to post a signifiant victory or Collingwood’s indifferent form. Or surprised of Hawthorn’s impressive form, Melbourne’s rise, Greater Western Sydney’s struggle or Geelong’s versatility and new breed. But one thing

COLLINGWOOD has confirmed that Andrew Krakouer “will undergo an ACL reconstruction and collateral ligament repair surgery after injuring his knee in a VFL practice match against Geelong

JUST a few short days after his return to the club, Collingwood forward Andrew Krakouer was injured yesterday while playing in a VFL practice match against Geelong. The 29 year old playmaker went down in the second quarter of the match and scans have revealed that he has ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his

(DAILY ONE LINERS) Collingwood: Troubled Collingwood forward Andrew Krakouer has made a surprise return to training in a massive boost to the injury-ravaged Magpies

FORMER Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse is unsure whether last year’s recruit Andrew Krakouer will even return to footy after taking time off to deal with ‘personal issues’. The 29-year-old has taken time off to deal with family issues in Western Australia. Malthouse also said that Krakouer’s long-time mentor Leon Davis won’t be there for support

Hawthorn: Punters continue their love affair with Hawthorn as Sam Mitchell and Cyril Rioli firm as favourites for this year’s Brownlow Medal

FORMER Bomber and Saint Andrew Lovett will nominate for the AFL draft again this year in an attempt to resurrect his broken career. Lovett, who has had to fight rape claims in court this year, is back in the mix after training in an intensive program. His only option appears to be Greater Western Sydney

FN reporter BRENT DIAMOND analyses the key players in today’s AFL grand final between Geelong and Collingwood at the MCG. KEY PLAYERS TO WATCH Travis Cloke (Collingwood) – Perhaps the most influential forward in the game. If Cloke is on, usually the Pies are the leaders. He has strong hands, takes the game on and

PUNTERS have somewhat begun a plunge in the past 24 hours on Gold Coast to upset Hawthorn in tomorrow’s dead rubber at Metricon Stadium. Although the Hawks remain favourites at $1.15 according to IASbet.com, the Suns have come in from $15 to $10 and now to $5.50 since the Hawks named their side with eight

FN’s roving reporter DANIEL PAPROTH previews all the action in Round 23 of the AFL. He also provides some helpful hints for last-minute changes to your Dream Team or Supercoach Teams. Fremantle vs Collingwood, Friday 8:40, Patersons Stadium Desperate times for Fremantle, with its finals hopes all but dashed after an inexplicable 98-point loss to

ESSENDON has added some grunt into its team heading into a season-defining clash against West Coast at Patersons Stadium. The Bombers have added Nathan Lovett-Murray, who inspired the Bendigo Bombers to victory last week in the VFL, David Myers and ruckman Tom Bellchambers into the midfield at the expense of Tayte Pears and Michael Hurley

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

FN’S roving reporter Daniel Paproth previews all the action in round three of the AFL and provides some tips on who to watch out for in your Supercoach and Dreamteams. Collingwood vs Carlton, MCG, Friday 7:40 It feels like a throwback to a bygone era with Collingwood and Carlton playing off in a top-of-the-table clash.

IT will be a genuine look to the future in AFL football on Saturday night when the two new licenses Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney make their mark in the NAB Cup against the Sydney Swans. Rugby defector Karmichael Hunt will make his debut in defence along with ex-Hawk hard man Campbell Brown for

COLLINGWOOD’S wins over Richmond and Carlton on Saturday night in the NAB Cup confirmed why it is the premiership favourite in 2011. But history suggests that not all premiership favourites get there. Particularly with the Pies and their Colliwobbles. It took two decade for the Pies to string their first flag together following their previous

Name: Andrew Krakouer Position: MID/FWD Price: $200,600 Chance to play round 1: 99% Picked up by the Pies in the 2010 draft via the Suns, Andrew Krakouer looks like a Supercoach ‘must have’. Coming in at $200,600, he is a cheap MID/FWD that looks set to play most of the year as part of the

COLLINGWOOD, the 2010 premier, has bolstered its list with former Richmond midielder Andrew Krakouer and ex Freo defender Chris Tarrant during trade week. The Magpies snared Krakouer via the Gold Coast after the Suns pre-listed him and on traded him to the Pies. Tarrant had requested all week that he wanted a return to Collingwood

HAWTHORN has swung the axe ahead of Sunday’s clash against Melbourne with five changes including the dumping of premiership player Rick Ladson and ruckman Simon Taylor. Clinton Young also goes out of the side that has lost to Port Adelaide and Sydney in successive weeks, with general soreness, while Matt Suckling and Gary Moss have

GEELONG ruckman Mark Blake has been on dropped for Saturday night’s clash against Sydney in what is a shock omission ahead of the finals. Blake was famously dropped from the 2008 grand final and could face the same situation come September with Tom Hawkins returning to play a ruck role. Trent West also comes in

FORMER Hawthorn-listed forward Matthew Little appears more likely week to resurrect his fallen AFL career after booting seven goals in Victoria’s 55-point win over Western Australia at Leederville on Saturday. The Williamstown forward is top of the VFL goalkicking table on 26 goals and looms likely to be picked up as a mature age rookie

ROUND EIGHT All times local Friday May 14 Fremantle v Collingwood at Subiaco Oval, 6.40pm Saturday May 15 Western Bulldogs v Sydney Swans at Manuka Oval, 2.10pm Melbourne v West Coast at the MCG, 2.10pm Brisbane Lions v Geelong at the Gabba, 7.10pm North Melbourne v Adelaide at Etihad Stadium, 7.10pm Sunday May 16 Richmond

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WESTERN Bulldogs skipper Brad Johnson will play his 350th match after being named against Collingwood on Sunday. Callan Ward, who strained his groin in the NAB Cup win, was left out as an emergency; as was Brodie Moles. Fremantle has three debutants – Anthony Morabito, Michael Barlow and Alex Silvagni – for Sunday’s clash with