Having consistently labelled themselves as ‘the team everybody loves to hate’, the Collingwood Magpies are also known for their passionate fan base which makes them arguably the most supported club in the AFL. With 14 VFL/AFL Premierships since their introduction in 1892, the Pies are the second most successful club in AFL history in terms of flags won.
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Collingwood flattened Port Adelaide by 81 points in their AFL practice match at Mt Gambier on Saturday.
The Power had appeared in decent fettle on their way to the semi-finals of the pre-season cup, but were made to look decidedly inadequate by the Magpies’ superior combination of grit and class, which ultimately delivered a 27.16 (178) [...] Read article
At this time last year, the name Patrick McGinnity was big news in the AFL. It wasn’t for a spectacular mark or a string of standout performances, but rather for the broken jaw he copped after being on the receiving end of a bruising bump from Collingwood’s Nick Maxwell.
Maxwell was initially suspended but controversially later [...] Read article
Richmond tagger Jake King could miss the start of the AFL season after being charged with striking Collingwood forward Travis Cloke during last Friday’s practice game at Princes Park.
The league’s match review panel investigated the incident and interviewed Cloke because the video footage was inconclusive, and charged King with a level-three strike.
King’s poor record, which [...] Read article
Collingwood booted a bizarre 13 successive behinds in the final quarter, but still cruised to a comfortable 28-point AFL practice match win over Richmond at Princes Park on Friday.
John McCarthy, John Anthony and Anthony Corrie kicked two goals each in the Magpies’ 11.24 (90) to 9.8 (62) victory.
The Magpies would have won by much further [...] Read article
Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse has warned the AFL risks a return to the pre-draft days of poor clubs being stuck near the foot of the ladder when free agency is introduced.
While the league’s most experienced coach acknowledged the new transfer system, to begin in 2012, had been inevitable, he said the cost could be a [...] Read article
Collingwood’s coaching future beyond Mick Malthouse will be on show on Friday when his soon-to-be successor Nathan Buckley tests himself as a senior AFL coach for the first time.
Buckley will coach the Magpies during the pre-season practice match against Adelaide in Alice Springs as part of Malthouse’s policy of rotating pre-season head coaching among his [...] Read article
Collingwood’s AFL pre-season coaching rotation has added significance next weekend when Nathan Buckley is in charge.
Buckley will coach the team for their NAB Challenge match against Adelaide in Alice Springs.
Mick Malthouse likes his assistants to take turns coaching the team during the pre-season and Gavin Brown had that role for Friday night’s one-point NAB Cup [...] Read article
There’s an issue lingering in the backdrop of tonight’s clash between Collingwood and St Kilda. And like just about everything to do with this game – the marketing, the media attention – Luke Ball is in the middle of it.
His move from the Saints to the black and white has been intrinsically linked to the [...] Read article
Western Bulldogs president David Smorgon promises the “lid” will stay firmly on at Whitten Oval in the wake of their stirring victory in the AFL’s pre-season competition.
Saturday night’s memorable 40-point win over St Kilda at Etihad Stadium gave the Bulldogs their first premiership of any sort since 1970, when they won the league’s night series.
They [...]
St Kilda defender Sam Fisher is sidelined for up to a month after his ankle injury in the AFL NAB Cup final loss to the Western Bulldogs.
The 2008 All-Australian rolled his ankle in the first quarter of Saturday night’s game at Etihad Stadium and the injury is worse than what the Saints originally thought.
“It’s probably [...]
Barry Hall reaped the rewards of controlling his demons on Saturday night with the star performance in the Western Bulldogs’ AFL pre-season premiership.
Hall kicked seven goals, including five in the last term, and was named the Michael Tuck Medal as best afield as the Bulldogs beat St Kilda by 40 points in the NAB Cup [...]
Melbourne veteran Cameron Bruce is confident of a strong performance in the AFL season-opener against Hawthorn, despite the Demons’ shocking injury run.
Melbourne’s pre-season injury woes continued during the practice match on Saturday against West Coast when midfielder Colin Sylvia suffered a broken jaw which will sideline him for four-to-six weeks.
Livewire forward Austin Wonaeamirri also suffered [...]
The Western Bulldogs have claimed their first AFL trophy in 40 years, with a seven-goal haul from star recruit Barry Hall spearheading a 40-point NAB Cup grand final win over St Kilda.
In what was mostly a tight, low-scoring contest, spurts of goals by the Bulldogs in the first and last quarters made the difference as [...]
One of the key players in the coming AFL television rights bidding has conceded now could be a good time for the league to start negotiations.
Channel Ten’s Head Of Sport David White would not be drawn on whether the new rights deal will pass the $1 billion mark, as expected.
But he has spoken publicly about [...]
Barry Hall reaped the rewards of controlling his demons on Saturday night with the star performance in the Western Bulldogs’ AFL pre-season premiership.
Hall kicked seven goals, including five in the last term, and was named the Michael Tuck Medal as best afield as the Bulldogs beat St Kilda by 40 points in the NAB Cup [...]
With buckets of young talent fighting for selection and its fittest squad in years, the Sydney Swans are anticipating a cracker start to their 2010 AFL campaign.
Coach Paul Roos on the weekend declared the Swans were coming into the year with their best lead-up preparation in almost a decade.
Ahead of their round one clash against [...]
Geelong’s decorated midfield ripped Fremantle to shreds as the Cats overcame a sluggish start to post a 31-point AFL practice match victory at Fremantle Oval on Saturday.
The Dockers led by 30 points midway through the second quarter but conceded 12 of the next 13 goals as the likes of Jimmy Bartel, Joel Selwood and Gary [...]
Collingwood flattened Port Adelaide by 81 points in their AFL practice match at Mt Gambier on Saturday.
The Power had appeared in decent fettle on their way to the semi-finals of the pre-season cup, but were made to look decidedly inadequate by the Magpies’ superior combination of grit and class, which ultimately delivered a 27.16 (178) [...]
