Can Hooke’s Collingwood Life: Round 7 review & Round 8 preview

Cam Hooke takes a look at Collingwood’s strong win against Port Adelaide in Round 7 and predicts what Round 8 might hold for them when they come up against the old foe Carlton.

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: Round 6 review; Round 7 preview

Cam Hooke could do without some of the stress, but he will always take the four points. He analyses the Anzac Day thriller, and looks ahead to the big clash with Port.

Round 4: Collingwood v Western Bulldogs (Floreat Pica Society)

Floreat Pica Society correspondent Shane Cashman makes his debut after taking in the Pies’ Round 4 clash with the Western Bulldogs. He’s an astute observer as well as an optimistic true believer.

Haiku Bob – Round 4: the probability of falling leaves

As is his peripatetic wont, Haiku Bob travelled to the Philippines this week to attend his brother’s wedding. And, in true Collingwood style, he managed to keep track of the game, or at least bits of it, amidst the clouds of confetti.

FEARLESS 2019 Round 4 – The times have changed…the Festival of footy Part One

Fearless looks at the game then (the 1990 Grand Final) and now (after four rounds in 2019) and concludes that it’s all about evolution. Have the likes of Alastair Clarkson and Brad Scott worked it out ahead of the rest?

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life – Round 2

Cam Hooke has praise for a job well done in Round 2 and looks forward to a rematch with last year’s premiers.

‘The Brian Dorman Show…….’ – KB Hill

KB Hill does it again! This week he recounts the sporting career of Brian ‘Horse’ Dorman, big-hitting cricketer, Collingwood footballer and successful horse trainer. His footy career cruelled by injury, Brian made quite a name for himself in the sport of kings.

Grand Finally – It’s East v West

Sal wishes us all a Happy Grand Final Day and offers us his take on the clash between the Occidentals and the Orientals. At what point will the ‘rotund woman warble’? Throw in a horse race or three and it’s a big weekend for the punters.

Plenty of practice and empty heads – Part 4: The coach as a secure base.

“The game teaches the game,” says David Stiff in Part 4 of his series on thinking about sport. The coach provides a secure base. The Tigers are free to play – that is, to play playfully. The fascinating thing about Friday’s match is that the Pies enjoy the same freedom. So what happens?

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: 2018 AFL Finals – The Year of the Magpie

Cam provides us with all the usual stats and links before looking ahead to this weekend’s 80s-revisited blockbuster with the Tigers. Remember, you read it here first!

Finals Week 1 – West Coast v Collingwood: Eagles too strong in epic encounter

Rory from Perth gives the latetest report from the Floreat Pica society, looking at Collingwood’s qualifying final loss against the Eagles.

Pies on the attack

A breathtaking picture that should strike fear into the hearts of Australians everywhere.

Pies back in September

They’re your team’s first, last, everything – they’re Collingwood and without them, everyone else would have nothing [sorry, got caught up in spite of myself – Ed.] Phil Dimitriadis is up and about.

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood life – Round 20: The Year of the Pie

Despair not, Magpies! Cam Hooke still believes this could be The Year of the Magpie.

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood life – Round 19: Still looking at a Top Four finish. Believe!

‘True Believers, like last week, that AFL game is why we are Collingwood supporters, but different to last week. We can confront adversity, recognise benefits from failure and remain optimistic.’ Cam Hooke is here to reassure Pie fans that Saturday’s loss was no cause for concern. Believe!

Round 18 – Collingwood v North Melbourne (Floreat Pica Society)

Peter Butler takes us to Scotland and the 1950s among a variety of places and times for his Floreat Pica Society report on Collingwood v North Melbourne.

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life – 2018 Round 17: Winners all round

It’s a winning feeling all around the Collingwood camp this week and Cam Hooke has wrapped up all the teams’ efforts in his latest review.

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life – 2018 Round 11: A great-ish weekend

Not quite a perfect week for the Pies, but not much to really complain about for Cam Hooke in Round 11

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life – 2018 Round 9: A Win Is a Win Is a Win

Collingwood’s Round 9 win over St Kilda wasn’t overly impressive, but Cam Hooke is happy to take the points as he covers all things black & white in his comprehensive weekly wrap.

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life – 2018 Round 8: Onward and upward

It wasn’t the result Collingwood was looking for on the weekend but Cam Hooke has found the positives for his Pies as they look forward to next week – as well as wrapping up the rest of the results for all the Magpies’ teams.