Collingwood Magpies

Round 8 – Collingwood v Geelong: It’s not looking good…

May 15, 2018 by floreat pica society 4 Comments

Doug Wilson and Frank Taylor wrap up Collingwood’s Round 8 efforts for the Floreat Pica Society.

Brent Crosswell, Martin Flanagan and 1970

April 6, 2018 by Marty Gleason 30 Comments

Marty Gleason on the significance of Brent Crosswell as a figure of both humanity and dissent.

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: Panic? Not yet.

April 5, 2018 by Almanac Admin 3 Comments

Another Collingwood loss sends them into Round 3 against the also win-less Blues, but Cam Hooke’s not panicking about the Pies’ season… yet.

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: 2018 ‘The Year of the Pie’

March 21, 2018 by Almanac Admin Leave a Comment

Will 2018 be one for the True Believers asks Cam Hooke.

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: No cause for alarm, yet

March 6, 2018 by Almanac Admin Leave a Comment

Cam Hooke’s latest in all things Collingwood after a tough week that saw the AFLW side go down to write themselves out of Grand Final contention and the AFL boys struggle against the Giants.

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: The Curate’s Egg

February 8, 2018 by Almanac Admin 2 Comments

Cam Hooke analyses the AFLW game – where the stats pointed to a Pies win. [Ripped off by the umps and The Universe again Cam – JTH] And prepares us for AFLX with an acknowledgement that none of us will have a clue until we see it. [Fair enough – JTH]

Almanac Teams – Super 6s: Standing on the Shoulders of a Giant

November 30, 2017 by Phillip Dimitriadis 30 Comments

The number 6 has special significance to Phil Dimitriadis, thanks to his beloved brother Tim.

Zager and Evans Cup

August 29, 2017 by Phillip Dimitriadis 11 Comments

Phil Dimitriadis has his doubts about the re-signing of Nathan Buckley and the direction of the Collingwood Football Club.

Spurned: Daniel Wells

August 10, 2017 by Rob C 3 Comments

“From the moment he pulled on a boot at Arden St he was my favourite player”, says Rob Chanter of Daniel Wells. The ending may surprise you.

Doug Gott – deep connections to football

August 9, 2017 by ironmike20 6 Comments

Matt Watson brings us Doug Gott’s sporting story, from the days when each year had two seasons (cricket and footy). Gott succeeded at both.

AFL 1997 – Twenty Years On: Collingwood Magpies (10th)

August 7, 2017 by Mark 'Swish' Schwerdt 11 Comments

Collingwood weren’t too flash in 1997, as this list would indicate. Who kicked on, who went elsewhere?

The Pies’ most memorable games against the Eagles

July 21, 2017 by steve fahey 4 Comments

Steve Fahey continues his occasional series of the Pies’ most memorable games against opposition clubs. This time it’s not all wins as some famous games ended in other results.

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: A win at last

July 18, 2017 by Almanac Admin Leave a Comment

A Collingwood win over Gold Coast brings some happiness for Cam Hooke but they must continue to improve and find consistency in a frustrating season.

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: A week off would be nice

July 6, 2017 by Almanac Admin Leave a Comment

Cam Hooke almost didn’t write this week’s Collingwood Life. But a conversation about the possibility of finals got his blood pumping.

Odd Friday Lunch with Des ‘Tuddy’ Tuddenham

July 6, 2017 by Almanac Admin 4 Comments

Join us this Friday for lunch with Collingwood legend Des ‘Tuddy’ Tuddenham.

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: On a roll

June 6, 2017 by Almanac Admin 1 Comment

Three wins in a row for Collingwood has fans excited, while the VFL side also picked up a win. A one point loss sees the Magpies depart the Super Netball finals series.