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.
Winning and weddings
April 28, 2018 by 12 Comments
Magpie Danielle is baaaaaaaccccck, and, boy is she excited! Her Magpies are back in town, and together with her wedding preparations, Danielle is on top of the world.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: True Believers, it’s “Good day to be a Pie”.
April 27, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Cam reports on all things Collingwood after their inspirational Anzac Day win. It was one for the true believers!
Round 21 – Port Adelaide v Collingwood: Solid effort, falling short (for the Floreat Pica Society)
August 14, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Port Adelaide got over the line against the Pies, but Collingwood stayed in the contest. This weekend sees a beauty against Geelong.
Round 16 – Collingwood v Essendon: Crook in the Guts
July 10, 2017 by 14 Comments
“2017 has gone down the toilet for Collingwood. But that crook in the guts feeling will linger for a long while.” Luke Reynolds simply can not wait for season 2017 to be over for his Magpies and changes to be made.
Round 15 – Hawthorn v Collingwood: Hope is all there is (by Paul McKay for the Floreat Pica Society)
July 3, 2017 by 1 Comment
Another loss for Collingwood, and Paul McKay ponders whether Buckley will be coaching many of the young players on the list next season.
Coming to Terms With Losing a Star – The Curious Case of Dustin Martin
June 20, 2017 by 9 Comments
Richmond faces the very real possibility of losing their superstar Dustin Martin. Smoove is bracing for life without Dusty at the Tigers and thinking about the compensation they might receive for him.
Round 8 – GWS v Collingwood: Pacify all the Piessimists (For the Floreat Pica Society by Paul McKay)
May 15, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Paul McKay battled the Piessimists all week and the Magpies almost got over the line against GWS. And they would have gotten away with it too if weren’t for old man Stevie J.
Alex Fasolo
April 27, 2017 by 6 Comments
Damian Balassone accurately portrays the inaccurate Alex Fasolo….
Round 3 – Sydney v Collingwood: Something’s in the air
April 15, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Thanks to Sydney traffic Les Currie trades his Indian dinner for a pie and chips at the SCG and an entertaining game of footy
Round 1 – Collingwood v Western Bulldogs: Dog Day Afternoon, Night & Week
March 25, 2017 by 1 Comment
Some promising signs against the classy reigning premiers, but in the end, it turned out to be a Dog Day Afternoon, Night and Week for the Pies according to Ramon.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life – Round 20 Preview
August 4, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Cam Hooke is confident of a big Magpie win and happy to escape the terrorists in his Round 20 preview.
Round 10 – Collingwood v Western Bulldogs: He Says, She Says
June 2, 2016 by 34 Comments
Luke Reynolds was stuck at home watching Collingwood play the Bulldogs. Mrs R, in her writing debut for the Almanac, co-writes from an alternate point of view about a family day watching the footy at home.
Round 9 – Collingwood v Geelong: It was fair dinkum unbelievable
May 23, 2016 by 3 Comments
With Geelong threatening Collingwood in later stages of the game, Jeff Dowsing reports the highlight was an American Pie galloping towards goal.
Round 2 – Collingwood v Richmond: You have to larf
April 3, 2016 by 9 Comments
The death of Ronnie Corbett, the Melbourne Comedy Festival, and an April Fools’ Day win for his Pies result in Jeff Dowsing experiencing delirium and hilarity in equal measure.
Round 2 – Collingwood v Richmond: Pies make Tigers April fools
April 2, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Michael “we almost can’t believe it as we song the song” Labiris takes the keyboard for the Floreat Pica Society in Round 2.
NAB Challenge | Geelong v Collingwood: Cash, queues and an 11-goal quarter
March 1, 2016 by 12 Comments
Luke Reynolds was there for “Collingwood visiting for a NAB Challenge game… the biggest thing to happen in G-Town since the Belmont K-Mart became open for 24 hours a day.”
Round 23 – Collingwood v Essendon: The traumatic end
September 8, 2015 by 5 Comments
Danielle Eid is back. Love, anger, hope, despair; Collingwood’s last game of 2015 had it all [Familiar, wonderful emotion – Ed].
Can Collingwood win a premiership with their young list in the next five years? Part Three: Attack
August 13, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Nicholas D’Urbano’s series on Collingwood’s premiership hopes over the next five years continues, this time analysing the Magpies forward line.
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