Ramon Dobb has the Floreat Pica Society piece on Collingwood’s dominant win over St Kilda yesterday. While struggling with his new Kayo membership after a family party, he manages to relax into a comfortable victory.
Round 3 – Collingwood v St Kilda: Party Pies in the Twilight Zone (Floreat Pica Society)
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The Footy Almanac 2007 Round 12 – Sydney v Collingwood: Two vastly different tales
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Matt O’Connor and Cameron Noakes faced another Collingwood v Sydney instalment at a local bar in 2007. Despite going in as favourites, the Pies ran away with an unexpected win.
Round 2 – Collingwood v Richmond: The COVID-19 Breaker match (Floreat Pica Society)
June 15, 2020 by 1 Comment
The FPS is back to review Collingwood’s crazy draw with Richmond on Thursday night. Paul McKay is still dismayed by the result, yet still manages to comprehensively report on the round two proceedings.
Round 2 – Haiku Bob: the new normal
June 15, 2020 by 8 Comments
Haiku Bob rides again, his words this time reflect on the performance of the Pies out of the coronavirus wilderness.
The Footy Almanac 2007 Round 11 – Melbourne v Collingwood: A poor end to a nervy long weekend
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After an anxious long weekend, Matt O’Connor had low hopes for Collingwood’s 2007 Queen’s Birthday clash with Melbourne. In a chaotic afternoon at the ‘G, his fears ebbed and flowed through a close match.
Football History: 1919 VFL Grand Final
June 2, 2020 by 7 Comments
Anticipating an October pandemic Grand Final this year, Glen! takes us back to the year 1919, when Richmond and Collingwood played the decider in the year of Spanish Flu.
The Footy Almanac 2007 Round 10 – Collingwood v Fremantle: Family, Fremantle, failure
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Chris Tarrant travelled to the MCG to play his old side for the first time in 2007. Mike Shuttleworth describes his horror reunion with the Magpie faithful.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life – Round 2 preview
May 26, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Cam Hooke is back on the Collingwood Life beat, taking an early look at the Pies’ Round 2 clash with the reigning premiers. Cam is also rather partial to the prospect of an October Grand Final.
The Footy Almanac 2007 Round 9 – Brisbane v Collingwood: Lions smacked in Black’s 200th
May 26, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Both Brisbane and Collingwood celebrated milestones for stalwarts. But Andrew Stafford details how the home side’s celebrations for Simon Black were cut short when the Pies romped home in the 2007 Indigenous Round clash.
The Footy Almanac 2007 Round 8 – Western Bulldogs v Collingwood: “Good footy sides capitalise”
May 21, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Matt O’Connor went along to Telstra Dome to see ‘The Running Dogs’ capitalise on straighter shooting to down the inaccurate Pies in an entertaining game.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life – 2020 Round 2 Preview
May 18, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Cam Hooke is back, giving an insight into Collingwood’s predicted Round 2 match up against the Tigers to get all Magpie-lovers excited for the season’s resumption.
The Footy Almanac 2007 Round 7 – Collingwood v Carlton: A tight win redeems childhood heartbreak
May 11, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Andrew Stafford watched on full of uncertainty as his Pies atoned for years of hurt with a tight win against the old navy Blue foe.
The Footy Almanac 2007 Round 5 – Essendon v Collingwood: That sweet sound of the song
April 27, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Matt O’Connor made the annual pilgrimage down to the ‘G for another blockbuster Anzac Day clash. Having made a shaky start, his Pies recovered to set up a grandstand finish.
The Footy Almanac 2007 Round 2 – West Coast v Collingwood
April 7, 2020 by 2 Comments
The Pies ventured West to tackle the Eagles. Matt OÇonnor’s interests were torn between fictional political drama and real-life midfield battles.
1966 and all that: Prologue
April 3, 2020 by 7 Comments
Peter Clark begins a series on the season that was 1966. Here he sets puts the footy season into its historical and social contexts.
Grand Final 2011 – Geelong v Collingwood: In search of Jenny Hawkins’ pasta
April 2, 2020 by 25 Comments
Fox Footy showed the 2011 Geelong-Collingwood Grand Final yesterday. John Harms thought it deserved a match report.
The Footy Almanac 2007 Round 1 – North Melbourne v Collingwood
March 31, 2020 by 4 Comments
Opening into the wind for the 2007 season, Chris Riordan reported on North v Collingwood.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life – AFL Round 1
March 24, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Cam Hooke takes a look at Collingwood’s powerful Round 1 performance against the Western Bulldogs.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life – 2020 Round 1 Preview
March 12, 2020 by 2 Comments
Collingwood’s first match may still be a week away but Cam Hooke is all over it in this detailed preview.
Almanac Flashback: He’s Talking – by Pamela Sherpa (our Snowy Mountains Correspondent)
March 10, 2020 by 1 Comment
What was John Harms doing in Canberra this time 11 years ago? We reprise a story by Pamela Sherpa from March 2009 that explains all. He will be in Canberra again, on April 3, for the Footy Almanac Canberra Lunch. [Deatils in the post – Ed]
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