As we await the two preliminary finals, the outcomes of which will be measured by the score, E Regnans considers other metrics. Having watched the club’s deeply human ethos emerge and then been given a further lens – the documentary From the Inside Out – he concludes that whatever happens tomorrow night the Collingwood FC and Nathan Buckley have already won. We can learn a lot from them. [A mighty fine piece – JTH]
Round 19 – Collingwood v Richmond: Two flag fortunes, completely different tales
July 30, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Sean Mortell wonders whether Collingwood is letting slip their opportunity for a premiership crack after their recent poor form, injuries, and a bad loss to Richmond in their Round 19 match as he explains.
Round 2 – Richmond v Collingwood: Tigers tamed as Pies swoop!
March 29, 2019 by 2 Comments
Magpies swoop and stifle the Tigers’ roar in an impressive display of footy in their Round 2 match at the MCG.
Grand Final – Fearless: There’s nothing really left to say
October 5, 2018 by 1 Comment
Not since 2010’s drawn Grand Final has the drama been replicated for the game to be of such a high quality and going right down to the wire says Fearless. Saturday’s Grand Final between West Coast and Collingwood was all that. It was a shame that there was a loser but that’s footy.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: 2018 AFL Finals – The Year of the Magpie
August 28, 2018 by 2 Comments
For Cam’s True Believers, their Mighty Magpies are there; in the Finals once again, and for him, it seems a while ago since they were last there.
Round 7 Preview – We need to talk about about Hawthorn (and Sydney)
May 5, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Sal notes a pair of Levis coming up against each other this weekend. Sadly, there’s no Denham in the AFL anymore
Round 6 – Geelong v Collingwood: Five day turnaround (Floreat Pica Society)
May 1, 2017 by 6 Comments
Dave Nadel files for the Floreat Pica Society. Five days ago the Anzac Day match featured many poorly-performed Collingwood players; “including the skipper who had played his worst game in ten years.” What a difference five days can make.
Round 19 – Collingwood v West Coast: More Darce, less farce
August 2, 2016 by 6 Comments
Jeff Dowsing catches a star-studded Almanac cast at Victoria Park, before watching the “freakish” D Moore in both full flight and full story-of-2016 at the MCG.
Round 17 – Western Bulldogs v Collingwood: Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life
July 22, 2015 by Leave a Comment
After a well-earned mid-winter break in significantly warmer climes than the nation’s capital, Cam Hooke is back with the Magpie faithful’s guide to their Round 17 clash against the Western Bulldogs.
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