FEARLESS 2018 RD 5: Statement Round – statements abound over 6-day round

Fearless sums up Round 5.

Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: One game does not a season make

Cam Hooke is keeping a stiff upper lip after the Pies struggled in Round 1.

Fearless 2017 Round 22 – Then There Was 9

Fearless’ fearless review of Round 22. Denial is of course just a river in Egypt….

Round 21 – Port Adelaide v Collingwood: Solid effort, falling short (for the Floreat Pica Society)

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: Frustration builds (by Paul Fahey on behalf of the Floreat Pica Society)

Collingwood have continued their slip in form with a second loss to Essendon in the season. Paul Fahey couldn’t find many positives in this one as Collingwood look to make wholesale changes.

Round 20 – Richmond v Collingwood: Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life

Cam Hooke and the bitter disappointment that comes with losing to an old enemy.

Round 10 – Collingwood v Western Bulldogs: When “almost” isn’t enough

Chris Vassiliou makes his debut for the Floreat Pica Society this week, writing of an “almost” kind of day for the Magpies. [Another fine FPS debut – Ed].

Round 9 – Collingwood v Geelong: All the pretty magpies

David Wilson once again climbs aboard his imaginary horse called Harry Collier for a Cormac McCarthy -inspired ride. There is a trace of Texas in the air.

Round 9 – Collingwood v Geelong: It was fair dinkum unbelievable

With Geelong threatening Collingwood in later stages of the game, Jeff Dowsing reports the highlight was an American Pie galloping towards goal.

Round 9 – Collingwood v Geelong: I love Melbourne, I love footy

In town for Good Beer Week, Luke Reynolds is able to celebrate a Collingwood win with fellow good beer lovers at GABS instead of drowning his sorrows.

Mason Cox – From US College Basketball to the AFL

Tony Samboras fills in some of the background to the Mason Cox story and the people behind Cox’s quick ascension to AFL ranks.

Now that you’ve heard of Mason Cox

And after an Anzac Day debut, a handy mark and goal with his first kick in the league, here’s a piece on US politics by Mason Cox himself.

Round 5 – Collingwood v Essendon: A hiding to nothing

J Dowsing spots similarities in the approaches of Mason Cox, the Collingwood mid-field and a young fella on the South Morang line train. The old KISS method.

NAB Challenge | Geelong v Collingwood: Cash, queues and an 11-goal quarter

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.”