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Off-contract stars won't distract us: Malthouse

COLLINGWOOD coach Mick Malthouse will confront his off-contract players to clarify their intentions if he believes speculation about them is damaging the Magpies' premiership prospects.

Pies will poach Giants' stars

COLLINGWOOD president Eddie McGuire has claimed young AFL players would quickly tire of living in western Sydney's "land of the falafel" and the Giants would be susceptible to raids by Victorian clubs.

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305/1-11 Hoddle Street Passed in$520,000 AGENT HARCOURTS ASKING PRICE $550,000

QUARTER BY QUARTER

The Pies€™ inspired opening term saw them boot eight goals to three. More pleasing for Mick Malthouse was that seven players scored the majors, the team apparently relishing the constantly changing Magpie forward set-up.

Exhibition

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Time To Throw Another On The Barbie

Jonathan's of Collingwood

Buckley Endorses Maxwell As The Pies' New Captain

COLLINGWOOD has opted for a no-frills appointment for its 45th captain, announcing that defender Nick Maxwell will assume the mantle vacated by Scott Burns at the end of last season.

Magpies Aim For U18 Team In Sydney

A COLLINGWOOD bid to field an under-18 team in the Sydney football competition in a joint venture with Sydney University is being considered by the AFL.

Those Prepaid Taxi Fares Aren't Fair For Passengers

IT'S time to see how prepaid taxi fares are improving the lot of drivers and not their passengers. A reader named Emma reports that her partner jumped into a cab at Federation Square about 3.30am and asked to be taken to Collingwood. The cabbie told him to cough up $20, but the passenger protested that the fare is usually a bit over $10. Remember, the cabbie is supposed to "estimate" the fare at the start of the trip. Arriving home, the meter was around $12, but the driver refused to give any ...

North-south Road Tunnel Next On Employers' List

A POWERFUL employers group has announced its wish list of transport projects for Melbourne, including a road tunnel from Hoddle Street in Collingwood to CityLink in South Yarra.

Mcguire's Board To Be Unchanged

EDDIE McGuire's Collingwood board will not be challenged in an election this year, with two directors set to be elected unopposed.

New Magpie Shows Stamina

TWO days after his name was called out, Collingwood's first draft pick Steele Sidebottom has confirmed that he has one outstanding athletic trait - stamina.

The Victim Recalls A War Crime

My Story: The Tale Of A Terrorist Who Wasn't By Mamdouh Habibwith Julia Collingwood Scribe, 272 pp, $32.95

Magpies' Profit Stung By $1.5m Hotel Losses

COLLINGWOOD'S disastrous foray into hotel ownership can now be quantified, with the club confirming yesterday the two pubs it recently committed to sell had cost it $8 million in just two years.

Redflex Speeds To Big Profit

WHEN the chairman's starting spiel includes teasing a fellow board member for being a Collingwood supporter, and thanking New Zealanders "for infecting me with this lurgy", there's a clear message for investors - this is a company confident about the road ahead.

Ex-roo Tries Out With Pies

DISCARDED Kangaroos defender Leigh Brown is training with Collingwood, hoping to trade blue stripes for black through the national draft.

Matthews To Be A Magpie Lifer

MORE than 18 years after he coached the Magpies to their drought-breaking 1990 premiership, AFL legend Leigh Matthews will finally be made a Collingwood life member.