Afl Keen To Join Magpies At New Waterfront Home

VFL GAMES by the Yarra River look set to become one feature of Collingwood's new training ground at the Olympic Park site under a proposal by the Magpies that is being supported by the AFL.

Magpies Out Of Cousins Race

COLLINGWOOD has withdrawn from the race to recruit Ben Cousins, leaving St Kilda as the hot favourite to secure him if the AFL clears him to resume his career.

Parting Shaw Urges Pies To Forgive Brother

AS HE contemplates a fresh start in Sydney, Rhyce Shaw hopes his beloved former club Collingwood allows younger brother Heath to start next season with no lingering internal suspicions following his mid-season suspension.

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Swan Sees Rocca As Interim Skipper

DANE Swan, voted Collingwood's best-and-fairest player this year, has named young Pies Scott Pendlebury and Travis Cloke and veterans Anthony Rocca and Shane O'Bree as potential captaincy candidates in what is widely considered a two-horse race between Josh Fraser and Nick Maxwell.

Storm Gets Nsw Heartland Off Side

Going for Manly in a grand final is like going for Collingwood. Fans want Bellamy to pay.

Afl Set To Agree To Cats' Request For A Tougher 'blockbuster' Draw

GEELONG is likely to be granted its request for a tougher "blockbuster" draw in 2009, with the AFL indicating that it will probably schedule the Cats to play Hawthorn and Collingwood twice, with a grand final re-match in round one being given strong consideration.

Burns Tipped To Head West

WEST Coast appears to have won the race to acquire retiring Collingwood captain Scott Burns as an assistant coach.