Goodes Gets Bad News As Suspension Looms

SYDNEY will be without dual Brownlow medal winner Adam Goodes for Saturday week's crucial match against Collingwood, and his streak of 204 consecutive games will come to an abrupt end unless the Swans can successfully defend a rough-conduct charge handed out yesterday by the AFL's match-review panel.

Rocca Out For 8 But Says He Was 'right To Play'

COLLINGWOOD admitted yesterday that, in hindsight, it had gambled and lost in playing Anthony Rocca against the Western Bulldogs on Sunday.

Pies Overrun After Rocca Loss

W Bulldogs 15.9 (99) Collingwood 13.11 (89)

Magpies Lose Star Trio As Key Kangaroos Come Back

COLLINGWOOD will be without a trio of stars on Sunday as it faces the in-form Western Bulldogs, with injured ruckman Josh Fraser and forward Leon Davis joining the suspended Travis Cloke on the sidelines.

Roos Shoots For Six Straight Before Pies Blockbuster

IT'S been billed as a blockbuster and Sydney's clash with Collingwood at ANZ Stadium on July 5 not only appears certain to live up to the expectations, but could determine both teams' chances of a top-four finish.

Pies Can Get Blockbusted

Big-game fatigue is a real issue for a Collingwood team that needs total intensity to succeed.

Don't Look Back In Anger

IN 749 games at VFL/AFL level, Collingwood coach Michael Malthouse has learned a thing or two about timing. In his 174 games as a tough back pocket for St Kilda and Richmond, Malthouse needed to know when it was time to go, and go he did, earning a reputation as one of the game's hardest defenders.

Goodbye Buckley And None Was Better

JOCK McHale, 38 years coach of Collingwood, once said that Bob Rose was the greatest Magpie player he had seen. Rose, on his deathbed in 2003, told Collingwood president Eddie McGuire that Nathan Buckley was the greatest. McGuire told this last night to a fully-subscribed, $175-a-head function at Crown Casino to pay tribute to Buckley's career. So was a century of Collingwood history, glory and ill-fated, reckoned up.

Surgery For Moloney

BRENT Moloney is facing surgery on the shoulder he injured against Collingwood on Monday and the likelihood that his season is over, while Jared Rivers will have to wait and see how strained abdominal muscles recover before he knows the full implications of his injury.

Dull Day Fails To Take The Shine Off An Eclectic Mix Of Loyal And Literate Magpies

The Floreat Pica Society flies in the face of Collingwood fan stereotypes.

Magpies Now The Hunted, Says Malthouse

COLLINGWOOD coach Michael Malthouse has questioned the number of blockbuster games the Magpies play, suggesting other clubs get more of a lift from them.

Pies Have Had Enough Of Blockbusters - Malthouse

Melbourne 13.17 (95) Collingwood 17.14 (116)

The Magpie Who Is Head And Shoulders Above The Rest

Of Collingwood's young stars, Dale Thomas flies highest. Martin Flanagan reports.

Landmarks For Malthouse, Davis At Mcg

WIN, lose or draw, the Collingwood Football Club seems incapable of having a quiet week.

Roll Up Or Else, Dees: Afl

MELBOURNE could lose its blockbuster Queen's Birthday match against Collingwood if Demons supporters do not turn out in numbers to watch their team on Monday, says league chief executive Andrew Demetriou.

Malthouse Lauds Shy Star

COLLINGWOOD coach Mick Malthouse has paid tribute to goalsneak Leon Davis for his effort in overcoming intense homesickness and shyness as a rookie to line up for his 150th game on Monday against Melbourne.

Shy Teen Becomes Shining Star

COLLINGWOOD coach Mick Malthouse has paid tribute to goalsneak Leon Davis for his effort in overcoming intense homesickness and shyness as a rookie to line up for his 150th game on Monday against Melbourne.

Demons Face Character Test

MELBOURNE coach Dean Bailey has thrown down the challenge to his young side, declaring Monday's clash against an in-form Collingwood will be a true test of the team's character.

Young Stars Commit To Collingwood

COLLINGWOOD has re-signed three more of its young guns, ensuring it will retain the nucleus of its rebuilt side until at least the end of the decade.

Magpies Keep 'foot On Throat'

COLLINGWOOD coach Mick Malthouse admitted he drove to the ground yesterday worried that after last week's massive high the Magpies could be in for a fall, but instead was delighted his players responded by smashing a disappointing West Coast by a record 100 points.

On-song Magpies Crush One-hit Wonders

COLLINGWOOD and West Coast had wins last week that flattered their seasons. Collingwood thrashed premier Geelong by 86 points. West Coast surprised Adelaide to win its first game since round one by 50.