Mar 3, 2009
Collingwood are set to welcome back the services of All-Australian small forward Paul Medhurst this week. The nimble forward has missed the pre-season so far due to back injury and a foot stress fracture, but is ready to take the field again. Magpies assistant coach Blake Caracella said Medhurst was close to playing last week for the reserves but…
Feb 20, 2009
Collingwood skipper Nick Maxwell has had his 4 match suspension overturned, becoming the first player since the introduction of the new system to successfully appeal the tribunal's decision.
Feb 16, 2009
Collingwood received another boost today when their two star midfielders Dane Swan and Scott Pendlebury signed contract extensions to remain at the club until 2011. Swan, who is 24 has played 100 games for the pies and won last years Copeland Trophy. Meanwhile Pendlebury is only 21 years of age, has played 55 games and is the new vice-captain down…
Feb 10, 2009
New Collingwood skipper Nick Maxwell has been banned for three games, after pleading guilty to a head-high hit from the Magpies first pre-season game against West Coast on Saturday. The Magpie camp is likely to challenge the ban, but if they failed Maxwell will miss four games. Maxwell managed to break West Coast fresh-man, Patrick McGinnity's jaw in the dangerous…
Jan 29, 2009
The eight young men drafted by the West Coast Eagles (3) and the Fremantle Dockers (5) will be allocated their WAFL based clubs today, an announcement likely at around 3.30PM. The bottom 3 placed clubs from 2008 (East Perth, Claremont and Perth) receive two players each in the reverse draft model, though that may not be the eventuality with the…
Dec 2, 2008
The AFL has welcomed five overseas players including four Irishmen and a Canadian. Adelaide has listed Brian Donnelly from County Louth, the Bombers have chosen Michael Quinn from County Longford, North Melbourne has selected Connor Meredith from County Laois, and the fourth AFL club to have included an overseas player on their list are the Sydney Swans who picked up…
Sep 10, 2008
Magpie captain Scott Burns hasn't yet convinced the club's medical staff that he is fit enough to play in Saturday night's semi-final clash with the Saints at the MCG. Burns attended the training session on Wednesday morning, but failed to convince coach Mick Malthouse that he was well enough to take the field against the Saints. Malthouse said that he'll…
Sep 9, 2008
Disgraced Magpie star Alan Didak has approached club president Eddie McGuire and coach Mick Malthouse, about playing for the club in the 2009 season. Word on the street is that Didak organised seperate meetings with both Malthouse and McGuire and apologised to them about lying to the club over the car accident scenario with Heath Shaw and told them both…
Sep 8, 2008
Well it's been a long time since WA football fans sat back and watched the finals series without a team involved but that's what has happened this year. September will be a time of relaxation and footy trips for the West Coast and Fremantle players this season. Unfortunately football fans aren't being treated to the most amazing finals series thus…
Sep 8, 2008
News for the Magpies gets better, with captain Scott Burns set to come back to the team for Saturday night's semi-final match with the Saints. The young Magpies squad have performed briliantly over the last month but Burns will give them some much needed experience, as they look to exceed expectations and go further into September action. A club spokesman…
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