Collingwood, oh Collingwood, what happened last week? Going into the game against the Western Bulldogs the Magpies were short favourites with most predicting an easy win for the men in black and white. After all the Magpies set equal second on wins while the Dogs sat equal second bottom, yet what happened in those 3
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Only a few years ago Collingwood and the Western Bulldogs played off in a qualifying final after both finished in the top 4. Four years later and the two couldn’t be much further apart with percentage the only thing stopping the Dogs from being 2nd bottom and the Pies from being 2nd from the top.
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Collingwood and Melbourne once had the fiercest and most contested of any domestic sporting rivalry in Australia. During the 1950′s and 1960′s the Magpies and Demons regularly met in finals and Grand Finals although at the time the Demons came out on top more times than not. But since the 1964 Grand Final, which coincidentally
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Collingwood vs St Kilda, whenever these teams are mentioned together two moments come to mind immediately, the 1966 and 2010 Grand Finals. In the 1966 season decider the Saints prevailed by a single point over Collingwood in what is still their only senior premiership in AFL/VFL history. The 2010 clash was built up with that
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Collingwood and West Coast, two of the biggest clubs in Australian sport go head to head this Saturday at the home of football, the MCG. Usually when these two meet there’s a lot on the line and this weekend is no different. West Coast started the season in fine form with 3 consecutive wins but
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The Adelaide Oval, one of the great stadiums of the world welcomes Australia’s biggest sporting club, Collingwood for the first time this week. The Magpies may be a little hesitant heading to a new venue in Adelaide after having a great record at Football Park, although it has to be exciting to head to such
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RIVALRY, true rivalry, is rare in sport. Yet on Friday night at the M.C.G. Australia’s greatest domestic sporting rivalry will write another chapter into it’s long history. It’s Collingwood vs Carlton of course, the biggest and oldest rivalry in the AFL which dates back to the start of the VFL competition. The relationship started well
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LEST WE FORGET. They are the final words of the ANZAC oath, read out each ANZAC day at ceremonies right around Australia and New Zealand, on a day that has become as respected as any in the Australasian calendar. Since 1995, the AFL has honoured the ANZAC’s before a packed crowd at the MCG, with
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Saturday afternoon footy, the way it’s supposed to be, and this weekend for the first time in season 2014 Collingwood and North Melbourne get to experience it. It’s a vital game for both clubs that may well determine which finishes ahead of the other after 23 rounds. At the moment North Melbourne sit sixth on
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ONE WIN, THREE LOSSES, that’s a terrible way to start a 22 round AFL premiership season, yet that’s exactly where the loser of Friday Night’s round 4 opener will sit. Richmond and Collingwood came into season 2014 with high hopes, the Tiger Army was coming off it’s first finals appearance in a decade, while the
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