‘Vastly improved’: Pies president says club not racist
Collingwood president Jeff Browne has strongly defended the club’s embattled chief executive from serious allegations of racism.
Collingwood president Jeff Browne has strongly defended the club’s embattled chief executive from serious allegations of racism.
Collingwood’s chief executive Craig Kelly has been accused of joking about putting a live possum in a special room for Indigenous players and sending a Jewish colleague a “free Palestine” photo.
Collingwood coach Craig McRae has a firm message to Magpies fans ahead of the club’s biggest game since last year’s grand final.
Scott Pendlebury’s AFL career is heading to a 20th year as the Magpie confirms he has secured a contract extension on the eve of his 400th game.
Nick Daicos had a whopping 17 touches at the first change, with no Richmond players within cooee of him at stoppages. Adem Yze explains why the Tigers let him run riot early.
Jamie Elliott missed a significant chunk of the season with a foot injury which confounded doctors. He tells JAY CLARK about how serious it was and what happened.
Collingwood coach Craig McRae concedes star Jordan De Goey won’t be at 100% fitness again this season but is hopeful his groin injury can be managed in the run to finals.
Collingwood’s ageing list is in focus as the reigning premiers battle to make the finals again and some big decisions loom.
Collingwood president Jeff Browne has hit back at critics who have attributed the club’s slide out of the top eight to the absence of one of its most influential football staffers.
A Collingwood defender says the Magpies are “really optimistic” their season isn’t over just yet.
The Magpies’ 66-point loss to the Hawks put a huge dent in their September hopes, but they’re not dead yet. See who Collingwood need to barrack against and how they can still make the eight.
Collingwood wants to stay in its premiership window, but calls have emerged for the club to make some huge calls about its champions.
After Collingwood coach Craig McRae said some damning things about his battling players, the under-fire captain has revealed what’s hurting the reigning premiers.
Hawthorn’s Jack Ginnivan has responded after a popular newsreader caused a stir with extraordinary comments about the AFL star.
Jack Ginnivan may have ended Collingwood’s premiership defence on Saturday, but the true pain of the 2023 trade is yet to be felt for the Pies’ footy department.
Collingwood’s premiership defence is on the brink of being over after booting one goal in a half during a dismal loss in which ex-Magpie Jack Ginnivan came back to haunt his former side.
The AFL has been put on notice with a club proving they’re the real deal after producing a demolition job against the reigning premiers.
Collingwood coach Craig McRae has firmly backed his skipper as he urges the Magpies to hit Hawthorn “between the eyes” in a do-or-die clash.
Collingwood’s big off-season trade gamble is looking more and more like a disaster with each week that passes.
Media personality Kane Cornes has put Collingwood premiership captain Darcy Moore in the spotlight with several damning highlights.
Geelong has dealt another huge blow to Collingwood’s premiership defence, with coach Craig McRae saying his club is in danger of failing to make finals, let alone contend.
Collingwood, the AFL’s reigning premiers, are at serious risk of joining an unwanted club following their third straight loss.
Another high shot is in the AFL spotlight, with opinion fiercely divided on Tom Stewart’s bump on Collingwood’s Nathan Kreuger.
Collingwood’s finals chances have been dealt a major blow with Geelong securing a big win for their top-four aspirations. Relive Friday’s action and see our SuperCoach takeaways here.
Collingwood’s premiership defence is hanging by a thread after falling to Geelong in a defeat which left the Magpies stranded outside the top eight.
AFL umpires were under intense scrutiny on Thursday night and a footy great couldn’t resist a sarcastic swipe at a rule change.
The feelings between the infamous Rat Pack and Nathan Buckley still run deep, with St Kilda great Nick Riewoldt also in the firing line.
Adding a former captain to their injury list leaves Collingwood short on manpower for a massive Friday night clash.
He missed out on a premiership last year, but Dan McStay is on track to have another crack in 2024. JAY CLARK has the potential return plan for the Pies’ forward.
Pies fans were bemused when Lachie Sullivan was penalised for handing the ball to a teammate and not an umpire at a stoppage, handing Fremantle a goal in a draw. Those fans were livid when it happened on Sunday and no officials batted an eyelid.
Craig McRae was left confused about the late free kick on Friday night. But he was proud of a ‘fighting and scrapping’ Collingwood side that walked away with two points – again.
The Sean Darcy free kick had Collingwood supporters up in arms and coach Craig McRae ‘confused’. But the AFL has backed the umpire, and confirmed the rule is something clubs know about.
A thrilling finish sees Walyalup and Collingwood split the points, while a tense last quarter let SuperCoach stars fly. See the full SC takeaways and recap all the Friday Night action here.
Fremantle and Collingwood have played out a thrilling draw at Optus Stadium, with the Dockers storming home to salvage two points.
Love him or hate him, Brayden Maynard rubs people the wrong way, and the Pie was at it again in Friday’s clash with Fremantle.
The Magpies continue to privately rail against what they sees as ridiculous restrictions on football club spending, preparing to break the bank for a cutting-edge football program.
Sydney chairman Andrew Pridham has never been shy at taking jabs at the Pies, now the Swans boss has thrown down the gauntlet to the 2023 premiers for an epic way to start 2025.
Lachie Schultz was the Pies’ high-profile recruit coming into 2024, but his first month left a bit to be desired if you ask the keyboard warriors who made life hell. He speaks to JON RALPH about the turnaround since then ahead of game 100.
Bobby Hill’s celebration on Saturday was inspired by Adam Goodes, and not the only time the Norm Smith medallist has paid tribute to the AFL legend, but he tells GLENN McFARLANE the AFL still has ways to go to combat racism.
During the summer he was rolling out leggies against Pakistan. This Friday night, Wil Parker makes his AFL debut. This is the inside story of how a potential Australian Test player was lost to cricket.
A Collingwood rookie has come from the clouds to be named for his AFL debut after giving up cricket less than one year ago.
Collingwood’s greatest player in Scott Pendlebury could go round for another season, writes JAY CLARK, and deserves it, with the champion still one of the Pies’ best.
A South Australian footy great says the call on Izak Rankine was technically correct, but Collingwood players like the Daicos brothers wouldn’t have been pinged.
Crows fans may not like it, but the AFL is set to tick off the late free kick that handed Collingwood victory on Saturday, as Adelaide looks ahead to time without Izak Rankine.
Craig McRae has given a startling insight into Jordan De Goey’s last-quarter concussion scare against Adelaide amid doubts about whether Collingwood’s matchwinner will be ruled out of round 11.
Matthew Nicks isn’t the first coach, nor will he be the last, to have Nick Daicos nightmares. Scott Gullan asks the question many Crows fans will be thinking – and what the answer means for the rest of the competition.
With 20 seconds remaining in a four-point game, the umpire blew the whistle in a moment that has ignited the footy world.
Billy Frampton will forever be a premiership Pie, now he’s locked into the team as they try to repeat history. As he closes in on game 50, the former Crow says he always feels like he’s on the edge.
One Magpies star has been declared fit to face Adelaide but another forward reshuffle looms after a premiership teammate’s injury.
The Collingwood fan who reached over the fence to pat West Coast’s Harvey Johnston won’t be able to do so again anytime soon.
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