How ‘smart and measured’ Murphy will overcome concussion woes
Two AFL players have been forced into retirement recently due to concussion, but Magpie Nathan Murphy is still making the adjustments to continue his career. Murphy chats to JAY CLARK.
Two AFL players have been forced into retirement recently due to concussion, but Magpie Nathan Murphy is still making the adjustments to continue his career. Murphy chats to JAY CLARK.
Collingwood’s short-term plans at the trade table have been revealed with the playing list set for a big shake-up.
Collingwood star Scott Pendlebury will have to race the clock to be fit after the Magpies’ bye as a luckless tall suffered another blow.
The AFL has reportedly demanded answers from Collingwood after star Jordan De Goey was sprung by TV cameras.
A Magpies veteran admits he’s unsure what the future holds for himself and a number of Collingwood’s ageing champions.
Being made the sub was a close enough call for Jack Crisp to ponder his club-record games streak but accepts it’s part of Collingwood’s search for premiership chemistry.
‘The outside narrative is fascinating’, Sam Mitchell of Jack Ginnivan after the loss to Collingwood. But the Hawthorn coach was full of praise for the former Magpie.
Collingwood made it crystal clear to Lachie Schultz he would ‘go straight past Jack Ginnivan’ in the pecking order at the Magpies, then the Hawks swooped. Go inside the trade drama here.
Collingwood coach Craig McRae says the Pies feel fully prepared to help Nick Daicos deal with Hawthorn tagger Finn Maginness.
Graham Wright will return from an extended break later this season – but will he remain at Collingwood? Rival clubs aren’t the only ones lining up.
Hawthorn forward Jack Ginnivan needed just three words to encapsulate his Collingwood tenure: “a f***ing rollercoaster”.
Collingwood coach Craig McRae has spilled the beans on the three-word text messages he received that left him in tears in his car.
A Collingwood star says it will be difficult keeping a fired up teammate away from Jack Ginnivan when he comes face to face with his old side.
Just after Collingwood’s grand final win, Jack Ginnivan became the shock of the trade period. But, as he reveals, it was what the Magpies did in those few weeks that was the real surprise.
Sam Mitchell is poised to make a ruthless call on one of his premiership teammates as he tries to ignite Hawthorn’s season on Easter Monday. FULL ROUND 3 TEAMS.
Collingwood coach Craig McRae didn’t see the Scott Pendlebury incident in Brisbane and chose to revel in his team’s emphatic victory.
It wasn’t pretty. In fact at times it was downright ordinary. But the reigning premiers have broken their duck — and sent Brisbane into crisis mode, writes Callum Dick.
Collingwood veteran Scott Pendlebury is set to come under scrutiny after he lashed out in a rare act of aggression against Brisbane.
Commentators and fans were left frustrated at “farcical” scenes in the blockbuster AFL clash between Brisbane and Collingwood.
A popular cheapie flopped while an abundance of PODs starred. Discover all our SuperCoach analysis and relive the key moments from Collingwood’s win over Brisbane.
Is Collingwood on the precipice of a flag hangover? SAM LANDSBERGER speaks to premiership players to find out what makes and what breaks a reigning premier.
With Brisbane’s defensive depth being tested, Lions great Luke Hodge would like to see the versatile Dayne Zorko spend plenty of time in the backline.
Veteran Collingwood players have been in the spotlight during the club’s winless start to the year, with one of the elder Magpies saying it’s more than fair.
Magpie legends Scott Pendlebury and Steele Sidebottom are under pressure to hold their spots as the club’s premiership defence flaters. But, a coaching great says one move can save the veteran pair.
Having taken a big step in his return from a serious knee injury, Lions off-season recruit Tom Doedee is poised to make a timely AFL comeback.
Collingwood’s three remaining list spots have been decided in an agonising call which left three players on the outer. Plus, the VFL star who could be parachuted onto Hawthorn’s list.
Collingwood may have to make room for Fin Macrae after his intraclub performance while Jordan De Goey looked freakishly good. JOSH BARNES has the run down on how every Pie fared.
Collingwood’s faultless pre-season has it some hurdles with a premiership winner not feeling ready to play after a grand final head knock and a gun draftee needing surgery.
Collingwood defender Nathan Murphy has been ruled out of the club’s pre-season matches but says he has every intention of continuing his career after concussion issues.
There aren’t many Magpies that are more loved than Nathan Murphy. But as MARK ROBINSON writes, the defender is risking his future for this game.
As D-Day looms for SSP hopefuls at Collingwood and Richmond, an ex-Port Adelaide big man and WAFL forward are considered the frontrunners to land a list spot.
Collingwood are heading into the 2024 season healthy and firing, but that means fringe players are set for more selection pain as they attempt to displace some premiership heroes.
Collingwood boss Craig Kelly has stood behind Nathan Murphy continuing his AFL career but declined to give more information on how the call was made. Here’s why.
Collingwood and Richmond want to lock in a permanent fixture between the two clubs in February dubbed the ‘Charity Shield’.
Collingwood’s premiership heroes have been put on notice as a trio of young guns press for a round 1 berth in Craig McRae’s team. Plus, the huge midfield shift for a Pies forward star.
The Pies have plenty of firepower to call on, but who really is the main man at the premiers? GLENN MCFARLANE and JON RALPH rate every Collingwood player.
A premiership Pie missed pre-season training on Monday, after an early morning car crash on the Mornington Peninsula Freeway.
The premiership defender was seen ‘swerving and cutting off other cars’ prior to the early morning accident.
Isaac Quaynor continues to improve after making the All-Australian squad in 2023, now he’s been locked up by the Magpies for the rest of the decade.
Collingwood superstar Nick Daicos can consider himself lucky after a clumsy tackle on a teammate at training nearly ended very badly.
A trio of Collingwood premiership stars are set to integrate into full training loads after respective off-season injury woes, while Dan McStay’s recovery from ACL surgery is progressing well.
A rival AFL club has taken a cheeky dig at Collingwood in a savage post after the Magpies celebrated an upgrade to their club.
Collingwood has come under fire for a controversial video that’s infuriating sporting fans and prompted a Pies great to weigh in.
Collingwood has come under fire for a video celebrating their new footy facilities, which covers up a dark period in the club’s history.
Collingwood is stepping closer to naming who will take on duties from footy boss Graham Wright this season as an assistant eyes a step up.
A key Magpie was nowhere to be seen while a premiership forward stepped up after a calf injury had nagged his pre-season. Get the latest from the Pies.
There is an expression that players are married to premierships, but Collingwood star defender Jack Crisp has taken the saying literally in a recent Instagram post. Watch the video here.
Collingwood has three open spots on their list – with the chance to open up a fourth. Who leads the race to fill them? JOSH BARNES breaks down the Pies’ return to the track.
List spots are at a premium at Collingwood as the club plots to turn its breakthrough premiership into an era of success. Which players need a big 2024 to earn another deal?
Collingwood has completed its weeks-long search for a new AFLW coach, settling on a surprise former player to take charge.
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