Brisbane star Lachie Neale can’t be left alone and Brisbane should drop a key off-season recruit after a disappointing first final. Plus, who goes to Charlie Cameron? Mick McGuane looks at the key factors in the do-or-die semi-final.
Dustin Martin was in a mood on Saturday night where you simply had to savour his brilliance, writes Mark Robinson. The Tigers sounded a loud warning and Martin was at the forefront in an ominous display.
Geelong coach Chris Scott doesn’t indulge in history too much, but with a 3-10 finals record since the 2010 Grand Final, the Cats’ September failures have to be mental, Mark Robinson writes.
Geelong must explode out of the blocks, and Collingwood can’t allow the Cats to dictate how the game is played. Mick McGuane reveals how the qualifying final will be won and lost.
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A COLLINGWOOD fall down the ladder this season will inflate the premium price the Magpies are yet to pay for recruits Adam Treloar and James Aish.
NATHAN Buckley says coaching Collingwood carries more pressure than coaching any other club, but pressure is everywhere and on everyone, writes Mark Robinson.
FOOTBALL is still stuck in the 1980s. That was starkly evident this week when the industry rose to decry Brooke Cotchin’s support for husband Trent.
THE AFL’s decision to scrap the Grand Final replay is not before time, but it doesn’t mean the league has nailed the execution of a decider with extra-time, writes Jon Ralph.
WHEN you mould a team just the way you like it, as Nathan Buckley has done with his Magpies, then you leave yourself nowhere to hide when things go wrong.
KANGAS on top, May’s brain snap and dirty days for Port Adelaide, Richmond and Collingwood. Replay Robbo’s live chat.
AFL legend Kevin Bartlett deserves an apology after fighting to restrict the amount of interchange rotations and taking hit after hit for his opinion, writes Mark Robinson.
THEY are the butchers in black and white, and unless it can be fixed soon, Collingwood’s 2016 season could go from eye-fillet to low-grade mince, writes Shane Crawford.
PATRICK Dangerfield and Joel Selwood have already found synergy and despite not wanting to be a two-man team, Geelong has a huge advantage. FIVE THINGS ROBBO’s LOOKING FORWARD TO
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