Pre-season ratings: Which stars shone, struggled?
Pre-season footy has gone up a level as the race to round 1 heats up. Take a look at our player reviews from the opening practice matches.
Collingwood
Collingwood hit back at rivals in MCG seat stoush
Collingwood boss Craig Kelly has hit back at rival clubs demanding Pies members lose seats at the MCG, declaring the club will remain “aggressive” in its negotiations.
One key ‘difference’ at Pies will scare AFL
After Collingwood took its fans on the wildest of rides last year, there’s a different feel at the club that will put the AFL on notice.
Buckley backflips over unwanted AFL star
Nathan Buckley has now changed his tune after strong comments about Collingwood’s ruthless move to replace Brodie Grundy.
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Beams reveals car crash was deliberate
Collingwood star Dayne Beams has made a stunning revelation about his daylight car crash in February when he was at rock bottom.
De Goey case won’t change AFL rules on sexual assault
The AFL is confident it has appropriate powers to stand down players charged with serious sexual assault and won’t adopt tough NRL rules that have been acclaimed for taking a hard-line stance on respect towards women.
The Tackle: Can we talk about Shaun Burgoyne?
Shaun Burgoyne played as a deep forward against GWS and it didn’t work. Is he being played out of position or is there a much harder question facing the 37-year-old Hawthorn champ? Mark Robinson’s likes and dislikes.
Eddie McGuire: I’m no hypocrite
In April Eddie McGuire said players who breach COVID-19 protocols should be fined $100,000. But now he says things have changed, and Steele Sidebottom’s four-week suspension is enough.
Eddie launches eight-minute defence over hypocrisy claims
Collingwood president Eddie McGuire has given a rambling eight-minute justification about why his views on Steele Sidebottom’s COVID-19 ban were not hypocritical.
AFL must follow NRL’s lead with De Goey case
It is time for the AFL to catch up and to look to the NRL who implemented in February last year the ‘no fault’ stand down rule for players facing significant charges like Jordan De Goey, Jessica Halloran writes.
Pies to hold De Goey out of Hawks clash
Collingwood star Jordan De Goey is free to play, despite his indecent assault charge, but the Pies have decided to keep him out of the game against Hawthorn amid his COVID-19 tests as fresh details emerge.
‘Matter of great concern’: Pies advance Lumumba inquiry
Collingwood has taken the next step in its investigation into claims of racism by former player Heritier Lumumba, appointing a distinguished professor to lead an independent inquiry into what it says is a “matter of great concern”.
Hot start makes Shiel a medal contender
He powered Essendon to victory against Collingwood on Friday night and one expert believes Dylan Shiel’s red-hot start to the season will make him a Brownlow Medal contender.
How will Crouch’s free agency play out?
He was in trade talks last year. Now Brad Crouch is a free agent and his club is set for a long rebuild. What does that mean for his future? Plus, the latest trade buzz from around the league.
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