This Daicos tag was different — but who will follow the blueprint?
Melbourne fell to Collingwood in a close loss on King’s Birthday. But Scott Gullan writes, Ed Langdon’s tag on Nick Daicos won the respect of the competition.
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Cats set for big boost ahead of top-four showdown
Geelong has long made an art of resting its veterans in the charge towards to September – but, as Chris Scott says, that might not happen this year. Here’s the latest.
Top-two lock? The run that has Pies on path to MCG prelim
Collingwood is charging toward a top-two finish — and has been gifted an upper hand in the premiership race with a fixture that barely sees the club leave Victoria during the run home.
Exposed? Big problems emerge with Hawks’ top-heavy defence
Sam Mitchell locked his playing group in a meeting room after the Hawks’ shocking performance against Collingwood to deliver some “home truths”. Could that include some bold selection calls to send a message?
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SuperCoach: Key takeaways from Collingwood v Sydney
Operation get Nick Daicos is officially back on after getting past the tag of James Jordon, as a couple of cheap Swans options delivered in the Pies’ win.
Retire or risk losing toes: Elliott’s ‘grim’ choice after rare injury
Jamie Elliott faced an agonising choice last year: walk away from the game he loved or risk losing toes in a rare surgery. The Pies’ highlight reel opens up on his life-changing call.
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‘Shock’ as star Pie learns his AFL fate
There was huge conjecture over the penalty Dan Houston would get for his nasty high shot and he’s now learned his Tribunal fate.
Ralph: Unsung heroes fuelling Pies’ push for premiership history
Much has been made of Collingwood’s bold recruiting moves in recent years. But as Jon Ralph writes, it’s the bargain buys who are proving crucial to the Magpies’ hopes of a 17th premiership.
Huge stuff-up as loaded guns chaos rocks AFL
The MCG’s loaded gun security breach scandal has taken a twist with AFL and stadium officials announcing major action will be taken.
Ugly in anyone’s language: Who will be next Blues scapegoat?
Carlton’s season is slipping away after another fadeout – and the stats are damning. So, SCOTT GULLAN asks, where will the blowtorch turn now?
‘Horrible’: Ugly AFL image slammed by fans
A persistent issue, which the AFL apparently has no issue in addressing, was back in Collingwood’s comfortable win over Carlton.
2 goals in a half: Ruthless Pies expose Carlton’s crippling disease
The Blues had the lead at half-time. Cue the inevitable as the Pies piled on the pressure in the second half to move to 3-1 and put Carlton’s season on the canvas.
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