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Collingwood’s Nick Daicos and Bulldog Sam Darcy.

Magpies’ nail-biting win over Bulldogs delivers captivating look at the future

Collingwood spoiled the Bulldogs’ 100th anniversary celebrations with a single goal, but all anyone wanted to talk about post-match was Nick Daicos and Sam Darcy.

  • Marc McGowan

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Mason Cox was in the thick of the action late.

As it happened: ‘He got punched in the face’ – McRae’s blunt assessment of incident in nail-biting win

Recap all the thrilling action from Friday night footy at the MCG as Collingwood spoiled the Bulldogs’ party.

  • Angus Delaney, Marc McGowan and Russell Bennett
Shai Bolton will play for the Dockers.

Bolton in for Dockers, mixed news for Magpies

Bolton missed last week’s 78-point loss to Geelong with a leg injury, but trained strongly on Thursday and has been named in the starting team for Sunday’s game in Perth.

  • Justin Chadwick
Shai Bolton will return home to WA.

Saints wield the axe, ex-Tigers flag star named for new club: AFL expert tips and teams for round two

Ross Lyon made a statement at the selection table, while Collingwood also made some key calls.

Footscray fans protest the proposal to merger the club with Fitzroy in 1989.

The Bulldogs saved themselves in 1989. They also saved North, Richmond and the Saints

The Western Bulldogs will be full of joy on Friday night when they celebrate their centenary, but it wasn’t that long ago their financial woes meant the AFL wanted their doors closed.

  • Jon Pierik
The Blues will welcome spearhead Charlie Curnow back into their forward line.

Curnow and De Goey among big names to return in round two; Coach concedes Ugle-Hagan may not play this season

The Blues and Pies have two of the biggest names set to return, although the Blues do have some other selection headaches.

  • Jon Pierik and Andrew Wu
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Michael Voss is not under immediate pressure to keep his job, but Thursday night’s loss to Richmond was worrying.

Blues must respond or pressure will mount; The recruits who dazzled in round 1

The Blues’ loss was the worst of the Michael Voss era, and as bad anything they’ve served up in recent memory. Their restless fans will be expecting an emphatic response this week, but the challenge awaiting them is significant.

  • Michael Gleeson
Collingwood debutants Dan Houston, Tim Membrey and Harry Perryman.

‘Whoa, he’ll make a difference’: Houston’s dream debut in Pies’ perfect night out; Huge collision exposes rule grey area

Collingwood are markedly better with Dan Houston in it, as they showed in a round one demolition of the Power. Meanwhile, young Bulldog Luke Cleary was taken to hospital after a sickening clash with North Melbourne’s Jackson Archer.

  • Andrew Wu and Peter Ryan
Alex Condon of the Florida Gators battles with Johni Broome of the Auburn Tigers.

If the NBA clubs don’t draft this 211cm tall Australian, the Magpies are ready to swoop

Alex Condon is eyeing a national title with the Florida Gators and then a move to the NBA. But if his basketball career doesn’t work out, he has a handy back-up plan; playing footy for Collingwood.

  • Roy Ward
Dan Houston has settled into his new jumper

New jumper, ‘new person’: Houston had a problem in 2024, now he’s ready for lift-off

Despite all the complications of 2024, Dan Houston still produced an All-Australian season at Port Adelaide. Now he’s got less on his mind and is ready to make his debut as a Magpie against his former club.

  • Peter Ryan

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