"Numbers game for Collingwood Magpies ball magnet Dane Swan"
Bruce Matthews - Herald Sun
"DANE Swan must have sneezed when the umpire held the ball aloft to signal the start of the game. "
"Top four beckons for exciting Collingwood Magpies"
Mike Sheahan - Herald Sun
"IT WAS football at a level we haven't seen from a Collingwood unit for a long time."
"Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse's tough love"
Scott Gullan - Herald Sun
"DANE Swan touched the ball more than anyone has for the past decade at the MCG, but it takes more than 48 disposals to impress his coach."
"Swan's 48 disposals only 'reasonable': Malthouse"
Samantha Lane - The Age
"MICK Malthouse assessed Dane Swan's 48-possession game as "reasonable" last night, but issued high praise for Collingwood's lesser lights, whom he judged as instrumental in the 38-point defeat of Port Adelaide."
"Pies delight in Power failure"
Peter Hanlon - The Age
"THE official line stated that there was a brief first-quarter power failure at the MCG last evening, but the feed was restored within minutes and the show went on."
"Run machine Swan falls short of half-century"
Greg Baum - The Age
"OLD-TIMERS still call the MCG the "cricket ground". In the last quarter there yesterday, a cricket-like dimension was introduced to football."
"Collingwood shines bright amid MCG Power failure"
Courtney Walsh - The Australian
"FOR a brief period at the MCG yesterday, Collingwood seemed certain to be short-circuited by a Power problem."
