Every morning collingwoodfc.com.au will publish ‘Pies in Print’ which will keep Magpie supporters informed on what is being written about the club in major papers around the country
"Ball D-Day arrives"
Sam Edmund - Herald Sun
"Luke Ball appears certain to play in the Grand Final."
"Pies' call to cut corporates"
Jon Ralph - Herald Sun
"Collingwood says it would be prepared to receive fewer Grand Final tickets in its yearly allocation if it helped members of competing clubs attend the game."
"Eddie: Judd due"
Lauren Wood - Herald Sun
"Collingwood president Eddie McGuire said yesterday Chris Judd had deserved his second Brownlow Medal, despite being caught on camera looking filthy as Magpie favourite Dane Swan's predicted flood of votes failed to materialise."
"Swan just wants flag"
Sam Edmund - Herald Sun
"Collingwood skipper Nick Maxwell says Dane Swan has remained unaffected by his Brownlow Medal failure."
"Mick backs Cloke's boot"
Jay Clark - Herald Sun
"But coach Michael Malthouse has ultimate faith Travis Cloke's wayward left boot can stand up to the pressure of needing to kick a goal after the siren to win Saturday's grand Final against St Kilda."
"Double dip for Pies"
Daryl Timms and Jackie Epstein - Herald Sun (Sport Confidential)
"Collingwood pulled off the double at last night's AFL Coaches' Association Awards when Mick Malthouse was named Coach of the Year and onballer Dane Swan won Player of the Year."
"GF banner suits Pies fans to a tee"
Daryl Timms and Jackie Epstein - Herald Sun (Sport Confidential)
"Collingwood has turned its Grand Final banner into a T-shirt."
"Record against Saints gives Davis a chance"
Michael Gleeson - The Age
"WHEN Leon Davis felt a twinge in his hamstring last week it was a tug of the tendon that also pulled him over the line of uncertainty with the coaching staff."
"Pies switch focus to the decider"
Michael Gleeson - The Age
"WHEN he won the most valuable player award as voted by the players, Dane Swan drily said: ''Thanks, it's what all players play for - the individual awards.''"
"Coaches decide Swan is their player of the year"
Martin Boulton - The Age
"HE WAS a few votes short on Monday night at the Brownlow Medal, but Collingwood's Dane Swan was on top in last night's AFL Coaches' Association awards, winning Champion Player of the Year."
"Magpie ponders the career that got away"
Greg Baum - The Age
"Rusling is 23. He was angry in the beginning and frustrated for years, he said, but was now reconciled to his fate. He has had plenty of time to accustom himself to it."
"Thousands expected at final training sessions"
Stathi Paxinos - The Age
"Collingwood chief executive Gary Pert said extra security would be called to handle the thousands of fans expected at today's training session, which would start at 10.30am and was expected to run for about an hour."
"Mystery injury threatens Luke Ball's dream of premiership victory with Collingwood"
Malcolm Conn - The Age
"LUKE Ball must make it through training this morning and a medical assessment tomorrow before he can be sure of playing in the grand final."
