“Top Saint to keep close eye on Presti’s progress”
Jake Niall - The Age?
“Nick Riewoldt didn’t watch Collingwood as closely as the Pies watched him on the weekend.”??
“The final word”?
Michael Gleeson - The Age
“Michael Gleeson looks at the pressing questions leading up to the grand final.”??
“Coach optimistic Ball will be fit to take on old side”
Jon Pierik - The Age
“Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse says injured midfielder Luke Ball is in a far more “comfortable” position and has offered a unique explanation of his leg cramp.”
“Pies win should shed ‘wobbles’ tag”
Rohan Connolly - The Age?
“The “Colliwobbles” tag that gets dragged down and dusted off any time Collingwood makes an appearance in September has, in truth, never been particularly apt.”
??“Fanfare for the common man”
Rohan Connolly - The Age?
“Rohan Connolly on why Dane Swan winning the Brownlow would be a triumph of substance over style.”
??“Key Saint, Pie sweat on match review panel”
Bruce Matthews - Herald Sun?
“The Magpies also have a nervous wait, with midfielder Dale Thomas under threat of being forced to defend a similar front-on bump charge arising from a clash with Geelong defender Harry Taylor in the second quarter on Friday night.”??
“Gazza picks Swan”?
Warwick Green - Herald Sun
“Last year’s Brownlow medalist Gary Ablett says he will drape this year’s medal around Dane Swan’s neck tonight.”??
“Heirs to the throne”
Mike Sheahan - Herald Sun?
“Collingwood humiliated the best team of recent years on Friday night.”
??“Fraser deal likely”?
Braden Quartermaine - Herald Sun
“Collingwood ruckman Josh Fraser may join Fremantle in a direct swap for defender Chris Tarrant during trade week.”??
“Who gets Nick?”?
Mark Robinson - Herald Sun?
“The questions are many, yet one is a standout: who should play on Nick Riewoldt?”
??“Swan-Pie double to skin bagmen”
Jon Anderson - Herald Sun (Punters’ Paradise)
“A Dane Swan win at the Brownlow Medal count tonight will take bookmakers halfway towards their worst possible result.”??
“Pies in sky”?
Daryl Timms and Jackie Epstein - Herald Sun (Sport Confidential)?
“A pilot of a Brisbane-Melbourne flight on Friday night regularly called air services HQ for score updates on the preliminary final.”
??“For a good cause”?
Daryl Timms and Jackie Epstein - Herald Sun (Sport Confidential)?
“Procceds form the sales of Joffa Bobblehead action figures support the Epilepsy Foundation of Victoria.”??
“Savvy St Kilda won't fall into Magpie trap”
Patrick Smith - The Australian?
“That Collingwood is favourite to win its first premiership since 1990 is logical. It has had the better of the competition and exposed Geelong, winner of two premierships in three years, as an ageing, arrogant side that refused to adapt to the new reality.”
