“Runner-up Ablett ‘feels for Swan’”
Jon Ralph - Herald Sun?
“Last night Ablett was more concerned for white-hot favourite Dane Swan, although he conceded his failure to capitalise on early dominance hurt him.”
??“If you don’t mind umpire”?
Herald Sun?
"?But the umps viewed it (round three) differently to Mick, giving Scott Pendlebury two votes.”
“MCG of Magpie agenda”?
Rebecca Williams - Herald Sun
“Collingwood is sticking to its tried and tested methods before Saturday’s Grand Final against St Kilda, turning its back on a MCG training session so as not to disrupt its winning routine.”
??“Downcast Clarke”?
AAP - Herald Sun?
“Former Collingwood player Marty Clarke had his plans of capturing his first All-Ireland title foiled in Down’s one-point Gaelic football grand final loss to Cork in Dublin yesterday.”
??“Street spells it out in black and white”?
Nathan Mawby - Herald Sun?
"The Magpie army is on the march - but it’s taken a quick pit stop in Northcote.”??
“Get your hot Pies”
?Herald Sun?
“A win for the Pies on Saturday is expected to signal an unprecedented footy paraphernalia spending spree.”
??“Flock of Magpies loose in paddock”?
Rebecca Williams and Nathan Mawby - Herald Sun
“Police could this week confront an army at Gosch’s Paddock - the Magpie army.”??
“Ball will play, say teammates”
Jake Niall - The Age
“WHILE there is a question mark over Luke Ball's fitness and the state of his hamstring, his teammates maintain that the former Saint is fine, will train later this week and take his place in the grand final team.”??
“Magpies add to the grand final mania”?
Peter Hanlon - The Age?
“HARRY O'Brien has never even been to an AFL grand final, much less burst out of defence at the heart of one.”??
“Team effort needed to beat Riewoldt: Shaw”
Denis Bicer - The Age?
“COLLINGWOOD defender Heath Shaw says that his team's defensive zoning across the whole ground is crucial to restricting the output of St Kilda captain and potential match winner Nick Riewoldt in Saturday's grand final at the MCG.”
“Pies' Thomas cleared”
AAP - The Age?
“COLLINGWOOD'S Dale Thomas has been cleared to play in the grand final after the match review panel deemed he delivered a legal bump on Geelong's Harry Taylor on Friday night.”
"Magpie Heath Shaw fights family history"
Malcolm Conn - The Australian
"HEATH Shaw has dismissed his famous immediate family history of Collingwood grand final failures."
