"Travis Cloke talking tough"
Jon Ralph - Herald Sun
"COLLINGWOOD forward Travis Cloke may be certain to stay with the Pies, but his management intends to play hard ball on his next contract."
"Open Dawes policy"
Michael Horan - Herald Sun
"THIS time around Chris Dawes is on the top shelf, a bona fide member of Collingwood's best 22."
"Pies-Cats hot ticket"
Rebecca Williams - Herald Sun
"The AFL is hoping for a bumper crowd of about 90,000 for tomorrow night's Collingwood-Geelong preliminary final."
"Last chance, Leon"
Jake Niall - The Age
"Leon Davis continues to win the coach's favour, but he's running out of chances to prove himself in the heat of finals football."
"Cats soak up finals pressure"
Martin Boulton - The Age
"BANNERS have begun appearing in shopfronts along Moorabool Street, blue and white flags are fluttering from car windows and there's a familiar feeling around the streets of Geelong."
"Out of left field"
Greg Baum - The Age
"LEIGH Brown's short, startling Collingwood career might be seen in terms of one of those left-foot goals on the run of which he has become so fond."
"When Harry met Harry - WA stars make their mark"
Steve Butler - The Western Australian
"When Harry met Harry on the half-back line of the 2010 All-Australian team on Monday night, each immediately described how they had derived inspiration from the other."