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Finally, Pies let the Cat out of the bag

Rohan Connolly In the end, the biggest surprise of the 2011 grand final was the margin by which it was decided.

Pies favourites, form says Cats by a whisker

Rohan Connolly Cats will get plenty of satisfaction from early grand final betting markets.

Greatest rivals of the era lock horns in an epic showdown

Rohan Connolly On Saturday we will know whether the Pies or Cats have made most of the past five years.

Collingwood v West Coast: Pies have the edge

Rohan Connolly There are many unknowns about Saturday’s Collingwood-West Coast qualifying final. The one certainty is that there will be plenty of wisdom in hindsight about just what the Magpies’ final-round...

Pies sweat out a win over Eagles

Rohan Connolly Someone really needs to tell West Coast to start following the finals script.

Playing for more than just points

Rohan Connolly The Cats and Pies will find out plenty tomorrow night.

Dons turn to teenager

Rohan Connolly Essendon forced to turn to debutant for MCG clash with Collingwood.

Pies answer latest challenge

Rohan Connolly They had a crack. They didn't give up. They were within a point shortly before half-time. And still St Kilda had to play out a whole final quarter last night knowing the gig was well and truly up.

Stop Franklin is Pies' game

Rohan Connolly It's a Hawk who will need no introduction occupying Magpie minds in the lead-up to Sunday's clash at the MCG.

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Saints axe three, name Winmar for clash with Demons

Martin Boulton, Rohan Connolly St Kilda's fifth loss forces the pace of change at the club with Nicholas Winmar becoming its seventh debutant of the year.

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Geelong is still hungry

Rohan Connolly We like simple answers in this business, which is why Geelong's defiance of the very popular pre-season view that the Cats were on the slide is proving a frustration to some.

Magpies hold off plucky Bombers

Rohan Connolly Anzac Day blockbuster was always going to be a good test of how much ground Essendon had made on the competition's best during the past nine months.

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Pies scary and not just their big guns

Rohan Connolly Perhaps the scariest part of Collingwood's win over its most bitter rival came in the roll call of its best.

Tigers fail to catch rampant Magpies

Rohan Connolly The Tiger hordes were roaring in the third quarter and with good reason. Their young side was on a roll.

Mirror images

Rohan Connolly Essendon is doing all it can to emulate the Pies. Today, we'll see how close it is.

Magpies' brilliant bursts short-circuit the Power

Rohan Connolly Five minutes into the game, it looked like Port Adelaide was going to be on the wrong end of an absolute belting.

The final countdown

Rohan Connolly In the third instalment of his countdown to the AFL season, Rohan Connolly suggests the more things change the more they stay the same...

Malthouse back in the hot seat for NAB Cup final

Rohan Connolly Collingwood will regain some important senior faces for NAB Cup grand final against Essendon, starting, most critically, in the coach's box.