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AFL season 2016: Blues versus Pies - is the deadly enmity dying?

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 01 Jul 2016
Collingwood and Carlton share footy's longest-standing enmity. Many myths have grown up about the forces that shape it. The stylised version could be summed up in a story from about 1938 about a day when Carlton hard man Bob Chitty was reported for striking Collingwood's Alby Pannam ... Their grasp of the meaning of Carlton-Collingwood is vicarious at best....

MCG car park closed this weekend (Melbourne Football Club)

Edit Public Technologies 01 Jul 2016
(Source. Melbourne Football Club). THERE will again be no car parking available in Yarra Park this weekend, due to existing wet conditions in the park and forecast for more rain in the coming days ... Disabled patrons - Saturday only ... Carlton v Collingwood (MCG). Collingwood v Northern Blues (Holden Centre)....

Bulldogs buck crowd trends (Western Bulldogs)

Edit Public Technologies 01 Jul 2016
(Source. Western Bulldogs) ... The Dogs will face traditionally big drawing Melbourne clubs Richmond (round 17), Collingwood (round 21) and Essendon (round 22) on the run home, as well as blockbuster fixtures against Geelong and North Melbourne in rounds 20 and 21 ... (noodl. 34355589) ....

Players in the mix for round 15 (Melbourne Football Club)

Edit Public Technologies 01 Jul 2016
The Blues were overrun by a slick Greater Western Sydney last Saturday and they will be searching for more run against Collingwood on Saturday night ... It would surprise if Collingwood made many more changes, although versatile veteran Tyson Goldsack performed strongly in the VFL against Richmond on Saturday and was rested in the last quarter - perhaps a sign he will be promoted....

AFL clubs join domestic violence roundtable (Melbourne Football Club)

Edit Public Technologies 01 Jul 2016
(Source. Melbourne Football Club) ... The moves come after Collingwood president McGuire joked with North Melbourne chairman James Brayshaw and All Australian selector Danny Frawley about drowning Wilson in a radio segment on Triple M ahead of the 'Big Freeze' event on Queen's Birthday ... Fitzpatrick said the League had united with Our Watch in a bid to prevent sexism, inequality and violence against women ... In an emergency, call 000 ... (noodl....

AFL season 2016: Innovation, attack, defence – it's all a matter of balance for teams on the rise, like Melbourne, says Chris Judd

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 01 Jul 2016
Port Adelaide exploded into premiership contention in 2014 for several reasons. One was Ken Hinkley's ability to get the players to buy into a new game plan, which gave them the right to play very attacking football once they had created a turnover ... Think Sydney's ability to clog up stoppages with numbers in 2005, Hawthorn's zone in 2008 or Collingwood's press in 2010.  ... ....

Six pointers: Your guide to Round 15

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 01 Jul 2016
Do or die for Power and Tigers. Jay Schulz will return for Port. Photo. Patrick Scala. ​. Both Port Adelaide and Richmond are clinging onto their finals hopes by their fingertips, so the loser of their cut-throat showdown at Adelaide Oval on Friday night can officially kiss their September dreams goodbye ... Advertisement ... ​ ... And just to make the script even more romantic, he will play his first game against the old foe Collingwood ... ....

Jared Cowen clouding Maple Leafs’ cap picture

Edit Toronto Sun 01 Jul 2016
The Maple Leafs’ blueline is in a state of flux heading into free-agent day, with the club eyeing veteran help but also trying to complete a buyout of Jared Cowen’s contract that could affect their cap space ... Brennan considering a KHL offer and Andrew Campbell likely being left with the Marlies ... TORY STORY ... MUSCLE UP ... Numbers are being held to 41 at the camp this year after 60 were taken to Collingwood last July. LOOSE LEAFS ... ....

AFL season 2016: Jordan Roughead – the Bulldog who is finding a home among the homeless

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 01 Jul 2016
When Jordan Roughead was still a teenager he went out with the St Vinnies food van for the first time, helping deliver evening meals to people who lived on the streets ... "I was a kid and I'd never really seen anything ... The kid I'm working with now is a Collingwood fan and probably had no idea who I was, but it helped break the ice, and the difference with us players is that we're not paid to be there for them ...  . ....

Sticky Carpet: Music events around Melbourne

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 30 Jun 2016
Melbourne trio Destrends released new single Papa this week and you can hear them punch it out at the Tote Hotel in Collingwood tonight when they team up with St Kilda punk legends I Spit On Your Gravy, who play their first show in 15 years to mark the 10th anniversary of former bass player Robbie "Rocket" Watts' death....

Collingwood v St Kilda 2010 drawn grand final put to music

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 30 Jun 2016
Composer Tamil Rogeon - a Hawthorn fan - will on September 22 bring the full gut-wrenching drama of the 2010 drawn grand final between St Kilda and Collingwood to life with an original soundtrack performed by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and performed at Hamer Hall ... "It was the big marking of the final quarter and also the bounce and Collingwood's inability to kick a goal ......

The Thursday Throwdown: Will anyone turn up to watch the Eagles play Essendon?

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 30 Jun 2016
Will anyone turn up to Thursday night's clash between West Coast and Essendon?. Can the Saints go marching on to win on the Gold Coast?. And, can any of the teams outside the eight come into finals contention? ... Advertisement ... Tune in. Carlton v Collingwood ... Tips. West Coast, Port Adelaide, St Kilda, Sydney, Collingwood, Adelaide ... I'm also surprised Carlton (also $2.05) aren't the favourites against Collingwood ... ....

Wayne Carey: Dane Swan is probably gone - he'll be missed

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 30 Jun 2016
While Dane Swan has declared publicly this week he's still holding out hope of a return late in the season, in my opinion he's played his final game for Collingwood ... Advertisement ... He was also the most benched player at Collingwood for a number of years and was able to come on and impact a game in regular bursts ... While it's been a great season of footy for so many reasons, Collingwood has suffered without him ... ....
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