Analysis
The Hawthorn coach Collingwood should look at to replace Buckley
There’s an assistant coach at Hawthorn who the Magpies should speak to in their coaching search. Spoiler alert, it’s not who you think.
- by Michael Gleeson
Latest
‘I begged him not to do it’: How Licuria tried to stop McGuire’s exit
Club football director Paul Licuria will consult Mick Malthouse about the type of coach the Pies will pursue, and reveals he “virtually begged” former president Eddie McGuire not to leave.
- by Michael Gleeson
Opinion
Collingwood should take note of history as coach search begins
We have been conditioned to believe that inexperienced coaches are a risk, but the odds are now with a new coach being the person to take a club to its next flag.
- by Michael Gleeson
Analysis
Pies’ list changed but the game plan didn’t change enough
Football coaching is a results-based business and coaches stand or fall based on flags and ladder position. Normally that is true. At Collingwood this was only partly the case.
- by Michael Gleeson
Opinion
Four Points: Dream blockbusters on the road, Shai on the way, hands off the back
At Optus Stadium on Saturday night was an event bigger than the game itself, and one that has gained a solid foothold in the imagination of the football-following public. It was the whole event, not just the contest, that drew people to the game.
- by Michael Gleeson
‘I almost felt like I wasn’t Indigenous enough’: Tiger star’s personal journey
Richmond’s premiership star Shane Edwards realised he didn’t know who he was. He knew he was Indigenous but knew nothing about his background.
- by Michael Gleeson
No Cat,Trina Bisset ready to pounce in Tokyo
Middle-distance runner can see the positive side of taking on the world’s best.
- by Michael Gleeson
Opinion
All we know about Jeff Browne’s Pies coup is that he wants to be in charge
Jeff Browne’s only public declaration so far is that he wants the top job, but not what he will do if he is voted in. It is a glaring omission.
- by Michael Gleeson
Saints open door for mid-season draft about-face
St Kilda have opened the door for a mid-season draft about-face, with the Saints moving to free up space to take up to four players in Wednesday night’s virtual selection meeting.
- by Daniel Cherny, Michael Gleeson and Jake Niall
Call on injured Brown could deliver Magpies a third draft pick
If Tyler Brown is placed on the long-term injury list, Collingwood could be inclined to hand a lifeline to former Crows forward Tyson Stengle in Wednesday night’s mid-season draft.
- by Michael Gleeson
Olympic trailblazer Rick Mitchell dies aged 66
Rick Mitchell was the last Australian male runner to win an individual Olympic medal on the track. He passed away on Sunday night from prostate cancer.
- by Michael Gleeson