As you grab your morning coffee, cast an eye over collingwoodfc.com.au to see where the Pies are popping up in the papers. ‘Pies in Print’ will keep the Magpie Army informed on what is being written about what the club in the major media outlets around the country.

Cloke tipped for return
The Age – 2/6/16
Michael Gleeson
Travis Cloke will return to Collingwood’s senior side this week, presuming he gets through training, which given Collingwood’s long injury list cannot be taken for granted.

A paucity of forward options through injury rather than demanding performances in the second will see the power forward return to the senior team.

Injuries to Darcy Moore and Alex Fasolo coming after the long-term injuries to Dane Swan, Jamie Elliott and even the inexperienced but promising Tim Broomhead have reopened the door for Cloke’s elevation.

Cloke’s last game in VFL was his best and only good game since he was dropped after round four but a VFL bye last week denied him the chance to further press his case of a return to consistent form.

Power up
Herald Sun – 2/6/16
Glenn McFarlane and Mark Robinson
Travis Cloke will have the chance to resurrect his career against Port Adelaide on Sunday – provided he gets through Collingwood’s main training session today.

Just a week after expressing his frustration about his extended stay in the VFL, and six weeks after being dropped for the ANZAC Day clash with Essendon, the controversial Magpie forward is on the verge of a return.

He will be named in the club’s squad of 25 players to take on the Power at the MCG and appears certain to play give the spate of injuries at the club, most significantly for Cloke, the broken collarbone suffered last weekend by young forward Darcy Moore against the Western Bulldogs.

Cloke crossroads
Herald Sun – 2/6/16
Jon Ralph
Travis Cloke desperately wants to feel needed.

He wants to feel part of the solution to Collingwood’s problems, the kind of guy coach Nathan Buckley can turn to in desperate times.

Finally, Cloke, 29, stands to be recalled this weekend, even if he has been made to sweat through another week of selection intrigue.

Teams fear Pies will grab best talent
Herald Sun – 2/6/16
Rebecca Williams
Australia’s netball teams are pushing for the right to recontract their stars before the season is over as debate intensifies over player moment for the new national league.

…Fearing losing talent to expansion teams such as Collingwood, they want to lock their players away before the start of the official contracting period.

…Netball Australia has set a June 30 deadline to have the contracts for its preferred bidders – Collingwood, Melbourne Storm and a Netball NSW/Greater Western Sydney alliance – in place.

Collingwood, Storm cast the net for head coaches
Herald Sun – 2/6/16
Rebecca Williams
Collingwood and Melbourne Storm have started the preliminary search for coaches to head up netball’s expansion teams.

Diamonds coach Lisa Alexander has met Magpies and Storm in the past week to offer her advice on the pool of Australia’s high-performance coaches.

While the official status of Collingwood and Storm remains “preferred bidders” for Netball Australia’s three expansion teams, planning for the new franchises is already well underway.