"Mick Malthouse is making light of it"
Jay Clark - Herald Sun
"MICK Malthouse won't let the emotion surrounding what could be his last AFL game as Collingwood coach distract his players on Friday night."
"Nathan Buckley may be a bit lonely"
Michael Horan - Herald Sun
"Should Collingwood win the big one on Saturday week, it will be in the unique position of in essence sacking its back-to-back premiership coach in favour of a man who has never been in the senior role in an AFL premiership match, with virtually all the successful support staff of the past two seasons gone as well."
"Fast Ball"
Michael Gleeson - The Age
"Ball arrived at Collingwood and over 12 months the Magpies set about fixing him. Collingwood's Ball game would appear an exercise in illustrating where and how the money is spent by a well-resourced football department."
"Tarrant rebirth no black and white issue"
Courtney Walsh - The Australian
"Tarrant left Collingwood for Fremantle as a spasmodic, troubled forward almost five years ago. He returned last October and, in the words of Heath Shaw, is now among the three or four best full-backs in the land."
