"You're in: Fasolo to play, Beams out"
Jake Niall and Matt Murnane - The Age
"MICK Malthouse says Collingwood selected first-year player Alex Fasolo for the grand final after teammate Dayne Beams followed the example of Simon Prestigiacomo and expressed doubt about whether he was physically able to perform tomorrow."
"Kicking and screaming"
Jared Lynch - The Age
"That is why he chose Collingwood's Scott Pendlebury and Geelong veteran Paul Chapman as the players who could deliver at crunch time."
"At last siren, it all starts to kick in"
Chloe Saltau - The Age
"COLLINGWOOD'S Leigh Brown might not be the only player who will run onto the MCG tomorrow knowing the grand final will be his last ever game of football."
"Raining supreme"
Rohan Connolly - The Age
"TWO of the best grand finals of the past decade have had two things in common. They have been very close. And they have been very wet. Sounds like a scenario there is every chance we'll be revisiting tomorrow."
"What's best for Bucks? A Geelong flag, surely"
Anson Cameron - The Age
"So ever since Nathan Buckley was appointed, Dalai Lama-like, untried and untested, but recognised by the High Lamas at Collingwood as the reincarnation of Jock McHale, that little piece of hard-line self that saved his ancestors from bears and his grandfathers from Germans must have been hoping Mick Malthouse would fail."
"A Cloke of mystery: how do you stop him?"
Michael Gleeson - The Age
"TRAVIS Cloke sat in the rooms preparing to play his first practice match for Collingwood. Cloke was just a teenager and he sat there, before the game, doing as teenagers do and ate party pies and sausage rolls."
"You can bet Meat Loaf backs the Magpies"
Cameron Noakes - The Age
"Mongrel Punter understands that Meat Loaf is just another Collingwood bogan, who enjoys cheap bourbon with cola and bad rock'n'roll, and he intends to sing ''don't be sad, 'cause two out of four ain't bad'' - instead of the original ''two out of three''."
"Collingwood names Alex Fasolo and injured stars for Grand Final"
Matt Windley - Herald Sun
"COLLINGWOOD last night left out Dayne Beams because of a groin injury, but named the two stars who have been in doubt all week for tomorrow's Grand Final - defender Ben Reid and ruckman Darren Jolly."
"The keys to the Collingwood v Geelong Grand Final"
Michael Horan - Herald Sun
"1. WHO DOES THE WET TRACK SUIT BEST?, 2. WILL OTTENS HAVE A JOLLY TIME?, 3. CAN LEON BEAT HIS GRAND FINAL BOGEY?, 4. WHO GETS FIRST CRACK AT CLOKE?, 5. WHO STOPS THE SWAN MACHINE, 6. DO THE PIES NEED A NEW TRICK?"
"Hundreds of tickets remain unsold for Grand Final"
Michael Warner - Herald Sun
"HUNDREDS of Grand Final tickets remain unsold for tomorrow's premiership decide."
"The Dawes' split family loyalities for AFL Grand Final"
Jon Ralph - Herald Sun
"The father of Collingwood centre half-forward Chris Dawes has missed just one of Geelong's Grand Finals since attending the 1963 triumph as a 12-year-old."
"Collingwood was unbeatable, but now I'll back Geelong in Grand Final"
Mike Sheahan - Herald Sun
"FOUR weeks ago, Collingwood was all the rage in the premiership race - Black Caviar in black and white stripes."
"Andrew Krakouer goes from jail to glitz and glamour"
The Australian
"For Collingwood forward Andrew Krakouer, even a simple stroll in the park with his partner and two daughters has become a joy that will never again be taken for granted."
