"The main event"
Mike Sheahan - Herald Sun
"Between them, Collingwood and Geelong have lost just 10 of 47 engagements this year, and that includes losses to each other.
"Finals Form"
Sam Edmund - Herald Sun
"Sharrod Wellingham and Simon Prestigiacomo are automatic (selections) if they're fit."
"How do you stop Dane Swan"
Mark Robinson - Herald Sun
"It is the biggest task in football, and may decide who wins the premiership in 12 days."
"Shaw full of belief"
Matt Windley - Herald Sun
"Collingwood defender Heath Shaw says anything less than a Grand Final appearance will be failure for the club."
"Big night for a select few"
Sam Lienert - Herald Sun
"Collingwood ball magnet Dane Swan, the AFL player's association's choice as its most valuable player and Brownlow Medal favourite, has a mortgage on an on-ball position."
"Books keep Pies tight"
Jon Anderson - Herald Sun (Punters' Paradise)
"Geelong has inherited an unlikely underdog tag for Friday night's blockbuster preliminary final against Collingwood."
"Cats plot to counter pressure"
Jon Pierik - The Age
"GEELONG will dedicate considerable time this week to plotting how best to negate Collingwood's intensive forward pressure as the clubs prepare for what shapes as a classic preliminary final on Friday night."
"Pressing issues at the heart of what shapes as classic encounter"
Jake Niall - The Age
"Due to Saintly intervention, Collingwood and Geelong will play in the mother of all preliminary finals instead of in grannie."
"Mackie fighting battle to win back his defence spot"
Martin Boulton - The Age
"DUAL Geelong premiership captain Tom Harley says Andrew Mackie faces a tough week trying to claw his way back into the team for Friday's preliminary final against Geelong, which will be shown live on Channel Seven."
"Tarrant keen on returning to Magpies"
Michael Gleeson and Jon Pierik - The Age
"Tarrant yesterday officially told the Dockers he wanted to return to Victoria. His former club Collingwood is high among his preferred destinations."
"Striking the right balance in picking an All-Australian team"
Rohan Connolly - The Age
"That seems a better way to go, if only to avoid repeats of last year, when Collingwood midfielder Dane Swan somehow found himself classed as a forward, while teammate Alan Didak, who had spent far more productive time close to goal, was thrown in with the midfield group."
"Finalists at risk of kicking themselves out"
Rohan Connolly - The Age
"Whenever a player's boot goes particularly astray, like it has often for Collingwood's Travis Cloke this year, you'll hear the coaches say technique and practice aren't an issue."
