Every weekday morning collingwoodfc.com.au will publish ‘Pies in Print’ which will keep Magpie supporters informed on what is being written about the club in major papers around the country.
"Dashed hopes and surprises"
Sam Edmund - Herald Sun
“Collingwood made a statement to the rest of the league when it upset flag fancy Western Bulldogs, and immediately surged in the premiership betting.”
"Jittery, fumbling and sick Dogs"
Mark Stevens - Herald Sun
THE perfect summer was forgotten in a flash yesterday as the Western Bulldogs were hit by a virus and mauled by a ferocious Collingwood.
“Pie High”
Mark Robinson - Herald Sun
“Collingwood yesterday announced itself as a serious contender with a last-man-standing six-goal win against the Western Bulldogs.”
“Slick Pies burst Dogs’ bubble”
Mike Sheahan - Herald Sun
“Rodney Eade won’t have liked a lot of what he saw yesterday, but he won’t waste the experience, either.”
“Bandwagon rolls right into ambush”
Jon Ralph - Herald Sun
“There are two rolled-gold certainties in football: You can’t give Collinwood a six-goal start and haul it in without spending too many petrol tickets.”
“Clanger finally gives Pies that winning feeling”
Scott Gullan - Herald Sun
“In a brain-fade that even by Will Minson’s proportions was enormous, the Western Bulldogs ruckman didn’t seem to notice Travis Cloke lining up for goal as he made his way towards to interchange bench at the eight-minute mark of the final quarter.”
“Pies to the rescue - Punters’ Paradise”
Herald Sun
“Bookies were singing the Collingwood theme song last night after the Magpies got them out of jail in a frantic opening to betting on the AFL.”
“Why Bulldogs got the jitters”
Samantha Lane - The Age
“In a match where the Magpies’ band of small forwards excelled and the Bulldogs were uncharacteristically jittery, Collingwood, which reclaimed the momentum late in the third term, kicked on in the last and finished a comfortable 36-point victor.”
“’Oh bloody hell, it’s Barry coming at me’”
Samantha Lane - The Age
“The frightening experience of backing into Barry Hall was far worse than the six stitches Magpie Sharrod Wellingham required for the effort.”
“Bulldogs bamboozled by Pies’ options up top”
Michael Gleeson - The Age
“The Magpies’ early-year fortunes were camouflaged by the hyperbole surrounding the Western Bulldogs.”
“Early Magpie blitz leaves ailing Dogs feeling even groggier”
Jake Niall - The Age
The unwell Hargrave was smashed by the revitalised Paul Medhurst, while Addison was often matched to Alan Didak.”
“Pies prove they are the real deal”
Stephen Rielly - The Australian
“Collingwood is a football club rarely without confidence.”
