"Trest West a test for Darren Jolly"
Jay Clark - Herald Sun
"TRENT West is threatening to turn the tables on Collingwood almost a year after Darren Jolly said he would make Geelong's back-up ruckman a target."
"Travis Cloke due to play big hand in Grand Final"
Jon Ralph - Herald Sun
"HARRY O'Brien will never forget his first impression of Travis Cloke: big, hyped and overrated."
"Collingwood pair Darren Jolly and Ben Reid stake claim for Grand Final"
Bruce Matthews - Herald Sun
"INJURED Magpies Darren Jolly and Ben Reid are on track to play in Saturday's Grand Final after flying through training."
"Collingwood legends are troubled by poor form of key players"
Michael Warner - Herald Sun
"COLLINGWOOD greats Tony Shaw and Mick McGuane share the concerns of the Magpie Army heading into Saturday's Grand Final."
"The years of Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse - Part 2"
Mark Stevens - Herald Sun
"HE could be prickly and downright unreasonable, but Mick Malthouse knew how to win over the people who mattered ... the players."
"Grand Final will be survival of the fittest"
Paul Roos - Herald Sun
"That's why the health of the 22 players can become a determining factor. It is why Darren Jolly, Ben Reid and Steve Johnson will take up hours of discussion before decisions are made on whether they play on Saturday."
"Malthouse, Scott say no to AFL"
Caroline Wilson - The Age
"GRAND final coaches Mick Malthouse and Chris Scott have refused an AFL directive to wear microphones on Saturday."
"Eade's hat in ring for Pies as coach shuffle continues"
Michael Gleeson and Jake Niall - The Age
"COLLINGWOOD remains in the market for at least one more coach with Rodney Eade believed to be a potential support for Nathan Buckley, who it was revealed yesterday will be joined by former Adelaide premiership player Ben Hart next year."
"How the Magpies' plan got figured out"
Martin Blake - The Age
"The long kick-out to the boundary, forcing a stoppage, is one common method of breaking it. Quick movement with short kicking is another."
"McGuire pays tribute to legacy of Pies' 'Renaissance man'"
Jon Pierik - The Age
"COLLINGWOOD president Eddie McGuire has dubbed Mick Malthouse the ''Renaissance man'' and says his legacy at the club will be as great as coaching icon Jock McHale."
"Testing times"
Greg Baum - The Age
"WHEN Mick Malthouse whistled up Collingwood training, medics and trainers in black shirts immediately began to fuss around Darren Jolly like mechanics around a car in a formula one pit. A smaller detachment descended on Ben Reid. The testing was done for the day; now it was time to take the readings and do the calculations. Everyone is a medico now."
"Jolly, Reid on track to play in grand final"
Jon Pierik - The Age
"THE primary focus of the media and supporters, naturally, at Gosch's Paddock yesterday was on the fitness of key Collingwood pair Darren Jolly and Ben Reid."
"Collingwood at full strength for grand final"
Courtney Walsh - The Australian
"THE support staff assisting Mick Malthouse's preparation for his last game as Collingwood coach are confident the Magpies with doubts over their fitness and finals aptitude will be at their peak for Saturday's decider at the MCG."
