"Dane Swan tips Leon Davis to do job on Cyril Rioli"
Jon Ralph - Herald Sun
"COLLINGWOOD star Dane Swan says he is confident the Magpies have the defensive depth to combat Hawthorn matchwinners Lance Franklin and Cyril Rioli."
"Scott Pendlebury speaks to Collingwood teammate Ben Reid"
Scott Pendlebury - Herald Sun
"Scott Pendlebury: Reidy, talk to me about your early years in sport growing up.
Ben Reid: I grew up in Bright, in northeast Victoria, not far from the snowfields. My dad (Bruce) played VFL for the Bulldogs and Carlton, where he played 119 games in total, and just short of 100 games at the Dogs. So it was good that I found my way to Collingwood."
"Collingwood can handle Lance Franklin"
Jon Ralph - Herald Sun
"Chris Tarrant is an excellent match-up, Ben Reid has come of age, and Maxwell can now zone off him rather than watch goals sail over his head."
"Pressure on Pie star"
Michael Gleeson - The Age
"Alan Didak will play against Hawthorn on Friday night, but his form this year has been such that his name would have entered the conversation of those under pressure to hold their spots - an uncommon situation for him."
"Stats don't lie when it comes to September"
Rohan Connolly - The Age
"Collingwood, Geelong, Hawthorn and West Coast make it 46 of the past 48 preliminary final combatants to have finished the regular season with the double chance."