"Pies' intensity has dropped: Ben Johnson"
Matt Windley - Herald Sun
"MIDFIELDER Ben Johnson concedes Collingwood's intensity has dropped in the last six weeks, culminating in last week's 96-point loss to Geelong."
"Mick Malthouse must solve Darren Jolly problem: Leigh Matthews"
Jon Ralph - Herald Sun
"COLLINGWOOD premiership coach Leigh Matthews has savaged the Pies' ruck duo of Darren Jolly and Cameron Wood, labelling the pair an achilles heel against West Coast."
"Beams fires up to shine on big stage"
Peter Hanlon - The Age
"AS MUCH as the first Saturday in October last year was the stuff of Dayne Beams's dreams, it left a gap he desperately wants to plug. He knows the next few weeks present him with a chance."
"Pies and Storm, the laddies that lunch"
Roy Masters and Craig O'Donoghue - The Age
"Collingwood and the Melbourne Storm, minor premiers in their respective competitions, lunched yesterday at the Olympic Park precinct they share."