Mighty Magpie’s has posted a follow up to His awesome 2016 preview thread, “Mighty Magpie’s 2017 Season Preview” Give it a read on the Bulletin Board.

It’s finally here, the end of the road for the Collingwood football club in season 2016. It has of course come a lot earlier than what the aim was at the start of the year. The Magpies have underachieved yet again, and will finish the season with either 9 or 10 wins, well short of
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It’s been yet another disappointing year for Collingwood and the Gold Coast. Both came into season 2016 with high hopes with many tipping the Magpies to push for a top 4 spot and the Suns to push for a spot in the finals. Early on it was obvious neither were achieving their goals as they
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As the Collingwood Football Club meanders towards the end of yet another disappointing season it should be no shock that their form is still fluctuating. Last week against Richmond, a club that has become a modern day target of parody and ridicule, the Magpies themselves became the joke when they gave up a win in
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When the fixture for the 2016 AFL premiership season came out last October the round 20 matchup between Collingwood and Richmond seemed like a possible early elimination final. Of course as we now know, nothing has gone to plan for either club. They will meet on Friday night at the M.C.G. in what is now
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With five games left in the 2016 AFL premiership season the Collingwood football clubs’ hopes of playing finals are gone. If you’re being honest the Pies never really looked like a finals contender this season anyway, as a 4-8 win/loss record after 12 games showed. They did give their fans some hope though with wins
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The 8th and 12th placed teams on the AFL ladder clash on Friday night in Melbourne and it’s one of the more important games of the season. North Melbourne, currently in 8th position, started the season with a 9-0 record but have only managed one win in their past seven games. Collingwood (12th), a team
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Collingwood fans have hope, although that may not be the best thing. For a long time in season 2016 there was no hope for Collingwood as they meandered through loss after embarrassing loss with the odd win thrown in. Something has changed though, and with three wins in a row this Magpies team is starting
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Is there still hope for Collingwood? Most would answer no, but after consecutive wins the Magpies have at least mathematically put themselves back in the finals race. Collingwood went into their mid season bye with a 4-8 win/loss record. That was a woeful start for a club who had grand ambitions for season 2016. Throughout
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On Friday night at the M.C.G. the 13th and 14th placed sides on the AFL ladder will face off and yet it’s genuinely a big game. It’s Collingwood versus Carlton, and the long and aggressive history of this rivalry means whenever they meet, regardless of ladder position, there’s something on the line. The reasons behind
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