Collingwood are expected to discover the worst possible news about midfielder Brent Macaffer on Monday, lengthening the AFL club's already long list of injured and unavailable players. Macaffer left the field during the Magpies' NAB Cup opener against th

Youngster Jackson Paine impressed for Collingwood in Round 1 of the NAB Cup. Picture: Getty Images Source: Herald Sun COLLINGWOOD coach Nathan Buckley saw plenty of encouraging signs after giving the club's raw players experience in the NAB Cup in Sydney

Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley saw plenty of encouraging signs after giving the club's raw players experience in the AFL pre-season competition in Sydney on Saturday. But a serious knee injury to 2010 premiership player Brent Macaffer, who will undergo

COLLINGWOOD'S injury-plagued start to 2012 continued when Brent Macaffer went down with what the club fears could be a serious knee injury. Macaffer, a member of the Magpies' 2010 premiership side, had his knee buckle as he contested the ball in the club

Mark LeCras' season-ending knee injury has dented West Coast's flag hopes. Picture: Daniel Wilkins Source: PerthNow INCIDENTS and accidents can kill a club before the season starts. Before yesterday's wrenching news about Eagle Mark LeCras, you had to th

INCIDENTS and accidents can kill a club before the season starts. Before yesterday's wrenching news about Eagle Mark LeCras, you had to think Collingwood was the horror club of the post-Christmas pre-season: Travis Cloke, Andrew Krakouer, Alan Didak, Ben

EXPLOSIVE defender Harry O'Brien is the latest player to join a disturbing Collingwood injury list as the pre-season finally gets ready to burst into action with the NAB Cup tomorrow night. While the Pies say they are undaunted by the mounting casualty l

Harry O'Brien joined the Magpies at Gosch's Paddock yesterday nursing a bandaged right hand after a run-in with a pane of glass. Photo: Vince Caligiuri EXPLOSIVE defender Harry O'Brien is the latest player to join a disturbing Collingwood injury list as

Harry O'Brien, with his injured hand, at training with coaching strategist Rodney Eade yesterday. He will miss Collingwood's opening NAB Cup games. Picture: George Salpigtidis Source: The Australian A FREAK accident means All-Australian Harry O'Brien wil

Nathan Buckley's Collingwood will not take GWS lightly in the NAB Cup. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: Herald Sun COLLINGWOOD coach Nathan Buckley will show no mercy to Greater Western Sydney when the teams face each other on Saturday night in the NAB Cup.

Harry O'Brien joined the Magpies at Gosch's Paddock yesterday nursing a bandaged right hand after a run-in with a pane of glass. Photo: Vince Caligiuri EXPLOSIVE defender Harry O'Brien is the latest player to join a disturbing Collingwood injury list as

Collingwood's injury woes have continued with veteran Ben Johnson facing four weeks on the sidelines after suffering a grade one hamstring strain. The news comes just three days after premiership team-mate Alan Didak was ruled out for a month after teari

COLLINGWOOD utility Ben Johnson has become the second Magpies veteran in four days to have their pre-season interrupted by injury. Johnson strained a hamstring at training today and, after having scans, is expected to be sidelined for three or four weeks

Collingwood utility Ben Johnson has become the second Magpies veteran in four days to have their AFL pre-season interrupted by injury. Johnson strained a hamstring at training on Wednesday and, after having scans, is expected to be sidelined for three or

Collingwood is confident Ben Reid and Nathan Brown will be available for trial games, but the news isn't quite as good for dual All-Australian Alan Didak ahead of the round-one clash with Hawthorn on March 30. After tearing a groin muscle on Monday, Dida

Marty Clarke is ready to pick up his AFL career where he left off at the end of 2009. Source: Herald Sun WHICH Collingwood players should you pick in your SuperCoach team this year and who should you avoid? Collingwood fans might prefer to forget the las

Collingwood are confident Ben Reid and Nathan Brown will be available for trial games ahead of their round-one clash with Hawthorn on March 30. Reid strained ligaments in his right shoulder when he fell on a beach while holidaying in Thailand in January.

Carlton big man Matthew Kreuzer says a smooth summer of training has him expecting much bigger things this season after last year's frustrating fizzer. But things aren't going so well for Collingwood star Alan Didak, who will lose a valuable chunk of his

Heath Shaw is a very good footballer who is vital to the success of the Collingwood Magpies. But is he a footballer with the right leadership credentials? Last week saw Melbourne, Collingwood and North Melbourne announced their leadership groups with eac