Collingwood selected Dale Thomas and Scott Pendlebury in the top five of the 2005 draft after receiving a priority pick for finishing second-last. The Pies were back in the finals the next season. Source: The Sunday Mail (Qld) THE AFL has scrapped contro

The Giants' pressure created their first goal, scored by Adam Tomlinson off a turnover, and Rhys Cooyou slotted a second to give them the lead. A Jon Giles goal at the start of the second half made things interesting, but the Pies put their collective fo

Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley feels Darren Jolly's omission from the Magpies' leadership group will allow the ruckman to concentrate on ensuring his body gets through the long campaign ahead. Jolly had played 142 games without missing a match before a

Please install the latest Flash player [To view Flash please enable JavaScript and Flash.] Collingwood's Nathan Buckley and Heath Shaw on the 2012 leadership group and a nasty injury at training for rookie ruckman Jonathon Ceglar The new Collingwood lead

THERE was soul searching, as there always is, but Collingwood star Dale Thomas believes the club has moved on from its 2011 AFL grand final loss. Thomas was one of the Magpies' best performers in their 38-point defeat to Geelong, but that was always goin

HAVING banished the memory of last year's grand final, Luke Ball said yesterday that the Magpies are "almost starting from scratch" and has called on the team's less heralded names to help it reclaim the throne. Dane Swan, Scott Pendlebury, Dale Thomas a

Crucial ingredients: Coach Nathan Buckley is relying on leadership from players such as Luke Ball and Sharrod Wellingham. Photo: Paul Rovere HAVING banished the memory of last year's grand final, Luke Ball said yesterday that the Magpies are "almost star