Nathan Buckley is assistance coach to Mick Malthouse at Collingwood. Source: Herald Sun MICK Malthouse strode to the stage on Copeland Trophy night and mocked those who had dared to entertain a trade to lure bad boy Brendan Fevola to Collingwood. Full Article at Herald Sun

SYDNEY and the AFL face a major dilemma. One of football's most marketable commodities Paul Roos, is about to embark on his final year as coach of the Swans. He is the face of Aussie rules in the country's biggest city. Full Article at PerthNow

Star returns - Nathan Buckley returns to Collingwood to coach alongside Mick Malthouse - Picture: Craig Borrow Source: Herald Sun IT WAS familiar surroundings, but a whole new ball game this morning for Collingwood coach-in-waiting Nathan Buckley. Full Article at Herald Sun

FREE agency should be resisted to maintain an even competition, Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse said yesterday. He said giving senior players the chance to join the team of their choice risked creating a league dominated by a select few clubs. Full Article at PerthNow

The AFL's longest-serving coach, Mick Malthouse, says player calls for free agency should be resisted for the sake of maintaining an even competition. Full Article at The Age

COLLINGWOOD coach Mick Malthouse has warned that the introduction of free agency would lead to big clubs dominating the league. Full Article at Adelaide Now

GEELONG and St Kilda play only once - in Round 13 - once under a move designed to hype what could be another blockbuster clash. CARLTON will take on the Brisbane Lions and Brendan Fevola twice, both on Thursday nights, in Round 2 and Round 14. Full Article at Herald Sun

COLLINGWOOD coach Mick Malthouse hopes the addition of ruckman Darren Jolly will lessen Josh Fraser's burden. The Magpies have been one of the AFL's better clearance teams despite being smashed in the hitouts for most of this decade. Full Article at Herald Sun

The 25-year-old capped a stellar season with 57 votes and a nine-vote win in the Collingwood best-and-fairest before 1750 people at Crown. The midfielder polled votes in 17 of his 25 games. Full Article at Adelaide Now

But should Rocca's hopes of an NFL career not materialise, he said he would be keen to remain involved in the AFL. "I'm keen to try and get into the punting scene in the NFL and I'll try my best to get a job in that arena," Rocca said. Full Article at Herald Sun

Senior players losing form and youngsters out of their depth have been blamed for the sad end to Collingwood's promising AFL season. Full Article at Sydney Morning Herald

Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse has blamed a lack of initiative from his senior players and the failure of the Pies' on-field leadership for Saturday night's crushing preliminary final loss to Geelong at the MCG. Full Article at Sportal Australia

COLLINGWOOD was a far better side now than it was in Round 3 against Geelong, Pies coach Mick Malthouse said yesterday. Full Article at Adelaide Now

COLLINGWOOD coach Mick Malthouse yesterday refused to rule out last-minute changes to his preliminary final side. Full Article at Herald Sun

There was no room for sympathy or sentiment in the dumping of Collingwood forward Paul Medhurst for Saturday's preliminary final against Geelong, according to coach Mick Malthouse. Full Article at Sportal Australia

The Magpies side named to play Geelong in Saturday night's preliminary final at the MCG includes eight players with fewer than 50 AFL games to their name. Full Article at Fox Sports Australia

Mick Malthouse has twice entrusted him with football's toughest task - run with Geelong ace Gary Ablett. It worked well in what was Wellingham's third AFL game last season when Collingwood thumped the Cats by 86 points. Full Article at PerthNow

Collingwood's Tarkyn Lockyer takes down Adelaide's Tyson Edwards at the MCG. (Slattery Media Group: Andrew White) Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse says his side has earned the right to challenge Geelong for a place in the AFL grand final. Full Article at ABC Online

Former captain Ray Shaw, whose son Heath was close to Collingwood's best player, said he was proud of the players, whom, he said, had been given little chance of conquering the in-form Crows. Full Article at Fox Sports Australia