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