Pendlebury out... injured midfielder replaced by Dayne Beams. (Slattery Media Group: Michael Wilson) Collingwood midfielder Scott Pendlebury has been ruled out of tonight's AFL preliminary between Geelong and the Magpies at the MCG. Full Article at ABC Online

COLLINGWOOD coach Mick Malthouse yesterday refused to rule out last-minute changes to his preliminary final side. "I don't want to be smart, but we're under no compulsion to declare our side here, that gets declared 40 minutes before the game time," Full Article at PerthNow

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

Sceptics who queried Collingwood midfielder Scott Pendlebury's selection for Saturday night's preliminary final against Geelong will be keeping an open mind after Friday morning's training session at Gosch's Paddock. Full Article at Sportal Australia

Scott Pendlebury broke his leg less than two weeks ago (file photo). Full Article at ABC Online

Earlier, hard-luck story Paul Medhurst trained with the VFL side. Medhurst was last night dropped after a run of poor form. Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse is due for a press conference at 12.30. Full Article at Herald Sun