Author: MagpieBat

Good afternoon, one and all. Once again, we pick ourselves up from the mat and stagger on, this time west across the continent to the still shining new-ish Optus Stadium in Perth, for a re-match of the Grand Final re-match against an in-form West Coast, precisely as our form has seemingly deserted us. The teams:…

Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the returned Game Day thread, this time for tonight’s clash against Hawthorn at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. My apologies for going MIA last week, but once again, my usual rig packed it in right when I didn’t need it to and had to go back to the shop. Mind you,…

Good afternoon, everyone. How’s that crisp, cold late June winter air? Finally, the bye weekend is over and we can get on with attacking the rest of the premiership season. To that end, our latest skirmish is this afternoon against the Western Bulldogs at the stadium named after a certain comic book company (which I…

Good morning, everyone. Welcome to this week’s Game Day thread for this year’s edition of the Queen’s Birthday clash against the once-were, many moons ago, arch rival Melbourne. Pleasingly, this little event fixture is our home game this season, for the first time in many years. The teams: Tip: Collingwood by 17 points. Over to…

Good morning, everyone. This is your Game Day thread for our home clash against the Fremantle Dockers, as the celebration of the Sir Doug Nicholls Indigenous Round continues again this week. The teams, of which ours is looking considerably better on paper this week… Tip: Collingwood by 31 points. Over to you…

Good afternoon, folks. Apologies for the lateness in getting this thing up, but better late than never. This is your Game Day thread for this Sir Doug Nicholls Indigenous Round clash against the Sydney Swans, at the SCG. How fortuitous for us that our hosts have run into a bit of form over the last…

Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to this week’s Game Day thread, as we return to the MCG to take on the re-worked Saints. The teams, which have a couple of late scratchings… Tip: Collingwood by five goals. Over to you…

Good morning, one and all. This is your game day thread for the 257th edition of the grand rivalry that is known simply as Collingwood and Carlton, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on a Saturday afternoon. Just typing those few words has me feeling all types of nostalgic for an easier, simpler time. The teams:…

Good afternoon,. everyone. Finally, we return to what you might call a “regular” round of football! And just in the nick of time, for what shapes up to be an exciting night at the office, against Port Adelaide at Marvel Stadium. The teams… What more can I say? Not much, really, except to say that…

Good morning, everyone. This is your Game Day thread for this year’s edition of the annual ANZAC Day Clash between Collingwood and Essendon. The teams: Over to you…