Pie Hard

We chat with Josh Fraser about the pressures of being a high draft pick at Collingwood, his first impressions of Victoria Park, those lost grand finals and his recent return to the Pies as a coach. Plus Big Dog Browne, the De Goey conundrum, a delicious Daicos sandwich and more.

We chat with premiership Magpie Luke Ball about what it was like crossing to the Pies, how the rat pack made him a better footballer, the rigorous coach selection process that led Collingwood to Craig McRae and who to blame if it all goes pear. Plus, Luke’s aspirations for the Collingwood Presidency, which player Fly singled out in the interview process and we reveal the 2010 premiership side’s gr...

We look at the new generation of Magpie teen stars, discuss our favourite coming of age films, revisit Tony Shaw the marathon man, a gloved up Josh Daicos, brotherly bloodlines, Collingwood’s Scottish connection, and which young Pie we’ve nicknamed ‘the Greyhound’

Pie Hard dives head first into the biggest news story to hit the club since the Magpie Button – the search for the next senior coach. We look back at how it all started for Matthews, Shaw and Malthouse, and how (spoiler alert) each ended in a fiery demise, before turning our attention to the current search and the bizarre physical quirk that ties all great Magpie coaches together. Plus,...

We catch up with club legend turned Football Director Paul Licuria about the Collingwood board, the coach search, what makes a great Collingwood spa, and his enduring relationship with Rob Lowe. 

The knives are out at Collingwood and with Jeff Browne’s intentions clear we check in with passionate supporter David “Turtle” Hatley to talk about the latest statement from the board, how he got the nickname “Turtle”, what he intends to do with the signatures, and find out what snacks were on offer when he met with Mark Korda

Ahead of Collingwood’s insurrection the boys ask if it’s Coup or couP, take a look back at Alex Waislitz’s python, break down the United Petroleum Balls Up, pour one out for the homey Collingwood Clips, and drop our most shocking BLASSphemy yet. This is Pie HARD.

We give new president Mark Korda an exciting new image makeover, talk mixed social media messages, Jamaican pies, haircut wars, and in their hour of need, we pitch our idea for a new pre-game hype song to Collingwood, enlisting the help of the greatest Hollywood action movie star that ever lived

On this week’s pod/group therapy session, we meet Collingwood’s Mr Fix It, discuss your favourite 50 games (or fewer) Magpies and ask the longest suffering supporters we know (our Dads) what’s one thing they’d change if they were the club president for a day. Plus, we chat doomscrolling, gastro subs, denim shorts, the day Diana died and why the children are our future.

Beating the blues, footy's first billionaire, more Moore fangirling, power vacuums, we launch our first ever giveaway and take a look back at the infamous Collingwood underworld figure, raconteur and idol of Eddie's, John Wren.

We discuss THAT interview, interrogate Brodie Grundy’s flag aspirations, ask if drafting dumb is the key to success, revisit Eddie’s most enduring legacy, pair players with wines, explore the idea of ‘conscious coach uncoupling’ and riff on our predictions for the season ahead. 

In our first pod for 2021, we discuss Collingwood's uncharacteristically quiet start to the year, share our offseason hard ons and flops, ask which baby magpie will take flight, talk black Nike puffer jackets, drumming mascots, and we chat with Rana Hussain, Broadcaster, Writer, Presenter and member of the Collingwood Football Club's newly formed Expert Group on Anti-Racism. twitter.com/ranahuss i...

Pie Hard returns for season 2020 harder than ever. Join us as we reveal Terrace Talk recorded behind enemy lines, reveal which Pie won the offseason, discuss a year of magpie milestones and bury the podcast wobbles once and for all

Our Elimination final hard ons and flops, why Mihocek deserves to get the money, greatest upsets in the history of mankind, we anoint the next Pendlebury, why @Collingwoodclips deserves life membership, Pie Hard Semi final preview, manufacturing motivation against the Cats and moore

Coach Culls and Coach Killers, Bad Finals Series Slogans, Collingwood's Cleanskin Connection, Eau De Parfum Collingwood, Dirty Ass Pies and the secret to winning in the west

Mason the One-Eyed Cox, Magpie Spam, Unorganised Structure, Rising Stars, Eddie's Diplomatic Nightmare and God Save Scott Pendlebury

Rivalries, what happens to the Grand Final sprint, return of the destination club, glove trivia, and future father sons.

Collingwood and disappointment are firm friends, but is everything as bad as the media and social media doomsdayers suggest? We take a Pie Hard look at the club's current predicament, player care packages and why footballers on cameo don't work. Plus, we've heard of coaching handovers but what about hand backs?

We investigate what's gone wrong with season 2020, Hub conjugal visits, discuss Buckley getting caught having sets with Alicia Molik, and we review the growing trend of players calling their Mums when they get a game

The Pies are Maroochydore bound but reviews of their new resort style hotel paint a grim picture. We propose a radical 'Australia A' style selection concept to combat the fixture squash, plus with no VFL is TikTok a viable performance indicator

Collingwood and internal investigations go together like a pie and sauce. As the only podcast providing high-level commentary on CFC culture, we conduct our own investigation

Pie Hard asks who the hell is Pat McAfee, we explore the history of the AFL's American superfans, discuss end of season trips in the corona age and look at some of the dangers that await players at their new WA based hub.

Pie Hard welcomes premiership player & rat pack co-founder Ben Johnson to the pod. In a revealing chat, Ben shares his tips for young AFL players looking to start their own rat pack, we discuss St Kilda's 'shoulda coulda woulda bullshit', which magpie is the next Dane Swan, the Milne bounce of the ball, booze-fuelled fist fights, the best captain he played under, the secret to not getting sacked,...

Introducing PIEATUS, a Collingwood retrospective podcast for the iso age. Take a ride with us back to 2010. To a simpler time when rotations were uncapped, when a masterful senior coach devised a cunning game plan inspired by a military unit of the Roman army, and when a washed up football journeyman became the Magpies' missing link.

From loveable rogues to convicted felons, Collingwood has had them all. In this episode of Pie Hard, we look at the club's bad boys whose colourful life choices and penchant for punch-ups made headlines over the years.