The Collingwood Rant

What a scintillating win! A breathtaking performance that harkens back to Collingwood's glory days. Join Sly and Spook as they relish the victory over West Coast, and preview the game against Hawthorn.  And, at 30.33, we interview David "Turtle" Hatley, and talk to him about why he walked away from the petition and a potential EGM, and also reveal Sly's and Spook's ongoing involvement and why...

Robert Harvey's Magpies rock on ... with another defeat, but a spirited performance showing plenty of bite and some genuine hope for the future. Join Sly and Spook as they look at the loss to the Power, the upcoming game against the Eagles, and a new insight into Collingwood's political situation.

What's worse than a loss? A loss to the old enemy: Carlton! After a promising opening, Collingwood capitulated spectacularly. Join Sly and Spook as they dissect the loss, re-examine the stagnating political landscape, and a preview of the upcoming game against Port Adelaide. All on The Rant!

We're back in the studio! Drinking beer! After a win! Can it get any crazier? Join us as we dissect the victory over heavyweight Richmond, then  examine Eddie McGuire's succession plan revisionism, and then preview  the upcoming game against the old enemy, Carlton. All on The Rant!

Where do you go when it seems that there's nowhere left to go? Sideways. And back again. Back around, turn it over, try to get it back, then start it all over again. Sly and Spook examine the loss to St Kilda, and then delve into the coaching debate and address some of the rumours going around. All on The Rant!

It's the same tune, but has the song remained the same? For their first outing under caretaker coach Robert Harvey, Collingwood ventured out to Marvel Stadium to take on the might of the Fremantle Dockers. Join Spook and Sly as they recap the game, look at the latest scuttlebutt, and discuss presidential vision! All on The Rant!

Jeff Browne has released seven reasons why he's thrown his hat into Collingwood's political race.  Sly and Spook examine each reason, look at both parties, and preview the game against Fremantle!  All on the Rant!

What a majestic way to send off outgoing coach and club legend Nathan Buckley! Where has this form been the last two and a half years? Sly and Spook look at the amazing win over league pacesetters and perennial snowbunnies, the Melbourne Football Club!  All on The Rant!

Nathan Buckley, Collingwood's coach for the last ten years, has resigned. Join Sly and Spook, but not Mark Robinson and his faulty internet connection, as they discuss what this means for Collingwood, the possible replacements, and what they'd look for in a coach! All on The Rant in this special crisis edition!

How a win can change the season!  Unfortunately, it's not this win. Or this season.  Join Sly and Spook as they cover the narrow win over Adelaide, and an examination of Collingwood's salary cap, coaching, and board issues!  All on The Rant.

Can it get any uglier? Sadly, it probably can. Join Sly and Spook for a lockdown edition of The Collingwood Rant as they examine the hideous efforts against Geelong, the speculation about Nathan Buckley's coaching future, and all the chatter surrounding Collingwood's political situation. All on the Rant!

David Hatley is a forty-one-year member with the Collingwood Football Club.  Now he's spearheading a petition to force the club to go to an EGM, spill the board, and demand democratic elections.  Find out what's motivating David in this comprehensive interview!  And sign the online petition here: http://magpievoice.com/

Can it get any more heartbreaking for Collingwood? Well, that's a redundant question! This week, Sly and Spook look at the loss to Port Adelaide. Also, a comprehensive interview with David Hatley, the 41-year Collingwood member who is spearheading the petition to call an EGM. A look at the responses around the world wide web, as well as a preview of the upcoming clash against Geelong. And stay tun...

Can it get any uglier than this?  We would desperately hope it can't.  But we gravely fear it will.  Join Sly and Spook in their anger as they look at the loss to the Swans, and the greater debacle that is currently the Collingwood Football Course trying to plod their way into the future with the same inelegance and purposelessness as their football team's gameplan.  All on the...

It's the mockbuster we've all been waiting for: 17th vs 18th! And it didn't disappoint. Poor skills, fumbling, slipping over, and virtually no tension. But Collingwood limped away with the four points and shot up to 16th on the ladder. Sly and Spook look at the game, the way Nathan Buckley is perceived in the media, Tweets about the club, the jumper debate, and the upcoming game against Sydney. Al...

Collingwood has crashed to a 1-6 beginning to the season following an inglorious loss to the Gold Coast Suns at the MCG. You know the problems: poor skills, poor decision making, poor shape around the ball, a lack of defensive accountability, a lack of midfield synergy, a lack of connectivity been the forwards, midfielders, and defenders, a lack of desire, and ... well, it's a broken record. How m...

As the season whirlpools into darkness and failure, where can you turn? You could get an apology from Collingwood president Mark Korda. He's handing them out by the dozens. Or you can get the unabashed insight into Collingwood from Sly and Spook. This week Sly and Spook cover the Anzac Day loss, Ex-Player Watch, the new Collingwood President, and the upcoming clash against the Gold Coast Suns. All...

Here comes the pain! Another week, another loss. What a shock of originality. But we surely knew this was coming. We surely knew this was going to the year it has been. Sly and Spook look at criticism of Nathan Buckley's coaching, the game against the Eagles, Collingwood in the media, the upcoming clash against Essendon, and more! All on The Rant!

Stop me if you've heard this one: an undermanned GWS team step onto the MCG to meet a Collingwood team who is expected to win. The conditions are wet and windy and miserable. And, for the bulk of the game, Collingwood showcase an ineptitude that's bedazzling in the scope of its enormity. Well, here comes the Rant to rant away at Collingwood, and the powerbrokers who've put the club in this mess. A...

What's Collingwood without heartbreak? And you probably thought you were just getting over it, too. Get over it no more! Here comes The Collingwood Rant to reopen old wounds, rub salt into them, and just when you thought you could hurt no more, out comes the vinegar.  Sly and Spook look at Collingwood's coaching situation, playing personnel, administrative woes, ex-players, the AFLW team's aw...

What  an amazing win over the old enemy,  Carlton!  Join Sly and Spook as they look at the game, at the vitriol in the  Carlton camp, pose a hypothetical or two, and preview next week's clash  against the Brisbane Lions.

After a tumultuous off-season, Collingwood is back. With a vengeance.  Well, sorta.  How would Collingwood crash into 2021?  Join Sly and Spook, as they examine Collingwood's round 1 defeat at the  paws of the Western Bulldogs, a look at how the departed players fared,  and a preview of the upcoming battle against the old enemy, Carlton.  And let's not forget the AFLW...

Sly and Spook interview arguably Collingwood's most famous and notorious supporter: Joffa! Listen to Joffa speak out about the current state of Collingwood and Eddie McGuire's demise as club president.

Goodbye, 2020! That's what we'd like to say. Take all that misfortune, compound all that misery, throw it into the same cocktail with disaster, arrogance, and disdain, and bid it all farewell ... ... only to see it gleefully bounce back and explode in your face. You know what that's called? Collingwood. And only Collingwood can usher 2021 in with a spectacular conflagration that highlights all the...

On Thursday evening, Collingwood went above and beyond. You have to congratulate them really. Just when you think they've frustrated you to their fullest, they find a way to exceed expectations. It was like losing a grand final in November. As well as four players! So what's the wash-up in light of the trade debacle? Join Sly and Spook as they explore Collingwood's trade machinations, scoop every...