Last year, as Collingwood tried to patch their defence together after Nathan Murphy, the Luigi to Darcy Moore’s Mario, retired due to concussion, Hoskin-Elliott found a position helping try to ...

Collingwood is all in on a premiership in 2025 after landing Dan Houston, Tim Membrey and Harry Perryman. But as ED BOURKE writes, there’s another Magpie who looms as Craig McRae’s wildcard.

Even from a Wednesday night practice match against the presumptive wooden spooners, the signs point to a collective revival from the hungover premiers who stumbled through 2024. The shiny new toys ...