Team AnalysisThe Kids Are Coming: Can Collingwood Make Some Noise in September?
Collingwood's injury list has been smashed — but Swadling, West and Hayes are arriving, and September is coming.
Mitch Harlan
Mitch Harlan
Senior AFL Writer
Mitch has covered the AFL for over a decade, with a focus on tactics, list management and the numbers that actually decide games.
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