Martin Blake
Martin Blake has been a senior writer for The Age since 1986 and has covered numerous AFL seasons, three cricket World Cups and various Australian cricket tours overseas, two Olympic Games, three Commonwealth Games, and a plethora of other major sports events including the British Open Championship and the US Masters. He covers all sports with an emphasis on Australian football and golf.
Collingwood won't be playing tag with Hawk midfield aces
Martin Blake Magpies star says winning the contested ball will be the key to the qualifying final.
Shock as All-Australian squad named
Martin Blake Hawthorn defender Josh Gibson and Western Bulldogs skipper Matthew Boyd are among the unlucky players who missed out on All-Australian squad selection yesterday.
Swans set to end Magpies' streak
Martin Blake Everyone falls in love with the qualifying final winners and dumps the losers, but recent history shows that it is not necessarily a good guide to the preliminary finals.
AFL
State of mind gives Pies the wood over Swans
Martin Blake Collingwood's streak over Sydney looms large, writes Martin Blake.
Beams me up, Pie rising
Martin Blake Dayne Beams is grabbing his opportunity to shine with both hands and earning plaudits all round.
AFL
Buckley's list just goes on and on
Martin Blake Collingwood is football's hydra. Cut someone down in black and white and another pops up, hungrier and just as dangerous.
The Blair hitch project
Martin Blake A vertically challenged Magpie bucks the system to leave a sizeable footprint on the big stage.
Martin Blake
Footy looks to shake the tag
Martin Blake In the Mick Malthouse reign at Collingwood, the Magpies stopped using taggers.
Vote magnet in medal tilt again
Martin Blake Could Dane Swan win the Brownlow Medal for a second year in a row?
Football
Pies ban Wellingham for two matches
Michael Gleeson and Martin Blake Collingwood has decided to suspend premiership midfielder Sharrod Wellingham.
