"Heath Shaw not a sure thing to play against West Coast"
Matt Windley - Herald Sun
"COLLINGWOOD coach Mick Malthouse has flagged the possibility of leaving one of Nick Maxwell or Heath Shaw out of Saturday's qualifying final against West Coast."
"AFL finals formguide - Week 1"
Bruce Matthews - Herald Sun
"Even if Tarrant does play, the Magpies may have to roll the dice with skipper Nick Maxwell's broken right thumb to try to control the Eagles' three tall forwards."
"Malthouse ponders downside of being 'up'"
Linda Pearce - The Age
"COLLINGWOOD'S enviable dilemma may be who among Nick Maxwell, Heath Shaw and Leon Davis will be recalled for Saturday's qualifying final against West Coast, yet Mick Malthouse was cautioning yesterday that the squad had ''been up for a hell of a long time''."
"Collingwood says its A-list is fit but there are still doubt"
Courtney Walsh - The Australian
"DESPITE Nick Maxwell's declaration of full fitness, Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse yesterday refused to guarantee his captain was a certain starter in Saturday's qualifying final against West Coast at the MCG."
"It will be scary"
Steve Butler - West Australian
Former Collingwood midfielder Shane O'Bree has warned West Coast to prepare for a "scary" response from Collingwood in Saturday's qualifying final after the Magpies were humiliated by Geelong last Friday night.
