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25th August - Western Magpies Annual Auction this Sunday.
This Sunday see our last Home and Away ficture of 2009 with the Pies absolutely flying and looking to secure 3rd spot on the ladder with a win over the Bulldogs. The Western Magpies have a function at the Mighty Quinn for this game but before that at 12.30pm we will be holding our annual auction. We have some fantastic stuff once again up for grabs including a signed a framed Nathan Buckley jumper, a framed jumper signed by Harry O'Brien and Nick Maxwell, a pair of pre worn and signed Ben Johnson footy boots which have been beautifully framed too and some other great stuff too. So make sure you come down to the Quinn this Sunday (30th August) for our auction and then stay on afterwards to watch the Pies take on the Doggies. We hope to see you all there this Sunday.. Go Pies !!!!!

15th July - Game highlights available for viewing now.
I've been busy today, all the highlights from all 10 of our wins so far are now available for viewing on the site, just got to the videos section of the site. So sit back crack a coldie and enjoy !!!

14th July - All radio shows now available for download.
Hi all, just letting you know that all our radio shows are now available on the site to be downloaded and listened to if you have missed any of the previous shows. Just go to the Previous Shows tab and click on the show you would like to listen too. Latest guests we have had over the past three weeks have been Ben Reid, Nathan Brown and Tyson Goldsack.

23rd June - Function this Saturday at the Quinn.
Hello all, firstly I wanted to say thank you to everyone on all your messages of congratulations to Mei and myslef on the birth of our beautiful son (and heir to the Day millions) Lucas. Lucas Eli Day was born on Wednesday 27th May and weighed in at a tiny 2.6kgs (5 pouns 12 ounces in old money). Another Collingwood member has arrived and he has already watched three wins in a row since his entry into the world :) This also leads me to apologise for the lack of updates to the site over the past few weeks, as you can understand things have been pretty hectic on the home front and I just haven't been able to find the time to update the site. Thanks to everyone that has been keeping everyone informed on what is happening out there in Magpie land by using the "Shout Out" box, its good to see it being put to good use. Now onto footy business.....

The Western Magpies will be holding their next official function this Saturday at the Mighty Quinn for when the Pies take on Fremantle at the MCG. The function starts at 12pm, with bounce down at 12.10pm, hope everyone can make it down to the Quinn and cheer the boys on loudly as we push for our 5th win on the bounce. There will be the usual raffle and margin ticket competition, not to mention Western Magpies Merchandise, Morish Nuts merchandise and Weg-Art merchandise on sale. It promises to be a great afternoon of football so make sure you get yourselves down to the Quinn and watch the game with all your Collingwood family.

Finally I will shortly have the latest radio shows up on the site and the latest highlight packages. I am hoping to get all that done today. More news once its all up. Go Pies !!!!

19th May - Pies fans to the Vic Hotel before the Eagles game this Saturday.
We all know the Pies are travelling West to take on the Eagles at Subiaco this Saturday, as usual Pies fans are encouraged to meet up at the Vic Hotel in Hay Street before the game for some pre-game beverages. There will be plenty of Western Magpies at the Vic once again turning the place into a Magpie stronghold. We hope to see everyone there !!!!

18th May - Latest Magpie Radio shows available to listen to now.
If you missed our last two shows they have now been uploaded to the site for you to listen to, Last Saturdays show (with special guest Nick Maxwell) can be heard here, while the previous Saturday's (with special guest Sharrod Wellingham) can be heard here. You can listen to all our previous shows by going to the "Previous Shows" page on this site.

4th May - Latest Magpie Radio available to listen to now.
Missed last Saturdays show ? Well its now up on the website for your listening pleasure (special guest Jack Anthony) you can listen to it here.

30th April - Latest Magpie Radio available to listen to now.
Last Saturdays show is now up on the website for your listening pleasure, so if you missed last Saturdays show (with special guest Paul Hudson) you can listen to it here.

20th April - Video Highlights now available for Round 2 and 4, latest Magpie Radio also available now.
Hey all, Video Highlights of our great wins in rounds 2 and 4 have are now available for viewing on this site. Go to the Video's section and relive these great games. More highlights available soon.

Last Saturdays show is also up on the website if you missed it (or want to hear it again) you can listen to it here.

14th April - Latest Magpie Radio available to listen to now.
Last Saturdays show is now up on the website for your listening pleasure, so if you missed last Saturdays show (with special guest Blake Carracella) you can listen to it here.

8th April - Magpie Radio is back on 91.3FM.
Magpie Radio returned on Saturday on SportFM 91.3. You can listen to the show at 10am every Saturday morning during the football season. Join myself, Pete, Jackie and Ian with all your Collingwood news and special guests from the Collingwood Football Club.

If you missed this Saturday's show you can listen to it here.

1st April - Saturdays game on a hour delay.
As I mentioned at Saturdays function this weeks game will be shown with an hours delay due to Daylight Savings still being in place in Victoria. The game actually starts at 11.10am over here, but will not be televised until 12pm. We are still holding a function however and hope that everyone can make it down to the Quinn to watch the Pies bounce back from their disappointing performance last week by spanking the Demons. I am still waiting for verification as to what time the ANZAC Day game is being played as there are conflicting times coming from the AFL website, the Collingwood Website and every other website in between, as soon as I find out for definate... it'll be up on here.

26th March - The Seasons nearly here, sign up for the Tipping Comp !!!!.
Only two more sleeps till our first function of 2009, The Pies will be taking on the Crows at the MCG on Saturday and it promises to be a great game. The possibility of debuting Dayne Beams and Steele Sidebottom is a very exciting prospect for Pies fans, plus it will be Nick Maxwell's first full game as Collingwood Captain. Adelaide on the otherhand have been hit with a few injuries, the birdman is not due back till later in the season, while Graham Johncock will miss due to the death of is mother. So a great game to open the Pies season, I'm tipping the boys to notch up a victory in round round. Pies by 21 pts.

Our function starts at 12pm at the Mighty Quinn with the game starting at 12.10pm, so come along and enjoy the company of other Pies supporters.

Finally there are still spaces available in the Western Magpies Tipping Competiton, if you are interested in signing up then go to this link. The competition is being run through Collingwood and there are prizes available for the overall winners (see the Collingwood website for more details). Sign up and tip, the more the merrier... Good Luck !!!!

10th March - Our Deepest Sympathies to the O'Brien family.
Upon hearing the tragic news of Ralph O'Briens passing today, The Western Magpies wish to express our deepest sympathies to Elizabeth, Harry and his siblings. We are deeply saddened by this terrible news. The Western Magpies have had a close relationship with Ralph over the last year which led to us sponsoring Harry for the 2009 season, many of you would have seen him at some of our functions last year. He was a wonderful person who was so very proud of everything Harry had achieved in his football career. He will be sorely missed.

1st March - Western Magpies Supercoach is back for 2009 !!!!!!
Its back again for 2009, the Western Magpies Supercoach league is up and running again. If you wanna sign up and pit your coaching skills against other Western Magpies members then goto http://supercoach.heraldsun.com.au register yourself and a team and when asked for a league number enter 401032. No prizes this year, just bragging rights but its always fun to know if you are the next Jock McHale :) Good Luck !!!

17th February - The Western Magpies, Proud Sponsors of Harry O'Brien !!!!!!
This year as part of Collingwood's new stipulations for Supporter Groups the Western Magpies have chosen to sponsor a player. After much discussion it was decided that, being a WA based supporter group we should sponsor a WA player. So we have sponsored a supporter group favourite WA's very own Harry O'Brien. We are very excited to have to opportunity to sponsor Harry and it is a first for the Western Magpies. So there is now another reason to cheer on Harry when the Pies play... he is now a Western Magpie too !!!

16th February - 2009 Function list is here !!!!!!
We have set up the function list for 2009's official Western Magpies functions to be held at the Mighty Quinn this year. All functions will be subject to the game being televised live of course, but more details will be posted closer to the date of the function in question. There will also more than likely be a few "un-official" functions this year as well (such as the Queens Birthday game etc) again more details of this as the year progresses. Finally depending on how well the Pies do in the NAB cup we will more than likely have a couple of functions during the NAB cup, again though it will depend on whether or not the games are televised live. We hope to see you all throughout the season.

Round Date Pies VS

1 Saturday 28th March Adelaide (D)

2 Saturday 4th April Melbourne (D)

5 Saturday 25th April Essendon (ANAZAC Day) (D)

8 Sunday 17th May Carlton (D)

13 Saturday 27th June Fremantle (D)

20 Saturday 15th August Richmond (D)

21 Sunday 23rd August Sydney (D)

22 Sunday 30th August Western Bulldogs (D)

15th February - We welcome a new committee member and say farewell to two !!!!!!
The Western Magpies would like to welcome on board new Committee Member Jackie Breasley. Jackie has been a regular at Western Magpies functions for the last few years now and she also was a regular on the Radio Show last year. So welcome Jackie !!!

We also say farewell to two of out long standing Committee members who have both been on board since the inception of the Western Magpies. Krystal Keating leaves us this year and we would like to thank her for all her hard work over the last 4 years. We will still see her and little Eva at functions however.

Finally as you already know Mei has left the Committee as she takes on an even bigger role of mum to our our new June arrival. Again Mei will still be at functions (at least until May time anyway)

I'm sure you will all join me in welcoming Jackie and saying a huge thank you to both Krystal and Mei.

6th January - HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!!!!
HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone, welcome to 2009, The Year of the Magpie. We can look forward to an interesting season this year with some exciting recruits and a new captain (Well done Maxy). The Magpies come over to Perth twice this year firstly in February for round one of the NAB Cup versus the Weagles and then again in May when they take on the Weagles for a second time.

We have already recieved a few phone calls regarding the purchase of tickets for the NAB Cup game and we have to point out that all tickets must be purchased through Ticketmaster, the Western Magpies have no access to tickets for this game. This will also more than likely be the case for the May game as well (but we will have more details on that later on this year).

All memberships this year will once again be done through Collingwood themselves, although the details are kind of sketchy at the moment, there will be more on this in the next few weeks.

Finally I have to announce some good news, My wife (and of course committe member) Mei is pregnant and is due in June (June 9th to be precise) so there will soon be another little Collingwood Member added to the nest. As a result of this however Mei will be stepping down from the committee and will not be attending so many functions in 2009 although she will still be around and will be helping out when she gets the time. I'm sure you will join me in saying thanks to Mei for all her hard work over the past 4 years as now she takes on an even bigger role of mum to be.

As soon as we have more news from Collingwood with regards to memberships etc I will add them to the site, in the meantime once again I hope you all had a fantastic Christmas and wish you all a very happy and prosperous 2009. Go the Pies !!!!!!

20th October - Keiran Butlers "Collingwood Ruined My Life" coming to Perth in November
Collingwood supporter and Comedian Kieran Butler is bringing his famous "Collingwood Ruined my Life" show to Perth in November. There are three shows on the 13th, 14th and 15th of November at the Subiaco Community Centre, Bagshot Road. If you are interested in booking tickets (and why wouldn't you be !!!), Kieran has provided us with a link to his site in which you can purchase the tickets at a $1 discount and with NO booking fee, so a saving of around $8 per booking. BOOK NOW.

2nd September - Some photos from Friday - More to come !!!!!!
Disappointing result, but fun was still had by everyone... here are a couple of photos from Friday, more to follow !!!

27th August - PRE-GAME DRINKS AT THE VIC HOTEL!!!!!!
The Western Magpies would like to encourage all Pies fans to come along to the Vic Hotel at 226 Hay Street on Friday arvo from 2pm onwards in the main bar. The committee members will all be there along with members from the Cheer Squad. Everyone is welcome (as long as you are wearing Black and White of course). For our interstate visitors (and our country members) who may not know where the Vic Hotel is, Please see the Map below. Its a 2 minute walk from Subiaco Oval, and not far from West Leederville Train Station. A printable version can be downloaded here.

Also on Thursday the Western Magpies and Collingwood will be having a Sausage Sizzle outside Subiaco Oval (Gate 8 ), this will start from 4pm with training due to start at 4.30pm. Collingwood will also be having a merchandise sale, also outside Gate 8 at the same time as the sausage sizzle. Finally anyone wanting to know the times that the team fly in on Thursday, they fly in at 12.55pm on Thursday lunchtime (Flight number QF475).

21st August - Pies / Swans game LIVE this Saturday straight after the auction !!
Hey all, Great news, we'll be getting the Pies / Swans game LIVE at the Quinn on Saturday straight after the auction. The game starts at 5.10pm, with the auction starting at 3.30pm. Hope to see everyone there

20th August - Next function - Round 21 v Swans, plus all the Auction news!!
This weekend will be the Western Magpies last official function for the Home and Away season, the time of the function itself is still to be confirmed (the game is being shown at 6.30pm, but I am trying to explore other avenues to get the game earlier), I will know for definate either this evening or tomorrow morning, as soon as I know for definate I will have the news up on here, so keep em peeled and keep checking the site.

Now before the game itself we are holding our annual auction, the auction will start at around 3.30pm and we have some fantastic items up for bidding, we can now let you know exactly what we have up for grabs on the day. They are :-

Framed and Signed Scott Burns Jumper
Signed Harry O'Brien Jumper and Signed Harry O'Brien Western Magpies hat (The Harry Pack)
Signed 2008 Team Jumper
Signed Des Tuddenham Western Magpies Hat
Signed Western Magpies Bar Runner (Signed by 2008 team)
Rare Block Mounted 1990 Print
Limited Edition Collingwood Monopoly (only 4000 produced)

Below is a photo of the Scott Burns Jumper, framed by our sponsor Master Picture Framers, I'm sure youll agree it looks fantastic and a must for any die hard Collingwood fan !!

14th July - Next function - Round 17 v Bombers, plus news on Roo's game!!
I have checked the TV schedules and you'll all be pleased to know that the Pies / Bombers game in Round 17 will be televised LIVE on Channel 10 on Saturday 26th July, that means that the Western Magpies WILL be having a function that day (The West Coast game is being shown on FOX). The function will start at 12pm with the game starting at 12.10pm, hoping to see everyone down there.

Before that we play the Roo's this Friday night and if anyone wants to watch the game at the earlier time of 6.30pm this Friday night head down to the Inglewood Hotel (Beaufort Street) as they will be showing the game from 6.30pm (about a 40 minute delay). There will be a few of us down there. Finally the latest Pies highlights (Sydney and Adelaide) are up in the "Videos" section and the latest "Magpie Radio" is available to listen to in the "Previous Shows" section.

IMPORTANT !! 4th July - Pies/Sydney game is no longer Live on Saturday !!
Unfortunately due to circumstances beyond our control the Pies / Sydney game on Saturday night will NOT be shown live at the Mighty Quinn, instead the game will be shown at the normal WA time of 6.30pm. The function will now start at 6pm. We would like to apologise for this unfortunate change, but as stated it was beyond our control. We still hope to see people at the Quinn cheering the boys on, just make sure you avoid those scores.

24th June - Great news for the Sydney Game and news on the Auction !!
Our next function is on the 5th July when the Pies take on Sydney in the annual blockbuster at ANZ Stadium. We have some great news for our Western Magpies, we will be getting the game LIVE at the mighty Quinn, yes LIVE not with a 90 minute delay (which normal WA TV will be doing - Western Australia at its finest). So make sure you get to the Quinn early and get yourself a good seat, it promises to be a big turnout. We hope to see you all there in what should be a rip-snorter of a game.

We also would like to announce our other great news, The Western Magpies have set the date for their annual auction. It will take place on Saturday 23rd August (Rnd 21) before the Collingwood / Sydney return game at the home of the Western Magpies, The Mighty Quinn. The Auction will start at 3.30pm and run for approximately an hour. We have some absolutely fantastic stuff up for grabs this year (A list of the items up for auction will be added to the website soon - so start saving those pennies !!). We are also hoping to arrange to have some special guests at the Quinn on the day (we are working on this at the moment). Following the auction we will have the Collingwood game on from 5.30pm. So come along, Its going to be a cracking day !!

16th June - New Video section added to website !!
I have added a video section to the website where you can look at Collingwood highlights and other related Collingwood material. I will be added various videos to the site when I find them. At the moment I have the highlights from all seven of our wins for 2008 (not gonna bother sticking any losses on there, what would be the point...lol). I will be updating this section constantly, so keep checking it, as there will always be something new on there. Any feedback on this new feature would be most appreciated. Just bear in mind that you will need to have the most up to date version of flash on your PC to be able to view the videos.

In addition I just wanted to thank everyone for coming down to the Quinn yesterday for the Pies / Blues function, we had a great turnout (despite the weather being awful), it was just unfortunate that the boys couldn't win the game. I'm not even gonna get started talking about the umpiring, I'll just get all angry again. Next week the boys take on the Doggies at Telstra Dome, lets hope they can bounce back and have a big win.

4th June - 100 reasons to be happy !!! A fantastic win over West Coast !!
It was a great day on Saturday 100 reasons to be happy for all WA based Magpie fans !!! I wanted to thank everyone who came to the function on Saturday and hopefully had a great time. Another big thank you goes out to the committee and Vice President Pete Matheson who ran the show, while myself and Mei were in Melbourne at the game. Here are a couple of photos that were taken Saturday... on a memorable, enjoyable and unforgettable day.

I think I found Benny

The famous sign makes its journey to the 'G'

Sweetness... 100 wonderful points !!

20th May - Interstate Membership form now online.
Its only taken 8 rounds but the membership forms for the interstate supporter group memberships are now available for download from here. Please download the form, fill it out and then forward on to Collingwood. Please be aware the form is quite large and may take a few minutes to download if you are on dial-up.

1st May - See the Pies / Hawks game LIVE at the Quinn on Saturday.
Just a quick note to let anyone know that if they want to watch the Pies/Hawks game wih like minded Pies fans this Saturday there will be a few of us at the Quinn this Saturday. Feel free to come along and cheer the boys on. Game starts at 12.10pm, Its not an official function so there'll be no raffle or anything, just a bunch of Pies supporters cheering loudly, there will be some committee member there however. Hopefully see you all there.

24th April - LEST WE FORGET - ANZAC DAY Function
Tomorrow will see the Pies take on the Bombers in the annual ANZAC Day clash, a game which is second only in importance to the Grand Final. The Western Magpies will be holding their annual ANZAC Day function at the Mighty Quinn and the day will start from 11.30am. Remember to get to the Quinn early as it promises to be a very busy day and unfortunately tables are not able to be reserved. The Western Magpies would also like to invite any ex-serviceman down to the Quinn, so if you know of any please invite them down so we can share this very special day with them.

There will be a raffle held as usual with some fantastic prizes up for grabs and once again Ralph O'Brien and the O'Brien family will be attending the function. Ralph will be selling raffle tickets for the signed and framed Nathan Buckley jumper and this will be the last function that they will be on sale at.

Obviously the football is a big part of the day tomorrow, but let us not forget the reason we are celebrating. The Ex-Serviceman, they are the reason that we can sit there at the Quinn tomorrow and cheer on our beloved Pies, they fought for our freedom and our way of life as we know it today The Western Magpies would like to thank each and every one of them for their sacrifice. So everyone, please come down to the Quinn tomorrow, watch the game, cheer on the boys but also say thanks and a prayer to all those that gave up their lives in the fight for freedom.

15th April - Short notice function - Round 5 versus the Roo's !!.
Hey all, just a notice to let everyone know that we will be having a fucntion for the Kangaroos game this Saturday, the function will start at 5pm and the game starts at 5.30pm. Hopefully see everyone down there.

30th March - Round 4 Carlton Function CANCELLED, Next Function is now Round 3 versus Richmond !!.
Due to the fact the WA TV has once again stuffed their heads up their backsides, by not televising the Pies / Carlton game on Sunday 13th April, we have cancelled the function for that day. Instead we have brought the function forward a week to Round 3 (thats THIS WEEKEND guys) for the Pies / Richmond game. So please pass this info onto as many people as you can find (if you know of people who do not have internet access for example). Hopefully we can get a big turnout and watch the boys bounce back for our disappointing loss to the Brions on Friday night.

17th March - Merchandise Sale at our Function this Saturday plus Footy Tipping Comp is BACK !!.
The Western Magpies will be having a clearout sale on their merchandise. We will be selling all Western Magpies merchandise at half price, that means Stubby Holders for $5, Caps $10, Shirts $25 (Kids Shirts $20), Bar Runners $25 etc. This sale will take place this Saturday during the Pies / Freo function, so make sure you come down to the function and pick yourself up a bargain. Looking forward to seeing everyone at our first function of the 2008 season.

Also... The Footy Tipping is BACK this season !!!!! With once again prizes up for grabs at the end of the year just go to http://supertipping.heraldsun.com.au/ and register to the tipping competition and once you've registered just enter league code 938569 and join the tipping comp. Good Luck !!!!

13th March - News on memberships for 2008.
We have recieved a few calls enquiring about Western Magpies memberships for 2008. Currently the club has not updated their website with the details of the new memberships, but should be done shortly. In the meantime please bear with us and Collingwood while this is sorted out.

Many people in WA have already signed up to Collingwood for 2008, in this situation if you provide your membership number to us, we will contact the club and they will mark off on their records that you are a Western Magpies member. So to re-iterate, if you have already signed up, please contact us with your membership details and we will pass them onto the club.

Finally if you do sign up with the club, please mention on your membership application that you wish to be part of the Western Magpies (or were nominated by us), this will ensure that you will be on our mailing list for our newsletters etc.

If you have any questions with regards to this, please do not hesitate to give a committee member a call and we'll endevour to help.

12th March - Supercoach is now up and running for 2008 - click on link below to sign up.
Hi all, the Supercoach has been set up again for this year, just go to http://supercoach.heraldsun.com.au/ and enter LEAGUE CODE - 952244 after you have signed up. Good Luck !!

4th March - Confirmation of new membership structure for 2008 and onwards.
All Western Magpies Memberships now need to be purchased through the Collingwood website www.collingwoodfc.com.au or by calling 1800 GO PIES. When filling in the online membership form please state "Western Magpies" in the 'nominated by' box, or if ordering over the phone please inform the sales staff.

For Details go to the MEMBERSHIP page

10th February - Western Magpies a new Committee a new Era.
The Western Magpies would like to thank everyone that attended their third Annual General Meeting last night. The meeting saw changes to the Western Magpies structure and to the Committee. Firstly we say farewell to former President David Foreman, Secretary Danielle O'Meara and Committee member Colleen Bentley and thank them for all their hard work that they have put in over the last three years. Secondly we would like to welcome our New Committee members to the Western Magpie family, a big hello to Kerryn Prosser (Secretary), Vicki Turner (Committee), Ian Hale (Committee - Sponsorship and Media), Rod Currie (Committee) and Wayne Turner (Treasurer) all of whom are regular faces at our functions and I'm sure will be known to a majority of you. Finally a big thank you to our Committee members that have stayed on for another term under the Western Magpies, namely Krystal Keating (Committee) and Mei-Ling Day (Committee - Newsletter). Both Pete Matheson and myself have also stayed on for another year and the voting last night decided that the Presidents position would be taken by myself while Pete would become the sole Vice President. Thanks to all that voted and put through the nominations, the entire committee will be working hard during the 2008 season to make this the most successful year for the Western Magpies so far.

There will be one major change this year and that will be with the membership costs. We are reducing the cost of membership to just $10 for 2008, this will get you membership to the Western Magpies and we are working on a small pack to give to our members (more on this as we have more details). As with previous years anyone with a Collingwood membership priced at $125 or above (The interstate membership) will recieve free membership to the Western Magpies, however we do insist that you still fill out a membership form (so we have your address details etc) and proof of membership (i.e. Card, reciept etc) will need to be sighted.

Numberplate enquiries for 2008 will all be handled by Pete Matheson, so if you are interested in numberplates please call Pete on 0400 178 477. Prices for 2008 are yet to be finalised however, so please bear with us on this. Secondly all those people who have orders in currently for numberplates, we are still waiting on the plate manufacturer, they have ensured us that plates are now beginning to be sent out, but your patience is appreciated. We are hoping this year to work out a better system with the Plate manufacturer, the AFL and the DPI to try to reduce the wait time of numberplates.

Finally thanks to everyone who turned up at the Quinn last night to watch the Pies/Crows game, we had a great turnout and it was good to see so many familiar (and some new) faces. Unfortunately the Pies came up around 80 points short on the night, but I really dont think anyone was too bothered by the result. In case people are interested, the Pies will now be set to play the loser of the Wet Toast/Freo game in Albany in a couple of weeks time, so if anyones down Albany way, head to Collingwood Park to watch the Pies. More details on this as we know them.

2008 is a brand new year for both Collingwood and the Western Magpies and we hoping hoping it will be our most successful year so far... Keep it Black and White and Carn the Pies !!!!!

5th February - AGM / Members meeting announced for this Saturdays function.
This Saturday will see the Western Magpies first function for the 2008 season, the game itself starts at 6.30pm and is being shown live so we are hoping for a big turnout at the Quinn. Before the game however we are calling the Western Magpies AGM and we urge all members that can make it to attend, the meeting will start at 5pm promptly and will deal with the voting in of a new committee and President, not only that there will be some changes to the structure of the Western Magpies for the 2008 season and these will be explained at Saturdays meeting. New membership forms will be available on Saturday also so that prospective members can join what we hope to be the greatest supporter group of the greatest footy team on the planet. We hope to see everyone at the AGM, as stated above the meeting will start promptly at 5pm.

In addition to this news we have made a couple of changes to the function list, The Round 12 game against Carlton has been added to the list, while the Round 19 game against St Kilda has been listed as "depending on TV" due to the fact that the game clashes with a Wet Toast game. Function lists will also be available at the Quinn on Saturday.

24th January - Function list is now up on the website.
Hey all the new function list for 2008 as now up on the site, this lists all the "Official" Western Magpies functions for the upcoming season. This means at these functions there will always be committee members present and a raffle will always be hel. However during the season if a game is televised, most of the time there will be members of the committee at the Quinn watching the game anyway so members are encouraged to come down and watch thas many games at the Quinn as they can (this includes games such as the Round 11, Queens Birthday clash). You will note that this year we have no Friday night functions, it was decided that due to the fact that we are currently not getting the Friday night games LIVE or with a lesser delay that it was not worth holding a function for these games. This may change if we should be able to get the Friday night games earlier (something that we are working on), keep your eyes peeled to the website as if there are any changes to the function list they will be added on there as soon as they become known. I hope everyone is looking forward to the 2008 season as much as we are and we hope to see everyone down at the Quinn this year. We will soon have more details on our sign up day and AGM, we should hopefully have the news up on the site by this time next week. Stay tuned !!!!

27th November - WESTERN MAGPIES WELCOME OUR LATEST PLAYERS
The Western Magpies would like to welcome all four new signings to the mighty magpie army. Ruckman Cameron Wood was picked up from Brisbane and looks to be an excellent aquisition whilst our new draftees John McCarthy (Pick 31), Tobias Thoolen (Pick 47) and Jaxson Barham (Pick 61) will add to the expanding crop of talented youngsters that we have at Collingwood, a dynasty in the making guys, watch this space !

Finally here's a picture of the famous Such is Life sign that got such a huge response following the Eagles game... well worth every minute that I spent making it... lol

20th September - NEWS FOR FRIDAYS GAME

Obviously now that the Pies/Cats game is a sell out on Friday night, Channel 7 are showing the game live everywhere.... everywhere, that is except WA !!!! We urge people to get in contact with Channel Seven Perth and state the case for showing the game live, especially as on of the top bods from the station appeared on 6PR last Friday and stated that no matter whether who went through from last weeks game, this weeks game WILL be shown live due to contract obligations. It appears that Channel 7 only honour their obligations whilst the Eagles are still in the competition. So PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE email Channel Seven at programs@7perth.com.au or call them on 9344-0777 and complain, complain, complain. The squeakiest door gets the most oil so the more of us that contact them, the more chance we'll have of getting it live. Good Luck...

Obviously is this does work the timings for the function would be moved an hour forward, i.e. function starting at 4.30pm, game starting at 5.30pm. Either way we hope to see everyone there on the day, our biggest day since 2003 !!!

18th September - R.I.P. LEN THOMPSON 1947-2007
It is with great sadness that we annouce the passing of Magpie Legend and former Brownlow winner Len Thompson. Len died this morning at is home from a heart attack. The Western Magpies would like to pass on their sympathies to Len's family.

17th September - A PIE IN THE HOUSE OF PAIN (HERALD SUN ARTICLE)
In todays Herald Sun, Journalist Terry Brown who flew over exclusively to speak with the Western Magpies and report on the game has an article all about what it was like sitting amongst the Collingwood Cheer Squad on Friday night. It is a brilliant piece of writing and I urge you all to go to this link and read the story. I'm sure you'll find it as enjoyable as myself !!!!

16th September - PIES DOWN EAGLES - WHAT A GAME !!!!!!
A fantastic night at Subiaco on Firday saw the Pies end Wet Toasts season after beating them 93-74 after extra time. It was a fantasic game and a fantastic day, which all started when the Magpie Army took over the VIC hotel (normally a Weagles haunt), it was great to see Eagles fans walk in.. look around see the place dominated by Black and White and then walk straight back out again. The "Where's Benny" sign was popular again with thousands of Weagles fans as it came out while I walked the boundary line after banner. However I think the sign that got the most publicity was my "Such is Life" sign which was broadcast for all to see on Channel 7 at the end of the game. Well done to everyone guys, we were loud and proud and we got the boys over the line, special Kudos goes out to Steve Pang and co. for their great DIIIIIDAK sign !!!!! The photo below was on the back page of the Herald Sun today and I think it says it all...... BRING ON THE PUSSIES !!!!!

Mei, Myself, Kathy, Joffa, Rose and Courtney at the final siren.

13th September - PIES FLIGHT AND TRAINING TIMES !!!!!!
Collingwood will fly in today (Thursday) at 12.55pm, they will then be training at Subiaco Oval at 4.30pm. This WILL be an open training session and we have been asked by the club to get as many Collingwood Supporters down there as possible. So come along today to see the guys, and make sure you wear your Collingwood gear to show the guys just who the most supported team in WA really is !!!! Go Pies !!!

12th September - PRE-GAME DRINKS AT THE VIC HOTEL!!!!!!
As said before we encourage all the Pies fans to come along to the Vic Hotel at 226 Hay Street on Friday arvo from 3pm onwards in the main bar. The committee members will all be there along with members from the Cheer Squad. Everyone is welcome (as long as you are wearing Black and White of course). For our interstate visitors (and our country members) who may not know where the Vic Hotel is, Please see the Map below. Its a 2 minute walk from Subiaco Oval, and not far from Leederville Train Station. A printable version can be downloaded here.

10th September - PIES FANS TO MEET UP AT THE VIC ON FRIDAY !!!!!!
All Pies fans that are going to the game Friday night, the Western Magpies will all be meeting up at the VIC Hotel on Hay Street before the game. We encourage all Collingwood supporters to do likewise, lets turn that Pub into a Magpie stronghold !!! We will all be at the VIC from around 3pm onwards (What better Hotel for Pies fans to meet up at eh... The VIC !!!). So everyone, meet up at the main bar in the VIC and we can have a few coldies before the game. As usual just contact a committee member if you require more info.

Training will be held at Subiaco Oval from 4.30pm on Thursday 13th September. Collingwood have still yet to confirm their flight details but I would presume that they will be flying in on the 12pm (ish) Qantas flight from Melbourne on the Thursday. More details as they are known.

9th September - FINALS FEVER PART 2 !!! THE PIES ARE COMING TO PERTH !!!!!!
Following last nights fantastic 38 point win over Sydney, The Pies have earned a semi final matchup against the Eagles at Subiaco this Friday night. We have some very important ticket information with regards to this game. Currently the Western Magpies have not been allocated any tickets for this game, however the Committee are working on this and will be in contact with the club first thing Monday morning, so PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE keep an eye on this website, because as soon as we know something it will be posted on here.

In the meantime, tickets will go on sale from Tickmaster tomorrow morning (Monday) from 9am FOR COLLINGWOOD MEMBERS ONLY. Collingwood members will be able to purchase 1 ticket per membership, with a max of 8 tickets purchased in 1 transaction. The tickets will be priced between $51.90 and $66.00 depending on where they are seated. People buying tickets from Ticketmaster please ensure you ask for tickets IN THE COLLINGWOOD ALLOCATION to ensure you will be sitting with Collingwood supporters and not uneducated moronic Eagles supporters. For non Collingwood members the rest of the tickets will go on sale to the General Public from 9am on WEDNESDAY morning.

As mentioned before, The Western Magpies WILL be in contact with the club on Monday, but in the event that we have no success in acquiring tickets via them, we urge people to ensure that they look into the above means to get tickets.

Also the Western Magpies would like to thank everyone who came down to the Quinn last night and made our first finals function of 2007 such a great success. Over a 150 Magpie mad fans came down and cheered the boys on to a rousing victory. Congratulations go out to all our Major Raffle winners, especially Percy Dias who won the Signed and Framed 2007 jumper and Matt Douse who won the Signed and Framed Dale Thomas print. Both guys have been Die-Hard Western Magpies members since our inception and it was great to see them finally win something in the raffles.

Bring on next week and Bring on the Eagles...... Guess what... My "Wheres Benny" sign can now come out of retirement.... look for some new writing on the back of it though !!!!

2nd September - FINALS FEVER !!! Pies /Swans LIVE at the Quinn on Saturday
Next weekend sees the first game in our finals run that will hopefully take us all the way through September to the Grand Final. On Saturday the Pies will take on the Swans at the MCG. The game will be LIVE at the Mighty Quinn from 5pm. The Western Magpies will be holding what is hopefully the first of many finals functions. Also at 3 quarter time in Saturday nights game the Major Raffle will be drawn (which will give anyone who hasn't already purchased tickets a chance to buy some beforehand) and with some great prizes up for grabs everyone should come along and buy at least one !!!!

Hoping to see everyone there on the day, if you have any questions regarding the function then contact a committee member.

21st August - Pies /Swans Function at the Quinn this Saturday !!!
Don't forget guys the Pies /Swans function will be shown at the Quinn on Saturday night, so make sure to come along to cheer the boys home to a good win and cement our spot in the 8 (there is still a chance that we could miss out). The Function will start at 6pm with the game starting at 6.30pm. There will be a raffle on the night, plus we will also be selling tickets to our Major Raffle, which will be drawn at the end of the season. Hope to see you all there on the night !!!!

6th August - Pies down Blues, Auction a great success !!!
A big thank you to everyone that made it down to the Mighty Quinn to firstly see the Pies get up over the Blues and to then take part in the Western Magpies Annual Auction. The Auction was a great success with all the items fetching amazing bids. Below are the photos of the winning bidders with the spoils of their work. Well done everyone.

30th July - Western Magpies Annual Auction THIS SATURDAY !!!
Its time once again for the Western Magpies annual auction. The auction will take place this Saturday following the function for the Magpies Round 18 game versus Carlton. There are some fantastic items up for auction this year, Those items include, A Signed Dale Thomas Jumper, A signed 2007 team jumper (signed by the whole squad), A signed 2007 Football (signed by the whole squad), A signed and framed Wayne Richardson Print and a Signed and framed Collingwood Logo (Signed by the whole team). I'm sure you'll agree that these are some great items and would make a fantastic addition to anyones games room or bar. Please note that all items must be paid for on the day either by cheque or cash (unfortunately we do not have credit card facilities). There is an ATM located at the Mighty Quinn though so you will be able to draw the cash out from there.So save all your pennies and come down to the Quinn this Saturday to firstly watch the Pies smash the Bluebaggers and then to have a chance at bidding on one of these fantastic pieces of Collingwood memorabilia. The function starts at 12pm, with the game starting at 12.10pm, The auction will follow immediately afterwards. We look forward to seeing everyone there on the day.

We will also be selling tickets for our end of season Major raffle at this function, again there are some great prizes up for grabs and tickets

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