The drive to deliver a premiership to the players who missed Collingwood’s grand final success could fuel the Magpies’ tilt at back-to-back flags according to Jeremy Howe, who was finally ready to get treatment on the broken ribs he sustained in his team’s epic win.
As vice-captain Taylor Adams became a target for the Sydney Swans in next week’s trade period after injury denied him premiership glory, Howe gave his teammate food for thought about hanging around for his own chance to win a grand final in black and white.
Nearly a week after the Magpies’ stunning four-point win over the Lions, Howe said his broken ribs were “average” as the anaesthetic provided by days of celeb...
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