Pat Lipinski says he isn’t worried about Collingwood being written up by some ahead of the upcoming season.

The smooth-moving Pie has been working on his strength with Scott Pendlebury in the off-season, and is determined to stay focused even as some pundits predict the team to slide in 2026.

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“Every team at this time of year is optimistic about the season ahead, and that’s the same with us,” he said on 3AW.

“It’s fair to say not too many of the boys are looking at the media in December and January and getting flat about the comments.”