Paul Licuria retires

Collingwood midfielder Paul Licuria, 29, has announced his retirement. The 179cm 81kg Magpie was drafted to the Swans from Sydney's northern suburbs in 1995 and traded to Collingwood for Nic Fosdike in 1998. He won the Pies' Best and Fairest Copeland Trophy 2001 and 2002 and clocked up 192 AFL matches.