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Howdy Dave... May not have been entirely clear above, as I'm certainly excited about the arrival of Adams, particularly given he can contribute from round one and along with Josh Thomas provides us with a succession plan for Ball. With contested possession becoming more and more critical...

A commendable performance in his first year as a tagger and it's nice to once again have an option for shutting down an opposition play maker. Needs to make his touches count and be a little more constructive when he does win the ball at a stoppage, but it's hard to fault him given the results...

It's hard to go past Scharenberg, but the fact that it'll be a slow build for him as he overcomes his foot issues makes me put my excitement on hold for the time being. Freeman and Adams are next in line, since there's a good chance that both may feature early in the year. Adams should be...

Agree with those who advise patience given he is overcoming OP and will also have to become accustomed with our structures and all the associated nuances that come with joining a new team. I was glad that we went after him though, along with being able to bring some other height/utility types...

Completely agree with you here, not a fan of that either.

I think most would accept your "a mile in their shoes" point and there is definitely merit in a team containing multiple types with various skill sets. Didak always did his best work on the outside and in a similar vein, I would prefer to see Pendlebury - for all his silky ability in congestion...

Martin was incredible and knows how and when to push into the right spaces and hit the scoreboard. That's not to say that his goals were opportunistic, as none of them were easy and he converted from all angles and distances. His last, a snap on his right whilst running hard toward the...

Find this pretty comical to be honest and I'm not sure what Shae is trying to achieve since leaving the club. The lack of acknowledgement that he even existed by the media at large appears to be challenging his ego somewhat, despite this slow news days token article. When he was with us, I...

I don't think any Collingwood supporter would consider Hine infallible, but his record certainly holds up and he's highly regarded league wide for good reason. Hinging your concerns on the example of Simon Buckley is a little odd though, for reasons others have already mentioned. As happy as...

Pretty happy with how we've handled the trade/free agency period so far, buying into the draft and bringing in a couple of freebies to counteract the loss of Dawes and Wellingham. Young obviously isn't an identical replacement for Wellingham on-field, whose role will have to be covered by our...

That's definitely thinking outside of the box, but I can't really see it myself. If he does remain on the list - which is more likely than not if contracted - then I think we'll see more of the same as this year. If the club rules a line through him early, I've got no problem with them...

Hope you'll forgive the slight necromancy, but I thought this thread was the most suitable to post in without having to start a new thread . A little overdue, but I've knocked out a bit of a review for those players who featured predominantly amongst our VFL unit this year. You can find the...

Hey Number 10, I missed a couple of games at the tail end of the season due to other commitments, but there may have been a couple of reviews also amongst the run home that I wrote but didn't link to on this forum. I'll be doing something of a wrap of the year at some stage in coming weeks...

At this point, of the two I would lean towards Ceglar due to currently being the more rounded footballer. Witts has the advantage in natural size where as Ceglar is still light on, but in terms of nous and ability to play forward/ruck, Ceglar is just ahead at the moment -- which is...

The review for this week's game is now up here, taken a bit of a different tact this week. I thought the team applied themselves well and were more than competitive in the first half, the game being well and truly up for grabs before they were overran in the second half. We seemed to focus on...

Here's the review for this week for those still interested: [VFL Player Review: Collingwood Vs. Frankston] I'd apologise for it being a few days late, but I'm habitually late with these things so there's really no point. :P

Outside of our traditional second quarter lull, it was a committed effort from start to finish by the lads today in really tough conditions. Granted the opposition wasn't all that flash, but we managed to string possessions together and our switch and transition - even with a wet ball - was much...

Was excellent to see Mooney looming large and at full pace, not even Luke Nolan could ease him up once the goals are in sight. Between him and the return of Thomas I left feeling pretty happy despite the result, although I'm growing a little concerned about Yagmoor at the moment. Great to...

1. After originally being content with thinking he would at the very least be a consistent, quality contributor throughout his career, Beams has taken the next step and looks destined for elite status. As others have said, sign him up! 2. Cloke looked to be in a better head space, some amazing...

Congrats Sinkers, well deserved. I'll also put my hand up and confess to being another who thought a return to the VFL was in order earlier in the year, but I'm very happy to have been wrong. Never questioned his work ethic or tenacity though, he creates so many opportunities and seems to...

Hey Dave, I hear you on the busy front, didn't manage to make it down to the VFL yesterday myself. On Chris25's report, I'd say that's a fair assessment overall. He did some very nice things, but he wasn't dominant by any stretch and wasn't a continual presence. Floated in and out of the...

Went along today to see Stewart for the second time this year, the first being the same Sandringham game that Dave went to earlier in the year. Everything Terex8 posted is spot on, he moves incredibly well for a 197cm tall -- but he doesn't play that key position role as such. I was impressed...

As dignified as it might appear to take that sort of stand, I think I'd prefer we banked number 16 before saying farewell. Obviously we stand a much better chance of doing that with Cloke in the team, regardless of his intentions beyond this year. Don't think any of us will remember the medal...

Fashionably late as usual, but the player review for this week (a tough one to be fair) can be found here. Was a disappointing day by and large, expected a bit more from Seedsman but knew we would be up against it, even before it became apparent that Ugle and Wood weren't taking the field...

I wouldn't count Stubbs out and rookies need to have the carrot dangled, but he would be up against it for a senior look in this year. I would expect that he would need until beyond the mid-season break - the all-important run home - to build a solid enough case for elevation. By that stage...

Was a little disappointing not to continue on with our good form against Port, but the make-up of the side was a lot different yesterday. We really struggle when carrying the bulk of our ruck stable and the loss of Seedsman early certainly didn't help. They were the better team throughout...

Unbelievably good win today, inspiring stuff considering the lamentable - if not corrupt - performance by the umpires, #24 in particular. The team went for four quarters and when the umpiring was at it's most infuriating, the players didn't lose their cool but instead unloaded on the...

Re: VFL Round 5 - Coll vs Box Hill Hawks @ Box Hill City Oval - Saturday 1.10 PM Elected to follow the VFL lads today (as that's sort of my bag these days) and listen into proceedings at AFL level. Was pretty hard to watch at times, but after last year we're somewhat accustomed to these sort...

Re: RD 4 vs Northern Blues @ 2PM @ Preston City Oval Pretty much Sampler, no immediate prospect as such for the coming weeks, but a few youngsters who stand a reasonable chance of making the grade. Paine will return to senior duties at some stage this year, if anything (God forbid) befalls a...

Re: RD 4 vs Northern Blues @ 2PM @ Preston City Oval I have to confess to not really tracking opposition players as closely as our own boys, but McLean won his share of the ball as you would expect at this level and converted his chances. I don't think I'd be trading anything for him though...