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What do you mean by "slam dunk?" I simply don't understand this kind of thought process. It goes without saying that nothing is certain in footy, and there isn't any team that is guaranteed of playing in the finals of course. In my opinion Collingwood will be top-4 contenders next season though...

Not at all. I wasn't responding to you on anything you said. Thanks for responding to me though. Cheers! :) James Aish didn't struggle to make the Brisbane team. He was top-10 in their 2014 Best and Fairest as an 18 year old, and was very much a required player that they did not want to lose. He...

Collingwood is definitely capable of taking a big step next season and becoming a top-4 contender at least. Firstly there aren't any stand-out teams above apart from Hawthorn, and even they were simply just better than the rest this year without ever really looking invincible. They were also...

Richmond did have five more wins and four less losses this year, but of those five extra wins, two of them were by under two goals. Only one of Richmond's losses were by under two goals. On the other hand, Collingwood played in six matches that were decided by less than two goals, but lost all...

I don't think it matters. I doubt very much that Adam Treloar's honest opinion will have any bearing on the Round 2 result at all. The average age of Collingwood's current 35 player list (not counting rookie list) for 2016 is 24 years and four months, which I believe is the fourth youngest. The...

I don't think that Adam Treloar had a stab at your club. I believe he was simply honestly sharing his opinion. I agree with him, but that doesn't mean that I'm having a stab at your club either. There is little doubt though that Richmond sooked-it-up and were filthy about Treloar choosing...

Aish had 22 possessions and took 3 marks in that final NAB Challenge match against Gold Coast, which isn't too bad in 31°C temperature, which is hot to play footy. He wasn't great against Collingwood in Round 1, but it still seems he was a bit stiff to be dropped after just one match following...

James Aish was dropped twice. He was pretty stiff to be dropped after Round 1 following a very impressive debut season. He played pretty well when he returned in Round 3, but was dropped again after Round 4 when he was given only 44% game time. That's pretty unfair, but I agree there was...

I realise the AFL Ratings are flawed, but Jeremy Howe also finished top-10 in Melbourne's Best and Fairest in the past two seasons. Hopefully he can improve his game even further. He seems to be happy to be at the club he barracked for as a kid now, so we'll wait and see. I don't believe it's...

Yeah Collingwood won ten matches and lost twelve, but six of those losses were under 10 points which was painful, and were probably the better team in four of them.

This year maybe, but that was more of the role Sidebottom was given. He had 129 contested possessions, and 299 uncontested possessions. Last year though, he had 181 contested possessions, and 314 uncontested possessions

From what I've just read, I don't think Daniel Gorringe is happy with Port Adelaide after they turned their back on him last year, and went for Patrick Ryder instead. Collingwood were interested in Matthew Kreuzer, so they should consider Gorringe if he's interested. Matthew Watson is worth...

None of the promising midfielders that Collingwood has recruited in recent times will push Steele Sidebottom out of the team. He's ahead of them all. Fifth in the Copeland Trophy despite missing seven matches with a broken thumb he suffered in Round 1. I'm not sure if Hawthorn has more salary...

North Melbourne's best team average age by the beginning of next years finals will be over 28 years. I doubt such an old team has ever made the finals before, and you've certainly boosted Collingwood's chances of making the finals next season. You're accuracy rate isn't very high as indicated...

Nathan Brown was 8th in Copeland Trophy. He played well in 2015. Ben Reid looked good at the end of this season and the recent reports on him are positive. Marley Williams has already played 56 games, in four seasons. Tom Langdon has played 41 games and next season will be his third. They're...

I don't want to clog the Richmond board talking-up Collingwood too much, but I will answer your question as briefly as I can. My preferred Collingwood back six for next season I believe has much improvement... Backs: Brayden Maynard: He's only 19, and has only played nine games, but he showed a...

I don't think Collingwood paid "overs" for Adam Treloar. He isn't getting over $700,000, which isn't too much for a six year contract for a player of his ability. Using two first round draft picks, and receiving a second round in return was less than what Richmond were prepared to cough-up too...

Firstly, Paul Seedsman wasn't required. He was being shopped around to create salary cap space, and then he decided to find his own club. I'm personally glad he's gone, but I hope it works out well for him. Ben Kennedy was a depth player. He may be good in time, but to include him in a trade...

Stop. Fitzroy in their own right have not participated in the AFL since the end of the 1996 season. That's what I've meant all along. I'm not referring to the merged Brisbane Lions or Fitzroy Reds who play in VAFA of course.

Everything says Fitzroy in their own right ended in 1996. Even Brisbane's web site. I'll even expand further. Firstly I'd like to compare Fitzroy to Richmond from 1981 until 1996. Fitzroy Total games won: 137 Total finals appearances: 8 Total finals wins: 3 Total finals losses: 5 Wooden...

Come on now. Stop denying history. A merged club was born at the end of 1996. Fitzroy in their own right ended at that time. That's who I'm talking about.

The club in Brisbane isn't Fitzroy. They ended at the end of 1996, and then merged with Brisbane Bears to become Brisbane Lions. From the end of 1982 until the end of 1996, Fitzroy had a better finals record than Richmond has had from the end of 1982 until the end of 2015.

Even Fitzroy has a better finals record than Richmond since the end of 1982, and they're long gone. Maybe one day your mob will catch them. Nah...what am I thinking?!?! GO TIGERS!

It was actually 20/20 foresight. You should have read these tweets instead. I tried to forewarn everybody of Tony Abbott prior to the 2013 election in these eerily accurate posts I compiled... And...

Christie and Fiorina are irrelevant. Neither will win the Republican nomination, even though it's a clown-show. Jeb Bush is a nut. Many of his policies as Florida governor, and recent quotes defending his brothers failed presidency confirms it. Hillary Clinton will most likely become the next US...

I have an authentic response to the original post. Tony Abbott was never going to last a full three years. He is a regressed, out of touch, delusional, ultra-conservative bigot, and an embarrassment. He was simply an opposition attack dog, who completely lacked policy, leadership, vision and...

It hasn't just been three successive Elimination Final losses, but two of them in particular were the most hilarious ever... 2013: Only Richmond could finish 5th, and then lose to a very ordinary Carlton team who actually finished 9th. 2015: Only Richmond could finish 5th, and beat 8th placed...

Jeremy Howe was also top-10 in Melbourne's Best and Fairest. He was sixth in 2014, and ninth this year, but you're right that those AFL rankings aren't the best guide on their own for a number of reasons. I still think he was top-10 though. I think many Collingwood supporters believe he still...

Of course there isn't any evidence, but I believe James Aish wasn't opposed to the idea of joining Collingwood as part of the Dayne Beams trade. Many at Brisbane also felt during the season that Aish was definitely gone, and that Collingwood was the most likely preferred destination. I don't...

No I don't think so. I can't remember what the media said about Collingwood's trading in 2012 and 2013, but many premiership players were moved on, which wasn't considered a "win" at the time by most. They were decisions made to improve draft position, and certainly not for instant gain. Losing...