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It hurts saying this for some reason, but he PLAYS a bit like Matthew Lloyd. He doesn't dive like a tosser every second contest but his strategies are similar.

The decider is the midfield, and that's exactly why people are jumping on us right now. The question is whether 75% fit Embley and Fletcher with Priddis, Braun and co can still get continue to give them the advantage that Judd, Kerr and Cuz are famous for. Our backs will hold their own unless...

I like Clement for Lynch. Q is quick for a big unit and doesn't get one out that often. Drop Maxy in the hole if required. Not sure that would leave a matchup for Wakes, which might leave room for Licca to return.

Not for anything less than a top 10 pick AND a dal santo-class midfielder. The kid has added two massive attributes to the awesome athletic ability we already knew about. 1. Character- his season could have been finished after his shoulder went, but it takes hard work and balls to come back...

WCEvPA. Herald Sun has been stuffing it up a bit this week. AFL Homepage and CFC website say Winner EF2 (us) vs Loser QF2 (Eagles or Port). http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/Season2007/News/NewsArticle/tabid/5586/Default.aspx?newsId=50403

Let's not put so much pressure on him to be Presti II just because he has a couple of centimetres on Sack, O'Brien, Maxwell, Anthony. Let's just say he is a KPD who will hopefull develop into a player who can take the tallest forward. There aren't that many BIG FF's around anymore anyway.

Pretty sure O'Bree was Goodes' main opponent in the second half of R21, so height isn't a big factor in picking a matchup.

Agreed. Forget about Goodes' ability to ruck. He is a giant midfielder with explosive pace and an ability to run the lines. This could be a season-defining game for Rhyce. My second choice would be to bring Licuria back.

I think the tendency is to panic when you don't have a big >6ft5 full back, and Brown is now seen as the heir apparent. It goes back to the days of Craig Kelly, Gary Pert, and now Presti. The reality is that good defensive units can survive without these big blokes. Look at Geelong, where...

I thought it was as much of a body hit as Brodie Holland v Montgomery in last year's finals.

The thing with ruckmen is they have two areas within which they can beat their man- 1. Hit outs to advantage 2. Around the ground work. Cox dominates both. Spider is a hit out man. Josh is an around the ground man. Guy Richards has a chance to actually show his wares in one or both...

For as long as we keep with the M Malthouse model of 'everyone can play anywhere' none of these blokes will be pigeonholed as CHFs, FF's, HFF's. I agree that on a given day all four may be able to play in one team, in one forward 'structure'. My point here is that Rusling has a performance...

Tonight is a beautiful example of a list with depth and potential. Rus has Trav and Anthony infront of him setting a benchmark, while Dawes and Reid are right behind him keeping the pressure on. He has a standard to aim for, and two blokes willing to pinch his spot if he can't cut the...

Even if we poured development into this bloke I think best case scenario we would end up with Greg Tivendale. He could try for a Robert Copeland style-tagging role but I think he lacks the minerals be a first-class stopper. I'd be happier to try and get Chris Egan's attitude right and try...

If Toovey supposedly deserved a chance last week then one would think Ben should get a run this week. Our success this year has been about giving guys a chance to show something while they have form behind them. I've got no problems rolling the dice this week with Rusling, Davies, and...

Of the current top eight goalkickers, just one is from a top eight side. He takes big grabs and carves space for the blokes around him. He helps the development of the younger midfielders because they can bomb it long and expect a contest. Keep him until he's ready to go.

Richmond's defensive talls are pissweak. Monster them with Rocc, Trav and Josh and leave "Life Of" to ruck 70%+.

I'm totally not gay but I'd love to see dick tonight. Or Sharrod. Medhurst, Toovey, Bryan all cashing last chance vouchers.

Think I'd be giving N.Brown a run before experimentation.

Yes, and I hate agreeing with Robert Walls. But I'd even take just a centre bounce contest so he can get amongst it, smash some bodies, maybe win a clearance. I used to be able to accept the "then who will we kick it to?" argument- but now we have an answer- Trav.

Anyone have any idea why the big Ant no longer provides any relief in the ruck? Avg 5 min per quarter always used to be a good way to get his hands on the pill, he can get us inside fifty from CHB, Trav can man the forward line fine on his lonesome, and clearly the Richards/Bryan experiment is...

Lyon has to fence-sit because he is stuck between being the qualified footy opinion and the compare/host/Mr Nice Guy. If Carey had have made the 'blood in the water call' Caro and Hutchy wouldn't have got the snoots up so easily.

Mark Stevens wrote about it last week and Rohan Connelly did a piece on it yesterday. Mark is obviously a bit precious about anyone stealing his 'state the friggin obvious' stats analysis niche. What shits me is that according to his 'Run Home' ladder, Brisbane Lions are third last ie third...

AA CHFs have to hurt teams on the scoreboard. He has done everything but this. Unlike Tarrant and Riewoldt he is a true CHF in the old school Carey/Brown/Tredrea sort of model. People love watching those sorts of blokes go round. His hands are the best in the comp ATM, and his tackling at...

Can someone clarify for me, we have a choice to take this kid with our last pick in the first draft he is eligible for?? And no one can pick him ahead of us??

What does Goldy have to do to get a NAB nomination??? Just cos we're chock full of young guns don't punish one of the in-form rebounding defenders of the comp.

Looks like a young Ben Johnson. May need to do an apprenticeship as a back pocket player like Johnno did, so holding Milne to two is a good start. Showed enough on saturday to persevere with him... his problem will be the line of guys waiting to pinch his rebounding midfielder spot- Stanley, R...

Liked his game this week and last week, but he seems to start well then fall away after half time (6 of 12 possessions by 1/4 time). Still seems to be working on that engine, but he wins a lot more contested ball.

Have a look through our team and save for a couple of the older KP backs (Presti, Wakes, Jimmy), Medders is one of the only blokes who really only seems to have one position. I think Mick had a similar issue with Brodie Holland when he first arrived, and a few tagging jobs got him a midfield...

I don't reckon Shawry is anti-collingwood either. I do reckon he is trying to cut himself a niche in the footy journo game by jumping on every Collingwood headline that pops up and running with it, and if it's a negative headline (more often than not) jumping on board with all the other bashers...