Oppo Camp 2018 Grand Final - Collingwood v West Coast

[fpm84]

Really sad for Collingwood but if teams try to emulate WCE’s style next year and the game shifts back towards contested marking rather than Richmond’s scrappy pressure game we will be in good stead.

Hawkins and Ratugolea up forward, Stanley and Dangerfield chipping in around the ground and Taylor (?), Henderson, Blicavs down back is as close to WCE’s structure as most other teams have.

We can’t beat pressure teams at their own game but we can play to our strengths.

 

[feisty007]

Great to see Vardy do well. Good luck to him.

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[Willo_]

Adams??

Only 1 for Gov?
I thought Barass was huge as well and deserved votes

 

[Baby Duck]

Missus is a West Coast supporter so im definitely getting lucky tonight.

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[year of the cat]

Never seen a team with so many players with young kids

 

[rocker_oz33]

Never seen a team with so many players with young kids

I think willie, Ryan and Jetta have 4 or 5 between them.

 

[Partridge]

Right time, right place. Good on him yes, NN will be shattered

My respect for Natanui and Gaff went up too. Stayed off the premiership dais and realised they didn’t play today. Take note Bob Murphy.

 

[you pick one]

Adams??

Only 1 for Gov?
I thought Barass was huge as well and deserved votes

Never deserved votes but Darling changed the game in the third,with out that Pies win.

 

[foxdog50]

Great to see Vardy do well. Good luck to him.

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And we traded him for pick 72.. How terrible for us

 

[Gavin Excell]

Vardys game was vital for Eagles in cancelling out Grundy

We could had both those two playing Geelong

 

[you pick one]

I think willie, Ryan and Jetta have 4 or 5 between them.

WOW I didn't think that was even possible.

 

[foxdog50]

How bad would you feel if you were Gaff

 

[cats_09]

Both AA rucks sucked b@lls Gawn last week grundy today.

I think it was Foxtel pre-match who discussed the importance of WCE two rucks and the job they did on Gawn last week - they showed footage where Lycett was kinda sacrificing his own game to instead make Gawn accountable; when Gawn would drop a kick behind the ball he would go with him & they said Vardy did the same thing and they just wouldn't let Gawn do his own thing.

It was said they'd need to do the same today and that the biggest thing Vardy & Lycett could do was to limit the impact of Grundy - I only watched the last 12 minutes of the match but seems that Grundy didn't have the impact he had during the season

 

[Ratcat]

Really sad for Collingwood but if teams try to emulate WCE’s style next year and the game shifts back towards contested marking rather than Richmond’s scrappy pressure game we will be in good stead.

Hawkins and Ratugolea up forward, Stanley and Dangerfield chipping in around the ground and Taylor (?), Henderson, Blicavs down back is as close to WCE’s structure as most other teams have.

We can’t beat pressure teams at their own game but we can play to our strengths.

We haven't go their number of talls but it was obvious that was the difference.

 

[rocker_oz33]

Who knows how vards ans varcoe would of turned out if they both stayed a cat .
Different coaches different, mind set l failed at one club need to work harder etc.
For what ever reason they improved at thier new homes and played pretty well today.

 

[dazbroncos]

Never seen a team with so many players with young kids

so TK will fit right in then...

West Coast Creche.

Go Catters

 

[Footy_Fan2007]

Pies fans not taking it well. I guess being 5 goals up in a grand final and blowing it would rip your heart out

 

[cats_09]

Right time, right place. Good on him yes, NN will be shattered

Brad Sheppard the other injured Eagle who would be shattered; would have been out there today if not for a hamstring injury in their QF win over the Pies

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

Vardy and Varcoe having a say in a Grand Final...

Varcoe's had a pretty big say in two previous ones.

 

[BotsMaster]

How bad would you feel if you were Gaff

He looks just as happy as the Pies players

 

[Vdubs]

Collingwood can not win a GF in September.

Brad Sheppard the other injured Eagle who would be shattered; would have been out there today if not for a hamstring injury in their QF win over the Pies

Both teams had significant outs. All teams do, none bigger than NN though.

 

[rocker_oz33]

I think it was Foxtel pre-match who discussed the importance of WCE two rucks and the job they did on Gawn last week - they showed footage where Lycett was kinda sacrificing his own game to instead make Gawn accountable; when Gawn would drop a kick behind the ball he would go with him & they said Vardy did the same thing and they just wouldn't let Gawn do his own thing.

It was said they'd need to do the same today and that the biggest thing Vardy & Lycett could do was to limit the impact of Grundy - I only watched the last 12 minutes of the match but seems that Grundy didn't have the impact he had during the season

I thought melb needed to change tact and use gawn at forward stoppages last week.
He would be hard to deal with tapping to a player bursting into a open goal.

 

[catempire]

Eagles missing three very very good best 18 players makes the win all the more impressive.

 

[Landgraft]

Good win, Eagles very impressive. I'm pretty happy with how the day played out but I wasn't hugely Invested or following too closely.

 

[rocker_oz33]

Wasn't Dean Cox WC ruck coach last year ?