Autopsy AFL 2023 First Preliminary Final - Pies v GWS Fri Sept 22nd 7:50pm EST (MCG)

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AFL 2023 PREMIERSHIP SEASON
FIRST PRELIMINARY FINAL
COLLINGWOOD V GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 22ND 7:50PM EST (MCG)

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Teams
MAGPIES
B: N. Murphy, D. Moore, I. Quaynor
HB: B. Maynard, S. Pendlebury, J. Howe
C: S. Sidebottom, J. De Goey, J. Daicos
HF: B. Hill, B. Mihocek, P. Lipinski
F: J. Elliott, D. McStay, W. Hoskin-Elliott
FOL: M. Cox, B. McCreery, J. Crisp

I/C: T. Mitchell, D. Cameron, N. Daicos, O. Markov
EMG: J. Noble, F. Macrae, B. Frampton, J. Ginnivan

IN: N. Daicos
OUT: T. Adams (Injured), J. Ginnivan (Sub)

GIANTS
B: J. Buckley, S. Taylor, C. Idun
HB: L. Ash, H. Himmelberg, L. Whitfield
C: F. Callaghan, T. Green, J. Kelly
HF: T. Bedford, J. Riccardi, B. Daniels
F: D. Lloyd, J. Hogan, T. Greene

FOLL: K. Briggs, C. Ward, S. Coniglio

I/C: I. Cumming, H. Perryman, L. Keeffe, C. Brown
EMG: N. Haynes, R. Angwin, X. O'Halloran, B. Preuss

IN: None
OUT: X. O'Halloran (Sub)


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Open Training Session
Collingwood will hold an Open Training Session on Wednesday morning on Olympic Park Oval.
When: Wednesday 20 September, 9am-11.30am

Captain's Run
When: Thursday 21 September, 11.30am-12pm

March to the G'
Collingwood will host a fan zone with food, drinks and face painting at the AIA Vitality Centre from 3.30pm on Friday before the game. The March to the G' will arrive at Gate 1 of the MCG at 6.30pm.

Key stats and milestones
Friday night will mark Craig McRae

Craig Mcrae

Age

51

Ht

176cm

Wt

73kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.9

3star

K

9.0

3star

HB

3.9

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

1.9

4star

G

1.2

4star

No current season stats available

D

16.2

4star

K

10.6

4star

HB

5.6

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

1.2

3star

G

1.4

5star

's 50 games as senior coach.

Scott Pendlebury

10

Scott Pendlebury

Age

37

Ht

191cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

26.5

5star

K

13.2

5star

HB

13.3

5star

M

4.1

4star

T

4.9

5star

CL

4.9

5star

D

25.1

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

12.9

5star

M

3.4

3star

T

2.3

3star

CL

3.6

4star

D

12.4

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

4.8

4star

M

5.8

5star

T

2.6

4star

is set to play his 30th AFL Final, moving to seventh on the VFL/AFL finals played list. Pendlebury passes Wayne Schimmelbusch, Bruce Doull and Leigh Matthews who each played 29 finals.

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[Danw0w]

Hardwick's two best apprentices go head to head. Who will win the dimma cup?

 

[FreoRicci]

6 day break is unfair on GWS.
Do they go straight to Melbourne tonight, have they announced? Be silly to go to Sydney then back to Melbourne

 

[YeoShuey]

6 day break is unfair on GWS.
Do they go straight to Melbourne tonight, have they announced? Be silly to go to Sydney then back to Melbourne

They are flying to Melbourne later in the week. Unsure if they are staying in Adelaide but I assume they fly back. Callan Ward mentioned it after the match.

 

[Rod Stroker]

6 day break is unfair on GWS.
Do they go straight to Melbourne tonight, have they announced? Be silly to go to Sydney then back to Melbourne

why would they stay in Melbourne for the whole week? It's only an hour from Sydney.

 

[Rod Stroker]

Would love to see the Giants win it, and I think they'll give it a crack, but I suspect the Pies will be a bit too strong.

 

[3KZ is Football]

Beating Port Adelaide at the Adelaide oval and in the manner they went about it, means that GWS are a big danger. Collingwood can’t be complacent.

 

[Osho]

6 day break is unfair on GWS.
Do they go straight to Melbourne tonight, have they announced? Be silly to go to Sydney then back to Melbourne

No excuses.
Them the rules.
Just adapt.
And bloody win!

 

[mcgarnacle]

No excuses.
Them the rules.
Just adapt.
And bloody win!

It’s not exactly the rules, it’s the AFL being ****ed with their scheduling, insisting all week 1 Melbourne finals are at the MCG, and pandering to Ch 7.

If they want to give the #1 seed the potential extra day break leading into the GF, then begin the final series with the bottom half of the bracket and play twilight wk 2 and 3 Saturday finals for interstate clubs. From an Integrity point of view, there really wasn’t any excuse considering the pre-finals bye assists scheduling in week 1 of finals. Just another example of circumstances suiting the Melb metro clubs.

 

[Angus Young]

Collingwood would of loved port.

gws are dangerous.

 

[mcgarnacle]

Collingwood would of loved port.

gws are dangerous.

That’s probably the reason Giants are in a prelim, and Port aren’t

 

[Angus Young]

That’s probably the reason Giants are in a prelim, and Port aren’t

could have something to do with it

 

[Skull Face]

GWS have the midfield to deny collingwood the ball and control the game, collingwood will hold up better defensively then port but the game will be similar and the Giants will win. Pies have to find a way to nullify Green and Co if they want to win, can't get that running game going if you don't have the ball.

 

[demondavey]

The AFL will be torn; expansion club in a GF or big 4 VFL club?

Not convinced by Collingwood from what I saw in week one, but then the extra week might help. Giants have the midfield and scoring power.

 

[Billy ray]

 

[Soggy2112]

No excuses.
Them the rules.
Just adapt.
And bloody win!

Nah it’s just idiotic scheduling.

Carlton get an 8 day break while GWS get 6.

Surely some common sense can be applied here.

 

[demondavey]

Nah it’s just idiotic scheduling.

Carlton get an 8 day break while GWS get 6.

Surely some common sense can be applied here.

It’s the AFL, common sense doesn’t prevail and this is the first step to organising a big 4 match up.

 

[revo333]

Todd Davey

 

[Zevon]

Pretty excited for this one, because if both teams bring it then it could be a classic.

I keep expecting each new challenge to be a bridge too far for the Giants and yet they keep proving me wrong. Here’s hoping it happens again

Nothing at all against the Pies either, they’d be worthy winners and deserve to start favourites.

 

[ChristianBoy]

6 day break is unfair on GWS.
Do they go straight to Melbourne tonight, have they announced? Be silly to go to Sydney then back to Melbourne

AFL and fairness odd thought. The AFL said no 6 day breaks before prelims a few years ago. That is of course unless a team like Collingwood can gain some advantage. This game had to be in the Saturday in the name of integrity.

Basically Collingwood has been handed a 4 goal start.

 

[ice444]

Pies should be too strong

 

[BuddysBiggestFan]

Absolute joke by the AFL to schedule this game on Friday and not Saturday and give GWS a 7 day break. Now Carlton gets 8 days and GWS 6 days. Run by a pack of morons.

 

[Pancakes]

6 day break is unfair on GWS.
Do they go straight to Melbourne tonight, have they announced? Be silly to go to Sydney then back to Melbourne

Team that finishes on top and wins in week one should have the Friday prelim as they have earned it.

If GWS or any other team is upset about it, then they should have won more games throughout the year and finished on top.

 

[Worm4]

Not sold on Collingwoods form. GWS is flying.
Everyone's worst nightmare is a Brisbane v GWS Grand final and it's a real possibility

 

[Reg Grundy35]

The AFL will be torn; expansion club in a GF or big 4 VFL club?

Not convinced by Collingwood from what I saw in week one, but then the extra week might help. Giants have the midfield and scoring power.

this crap that the AFL manufacture games and results is just stupid. I assume that people who say this stuff think that their own club's premierships were legit and that the AFL let the best team win for just that year?