Preview AFL Round 22 - Collingwood vs West Coast Eagles - Pattersons Stadium - Saturday 25/8 at 7.40 pm

[Breakthelines]

It's just not the best midfield in the comp, it's also the best ruck combo in the league. Can you imagine Wood against Cox and Nic Nat?

Best midfield in the comp? Really?
Our midfield and Hawthorn's is far superior....

 

[mattys123]

It's just not the best midfield in the comp, it's also the best ruck combo in the league. Can you imagine Wood against Cox and Nic Nat?

Umm, that was a comment from an Eagles fan, he was saying our midfield is the best, which it is.

Yes, the Eagles have the best ruck combo (although I'd argue Sydney's is more in from at the moment) but we have the better midfield, both in talent and in depth, and the Eagles midfield has been in poor form, especially recently.

If we win, it will start, and end with our midfield dominance.

 

[Yidaki]

Umm, that was a comment from an Eagles fan, he was saying our midfield is the best, which it is.

Yes, the Eagles have the best ruck combo (although I'd argue Sydney's is more in from at the moment) but we have the better midfield, both in talent and in depth, and the Eagles midfield has been in poor form, especially recently.

If we win, it will start, and end with our midfield dominance.

Yes that's what I meant....oops

 

[SuperSub17]

Teams are in:

IN Swan Johnson wood Toovey Goldsack
OUT Mooney Maxwell Jolly Clarke Elliott

 

[Pera]

Come on down Cameron Wood.

Besides Jolly out, we have a very strong side.

 

[Ron]

Some pretty hand ins there. If the mids can win the battle in the middle we will win the game. Comes down to how well we can shark the taps from Cox and Natanui.

 

[standingroomonly]

What most people expected.

Some pretty handy ins, hopefully Maxwell, Jolly and Krak are ready for Essendon

 

[Ron]

Noticed the Eagles have named Kennedy as well.

 

[mattys123]

About what I expected, pity both Jolly and Maxwell aren't right to go, but by all reports they will be back for round 23 for sure.

Some massive ins, that's 4 of our best 22 back in.

 

[TradeDraft]

Official
Out - Jolly, Maxwell, Clarke, Mooney, Elliott
In - Swan, Toovey, Wood, Johnson, ????

Jolly is out so I can't see us Winning

 

[Shade]

Wood will get taken to the cleaners hopefully our mids react to this and shark the ball first on Saturday

 

[mattys123]

West Coast;

In: Butler, Rosa, Kennedy
Out: Dalziell, Hams, Brennan

Should be a cracker of a match, both teams as close to full strength as they have been in ages.

Jolly out makes little difference IMO, we would have beaten in the ruck anyway, Wood only has to be competitive for us to win the midfield battle and the game.

 

[standingroomonly]

JT an emergency! Along with Clarke and Ugle, does anyone know which emergencies travelled?

 

[Breakthelines]

About what I expected, pity both Jolly and Maxwell aren't right to go, but by all reports they will be back for round 23 for sure.

Some massive ins, that's 4 of our best 22 back in.

Spot on.
Would love to see Maxy, Jolly & Krakouer as the ins for round 23.

 

[rose jam]

And more camera work of hot asian chicks would help too

 

[Adz]

Hard to see Krakouer playing this season now.
Geelong brought in Varcoe after only 1 VFL game all season, yet we continue to play Krakouer in the 2nds.
Our match selection at times is baffling.

 

[TradeDraft]

Well Ugle won't be De-Listed if he is an Emergency and It's Intresting to see Josh Thomas as Emergency

 

[HFF]

JT listed as an emergency. Looks like he has finally turned the corner to an extent.

Would have loved for him to get a game.

 

[daics_35]

Jolly is a big out, but the thing with Wood is he is a decent tap ruckman, so we shouldnt get smashed too much in that area but the problem is he doesnt have the endurance to keep up with Cox and Nik Nat.

Getting a good start on them is very important.

 

[pies_1981]

So disappointed that krak isn't in...surely he could provide more than Sinclair has offered last few weeks??

 

[Breakthelines]

Hard to see Krakouer playing this season now.
Geelong brought in Varcoe after only 1 VFL game all season, yet we continue to play Krakouer in the 2nds.
Our match selection at times is baffling.

He may have played if the game was in Melbourne....the travel factor may be the reason he isn't in the 25.

 

[Mame]

Hard to see Krakouer playing this season now.
Geelong brought in Varcoe after only 1 VFL game all season, yet we continue to play Krakouer in the 2nds.
Our match selection at times is baffling.

I disagree. We made loads of changes this week and Krak would probably have started sub if he went to Perth. He gets a whole game in the 2s instead and can still come in next week.

 

[Pera]

Last chance for Sinclair I'd think. Really struggling to find that Round 6-12 form since he did his ankle.

Doesnt seem to have as much zip as he did.

 

[mattys123]

Those whinging about Krakouer not playing, ask yourself the obvious question;

Is it better for Krak's match fitness to play 20 minutes as a sub or 100 minutes (roughly 80% game time) in the VFL?

Smart move.

He will play next week against Essendon while a few players have a rest, and then will be the sub in the first week of the finals if he plays well against Essendon, and that will be perfect preparation, not two 3 hour flights and 20 minutes of football. (And don't give me the "but subs do intense training after the game" crap).

 

[Breakthelines]

Last chance for Sinclair I'd think. Really struggling to find that Round 6-12 form since he did his ankle.

Doesnt seem to have as much zip as he did.

Agree.
Changes for next week (no injuries this week)

In: Jolly, Maxy & Krak
Out: Wood, Sinclair, ???