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[ElliottsMaggies]

I'm with you on this. If we played the Scum in a Grand Final, I'd have to be placed in an induced coma until after the game, and only woken up if we won.

Imagine the build up during finals?

It would be a living nightmare listening to their supporters for weeks.

It's bad enough when they win their June premiership.

 

[leon123]

Those who do not have scars from attending the 1970 GF should state so at the beginning of their post - your post will be read but discounted by 66% due to lack of insight/ real world experience

Fair, I would have attended.... but, it was tricky that year for me. I wasnt born yet.

 

[Jen2310]

Imagine the build up during finals?

It would be a living nightmare listening to their supporters for weeks.

It's bad enough when they win their June premiership.

Got a friend who hates carlton more than most because he is the only collingwood fan in a family of carlton supporters, and he was like.. (in 2023) I would love to get carlton in the GF..
I'm like.. wtf. no way. Not only would this city not survive, but imagine if we were off and they beat us. AGAIN. Its not like we were the most dominant side, so I didn't trust that that possibility

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

Got a friend who hates carlton more than most because he is the only collingwood fan in a family of carlton supporters, and he was like.. (in 2023) I would love to get carlton in the GF..
I'm like.. wtf. no way. Not only would this city not survive, but imagine if we were off and they beat us. AGAIN. Its not like we were the most dominant side, so I didn't trust that that possibility

They don't deserve any success or joy. That's the type of retribution I prefer for them beating us in GF's.

I want them to be the laughing stock of the comp. For decades & decades.

60-0 during the EF against Lions this year brought me to tears with happiness.

 

[Kirby]

They don't deserve any success or joy. That's the type of retribution I prefer for them beating us in GF's.

I want them to be the laughing stock of the comp. For decades & decades.

60-0 during the EF against Lions this year brought me to tears with happiness.

60 - Nil

 

[NMBB]

Fair, I would have attended.... but, it was tricky that year for me. I wasnt born yet.

For that you are blessed

 

[Jen2310]

Collingwood has parked its plans to play a home game on the Gold Coast for next year as the Suns put up their hand to be a recipient of the expanded suite of Thursday night games.
The Pies had investigated the feasibility of moving a Marvel Stadium home clash to the Gold Coast next year in a move that would give them two weeks in the state in midwinter.

Collingwood would have hosted a Victorian club and also played an away contest against the Gold Coast in that time up north.

But the price of compensating the AFL for moving a game from Marvel Stadium would have been steep as rival clubs including Carlton and Essendon also seek to play extra games at the MCG.

The Pies are now open to being part of the Opening Round fixture which will continue next year in a largely unchanged format after at one stage suggesting it would be overly taxing on their early-season fixture.

Gold Coast has asked for four more big-drawing games against quality opponents in the school holidays period to maximise their fixture, which also includes two games in Darwin.

The Suns were able to sell out games against Brisbane, Essendon, Richmond and Collingwood last year.

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/afl-fixture-2024-collingwood-delays-plans-to-sell-game-to-gold-coast-suns-eye-more-prime-time-fixtures/news-story/5fc29e330b1321a01bc6bd2d540ea5f7

 

[tmpies01]

 

[JLC]

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/afl-fixture-2024-collingwood-delays-plans-to-sell-game-to-gold-coast-suns-eye-more-prime-time-fixtures/news-story/5fc29e330b1321a01bc6bd2d540ea5f7

"Cost of compensating the afl". Ffs what a crap league. Being held to ransom to play at a Stadium that has never been our home ground.

 

[Pie eyed]

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/american-sports/nfl/eddie-mcguires-son-joe-making-his-own-mark-in-the-football-world/news-story/ef8109114c419ec84124e86bd2d4c304

Well done.
Definitely hard work getting out of Ed's shadow.

 

[JuniorB]

Well done.
Definitely hard work getting out of Ed's shadow.

Especially now - Ed's chubbed up a bit.

 

[TradeDraft]

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

One day people will realise a "true" key forward doesn't appear to be something we're overly interested in and clearly don't really need?

Will they improve? Will they regress? The big questions facing Collingwood in 2025

How things may shape up for the Magpies in 2025.

www.sen.com.au

The way we play obviously doesn't require one

What our forward line does have in 2025 is 6 players you can't really leave alone?

McStay, Mihocek, Membrey, Hill, Elliott and (even) Schultz are all players you sort of have to worry about. Any one of them on any given day could kick 4 or 5 on you. We also have genuine goal kicking mids as well.

Our issue has never really been scoring or efficiency when going forward.

Our issue in the forward has been more keeping the ball in the forward line, which is partly what Schultz was brought in to help address. We also have a problem getting out of our backline cleanly, which is what Houston was brought in for and we also have a problem getting smashed in the middle. Which is what Perryman was brought in to try and help alleviate alongside hopefully Mitchell being injury free next year.

 

[Vinnie Vegas]

Our issue in the forward has been more keeping the ball in the forward line, which is partly what Schultz was brought in to help address.

Behind Schultz and McCreery, Tim Membrey would've been 3rd on our team with the number of I50 tackles he had last year. It's part of the plan for him.

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

Behind Schultz and McCreery, Tim Membrey would've been 3rd on our team with the number of I50 tackles he had last year. It's part of the plan for him.

Good to know

 

[sr36]

Behind Schultz and McCreery, Tim Membrey would've been 3rd on our team with the number of I50 tackles he had last year. It's part of the plan for him.

I'm beginning to envisage him as more than depth and pushing Elliott higher up the ground in a role where he doesn't have to pretend he's 6 foot 3.

 

[gouki88]

I'm beginning to envisage him as more than depth and pushing Elliott higher up the ground in a role where he doesn't have to pretend he's 6 foot 3.

Same - quietly confident he'll play a fair bit