Game Day Collingwood v Melbourne 7.20pm Thursday The G

[Obese Arachnid]

Thank F that's done.

Well done Pies, but wtf!

It's time to strut!

 

[partypie]

A win's a win this time of the year. The Didaka will likely be chock full of defenders + Bobby Hill in this one.

69 inside 50's to 37. How the boys down back held up against that I don't know but they won us the game tonight.

 

[upnsmoke]

Pretty disappointing really. We won but very unconvincingly and we lack some real star quality players like Gawn and Petracca. Daicos and De Goey unsighted. The likes of Quaynor and Murphy eventually kept us in the game.

This.

I felt like Melbourne had 12 players who absolutely dominated their opponents... while Pies only had 6 players to won against their matchups... the defenders.

 

[Rooosterboy]

A week off and a Daicos to come back!!! Wooooohooooo

 

[Finnishpie]

Gawn was smashed by Cox in the first half, but the end of the day we’re in a prelim and should make a grand final in our first year without Grundy.

Fact is you can’t tie so much salary up in one player who isn’t a match winner and McStays 2 goals the difference!!!

To be fair, Gawn smashed us over the night. But now we're likely to face Brisbane in the GF! WOOOO

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

I thought Lipinkski got into the game that quarter. Was impressed.

Gee, I didn't. My major memory of the few bits of play in which he was involved was him seemingly squibbing a contest and failing to pick up the ball. Seriously don't understand what anyone sees in him or on tonight's form McCreery.

 

[toxic]

Welcome Nic Daicos to a prelim

 

[Finnishpie]

A week off and a Daicos to come back!!! Wooooohooooo

So many players to drop

 

[Venkman]

That was freaking painful.

 

[Horaceg]

That was the worst 5 minutes of my life, a win is a win is a win.

 

[The Plowking]

Our Forward line has turned to mist. Nothing there.

It never made it down there?!

Midfield issue

 

[Finnishpie]

This.

I felt like Melbourne had 12 players who absolutely dominated their opponents... while Pies only had 6 players to won against their matchups... the defenders.

It was a grim second half.

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

Some people are never happy

Some people are too easily satisfied and as a result we fall short of winning premierships.

 

[Finnishpie]

It never made it down there?!

Midfield issue

True. But our half forwards play like midfielders, so they were part of the problem. And we were smashed in the air forward of the ball in the second half.

 

[Obese Arachnid]

Welcome Nic Daicos to a prelim

 

[manicpie]

It was a grim second half.

I prefer to call it dou4

 

[doofdoof]

We let him by continually kicking it to him

To be fair, Gawn smashed us over the night. But now we're likely to face Brisbane in the GF! WOOOO

 

[Rooosterboy]

This.

I felt like Melbourne had 12 players who absolutely dominated their opponents... while Pies only had 6 players to won against their matchups... the defenders.

And yet, we beat them

 

[stormskye]

Some people are too easily satisfied and as a result we fall short of winning premierships.

We are into a prelim ffs! Get our best player back. Enjoy it!

 

[upnsmoke]

Nope.

Disagree.

Pies won the first quarter and the last 5 minute

I feel Melbourne only really played well the last half of the third and fourth

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I feel Melbourne only really played well the last half of the third and fourth

Disagree

Pies won like 30% of the game... first quarter and about 5 minutes of the 2nd quarter.

Melbourne absolutely trashed Pies midfield.

Gawn was immense... Cox bet him early on but Gawn strained to win the 2nd half by a huge margin.

Pies had no answer to Melbourne's lock down defense kicking our of the defensive 50...

Quaynor and the defensive structure prevented Melbourne from winning by 50 points in this game... 69 to 37 Inside 50s is a beat down.

 

[Chronz]

A week off. Needed that. Couldn't handle another close one next week

 

[upnsmoke]

And yet, we beat them

Because of the 1st quarter.

Other teams will watch this and repeat... and If Pies doesn't adjust, it's going to be a heart break.

 

[stormskye]

Nope.

Disagree.

Pies won the first quarter and the last 5 minute
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Disagree

Pies won like 30% of the game... first quarter and about 5 minutes of the 2nd quarter.

Melbourne absolutely trashed Pies midfield.

Gawn was immense... Cox bet him early on but Gawn strained to win the 2nd half by a huge margin.

Pies had no answer to Melbourne's lock down defense kicking our of the defensive 50...

Quaynor and the defensive structure prevented Melbourne from winning by 50 points in this game... 69 to 37 Inside 50s is a beat down.

Who won?

 

[Mick F]

A win's a win this time of the year. The Didaka will likely be chock full of defenders + Bobby Hill in this one.

69 inside 50's to 37. How the boys down back held up against that I don't know but they won us the game tonight.

Quite a few of the wiser BF heads noted Melbourne’s forward line was not strong.

 

[JuniorB]

We had a few players down - Daicos, De Goey, McCreery, but some great defence.
Liked Bobby's game.
IQ was brilliant in the last quarter.
We won the must win game!
Go Pies!!