Coach Craig McRae

[smasha]

Mcraes comments are easily the most damaging words spoken to the Vic bias thats existed since 'Operation Heartland' 17yrs ago.
And the AFL's response is a warning.

If that doesn't underline exactly how biased this league is to the Vic clubs then nothing ever will.

Not only is it an admission of match fixing but to then dismiss it in such a way is nothing short of flipping the bird at every non Vic club and their fans.
The cats out of the bag officially and they simply dont care.

Richmond,bottom of the free differential 8 years now.
The only club on planet Earth that does not get home game umpiring.

 

[Robroy22]

Do you pick cherries for a living? You’re very good at it..

Not at my age mate, retired/retiring surfboard manufacturer here, just have always been able to see through BS.

 

[Osho]

Times run out.

Time has run out.

Is there not a next year this year? I mean there hitherto has always been. Unless we are close to armageddon?

 

[.Shotties.]

Not at my age mate, retired/retiring surfboard manufacturer here, just have always been able to see through BS.

'And I do by choosing conditional data from arbitrary time periods'.

Attaboy.

 

[PenfoldsFan]

Richmond,bottom of the free differential 8 years now.
The only club on planet Earth that does not get home game umpiring.

I know, its the outlier no doubt.

That and Benny Gale not getting the AFL gig, too coincidental.

 

[PenfoldsFan]

Is there not a next year this year? I mean there hitherto has always been. Unless we are close to armageddon?

Have u seen that list?

 

[Soaring Magpie]

Macrae is just frustrated because he coached a flag with Nathan Buckley's list, and now his list is in schambles and he's already traded this years first pick (6?) for Schultz lol... And his best players (apart from Naicos) are 30+

It's not unusual for coaches to make brash list desisions like trading draft picks for 'ready made' players to stay competitive, like Clarko & Hardwick done (unsucesfully) at the end of their tenures but that was after multiple flags..Not 1 flukey one.

Possibly the most ridiculous post in this whole thread

 

[Robroy22]

'And I do by choosing conditional data from arbitrary time periods'.

Attaboy.

Which time period is arbitrary? I researched the era since our move to the G as a homeground. And the data is conditional because I researched a certain question. How many times have the Sydney Swans played the Pies at the G since we moved there as a home ground?

We've known this for a long time. I mean when you're travelling to watch your team year after year and then realising its always one team heading in one direction....its sorta pretty obvious. Didn't the Swannies faithful realise?

 

[Robroy22]

Possibly the most ridiculous post in this whole thread

Don't think Bucks had McStay, Mitchell, Frampton et al....they were all Graham Wright inputs....and in fact Bucks actually benefitted by having Fly (and others) developing players for him over the years.

 

[The 747]

The presser was not his best day, but everyone has them.

I want to hate him because Collingwood but I'd give him a pass here.

 

[Osho]

Have u seen that list?

Oh, so surrender and fade away as soon as it gets difficult. Are you French?

 

[windyhill]

Examples?

Can’t believe you’re asking the question Adam. If that was Essendon, I’d be agreeing, laughing my **** off, and ensuring that supporters bringing it up would be making it that much sweeter. You were kissed on the dick, rode your luck, as a collingwood fan I’d be celebrating it.
There’s your example mate, unheard of unseen run of luck.

 

[Forever North]

The whole Collingwood ‘good guy’ routine over the past 3 seasons has been one giant hustle and distraction. They’ve been the masters of the ‘dark arts’ out on the field and full of it when doing media. One controversial decision goes against them and Macrae loses his shit straight away.

 

[Gene Simmons]

Possibly the most ridiculous post in this whole thread

Which part is ridiculous?

I actually think it's all factual, naturally as a Pies supporter you won't agree

 

[Vintage]

How have the rest of you neutral observer teams fared with your draws against the Swans???

AFL bias??

I’m going to go out on a limb here and guess that like most of the non Melbourne based clubs the swans play roughly half of their games at home and half away???

I’m guessing we’re about 50/50 in our draw against them.

Unless we get sent to some far flung part of the country against them too to minimise our games at the mcg? Wouldn’t want to play there more than twice a year tops in the home and away season. Good thing for us Melbourne have another home ground in Alice Springs, and hawks in Tassie or we’d be stuck with 4 games at the G.

 

[adammania9]

Can’t believe you’re asking the question Adam. If that was Essendon, I’d be agreeing, laughing my **** off, and ensuring that supporters bringing it up would be making it that much sweeter. You were kissed on the dick, rode your luck, as a collingwood fan I’d be celebrating it.
There’s your example mate, unheard of unseen run of luck.

All of zero examples

 

[windyhill]

All of zero examples

You can’t see that your club had a touch of luck ? Essendon in 1993 springs to mind. I think you have your head in the sand.

 

[Sully111]

All Knowing Guru Mahat McRae is as annoying as they come.

 

[Dan26]

Examples?

You’ve won 18 matches by less than a goal over a three year period including a Grand Final and Preliminary Final by 1 and 4 points respectively. How many examples do you want?

This includes several matches that had nothing to do with being “good in close games”, with umpiring errors (like the North Melbourne match this year) or player error (Jeremy McGovern). I remember the match against Essendon in 2022, Harry Jones hit the bloody post with 20 seconds to go and should have been given a 50 meter penalty and from the resulting kick-in, Elliott kicked the winner.

There have been several where Collingwood closed out the close wins deservedly, but many others were ridiculously lucky.

 

[RCAB]

Possibly the most ridiculous post in this whole thread

So Schultz in and a first round pick and Ginnivan out was a good thing for Collingwood? What was ridiculous about that post you quoted?

 

[Meteoric Rise]

Craig Mcrazy.

Has lost the proverbial plot.

 

[Whiskers]

Really?

Could you imagine Collingwoods' reaction if last years GF was played at the GABBA?

I didn’t comment to stick up for Collingwood.
Longmire just consistently whinges and plays the victim extremely well, he needs to be called out. Sick of the rot that comes out of his mouth.
Maybe that’s why they struggle so much in Grand Finals.

 

[Osho]

You’ve won 18 matches by less than a goal over a three year period including a Grand Final and Preliminary Final by 1 and 4 points respectively. How many examples do you want?

This includes several matches that had nothing to do with being “good in close games”, with umpiring errors (like the North Melbourne match this year) or player error (Jeremy McGovern). I remember the match against Essendon in 2022, Harry Jones hit the bloody post with 20 seconds to go and should have been given a 50 meter penalty and from the resulting kick-in, Elliott kicked the winner.

There have been several where Collingwood closed out the close wins deservedly, but many others were ridiculously lucky.

It was as if a cosmic counterbalance had been set in place by karmakops after assessing that the damage of 1966, 1970, 1973 prelim, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981 had not been off balanced enough by 1990, 2010, and the retirement of Ed. A further weighty finger on the scale just to balance things up a bit more.

The finger has now been clearly taken off the scale and cosmic reversion is taking place.

 

[sherb]

It was as if a cosmic counterbalance had been set in place by karmakops after assessing that the damage of 1966, 1970, 1973 prelim, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981 had not been off balanced enough by 1990, 2010, and the retirement of Ed. A further weighty finger on the scale just to balance things up a bit more.

The finger has now been clearly taken off the scale and cosmic reversion is taking place.

Don't forget 1964.......

 

[PenfoldsFan]

Oh, so surrender and fade away as soon as it gets difficult. Are you French?

No, Irish/Pom, I prefer Liverpool kisses to French kisses.