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[H00t]

Pies impressive except for their finishing. Addition of Tom Mitchell and Daicos going to a whole other level this year sees them looking an even better side than 2022. That kid might win the Brownlow this year, he’s extraordinary.

From what I’ve seen so far, they have been the most impressive side. Massive credit to McRae.

Their pressure on the ball carrier and set up behind the ball is exceptional.

Would be should be trying to replicate. It’s what enables their slingshot game that way are trying to play.

 

[H00t]

Makes sense.

Pies ball use is great

Up to converting the goal. Get that sorted and they will be very hard to stop this year

 

[Gut Runner]

52 turnovers by the Tigers, they cannot handle the heat anymore.

 

[macdaddio]

52 turnovers by the Tigers, they cannot handle the heat anymore.

And only down by 9

 

[theiaofseed]

And only down by 9

Only because Collingwood are going at 20% accuracy in front of goals

 

[H00t]

And only down by 9

That’s on the pies letting them off the hook. Not due to the tigers.

Pies should really be 8-10 goals up.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

I turned the Footy off, went and played the PS5 for an hour turn the Footy back on, and when I press the “play from live”, the score didn’t change…. Odd.

 

[Titch3Votes0MooreAA]

I think I now understand why Collingwood traded Tom Phillips

21

Tom Phillips

Age

28

Ht

187cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.4

5star

K

13.4

5star

HB

9.0

5star

M

5.1

5star

T

2.5

4star

CL

1.6

4star

D

15.1

4star

K

8.5

3star

HB

6.6

4star

M

2.5

3star

T

2.3

3star

CL

0.5

3star

D

16.0

4star

K

9.0

4star

HB

7.0

5star

M

5.2

5star

T

3.0

5star

CL

0.8

3star

to us in order to give Josh Daicos

7

Josh Daicos

Age

26

Ht

178cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.6

4star

K

8.3

3star

HB

7.3

5star

M

3.3

3star

T

3.6

5star

CL

1.3

3star

D

16.2

4star

K

9.2

4star

HB

7.0

4star

M

3.3

3star

T

3.5

4star

CL

1.5

4star

D

13.8

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

6.2

4star

M

3.2

4star

T

4.2

5star

CL

1.2

4star

a spot on the wing... He is an absolute gun!

 

[Lotus]

Wow 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

 

[peetoo]

52 turnovers by the Tigers, they cannot handle the heat anymore.

‘Just like the tigers of old’

 

[peetoo]

Wow Scott Pendlebury

Is he a daicos love child?

So many likeable players at the pies these days

 

[grumbleguts]

No mention of Fagan here.

I think the players are bored Sh*Less with his outdated style of coaching.

To have this list playing the style of football is embarrassing.

He just isn't a senior coach.

He has so many young hard nosed kids in that team that we would kill for.

He got them from 5 wins a season to finals contention almost over night.

 

[Flukey!]

9 scoring shots to 22.
It should be a blood bath yet it's only 28 points.

 

[Simon Crawshay]

Wow Scott Pendlebury

Pretty amazing to see Pendles and Sidebottom still playing excellent footy well into their 30s yet so many of our own veterans seemed to drop off a cliff once they hit 30 (or even younger).

It’s a testament to those two players professionalism to get their body’s in the condition to keep contributing week in week out.

 

[Cleavy]

I think Riewoldt is cooked.


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Will anyone in the media be brave enough to say it though? Unlikely.

 

[hardway]

Pretty amazing to see Pendles and Sidebottom still playing excellent footy well into their 30s yet so many of our own veterans seemed to drop off a cliff once they hit 30 (or even younger).

It’s a testament to those two players professionalism to get their body’s in the condition to keep contributing week in week out.

Threepeats take a lot of juice out.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Anyone else see the pregame footage of Tom playing at Hawthorn and then playing for Collingwood that Lewis put up.
The examples of Tom calling for the ball and getting it in bad spots from players in better positions. Two clear examples where he got the ball and then had nowhere to go, whereas with Collingwood his role is to get and give to better players.

It was a good footage.

 

[Simon Crawshay]

Anyone else see the pregame footage of Tom playing at Hawthorn and then playing for Collingwood that Lewis put up.
The examples of Tom calling for the ball and getting it in bad spots from players in better positions. Two clear examples where he got the ball and then had nowhere to go, whereas with Collingwood his role is to get and give to better players.

It was a good footage.

Begs the question is did we try to get Mitchell to do a similar role at the Hawks and he refused or did we never think to use Mitchell as a pure distributor (seems unlikely given how good he is at this role).

Gotta say though that he just fits the Collingwood midfield so well, it’s about a perfect fit for Tom to utilise his attributes as you could think.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

I wanna see Richmond come from behind and snatch it. Would be funny for all the pies melts.

 

[Buzz Hawk]

Richmond without Dusty are a good ordinary team and that’s it.
Kind of remind me of us around ‘16, ‘17. Papering over the cracks.

 

[The Jet From Poowong]

I know many thought Richmond would be fighting for the premiership because they got signed two solid midfielders on 7 years contracts.

I think they are going to regret that within 2 years

 

[Flukey!]

Well done Pies.

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Mitchell back to his best playing in a good side. He's probably been in the votes every game so far.

 

[Titch3Votes0MooreAA]

Collingwood exposed Richmond for what they are now. The 2017–22 Hawthorn Football Club. A team that has brought in two quality midfielders but won't make any profound impact due to the demographics of the surrounding players. They either have kids who haven't developed into the players they thought they would be or stars of the past who are like a gearbox that only has 1,000 kilometres left.

 

[Simon Crawshay]

Mitchell back to his best playing in a good side. He's probably been in the votes every game so far.

Had 30 touches, 5 clearances and 5 tackles tonight.

No hospital handballs or stat padding, just hard at it in the packs.

Played three very good games in a row, he’s absolutely loving it at the Pies.