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Agreed. Bobby is so selfless & was swamped by Dockers players all night on Friday..as was Shoota.
Oppo Camp Joe Richards (Traded to Port Adel. 2024)
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Harrison and McCreery can take part in midfield rotations though, so we can still potentially fit them all in. The question becomes more about who plays midfield, because Mitchell and De Goey are not playing as of now.
I like keeping Crisp in there, so Mitchell’s spot comes under pressure, but we also might have to make a decision between Noble and Markov at half-back and right now Markov isn’t ahead.
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Markov is a great, as is Johnny.
Blessed to have both
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Ok, cool, I get it… so who makes way though?
Sullivan for De Goey
Parker for WHE
Dean for Howe
Allan for Elliott
? for McStay
? for Mitchell
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Decisions
Oleg v Johnny.. ?
Whoever is in form at the moment.
Mitchell would replace Sullivan eventhough I love him.
Cox injured for now and McStay if fit would replace him.
Frampton the ruck in defence.
Dunno, I trust in Fly to get it right.
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Richards has potential as a high half forward/wing. Excellent user of the ball and good accumulator
Has been great so far. Looks a complete player. Has shown he can play up the ground as well as small forward. Contested in the air surprisingly well also.
There is a slight crunch coming for small forward selection. However, HH, Richards, Beau even Schultz can play other roles. The question will be more around size. eg. definitely don't think we'd leave out a WHE to keep one of them in.
Can all of Joe, HH, Schultz, Hill, Beau, Elliott play together? Maybe. We played all but one of them on Friday. It will come down to balance for other positions. Does Mitchell come under threat from greater midfield minutes for Beau, HH or Schultz? Is there room for Joe to spend time on the wing or half back?
If Joe and HH can keep their current form or even improve - tough ask, I feel we'll fit them in. A small forward as a sub is a good option as well. Players they'll be in competition with are Markov, Mitchell, Sullivan and maybe Noble and WHE.
Great "problem" to have. All these players will have to perform to keep their spot. Last year we lacked some of this selection pressure. Let's see if Parker can add to it.
There is a slight crunch coming for small forward selection. However, HH, Richards, Beau even Schultz can play other roles. The question will be more around size. eg. definitely don't think we'd leave out a WHE to keep one of them in.
Can all of Joe, HH, Schultz, Hill, Beau, Elliott play together? Maybe. We played all but one of them on Friday. It will come down to balance for other positions. Does Mitchell come under threat from greater midfield minutes for Beau, HH or Schultz? Is there room for Joe to spend time on the wing or half back?
If Joe and HH can keep their current form or even improve - tough ask, I feel we'll fit them in. A small forward as a sub is a good option as well. Players they'll be in competition with are Markov, Mitchell, Sullivan and maybe Noble and WHE.
Great "problem" to have. All these players will have to perform to keep their spot. Last year we lacked some of this selection pressure. Let's see if Parker can add to it.
At least we are finding some suitable replacements for some of our aging stars.
WHE and Elliott are being well replaced by HH and Richards.
I also think that Reef will come good playing as a tall and only being 21 years old. With a bit more development he might be a suitable Mihocek replacement.
It’s the little things that stand out on the re-watch.
In Q2, when we’re getting played all over, he takes a neat grab on the wing, then takes on the man on the mark to gain an extra 15 metres, then hits Mihocek out the back for a shot on goal. Excellent play when we didn’t look like scoring.
In Q3, he crumbs the pack with insanely clean hands and finishes on his non-preferred. Obscene class from any player, let alone a third gamer in an absolute cauldron.
In Q3, he’s hopelessly out of position as a kick goes over his head to a loose Freo player on the wing. He runs back with the flight, reads the Freo player’s eyes, leaps without making contact, and intercepts the ball with pure intuition.
In Q4, when we’re under impossible amounts of pressure, a quick kick out of defence goes to Joe and his direct opponent. It’s not to his advantage, but he out-positions his man for a clever contested mark to finally get us free from the D50.
And on top of all of that, in a game that was played in slippery conditions and in a phone box, his handling (along with Harrison) stood out as amongst the cleanest on the field.
If you take out the outlier of Naicos, I genuinely can’t remember a better first three games in Collingwood colours since Buckley took over. Richards and Harrison have come in and produced at levels that are rarely seen by rookies.
In Q2, when we’re getting played all over, he takes a neat grab on the wing, then takes on the man on the mark to gain an extra 15 metres, then hits Mihocek out the back for a shot on goal. Excellent play when we didn’t look like scoring.
In Q3, he crumbs the pack with insanely clean hands and finishes on his non-preferred. Obscene class from any player, let alone a third gamer in an absolute cauldron.
In Q3, he’s hopelessly out of position as a kick goes over his head to a loose Freo player on the wing. He runs back with the flight, reads the Freo player’s eyes, leaps without making contact, and intercepts the ball with pure intuition.
In Q4, when we’re under impossible amounts of pressure, a quick kick out of defence goes to Joe and his direct opponent. It’s not to his advantage, but he out-positions his man for a clever contested mark to finally get us free from the D50.
And on top of all of that, in a game that was played in slippery conditions and in a phone box, his handling (along with Harrison) stood out as amongst the cleanest on the field.
If you take out the outlier of Naicos, I genuinely can’t remember a better first three games in Collingwood colours since Buckley took over. Richards and Harrison have come in and produced at levels that are rarely seen by rookies.
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Richards has really impressed in his first couple of weeks.
Like everything about him so far.
Hard at the ball and the man. clean hands and definitely not overwhelmed by AFL level footy.
Also hits the scoreboard.
Great addition to the side.
Like everything about him so far.
Hard at the ball and the man. clean hands and definitely not overwhelmed by AFL level footy.
Also hits the scoreboard.
Great addition to the side.
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If we do get back to full fitness, I think Mitchell could be in trouble.
Noble has gone past Markov - even if Oleg gets back to 2023 form.
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I concur.
I love Mitchell but I think our midfield has looked better this year when we’ve only had one of he or Pendles in there.
Crisp/Harrison/McCreery’s pace has given us another gear.
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Apparently richards just stepped off the plane from Perth in a moon boot.
A couple who follow me on twitter tapped me on the shoulder a few mins ago and was like— did you see who was on our flight? Fly. Schultz and Joey who is in a moon boot.
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A couple who follow me on twitter tapped me on the shoulder a few mins ago and was like— did you see who was on our flight? Fly. Schultz and Joey who is in a moon boot.
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He's fine. He's a young player trying to fit in. It's uncool to look healthy at the Pies at the moment.
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Haha yeah
Prob just a sprain they tend to use moon boot to deload
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I think a full complement of mids will make us look better in the end.
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LMAO it never stops when you’re having a bad run of injuries.
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Absolutely miraculous how well we are going given we have not had a functional forwardline for 6 rounds and not our preferred since the season start.
But Carlton have real injury woes?
Not sure about wing, I'd love to keep him close to goals as he's very good at crumbing and getting quick accurate snaps.
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He did look good on the wing in the third Q though kap. I thought he and Mihocek turned the game for us in the third.
He is a natural footballer and I feel he can play anywhere. But at the moment the forward line is the right position for him.
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I agree and probably not quite up to playing FT wing atm, but boy he was impressive there in the third Q.
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The paper bags gave them paper cuts? To be fair, those do hurt and you generally get very little sympathy for them.
