Player Watch Oleg Markov

[The Royal Sampler]

Thought he was pretty decent today. Well done Oleg.

 

[hellfire]

Well done, Oleg. Really good performance.

 

[stormskye]

Squads win flags. This bloke is very handy. And on minimum chips.

 

[windchimes]

I am really happy for Oleg, he seems like a ripping fella.

Will be an awesome squad player for us.

 

[legendstatus]

Good game and love the guy because he loves being a Collingwood player

 

[Do_Beta_Rapport]

Has good pace and sets off on linking runs at the right time.

Handy player with a couple of attributes that are important in todays AFL

 

[danielnajdek]

Making a few people on here look stupid. Doing a great job while we have a few out injured.

 

[Mollythedolly]

Thought he was pretty decent today. Well done Oleg.

Serviceable again.

 

[sr36]

Solid. Will hold his place.

 

[Wearmouth]

Oleg is more than a bit player. He is establishing a valuable stable of work. Good height. Great speed and attack. Good to fair disposal. And can fulfill a few roles.

Just like Frampton. Important to our needs.


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[Axl the great]

Love his pace and carry not too bad defensively either but needs to make better decisions.

 

[domus]

I saw this week that he said he still sleeps with a night light on and that his dad was a world champion pole vaulter!

 

[Frankie23]

I really really like him.

Say what you want about his future prospects in our best 22, he has been pretty instrumental in banking 8 points over the past 5 days, especially his last quarter tonight.

 

[Magpie Since 1986]

Solid foot solider. I get a bit nervous with ball in his hand but you couldnt ask for much more than what he is giving us.

 

[sr36]

Solid foot solider. I get a bit nervous with ball in his hand but you couldnt ask for much more than what he is giving us.

With Pendles out and Nick quiet I was nervous when all of them had the ball in hand today. Adelaide defended really well. It was a case of are we going to try to spot up someone and have it intercepted or kick it down the line for them to mark. Absolutely no idea how we won - they flogged us really. Oleg went ok in a game where we just couldn't move the footy.

 

[rand corp]

Very likeable lad, and put in another solid shift today

 

[Cyclops]

It's a me!

Making a few people on here look stupid. Doing a great job while we have a few out injured.

Joke's on him, I already looked stupid!

Very happy he's doing well, and hoped he was a good prospect from the start: hearing that the Blues were swooping was upsetting but its worked out well

 

[Mkcaptain]

Loved his work tonight. He really is bringing his strengths to the fore when he plays, especially tonight when any forward momentum was worth its wait in gold for us.

 

[magpies42]

I am really happy for Oleg, he seems like a ripping fella.

Will be an awesome squad player for us.

Much better game. Hopefully it becomes the norm.

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

When injured players start to return he’s making a a case that it’s not him that’s one of the first to go out.

 

[kartanoman]

Love his 'stache ... looks like someone pulled him out of the 1896 Collingwood Team photo or some late 19th century picture.

But his story is another inspiring one. We had Mason on 60 Minutes here in the USA, this past Sunday, and now Oleg's story in the AFL article, as he continues to make solid progress in making a case to raise his hand every week for the final 23. The coach, the players, the captain, the team ... a unified group with a single-minded sense of purpose. Oleg may get bumped out of the 23, as players return from injury, but the depth he represents is going to pay huge dividends later on in the season when the bench will be needed again and he'll be battle tested and sometimes all you need is someone who can hold the fort down; Oleg has proven he can do that.

But again, another product of our Head Coach who is orchestrating what could become a Magpie season for the ages if this keeps playing out as it has been. A bit too soon to start thinking in those terms, but let's if Oleg is selected for the big payback match against Sydney at the G.

Peace!

 

[Piesinmyeyes]

Can only get better with continuity
His disposal was much better this week
His pace is also an asset
Good work Oleg.
Oleg!Oleg!Oleg!Oleg..(as in soccer chant), sorry got carried away

 

[jonbe54]

Is that why I am alone?

I'm alone too and have been for great slabs of my 69 years.

But the friends I made were strong and decent - sadly last close friend died 19 years ago.

 

[jonbe54]

With Pendles out and Nick quiet I was nervous when all of them had the ball in hand today. Adelaide defended really well. It was a case of are we going to try to spot up someone and have it intercepted or kick it down the line for them to mark. Absolutely no idea how we won - they flogged us really. Oleg went ok in a game where we just couldn't move the footy.

No argument.

It will be very different next time at the G.

 

[noideaatall]

I'm alone too and have been for great slabs of my 69 years.

But the friends I made were strong and decent - sadly last close friend died 19 years ago.

Its ironic in a time where the ability to communicate, to connect with all sorts of people and to physically visit them is at a precedent so many are alone. I have just spend a period of time in Canberra, with ANZAC memorial type stuff going on, war stuff where mateship seemed paramount amongst people who in theory had much less time or ability to know each other. Makes you wonder what friends are made of, or more relevantly by. I have had many acquaintances but very few friends Jonbe, so lucky my wife is one of them.