VFL Practice Match #1 - Collingwood vs Werribee at Olympic Park Oval (Pies WON 67-57, Treloar survived!)

[MagpieBat]

When and Where:
1:00pm this Sunday at Collingwood HQ.

Broadcast:
Internet - LiveChat at collingwoodfc.com.au. Score updates at Nick's Bulletin Board and on Twitter at @VFLPies

Team:
7. Adam Treloar
11. Marcus Alessi
14. Will Knight
28. Angelo Rambaldi
31. Joe Moloney
38. Andrew Bell
39. Ben Crocker
47. Darrean Wyatt
52. Theo Rosenthal
54. Jordan Collopy
57. Ash Close
58. Ben Moloney
59. Cal Matheson
60. Jordan Kelly
61. Nick Gray
63. Gus Borthwick
64. Jesse Wallin
65. Lachlan Howe
66. Dale Hinkley
68. Lachlan Tardrew
69. Jack Blair
70. Marty Hore
74. Jackson Viola

Not much more to add beyond that at this stage, I'm afraid. But it's pre-season for all of us, so go easy, eh?

Truth be told, there probably won't be that much to interest all but the most die-hard of die-hards with this game, given that any players who lose their spots from the NAB Challenge team to the established senior players are a good chance to be rested/managed, thereby leaving only the last few players on the list in the 2nds. These games are more about holding try-outs for those last few spots on the VFL list, with AFL-listed presence being of secondary consideration.

(EDIT: Disregard the lack of interest bit, because it looks like Adam Treloar is going to play!)


Nevertheless, there will still likely be some AFL boys running around. TradeDraft has mentioned the possibility of Sier and Crocker making their first appearances in the stripes, though I don't know if he's just suggesting or whether he has some inside word. Hopefully they do suit up.

And on that note, for the first of what I hope is 25 opportunities to say so in 2016, it's over to you...

 

[76woodenspooners]

2:00pm this Sunday at Collingwood HQ.

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[TradeDraft]

I be heading down to Check the VFL Boys out

 

[Kappa]

Does Rupert Wills exist? He should be playing too

 

[TradeDraft]

Does Rupert Wills exist? He should be playing too

Think he is in the Recovery Group

 

[Bard]

Tim Golds would be a certainty to play this game I'd expect.

 

[frizzle]

 

[Mkcaptain]

I am there!!!

 

[TradeDraft]

They will Pack the Holden Center

 

[frizzle]

They will Pack the Holden Center

Not sure about that. I think he will probably play reduced minutes anyway.
Probably half a game. Though it wont take many to pack the Holden Centre

 

[TradeDraft]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-03-01/star-pie-adam-treloar-set-for-vfl-return-on-sunday

 

[TradeDraft]

Not sure about that. I think he will probably play reduced minutes anyway.
Probably half a game. Though it wont take many to pack the Holden Centre

Said to play 70-80 Minutes so I guess he play to Half-Time 3 Qtrs at most

 

[MagpieBat]

I am there!!!

And all of a sudden, a whole lot of people suddenly started giving a damn about the VFL. Remarkable...

 

[Vinnie Vegas]

Truth be told, there probably won't be that much to interest all but the most die-hard of die-hards with this game

Well, you would've gotten pretty low odds for that bet, but Collingwood has thrown a spanner right in the works.

 

[Kirby]

Does Rupert Wills exist? He should be playing too

He's been injured nearly the whole pre-season so far pretty much. Just spoke to a good mate of his today.

 

[TradeDraft]

And all of a sudden, a whole lot of people suddenly started giving a damn about the VFL. Remarkable...

No Surprise. Bet lot of People who don't go to many VFL Games will turn up on Sunday

 

[MagpieBat]

Well, you would've gotten pretty low odds for that bet, but Collingwood has thrown a spanner right in the works.

It's a bit like those cartoons where the coyote just about has the road runner in his crosshairs, gets ready to pull the trigger, and then the ACME bomb next to him goes off for no real reason other than to give the audience a cheap laugh. I'm feeling a bit like ol' Wile E at the moment after the Treloar news...

 

[MagpieBat]

He's been injured nearly the whole pre-season so far pretty much. Just spoke to a good mate of his today.

Foot?

 

[Hardas]

He's been injured nearly the whole pre-season so far pretty much. Just spoke to a good mate of his today.

Who's that, Kirby?

 

[Old Spice]

He's been injured nearly the whole pre-season so far pretty much. Just spoke to a good mate of his today.

Very much looking forward to seeing Wills play, pick of the bunch.

 

[Vinnie Vegas]

Who's that, Kirby?

The post you quoted is in turn, quoting a post from Kappa asking about Rupert Wills - You've been sprung using the "ignore" feature

 

[Pie eyed]

They will Pack the Holden Center

Wonder if Fox will cover it so their commentators can go all goo goo over Terror like they did over Danger at Geebung?

 

[TradeDraft]

Wonder if Fox will cover it so their commentators can go all goo goo over Terror like they did over Danger at Geebung?

They have Game on at the SameTime but just about all Media Outlets will have someone there watching and News will Record some gameplay.

Hopefully CTV also put some up lukem

 

[Hardas]

The post you quoted is in turn, quoting a post from Kappa asking about Rupert Wills - You've been sprung using the "ignore" feature

Thanks, VV, but I wouldn't say sprung exactly - I made it clear when I did it.

 

[Kirby]

Foot?

Unfortunately I didn't get around to asking what the injury was as a lot was going on at the time of our conversation but I think you are right.