Preview Preliminary Final: Collingwood v GWS, MCG 22 September, 7.50pm

[doofdoof]

It oddly feels like there's barely any discussion around the fact that the rested top of the ladder side with basically no injuries is going into a Prelim gaining the best player in the comp into their side

Shhhhh!

 

[FASIMOIMOI]

That one’s straight forward. Martin would be classed as a general forward by CD and the defence weighting for a general forward would be limited. Wood and Daicos would be classed as wingers by CD and the defence weighting for wingman would be statistically significant.

There’s no bias there against Collingwood and the only bias would be in the statistical areas they choose to be significant for each role. For instance metres gained for wingman to me is significant, but if they weren’t including that with a heavy weighting in their player ratings that’s a bias against high metres gained wingman. Instead of high metres gained Collingwood wingers…

FWIW Martin was stitched up! How he missed out on a AA blazer behind Serong and Merrett is beyond me…

I understand the difference in positional stats and I agree 100% but that's not what Hoyne did he just stated that CD don't rate defence too highly which is my point he hand picks what stats help make his point when its Dusty defence doesnt matter but when he talks about Switkowski who he had in his AA team he said that he impacted the game with his defensive work as good as anyone they both made his AA team in the forward line just shows the bloke is silly has no clue unless he has a CD stat sheet

 

[Exambolor]

Just realised our 2012 membership slogan sums up the atmosphere for Friday night perfectly.

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Actually the graphic doesn’t do it justice, the actual ad is perfect. Would love to see a remake with Fly and the new era

 

[Chrispiesssss]

Another Cox Prelim domination incoming.

 

[OniAu]

Actually the graphic doesn’t do it justice, the actual ad is perfect. Would love to see a remake with Fly and the new era

Love this sort of stuff!!!

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

Another Cox Prelim domination incoming.

Not sure why you’re all worrying about omens when I already used my mug this week

 

[Pistol Night]

It oddly feels like there's barely any discussion around the fact that the rested top of the ladder side with basically no injuries is going into a Prelim gaining the best player in the comp into their side

The media are balls deep in the hope of GWS and that other shit team causing upsets

 

[unplugged]

The media ought to remember how shit the grand final was after GWS knocked us over last time!

 

[No SPIN]

The media are balls deep in the hope of GWS and that other s**t team causing upsets

In a funny way I don’t thinks so - they want a controversy to generate debate and reactions.
Deep down I actually think they are longing for a Coll v Carl GF.

 

[Pistol Night]

The media ought to remember how s**t the grand final was after GWS knocked us over last time!

There's no chance were letting that shit happen again.

 

[Pies_10]

It oddly feels like there's barely any discussion around the fact that the rested top of the ladder side with basically no injuries is going into a Prelim gaining the best player in the comp into their side

Listening to the footy shows and radio, you'd think we are playing the 2002 Brisbane Lions

 

[davywap]

Ok so now I'm a little nervous because Montagna has tipped us

 

[live fast pieyoung]

Another Cox Prelim domination incoming.

agree

 

[RobJD]

agree

Funny thing, the return flight from Texas was probably cheaper than what the rip off merchant airlines are charging the Carlscum supporters for the trip to Bri!

 

[Kes1984]

Actually the graphic doesn’t do it justice, the actual ad is perfect. Would love to see a remake with Fly and the new era

Memories

 

[thebaldfacts]

Nerves kicking in as the game gets closer.

Happy that GWS are being talked up.

Just gives us even more motivation given that seemingly we are not being respected despite being the best side all year.

 

[neilk]

The media ought to remember how s**t the grand final was after GWS knocked us over last time!

Same deal last year.

 

[Jafo]

Another Cox Prelim domination incoming.

Agreed. Release the Coxzilla!

 

[The Royal Sampler]

The media are balls deep in the hope of GWS and that other s**t team causing upsets

Ironically, in 2019 and 2022 the GFs were such one-sided dirges, most neutrals agreed it would have been better had we made it.

EDIT: You can add 2007 to that!

 

[JuniorB]

If you're looking for an omen, it will be Fly's 50th birthday on Friday, and his 50th game as Collingwood coach.
GO PIES!!!!

 

[Soaring Magpie]

Whenever I listen to McRae, it puts me at ease!
I just know he will have these boys ready to go and gives such confidence that they will get the job done.

 

[jmac70]

Agreed. Release the Coxzilla!

Sounds like an adult movie.

 

[Vicky Park]

Funny how the whole "Collingwood and Melbourne have the easy side of the draw" narrative has been thrown out.

The media reporting this finals series has been as shallow, and lacking in genuine analysis, as I can recall. And not just us, but Brisbane too. We both barely rate a mention.

Melbourne has been talked to death, and lost both finals. I timed AFL360 on Monday night, and the first 15-16 minutes was given over to Carlton, followed by 4-5 minutes of GWS, although their coach featured later in the show. But unfortunately with that permanent sulk and sook Chris Scott, who’d at least had his hair cut.

It’s unbalanced, contradictory, and seemingly incapable of analysing how we beat Melbourne and how we will apply that to GWS. And the superficial analysis feeds into the next superficial analysis.

Looking forward to the footy journos waking up on Saturday after our game and asking - what just happened?

 

[Jen2310]

Pendles talks about previous prelims here. Including 2007

 

[HotPiesWithSauce]

A lot of people talking about how much GWS have improved since the last time we played them, I'm more interested in how much we've improved since last year's prelim

Hill, Markov & Mitchell > Krueger, Bianco & Noble

Whatever we get from McStay cannot possibly be worse than Ash Johnson's 2 touches and no score

Both Daicos brothers are much improved, as is, imho, IQ & McCreery

We didn't have Adams either

Cox got injured (hopefully won't happen this time)

We didn't have the rest

We had to play Sydney in Sydney

And we still only lost by a point... we are a much better team this year, well drilled & with a sense of belief, and we'll be playing a team that will definitely be less rested than us in front of an overwhelmingly Collingwood crowd