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I thought he was in?
Preview Rd 18 Pies V Cats Fri July 12 2024 740 pm @ MCG
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They're a good team underperforming. I expect the media bake will have them out for blood
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I've put us by 5 goals into my tipping comp.
Yeah, that's what they always tell us. There'll be heaps of empty seats on Friday night.
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Sounds like elliot is in but howe out (didnt train today).
Cameron in but mcstay vfl.
Clark won’t be getting dropped after his game. Bad luck for knevitt
Rushing Jamie Elliot back in with zero game time in 2 months and taking a ridiculous approach giving mcstay a game after only 8 months with an ACL shows that collingwood are desperate to push for a flag and can probably see things fading off.
They will be all steam ahead Friday as top 4 is gone if they lose.
They will be all steam ahead Friday as top 4 is gone if they lose.
Reckon if we can match them early (or better yet, get on top like last week) we'll be in the box seat for a win. Not that it won't be tight - wouldn't expect more than a 3-4 goal win, but their "close game closer" aura has been well and truly dented.
What irritates me is the Pies can use the injury excuse to explain their performance this season this year
And when we mentioned it… we got told it’s not an excuse. So same goes for collingwood
They have dropped off 1% this year.. and that’s all that it takes to go from a side winning by 1-2 goals to losing
I think people get too focused on the fact that Collingwood are some magical force that win close games - even their coach pointed at that in reality it just means that you let the opposition have more of a sniff than you'd like. It's playing with fire.
Lots of sloppy analysis by AFL journos - just like the Cats winning 7-0 before going on a stretch of losses - but not much analysis of a combined losing margin to Port / GWS and Melbourne of 18 points - or for those playing at home that's 3 kicks. Or for anyone interested, the difference being being 5th or a game clear in 2nd on the ladder if we turned two of those games into wins.
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Check how many of those seats are in the AFL Reserve and MCC - areas that aren't publically available
When I upgraded my GA seat to a reserved seat a couple of weeks back, there was very limited options for upgrading in the public areas
I don’t prescribe to the “collingwood fluke wins” club as you can’t win that many close games by chance. They train and prepare well in regards to scenarios when things get tight. They train and prepare well to go all out for a score and they also train well on how to lock down.
There is skill to it. They just simply are not as good as they were last year.. and that’s all it takes to turn those close games into loses.
I truly believe we are playing a different adjusted game plan the past Fortnite than previous. A lot more contested around the ball and a much higher press than previously.
Our focus on pressuring around the contest has shifted drastically. We are no longer letting teams walk it out around the contest and hope to turn it over across HB.
Since Stewart has gone into the midfield , the Geel midfield has gone from boiled lollies to Rolled Gold Chocolate
But Frid night is the acid test , must win game , at the MCG , big crowd , plenty of pressure , against a very good midfield , if Stewart can play an exceptional game again in that position , with Dangerfield alongside then Geelongs chances of winning go through the roof
We didnt have B grade midfielders , we had C Minus type midfielders , now we have Stewart and Dangerfield
Interesting to see what we do with O.Henry this week. Clearly you can’t either drop or make sub, Rohan. Yet I’m not sure both can play together? Maybe they can.
The club will be reluctant to back Henry up as sub 2 weeks in a row too I would think. Touhy and Duncan are candidates to sub for management reasons but both have played well the past fortnight.
The club will be reluctant to back Henry up as sub 2 weeks in a row too I would think. Touhy and Duncan are candidates to sub for management reasons but both have played well the past fortnight.
The six day break may tip one of them over the edge, but they will be very reluctant to leave Duncan out or as sub.
I would rather O Henry not play. He offers absolutely nothing outside of a mark and lead type forward. His liabilities far outweighs his 1-2 goals
Did you miss his pass to Cameron in the last quarter on Saturday?
People have also forgotten that Henry did a very good defensive role on Sicily and Harris Andrews in our great run of form earlier in the year.
I wonder what the Win/Loss record is Geel v Coll say for the last 20 years , i reckon it would be very tight 50/50 games split with some real hammerings handed out both ways
Thats why form , or if one side has got quite a few injuries , you dont get over confident , or you can end up dissappointed
No bulldust about 5 years ago at a guess , Buckley was still coaching them , we were warm favourites , and my power went out all day Sat , its like a 3rd world country without electricity , your just waiting for it to come back on , finally came back on that evening , and the woman giving the sports wrap said in an upset Coll have beaten Geel at the MCG ( got jumped in the 1st half ) and i thought can this day get any worse
Thats why form , or if one side has got quite a few injuries , you dont get over confident , or you can end up dissappointed
No bulldust about 5 years ago at a guess , Buckley was still coaching them , we were warm favourites , and my power went out all day Sat , its like a 3rd world country without electricity , your just waiting for it to come back on , finally came back on that evening , and the woman giving the sports wrap said in an upset Coll have beaten Geel at the MCG ( got jumped in the 1st half ) and i thought can this day get any worse
I’m not a huge fan. He’s a selfish player to my mind. And limited. He is at best a very dangerous mid sized forward who is very good overhead and an excellent set shot. But his inability to provide any defensive support and weakness in contested ball on the ground aren’t great.
50-50 is extremely generous to Collingwood over last 20 years.
I would say 65-35 is more likely.
That is probably one of the better records of any clubs against us, but no way 50-50.
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18-15 our way since 2004. Which I imagine is by far our worst record against any opponent over that time.
Defensive role on Harris andrews?? I doubt he did such a thing tbh.
He is imo a poor man’s Dan menzel. I would actually say menzel was going to be a star before his knee injuries.
o Henry is just a lead and mark forward who offers absolutely nothing on transition footy between the arcs.
How often do you see Henry linking up between the arcs or tackling players across HB??
He seems more obsessed with running back to goal to get a shot.
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