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This has really struck a nerve with you, for whatever reason. The coach literally got clarification from the AFL that the umpires stuffed up.
Time to move on mate
Newcombe was brilliant when the rain started falling and 12 tackles is huge, they would have lost by a lot more without him and Lewis.
The quotes in the paper were interesting - two frees they missed and one where they were unsighted was what it said. Suggests that they saw two high contacts, but decided not to pay them, assumedly as they thought he'd created the high contact. A bit like Darryl Hair calling Murali for chucking to me.
Of course I'm speculating. My speculation is based on where the umpire was positioned for that Jiath one. Really unlikely that he didn't see high contact. Why he chose not to pay it is obviously speculation.
Yeah getting within one kick of a flag with a second and third string backline is disgraceful.You're inside the 8 and taking on the reigning premiers next week which is the biggest test in the game. You must be feeling really good where your team is at the moment especially holding on again for a close win?
Thisis sensational.
These are all the things I’ve desperately wanted to hear from a Collingwood coach since 2012.
For years I whinged about how shit our coaching was. Not seeing improvement on closing out games, just seeing the same shit every week, the coach failing to address the problems in a simple way and even if we won the close ones always knowing it was dumb pure luck we scraped home.
You just don’t have a 37% winning rate from games decided by 6 points or less if you actually know how to coach players to fix their errors.
Thank you Fly. Thank you for being a sane, ego light, rational, practical and quality coach that doesn’t make it all about himself but makes it about teaching the playing group how to win.
And Licca - thank you for pulling strings and getting Fly to our club. This man is quality. He oozes common sense, has great judgment and maximises the absolute best out his playing group. Just imagine what he would have done with our 2016-2019 mid field…
I was right to call buckleys re-signing in 2017 the darkest day in Collingwood history. Never have we shackled ourselves to mediocrity like that just based on loyalty to an ex player.
But but 2018 GF… but but 2019 PF… he choked constantly, lost the close ones… cause he wasn’t a good coach. Oh and thanks Longmuire and Hocking for hiding all his failings and getting our playing list to perform to 80% of their capability. Nathan clearly couldn’t do it without you guys.
Im so happy to actually see quality rational coaching back at Collingwood as it’s in the best interests of Collingwood.
So hats off again to Fly. Coaches continue to do their job very well. He’s 2-0 in games decided under 6 points. Mr 100%. The first one was rather lucky, but the second one was based on hours of learning from the mistakes of the first.
Very impressive. Fly is a man of his word. Contested footy, territory team, higher scoring and more ins50s. He ticks every goal he publicly says he wants to achieve.
Then after reviewing the shambolic end to Carlton game, he implements positive change within a week. Teaches them all how to close out a game and they respond and implement changes. I couldn’t be happier.
We’ve not seen this since Malthouse. I’m so glad great coaching has returned to Collingwood.
Go Pies!
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Agreed - also a football side . . . any football side . . . no lives or dies on momentum.
We play 6 teams below us in the next block of 10 don't we? Hello Roos
We lost to West Coast, over here!!We play 6 teams below us in the next block of 10 don't we? Hello Roos
Oh you mean the horror match with injuries and a terrible scoreline that almost sank my belief in the team for this year?
