Game Day Round 23, 2023 - Collingwood vs. Brisbane Lions

[Nunez]

Fox Footy just saying Cal's good to go for the second half. Phew

I'm so happy for dewah07 ... Oh and Cal I guess....

 

[p4p1]

Dev has looked like a midfielder today but needs time to adjust to this pace

100%
He has been a bit unlucky with both of those HTB calls.

 

[Grasshopper17]

Observed around the 18 minute mark of that quarter we're starting to look tired already. Has been 1-1 apiece between then and half time.

It looked a real tactic from Collingwood, in the first quarter particularly, to really spread the ground and make us work from side to side as much as possible. We've done pretty well to hold them to one side for the most part so far, but that's something that will take it's toll in the second half I'd expect.

The heat map probably indicates as much:


Interesting we've had 111 kicks and 77 handballs to half time, but at quarter time we'd had 56 to 49, which is a real departure to how we normally play. In Q2 this means we had 55 and 28, which is far more in keeping with our usual style. I'd be surprised if it was a deliberate ploy to try and play that fast early on, and it looked like it was us who tried to slow the game down in that quarter.

The game will open up after the break, and you'd imagine that will suit Collingwood. We've been much better in ground level contests today tho so the challenge will be to maintain that.

Oscar remains a concern. I know we're winning the hit outs and he's actually done some okay things in chaos but he's struggling one on one overhead. We need more from him in that facet without our third tall forward. Got a fresh Cox coming at him now so the gauntlet has been well and truly thrown down.

 

[Saintsone]

Sub out Berry. Has he done anything good tonight? He's getting a bit of it but swear half his touches have been hospital passes or just missing completely.

He is going at 75. %, in comparison both Bailey and Dunkley are at 55%, you need to watch the game and stop focusing on everything Berry does wrong. He really has become the whipping boy on this site for uneducated followers

 

[Nathan Barley]

Trying not to get my hopes up.

Positive start but Collingwood will keep coming. Would like at least a 4 goal lead at 3 quarter time

 

[M Malice]

100%
He has been a bit unlucky with both of those HTB calls.

One was highway robbery, the other one is rarely paid... no way it gets paid if it was Pendlebury.

 

[MacMum]

I reckon if Dev given a good run at it he'll be alright.....just seems to me there is something there in him worthy of keeping.

 

[Pacman82]

Let not get too carried away, still a half left against the comeback kids.

 

[Nunez]

Let not get too carried away, still a half left against the comeback kids.

Lucky we're now the close game masters

 

[BrainOfMorbius]

Trying not to get my hopes up.

Positive start but Collingwood will keep coming. Would like at least a 4 goal lead at 3 quarter time

I tend to think Cox coming on for the first-gamer is a net positive for the Pies - he will certainly give our defence something to think about.

 

[Dalions]

any fans in marvel able to tell me if Ah Chee is warming up before the 3rdqtr?

I have him for alot of money for me and can cash it out

Not even remotely concerned with you money. Just AhChee

 

[Nunez]

Having JL ready to go at 3QT is going to prove to be quite the asset I suspect.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Would like Daniher up the field a bit more. I wonder if with Gunston out he's playing closer to goal. Doesn't seem to be getting to a lot of contests

 

[BrainOfMorbius]

Having JL ready to go at 3QT is going to prove to be quite the asset I suspect.

As long as he's more switched on than last week.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Having JL ready to go at 3QT is going to prove to be quite the asset I suspect.

To sit on the bench for another 25 minutes?

Just joking

 

[SizeMatters]

He is going at 75. %, in comparison both Bailey and Dunkley are at 55%, you need to watch the game and stop focusing on everything Berry does wrong. He really has become the whipping boy on this site for uneducated followers

a few slipped tackles, hospital passes that put his team mates under pressure as soon as they grab it, and kicks that aren't to advantage of his team mates (too hard or to slight advantage to their opponent). The last three would still be considered positive DE.

 

[M Malice]

Back to back 6 day breaks and coming back from Perth could be a factor late... hopefully not.

 

[Big Sauce 21]

Kicked a goal early every quarter

 

[Nathan Barley]

Cox is such a spud ruckman

 

[Squizz89]

Handy start.

 

[SizeMatters]

good start. prob need to be 6 goals up 3 quarter time.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Awesome Dunks and Hippy

For half a second I was pissed the bounce wasn't recalled

Zorko might be done

 

[Squizz89]

Zorko struggling too, as well as Cal?

 

[Nathan Barley]

Hippy could've been done for a push

 

[Nathan Barley]

Awesome Oscar straight to Bails