Toast Round 4 = Collingwood 77-72 Hawthorn

[ellesbells]

Getting murdered in the middle by bigger taller faster mids.

 

[No SPIN]

I find it ironic that the plaudits for Ginnivan fail to acknowledge he was so ineffectual, that Hardwick needed to be moved to give the Hawks some potency in attack.
Mitchell in doing so was making a statement about Ginnivan - and not a very flattering one.

 

[Bianconeri]

I find it ironic that the plaudits for Ginnivan fail to acknowledge he was so ineffectual, that Hardwick needed to be moved to give the Hawks some potency in attack.
Mitchell in doing so was making a statement about Ginnivan - and not a very flattering one.

I think your reading too much into it with that last line but overall agree with your point.

Not sure why there’s a carry on about Ginnivan when he was shown up in a quarter by a defender moved forward.

 

[danielnajdek]

Our percentage is depressing to look at.

 

[anshell]

I find it ironic that the plaudits for Ginnivan fail to acknowledge he was so ineffectual, that Hardwick needed to be moved to give the Hawks some potency in attack.
Mitchell in doing so was making a statement about Ginnivan - and not a very flattering one.

Yeah,I don’t know what the obsession with Ginnivan is all about .He was neither here nor there in that game,and was far from the most influential player on the ground.

 

[Len Smith Medallist]

As much as I liked Ginni when he was in Black & White and bear no grudge on him being a Hawthorn (or any other club for that matter), Ginni would be lucky enough to tie Cyril’s shoelaces they’re that far apart. Even if the commentators love him.

Why are Cyril's shoelaces so far apart?

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

Bit of trivia:

That was our 100th win in VFL/AFL history against Hawthorn.

 

[sr36]

I find it ironic that the plaudits for Ginnivan fail to acknowledge he was so ineffectual, that Hardwick needed to be moved to give the Hawks some potency in attack.
Mitchell in doing so was making a statement about Ginnivan - and not a very flattering one.

Is Ginni getting plaudits? He'll be back to persona non grata with the umpires within a month and then down into the ressies before the year is out.

 

[Tarkyn_24]

Wins that feel like losses

 

[Jafo]

Why are Cyril's shoelaces so far apart?

Coz when he said his laces were undone. No one took him for Rioli.

 

[Len Smith Medallist]

Wins that feel like losses

Pessimist has wins that feel like losses
Optimist has losses that feel like wins (this has never been seen on BF)
Realist - a wins a win.

 

[Jafo]

Bit of trivia:

That was our 100th win in VFL/AFL history against Hawthorn.

And our 9th straight win at AO. Which puts us at the top of that win streak at the Oval.

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

Wins that feel like losses

Another one that comes to mind is Round 2 2010 vs Melbourne.

 

[Tarkyn_24]

Another one that comes to mind is Round 2 2010 vs Melbourne.

Average winning margin of 0.5 points v Melbourne that year, only bested by the loss to the Lions who iirc barely scraped another win together after that stage.

It happens, even in dominant years but unfortunately with the season already on the line given our .250 record coming in it’s not promising for our 2024.

 

[TradeDraft]

Another one that comes to mind is Round 2 2010 vs Melbourne.

I remember that Game.

I was leaving early but went to Standing Room to see us win.

Glad I stayed

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

And our 9th straight win at AO. Which puts us at the top of that win streak at the Oval.

The last 6 stretching back to 2021 have been winning margins of 5, 5, 6, 1, 2 and 5 today.

 

[danielnajdek]

Another one that comes to mind is Round 2 2010 vs Melbourne.

I went to that game. Was behind the goals on tier 1 right where the play was at the end of the game. Literally had a panic attack outside the stadium.

 

[Tarkyn_24]

Pessimist has wins that feel like losses
Optimist has losses that feel like wins (this has never been seen on BF)
Realist - a wins a win.

There’s dishonourable wins the same way there’s honourable losses. You’re kidding yourself if you think we should be sunshine and rainbows on the back of that performance.

 

[TradeDraft]

Another one that comes to mind is Round 2 2010 vs Melbourne.

Could commentators barrack for Melbourne anymore?

 

[Len Smith Medallist]

There’s dishonourable wins the same way there’s honourable losses. You’re kidding yourself if you think we should be sunshine and rainbows on the back of that performance.

All is not well but lost enough games that should have won over the years to appreciate even the scappiest of wins.

 

[Tarkyn_24]

All is not well but lost enough games that should have won over the years to appreciate even the scappiest of wins.

We’re better positioned to fight another day than we could have been (agreeing with you btw).

Teams will think twice about tagging Daicos and leaving De Goey.

 

[JLC]

Said it weeks ago, say it again…

No longer a top 4 team.

Time to phase out some of the old heads and persevere more with some of the kids

I think by year end we can be. Six teams going for 4 spots.

From what I have watched Melbourne is playing the best football. But is May going to stay injury free? Ditto Gawn. It's a long season.

GWS look great but slightly skewed by quality of opponents thus far. I want to see them against Sydney, Melbourne, Port, Carlton and Geelong. But Hogan is in supreme form at the moment.

Geelong look great at times - i dont think they are top 4 quality but might make it after their great start. They absorb pressure on a par with Melbourne.

Carlton look great at times but often I wonder why teams don't put more time into Saad. He repels so many attacks and creates so many. Have a tough period coming up so should have a better gauge then.

Port look great but might be skewed by their fixtures this far.

So I think its not impossible. But would be nice to have a dominant forward like Hawkins, Cameron, Curnow, Hogan.

And if Melbourne, Carlton, Geelong occupy top 2 then mcg Prelim works nicely.

But a long way to go.

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[ElliottsMaggies]

How good was this

 

[BigVic]

That was too close for comfort. Heart attack Pies are back

 

[migz]

I reckon we parked the bus in the second half thinking we'd coast it to a win and it backfired a bit when our forwards underperformed