Toast Round 6 = Collingwood 90-77 Essendon

[live fast pieyoung]

JDG has been so good this year
Being content to just do the hard work without getting as much fanfare, and its paying off

 

[TheVillageIdiot7]

We play steady football for 3 quarters and then put on the gas in the last quarter when the opposition are getting fatigued.

Thought we looked horrid for 3 qtrs.

That’s the worst I’ve seen our fwd line function since Fly started!!!

But given how strong we finished….I just wonder if we don’t have a different gamestyle.

 

[Jafo]

Mitchell earnt his pay in the last quarter. His work in and under was enormous.

Degoey, Crisp, IQ were also terrific in the last quarter.

Whilst might not be our best player, I think Mitchell is one of our most important players this year.

 

[Mollythedolly]

Agree with you on the entire team fumbles!!!
Was just horrible.

But IQ hasn’t been great all year.
Just a question around whether the club retains him or Ruscoe next week.
Suspect matchups may decide that.

Ruscoe or Markov to make way for Murphy imho.

 

[TheVillageIdiot7]

Just his work rate and physicality. He’s an important cog in our defence machine.

Yup he is.

He normally is super solid, wins his 1v1 and starts an attacking thrust.

Just noticed this year that, while positioning seems ok, he fumbles.
The clean handling is the difference in us scoring vs a stoppage.

Just saying I think he is on thin ice.

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

Ruscoe or Markov to make way for Murphy imho.

Probably Ruscoe makes way… he was the like for like replacement in the first place

 

[Looney]

Collingwood selects for structure. I expect Kreuger to stay i until cox is back. That relieves Johnson of having to ruck.

Kelly was good but unless he has a role in our best 22 then he might have to go back to the 2nds

So you're saying we're better off with Krueger next week as opposed to Kelly? Because most likely, one of those two will be the sub

 

[Jafo]

Ruscoe or Markov to make way for Murphy imho.

I asked the question of unchanged team vs Crows but forgot about Murphy. Sorry Murphy you’re well needed in our backline.

Think Pendles might have a break depending on how bad his eye injury is and a five day turn around.

 

[TheVillageIdiot7]

Probably Ruscoe makes way… he was the like for like replacement in the first place

Yeah agree.

Won’t be Markov.
Thought his game today was very solid.
Certainly better than Noble.

I’m sure the match committee will have a lot chat about ruscoe/IQ……
Think they’ll land on IQ….but they’ll discuss it!!!

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

So you're saying we're better off with Krueger next week as opposed to Kelly? Because most likely, one of those two will be the sub

Unless Kelly can ruck…….. yes.

I don’t want Johnson to ruck.

Hence my point about structure.

 

[TheVillageIdiot7]

I asked the question of unchanged team vs Crows but forgot about Murphy. Sorry Murphy you’re well needed in our backline.

Think Pendles might have a break depending on how bad his eye injury is and a five day turn around.

Think he will too.

Long season.

Do we really think that he’ll be the difference?
Third trip in 4 weeks.
6 day break (3 days for travel)
Sore eye.

…..leave him home is what I expect they’ll do.

 

[Mollythedolly]

I asked the question of unchanged team vs Crows but forgot about Murphy. Sorry Murphy you’re well needed in our backline.

Think Pendles might have a break depending on how bad his eye injury is and a five day turn around.

Reckon Adams will be back as well. I think the eye injury would be the only thing that’d keeps Pendles out, hopefully not too serious.

 

[Jafo]

Think he will too.

Long season.

Do we really think that he’ll be the difference?
Third trip in 4 weeks.
6 day break (3 days for travel)
Sore eye.

…..leave him home is what I expect they’ll do.

I forgot about Adams too.

 

[Bloben]

Resting players is usually done more at the end of their careers. Not like Pendlebury who is only half way through

 

[sr36]

Thought we looked horrid for 3 qtrs.

That’s the worst I’ve seen our fwd line function since Fly started!!!

I don't think it was a functional issue, it was individuals ****ing up.
Everything Elliott touched went badly.
Freddie was deranged
Hill was copping a smashing and lost confidence.
Mihocek was just battling away.

 

[Jafo]

Reckon Adams will be back as well. I think the eye injury would be the only thing that’d keeps Pendles out, hopefully not too serious.

Yeah forgot about Adams. So maybe Pendles, Kelly, Markov out. Adams, Murphy and a roughy McCrae in.

 

[TheVillageIdiot7]

I don't think it was a functional issue, it was individuals ******* up.
Everything Elliott touched went badly.
Freddie was deranged
Hill was copping a smashing and lost confidence.
Mihocek was just battling away.

Yeah it was strange wasn’t it.
Normally we at least have one winner.

We just lost 1v1 time and time again.
Although I just wan them to have a heckin'g shot!!!
Stop the handball, selflessness shit and have the damned shot!!

Reckon we had about 5+ shots we could have taken today

 

[JuniorB]

It’s strange isn’t it?
His 1v1 last year was great.

This year it’s still good (he’s not losing many), but he fumbles and double grabs at every contest.

He kicks that goal last year. Today it is touched on the line.

Maybe too many weights?

Against Brisbane, he fumbled every time he went near the ball.
He's a powerful unit now, but is it possible he has bulked up too much & lost some flexibility in the process?

 

[Mollythedolly]

I don't think it was a functional issue, it was individuals ******* up.
Everything Elliott touched went badly.
Freddie was deranged
Hill was copping a smashing and lost confidence.
Mihocek was just battling away.

The synergy was way down but that’s likely a consequence of so much change to the F50 cohort. It’ll take time.

 

[TheVillageIdiot7]

Against Brisbane, he fumbled every time he went near the ball.
He's a powerful unit now, but is it possible he has bulked up too much & lost some flexibility in the process?

He’s massive.
His defensive side is fine.

But he has just fumbled everything that has gone near him!!
It’s been so hard to watch as we all expect more from him based on last year.

 

[Looney]

Unless Kelly can ruck…….. yes.

I don’t want Johnson to ruck.

Hence my point about structure.

Krueger had 5 disposals, 1 mark, 0 hit outs.

 

[Hazz]

They def tried to square it up in the last!

Was it like 3-3 frees each in the last? Is that the square up?! Sounds sbout right ffs….

 

[TradeDraft]

 

[Hazz]

Glad we learnt from the saints game and took the short uncontested options late.

Checkers to the back line too

 

[Hazz]

In the magoos he’s a good field kick and mark, bit disastrous with a handball. I cringed when he got it on the wing but he laced out a huge handball. Shows the power of a positive coach that lets blokes embrace their strengths and flaws. We needed a game to test out the cellar of our depth. Turns out it’s pretty good. Trey deserved his spot too and leveled up today.

Kelly had a beautiful handball on the turn to Crisp maybe? in the last, was very slick!

One swallow doesn’t make a summer tho etc etc