Preview The Grand Final Edition 🏆🏉 👊 Collingwood vs Brisbane, 2023

[manicpie]

So must mean Ginni in the 23

How do we know that. I wouldn't be surprised if JFN comes in

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

Not a fan of picking elite endurance runners as subs. Lippa comes on late, he’s still going to be as slow as everyone else.

Not only that as he seems to take half a game to warm up to the task.

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

Pfft. We have already well and truly won the unwanted injuries before a big game contest. If anything, we have given Brisbane good reason to take no risks with their much more minor peripheral concerns.

We're not playing those with injury doubts. That's the point I'm making.

 

[Seedsman_]

Ginni is going to kick a bag.

 

[Maggie5]

How do we know that. I wouldn't be surprised if JFN comes in

I agree, interesting choice for sub.

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

Unless Ginni has been dropped then he's in the 22 and Noble misses out

We need goal scorers..I'd say Ginni is in.

Our defence is working just fine the way it is.

 

[Kes1984]

Lipinski has really cheated the hangman through the finals series.

For sure he would have made way for Adams.

We clearly value what Ginnivan can bring throughout the whole game.

For me it’s an odd choice for sub. Ginnivan has the X factor for it. But I’m glad he’s 22.

Thought Noble could have been sub. He’s have received a big cheer too since we love JFN.

Lipinski in because no adams, our out completely and Noble in made sense to me. This doesn’t.

 

[JuniorB]

It's Thorold Merrett's 90th birthday on Saturday.
He was a Premiership player for us in 1953 and 1958, and a Copeland Trophy winner in the latter year.
If we needed another reason to win the flag, there's one right there.

This is a quote from Jack Dyer about Thorold Merrett:
In Jack Dyer's opinion, Merrett "could stab kick a footy right up a chook's arse from 50 yards"

 

[Johno9911]

Mitch Cleary reporting that Payne will not play either.

Was apparently "fit enough" but Brisbane have opted to maintain with Gardiner

 

[Jen2310]

So must mean Ginni in the 23

Was always in the 23, Now it just means he is starting on the ground

 

[dalkin47]

It's Thorold Merrett's 90th birthday on Saturday.
He was a Premiership player for us in 1953 and 1958, and a Copeland Trophy winner in the latter year.
If we needed another reason to win the flag, there's one right there.

Only living Collingwood dual premiership player. Let's hope we have 2 more (#s 10 & 22) Saturday about 5.15PM.

 

[LuckyLee]

So I guess its a full game for Ginni? In 30 degree heat? In long sleeves? Having barely played an hour of footy in the past month? Interesting!

I guess it says that our coaches feel that we need more goal-kicking power. I hope his fitness base is good enough.

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

We're not playing those with injury doubts. That's the point I'm making.

And the point I am making is that Brisbane has no need to play anyone with injury doubts due to the calibre of our two injured players.

 

[HFF]

I like Ginnivan in the 22.
He has tricks.
Good luck to him

 

[gouki88]

I think I can come around to Lippa as sub, mainly because I love Ginni starting. Either way, I love us removing any chance for outside speculation this week with both Tay & the sub

 

[gouki88]

So I guess its a full game for Ginni? In 30 degree heat? In long sleeves? Having barely played an hour of footy in the past month? Interesting!

I guess it says that our coaches feel that we need more goal-kicking power. I hope his fitness base is good enough.

Fly seems to constantly praise his fitness base

 

[Exambolor]

I think I can come around to Lippa as sub, mainly because I love Ginni starting. Either way, I love us removing any chance for outside speculation this week with both Tay & the sub

That’s Fly’s common mentality which has worked brilliantly, he doesn’t keep secrets and everything under wraps, he’s very open with things and avoids speculation

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

And the point I am making is that Brisbane has no need to play anyone with injury doubts due to the calibre of our two injured players.

But they are playing players with injury doubts ... McCarthy with a calf. Big O with a bashed up knee who could hardly walk in the second half last week. They've just decided not to go with Payne, but they were considering it.

 

[Jafo]

Payne out. Sticking with Gardiner.

 

[unplugged]

**** sake, I backed Lipinski for Norm Smith at 151 today thinking it was overs

 

[thommo_legend]

Are we one midfielder short now? With lipinskis short stints in there

 

[spartan-magpie]

My bloody son came over to my place about a year ago. Wanted a beer so found some cans and put them in the fridge. Opened them and said they tasted foul. Stupid kid had found my 2010 flag Calton Draught cans.

I’ve still got mine.

 

[LuckyLee]

Fly seems to constantly praise his fitness base

In Fly we trust. He has gotten nearly everything right since taking over, so despite my doubts, I'll back him in on this call too.

 

[unplugged]

Also dropping one of our best runners to sub on a 30 degree day is not something I agree with

 

[LuckyLee]

Are we one midfielder short now? With lipinskis short stints in there

Yes, it feels strange to not have Adams AND Lipinski to rotate through the middle, especially in the heat. We'll just have to trust that Fly and Co have made the right calls.

If Frampton and Ginni hit the scoreboard early, it will look like genius!