From a sheer anger and intensity pov that vfl team could teach the 1ās a thing or two. They genuinely hate that Collingwood team and want to hurt them. Great to watch. And Peters looks a right little prick of a forward, wsphu
Collingwood AFL have a poor forward and backline and a strong midfield, it was mirrored in their VFL performance yesterday. they won plenty of clearances, got plenty of I50s, but basically hit a brick wall when they tried to get within range of goals and Mayne, who was imported to strengthen the AFL side forward line just looked inept at VFL level . Down at the other end Dunn was imported to strengthen the AFL backline and failed to marshall a defence that leaked like a sieve and was poor by VFL standards.
Collingwoods depth is poor, their defensive structures very average and they lacked any kind of dominant tall in their forward line.
They just made us look very good. Lets see how we go next week.
If we can find a good mix this year then anything is possible. Playing and winning a final would be massive for us and the club. Worth pursuing this year IMO.
in saying that, itās also a development year which to all but a few is pretty clear.
No way is mutch a scrawny kid. When I saw him a few weeks ago I was suprised by the size of him in person for a first year player, height wise and physical wise. He will end up in the shape of a Fyfe/Martin mould. I really like him, and canāt wait to see him in the seniors
Havenāt watched the footage from this match yet, but realy pleasing to hear Kobe Mutch caught the eye again - was super impressed with him watching live against Sandy. I also agree he has a really nice frame to develop physically and his outside game is more advanced than has been reported. Great signs for a critical ātypeā for our list demogrphics.
A sneaky pic I took of The Eel from inside the hangar at a VFL practice match a few weeks back.
I reckon heās a good size/shape for a first year kid.
Sadly, no crowd figure given in the EFC report. It may have been the second biggest EFC game there since the seniors left (only behind the post-Freo win in early 2013).
Youre right in a way, but hes not scrawny and he could be a bit of a unit in the future. not like josh kennedy big but big enough that he shouldnāt get bodied off the ball too much.
There is an article in the hun today about how some of the pies players went - white, mayne, daicos, de goey. Beyond mentioning the result there is no discussion of essendon players at all. Hun re casting itself as collingwood fan service