Season 2019 - Collingwood

samwoods · February 20, 2019, 4:45am

I have Collingwood jumping a few sides, and being jumped by a few others.

Checkers.

Maxx · February 20, 2019, 7:02am

I’m hoping they’ll lose there major pieces rather than their minors and pawns.

Chess.

wimmera1 · February 20, 2019, 7:05am

I’m having trouble finding a Kamchatka analogy for Collingwood.

Maxx · February 20, 2019, 7:09am

Hmm, that’s a risk.

stir_fried_ewok · February 20, 2019, 7:14am

It wasn’t just a bad day in the GF for pendles & frontbottom. Pendlebury is slowing down and sideboob is manageable if you put the right kind of squeeze on.
In other words, after an initial burst, frontbottom will be quiet if pressure is applied in the correct spots.

Dons-All-The-Way · February 20, 2019, 7:56am

Ants:

Captain_Jack:

smooth:

Caught Richmond on a bad night in the prelim and then choked in the Grand Final after kicking the first 5 goals of the match.

Disagree. They exposed the lack of height in the Tiges defence and exploited it with great delivery to Cox. WEagles learnt from that and double teamed him in the GF. They are a dangerous outfit, with plenty of quality right across the field. DeGoey is a real goer, one whose feats l hope Begley can replicate. Buckley got them working well as a unit. The harder draw will impact on them. They weren’t convincing during the regular H & A games, but it all clicked into place during the finals, until they got to the big dance, when a few nerves got to them.
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I disagree with your disagree!

I think they jumped Richmond who had been dominant all year at the MCG and got a little shocked. Then, when Richmond had opportunities to get back into it (and they did), they fluffed the finishing. Richmond also had the issues with Martin not being fully 100%. Cox who I do rate as a good role player had the best game of his career against what is usually a very tight tall defence.

Injuries aside, I expect Richmond to smash Collingwood this year whenever they play them.

Overall, I have Collingwood making the eight but not the top 4.

Richmond had one of the best injury runs in 2017 and 2018 that as a supporter you could hope for.

How many games did Martin, Rance, Reiwodlt, Cotchin miss over this time?

Finals 2018 they had a couple of injuries but nothing major, and compared to Collingwood who basically had no tall defenders they had it easy with injuries.

It made my day when Collingwood smashed them, because of the absolute smugness and certainty they had of going back to back.

Henry_s_Angry_Pills · February 20, 2019, 8:04am

Same.

Pies beating Tigers then losing was the absolute perfect result.

bloodychoir · February 20, 2019, 9:54am

Probably the deepest midfield of quality in the league just added Beams, will get some decent kpp’s back. Well drilled in a highly competitive, modern plan. We will do very well to keep up with, let alone overtake them.

Maxx · February 20, 2019, 10:25am

I’ve heard this going through the media and that they need to ensure they play there secondary roles just as well.
Could go pear shape if there mids can’t impact around the flanks and in the pockets.

wimmera1 · February 20, 2019, 10:26am

Fixed.

Pevers-Legend · February 22, 2019, 7:30am

I was talking about Beams

Wanderlust · February 28, 2019, 2:31am

Taylor Adams has injured his finger - expected to be out for up to 10 weeks.

sj_2150 · February 28, 2019, 2:40am

oh no. how sad

ivan · February 28, 2019, 2:50am

I’ll save the schadenfreude until after the game tonight

All_Things_Essendon · February 28, 2019, 2:58am

Just in time for Anzac Day

stir_fried_ewok · February 28, 2019, 3:07am

I admit I only come on here to share the love. The more love the better. So I can’t believe that my sauciest ever double entendre didn’t even generate a single clickable like. Are you folks all prudish or easily embarrassed by sexually climactic innuendo or something?
Or maybe it was just a crap attempt at humour as my boss suggested yesterday referring to an email I sent out recently. She was wrong too.

samwoods · February 28, 2019, 3:10am

Too high brow. That was your error.

rossoneri · February 28, 2019, 3:24am

Tonight? It’s only a JLT game. Let’s wait until we can actually beat them on ANZAC day

bloodychoir · February 28, 2019, 4:06am

Probably not in the mood for that particular Benny Hill brand given the penetration of the word ‘vanilla’ in recent media. Don’t fear, the audience will return, with double dipped choc tops no doubt.

wimmera1 · February 28, 2019, 4:45am

And in greater numbers?