Season 2025 - Collingwood

Collingwood

Coach – Craig McRae

2024 –

Points For – 9th
Points Against – 13th

Top 5 Best and Fairest

1 – Nick Daicos
2 – Darcy Camerson
3 – Josh Daicos
4 – Jack Crisp
5 – Steele Sidebottom

2024 Rising Star Noms

Harvey Harrison (Rnd 11)

Ins – Joel Cochran, Will Hayes, Dan Houston, Tim Membrey, Harry Perryman, Charlie West

Outs – Aiden beg, Jack Bytel, Josh Carmichael, Josh Eyre, Nathan Krueger, Nathan Murphy, John Noble, Joe Richards

My Prediction

The only thing better than Collingwood missing the finals was Carlton making it and being as terrible as they were. Collingwood looked primed at the start of the season to make a charge but they just never really got going. They threatened all year but just weren’t good enough for long enough to make the eight.

The backline is a real issue. They looked for a key back to replace Murphy but they couldn’t find one and combined with the drop in effectiveness of Moore, they lacked intercepting and bounce of half back. Bringing in Houston and Perryman will make the half back line look better but they are undersized and will need Howe to stay fit or face the likelihood of needing Frampton to play more than a handful of games.

The midfield doesn’t bat real deep but they have some quality at the top end. Nick Daicos is a freak, soft but you don’t need to be hard when you do the stuff he does. His brother is pretty handy as well although not in the same class. Pendles showed signs last year that he is losing that space he has always found and if he is to get the games record they will need to nurse him there. Harry Perryman feels like a good in for them but we also know GWS midfielders seem to fade once they leave the orange behind. Crisp has been a good solid player and Sidebottom had some good games but much like Pendlebury, looks to be more vulnerable.

The forward line is just ok. They bring in Membrey which feels like a very Essendon thing to do. Unlike us though, it will probably work for them. McStay playing would be an improvement but he isn’t really a goal kicker in a serious way. De Goey was way down last year and long may that stay. Elliott and Mihocek are very good players and they need them both to fire. Bobby Hill hurts knowing he should have been in red and black, he is close to the best small forward in the competition.

Darcy Cameron it turns out is a very good ruck and also him being reliable reduces the need for us to see Mason Cox on our screens which can only be a good thing. The coach won a premiership and definitely has the players working for him. I don’t know if he is a strategic genius but he has plenty of credits in the bank.

I don’t see the ins and outs for Collingwood as being enough of a net gain to make up for the aging of their superstars. They need significant improvement in both their forward line and their back line and I don’t think they have it. They may even slide slightly from last year and I think finish in the 10-12 range.

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Just looking at the ins and outs - Membrey, Perryman and Houston are better than anything they lost.

Surely Pendles and Sidebottom are slowing down.

I expect Pies to be competitive if they are injury free, say 5-8th
Hopefully it keeps them in no mans land. And they are willing to sell the farm to get Petracca thinking he will be the difference to replace Pendles.

Fox footy best 23
COLLINGWOOD

B: B.Maynard, D.Moore, I.Quaynor
HB: H.Perryman, J.Howe, J.Daicos
C: S.Sidebottom, J.De Goey, J.Crisp
HF: L.Schultz, B.Mihocek, J.Elliott
F: B.Hill, D.McStay, B.McCreery
FOLL: D.Cameron, N.Daicos, S.Pendlebury
I/C: P.Lipinski, M.Cox, T.Mitchell, T.Membrey, W.Hoskin-Elliott
EMG: B.Frampton, E.Allan, F.Macrae

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I hope these maggots and their dads army crash and burn this year

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Them and Geelong would be nice

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■■■■ off you pack of ■■■■■

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I hope for a saga like incident, followed by decades of ineptitude unti, finally, they cease to exist.

I like the Pies. They are a good opponent who have shown us up many times. I’d prefer we improved rather than them losing it and making us think we are better than we are.

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Excuse me?

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Get out

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You must realise that you need an opponent to play the game. Pies are a legit decent team to play against. Hate them sure but you’ve gotta play somebody.

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I’m with you on this one @hambo.

Living in Perth leaves me little room for hating other teams besides the budgies.

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I thought i knew you

It’s a character flaw, I know…but until you’ve lived in Perth and put up with the local media and fans, you don’t know how bad it is. :wink:

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I’ll allow it, given my own hypocrisy- marrying a Collingwood supporter.

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The acquisition of Houston means they will win the Flag !

I’m kidding of course.
Just baiting Heffsgirl :crazy_face:

I knew @bltn you scallywag

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Yeah sure you are kidding, Collingwood lover

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I’m more known for my Hawthorn love these days !

Good grief

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