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And yet when we played them this year they struggled to get on top of us. Go figure?

... And if the Doggies get through. It would be 12 quarters of football and 5 points difference combined. :blink:

EDIT - I have 2 collingwood fanatics coming to my place to watch the game next week... Im going for the Sainters :)

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What is it about arsenal. A lot of young blokes follow the arsenal. Is it the cannon on their emblem that attracts them ? You know happiness is a warm gun maybe.

I follow Arsenal because my dad did.

Same as MFC.

I think they probably attract lots of new young followers because, disregarding results (which are up there anyway) they play a beautiful brand of football to watch.

None of the defensive, grind-out-a-win style used by most in the premiership. That's probably the element missing from their game that prevents them from winning the league, but it is not Wenger's way.

They were also capable of that in his early years, but he did not build that defensive unit.

Now that the team is wholly his they lack the hard edge and a bit of mongrel.

Still great to watch.

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I don't post here often but watching tonight has made me think about the effectiveness of a really good zone like Collingwood and St Kilda use.

Bailey seems to have us following the Geelong model of high risk, fast, corridor-centric Geelong-like footy. Great when it works, terrible when it doesn't.

Collingwood looks so good tonight that I'm worried we're throwing all our eggs in the one gameplan basket.

Yet, we drew against them in one game and lost another by 1 point.

Thankfully I'm about 250 kms away from the G next Saturday

Fortunately, I will be ~100kms away. Unfortunately, half my family that is Collingwood... will be too :mad:

I hope for a small miracle tomorrow that sees the Dogs making the GF. They'll get smashed but at least I'll have a clear cut favourite to support. Otherwise next week will be worse than the Sydney-WC years where I honestly yawned the entire time.

Write off the dogs at your peril. They beat the Saints in the night grand final and lost by less than a kick or so in the home and away. Morris is a big in. If they had Cooney and no question mark over Griffen's fitness they would be a fair chance. Expect a low score affair. Saints by 4-5 goals for me anyway. :blink:

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Thankfully I'm about 250 kms away from the G next Saturday

I think I'll head interstate for the grannie, don't mind being here if the Saints win, but couldn't hack seeing all those gloating

pie supporters prancing about. Go Sainters, will watch you from afar.

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There's no escaping the Collingwood army. You can go hide in a cave in Afghanistan, for all you want, but I reckon you still wouldn't get away from it. Bin Laden is probably a Collingwood supporter.

Haha, great call.

They've got great support and it will be a huge week in Melbourne, full of the unfair and unfunny obligatory Collingwood supporter jokes like this:

.EDIT - I have 2 collingwood fanatics coming to my place to watch the game next week... Im going for the Sainters :)

Who knew burglars made appointments these days? ;o

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The other issue with barracking for St Kilda next week is Stephen Milne. So help me god I will never support that thing to win a flag.

As much as I hate Collingw&^%, I too have a dilemma with Milne. Doesn't deserve happiness.


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