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Collingwood's nightmare returns

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This could all turn around with a change in player personnel and considering this is basically a dead rubber, but tonight can't be good for the woods. Two bob the MM drama has impacted on their psyche and they will go out in straight sets. Post-season fall-out may be spectacular and may see every player heading to GWS. What a team that would make, with TS captain of course.

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    would be funny if west coast beat them it just goes to show when geelong are on they are still an awesome side they can win the flag no doubt, if they can get over the hawks and get to grand final the pies will [censored] themselves

    looks like the september colliwobles are back

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    Haven't turned up for a dead rubber. Only thing it will do is ensure that they are switched on for the rest of the year. Still the team to beat.

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      On 02/09/2011 at 12:04, Thomo said:

    Haven't turned up for a dead rubber. Only thing it will do is ensure that they are switched on for the rest of the year. Still the team to beat.

    yeh agreed, be crazy to write them off

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    And what a dismal figure Joffa cut in the stands... I felt a pang of sympathy...

    Not!!

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    Hee hee hee

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    The look on Eddie's face was worth every bit of humiliation Geelong inflicted on them.Pity they couldn't make it 100 points.

    Geelong also seem to have found the way to get around the Collingwood press. I'm sure others will do the same - not rocket science.

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    They've been a bit a bit smarty pants about they way they've gone about it all year Collingwood. Sure they've been the best team in it, but the Arizona trips, arrogant tweets, Mick's self indulgent Footy Show appearance plus Eddie's constant stirring of clubs like ours ... all had the whiff of we've already made room on the mantlepiece for Cup No.16.

    It's not going to be that easy. Hawthorn and Geelong can beat them, West Coast I'm not so sure about. If they play the Cats again in a knock-out final watch the jitters set in if the Cats stamp their authority early.

    Scarlett and Taylor are their keys. If they can adequately shut down Cloke and Dawes like they did last night, the Cats 'll get up again.

    It would be an immense pleasure to watch Collingwood go out in straight sets. Immense pleasure. The ensuing recriminations within that club would be a delight behold as well.

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    Those who are laughing would do well to remember that even in losing by 16 goals, Collingwood's game against the Cats was still 15 goals better than our last one was against them.

    Let's worry about getting our house in order first before making fun of the side that finished on top of the ladder.

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    I think Geelong put up one of the most awesome displays of 4 quarter football I have seen in years. WOW. They werent beating a cellar dweller. They did this to the top team by 16 goals. They did it so comprehensively that players like Swan, O'Brien, Pendlebury looked pedestrian.

    A truly outstanding effort from a club that was apparently gone when Ablett went north.

    A fantastic performance and wonderful exhibution of Aust Rules football.

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      On 02/09/2011 at 21:26, Rhino Richards said:

    I think Geelong put up one of the most awesome displays of 4 quarter football I have seen in years. WOW. They werent beating a cellar dweller. They did this to the top team by 16 goals. They did it so comprehensively that players like Swan, O'Brien, Pendlebury looked pedestrian.

    A truly outstanding effort from a club that was apparently gone when Ablett went north.

    A fantastic performance and wonderful exhibution of Aust Rules football.

    Exactly.

    The significance of this game for me was not so much about what happened to Collingwood but rather about how Geelong has fought its way back into contention after the twin disruptions of the Gary Ablett and Bomber Thompson sagas. The Cats have regrouped particularly well with a new coach and rejuvenated list and there's definitely a lesson there for other clubs about how to overcome the monster that the AFL created with the rules for new franchises. 

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      On 02/09/2011 at 18:42, Elwood 3184 said:

    Those who are laughing would do well to remember that even in losing by 16 goals, Collingwood's game against the Cats was still 15 goals better than our last one was against them.

    Let's worry about getting our house in order first before making fun of the side that finished on top of the ladder.

    Mate! Pretty much all of my 58 years there have been two things that have brought me pleasure in life. One is Melbourne winning. The other is Collingwood losing. Euphoria kicked in when both events happened in the one game!

    Don't deprive an old supporter of one of his few moments of pleasure in what has been a rather pleasure-less season!

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    Pies have some handy in's (without knowing the damage from last night) over the next few weeks. I wouldn't write them off just yet:

    Nick Maxwell

    Leon Davis

    Heath Shaw

    Daisy Thomas

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      On 02/09/2011 at 18:42, Elwood 3184 said:

    Those who are laughing would do well to remember that even in losing by 16 goals, Collingwood's game against the Cats was still 15 goals better than our last one was against them.

    Let's worry about getting our house in order first before making fun of the side that finished on top of the ladder.

    Alternatively and unusually for a poster on this site, you could take a more positive view, based on what awesome skills Geelong have:

    Geelong made the Demons looks like witches hats when they buried us but at least our witches hats had clearly given up trying.

    The Pies tried and still got done.

    Maybe we'll be better when we don't lose heart so easily.

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      On 02/09/2011 at 22:45, Vagg said:

    Mate! Pretty much all of my 58 years there have been two things that have brought me pleasure in life. One is Melbourne winning. The other is Collingwood losing. Euphoria kicked in when both events happened in the one game!

    Don't deprive an old supporter of one of his few moments of pleasure in what has been a rather pleasure-less season!

    How sweet it is!

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    wobble wobble

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      On 03/09/2011 at 00:56, old dee said:

    How sweet it is!

    I agree. The second best thing, but even sweeter if it happens later in Seprember or early October.

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    Teetering on the brink.

    Hope they make it to the grand final

    and then get belted .

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    If they go out in straight sets, this entire season will have been worth the wait.

    It was always coming. They are a perfectly drilled team, Collingwood, but individually how good are they really? With three fairly significant outs the rout was always on the cards. Geelong are the only team to get on top of them mentally by matching their effort and finding a way to beat the press early.

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      On 02/09/2011 at 22:49, Cards13 said:

    Pies have some handy in's (without knowing the damage from last night) over the next few weeks. I wouldn't write them off just yet:

    Nick Maxwell

    Leon Davis

    Heath Shaw

    Daisy Thomas

    Not sure if I'd rate Maxwell a "handy in".

    Maybe just an in.

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