Why are the media praising Collingwood for a brave loss? They stifled a game trying not to lose it which then put them in the exact position for Freo to win it. It was an eyesore to watch other than the result.

55 minutes ago, Lil_red_fire_engine said:

Why are the media praising Collingwood for a brave loss? They stifled a game trying not to lose it which then put them in the exact position for Freo to win it. It was an eyesore to watch other than the result.

Because the analytics they have these days is too good, and it tells them that if they speak poorly about Collingwood they lose eyeballs.

That game was the kind of absolute garbage most media love to bemoan. Collingwood’s game style is increasingly about trying to minimise scoring and win it in the last 2 minutes with crowd (and subsequent umpiring) pressure. It’s horrible to watch for 98% of game time, but nobody will be brave enough to say it in the media.

Apparently old mate (Lyon) was barracking for the filth during the commentary. Is that true? I only watched the last few minutes.

Ex MFC player won it for them

8 minutes ago, At Least I Saw a Flag said:

Apparently old mate (Lyon) was barracking for the filth during the commentary. Is that true? I only watched the last few minutes.

Only watched it until half time but he repeatedly praised the Collingwood gamestyle

This is just one of many last night but you be the umpire......

At the 2 minute mark...Maynard drops the pill...play on. Two seconds later, Bolton does the same and is pinged just when he's about to score.

5 minutes ago, Dee Vinci said:

This is just one of many last night but you be the umpire......

At the 2 minute mark...Maynard drops the pill...play on. Two seconds later, Bolton does the same and is pinged just when he's about to score.

I liked the Pies player ducking with the ball and getting too high and then Dudley in the exact same situation 20m out from Freo goal, paid holding the ball.

13 hours ago, Macca said:

Won't do them any good. They lack the talent to play today's new AFL standard. Caretaker coach won't help either. Too much is set in stone in footy clubs these days

And the Blues are doing what we used to do ... Bomb it in long, time after time. Dumb football. Turnover- City

A new coach needs a year to turn it around (or at least the whole off season)

Our sport has become like the NFL in that regard (not like soccer) And the NFL teams generally wait until seasons end to sack their coaches. Black Monday they call it

Sacking Voss wouldn't be about turning this season around, it is shot already and even going into the season a wildcard spot was thought to be the ceiling for this year.

If Vossy is sacked and an interim is appointed it will be so the younger players on the list can be given games and tested out. One of the biggest criticisms of Voss is he has not given some of the younger players a decent run, even when more experienced players were not performing. Selection integrity has been an isdue for along time. Its obvious young players Jagga Smith and Harry Dean (and maybe even Harry O'Farrell despite not being a high draft pick) are elite talents but it is the second tier of young footballers like Flynn Young, Billy Williams, the Caporeale twins, Ashton Moir, the two Irish rookies etc that no one really has a handle on whether they are AFL material or not.

An interim coach like say assistant coach Josh Fraser (who only came on board this season) could be given a brief to test out the younger players and get games into them so that this season is not a waste. Simultaneously the search for a new coach for 2027 commences behind the scenes (probably already has tbh).

Alternatively, they could come to an accomodation with Vossy where he is told he won't get a contract extension but can stay on until the end of the season to actually test out these younger players and get games into them.

It is difficult to make calls on younger players when they haven't even been given a shot at senior AFL football.

Anyways, I thoroughly enjoyed the last quarter of Pies v Freo. I rate Freo this year, they have a great list but not sure Justin Longmuur can take them to their first Flag. We will see ...

35 minutes ago, At Least I Saw a Flag said:

Apparently old mate (Lyon) was barracking for the filth during the commentary. Is that true? I only watched the last few minutes.

True, at times it was hilarious, but see below:

1 hour ago, The heart beats true said:

Because the analytics they have these days is too good, and it tells them that if they speak poorly about Collingwood they lose eyeballs.

Forgive him. He doesn't want to be sacked.

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by sue

On 09/04/2026 at 17:49, Jibroni said:

I will be heading to 3 games this weekend with some being closer than you might think.

I expect Carlton, GC and St Kilda to be competitive.

2 really close games so far....more to come!

I enjoyed the game. Pies showed good skills in the wet. Freo way too strong, (younger?) . I actually think many Freo players are overweight, most obvious is Darcy, then Jackson. Not by normal standards but compared to Magpies and Demons.

24 minutes ago, Redleg said:

I liked the Pies player ducking with the ball and getting too high and then Dudley in the exact same situation 20m out from Freo goal, paid holding the ball.

Spot on Mr Legs.

Golden globe moment there.

But there's been quite a bit of it this year.

Should be penalised, but I guess it's hard to do.

I've got a mate that used to umpire a few times in just the twos and he said it's just so different to sitting in your armchair with the perfect camera angles. That it's blink of an eye stuff.

Nonetheless I spoke to him the other day and he reckons ducking has increased this year and like me feels it's a real blight on the game.

Not condoning it but there's so much pressure on players and if I was having a bad game and dropping my knees bought me a shot on goal, I'd probably go for it.

Just being real. But there must be some way to reduce it somewhat because it's a not too subtle way of cheating in effect.

And there are some who have significant form with it and do it well.

Also v gcs last week so many times our fierce tackling caused an incorrect disposal from them. And so many were let go.

A great chase and iron tight tackle is a wonderful sight especially when the game is in balance as it was at times.

Have to reward the tacklers. I'm pretty sure the umps are under instructions to keep the game moving faster than ever but if your going to slow it down paying duckers ( that's a d) then pay tackles too if the ball is so blatantly dropped as gcs did so very often.

As mentioned it's a tough game to ref but I think we need to do better than the standard we have witnessed this year, by a long way.

Thanks for my rant. Let's just hope we get a fair shake today.

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by Dee Vinci

I liked my two Collingwood mates bemoaning the loss of Mihocek.