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Great pick up, but Brett Lovett from Hawthorn was a beauty too

Gawn - great without dominating Viney - great first half Petracca - class above everyone Salem - not always convincing Fritsch - classy ten minutes May - brave and impressive Lever - continued excellent season McDonald - turned career around Neal Bullen - some impressive moments Sparrow - is becoming elite Howes - maturity belies experience vanRooyen - was almost exciting Langdon - running game returns Oliver - lacked smooth transitions Rivers - was mostly classy McVee - career best game Windsor - a smooth operator Petty - slowly finding form Brown - was rarely sighted Chandler - great first half Woewodin - had limited opportunities Billings - wasted easy conversions Pickett - exciting but undisciplined

6 players with 1 possession or less for the quarter

If the habitual spitter ( colloquially known as Tex ) plays well , we lose. In my opinion he’s the only danger to our success.

Trac may be playing with a leg injury because it was obvious against Port that he was labouring on occasion when he tried to put on the jets

Gawn - an Herculean performance Viney - blood and guts Lever - incredible under duress Neal Bullen - almost career best Windsor - the real deal Petracca - powerful, and important Langdon - form has returned McDonald - form of old Petty - needed more involvement Rivers - some vital interceptions vanRooyen - tried but overwhelmed Brown - some pivotal moments Fritsch - almost an onlooker Chandler - courageous and clever Pickett - had limited involvement Howes - calm under pressure Oliver - great in last Salem - not his best Sparrow - great tagging game Hore - limited but impressive Woewodin - some important touches Billings - a disappointing performance McVee - loose too often

Yes, it was obvious to everyone at the ground except the umpires

Gawn - a powerful performance Viney - not as prolific May - dominated until injured Rivers - reliable and creative Salem - solidified the defense Howes - a mature head Langdon - better second half Petracca - outstanding second half Fritsch - outplayed stronger opponent Oliver - couldn’t shake opponent Chandler - clever small forward Pickett - great first half Hore - tight and reliable Sparrow - tough and skilled Lever - quiet before injury Brown - little to commend Petty - better down back McDonald - another steady performance McVee - continues to shine van Rooyen- showing commendable versatility Neal- Bullen - consistent and focused Billings - impressive first half Windsor - a Langdon clone

Gawn - reasserted his dominance Viney - impressive tagging role Petracca - excellent second half Billings - important and effective May - dominated his opponents Oliver - prolific and important McDonald - was impressively dominant Salem - better second half Rivers - less fumbling today Chandler - took his chances Pickett - important, not prolific Langdon - continued mediocre form Lever - strong and resilient McVee - reliable and steady Howes - continued impressive performance Hore - made transition seamlessly Brown - a welcome return Windsor - learning the ropes Van Rooyen - limited but effective Neal Bullen - some important touches Sparrow - was rarely noticed Fritsch - disappointing kicking skills Woewodin - had little involvement

Grundy was noticeably far fitter looking than he was with us.. he looked primed, whilst for us he looked a plodder

Gawn - was surprisingly monstered Viney - take first options Petracca - only in bursts Bowie - great until injured McVee - loose and fumbled Sparrow - fumbled and loose Oliver - great despite adversity vanRooyen - had no impact May - important but limited Fritsch - our only forward Lever - poor under pressure Salem - promising first half Langdon - had little involvement Billings - had no impact Neal Bullen - couldn’t get involved Windsor - a promising debut Howes - lots to like Schache - little to like Spargo - rarely got involved Chandler - nothing to impress Tomlinson - played his part Rivers - performance to forget Laurie - never inspired confidence

JVR’s first half was very exciting. I suggest that along with Salem’s impressive performance in the middle ,a position he hasn’t played since his junior days, the 2 were the biggest of a myriad of positives from last night.

Gus was the heart and soul of our team, and along with Max, seemingly the most popular amongst the players… and supporters. Huge loss😰

Read what I wrote!!!

The good : Brown, Windsor, Verell , Picket in the middle, Viney, Gawn’s first half, Petracca when he could be bothered, Lever The bad: fumbling, poor forward entries, Rivers , McVee , kicking for goal, missed targets, May, little sustained pressure, Lawrie’s disposal , Tomlinson impersonating TMac’s lack of agility .

Kick it high into the forward line.. nothing’s changed

I attended my first preseason training this morning in hot and breezeless conditions. I’m not a big fan of training techniques so I’ll concentrate on some observations on individual players, and let others comment on set plays. My initial observations were very pleasing: TMac has certainly changed his body shape (and hairdo) looking much lighter and running comfortably; Tomlinson is generally not noted for his agility but a dedicated summer of training sees him looking lighter and quite fast too. Tholstrup looks and trains like a man on a mission and his repeated efforts certainly don’t go unnoticed. Bowie has muscled up and his kicking was a weapon Rivers looks supremely fit and continues to give the impression he’ll play more midfield time this year . Not overly impressed by the fitness of McAdam who seems to be coming from a fair distance behind the others in fitness Petty likewise to McAdam seems a fair way off match fitness, understandably.

Can anyone please advise where training is tomorrow.. I’m too lazy to trawl through the training thread

Yes, I noticed his finer shape and no bandages. he may very well be the surprise packet of the preseason

I might be late to the table with these comments but I definitely see a striking similarity between Koltyn and one of the all time great Demons of the past in Alan Jakovich : Size, shape, mullet, goal kicking celebrations, and cockiness. We can only hope and pray that we’ve landed another potential superstar

Pride. My daughter insisted he wasn’t there

Was Clarrie present at this year’s Brownlow event?

I feel dirty but I’ll learn to cope… I’ll be selling a heap of Collingwood memorabilia right through until preseason next year.

one of the coaches this weekend fits that category

Sparrow seemed to apologize to Walsh for forcing him into the fence and giving away a totally unnecessary and match defining free kick in the last quarter🙄