Red But Mostly Blue

Yeah I hear you mate, seriously I was pretty deflated after today's display. I either buy into the theory that a hard fought 13 rounds have caught up with the boys, or they couldn't be stuffed, and while there may have been a few out there who might be guilty of that, I choose to believe this is a different team with a different mindset, as is evidenced by the results this year. It's both comforting and worrying that our only two losses have come against 16th and 12th on the ladder. In years past, those are the teams we would have flogged while failing to show up against the real deals. Should we have won today? Absolutely. But it won't waver my belief in the team/year. As we continue to build on this new direction we'll continue to win these games. The cats and tigers of recent times had to start somewhere... Go Dees.

Maybe the boys were gassed. It has been a long season already, and we've done a hell of a lot. 11-2 is a great reward for that effort. We'll be back after the bye, firing. Reset.

Completely agree, always a great communicator. Clear, no BS message

That was gross. Imagine losing to these spuds. Coached by a man who looks and talks like a potato. The only consolation is that it should have been more. Really disappointing, but we need to reset, come back with fire after the break.

That just about sums up our day.

I'd love to sink these spuds and wipe the grin off their faces but I honestly can't see how we're going to score.

That was criminal.

Poor Tommy, must have the bub on the brain.

Never in any doubt! Now let's start running, tackling etc!

Pies haven't been able to score all year, and here they are scoring no worries at all. We're being shown up by total spuds. Why do we have to wait until half time to make changes? Why the hell hasn't Harmes been put on de Goey earlier?!

We're making an art form of slow starts.

We could really have done with that TMac goal. Momentum changed after that. Plus we've been sloppy and goals might be precious. Also, man I miss Tomlinson. Petty has been ok at times but massive liability today. Nowhere near it Finally, who the hell is on Mihochek?

WHO WAS ON ELLIOTT?

Fear of 'last game' from coach Bucks aside, we'll win this by 32, Weid will kick 5 and Salem will play a blinder.

Final games from coaches always make me nervous, and this is especially so given Bucks is such a fixture at Collingwood. Still, they don't always end in fairytales for the outgoing coach. I don't think we won our last game with Neale? I think I went to that game and it was a real close loss against the Bombers?

6. Trac 5. Oliver 4. TMac 3. Spargo 2. Kozzie 1. Harmes

12 points and percentage ahead of the Lions. Not bad aye. Daylight.

HELL YEAH! We switched on the afterburners and got the job done against serious opposition. And the best thing is (I think) that there were a handful of players who never got in the game. We are capable of so much more. IT'S SCARY. So, have we beaten anyone yet?

Lol bugger off hipwood

HOW IMPORTANT WAS CLARRY'S HANDBALL!? And fantastic goal from Sparrow!

That's a huge goal from Tommy Loved the lead up to it, as well. Let's sink them now!

Fritter will flush this

Somewhere Daniher is still running with that ball in hand. What a joke

KOZZZZIIIE! (Never in any doubt...)

We'll outrun them here. Gonna be close no doubt, but we've got this. First goal, go Dees!