The Emblem
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He has coached 25 games, and in that time he has -
- Completely rebuilt our back line, turning it from a laughing stcock to one of the leagues best
- Weeded out the deadwood from the Daniher era
- Blooded more promising youngsters in one year than Daniher did in a decade
- Made Brent Moloney a less predictable player
- Took Garland, who most fans wanted to delist, and made him arguably our most promising player
- Turned Warnock into a fine backman, after doing nothing under Daniher
- Revived Aaron Daveys career in a new role
- Backed an unknown kid from the Tiwi Islands who electrified us in 2008
- Coached is a to an AFL record come from behind win, 51 points down
On paper the results are awful no doubt, just 3 wins in 25 games. But the guy has literally had to start from the ground up. He inherited an untalented, aging list and has already rejuvenated it and will continue to do so.
This guy knows what he is doing, and once everything clicks, the wins will come.
YM, a lucid insightful post. One for the scrapbook!
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err did I miss something... minor premierships don't count for squat.
I shouldn't get surprised at the expectations of footy supporters (but I do). Bailey has had 12 mths to work with a fractured list.
How long did it take Thompson or Clarkson. .
Good point grazman.
Even with a solid list it took Thompson a few years to get it right and under Clarkson the Hawks looked more like the "headless chooks" for 2 years.
And as the game is becoming increasingly fast and unforgiving, a small gap in skills, decision making and confidence can mean the difference between a win and a 10 goal flogging.
Bailey and co are trying to build a premiership list, piece by piece, its going to take time.
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Hope Burgoyne gets done for that sly knee into Davey's back too. Dog act.
It was an appalling act, he should get 4 weeks and relocated to Ferntree Gully! :angry:
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Can anyone explain what Morton was trying to do to Lade?
You don't push someone then run away like a girl when he fights back.
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Bate was responsible for a third of our score either directly or indirectly. Although he has the turning circle of the titanic his pressure, multiple leads and bustling today were exactly what you want from your third forward. We now just need to find the first and second forward and we will be right.
I'm with you...its a bit rough bagging a bloke who has 8 contested possessions
Votes:
6 - Davey
5 - Green
4 - Rivers
3 - Bruce
2 - Bate
1 - Morton
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There's no doubt that Port are among the flakier sides in the AFL. Sixteen of today's group were in the 2007 side that beat North in a Prelim by 15 goals and the same 16 played in the Grand Final loss of 119 points a week later. Today we got belted for a quarter and a half by a side which is very good at its best. No harm done. Once a forward structure has firmed up things will be much brighter.
Port's experience and mature bodies were quite telling today.
On the plus side, 7 goals in the last quarter...we are now one of the form sides of the AFL
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Yeah cos McLean is [censored]..............................pffft
Temporary loss of form.
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Could be facial recognition software, like they use in casinos... highly possible i've been watching too many movies though
Not science fiction Enforcer24, its reality, and there is even technology that can, using biometric sensors, identify terrorists within a crowd.
http://www.navon.com.au/news/allnews/08-05...terrorists.aspx
Cool stuff.
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Is it true that in the EPL, they do not serve alcohol at games? Sheep's eye pie & "Saudi champagne" (Appelitise)
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That polo is hardly the height of design or innovation, but I can understand why the club feels it has more important things to spend money on, than product developers (who are very expensive).
Having said that, merchandise can and does generate a hell of a lot of money for many AFL clubs, and the same can be true for us if we put some effort into it.
I'm waiting to get the OK from my employer and then I'll contact the club regarding this issue. I'm more than happy to offer my time and knowledge in the area of product development if it means helping the club generate more revenue through better merchandise.
Well played Jaded.
I looked at the Members polo myself...but Trinnie & Susannah said noooooo.
Great to see the members scarf back.
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The NT news has an opinion...
http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2009/04/0...95_ntsport.html
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I on't give a rat's tossbag what BT thinks. ...............BTW. What is a rat's tossbag?
Tis a bag that a rat tosses into btdemon.
Very nasty visual image
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I hate BT. He thinks he's God's gift to this Earth. A total [censored]. I cannot understand how he continues to be crowned the best commentator in the business. Useless.
Rant over.
As a former Richmond & Collingwood player it only stands to reason that he has a balanced view of the MFC
A.K.A
A chip on each shoulder
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Can someone explain the rationale of having Aaron Davey running around the backline racking up posessions with 15 metres chips that generally went around in circles ?
This is the same sort of junk that Travis Johnstone used to do on occasions.
Aaron needs to either play forward & kick goals or else be an on the ball where we were badly beaten after half time yesterday.
Behind me sat two Collingwood fans, one a true gentleman and his son, pleasant enough whilst being a stereotypically cycloptic pie supporter.
"Cyclops" observed that whilst Davey was racking up a tonne of possessions - few of them were "hurting" the Pies, partially correct.
So why play Flash there? At this stage of our clubs development I think its a fine idea. The more interchangeability / flexibility that our small forwards and midfielders have, the better. Small forwards can be swung into the game to gain possessions and more confidence, midfielders can rest up forward as well as on the bench - increasing our ability to run out a game.
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It was not just the on-ball pressure. Our game started to break down midway through the second quarter when the woods dropped defenders back into the zones we had been attacking through in the first quarter.
We needed another route to goal and did not have it.
Fine observation pitmaster.
Also note the tackle count at quarter time:
Collingwood 14
Melbourne 4
We were leading the race to the ball.
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It was not just the on-ball pressure. Our game started to break down midway through the second quarter when the woods dropped defenders back into the zones we had been attacking through in the first quarter.
We needed another route to goal and did not have it.
Fine obeservation pitmaster.
Also note the tackle count at quarter time:
Collingwood 14
Melbourne 4
We were leading the race to the ball.
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Martin is going to be a gun when he learns to really tighten up on his opponent, because his skills for a big man are awesome. Love him :D
Stef Martin 7 Marks, 7 Spoils, negated the aerial threat well (as did Warnock). Most of the times he got caught out of position was when the ball was turned over by others whilst we were counter-attacking.
Very exciting player, and will look even better when our silkier running HBF prospects (Grimes, Strauss etc) come to the fore.
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I don't normally come onto other team boards, but as a Collingwood Supporter and Member I'm disgusted by these gutless cowardly thugs.
I sincerely hope that Brad Jones and his young son will be ok.
I hope that these gutless wonders are dealt with by the full extent of the law and that if they are members of Collingwood that their Memberships are revoked and that they are banned for life from attending ANY football match.
There's never any excuse for violence.
Fine post Proud Pie.
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This was raised last year I think where we should all try and wear a little red and blue on Fridays, a scarf, tie, polo whatever I thought this was a great idea as you rarely see our colors apart from game day.
Just a thought.
And lets all have a scarf out the window on the way to the G
Great idea,
Just wondering if the Hawk supporters will copy the idea by wearing gold coloured undies and eating a hot curry the night before?
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I think it could work in its own right and therefore if its promotion were focussed in the direction of providing entertainment for the members at a cost which they could willingly pay for then we could have a winner.
Apologies if this has been mentioned before...but what chances RudeBoy of getting the band together and putting on a special concert? (I admit I have no idea of how hard/easy or practical that would be).
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Well thats what i said - it should be a percentage of the gate receipts, not just an arbitrary number tacked on to the end figure.
Maybe that DOES work in our favour, but it doesn't seem equitable.
Perhaps it goes some way to redressing crappy fixturing and time slots?
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Haha. I thought the title of the article would say something like "AFL take a hard stance on the Missionary Position"
"AFL refuses to take missionary position lying down"
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bennell has a real up and under kick and IMO ATM is a week link across half back. Pro's-gets plenty of the ball and seems to do a job.
Jetta is polished and looks snr standard for mine.
Both have the "X" factor
IMO Bennell is an elegant footballer, Jetta is a more the gritty type
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I am in and will destroy you all!!!!
I am in and will be the foundation the league is built upon....(meaning probably come stone motherless last)
Sheep's eye pie & "Saudi champagne" (Appelitise) 
Chris Judd Trade... Good or bad thing for MFC?
in Melbourne Demons
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For Carltank, perhaps going with Judd was the right choice, because they already had the nucleus of a high quality midfield in place. I say perhaps because I still think their backline is a little suspect - in terms of winning a premiership.
For Melbourne, as exciting as it would be to have Judd in the red & blue # 3, what we would have probably traded away to get him may not have suited our aspiration to build a premiership list...and for that you need both class and depth.