Adam The God

Lol 😆 And the idea that you've ever been an AFL talent scout is just as cute mate.

So I missed this bit on 7 News. Did Richo actually say "season over", because if not, he's still in the frame, and it would be logical management to keep the press off our backs and Petty's if we simply said it was a bad injury.

If it's not Reid or Curtin, I hope it's McKercher. All three would fill needs for us.

And didn't you think Weideman was gonna be a star, Steve? Not sure you have the higher ground here...

The other obvious factor, which we won't know about until after this game, is how does Collingwood's ball movement look from back to front without Daicos collecting 30 touches? Who's their kicker? If their ball movement relies so much on these deep lying movements to cut a higher press apart, I wonder if Geelong can afford to hold their press higher up the field and seeing if Collingwood can get through them. Geelong play a lot of counter attack footy as well, because when Dangerfield isn't winning clearances, they essentially have to slingshot and give up centre clearances to counter attack. I think it's a fascinating match up, because without Daicos, Collingwood may have to play a less aggressive game from the back if they don't have that kicker. This will impact on their ability to move the ball, and I wonder if this simply goes too much against McRae's offensive ethos. Therefore, they might even go more aggressive with their kicking, but hold a more conservative shape at the back. If I didn't have a two year old, this is a neutral game I'd love to attend, because it won't be the same watching the structures on TV.

I agree that the Cats looked slow, but I still expect them to take it up to Collingwood. Their game earlier in the year saw Geelong at least 2 or 3 players down and Collingwood managed a 22 point win, but still conceded 103 points. I expect this game to be a harder slog for both sides and lower scoring than that affair. The fact Geelong need to win it to not only keep their season alive, but present the illusion that they can defend their title, will make them very tough to beat. Brisbane and Melbourne have shown teams how to beat Collingwood. Do the Pies have a plan B?

They're kidding themselves. You really don't want to find out at Round 21. You want to find out at Round 4 or 5 at the latest, and you've got to have a plan B that you can go to. So far, Collingwood haven't demonstrated any capacity in game or otherwise, to play a different way. They're only effective when they're attacking the game. Conversely, we've shown we can win in a hard defensive slog that relies on ground balls, CP and intercept, and we can also win in a stoppage-based, intercept slingshot shoot out.

His lack of ground pressure and follow up work would be the query though. Could get shown up majorly at the other end of the ground.

The answer to this is to draw bigger crowds in Melbourne.

I reckon you'd fit in nicely to the AFL media landscape Roosty...

I meant which player, but thanks. Haynes is 31, so not sure too many would be interested...

And dump whose salary?

Haven't watched them since 2021. The AFL media is a trashfire.

Let me rephrase. Would not have played 100 games if his name was A F.

Would not be playing if it weren't for his name.

I'm happy to answer this one. Tell him he's a nuffy.

I wonder if Petty's emergence will see us recalibrate our drafting choices for Curtin? There's no way he doesn't get to West Coast though.

I was saying to my Carlton mate (who was laying the groundwork for a Carlton loss due to injuries) that they are a better side without McKay, because they can play a smaller set up around Curnow (who is the better player) and don't get slingshot on as easily. I also said that if Clarry gets up, it pushes things in our favour, but if he doesn't our outs are bigger than theirs or at least the equivalent.

Not a big call at all mate. He just needs to play a full bloody season please. His marking and his accurate kicking means he's going to get 3-5 chances a game at least.

He should have read Demonland first. ;)

Again, McRae's presser was telling. He said they tried to play Daicos deep to throw the tag, when that didn't work, he said it was throwing out what they wanted to do too much (ie I read it as their ball movement), so they just went with it. And look at the result, they lose by 7 goals. It's not a good indication of their system to be that reliant on a single player. I thought we were reliant on Clarry, but as you say, that's proven to be incorrect.

FWIW, Lloyd and Barrett both have us as the number one seed now. Lol.

Post of the year.

We weren't flawless in 2021 either. For example, we needed Fritta to kick 6 to get over the line against North in Tassie with almost the exact same score (103 to 73 that year). In the corresponding Round 21 game in 2021, we fell over the line against West Coast in Perth by 9 points. At this time of year, you just need to get the job done. Preferably without injuries, which was the biggest negative yesterday. You only have to look at Collingwood and Port stumbling.

No, the Pies are beautiful, mate. They play with great arousal, they get the crowd going and lose by 7 goals to 4th bottom. Get your red and blues glasses off FFS!