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I can agree easily with your logic. I don’t even think they need a full game. Just a good hit out and no injuries. Might also only run Gawn for 3 quarters. scoreboard is irrelevant getting the game plan smooth and working is important Go Dees

Read all these comments. it was a practice match little else! but some of our lesser players still struggled or showed nothing. our better players showed climpses of ability at times even if overall a bit poor. missed 1st quarter but the second was like we were the witches hats at training Not much better in the 3rd, once the pressure dropped in the last we or some unsighted players got going but tigers were coasting. Look forward to having some first choice players next week. But watching the second was discouraging to say the least. Go Dees. !!!!!!!!

I think on that day, most of the side were stuffed, couple of exceptions, of course, but emotionally and physically the side as a whole had run their race. live and learn, retribution best served with a cool head Go Dees

It’s february. It’s a scratch match, many of the players were scratchy as was a lot of the play. For both sides. A glowing report that highlights the positives. There were areas that could be improved, clearly. It is lovely to hear how well individuals played. For those that could not attend, a balanced report that included areas that require improvement and a more critical report on the lower ranked players would I think, give thosereading a better idea of The level we might attain this year. having said this I am not at all sure I could have done better. The positive s were there but the poor beginning was also still there. How often do we play catch up! Still and all well done I liked reading it, it agreed for the most part with the positives I saw on the ground.

Yes thought simillar, I did not notice Sparrow though but then I did not know his number, Did he play well ? I think there were about 4 players I had little idea who they were. Best I saw was Omacs crunching tackle just in front of me, and then about 5 minutes later vanders cleaned up a magpie in the middle. really hard tough football, really great to see. Nothing soft or nice about it. Go Dees

Lovely walk in the park ! I did really love the tackle by OMac and then a short time later by Vanders in the last quarter. Really hurt their opponents but legally OMacs took a few minutes to get away from the trainers right in front of me great to see.. Hell there were a lot of collingwood supporters there GO DEES on a roll !!

No point in testing oneself, against second raters, at the very least against the better players you get a more realistic idea of potential and perhaps a bit of confidence.

Well I will be there, and a squillion pie supporters, work for Thursday then a lay day. but its the first chance this year to see a game. Only got to 4 regular games last year so I will be one up at the start. But I don't expect much the scores will be irrelevant, just want to watch the younger players and those we recruited. Come on Dees !!

Smokey I do like your positivity, not sure I can embrace it fully, though. I know damn well, that nothing I do, can influence the team or football department. Not even cheering at the ground would make a dent. But others here and myself have seen too many false dawns and under achieving, from the team to individual champions come and go quietly. So allow us to be cautious in our approach. But just as we could do big things this year, If you cant enjoy last year and hopefully this coming season, then when the hell can you. Life sucks sometimes. Then you die ! So allow all here to enjoy the footy on show this year, as they see fit to enjoy it. I got to 4 regular games last year, 3 wins I think and then the finals. It was a good year, just need another one or two finals wins. Enjoy your footy ! Go Dees

Not a chain of coffee shops as sponsor

So can you see who the new sponsor is ?? Saty implied it was clear at training this morning ??

1. Neville Jetta 3. Clayton Oliver

Neville Jetta Tom McDonald Clayton Oliver Angus Brayshaw

Jayden Hunt Clayton Oliver Max Gawn Angus Brayshaw

I am surprised that the coaches and selection committees have not yet asked my opinion. Or opinions they change regularly! Perhaps I should call them to make sure they have my phone number..... not sure. Go Dees

Facinating topic, and no angst, love it. Some of you obviously put more thought into your football than I do. But I love reading the different ideas Go Dees !!

Oscar Aaron Amgus a tough group!

The future not the past jack viney charlie spargo jake lever this is hard christ Salem

Jake Melksham Jordan Lewis Michael Hibberd

Aaron vandenBerg Tim Smith Tom Sparrow Jake Lever Sam Weideman

Mitch Hannan Austin Bradtke Kade Chandler no idea really but I liked KC and the Sunshine Band ! Toby Bedford Charlie Spargo thanks to organisers keeping everyone amused

I will play your game.. thanks Joel Smith Bayley Fritsch Josh Wagner Tom Sparrow

Philistines, boors, oafs, ignoramuses, louts, yahoos, hoons, vulgarians, plebeians, atheists, sceptics, heathens, beasts, brutes, peasants fail to understand these deep issues. Is this a description of Collingwoood, Carlton and Esssendon supporters ?

Damn I missed the 1000th page, what was it like ! any memorable quotes, I cannot go back and read it. You never go back ! and if I did that would mean taking this thread far too seriously, I enjoy it as it is Cheers and here's to the next millenium

Love this thread, it’s a great antidote to some BS that I have been subjected to in another life. And it’s much more sensible than some of the draft threads or football threafs go dees and let’s go bananas !