Jaded No More

Couldn’t happen to a nicer team

Tell me again how COLLINGWOOD IZ DA BEST TEAM EVA

An AA ruckman for a not proven forward with an ACL injury is a fair swap? Ok Peter Bell, tell me more.

Yep. Saints are stuffed 😂 (we play them in a fortnight)

+20 in the contest. Well done Carlton.

Pies are very susceptible to being beaten in the contest. It’s been their issue for a long time, which is exactly why their “dominance” will mean nothing in finals if they don’t improve that aspect of their game. Their backline is also not great under pressure.

Mason Cox doing Mason Cox things.

Even the umpires are circle jerking over Collingwood Can’t wait for it to all fall apart

So one sided. Pathetic.

They are not very good at the contest the Pies. It’s why I think they won’t dominate finals like most people think they will.

Because the media tells us they are 🙄

I literally laughed out loud and had to explain to my husband what the hell this meant. He said “you’re deranged” 😂

You know your club is in a good spot that your biggest gripe is whether a premiership CHB can become a premiership CHF

You’re going to have a heart attack. Calm down, it’s going to be ok. I promise.

Why not?

We are already down two first choice inside mids and we want Trac forward. Too risky asking Rivers and Kosi to fill in those midfield minutes. And Petty is a better forward option than Grundy.

This is last chance saloon for Harmes. He’s on the precipice of being a Casey regular. Finals and another flag is on the line. He surely knows that. If he doesn’t stand up and perform I reckon his papers will be stamped unless injuries really take a hold.

Instead of Petty and McVee?

I think Gawn is on track to play his 200th vs Hawks at home in round 23, so I don’t think they’ll rest him. Not sure he wants to share his milestone with a Buddy wankfest.

Could be sub in case Dusty goes off the rails?

It’s a bit risky. Rivers has never done more than a few minute cameos playing midfield, let alone whole games as an inside mid. With 5 rounds left and top 2 up for grabs, it’s definitely all about risk mitigation.

The worst choice ever 😭

On that we definitely agree. Silver linings and all that. But I think we always planned to give Kosi and Rivers more midfield minutes. Kosi played midfield in round 1 while Clarry was there. And we were rotating the mids far more this year than any other. Even before the Clarry injury, Goody said that is a tactic we want to use more to ensure our best mids aren’t burnt out come finals. The Clarry injury definitely exacerbated that even more. We also saw Gus in the middle for parts of last year. Again, the rise of Bowey, McVee, Rivers and the return to form of Salem has meant Gus is surplus in the backline. I think he played there out of pure necessity in 2022, like when he played wing in 2021 out of necessity. We are just lucky he’s good enough to cover so many roles. IMO inside mid has always been his best role tho. He came third in the Brownlow playing that role after all. I would suggest that with Clarry back, JJ will make way but we will continue to play Gus in the guts, and give Kosi and Rivers more time through there, while Trac spends 80% of his game up forward. Not a bad outcome that 👌

I’d take Butters, or shove it up you Port! 😂

We know what Petty can do. What benefit is VFL time going to have? He has been thrown around even more than Gus this season. He’s taken it in his stride and performed well between all the injuries he’s had to deal with. He is best 22, and is underrated. The selection integrity would be even worse if we dropped Tomlinson yet again, when he’s come in and proven he can still perform multiple times, while we scream for a key forward. I understand the frustration for Dunstan, but as you say, Gus took over that role, and has performed it very well. I think if Viney was injured Dunstan would play. Simple as that. But Sparrow and Dunstan are very different players, as is Clarry and Dunstan. They’re both far more dynamic, they have better acceleration, use the ball better and Sparrow often spends time forward of the contest. Harmes is far more like for like in that regard, even tho Harmes has had an ordinary season, and I would argue is unlikely to be at the club next year. Top 2 is on the line. Now isn’t the time to reward players we feel bad for. Now is the time to play best available and win as many games as possible. I expect Woewodin to make way fairly soon after a taste, likewise Harmes and Melksham. When Clarry, Sparrow and Fritta are available, they’ll get picked even if others are performing well. It’s not always fair, but that’s the downside of being a good team.