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http://www.news.com.au/sport/sports-life/two-aussie-sides-on-list-of-16-greatest-sports-teams-in-history/news-story/a94442071401dafc93365ccf7fed640e GREATEST SPORTS DYNASTIES OF ALL TIME Collingwood Magpies (AFL), 1927-1930 New York Yankees (Major League Baseball — MLB), 1949-1953 Hungary...

I think we need a Jeremy Howe mark of the year poll for a bit of fun. He is in a league of his own and can only basically compete against himself week on week. I would much appreciate anyone with some audio visual skills to compile his best marks in round order so we can begin to decide which...

Now this is an impressive achievement. Its nice when the stats back up what we have been banging on about for quite a while. http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/collingwoods-start-to-the-season-is-the-worst-in-20-years/news-story/b6b9da7b75074312e9cddf11192d69c2 Champion Data, Australia’s leading...

There has been so many rule changes in our game over the year it is hard to keep up. There seems to be a lot of talk about the deliberate out of bounds rule and how it has meant the ball has been kept alive more. I am not sure of the stats on this but this implies a lot less throw ins than...

There is the tantilising prospect of having Starc, Cummins, Pattinson & Hazlewood available for the upcoming summer. This is something I have been anitcipating for a very long time now. However over & over and over again injuries have taken this away and it has seemed a distant dream...

Looking back at some of the articles on Trav when signing his 5 year deal there are some interesting comments From the Age 28/12/12: It is estimated the deal is worth between $3.7 million and $4m. Carr said yesterday the 25-year-old had forgone an additional $1m on offer elsewhere to pen a...

Something we see regularly is the belief that after the 2010 flag we were on the edge of a dynasty. One of the youngest aged premiership teams etc etc. This is dragged up a lot including by the former coach, however there is often a reinvention of history and memories of players and teams become...

As time has passed everyone seems to have forgotten the underlining purpose of Collingwood and Carlton. They exist to beat each other, this has been so since the beginning of the VFL/AFL. Sure other teams have arrived, but they really are just a side show to the main reason football is played...

A little bit of history on the Pies website re: Daicos & his 6 goals against the Roys. "On this day" 19/5 type thing. I posted this on the Pies board but seemed like a good reason for my first post on the Roys board. The Pies & Roys played some cracking games at Vic Park & Princess Park but this...

Our backline has been very unsettled last year and it seems to be continuing this year. It has not functioned well. The forward line is taking shape and on paper I think it will be OK once Reid & White are in and we slot Fas & Kennedy in around them. The midfield is good enough. The rucks are a...

Some analysis of that West Coast trade The trade we are discussing: Collingwood Out: Pick 11, Pick 31, Pick 49 Collingwood In: Pick 6, Pick 44 A short history of picks involved: Pick 44 was used to trade for White which probably would have got done for 49 anyway. Its worth noting that at...

Over the last few weeks it has been interesting to get an insight into the football departments dynamic at Essendon. Mark Thompson on footy classified probably illuminated this even more. Hird was appointed with no experience as a coach or at any other football club. We all know there is a lot...

Swan 29 Ball 29 Pendlebury 25 Beams 23 D. Thomas 26 Sidebottom 21 I think this current crop is potentially the best quality midfield group Collingwood have ever had, certainly in my memory. These guys are the key drivers in our success in the last few years & the next few years. Since having...

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/please-explain-why-essendon-should-do-a-deal-with-the-afl-now/story-fni5f067-1226697795190 DEAR Paul Little and the Essendon board, We appreciate how hard you are fighting to protect the club that you love, but the cold, hard reality is that it is time to...

The midfield defines most teams. Every good team has a good midfield with not only quality but quantity. Your first three need to be excellent, but without another quality three to provide some rest & relief you can struggle. We do have what I beleive is the best six in the league. I read an...

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/need-to-pull-on-a-boot-pull-the-other-one-20130618-2ofhy.html#ixzz2WXHRtEMA Loving that grumpy Mick is back verbally & irrationally assaulting journalists, I do miss that. Great article by Connolly by the way with some valid points. What...

There I said it. Hell we are not Richmond so we can. September, September, September. Just casually looking at our draw ahead & it certainly opens out. In the immediate future a win by us over the Dogs & the Hawks beating both Carlton & the Eagles, we can be sitting 2 games clear in 6th -...

An extract from an interview with Mr Statistics: Mr Statistics why are Collingwood 8th on the ladder with 97%? At the end of the day winning games is about converting control of the game to the scoreboard. If you can't convert chances you lose games. Getting the ball inside 50 represents a...

All these guys have been touted as sliders (to our picks anyway) in this years draft despite their obvious quality - all rated at some point by people as top 10 quality. Who would you prefer most? Pick your best 2. Stringer is a bit of a stretch, however a few see him as a possible slider...

These are all guys that have been discussed as options for us at picks 18,19,20. I have left out the highly rated possible sliders as they make it too easy. I may do a separate poll for them. Pick 3 only! Interested to know now we are getting closer to the draft who the majority of Pies...

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/142503/default.aspx Well at least we are on top of something. Games missed from our best 22 so far this season is 93. The only other club in the top 8 that comes close is West Coast on 87. Carlton is also on 87. I think this has been...

Our forward line seems to be getting dysfunctional. Our backline & midfield are still extremely strong, perhaps even stronger than it has been in the past. Our forward line however is quickly falling away & you have to wonder if we can score enough to win in finals. Our average scoring is way...

We have some quality sports journalists down at the Herald Sun don't we? Their footy knowledge knows no ends. Just quality analysts who know their stuff. They speak we listen. Their fantastic analysis of the Pies & Blues lists made me tear up my Pies membership & buy a Blues one so convincing...

As Luke is gone for the year I think its appropriate to recognise his efforts & contributions to the club in the last two years. Not wanting this to sound like an obituary just an acknowlegement of his commitment & effort since he has arrived at CFC. His professionalism, leadership, discipline...

Out of the past 3 weeks of carnage, its time for a good news story. Lachlan Keefe has been outstanding in the first 3 rounds. I for one was concerned about him during the NAB cup and what sort of role he should play. But I think he has gone a long way toward confirming he can mix it with the...

Last Friday was an extremely confusing game, for everyone it seems. I was extremely tempted to forget that game and move on - I certainly will not watch it again. The theories are all out there: they weren't trying, no tactics like the press in place, bruise free football, the Cats too good...

Trading for ruckmen has become quite a trend in the AFL over the past few years. Many clubs, frustratced at the slow development of their own stocks have gone outside & recruited experienced/developed ruckmen who have had instant & excellent success. Sydney - Mumford/Seaby (great combo)...

I have been waiting for this match up for quite a while! While Reid played last year on Franklin a bit, Brown did most of the work & Franklin kicked 6. This time around Reid has him all to himself. In 2008 I thought Reid was potentially the man who could step up & do the big jobs on guys...

Who is our most important player? At the start of the year Jolly was a popular nomination and who I thought was the guy we could least afford to lose. Now we are actually losing a few it will be interesting to see how we are effected. My top 5 most important players: 1. Pendlebury -...