Autopsy Review: Collingwood v Melbourne (37 pt loss) - That was D-Day

[eddiebankbalance]

At least we gave Melb fans a false sense of reality.

 

[yOssarianLives]

Ah yes, the youth and injuries excuse.

Been hearing it for 4 seasons now.

It'll be the exact same excuse next year, and the one after that.

You must admit that very few young and injury hit teams win premierships. Take the hawks last year - sure they had injuries but they were not young. The year before the romped home as the were neither young nor injury hit.

I wouldn't say Collingwood are particularly injury hit this year, perhaps slightly above usual, but certainly not 2011. Simple math shows we are a young team. We have big ambitions, but it is not unreasonable to think Collingwood trails off as the younger bodies become battle hardened.

 

[stretcharmstrong]

Excuse the intrusion, no disrespect and all that; but the title is wrong - we beat you by 37 points.

 

[Bucksboys]

Excuse the intrusion, no disrespect and all that; but the title is wrong - we beat you by 37 points.

And you don't win enough of them for us to make a mistake like that.. apologies

 

[Kappa]

You must admit that very few young and injury hit teams win premierships. Take the hawks last year - sure they had injuries but they were not young. The year before the romped home as the were neither young nor injury hit.

I wouldn't say Collingwood are particularly injury hit this year, perhaps slightly above usual, but certainly not 2011. Simple math shows we are a young team. We have big ambitions, but it is not unreasonable to think Collingwood trails off as the younger bodies become battle hardened.

No one is talking about premierships, but we are currently 11th on the ladder with matches against Sydney Richmond and Geelong to come.

At this point it appears we will probaby finish 10-12th at the end of the year, that's just not good enough.

 

[TradeDraft]

Excuse the intrusion, no disrespect and all that; but the title is wrong - we beat you by 37 points.

Shows even How pathetic we were this Arvo

 

[stretcharmstrong]

And you don't win enough of them for us to make a mistake like that.. apologies

Too right.

 

[Rusty Beam]

I said it in the game day thread but I'm absolute in my mind now that Frost is a dud who is not going to be part of a successful Collingwood team.

Without Reid and Keefe I realise we are severely lacking alternate options but geez we need to find a decent replacement ASAP.

He offers absolutely nothing with ball in hand. Even when he has the whole ground ahead of him and time to use it he is generally too scared to do anything other than 1) Turn the ball over to his direct opponent 2) Cause a stoppage in our defensive half or 3) Dispose of it in an ordinary manner to a teammate closely under immense pressure.

He isn't even the negating close checking defender he is made out to be. Always trails his opponent and gets caught ball watching.

 

[Vicky Park]

Feels like 2005...

But Varcoe has been wondrous for us.

 

[TradeDraft]

Feels like 2005...

But Varcoe has been wondrous for us.

So Moore Playing Cloke Role from 2005

 

[The Royal Sampler]

I like Frost. Hogan is a bloody good young key forward. Hopefully Frosty learns from the experience and starts off his shoulder next time instead of 2m behind.

 

[dap]

No one is talking about premierships, but we are currently 11th on the ladder with matches against Sydney Richmond and Geelong to come.

At this point it appears we will probaby finish 10-12th at the end of the year, that's just not good enough.

This year was never going to be our year. A good pick to trade or draft in won't hurt. If we keep the pick would like another outside mid

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[Rusty Beam]

I like Frost. Hogan is a bloody good young key forward. Hopefully Frosty learns from the experience and starts off his shoulder next time instead of 2m behind.

Mate, he has done it all year long.

 

[BoxMatrix]

Excuse the intrusion, no disrespect and all that; but the title is wrong - we beat you by 37 points.

Was their really any point in saying that? Or did you just come here to gloat?

 

[jc37]

No one use the young side bullshit excuse. Melbourne are younger than us.

 

[jc37]

The pies had 14 players under 23. Melbourne had 8. We had a far less experienced side in today.

 

[TradeDraft]

Was their really any point in saying that? Or did you just come here to gloat?

He was here to Gloat

 

[half_back_flank]

Was their really any point in saying that? Or did you just come here to gloat?

Imagine if we win next week and Carlton knock 14 points off, I'd cop the Carlton Mods reporting me to ASIO to correct them.

 

[ThePhantom777]

* I hate it when we lose, depressing 5 weeks.

 

[TradeDraft]

* I hate it when we lose, depressing 5 weeks.

Actually been 7 weeks since our Last Win

 

[Collingwood pro]

Does anyone know where you can get Sausages and a BBQ?

 

[ThePhantom777]

Actually been 7 weeks since our Last Win

Oh yeah, my youngest bro who is also a mad Pies man has been on an 8 week African safari, we haven't won since he's been away.

 

[ThePhantom777]

Does anyone know where you can get Sausages and a BBQ?

The supermarket and BBQ shop?

 

[CasuallyDressed]

Oh yeah, my youngest bro who is also a mad Pies man has been on an 8 week African safari, we haven't won since he's been away.

Tell him to come back!

 

[LeverPuller]

Collingwood Melbourne

188.2cm Height 188.1cm
88.5kg Weight 88.0kg
23yr 9mth Age 24yr 9mth
73.9 Games 90.3

http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/ft_match_statistics?mid=6110


Giving away 22 years and 367.5 games

Just on this...we also had 3 first-year players plus two 2015 debutants...Brayshaw, ANB, VandenBerg, Harmes and Hogan...