Preview Round 1 2019, Collingwood vs Geelong, Friday March 22nd 7:50pm

[Landgraft]

I don’t think marking GAJ as a pass for 20 goals is writing him off. It’s fairly realistic given the way the game is played. I’d give him 25 max with the 6-6-6 structure but hard to see him kicking more. Will be thoroughly pumped if he kicks more..

This is injury free as well.

I think 20-25 is about right. Imo he should be looking at goal assists and tidy i50 entries more than just going for goal himself. Would be the perfect high half forward/link player.

 

[catempire]

FB - Stewart - Blicavs - O’Connor
HB - Clark - Taylor - Henry
C - Parfitt - Duncan - Kelly
HF - Dahlhaus - Big Sav - Atkins
FF - G Ablett - Hawkins - Rohan
R - Stanley - Dangerfield - J Selwood
I - Narkle - Guthrie - Menegola - Constable
E - Kolodjashnij - Henderson - Miers - S Selwood
Inj - Tuohy - Bews - Fogarty - Cockatoo

This is the team I'd play.
I definitely think they'll go in with 1 of Henderson or Kolodjashnij though.

Pretty close to mine. I don't think Narkle makes it with Rohan and Dahlhaus locked in. That's the spot Kolo will take.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Yeh, hopefully the whole year there

Weird logic. I don’t hope anyone plays the whole year in the VFL.

I hope all that are in the reserves can find some consistent form to earn themselves senior footy. Strong competition can only be good for the team, regardless of who it is.

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

Pretty close to mine. I don't think Narkle makes it with Rohan and Dahlhaus locked in. That's the spot Kolo will take.

Do we need another tall defender given Collingwood aren't stacked for tall forwards?

 

[catempire]

Do we need another tall defender given Collingwood aren't stacked for tall forwards?

My comment was what I think they will pick. And I think they see Kolo as versatile enough to play on smalls which, before you say it, I know isn't a widely held view here.

 

[year of the cat]

Weird logic. I don’t hope anyone plays the whole year in the VFL.

I hope all that are in the reserves can find some consistent form to earn themselves senior footy. Strong competition can only be good for the team, regardless of who it is.

Would rather invest senior games into Constable, Narkle, Fogarty etc.

 

[FredLeDeux]

My comment was what I think they will pick. And I think they see Kolo as versatile enough to play on smalls which, before you say it, I know isn't a widely held view here.

I doubt very much whether they would have rested ("managed") him for JLT2 if there was any doubt about him playing in Rd 1.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Would rather invest senior games into Constable, Narkle, Fogarty etc.

I'd rather meritocracy personally regardless of age or experience. Hence my first comment.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Pretty close to mine. I don't think Narkle makes it with Rohan and Dahlhaus locked in. That's the spot Kolo will take.

That's my swap too. Send him to De Goey.

 

[year of the cat]

I'd rather meritocracy personally regardless of age or experience. Hence my first comment.

I think we had the same argument last year.

 

[Baby Duck]

Jimmy smashed the voting with his last 50m beautiful goal. Then secured my best ever AFL moment with a don't-come-monday elbow to Dawes on his way back. Still laughing.

Dawes looked like he was about to cry when Jim did that. Beautiful to watch.

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[catempire]

I doubt very much whether they would have rested ("managed") him for JLT2 if there was any doubt about him playing in Rd 1.

Indeed. How many VFL games has he played in the past three years? Bugger all I’m guessing. The club has a high opinion of him.

 

[year of the cat]

That's my swap too. Send him to De Goey.

DeGoey will make Kolo look silly. Whilst we don't have a great match up for him it has to be Stewart. Second choice is Henry.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

I think we had the same argument last year.

We probably did haha, a guy called eth-dog I suspect has been driven mad by my want for meritocracy and no "youth policy".
Paid off this season with Matt Short (cricket) and there's no reason it can't here.

If you gift youngsters games before they earn it they never learn how to work hard to get a spot on merit. If you don't teach them to work hard in year one why expect it in year 7, 10, 12...

My point is that if Scooter or Smith or Abbott or anyone else is in the magoos banging down the door then that's good for the club.
Tigers have had fierce selection competition the last 2 years and they are premiers and prelim finalists. We are September fodder atm.

Our no.1 priority needs to be rebuilding a culture of fierce selection competition. Like when David Johnson or Prismall were routinely unlucky to be missing out. We need to get back to that. * gifting games, make them earn it.

FWIW I think Constable has earned it atm.

 

[steady2]

Almost a perfect team if you swap Guthrie for Miers. And I'd swap Hawkins and Rat and play Hawkins deep when Rat goes into the ruck.

I do think they won't have the guts to leave Henderson, Scooter and Kolodjashnij out.

Scooter won't play, sore hamstring I think.

 

[Farmer2Goggin]

DeGoey will make Kolo look silly. Whilst we don't have a great match up for him it has to be Stewart. Second choice is Henry.

Was surprised at how much pace Henry has - he kept up with Jetta on a 40M burst over here and almost caught him.
He looks to have bulked up a bit and now looks ripped , hoping for good things from him this season.

 

[bulletproof]

I personally don’t think Ablett forward will work and he will be moved into a wing/midfield/bench role fairly early in the season. Hope I am wrong and I am glad they are trying it.

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

Scooter won't play, sore hamstring I think.

Didn't Scott say he was a certain starter?

 

[year of the cat]

We probably did haha, a guy called eth-dog I suspect has been driven mad by my want for meritocracy and no "youth policy".
Paid off this season with Matt Short (cricket) and there's no reason it can't here.

If you gift youngsters games before they earn it they never learn how to work hard to get a spot on merit. If you don't teach them to work hard in year one why expect it in year 7, 10, 12...

My point is that if Scooter or Smith or Abbott or anyone else is in the magoos banging down the door then that's good for the club.
Tigers have had fierce selection competition the last 2 years and they are premiers and prelim finalists. We are September fodder atm.

Our no.1 priority needs to be rebuilding a culture of fierce selection competition. Like when David Johnson or Prismall were routinely unlucky to be missing out. We need to get back to that. **** gifting games, make them earn it.

FWIW I think Constable has earned it atm.

The flip side to that argument, which I naturally subscribe to, is that if you give, in most sports, an opportunity to compete at a higher level then improvement will come far more rapidly than if you remain in a mediocre competition. Particularly with younger sportspersons who have room for growth. But anyway...

 

[year of the cat]

Was surprised at how much pace Henry has - he kept up with Jetta on a 40M burst over here and almost caught him.
He looks to have bulked up a bit and now looks ripped , hoping for good things from him this season.

My query is not so much with his athleticism, it his lack of smarts. DeGoey, in my opinion, is far more likely to turn Kolo inside out than say Stewart.

 

[Hood007]

Didn't Scott say he was a certain starter?

On SEN he mentioned Scoot as someone in doubt for Rd 1.

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

On SEN he mentioned Scoot as someone in doubt for Rd 1.

Ok, I thought it was mentioned on here that he indicated on 360 that he was a certain starter.

 

[Play it Sam]

Dawes looked like he was about to cry when Jim did that. Beautiful to watch.

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Yesss, past time for it to happen again. 2019 GF- My pick Atkins/Gawn. Anyone else?

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

Yesss, past time for it to happen again. 2019 GF- My pick Atkins/Gawn. Anyone else?

Melbourne won't make it.

 

[Play it Sam]

Melbourne won't make it.

Jeez, party pooper. X=us Y is interchangeable. ABC anyone but Collingwood.
Just having a stab, didn't Melbs finish further than us?