Preview Finals Week 1: Collingwood v Melbourne, Thursday 7 September, MCG, 7.20pm

[Kes1984]

Given these selections, I am more convinced that our form slump isn't due to locking in a top 2 spot. McRae doesn't know what ails us and is moving magnets around hoping to find a working formula.

That’s a dead set worry then!

 

[swoop42]

Collingwood.
In: Moore, Murphy, McCreery
Out: Noble, Frampton, Macrae
Sub: Ginnivan

Melbourne:
In: McDonald, Hibberd
Out: Melksham, Laurie, Turner

 

[Kes1984]

Ginni sub

I’d rather he start but I’m glad he’s in the 23. I was starting to get pretty angry at the selection rumours!

 

[Maggie5]

Lipinski is blessed! Hope he proves me wrong.

 

[Jen2310]

I’d rather he start but I’m glad he’s in the 23. I was starting to get pretty angry at the selection rumours!

Would have been the biggest ommission. But at least he plays. He'll provide the spark we know only he can

 

[stormskye]

Knew no chance macrae was sub .

Noble is unlucky but we are as close to full strength as we’ve been.

Let’s go pies

 

[cfc19902010]

Afl website saying Ginnivan sub

Not mccrae

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

This is not that relevant but Macrae, Ginnivan, Noble would likely all be named emergencies. With McInnes, Carmichael and Johnson out, wonder who takes the fourth spot. Bianco? Allan?

Frampton.

 

[stormskye]

Noble out, Ginnivan dropped and Macrae stays in the 23! Dropping Ginnivan for a game like this and playing Macrae who has been overlooked up till last week strikes me as absurd. Don't like these selections and don't believe they will help us win the game.

Ginni is sub mate

 

[Maggie5]

Channel 7 gave me a shock!

 

[Jen2310]

COLLINGWOOD v MELBOURNE
B	Nathan Murphy	Darcy Moore	Isaac Quaynor
HB	Brayden Maynard	Oleg Markov	Scott Pendlebury
C	Steele Sidebottom	Taylor Adams	Josh Daicos
HF	Bobby Hill	Brody Mihocek	Jeremy Howe
F	Jamie Elliott	Daniel McStay	Jordan De Goey
R	Mason Cox	Beau McCreery	Jack Crisp
INT	Patrick Lipinski	Tom Mitchell	Darcy Cameron
	Will Hoskin-Elliott
SUB	Jack Ginnivan
EMG	John Noble	Finlay Macrae	Billy Frampton

 

[Ctracks]

Think there was rumours floating around by some posters, but thats it.

Yep, I did go back earlier in the thread.

 

[Pies_10]

Given these selections, I am more convinced that our form slump isn't due to locking in a top 2 spot. McRae doesn't know what ails us and is moving magnets around hoping to find a working formula.

I don't see it as anything more than Markov having gone past him. Instead of Markov as sub he's in ahead of noble and mcrae can play one of the small forwards as sub

 

[toxic]

"John Noble, Billy Frampton and Finlay Macrae have been omitted, while live-wire forward Jack Ginnivan will start as the Substitute."

Team Selection: Three in for Thursday Night Thriller

The return of Darcy Moore headlines the changes made to Craig McRae’s side for Thursday night’s Qualifying Final against Melbourne at the MCG.

www.collingwoodfc.com.au

Thank god

 

[pablo disco bar]

Harshest selection call by pies since Ronnie mckeowan in 1990

 

[Maggie5]

Gee I hope they don't line up the way it is shown.

 

[Mick F]

Tough for Noble but would be for anyone. With Nick to come back in and barring injuries and loss no one gets back now is very likely. Would be a killer to play every H&A then miss all the finals and a flag. As hard as it would be I hope that's Johnny Nobles fate

Captains have been dropped for second semi and GFs.

That’s where people posting about natural drop off, when double chance secured, didn’t play top level where I did. Jumper presentation night I told the boys that we’d make the GF and two blokes that played every game were likely to miss out - don’t be one of them.

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

Well there it is aye?

Team Selection: Three in for Thursday Night Thriller

The return of Darcy Moore headlines the changes made to Craig McRae’s side for Thursday night’s Qualifying Final against Melbourne at the MCG.

www.collingwoodfc.com.au

Bold calls there

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

Ginni dropped

Macrae sub

Macrae was sub last week. That's why the AFL app has Macrae as sub. He's not named sub for this week. Ginni is our sub this week.

 

[swoop42]

I would have preferred Hibberd missed again.

 

[Ironmonger85]

Showing Ginnivan out on AFL site with Macrae as sub
TEAMS: Pies make SHOCK axing, talls return for first final

 

[pz5151]

Harsh but probably correct call on Noble. I’d rather pick Markov ahead of him. Only objection is I’d have dropped Cameron and played Cox as the primary ruckman with Ginnivan starting due to how good he was last week. McRae doesn’t like that single ruck set up though.

When was the last game Noble missed? I think he’s played all games last year and this year at least…

 

[FAIRANDBALANCED]

Geez Markov, WHE and Lipinski would wanna play well. Noble hasn't missed a game since his debut and is heart and soul. Been clutch in big moments too. Crisp plays back then?

People keep getting confused with (sub) next to someone's names on omissions, it means they were the sub last week, not this week.

Backs: Moore, Maynard, Murphy, Quaynor, Markov, Crisp, Howe

Mids: Cameron, Pendles, DeGoey, Adams, Mitchell, Sidebottom, Jaicos, Lipinski

Fwds: McStay, Mihocek, Cox, McReery, Hill, Elliott, WHE

 

[pz5151]

Showing Ginnivan out on AFL site with Macrae as sub
TEAMS: Pies make SHOCK axing, talls return for first final

Collingwood has a habit of listing who their sub is on their club site. AFL site obviously doesn’t check it before releasing headlines.

 

[Matt_352]

Lol I was like wtaf if Ginni was out and Fin sub. That would be tanking.