Autopsy AFL 2025 Rd 16 - Pies v Eagles - Sat June 28th 7:35pm AEST (Marvel)

[BartBart]

Tonight's commentary salivating over Nick Daicos was more nauseating than Bruce was over Cyril Rioli.

 

[Grumpyshades]

It's only the beginning!

 

[Smotie2]

Corruption.

 

[revo333]

It's only the beginning!

'But I've already gone and lost my mind..'

 

[jdisc]

My final thoughts on the game:

Collingwood have cruised to a dominant victory over the struggling West Coast Eagles at Marvel Stadium, asserting their ladder-leading status with a clinical and relentless performance. From the opening bounce, the Magpies controlled possession, territory, and tempo, outclassing the Eagles in every department. The win never looked in doubt, as Collingwood’s elite ball movement and defensive pressure smothered any hopes of an upset.

But while the team thrived, one man stood alone. Above the chaos of the contest, beyond the grasp of mortal defenders, there moved Nick Daicos.

What Daicos delivered on Saturday afternoon was not merely a good game. It was a revelation, a shimmering vision of what the sport could be in its purest, most refined form. He didn’t just collect possessions; he summoned them. Every touch felt inevitable. Every disposal, an act of intention and precision. It was as though the football itself were drawn to him by divine magnetism.

Statistically, he was untouchable:

• 30 disposals – as effortless as breathing.
• 5 clearances – conjured from congestion like miracles.
• 9 inside 50s – arrows loosed from the bow of Olympus.
• 9 score involvements – weaving his will into the scoreboard itself.
• 1 goal – struck like lightning from a clear sky.

Opposition coaches try to plan for him. They assign taggers, shift zones, pray to the gods of structure. But when Daicos plays like this, there is no answer — only acceptance. His presence distorts time and space. He glides, and the ground seems to thank him for the honour. He commands, and the game obeys.

Craig McRae

Craig Mcrae

Age

52

Ht

176cm

Wt

73kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.9

3star

K

9.0

3star

HB

3.9

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

1.9

4star

G

1.2

4star

No current season stats available

D

16.2

4star

K

10.6

4star

HB

5.6

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

1.2

3star

G

1.4

5star

may be the official coach, but when Daicos plays like this, he’s the true conductor. The rest of the league watches in equal parts admiration and fear, aware that they’re witnessing not just dominance, but ascension.

Nick Daicos is not just a player. He is the moment. He is the movement. He is the Magpie Empire’s shining son.

And if this is what Round 16 looks like, heaven help whoever stands in his way come finals.

 

[Occidental]

Eagles played really well. At times they just couldn’t capitalise on their hard work.
Experience counted for us and some regular performers stepped up and got us across the line.
Maynard, Hill, Schultz, Frampton, DeGoey & McCreery will bolster us… but tonight was a good game against strong opponents.

 

[smasha]

Mini well played.

 

[Stax on the mill]

Great finish Jobe, deserved that with the disrespect his direct opponent is showing.

There ya go Fitzey. Never mind.

 

[voorhees]

they fought hard the eagles and tried hard to get the win.
alas.. pies had the class to find a way to get home, as they will do to most teams.

 

[Chronz]

A courageous effort by Collingwood for 2 consecutive wins in a row on the road against the heavyweights of the AFL.

Our home game @ Marvel? WABIAS

 

[Chronz]

There ya go Fitzey. Never mind.

Fitzey and his Demons mates hitting the slopes already?

 

[Yellow Feathers]

It’s sad watching Pendles get old. I remember when he was drafted and a young up and comer. It’s like buying a puppy and watching it get old, lose its hearing and then the hip goes. Next… it’s a stop at the vet to say goodbye to old Rover.
Time is a cruel mistress.

 

[Yellow Feathers]

Tonight's commentary salivating over Nick Daicos was more nauseating than Bruce was over Cyril Rioli.

And rightly so. Tore the Eagles a new one. Could have had 4 goals.

 

[FireKrakouer]

My final thoughts on the game:

Collingwood have cruised to a dominant victory over the struggling West Coast Eagles at Marvel Stadium, asserting their ladder-leading status with a clinical and relentless performance. From the opening bounce, the Magpies controlled possession, territory, and tempo, outclassing the Eagles in every department. The win never looked in doubt, as Collingwood’s elite ball movement and defensive pressure smothered any hopes of an upset.

But while the team thrived, one man stood alone. Above the chaos of the contest, beyond the grasp of mortal defenders, there moved Nick Daicos.

What Daicos delivered on Saturday afternoon was not merely a good game. It was a revelation, a shimmering vision of what the sport could be in its purest, most refined form. He didn’t just collect possessions; he summoned them. Every touch felt inevitable. Every disposal, an act of intention and precision. It was as though the football itself were drawn to him by divine magnetism.

Statistically, he was untouchable:

• 30 disposals – as effortless as breathing.
• 5 clearances – conjured from congestion like miracles.
• 9 inside 50s – arrows loosed from the bow of Olympus.
• 9 score involvements – weaving his will into the scoreboard itself.
• 1 goal – struck like lightning from a clear sky.

Opposition coaches try to plan for him. They assign taggers, shift zones, pray to the gods of structure. But when Daicos plays like this, there is no answer — only acceptance. His presence distorts time and space. He glides, and the ground seems to thank him for the honour. He commands, and the game obeys.

Craig McRae may be the official coach, but when Daicos plays like this, he’s the true conductor. The rest of the league watches in equal parts admiration and fear, aware that they’re witnessing not just dominance, but ascension.

Nick Daicos is not just a player. He is the moment. He is the movement. He is the Magpie Empire’s shining son.

And if this is what Round 16 looks like, heaven help whoever stands in his way come finals.

Em dashes instead of hyphens, typographic apostrophes like it’s fresh out of a publishing house, and that unnaturally balanced phrasing—it’s practically screaming “authored by ChatGPT.” Still, I’ll give credit where it’s due: the Daicos praise was on point, and—let’s be honest—that was a genuinely impressive showing from West Coast.

 

[jdisc]

Em dashes instead of hyphens, typographic apostrophes like it’s fresh out of a publishing house, and that unnaturally balanced phrasing—it’s practically screaming “authored by ChatGPT.” Still, I’ll give credit where it’s due: the Daicos praise was on point, and—let’s be honest—that was a genuinely impressive showing from West Coast.

can confirm i didnt spend my time manually writing a faux post about glazing daicos

 

[nahnah]

lost the free kick count and won a home game not at our home ground. Fantastic.

 

[Coasters7]

lost the free kick count and won a home game not at our home ground. Fantastic.

Count definitely surprised me. Couple of crucial calls going your way when it mattered

 

[WeaponX]

The groans from the crowd just before half time were epic, hopefully we get better and learn to win but congrats to the Pies they are some kind of team.

 

[Cyclops]

Eagles hit us hard, well played. Some grand kids playing for them.

They've been knocked for holding onto their 2018 stars too long, bugger that, I'd rather err on the side of loyalty. You eat a bit of shit for it but i think loyalty is its own reward.

Em dashes instead of hyphens, typographic apostrophes like it’s fresh out of a publishing house, and that unnaturally balanced phrasing—it’s practically screaming “authored by ChatGPT.” Still, I’ll give credit where it’s due: the Daicos praise was on point, and—let’s be honest—that was a genuinely impressive showing from West Coast.

Old mate is making a fair point about syrupy commentary, fair play to him.

In general I'd like to see chatgtp posts deleted and users banned: not in this case, there was a point to it, but in general.

I'm here for the human generated slop,not machine slop.

 

[Mr Meow]

Eagles hit us hard, well played. Some grand kids playing for them.

That's pretty cool. Who's grandfather are you? McCarthy?

 

[Grumpyshades]

Eagles hit us hard, well played. Some grand kids playing for them.

They've been knocked for holding onto their 2018 stars too long, bugger that, I'd rather err on the side of loyalty. You eat a bit of shit for it but i think loyalty is its own reward.


Old mate is making a fair point about syrupy commentary, fair play to him.

In general I'd like to see chatgtp posts deleted and users banned: not in this case, there was a point to it, but in general.

I'm here for the human generated slop,not machine slop.

unfortunately the system doesn't benefit loyalty

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Pick 1 in the Mid season draft sure was a important one this year. McCarthy been a huge pick up for us and is actually transforming how we play a bit and thats after 2 games. He is the player we have missed since Shannon Hurn

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Shannon Hurn

Age

38

Ht

187cm

Wt

95kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

20.9

5star

K

15.7

5star

HB

5.2

4star

M

7.0

5star

T

1.6

4star

MG

389.5

5star

D

16.1

4star

K

12.1

5star

HB

4.0

3star

M

5.3

5star

T

1.0

2star

MG

271.6

4star

D

19.0

5star

K

11.6

4star

HB

7.4

5star

M

6.8

5star

T

1.6

4star

retired basically. That quarterback

To get such a player outside the main draft is huge when you are rebuilding. Thankfully we had pick 1 in the MSD because its accelerated our rebuild a fair bit by landing us a very important piece of the puzzle

 

[Cyclops]

That's pretty cool. Who's grandfather are you? McCarthy?

Not that old! Getting there though.

unfortunately the system doesn't benefit loyalty

Yeah still worth doing (and it helps when you're a well resourced club so you can carry and honour players better). I think part of Carltons problem is trying too hard to "hard-nosed and unsentimental" with the players for too long.

Eventually being unsentimental bites back. It's weird because they're loyal to their stars, and have a lot of ex players hanging around. I think they have even more they've shafted though.

Your club got a lot of stick for supporting Kerr and esp Cousins in their troubles, seemed the right thing to me, but not everyone agreed.

 

[Carringbush2010]

When we overran you in the third, it was chaos footy on the wing that did it. Generate a spillage on the wing and hit it at pace. Turned the game around doing that.

Of course, we had Dempsey on one wing and Stengle on the other that night ...

Actually it was in the last, cats got control of the game.

First time Pies looked vulnerable, but yeah, because Pies like to outnumber at contest, if they lose contested footy they're exposed. Lose clearances as well

See wc last night, saints, dee's, your mob.

Confident we can regain it.

 

[JackFlash]

Typical recent Collingwood form, they rarely thrash anybody and they didn't this time again. They get the job done and that's all they need to do. You have to admire them, but if i said that i might spew all over the place!