Positives and Negatives vs Collingwood

[Doashuey]

Its hard to imagine Ryan is only 20 games into his career. We probably win anyway but this bloke banked those points for us with that final quarter. He seems to do this. Seems to have a knack for taking the biggest moments.

Ryan takes a hanger, gets it and goes to sheed in the pocket. Sheed goes back slots it with an inch perfect kick from the right pocket turns and lets the Pies faithful know about it. De Ja Vu....

 

[W.C. Fry]

We really have gone too far the other way.

Positive or negative, well that's up to you!

 

[Biggie]

 

[Tiff]

Cripps giving Mason Cox the business is premium.

What happened badge?

 

[bombard]

Maybe sighted elsewhere, but just in case hasn't been:

- JK' body is in better shape than I think most of us expected. That screamer he went for suggests the bloke still has some gas in the tank.

 

[FKASC]

So many ****in positives it’s not funny.

Such a good atmosphere at the game (especially compared to the Melb v Ess abortion I attended the night before). Most fun I’ve had at a live game I reckon. Voice very scratchy this morning.

Barrass, Hurn, Shep, Jetta - incredibly reliable. Allows Cole to develop (he’s still pretty raw) and Rotham to slot in nicely whilst still remaining absolutely watertight. McGovern hasn’t even hit 3rd gear yet this year.

Cripps - wow. He’s proven me wrong. Still loves a fumble or a slip but he’s working out how to still ensure he gets a good outcome. His footy smarts have improved out of sight over the last couple of years.

Wasn’t our best performance but we still dismantled a full strength premiership fancy. At the M C ****in G

 

[Big Cox 88]

 

[tigger_ferret]

JK, Darling, OAllen, Vardy, Ryan, Rioli, Cripps and Petch as a forward line is seriously dangerous.
Putting the 2019 forward line with the 2018-19 midfield and 2018-2019 back line would make for an awesome team.

FTFY

 

[DirtySandman]

Apart from the blip in rd1, we don’t appear to be missing Sam Mitchell, perhaps what he taught them remains, midfield looking very good.

 

[Big Cox 88]

 

[HoneyBadger35]

What happened badge?

After his third goal of the half, Cripps busted out Cox’s celebration from the first quarter. Cox was on the mark at the time. Perfection.

 

[Avalor]

POSITIVES:

Gaff is back, baby!
Allen, JK, Darling, Cripps, Ryan & eventually Willie will be a sexy forward line.
Petrol with that speed is amazing to watch. If he starts nailing the goals it will be Juddesque
Shep got better as the game went on.
Rotham looked good on debut.
Shuey's throwing the ball at someone's head.
Played Collingwood 4 times in our last 13 games and won them all, with 3 being at the 'G

NEGATIVES:
Darling was very quiet.
Masten is making it very easy for the MC to drop him.

JD seems to have lost a little bit of speed - too bulked maybe?

 

[FatPizza]

After his third goal of the half, Cripps busted out Cox’s celebration from the first quarter. Cox was on the mark at the time. Perfection.

Just checked it out on the replay. The look on Cripps' face too. Absolute disdain.

 

[Feeling Groovy]

So many positives when in some ways there were few stand outs. Just a really solid team effort. But my positives:

Jetta - when he is on, his kicking just sets us up so well and that pick up. Wow.

Ryan - great game effort wise and those little things he does.

Kennedy - I thought he was really good, without being dominant. Blew the cobwebs out and is back.

Rotham - what a smooth, classy debut. The guy belongs at the top level. Not sure he will stay in the team but won't be dropped for performance reasons. Very impressive.

Cripps and Gaff - great first games back with a bit of rust.

Barrass and our defense generally excellent.

Negatives:

Darling was very quiet. Not terrible, just didn't get into the game at all.

Masto was quiet. Again, not bad but quiet. Would want a bit more from him with competition for spots. The effort was there, he just didn't accumulate as much as usual.

 

[Ochre]

Can someone gif Shuey booping it off Maynard's head to the boundary umpire. About 11.30 left in second.

 

[Magnum27]

Some observations from watching live.

We have the best key posistion set up in the AFL, Barrass-Gov-JD- JK.

We have the best back line in the AFL, the Pies were on in the first quarter and the ball was coming down regularly, if it wasn't for our back line they may have kicked a few more.

When Nic comes back for mine Hickey stays in place of Vardy, his centre square work in the 2nd turned the game for us.

Our coaching group is fantastic, and setting the club up for the future by getting the balance right of young and old in the mix on a weekly basis.

Petch is ****ing quick, and as he gets more game time he will do some serious damage with his speed.

DeGoey is over rated to the hilt in my opinion, kicks a couple early, once the heat was turned up-MIA, much the like the GF.

Great to have Gaff back, whilst .his suspension was bad, the silver lining out of that was it was the making of Sheed, and he has turned into a major weapon.

Rotham looks like he belongs.

Under rate our midfield at your own peril, they can play.

Still plenty of room for improvement.

 

[Hap Hapablap]

After his third goal of the half, Cripps busted out Cox’s celebration from the first quarter. Cox was on the mark at the time. Perfection.

the look on cripps face when he did it was pure smugness. it was like get ****ed campaigner i got this. cox didnt like it went into him and the eagles players charged back at him

 

[bombard]

Just checked it out on the replay. The look on Cripps' face too. Absolute disdain.

 

[Candiru]

That pickup from Jetta after Mayne fumbled, leading to Cripps' fourth goal, that was sublime. It was like he had a hoover in his hand.

 

[southcoast]

I was thinking Ryan's game was 'patchy' then I saw this ,"Liam Ryan registered a club record 28 pressure acts on Saturday night" on the WCE website and rethunk my thunking. Seeing Ryan in a different light now.

Ryan filling the gap left by Rioli.

 

[Balls In]

RYAN - CLUB RECORD 28 PRESSURE ACTS!

I confess I feared he was a lazy campaigner when he left that preseason camp.

 

[bombard]

On thinking about it, I think last night's win was as impressive, if not moreso, than any of our regular season wins last year. Closest comparison point for me was the GWS game.

I don't think you can put a price on clutch team-driven performances like this one. Hnnnnnnng.

 

[frenchconnection]

Now that is clever - you can't teach those kind of things - it's instinct play at its best.

 

[HoneyBadger35]

On thinking about it, I think last night's win was as impressive, if not moreso, than any of our regular season wins last year. Closest comparison point for me was the GWS game.

I don't think you can put a price on clutch team-driven performances like this one. Hnnnnnnng.

It’s GWS or Collingwood R17 levels. Simmo certainly has no shortage of statement wins, even if you throw out all finals.

 

[bombard]

It’s GWS or Collingwood R17 levels. Simmo certainly has no shortage of statement wins, even if you throw out all finals.

I give last night's performance 4/5 Jubilant Mastos, 5/5 Arrogant Cripps.