Review Preliminary Final, 2025 - Collingwood vs. Brisbane Lions

[Brizzys Squizzy]

Unbelievable win, deadset great game bring on next week.
Up the MIGHTY LIONS.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Yeah Vyvyan in The Young Ones

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Kai’s inspiration for his haircut in that episode as well

 

[Peters_Nuts]

Hope you don’t mind the intrusion though wanted to say congrats. You guys just bat so deep in the middle that we couldn’t keep up with you. All this talk about “Mr September” Jai Newcombe while you have Cam Rayner who just lifts in the big moments.

I hope you win next week. Nothing but respect for your club.

 

[Haso]

I was optimistic

 

[jonnobackpocket]

Bruce Reville- did not fumble or make a mistake all night. Man we bat deep.

 

[Gadzorks]

Hope you don’t mind the intrusion though wanted to say congrats. You guys just bat so deep in the middle that we couldn’t keep up with you. All this talk about “Mr September” Jai Newcombe while you have Cam Rayner who just lifts in the big moments.

I hope you win next week. Nothing but respect for your club.

And tonight Cam was still sick. Has been all week. Was vomiting on field and drinking red bull, no doze and something else i can't remember shots to be able to play out the game.

He is stupendous. Hasn't reached his peak yet.

 

[rye]

at the ground you see all the somewhat silly things harris does to keep energy up in the side - cheering when the opposition shanks a shot at goal, little fist bump behind play if a player had covered their man in the last f50 entry etc. its a little unconventional but his leadership in the second half of this year has been second to none.

 

[LionsOrDieTrion]

Just watched the 2nd half again.

A Nick Daicos holding the ball free kick, followed immediately by the final siren.

Does it get any better than that?

Zorko goal at the end after being booed all game

 

[Sweeetleftfoot]

Congrats one and all, simply too good on the night.
Please for the love of all things belt Geelong next week.

 

[p4p1]

I

Played an excellent game. Had him in my five best.

His disposal was pretty good but the big thing I noticed was how well he was intercepting. I’m not sure I have ever seen him intercept that well before.

 

[p4p1]

Hard to hate McRae. An absolute star in his press conference.

‘That would’ve been a free kick at the MCG.’

 

[p4p1]

BT to Fages "I know you haven't seen their (Geelong's) last game.

Fages "I was here last night watching them".

Why would he not be given that we were playing there the next day? Gotta be smarter than that BT.

 

[010203]

Why would he not be given that we were playing there the next day? Gotta be smarter than that BT.

That's asking a bit much of BT.

 

[p4p1]

If you did a combined team from 01-03 and 23-25. I don’t think Mal Michael is at FB.

Harris ***** Andrews.

I think we have done a few times now even before this gf and most had Harris above Mal I’m pretty sure.

 

[MSB ROYS]

Ty Gallop's last kick for goal was a thing of beauty!

 

[Gadzorks]

We win by 29 points and this is the garbage headline. Albeit on a crap news site, but still.

Great for motivation though.

 

[jonnobackpocket]

Harris will go down in the top 5 lions of all time.

 

[MSB ROYS]

The most egregious missed free was the headlock tackle. Crickets on that one.

 

[p4p1]

Two big things out of this game.

All I'm hearing about is the non free to Elliot. Ralphy has just about lost it. They lost by 5 or 6 goals. What a bunch of sooks.

That mark by Gallop was Lockett like. I got genuinely excited by that moment. And he kicked the goal.

We've found potentially a very good player there. Who knows how good.

Not just that mark but his constant harassing, tackling and pressure whenever someone near him had the ball.
4 tall forward line next year once Hippy is back I think. Ty can play the Ah Chee role on a dangerous 3rd tall.

All the best next week, just far too clean and strong. Losing Pendles didn't help without leadership, and Howe and Mihocek were clearly not fit.
Cheers

I know you’re trying to be gracious in defeat but maybe next time don’t make excuses when you are trying to be. Losing peddles may have hurt, those two guys might not have been fit BUT we were playing a ruckman as a tall forward with a 19 and a 20 year old as the other two talls because Hipwood is out. We were missing our captain who is a 2x Brownlow medalist, 2 of our best 6 defenders + Coleman. We lost our best winger during the game.

 

[lionshine]

This team is incredible. The fight, the grit, the skill, the talent. Fagan is a genius.

Gardiner was huge tonight. Love that bloke. Heart and soul player! So good to see Zorko turn it around after getting blasted in here at half time. Champion player.

Toughest draw in the history of the game, injuries piling up throughout the year and we find a way to get back to the grand final for a third straight season. Genuinely remarkable.

Gallop and Morris are genuinely so good for young key forwards. So happy to see Ty just grow in confidence the last 2 weeks. Clug and Ashcroft were enormous. Wilmot and Rayner struggled in the first half but had a brilliant second half, they epitomised Fagan’s “goldfish” mantra. Marshall and Reville were so composed in front of 96k. And Harris ANDREWS

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Harris Andrews

Age

29

Ht

200cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.8

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

5.4

4star

M

5.6

5star

T

1.6

4star

MG

151.7

2star

D

17.0

4star

K

9.0

4star

HB

8.0

4star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.0

3star

D

9.8

3star

K

5.0

2star

HB

4.8

4star

M

3.4

4star

T

1.6

4star

MG

94.0

2star

! What an absolute superstar.

Finally, Nick Daicos, 3 handballs in the last quarter. Commentators were raving about every little thing he did all night. Such an overrated player, I loved when Wilmot shrugged him off with ease.

Go Lions!!!! How far we have come in the last decade. A genuine powerhouse of a football club as we stand here in 2025.

 

[p4p1]

The most egregious missed free was the headlock tackle. Crickets on that one.

Also directly lead to a Collingwood goal.

 

[Lions2Good]

Still a lions man!

 

[FeastOrFamine]

Love this team so much - incredibly proud of the effort in the face of a tough draw and even tougher run with injury. I'm quietly confident we can salute next week. This team just seems to have a hunger about them.

So impressed by Ty gallop - I can't wait to watch him clunk marks for us for the next decade.

 

[lionshine]

Who’s played in every final under Fages? Rayner, Bailey, Charlie, Andrews, Zorko, Clug, Berry?

Not sure exactly but Rayner missed all of 2021 with the ACL so he’s not on the list.

 

[orangeharrison]

Congrats guys, hope you go all the way next week