Review Preliminary Final, 2025 - Collingwood vs. Brisbane Lions

[Nathan Barley]

Charlie played very well. Would be huge if he can do that again next week

 

[p4p1]

Well done lions, i said lions would win today, great team!

Going to be very tough to beat you next week.

 

[braddsey]

All the vic commentators complaining

Vic bias commentators were cheering on Elliot to be the hero. Was a perfect spoil by Starce and should have been commentated like that. Brilliant piece of defending, spoiling the ball before making limited contact with the player.

Whatever. Winners are grinners!
Even McRrae said they probably still wouldn’t have won. Dunstall said on rewatch he didn’t think it was a free. Browney made made Ralph rewatch it and see his words were bullshit.

 

[p4p1]

Ralphy absolutely hates us with a passion that he doesn't seem to even try and hide.

What is it with that guy ? He seems a bit thick.

There is genuinely no redeeming qualities about him. He always has an agenda, he tries to get guys suspended all the time. Acts like he is judge, jury and executioner. Is as arrogant as they come. Seeing Browny giving him a whack was almost the best part of the game.

 

[Beware The Wounded Lion]

The single act of desperation that sums up Brisbane's season

While Collingwood fans may think differently, Brandon Starcevich's act of desperation inspired his team to victory

www.afl.com.au

So good by Fish to provide this angle so quickly, credit to him.

 

[p4p1]

Nick Daicod so fast but no left foot

I don’t think he is that fast, he is quick definitely but he reacts faster than just about everyone on the field so is at full pace while guys are still getting going.
He can’t tackle for shit though.

I have the same criticism for Will and Levi as you do about Daicos though, neither of those two boys are that competent on their left foot. It’s often hit and hope. We are blessed with a few guys who are excellent on their opposite like Cam, Hugh, Zorko etc.

 

[braddsey]

Well done. We threw the kitchen sink at you and you were too good. 3 GFs in a row, what a team.
Proud of my pies but clearly outclassed by a rampant lions team. Jamie’s mark and Ashcroft’s goal an absolute highlight.
Please beat the cats, will be fully on your side.
All the best peoples.

Full credit - Jamie’s mark was awesome!

 

[Jivlain]

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

19 finals including this one:

 

[p4p1]

Can we get the broken tackles stat for attempted tackles by little Nicky tonight?

It wouldn’t be so bad if the guys that shrugged him off so hard were big guys but both were similar sized. One of the highlights of the night though.

 

[Tom14]

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

Harris ***** Andrews.

It’s not a conversation at this point. Pretty sure Mal said as much on social media recently.

The other thing that was impressive to me is that even though I know Morris is an impressive talent I wasn't getting carried away like some others.

But he's now executing exquisite smart plays in big moments in big games. The guy's a gun.

Logan’s best attribute is his field kicking. The pass to Charlie couldn’t have been more perfect.

 

[mattsmob]

Just watched the Browny and Ralph clip and Ralphy is an absolute moron. Blatantly lying about what happened while the footage proves him wrong then tries to explain what the player is meant to do to two legends of the game in Lynch and Brown. Guy needs to be taken down a peg or two, clearly thinks too much of himself

 

[MattD2308]

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.


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.

Fair call, just would be handy having Pendles, particularly when we were getting smashed from clearances. Credit due, Lions have far better depth.

 

[p4p1]

It was lovely watching Browny put Ralphy back in the box -

"he had no eyes for the footy"
"replay it mate, now where's he looking Ralphy - get your glasses on mate" hahaha

"chop of the arms and didn't touch the footy"
"there is no chop, he goes straight up and causes the spoil. Watch it again where his fist meets the footy"

the only thing Browny conceded is front on contact. I'd question that too, where is he supposed to go while trying to spoil running a straight line - just put his fist there and make his body disappear? what kind of idiotic argument is this.

Ralphy visibly looked pretty grumpy after that, looks like he never gets questioned on these things and Browny just smacked him on live tv.

If the front on contact was the only thing that they could say was wrong then every time someone runs with the flight off the ball, takes the mark but crashes into someone leading to the ball it would be a free kick every single time.

 

[Zacs_Magic_Tooth]

What was Ralph even talking about when he said Starc didn’t try to turn his body. Making up clauses. Well done Browny and Dunstall who eventually gave up trying to argue with idiots but put a few people in their place. Hope we win by an actual controversial call next week and Ralph cries on camera again

 

[Big Sauce 21]

 

[p4p1]

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

He was so good when he came on. Didn’t make a bad decision. If he can get his tank up to AFL winger standard he will be a weapon.
Marshall was excellent on the other wing.

 

[Dizzle]

Rewatching now. 7min left in third quarter (just before Wash's volley goal) and we have a deep forward entry where Howe runs toward Morris (away from the ball) and wraps him up giving no chance to have a clean look at the ball.

I actually think the Elliott free was there (looked too obvious live even if the replays show it was clean) but you can't tell me that wasn't worse and wasn't even mentioned in the telecast.

I don't know how to do clips of GIFs but if anyone can I think it would be interesting for comment.

 

[p4p1]

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.

Salt pills to help with hydration.
Would be why we played him so deep.

 

[p4p1]

Rewatching now. 7min left in third quarter (just before Wash's volley goal) and we have a deep forward entry where Howe runs toward Morris (away from the ball) and wraps him up giving no chance to have a clean look at the ball.

I actually think the Elliott free was there (looked too obvious live even if the replays show it was clean) but you can't tell me that wasn't worse and wasn't even mentioned in the telecast.

I don't know how to do clips of GIFs but if anyone can I think it would be interesting for comment.

There is one where something similar happens to Rayner as well IIRC.

 

[braddsey]

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.

i don’t think Daicos is over-rated. He’s a bloody good footballer. The problem is there’s not enough good footballers around him in that team.

 

[010203]

Full credit - Jamie’s mark was awesome!

Probably mark of the year if it happened in the regular season.

 

[010203]

The away side won every match between us and the Pies this season.

 

[Mr Ripper]

If you have five hours to kill

 

[luthor]

That was Darcy Gardiner’s greatest game for the club. He was sensational.

Yes.

Terrific game from him. Gave him a vote

Might have even been marginally better than Lester

 

[Tom14]

If you have five hours to kill

Most likely will be my soundtrack to a workday this week.