Unofficial Preview AFL Preseason - North Melbourne vs Collingwood - Sunday 1 March, 3:10pm

[Flawed Genius]

More footy. More often.

Clarko's Clunky Roos go again.

There is absolutely no way any of us should be watching this.

 

[Possession]

The heads will have dropped already, you'd imagine.

 

[Supreme_Chancellor]

Thank God I’m working that day…

 

[kangamike]

Can we start this match now cos I feel we need a 9 day head start.

 

[Kanga Glory]

Ok heard Casey not a serious hitout, so we are primed

 

[Kanga Glory]

Most of us love this club, spoilt in the 70's and 90's. I just hope we have turned the corner, practise Match doesn't show the results

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Can’t read too much into a praccy, but obviously not great. We picked a slow side and we looked a slow side. The crap ruck rule changes are just plain crap.

Just play Trembath and Curtis. Hopefully, Kerch is back sooner than later.

 

[Hatchy1992]

 

[Hojuman]

Can just see it now. Pies virtual VFL side and their best 3 players ?
. Phillips
. Ford
. Teakle

 

[Nylex]

Can just see it now. Pies virtual VFL side and their best 3 players ?
. Phillips
. Ford
. Teakle

Phillips break out game incoming

 

[Horace]

About the only positive that will come out of next week's game, is that after the Pies beat us by 123 points, their feral fans will get way ahead of themselves and start dreaming of another flag this year.

 

[Hatchy1992]

About the only positive that will come out of next week's game, is that after the Pies beat us by 123 points, their feral fans will get way ahead pf themselves and start dreaming of another flag this year.

And their feral coach will start celebrating like they've already won the flag and get ahead of himself also.

 

[RooInNorthLondon]

Would anyone on here actually fancy our main list to win the VFL? Today’s showing makes me think we might be more a mid ladder VFL outfit roughly on a par with our actual VFL team than a viable AFL team which is sobering.

 

[Supreme_Chancellor]

Can just see it now. Pies virtual VFL side and their best 3 players ?
. Phillips
. Ford
. Teakle

 

[tazaa]

Next week maybe another wake up call in gut running, spread and system in the summer heat if the Pies come to play.
We did beat them last year in match sim but they had an average team picked.

We have troubled the Pies of late and they don’t really get a hold of us.

But we have won only 1 official pre-season game since 2018. It’s an abysmal record.

And unfortunately correlates with 0 finals played in the same period.


We really can’t afford to be slow starters heading into another season and history has shown that we don’t generate any momentum heading into round 1. We just sort of hope it’ll all come together.
It never does.

Other clubs use the match sim as a learning experience if they have a poor showing but don’t let it define their summer.

Mature sides would temper emotions after a 80 point loss, but we’ve seen this script before. We’ve been through it time and time again.

Clarko’s challenge is going to be how does he keep the group upbeat after today, but also prime them for the season ahead with the message that whatever the **** they spent 4 months working on over the summer was indeed the right call.

There could be no less than a dozen games of football left in his career if things don’t go well.

 

[andana]

All tickets are sold out for this game. Match will be broadcast live on Fox Footy and Kayo.

Unlikely any Collingwood stars will be playing. They don't like to leave home.
Unlikely any North Melbourne stars will be playing.

 

[King Corey]

We've already won by dragging Collingwood into an unfamiliar Sunday twilight slot.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

If Trembath isn't named we riot.

 

[ansonholt]

Trembath and Whitlock both need to play. Both showed plenty in the intraclub.

 

[shintemaster]

We've already won by dragging Collingwood into an unfamiliar Sunday twilight slot.

We won by dragging them past the outer reaches of the Hoddle grid.

 

[andana]

Darcy Moore

30

Darcy Moore

Age

30

Ht

203cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.1

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

4.1

3star

M

4.8

5star

T

1.6

4star

MG

169.1

3star

D

13.9

3star

K

7.3

3star

HB

6.6

4star

M

4.9

5star

T

0.7

1star

MG

182.0

3star

D

6.8

2star

K

4.2

2star

HB

2.6

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

1.8

4star

MG

87.4

2star

and Jeremy Howe

38

Jeremy Howe

Age

35

Ht

190cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.0

4star

K

11.2

4star

HB

5.7

4star

M

6.4

5star

T

2.1

4star

MG

318.1

4star

D

21.5

5star

K

16.5

5star

HB

5.0

3star

M

6.5

5star

T

2.0

3star

MG

433.3

5star

D

15.2

4star

K

9.0

4star

HB

6.2

4star

M

6.8

5star

T

1.6

4star

both "unlikely" to feature.

 

[LeFtBehinD]

I tried to get tickets to this with some mates about a month ago, couldn’t believe it was already sold out.

How times have changed now I can barely stomach to watch it.

 

[archereleven]

No Collingwood stars will be playing -

Hopefully only an 8 goal loss then

 

[zoomba23]

I tried to get tickets to this with some mates about a month ago, couldn’t believe it was already sold out.

How times have changed now I can barely stomach to watch it.

Crowd split will be in their favour

 

[tazaa]

Teams out for this yet?