Review Round 4, 2026 - Brisbane Lions vs. Collingwood

[ZoBlitz]

FYI I'm planning to catch up on all the various threads I do here over the Easter break.

 

[dlanod]

Levi dropped off after HT but Washy just kept on going, easy 3 votes for Wash.

Imagine if Will wins a Brownlow before Nick. Collingwood will demand a rewrite of its voting rules too!

 

[Nathan Barley]

Probably only ever got to third gear

Draper stamped himself as our number 1 ruck and Allen showed his value as well

Hopefully Clug is fit

 

[Ceebee]

Going to be hard to choose the best 5

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Collingwood : 10.5 against our makeshift backline

 

[iBeng]

Draper is growing on me, so is Allen!

 

[010203]

Good to smash that lot on Easter Thursday after they'd won the last 2 up here. The last 10 minutes or so of the 3rd weren't great but everything else was pretty good. Oscar is getting better which comes with time on the paddock with top and getting good service.

 

[dlanod]

Collingwood : 10.5 against our makeshift backline

They're no Sydney, that's for sure.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Should we consider ZZ for Fort?

The new ruck rules makes him pretty useless in the ruck and has never done much around the ground

 

[rye]

draper's workrate is super impressive and ruckmen in his mould are only having their stocks rise with the rule changes. think he will be viewed as a fantastic acquisition in hingsight.

 

[Squizz89]

What I learned about them - If Nick misses any substantial time they are actually ****ed. Building your whole game plan around one guy might be ok when he’s there but you can’t move the ball when he’s not.

What I learned about us - I am a big fan of Drapes sorry Tom14. Oscar might prove me wrong over time. Kiddy has taken a huge step the last two weeks. Bruce is on his way to being elite, if not already. He’s a bonafide gun now.

Harris and Hugh to come back soon hopefully, so will only get better but it’s good to see we look to have settled into the season now.

 

[Toffee Lion]

Very cruisy win in the end. Went with Wash, Lohmann, Morris, Kiddy & Neale. Bailey a bit stiff.

Definitely feels like we had another gear to go to if needed but had the game in a good spot all night. Very happy with Drapes & Allen tonight, both growing into the season nicely.

I think 3-1 after the first 4 games would have been the goal and we were close to that result in the Dogs game, so 2-2 isn't so bad.

 

[KissKiss]

Going to be hard to choose the best 5

Reckon I could have had 10 guys in 4th or 5th spot in the votes. Very even and professional performance.

 

[Mr Ripper]

Saw heaps of things I really liked tonight, and a lot of things that irritated me. Not much else happened.

 

[Viceregal]

Did Tunstill end up playing lockdown defender and if so how did his opponent go?

 

[RoyBoy17]

Easy win against Nick Daicos FC. Laughable how much they rely on one player.

North midfield will be a much tougher test next week.

 

[Zacs_Magic_Tooth]

Looked very impressive tonight. It took 4 weeks and now Oscar and Drapes look to belong in this system

 

[MSB ROYS]

The cliff could be coming quickly for the Pies, especially with a few injuries. Wasn't impressed with many of their players and all their older players were average.

 

[FeastOrFamine]

Scoreline doesn't do that game any justice. Smashed them in the contest and in the air tonight. I was hoping we'd carry the form from the final quarter against the saints into this game and we certainly did.

Allen and Draper look to be settling in nicely and it's great to see WAshcroft come into form. Morris is only getting better which is scary to think about.

 

[MSB ROYS]

Not enough love for Lester IMO, although it was tough to pick 3-5 today.

 

[LionsOrDieTrion]

Cinema.

 

[SpecialBruce]

Should we consider ZZ for Fort?

The new ruck rules makes him pretty useless in the ruck and has never done much around the ground

Yes. Bring in Fort when ZZ needs a weeks rest

 

[dlanod]

draper's workrate is super impressive and ruckmen in his mould are only having their stocks rise with the rule changes. think he will be viewed as a fantastic acquisition in hingsight.

Tom14 opinions?

 

[Nathan Barley]

Not enough love for Lester IMO, although it was tough to pick 3-5 today.

I think we might have overcorrected with froggy after many years of not giving him enough credit

Pantsed an uninterested de Goey in the last but wasnt his best game

 

[dlanod]

Saw heaps of things I really liked tonight, and a lot of things that irritated me. Not much else happened.

Just wait until you watch the game.