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  1. Jasper84

    What's a Collingwood Conspiracy That You Believe To Be True?

    One of mine is that the club frequently rorts the salary cap by promising players token jobs at the end of their careers.
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    Roast The Nadir of Commentary

    It might just be me but AFL commentary has become terrible. They are trying to push the game to the world, yet what was broadcast yesterday (and every other prime time game) was absolute rubbish. Here are some classics from the first half alone before the real junk started: Miochek takes a...
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    Why do we ignore key position players in the draft?

    So this gets talked about a lot but really deserves it's own thread. Since 2014 we have only recruited three key position players in the first two rounds. Darcy Moore with pick 7, Sam McClarty with pick 30 and Will Kelly with pick 29. It's a damning stat considering every team who has won a...
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    Season 2019 - What do you want to see?

    For me, it's our star studded midfield with the addition of Beams all fit and playing together for at least one match. Just to find out if they absolutely dominate or are just "paper" good.
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    Unnecessary Contract Extensions

    This has been bugging me for a while. Why do we re-sign our injury prone, older players on new deals halfway through the season? Take Varcoe for example. We gave him a two year extension recently despite knowing that he could break down any minute. Same goes with Reid. I can't see these kind of...
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    The Big Footy Dictionary

    PENDLESLIKE: Possessing the ability to make it appear as though time has stopped. "They walked in the room and everybody just froze. It was pendleslike." ADAMSDIT: Causing misfortune due to an overestimation of one's abilities. "I thought I could squeeze past but I adamsdit into the wall."...
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    Autopsy Saints Vs Collingwood: Degoin' to Graceland

    Another win in the books courtesy of the prodigal son!
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    The Ones That Got Away

    Our current "Big Fish" expedition has got me thinking about all the one's who we chased and lost over the years and how it would have affected the club had we actually landed one. For me, the one that doesn't get mentioned too often was our attempt to land Warren Tredrea at the end of 1999. IMO...
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    Bold Calls - 2018 Edition

    Bold Call 1: Josh Smith will be reinvented as HFF. His ability to find space, make sound decisions and pinpoint passes will be a key factor in our improved ball movement and inside 50 entries. In 2018, he will play over 18 games, averaging over a goal a game and leading the club in goal assists.
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    Your Sliding Doors Moment for Season 2017

    Daniel Wells decides to not go on his pilgrimage to Israel, which in turn means that he joins pre season in top shape. Being fit means that he plays an extra 6 games 3 of which he has a crucial role in getting us over over the line. Sliding doors: We play finals because Wells doesn't go to Israel.
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    "I'm not a fan of Robbo because..." A thread to unite the masses

    I'm not a fan of Robbo because he sacrifices journalistic integrity and accuracy in favour of misinformed, clickbait articles.
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    Are we the most versatile team in the comp?

    Looking at our current squad and they way we are training, almost all of our players are now multi-positional. If things weren't working in our favour, you could nearly swap the forward line and backline without issue. This has got me thinking. After moving on four players (Cloke, Brown, Frost...
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    Was this the dodgiest trade period ever?

    Vickery deal written up as 2 years instead of 3 to manipulate FA compo. Geelong magically allowed to use another future first round pick halfway through the trade period, an option that no clubs seemed to be aware of Carlton giving Hawthorn a second round pick for apparently no gains for...
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    2026 AFL Predictions

    There will only be one Queensland team after a forced merger between the Lions and Suns. To appease all parties, Nth Melbourne will become a pseudo Tasmanian team, playing majority of games out of Tasmania but keeping the Kangaroos image. TV will be well down the pecking order as a medium to...
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    Loyalty

    Interesting things have happened in the last couple of days. On one hand North Melbourne has unceremoniously given four of their club stalwards the flick and the outcry over the handling of matter has been huge. "How can you just turf them out? Surely they can choose to go on their own terms...
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    Why I go on Big Footy (warning: thread has unicorns!)

    In light of a conversation had in another thread, I thought I might share my reasons for going on Big Footy in the hope that others share their thoughts about why they go on this forum. Might help content delivery and foster the loveliness... I go on Big Footy for the laughs and to get up to...
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    Best and worst value for money players

    Started thinking about what we have paid for players vs their actual output for the club. From an output to cost perspective, I would almost say Jack Frost is our mvp. Who is heading towards our lvp?
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    The Chris Dawes Thread or " I went through succession on a Dawes with no name."( Yes, it's back)

    People obviously want to keep discussing this, so here is a safe place to do it. Dawes it up till your hearts content!
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    Player Privacy - Fair Game or Sacred?

    In light of Essendon trying to protect the names of the players involved in the doping scandal and raging debates over what really goes on behind the scenes of clubs, I am wondering what peoples stances are on discussing issues that may be deemed private or personal in public. Is it fair game...
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    Other Ways To Watch AFL

    I have come to the realization that I subscribe to Foxtel simply so I can watch footy whenever I want. I am only just starting to fully understand the potential of my smart TV and internet streaming yet still can't cross the final footy frontier. Even while on holidays all over the U.S I managed...
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    Selling your soul for newspapers

    It has been often spoken about that Collingwood articles sell papers and that as a result journalists deliberately reference them. I think this has gotten to the point that some journalists are simply making up lies in order to boost their view count. It seems though by using phrases such as...
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    The least interesting Grand Final ever?

    I can't remember a time when I have been less excited about the Grand Final. Facing off, we have the team who won it last year Vs the team who won it the year before. Hardly inspiring stuff. But the fact that it's Hawthorn who I really can't stand, playing Sydney who I have grown to hate due...
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    Off Field Issues Through The Ages

    In light of our most recent player having a significant off field issue, I thought we could back through AFL history and discuss some of the biggest off field issues that have plagued players and clubs. There is obviously the well known ones which have been talked about to death (Essendon doping...
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    Chinese Whispers or the "So what you're saying is..."thread

    As a bit of a tongue in cheek to what goes on around here, each person has to put their own twist on to what the last poster said. Who knows? We might create a legitimate footy story out of thin air! Herald Sun writers, I am looking in your direction..... A source I can't name has just told me...
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    It's your show now

    There have been an awful lot of posts criticising pretty much all aspects of the club at the moment. So I thought we could do with a thread giving people the opportunity to explain how they would have run the club. This is the scenario: You are in the job from the day after the 2011 Grand...
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    Overused football phrases

    I will get this started: "He is a superstar". Heard this term given to Mike Pyke the other day. "He is a jet". Reference given to anybody who takes the field despite being devoid of speed, power or any likeness to an aircraft. "Caressing the football". Bruce's favourite phrase right now. Just...
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    Who needs a role change?

    Leon reinvented himself as backman. Caff has become a tagger. Who is now due for a change of role to revitalise their career and improve the team? And what position should they be played in?
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    Will the rucks be the club's make or break in 2014?

    So it looks like we are backing Grundy to be our number 1 ruckman next year with a support cast of pinch hitters and a veteran on the rookie list. Are we taking a huge risk pinning our faith on a kid in his second year? If things go bad with injuries or form, who will carry the ruck duties? It...
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    What is our pass mark 2014?

    With all things being equal and taking into account that we have a reasonable run with injuries, what is an acceptable finish next year? Are we still a flag contender or is it ok to drop back if it means we are developing a solid side for future shots at a premiership?

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