Collingwood 2011 Premiership Season + NAB Cup

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PRESS CONFERENCE: ROUND 23​

COLLINGWOOD vs FREMANTLE​

Bad luck on the loss, how disappointed are you? As this game should have been a definite win?
I am extremely disappointed with our intensity, it was disgraceful. We just lacked effort, we didn’t really want the ball, and when we got it, we stuffed around with it. However, Fremantle were definitely the better team on the day and I won’t knock them because they played really well.

More bad news, the injuries, Fasolo, Reid and Wellingham…
Yes, all three are definitely in our best 22, and this will really hurt us going into finals.

Who is looking best for a call up?
Goldsack and Krakouer are back from injury I think, and the week after that we get Heath Shaw and Ben Johnson most likely, so things aren’t too bad. Lucky we have depth.

How will your team be thinking of the game against Geelong next week?
Well, we definitely want to win. How’s that?

Okay, thanks for your time, and good luck next week.
Okay mate.

 

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ROUND 23 WRAP UP​

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RESULTS
Fremantle 17.5 (107) def Collingwood 11.8 (74)
Hawthorn 16.12 (108) def Western Bulldogs 9.12 (66)
Geelong 13.6 (84) def Sydney 12.10 (82)
St Kilda 19.8 (122) def North Melbourne 9.5 (59)
Brisbane 10.11 (71) def by West Coast 15.19 (109)
Adelaide 11.19 (85) def Richmond 7.14 (56)
Melbourne 16.7 (103) def Gold Coast 13.15 (93)
Essendon 15.13 (103) def by Port Adelaide 17.8 (110)

NEWS
Freo upset Collingwood
Hawks beat the Dogs
Geelong just get past Sydney
St Kilda belt North Melbourne
West Coast upset the Lions
Adelaide win over Richmond
Melbourne scrape home over Suns
Port Adelaide win first game in long time

TIPS
Collingwood
Hawthorn
Geelong
St Kilda
Brisbane
Adelaide
Melbourne
Essendon
Tally: 133

COLEMAN MEDAL
T. Cloke (COLL) – 66
B. Hall (WB) – 55
M. Bate (MELB) – 55
M. Pavlich (FREM) – 54
R. Murphy (WB) – 52
J. Brown (BRIS) – 46
L. Franklin (HAW) – 44
J. Podsiadly (GEEL) – 43
J. Riewoldt (RICH) - 43
R. O’Keefe (SYD) – 41
D. Bradshaw (SYD) – 41


LADDER
(pos, team, pts, %)
1. Collingwood 74 144
2. Geelong 64 152
3. W Bulldogs 64 136
4. Hawthorn 58 126
5. St Kilda 52 125
6. Carlton 52 119
7. Fremantle 48 100
8. Sydney 44 104
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9. Brisbane 44 102
10. Melbourne 40 105
11. Adelaide 40 95
12. Richmond 32 90
13. West Coast 32 82
14. Essendon 20 81
15. Kangaroos 20 67
16. P Adelaide 16 62.18
17. Gold Coast 16 62.14

THE RUN HOME
Collingwood (1st, 74 pts): GEEL (MCG)
Geelong (2nd, 64): COLL (MCG)
Western Bulldogs (3rd, 64): FREM (ES)
Hawthorn (4th, 54): GCS (GCS)
St Kilda (5th, 48): CARL (MCG)
Carlton (6th, 52): STK (MCG)
Fremantle (7th, 44): WB (ES)
Sydney (8th, 44): BRIS (SCG)
Brisbane (9th, 44): SYD (SCG)

Key Games:
Collingwood vs Geelong (R24, MCG)
Carlton vs St Kilda (R24, MCG)
Sydney vs Brisbane (R24, SCG)


ROUND 24 FIXTURE
Friday, September 2
Collingwood vs Geelong MCG (N)
Saturday, September 3
Gold Coast vs Hawthorn GCS (E)
Western Bulldogs vs Fremantle ES
Sydney vs Brisbane SCG (T)
West Coast vs Adelaide PS (N)
Carlton vs St Kilda MCG (N)
Sunday, September 4
Port Adelaide vs Melbourne AS
Richmond vs North Melbourne ES (T)
BYE: Essendon

MY TIPS
Collingwood
Hawthorn
Western Bulldogs
Sydney
Adelaide
Carlton
Melbourne
Richmond

COLLINGWOOD CASULTY LIST
Tyson Goldsack (broken foot): available
Harry O’Brien (groin): 2 – 4 weeks
Andrew Krakouer (groin): available
Ben Johnson (hamstring): 1 week
Heath Shaw (suspension): 1 week
Alex Fasolo (groin): season
Ben Reid (calf): season
Sharrod Wellingham (foot): season
Nathan Brown (knee): season

 

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ROUND 24: ​

COLLINGWOOD vs GEELONG​

MCG​

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2​

7:40 PM​

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In the final round of the home and away season, Collingwood take on Geelong in a 1 vs 2 clash. The game has been declared a sell out already, with both teams looking to come out on top going into finals.

Collingwood will go into the game with a lot of changes. Alex Fasolo, Ben Reid and Sharrod Wellingham are out due to injury, Travis Cloke is being given a rest, and Ben Sinclair has been omitted. In for them are Tyson Goldsack, Andrew Krakouer, Brent Macaffer, Simon Buckley and John McCarthy.



COLLINGWOOD
IN: Tyson Goldsack, Andrew Krakouer, Brent Macaffer, John McCarthy, Simon Buckley
OUT: Alex Fasolo, Ben Reid, Sharrod Wellingham (all injured), Travis Cloke (rested), Ben Sinclair (omitted)

B: A.TOOVEY C.TARRANT S.BUCKLEY
HB: J.McCARTHY N.MAXWELL T.YOUNG
C: T.GOLDSACK L.BALL S.SIDEBOTTOM
HF: B.MACAFFER A.DIDAK A.KRAKOUER
F: J.BLAIR C.DAWES L.BROWN
FOL: D.JOLLY D.SWAN S.PENDLEBURY
INT: D.THOMAS D.BEAMS L.DAVIS
SUB: L.ROUNDS


GEELONG
B: J.HUNT M.SCARLETT B.SMEDTS
HB: D.MILBURN H.TAYLOR A.MACKIE
C: J.SELWOOD C.LING J.KELLY
HF: S.BYRNES J.COREY P.CHAPMAN
F: T.VARCOE J.PODSIADLY M.STOKES
FOL: B.OTTENS J.BARTEL S.JOHNSON
INT: S.HOGAN D.WOJINSKI C.ENRIGHT
SUB: D.MENZEL

 

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GEELONG BEAT THE PIES IN FINAL QUARTER THRILLER​

Collingwood has lost its second game in a row, this time at the hands of second placed Geelong by 5 points. The win for Geelong meant that they held onto the second spot ahead of the Western Bulldogs, who lost to Fremantle by 3 points.

In the first quarter, the Magpies kicked 5 goals straight to the Cats’ 4 goals 2 as they led by 4 points at quarter time. Geelong hit back by kicking the first 4 goals in the second, Chris Dawes and Jarryd Blair kicked one each to bring the margin back to 7 points at the main break.

The Cats yet again kicked away in the third, booting 5 goals to the Magpie’s 2, as they held onto a 21 point lead at the final change.

The Magpies came out swinging in the last term, after Travis Varcoe brought the lead out to 27, goals to Ball and Brown brought the lead back to 12. Teams then went goal for goal, until Swan snagged 2 and Macaffer slotted one from the boundary, the Cats’ lead was 7 points, and it was game on with 2 minutes remaining.

Leigh Brown was awarded a free kick for deliberate out of bounds, but his shot missed the post. The lead was 6 points. At the next kick out, the Cats coughed it up again, as Steele Sidebottom won it back on the 50, he booted it towards goal, but Matthew Scarlett saved the day and rushed it over the line. Geelong successfully got the ball out of their backline and managed to hold on to win by 5 points.

Dane Swan was outstanding in the loss; he racked up 38 possessions and kicked 3 goals. Scott Pendlebury (36), Leon Davis (23, 2 goals), and Alan Didak (19, 4 goals) were also in the best for the Pies.

For Geelong, Stevie J had 24 touches and booted 6 goals, and was extremely good. Jimmy Bartel (25), Cameron Ling (19) and Joel Selwood (17), were all up there for the Cats.

Next week, in the first week of finals, Collingwood take on Hawthorn in qualifying final 1 on Friday night, and Geelong will play the Bulldogs in the 2nd qualifying final on Saturday night.

COLLINGWOOD 5.0 7.1 9.6 17.11 (113)​

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GEELONG 4.2 8.2 13.3 19.4 (118)​

GOALS​

Collingwood: Didak 4, Blair 3, Swan 3, Davis 2, Goldsack, Dawes, Ball, Brown, Macaffer
Geelong: Johnson 6, Varcoe 3, Podsiadly 3, Corey 2, Ling, Bartel, Byrnes, Stokes, Taylor

BEST​

Collingwood: Swan, Pendlebury, Davis, Didak, Blair, Goldsack, Toovey, Thomas
Geelong: Johnson, Bartel, Ling, Selwood, Varcoe, Corey, Mackie, Podsiadly

INJURIES​

NIL

Dane Swan had 38 possessions and 3 goals in the loss

 

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PRESS CONFERENCE: ROUND 24​

COLLINGWOOD vs GEELONG​

Bad luck on the loss, how do you feel about the game?
To be honest, I’m not as disappointed as you would think; we weren’t disgraced today at least. But if we lose next week, I’ll be furious; it’s time for us to switch on.

Next week, Hawthorn, last time you played them you played out a draw, what can you do better?
Well quite simple, stop Buddy and Roughead. But I can back Maxy and Taz to get on top of them.

Will you make any changes for next week?
Um, we don’t know yet, but Travis Cloke, Heath Shaw and Ben Johnson are back, that’s all I’m saying.

Okay, thanks for your time, and good luck next week.
Okay mate.

 

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ROUND 24 WRAP UP​

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RESULTS
Collingwood 17.11 (113) def by Geelong 19.4 (118)
Gold Coast 14.11 (95) def by Hawthorn 19.10 (124)
Western Bulldogs 11.14 (80) def by Fremantle 12.11 (83)
Sydney 13.8 (86) def Brisbane 12.9 (81)
West Coast 8.11 (59) def by Adelaide 14.13 (97)
Carlton 11.17 (83) def by St Kilda 19.11 (125)
Port Adelaide 12.12 (84) def by Melbourne 21.10 (136)
Richmond 14.11 (95) def North Melbourne 13.9 (87)

NEWS
Magpies lose two in a row
Hawks get job done over Suns
Freo upset the Doggies
Sydney make the 8 after narrow win over Lions
Adelaide beat the Eagles
Saints storm home over Carlton to finish 5th
Power wins the spoon
Tigers defeat the Roos

TIPS
Collingwood
Hawthorn
Western Bulldogs
Sydney
Adelaide
Carlton
Melbourne
Richmond
Tally: 138

COLEMAN MEDAL RESULTS
T. Cloke (COLL) – 66
M. Bate (MELB) – 60
M. Pavlich (FREM) – 57
B. Hall (WB) – 56
R. Murphy (WB) – 53
J. Brown (BRIS) – 48
J. Podsiadly (GEEL) – 46
L. Franklin (HAW) – 45
R. O’Keefe (SYD) – 45
J. Riewoldt (RICH) - 44


FINAL LADDER
(pos, team, pts, %)
1. Collingwood 74 141
2. Geelong 68 149
3. W Bulldogs 64 134
4. Hawthorn 62 126
5. St Kilda 56 126
6. Carlton 52 116
7. Fremantle 52 100
8. Sydney 48 104
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9. Melbourne 44 108
10. Brisbane 44 101
11. Adelaide 44 97
12. Richmond 36 91
13. West Coast 32 81
14. Essendon 20 81
15. Kangaroos 20 69
16. Gold Coast 16 62.87
17. P Adelaide 16 62.15


FINALS ROUND 1 FIXTURE
Friday, September 9
Collingwood vs Hawthorn MCG (N)
Saturday, September 10
St Kilda vs Sydney ES
Geelong vs Western Bulldogs MCG (N)
Sunday, September 11
Carlton vs Fremantle MCG

MY TIPS
Collingwood
St Kilda
Geelong
Carlton

COLLINGWOOD CASULTY LIST
Harry O’Brien (groin): 1 – 3 weeks
Ben Johnson (hamstring): available
Heath Shaw (suspension): available
Alex Fasolo (groin): season
Ben Reid (calf): season
Sharrod Wellingham (foot): season
Nathan Brown (knee): season

 

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TRAVIS CLOKE WINS COLEMAN MEDAL​

Collingwood’s centre half forward Travis Cloke has been awarded with the Coleman Medal for 2011 after booting 66 goals, this the most goals he’s kicked in a season. Matthew Bate from Melbourne was runner up with 60 goals, Freo skipper Matthew Pavlich was 3rd with 57, closely followed by Barry Hall (56 goals).

“It’s a great honour to win this award after the season I’ve had, I hope I can snag a couple in the finals next week though”, Cloke said.

Travis Cloke won the Coleman Medal with 66 goals

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2011 ALL AUSTRALIAN TEAM​

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Back: Brendon Goddard (STK), Chris Tarrant (COLL), Clint Jones (STK)​

Half back: Bryce Gibbs (CARL), Harry Taylor (GEEL) Greg Broughton (FREM)​

Centre: Andrew Swallow (KANG), Chris Judd (CARL), Gary Ablett (GCS)​

Half forward: Steve Johnson (GEEL), Travis Cloke (COLL), Ryan O’Keefe (SYD)​

Forward: Cyril Rioli (HAW), Matthew Pavlich (FREM), Dale Thomas (COLL)​

Followers: Matthew Kreuzer (CARL), Dane Swan (COLL), Scott Pendlebury (COLL)​

Interchange: Shane Mumford (SYD), Matthew Boyd (WB), Joel Selwood (GEEL), Nick Dal Santo (STK), David Mundy (FREM), Daniel Kerr (WCE), David Swallow (GCS)​

 

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TIE OCCURS IN RISING STAR AWARD​

For the first time in history, there has been a tie in the 2011 AFL Nab Rising Star award. Collingwood’s Alex Fasolo and Gold Coast’s David Swallow have both finished on 35 votes each. Essendon’s Dyson Heppell polled 31 votes, and was a clear 3rd. West Coast’s Andrew Gaff (14) and Richmond’s Reece Conca (6), rounded out the top 5.

Fasolo was picked up at number 45 in last years draft, and debuted against Essendon on Anzac. He averaged 14 disposals from his 15 games and also booted 33 goals from half forward. He is unlucky not to be playing finals for the Magpies this year, as he suffered a season ending groin injury in round 21 against Fremantle.

Swallow, who was taken at pick number 1 overall last year, excelled at Gold Coast, he played every game this season, and averaged 15 disposals, and he also kicked 16 goals.

1. Alex Fasolo (COLL): 35 votes
1. David Swallow (GCS): 35 votes
3. Dyson Heppell (ESS): 31 votes
4. Andrew Gaff (WCE): 14 votes
5. Reece Conca (RICH): 6 votes
6. Luke Rounds (COLL): 5 votes
7. Luke Shuey (WCE): 3 votes
8. Trent McKenzie (GCS): 2 votes
9. Daniel Menzel (GEEL): 2 votes
10. Ben Jacobs (PA): 1 vote
11. Mitch Wallis (WB): 1 vote

Collingwood's Alex Fasolo and Gold Coast's David Swallow tied in the Rising Star Award

 

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QUALIFYING FINAL: ​

COLLINGWOOD vs HAWTHORN​

MCG​

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9​

7:40 PM​

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This week, the first qualifying final, sees a matchup between Collingwood and Hawthorn.

Last time these two sides met was in round 15, where they drew, after the Magpies led by 6 points at three quarter time. Hawthorn’s dominant forward line walked all over the Collingwood backline, with Jarryd Roughead booting 6 goals, Cyril Rioli kicked 5, and Buddy Franklin kicked 2, the only other goal kickers for the Hawks were Jordan Lewis and Michael Osborne. Collingwood must stop these three if they are to win the game.

Travis Cloke is back after being given a well earned rest last week, Ben Johnson is back from injury, and Heath Shaw is back from his 8 game suspension. Experts have questioned Shaw’s return, saying he might not have the match fitness to play finals, that is not the case; with Shaw saying he is 100% fit to play.

Out for these three players are John McCarthy, Simon Buckley and Brent Macaffer, all of which are omitted.

Key match ups:
Dane Swan vs Shaun Burgoyne: both are playing a huge part in their team’s success, both attacking.
Scott Pendlebury vs Brad Sewell: Sewell will be most likely tagging Pendlebury, huge task, but he’s capable.
Darren Jolly vs David Hale: you would expect Jolly to win most of the hit outs
Alan Toovey vs Cyril Rioli: Toovey has a mammoth task of stopping Cyril; Toovey has to be right with him.
Chris Tarrant vs Jarryd Roughead: Tarrant’s in reasonable form, as is Roughead.
Nick Maxwell vs Lance Franklin: I don’t see Maxwell being quick enough to stop Buddy all game, he may need help from a Shaw or Goldsack.
Luke Ball vs Sam Mitchell: two hard nuts who will do their thing game in game out
Travis Cloke vs Josh Gibson: You would expect Cloke to be far too strong, but don’t under estimate Gibson.

COLLINGWOOD
IN: Travis Cloke, Ben Johnson, Heath Shaw,
OUT: John McCarthy, Simon Buckley, Brent Macaffer (all omitted)

B: A.TOOVEY C.TARRANT L.ROUNDS
HB: H.SHAW N.MAXWELL T.YOUNG
C: T.GOLDSACK L.BALL L.DAVIS
HF: S.SIDEBOTTOM T.CLOKE A.KRAKOUER
F: J.BLAIR C.DAWES L.BROWN
FOL: D.JOLLY D.SWAN S.PENDLEBURY
INT: D.THOMAS D.BEAMS A.DIDAK
SUB: B.JOHNSON


HAWTHORN
B: B.WHITECROSS S.GILHAM B.STRATTON
HB: X.ELLIS J.GIBSON L.HODGE
C: G.BIRCHALL B.SEWELL C.BATEMAN
HF: C.YOUNG L.FRANKLIN C.BRUCE
F: J.LEWIS J.ROUGHEAD C.RIOLI
FOL: D.HALE S.BURGOYNE B.SEWELL
INT: I.SMITH L.SHEILS B.GUERRA
SUB: M.OSBORNE

The Magpies come across Buddy and his Hawks team mates in the Qualifying Final

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COLLINGWOOD ADVANCE STRAIGHT INTO PRELIMINARY FINALS WITH WIN OVER HAWTHORN​

Collingwood has won the first qualifying final over Hawthorn by 5 points after a goal from Luke Ball with 30 seconds left in the game. The win for Collingwood means they get next week off to refresh and recover from any niggling injuries players have picked up during the season.

1st quarter: The game begun with Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin slotting the first goal in the match in under a minute, and he was looking dangerous. The Magpies hit back, with goals from Cloke, Thomas and Didak to lead by 15 points. But Liam Shiels kicked one and Buddy booted his second before Dale Thomas kicked his second, and the Magpies led by 8 at quarter time.

2nd quarter: The Hawks worked hard, as Buddy kicked a third major, then goals to Pendlebury and Krakouer saw the Pies lead by 16. But then some Cyril Rioli magic, a goal from the boundary and a goal from a run down the wing had the Hawks trailing by just 5 points at the main break.

3rd quarter: The first goal in the second half came from Collingwood’s Tyson Goldsack, when he kicked a massive torpedo from 55 metres out. However, the Hawks hit back in a big way, when goals from Lewis, Young and Birchall had Hawthorn up by 11 points. Luckily, a goal from Chris Dawes on the three quarter time siren swung the momentum at the final break, and the Pies were just 5 points behind.

4th quarter: The last quarter started with Travis Cloke kicking 2 goals and Dane Swan kicking one from 50 to bring the lead to 13 points in favour of the Magpies. A couple of misses from the Hawks and a goal to Roughead brought the lead back to 5 points the Pies’ way. Chris Dawes and sub Ben Johnson both goaled and the Pies were up by 17 with only 5 minutes to go, and they looked home, until Jordan Lewis tore the game apart, kicking 3 goals in a couple of minutes to unbelievably put the Hawks up by a point, with a minute to go. At the next centre bounce, Darren Jolly thumped the ball forward and he found Steele Sidebottom lurking in the forward 50, he then switched the ball inboard to Luke Ball who was running into goal, Ball quickly put it onto his boot and slotted the goal. Collingwood were up by 5. The Pies managed to hold on from there to win themselves a week off and a spot in the Preliminary Finals.

Scott Pendlebury had 30 possessions for the Pies, Dane Swan (25) and the match winner, Luke Ball (22), had plenty of it too. In his return from suspension, Heath Shaw played well as he worked hard to get his 18 touches. Coleman Medallist Travis Cloke booted 3 for the winners.

Luke Hodge had 24 touches at half back, Brad Sewell (18) and Sam Mitchell (19) were the best for the Hawks. Jordan Lewis booted 4, and Buddy Franklin finished the game with 3, as he went cold in the second half.

Next week Collingwood have the week off and Hawthorn take on Sydney, who defeated St Kilda in an upset at Etihad Stadium.

COLLINGWOOD 4.4 6.8 8.10 14.11 (95)​

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HAWTHORN 3.2 6.3 9.9 13.12 (90)​

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GOALS​

Collingwood: Cloke 3, Thomas 2, Dawes 2, Ball, Didak, Pendlebury, Krakouer, Goldsack, Swan, Johnson
Hawthorn: Lewis 4, Franklin 3, Rioli 2, Shiels, Young, Birchall, Roughead

BEST​

Collingwood: Pendlebury, Swan, Ball, Goldsack, Thomas, Cloke, Jolly
Hawthorn: Hodge, Sewell, Lewis, Mitchell, Franklin, Rioli

INJURIES​

NIL

Luke Ball kicked the winning goal for the Magpies

 

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PRESS CONFERENCE: QUALIFYING FINAL​

COLLINGWOOD vs HAWTHORN​

Congratulations on the win, straight into the Prelims, and a week off, how good is that?
It’s very good mate; it was a huge effort by our boys, a full four quarter effort.

Ever since he broke his foot, Tyson Goldsack has come back and played good footy, your thoughts?
Yes he has, he has been playing on the wing, and has got lots of footy, he got 18 touches last week and 20 today. I hope he has more of it left in him.

What are your thoughts on Hawthorn?
Yeah they’re a great side, they have a lot of guns, and two of the most exciting players in the comp, Rioli and Franklin.

With the week off next week, will you be looking to bring back Harry O’Brien for the Prelim?
No doubt we’ll be looking to, we need him in our backline, his run and carry factor is special. But we’ll be giving him a few tests before we pick him.

Who would you rather play in the Prelim Final, Bulldogs or Carlton?
Um, good question, I don’t think I can answer that, both sides are great teams and are so different, Carlton have the better midfield, but the Bulldogs have Barry Hall and Robert Murphy up forward.

Okay, thanks for your time, enjoy the week off.
Okay mate.

 

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FINALS WEEK 1 WRAP UP​

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RESULTS
Collingwood 14.11 (95) def Hawthorn 13.12 (90)
St Kilda 9.7 (61) def by Sydney 9.23 (77)
Carlton 12.11 (83) def Fremantle 12.5 (77)
Geelong 19.7 (121) def Western Bulldogs 15.11 (101)

NEWS
Luke ball last minute goal sees Magpies into Prelim Final
Inaccurate Sydney win Elimination Final. St Kilda sent home.
Chris Judd leads Carlton to 6 point win over a gallant Freo
Geelong advance straight to Prelims with win over Doggies

TIPS
Collingwood
St Kilda
Geelong
Carlton
Tally: 141


SEMI FINALS
Friday, September 16
Hawthorn vs Sydney MCG (N)
Saturday, September 17
Western Bulldogs vs Carlton MCG (N)

MY TIPS
Hawthorn
Western Bulldogs

COLLINGWOOD CASULTY LIST
Harry O’Brien (groin): 1 – 2 weeks
Alex Fasolo (groin): season
Ben Reid (calf): season
Sharrod Wellingham (foot): season
Nathan Brown (knee): season

 

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FINALS WEEK 2 WRAP UP​

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RESULTS
Hawthorn 13.15 (93) def Sydney 10.11 (71)
Western Bulldogs 15.12 (102) def Carlton 9.13 (67)

NEWS
Hawthorn defeat Sydney by 22 points to advance to Prelim Final matchup with Geelong
Bulldogs take on Collingwood for a spot in the Grand Final after a 35 point win over Carlton

TIPS
Hawthorn
Western Bulldogs
Tally: 143


PRELIMINARY FINALS
Friday, September 23
Geelong vs Hawthorn MCG (N)
Saturday, September 24
Collingwood vs Western Bulldogs MCG (N)

MY TIPS
Geelong
Collingwood

COLLINGWOOD CASULTY LIST
Harry O’Brien (groin): test
Alex Fasolo (groin): season
Ben Reid (calf): season
Sharrod Wellingham (foot): season
Nathan Brown (knee): season

 

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PRELIMINARY FINAL: ​

COLLINGWOOD vs WESTERN BULLDOGS​

MCG​

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24​

7:10 PM​

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This week, in the second Preliminary Final, sees a matchup between Collingwood, and the Western Bulldogs. The Bulldogs finished 3rd on the ladder, and lost to Geelong in the Qualifying finals by 20 points, they defeated Carlton last weekend in the Semi Finals by 35 points.

Last time these two sides met was in round 6, where the Magpies won by just 2 points, behind Dane Swan’s 32 possessions. Last time Robert Murphy kicked 4 goals and had 24 touches, he will be a worry for Collingwood, as will Barry Hall.

Stakes are at their highest this week, the winner will take on either Geelong or Hawthorn in the Grand Final, and for the loser, they are set packing and wondering what could have been.

The Magpies have made just one change; Harry O’Brien is in after missing a long period of time due to injury. Tom Young is the unlucky one to be omitted, after showing some promising signs of late.


Key match ups:
Chris Dawes vs Brian Lake: Dawes looks to have too much strength for a tiring Lake.
Travis Cloke vs Tom Williams: Again, Cloke looks too big and too strong for Williams.
Heath Shaw vs Shaun Higgins: Both have a lot of pace, a great match up.
Dane Swan vs Matthew Boyd: Both All – Australian, both get a lot of ball, both game breakers.
Scott Pendlebury vs Liam Picken: One of the best midfielders in the AFL against one of the best taggers in the AFL.
Ben Johnson vs Daniel Giansiracusa: Two veterans to go head to head.
Chris Tarrant vs Barry Hall: All Australian full back against a bloke who kicked the third most goals in the comp, Hall is the key to the Bulldogs success.


COLLINGWOOD
IN: Harry O’Brien
OUT: Tom Young (omitted)

B: A.TOOVEY C.TARRANT B.JOHNSON
HB: H.SHAW N.MAXWELL H.O’BRIEN
C: T.GOLDSACK L.BALL L.DAVIS
HF: S.SIDEBOTTOM T.CLOKE A.KRAKOUER
F: J.BLAIR C.DAWES L.BROWN
FOL: D.JOLLY D.SWAN S.PENDLEBURY
INT: D.THOMAS D.BEAMS A.DIDAK
SUB: L.ROUNDS


WESTERN BULLDOGS
B: L.GILBEE B.LAKE D.MORRIS
HB: E.WOOD T.WILLIAMS R.HARGRAVE
C: J.SHERMAN L.PICKEN R.GRIFFEN
HF: J.HILL R.MURPHY S.HIGGINS
F: D.GIANSIRACUSA B.HALL S.REID
FOL: B.HUDSON M.BOYD A.COONEY
INT: D.CROSS C.WARD M.WALLIS
SUB: P.VESZPREMI

Collingwood Defender Harry O'Brien is back after a long stint on the sidelines

 

[hayden sumner]

This is going to be a immense match. High stakes at risk, with the winner going on to play in the Grand Final. I feel as though the Collingwood forwards, Dawes, Cloke, Brown and Krakouer will prove too strong.

 

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COLLINGWOOD INTO GRAND FINAL AFTER THEY OVERCOME THE WESTERN BULLDOGS​

Collingwood has won a place into the 2011 AFL Grand Final after defeating the Western Bulldogs by 22 points at the MCG on Saturday night. The Magpies will be taking on Geelong in the Grand Final, after the Cats defeated Hawthorn by 16 points.

1st quarter: Collingwood were switched on in the first quarter. After a scrap fest in the first couple of minutes the Magpies finally broke free and ran the Bulldogs off their legs, keeping them goalless, Chris Dawes kicked 2 in the quarter, Pendlebury and Cloke also slotted majors, as the Magpies led 4.2 (26) to 0.1 (1) at the first break, and looked the far more superior side.

2nd quarter: Collingwood continued their dominance in the second term. Harry O’Brien kicked the first of the quarter. Shortly after, the Bulldogs got their first goal on the board through Daniel Giansiracusa, which was closely followed by a Shaun Higgins goal. This gave the Bulldogs a sniff of hope, but the Magpies steadied as they got goals from Didak, Brown, Goldsack and Beams, and the Pies led by 43 points at half time.

3rd quarter: The second half began with Travis Cloke slotting a goal, but then a Bulldogs comeback, led by Barry Hall, who kicked 3 goals in the quarter, brought the lead back to just 10 points. 3 goals from Hall, and singles to Cooney, Giansiracusa and Reid gave the Dogs a glimmer of hope of another week of footy.

4th quarter: It wasn’t a Dog’s day in the end, as Collingwood woke up after a disappointing third quarter to win by 22 points. Travis Cloke kicked three for the term, Pendlebury kicked his second for the match, and Darren Jolly also got on the scoreboard.

Travis Cloke was best on ground, with 24 possessions and a bag of 5 goals. Heath Shaw had 23 disposals from half back, and Scott Pendlebury also had 23 disposals. Pies skipper Nick Maxwell had a season high 20 possessions as he did a brilliant job on Robert Murphy, who didn’t have a huge impact on the game.

For the Bulldogs, Matthew Boyd had 22, Adam Cooney (19), and Lindsay Gilbee (15) were the better players. Barry Hall booted 4 goals.

Next Saturday Collingwood will take on Geelong in the Grand Final, while the Western Bulldogs are left licking their wounds and pondering on what could have been.

COLLINGWOOD 4.2 9.4 10.4 15.9 (99)​

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WESTERN BULLDOGS 0.1 2.3 8.6 11.11 (77)​

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GOALS​

Collingwood: Cloke 5, Pendlebury 2, Dawes 2, Didak, Beams, O’Brien, Goldsack, Brown, Jolly
Western Bulldogs: Hall 4, Giansiracusa 2, Reid 2, Murphy, Higgins, Cooney

BEST​

Collingwood: Cloke, Shaw, Pendlebury, Dawes, O’Brien, Maxwell, Swan
Western Bulldogs: Cooney, Boyd, Gilbee, Higgins, Hall, Giansiracusa

INJURIES​

NIL​

Nick Maxwell played what was without a doubt his best game for the season in the win over the Bulldogs

 

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PRESS CONFERENCE: PRELIMINARY FINAL​

COLLINGWOOD vs WESTERN BULLDOGS​

Congratulations on the win, Grand Final next week, but before I ask about that, what are your thoughts on Collingwood’s performance tonight?
Thanks, and yeah mate I thought we played well for three quarters, our third term was disgraceful. We should never have let them back in, but to the Doggies credit, they fought hard and caught us off guard and got back into the game.

No injury concerns tonight, that’s a good sign…
Yes it is, after the season we’ve had its safe to say we’ve had more than enough injuries this year.

The big one next week, the Grand Final, how will you be going at Geelong after losing to them in round 24?
Well, it’s hard to say now, but I’m sure we’ll closely watch Stevie J; he tore us up last time.

Anyone else a threat?
Of course, their whole side is a threat; you don’t make grand finals very often if you only have two or three good players. But Jimmy Bartel and Joel Selwood are the ones that spring to mind first.

Will you be making any changes to the side for next week?
I’m not quite sure, everyone is playing well and no one is really under the pump, I believe we have a good mix of talls and shorts, young and old, and I reckon we’ll be ready to give this Premiership another crack.

Okay, thanks for your time, good luck next week in the big one.
Thanks mate.

 

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FINALS WEEK 3 WRAP UP​

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RESULTS
Geelong 16.9 (105) def Hawthorn 13.11 (89)
Collingwood 15.9 (99) def Western Bulldogs 11.11 (77)

NEWS
Paul Chapman leads Geelong to a 16 point win over Hawthorn to get into the Grand Final
Travis Cloke’s 5 goal haul sees Collingwood overcome the Bulldogs to book a spot in the Grand Final

TIPS
Geelong
Collingwood
Tally: 145


GRAND FINAL
Saturday, October 1
Collingwood vs Geelong MCG

MY TIP
Collingwood

COLLINGWOOD CASULTY LIST
Alex Fasolo (groin): season
Ben Reid (calf): season
Sharrod Wellingham (foot): season
Nathan Brown (knee): season

 

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BROWNLOW MEDAL 2011​

Scott Pendlebury from Collingwood has won the 2011 Brownlow Medal after a huge year, with 31 votes, which consisted of 8 best on grounds. Runner up was team mate Dane Swan, with 29 votes. Gold Coast’s Gary Ablett was third, with 20 votes. Carlton’s Chris Judd (18) and North Melbourne’s Andrew Swallow (17) rounded out the top 5.

 

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COLLINGWOOD ROAD TO THE GRAND FINAL
R1 vs Port Adelaide W by 81
R2 vs North Melbourne W by 79
R3 vs Carlton W by 29
R4 vs Richmond W by 78
R5 vs Essendon W by 13
R6 vs Western Bulldogs W by 2
R7 vs BYE
R8 vs Geelong W by 4
R9 vs Adelaide W by 62
R10 vs West Coast L by 13
R11 vs St Kilda W by 76
R12 vs Melbourne W by 6
R13 vs BYE
R14 vs Sydney W by 9
R15 vs Hawthorn D
R16 vs North Melbourne W by 117
R17 vs Carlton W by 5
R18 vs Gold Coast W by 57
R19 vs Essendon W by 22
R20 vs Port Adelaide W by 106
R21 vs St Kilda W by 7
R22 vs Brisbane W by 57
R23 vs Fremantle L by 33
R24 vs Geelong L by 5
1st, 74 pts, 141%
QF vs Hawthorn W by 5
PF vs Western Bulldogs W by 22

GEELONG ROAD TO THE GRAND FINAL
R1 vs St Kilda L by 25
R2 vs Fremantle W by 82
R3 vs Port Adelaide W by 99
R4 vs Sydney W by 72
R5 vs Hawthorn L by 18
R6 vs BYE
R7 vs North Melbourne W by 109
R8 vs Collingwood L by 4
R9 vs Carlton W by 25
R10 vs Gold Coast W by 65
R11 vs Western Bulldogs W by 37
R12 vs Hawthorn L by 1
R13 vs St Kilda L by 54
R14 vs Adelaide W by 33
R15 vs Essendon W by 27
R16 vs West Coast W by 76
R17 vs Brisbane W by 103
R18 vs Richmond W by 72
R19 vs Melbourne W by 7
R20 vs Gold Coast W by 95
R21 vs Adelaide W by 1
R22 vs BYE
R23 vs Sydney W by 2
R24 vs Collingwood W by 5
2nd, 68 pts, 149%
QF vs Western Bulldogs W by 20
PF vs Hawthorn W by 16

 

[Subiaco_Falcons]

well done !

 

[Subiaco_Falcons]

well done!

 

[SportMAD]

good read

 

[SportMAD]

Pends is a gun!!