Collingwood are anything but shoe-ins, are they in trouble?

[Chronz]

Flags won in the 20's/30's are irrelevant. AFL flags are all that matter these days - and the Pies currently have 3.

The only flags that matter are the ones you win without easy mode AFL assistance. I'm afraid to say that Brisbane have 0.

 

[Pies No 1]

Flags won in the 20's/30's are irrelevant. AFL flags are all that matter these days - and the Pies currently have 3.

Yeah, because football didn't exist before 1990.

 

[NetworkNerd]

1 more year in the premiership window?

 

[Black Panther]

1 more year in the premiership window?

Nup cooked

 

[GIMINO]

era is over with this team on the downhill maybe sometime next decade

 

[CarmenSandiego]

Nope, Pies will win the flag

Lel

 

[boncer34]

1 more year in the premiership window?

Pendles calf says no.

 

[My Tilly]

We haven't won back-to-back pennants since the last two of Jock McHale's premierships in 1935-36 which is 89 years ago

Hope you're holding up well.

 

[Cyber_punk]

They did well to reach a prelim. Not everybody can be geelong and just defy gravity and age year after year.

Can see them loading up for one more crack next year though and holding off the rebuild.

 

[Madblue]

They are finished, too old and too slow

 

[bergholt]

Really interesting to watch what happens with Collingwood's 30 year olds from here.

All of them listed with ages next year:

• Pendlebury (38) obviously still good enough but if he starts getting calves then the end could come fast
• Howe (35) wasn't good tonight but still had an ok year when fit
• Sidebottom (35) had a great year, seems like plenty in the tank
• Cox (35) is presumably just about done but isn't best 22 anyway
• Elliott (33) has kicked 60, still seems to have heaps in the tank
• Mihocek (33) still ok but probably a bad time to be out of contract
• Mitchell (32) is presumably done and not best 22
• Hoskin-Elliott (32) already retired but was out of the side anyway
• Crisp (32) still going pretty well
• Membrey (31) had a solid season
• McStay (30) isn't exactly setting the world on fire
• Cameron (30) is still top quality, has years left
• Moore (30) not necessarily his best season but still quality
• De Goey (30) needs to find a way to get on the park consistently

Any opinions on how they'll go from here?

 

[Dan26]

Really interesting to watch what happens with Collingwood's 30 year olds from here.

All of them listed with ages next year:

• Pendlebury (38) obviously still good enough but if he starts getting calves then the end could come fast
• Howe (35) wasn't good tonight but still had an ok year when fit
• Sidebottom (35) had a great year, seems like plenty in the tank
• Cox (35) is presumably just about done but isn't best 22 anyway
• Elliott (33) has kicked 60, still seems to have heaps in the tank
• Mihocek (33) still ok but probably a bad time to be out of contract
• Mitchell (32) is presumably done and not best 22
• Hoskin-Elliott (32) already retired but was out of the side anyway
• Crisp (32) still going pretty well
• Membrey (31) had a solid season
• McStay (30) isn't exactly setting the world on fire
• Cameron (30) is still top quality, has years left
• Moore (30) not necessarily his best season but still quality
• De Goey (30) needs to find a way to get on the park consistently

Any opinions on how they'll go from here?

With Collingwood's list profile, they would rank 18th for me, on the list you'd want to have going into 2026 and beyond. I'd rather have Richmond's, North Melbourne's and even West Coast list right now, looking forward for 3-5 years than Collingwood. Surely, they have to fall off a cliff.

 

[dean33]

Of the 23 pies today:
9 over 30
3 are 29
Only 3 under 25.
They are as cooked as a Texan Turkey on thanksgiving.

 

[PetterdHoisted]

Of the 23 pies today:
9 over 30
3 are 29
Only 3 under 25.
They are as cooked as a Texan Turkey on thanksgiving.

Draft position good or did they forward trade for Houston etc?

 

[dean33]

Draft position good or did they forward trade for Houston etc?

Draft position as cooked as pendleburys calf

 

[bergholt]

With Collingwood's list profile, they would rank 18th for me, on the list you'd want to have going into 2026 and beyond. I'd rather have Richmond's, North Melbourne's and even West Coast list right now, looking forward for 3-5 years than Collingwood. Surely, they have to fall off a cliff.

They could drop off, or they could refresh a bit around Daicos. I thought the Cats were gone a few different times in the last 10 years or so but they've kept finding kids and topping up with pensioners. Maybe the Pies do the same.

 

[Dan26]

They could drop off, or they could refresh a bit around Daicos. I thought the Cats were gone a few different times in the last 10 years or so but they've kept finding kids and topping up with pensioners. Maybe the Pies do the same.

This isn't the NBA though, where a great player is 1 out of 5, and you just build a team around Michael Jordan, or a Shaq. He's only 1 out of 18. They're about to fall off the almightiest of cliffs IMO.

 

[HBFlanker]

Lost this game at selection unfortunately.

Mihocek, Howe, Pendlebury (Should have pulled out in the warm-up), Sidebottom on Mccgluggae (Horrid from Fly) and playing Cox on Andrews.

I think they push a few out now. Elliott and Mihocek 100% gone and i would say Bobby is 50/50 at best to be there.

Over achieved with this list this year and the two best teams for the year are in the GF.

 

[HBFlanker]

Houston has been a massive bust as well

 

[Mr Meow]

Draft position as cooked as pendleburys calf

Houston has given them a problem.

 

[PetterdHoisted]

Lost this game at selection unfortunately.

Mihocek, Howe, Pendlebury (Should have pulled out in the warm-up), Sidebottom on Mccgluggae (Horrid from Fly) and playing Cox on Andrews.

I think they push a few out now. Elliott and Mihocek 100% gone and i would say Bobby is 50/50 at best to be there.

Over achieved with this list this year and the two best teams for the year are in the GF.

Elliot the only 30+ I’d keep

The rest were pathetic

 

[mchal4]

Scott Pendlebury

10

Scott Pendlebury

Age

37

Ht

191cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

26.5

5star

K

13.2

5star

HB

13.3

5star

M

4.1

4star

T

4.9

5star

CL

4.9

5star

D

25.1

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

12.9

5star

M

3.4

3star

T

2.3

3star

CL

3.6

4star

D

12.4

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

4.8

4star

M

5.8

5star

T

2.6

4star

has just announced his retirement

 

[HairyO]

Yeah, because football didn't exist before 1990.

Which was your favourite flag in the 4peat? What were the highlights.

Ive seen 10 flags for Hawthorn. 1989 was epic but 2008 was just insane.

 

[SA HAWK]

Scott Pendlebury has just announced his retirement

Sad way to go out if true.

Legend of the game big loss.

If he has any intention to coach i hope my club is talking to him.

 

[HBFlanker]

Elliot the only 30+ I’d keep

The rest were pathetic

Pendles deserves to go out on his own terms.

Calfs are a real worry but is the ultimate professional.

They need to move on Howe, big time. Cost them dearly tonight.

Mihocek is cooked.