Congratulations on Milestones...

[DidaksLeftFoot]

... to Ryan Lonie and Shane O'Bree. Ryan will play his 100th senior game this week, while Cheesy will play his 150th.

Lonie has always been, despite many downward spirals, one of my favourite players to watch. His first season at the club was excellent, missing only one game. I'll still never forget his run against the Doggies at TD through the middle of the ground and bombing the first of his soon-to-be trademark long running goals. A couple weeks later he pulled another one against Essendon on ANZAC Day. But perhaps his finest was THAT run on Queen's Birthday 2003 I think it was, taking three bounces down the middle of the ground and letting rip from 60m.
I think Lonie has turned the corner this season and has proven to be a vital cog in our defence/outer midfield, his aggression towards the ball has stepped up and hopefully he can play another 100 games for the Pies.

O'Bree's first season at Collingwood was also fantastic (dreadlocks and all). He terrorised Carlton from memory in his first match against the Old Enemy. Who could forget his beard in 2002... he and Carl Steinfort made me laugh. Finally he is back to his old form, and not many players are as comfortable as he is at the club kicking with both left and right feet.

Congratulations fellas.

---DLF---

 

[Nesian]

yeah well said, I also have been a fan of Lonie, so I'm he has taken the next step up this season so far and looks to finally cemented his spot on the team. I also hope he plays another 100 games for us.

Obree, 2002 was great for him and I think he has finally got that back again in 2005 and now 2006. Though people often give a fair bit, he gets the ball and just gets it out. Glad to see he has played 150 games.

 

[jimmy_c8]

Didn't Lonie play his 100th against Essendon last week? Anyway either way congratulations to them both on these milestones, hopefully we get many more games out of them.

 

[DidaksLeftFoot]

Didn't Lonie play his 100th against Essendon last week? Anyway either way congratulations to them both on these milestones, hopefully we get many more games out of them.

That may very well be true... if so, all my comments re: Lonie should be in past tense...

 

[Jabso]

2000 was O'Bree's first season with us and I don't think he did anything special nor did he have dreadlocks.
2001 he had them and at the halfway stage of the year was a smokey for the brownlow and certainty for AA but fell off a fair bit.

 

[Coin_Toss]

I hate it when Collingwood lose milestone matches! It's a MUST win game this weekend against Port.

Congratulations Ryan and Shane, Ryan for last weekend, Shane for this weekend. You guys are brillant footballers IMB!

 

[Lonie_from_50]

2000 was O'Bree's first season with us and I don't think he did anything special nor did he have dreadlocks.
2001 he had them and at the halfway stage of the year was a smokey for the brownlow and certainty for AA but fell off a fair bit.

In 2000, I was a kid in yr 7, but had been doing top 50's for some time. I made a poster (at home, in my spare time, as usual) and it was of the top 50 in 2000. Shane O'Bree featured at no.50. Only Bucks was the other inside it for memory, but I was a kid, yet still though O'Bree was a great addition to the midfield.

Cheesy has been a very good player throughout his career at Collingwood. Imagine if Collingwood won those GF's, O'Bree could be a dual premiership player. He has serviced the club very well, and continues to get slack from critics, who mostly are Pies' supporters.

 

[dumesny1]

Ya know, I hate it when Pies supporters turn on their own.
We should all support our players to the end.

O'Bree and to a lesser extent Lonie have both copped it on this forum and I'm glad that these fools are being made to eat their words, as they did last year with Rhyse Shaw.

 

[Paracetamol Merchant]

Lones played his 100 on Anzac Day.

WOW! can't believe you guys didn't know that.

 

[Winterstick]

aahhh that's why he was in the middle for the song

 

[Jabso]

We rely on the banner to keep us informed on such matters!
The cheer squad have really dropped the ball!!!!!!!!!!!