Do Collingwood need to enter a rebuild phase?

[CarmenSandiego]

Don't be silly...they have McStay and Membrey leading the attack. What could possibly go wrong?

to be fair just goes to show what an unbelievably good coach fly is. the best part is we chose voss over him.

 

[Mynamesinuse]

Three youngest players dropped for a guaranteed win against a depleted GWS in Melbourne.

 

[Fadge]

Three youngest players dropped for a guaranteed win against a depleted GWS in Melbourne.

It would be very exciting for you if you ever get to see you team contend for premierships, and they go in to each game with the mindset of picking the very best team they have available, to give themselves the very best chance of winning.

And they do that for every game they play.

 

[Mr Meow]

Three youngest players dropped for a guaranteed win against a depleted GWS in Melbourne.

Who are their players 25 years old or younger in the weekend's lineup?

Their supporters keep saying they will follow the Geelong model. Tonight in that 25 y.o or younger group we have:

Smith
De Koning
Bruhn
Neale
O.Henry
Holmes
Wiltshire
Humphries
Dempsey
Clark
O'Sullivan
Edwards

 

[Mynamesinuse]

It would be very exciting for you if you ever get to see you team contend for premierships, and they go in to each game with the mindset of picking the very best team they have available, to give themselves the very best chance of winning.

And they do that for every game they play.

Surely after the games of Membrey McStay Long Sidebottom last week they need a spell.
Give these kids an opportunity in a guaranteed win.

 

[AFL_Live]

Collingwood have been proving people wrong for 130 years, why would anything change now?

Do you pretend the 32 year drought didn't happen?

 

[bungalow_bill]

A guaranteed win Almost no such thing in the AFL.

 

[Fadge]

Do you pretend the 32 year drought didn't happen?

The 32 year drought in which we played in 8 Grand Finals?

There were a lot of big wins throughout those years as well.

 

[AFL_Live]

The 32 year drought in which we played in 8 Grand Finals?

There were a lot of big wins throughout those years as well.

You don't "defy" expectations by being worthless losers. All those teams were losers.

Going to see more of the same from this point forward. No youth.

 

[Mynamesinuse]

You don't "defy" expectations by being worthless losers. All those teams were losers.

Going to see more of the same from this point forward. No youth.

I’m not sure what happened years ago has to do with Collingwood ignoring youth.
New era and times have changed.

 

[AFL_Live]

I’m not sure what happened years ago has to do with Collingwood ignoring youth.
New era and times have changed.

Maybe try following the reply chain next time champ.

 

[Robroy22]

A guaranteed win Almost no such thing in the AFL.

You're not playing the game....this is St. Adam's (aka Jimmy O'Dea) the Saint hiding behind a fake Essendon profile's way of trolling Collingwood supporters. When he say's "Guaranteed win" he's actually backing the Giants to take the chocolates....so he can spew more garbage and deflect from his own team's shortcomings in failing to beat us in the first place.

Bill....you're sposed to be saying "Yeah anyone could beat those Giants at the moment with all their players out"....so that St.Adam can be right (in his own mind) for once.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

One way or another there will be change soon. Interested to see if they have a heavy draft focus soon or if they try and get more 25-27yo free agents to extend the list.

 

[bungalow_bill]

One way or another there will be change soon. Interested to see if they have a heavy draft focus soon or if they try and get more 25-27yo free agents to extend the list.

Was looking for the pies for a bit then finally spotted them way way out to the top right lol

 

[CarmenSandiego]

One way or another there will be change soon. Interested to see if they have a heavy draft focus soon or if they try and get more 25-27yo free agents to extend the list.

Would have to do some seriously shrewd FA recruiting to avoid a rebuild, which isn't impossible.

Trading is even harder, given the lack of currency.

 

[Mynamesinuse]

Played with the shortest injury list v GWS today and got well beaten. GWS were pretty much playing local level NSW players to get a team.

 

[AFL_Live]

Would have to do some seriously shrewd FA recruiting to avoid a rebuild, which isn't impossible.

Trading is even harder, given the lack of currency.

Shrewd?
More like they absolutely need someone like Butters, or they bust. Collingwood is probably the least attractive of all his main suitors.

There are just too many important players on the brink of retirement. Guys like Pendlebury and Sidebottom still look good with ball in hand, but clearly can't keep up with the fast pace defensively.

 

[CarmenSandiego]

Shrewd?
More like they absolutely need someone like Butters, or they bust. Collingwood is probably the least attractive of all his main suitors.

There are just too many important players on the brink of retirement. Guys like Pendlebury and Sidebottom still look good with ball in hand, but clearly can't keep up with the fast pace defensively.

If they can play finals and land Butters without cooking their salary cap, then they’ll annoyingly be fine.

 

[AFL_Live]

If they can play finals

Currently an underdog.

and land Butters

Huge underdog.

Might as well write this same post about North Melbourne.

 

[Fadge]

You don't "defy" expectations by being worthless losers. All those teams were losers.

Going to see more of the same from this point forward. No youth.

LOLOL.

Losing Grand Finalist a 'worthless loser'.

Recalling GWS's best ever season?

 

[Mynamesinuse]

GWS 8 starting best out v a full strength Collingwood.

 

[AFL_Live]

Collingwood looking really old. We're a bottom 4 team tonight, Hogan is completely cooked, and yet we're in it.

 

[AFL_Live]

We are smashing them in all metrics with half our team out.
Only reason we're losing is cause of the worst forward line performance in the history of the AFL.

Reckon the Pies are totally cooked. No way are they going to keep up with the good teams. They're just too slow outside of Daicos, and that forward line doesn't score.

 

[HeathySure]

i just love how we get shit on after a 40 point win. cry more

We are a very well drilled defensive team and that will get us very far. And we have some dud mid who everyone thinks is a stat padder. I think he goes ok

 

[Mynamesinuse]

i just love how we get shit on after a 40 point win. cry more

We are a very well drilled defensive team and that will get us very far. And we have some dud mid who everyone thinks is a stat padder. I think he goes ok

Full strength v a half strength GWS in one of the worst games in history