Preview Pies vs West Coast (Final team: Varcoe, Adams and Aish out, Broomy, Langdon and Sinclair in)

[Scodog10]

Another Friday, another Collingwood injury.

The only surprise was reading "Taylor Adams - Knee" only for it not to be an ACL.

It came out of last week's match.

 

[mattys123]

Best available team in my view

Well you look at the emergencies and we don't have much left now.

Aish - either injured (wrist) or in poor form, needs time in the VFL
Goodyear - hasn't impressed in the VFL let alone the AFL
Phillips - Has done ok but really isn't ready for senior footy.

We have almost run out of senior capable players to select.

 

[Babylove]

Another Friday, another Collingwood injury.

The only surprise was reading "Taylor Adams - Knee" only for it not to be an ACL.

Isn't that the knee injury that Adams did in the first couple of minutes of the ANZAC Day match?

 

[Chief Ten Beers]

It came out of last week's match.

The distinction though being he played out that match, yet the news today is he's not playing

 

[surfer1]

Well you look at the emergencies and we don't have much left now.

Aish - either injured (wrist) or in poor form, needs time in the VFL
Goodyear - hasn't impressed in the VFL let alone the AFL
Phillips - Has done ok but really isn't ready for senior footy.

We have almost run out of senior capable players to select.

Yep

 

[PicaBoo]

I am just curious how people are going to blame Adams injury on Bucks.

 

[surfer1]

The distinction though being he played out that match, yet the news today is he's not playing

Wouldn't be first time that has happened

 

[surfer1]

I am just curious how people are going to blame Adams injury on Bucks.

Maybe another mega thread!!!

 

[Collingwoodity]

You can also add Broomhead who was sent back the first time he injured his shoulder last year, and Varcoe who seemed to have not healed or sent back too early for his hamstring, as well as Beams, Reid and Freeman with their constant re-injuries (although you can tell with the last two it's also just the way their bodies are). Lots of clubs have injuries so they become the focus of a lot of irrational anger from supporters and I find it laughable when people call for Davoren to be sacked – what's one individual change going to do? – but in our case we seem to make an awful lot of wrong calls particularly with return on field on gameday and timing of rehab.

With Sunday, whilst I hope Adams' injury isn't too serious, we have decent cover on the inside with Greenwood, Crisp and De Goey. I'd expect more productive days from them and hopefully De Goey gets a bit more time at centre bounce to show his great skills there as he did in pre-season.

IMO Borderline if we had have beaten Essendon without Varcoe and Adams.

 

[The Royal Sampler]

Yeah I recall this line of reasoning used in the immediate aftermath of Bally doing his knee and I still don't agree with it.

Sending an injured player back on can only lead to 2 things- make no difference whatsoever or worsen the injuries.
It can not improve it.
And in light of the multitude of our players missing considerable amount of games after being sent back on, be it direct correlation or not, I'd prefer if we started to err on the side of caution.

Thoughts on my direct reply to you?

If the game were played in an MRI department your idea would have merit. It isn't. Players want to play, teams want to win, fans want the team to win. There are only four on the bench and 80 rotations per game, you can't have everyone who suffers a knock or feels some tightness stay off the ground for precautionary reasons (obviously interchange rules differed then, but the principle is the same).

As it was, in all likelihood Ball risked nothing by going back out. If it was torn, he'd soon find out, if not, maybe he could influence the game positively for us. Sometimes the ability to perform makes up part of the assessment, just as a leaking network of pipes will be flushed to see where the water is evident.

 

[Vicky Park]

Concerned we've made too many changes, although two out of three were forced upon us. When can these guys get a run? The midfield get to know each other? The forwards learn each other's patterns? The defence have two straight weeks without a change? I despair.

 

[Collingwoodity]

Varcoe played a full game at top pace with out any effects between injuries

Varcoe played the first half only.

Yet he still re-injured his hamstring during the same game.

 

[Vankri]

IMO Borderline if we had have beaten Essendon without Varcoe and Adams.

Do you mean we wouldn't or almost wouldn't have beaten Essendon without Varcoe in the first half and Adams?

Varcoe for all the good he did only had a handful of possessions and Adams whilst he had a great second half wasn't one of our best at half time and that's clearly where we won the game.

 

[Hardas]

Looks like about a nine-man back line this week... Langdon forward?

 

[Mr Bombastic]

How does Maynard keep his spot? It's not like the team we've named is short on defenders.

 

[Jasper84]

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Well if the clichéd guy bagging the conditioning staff, "Nany Pea Hearts", the great oracle Michael Paolini and the guy who will cancel his membership based on an incorrect fixture, think there is an issue, we better start listening!

 

[Big Bryza]

How does Maynard keep his spot? It's not like the team we've named is short on defenders.

Simple.

He played well last week.

 

[Big Bryza]

So much negativity in this thread, bordering on ridiculous.

I hope people live their daily life with a bit more positivity!

 

[TradeDraft]

Well you look at the emergencies and we don't have much left now.

Aish - either injured (wrist) or in poor form, needs time in the VFL
Goodyear - hasn't impressed in the VFL let alone the AFL
Phillips - Has done ok but really isn't ready for senior footy.

We have almost run out of senior capable players to select.

Don't think we have any AFL ready players in the Reserves

 

[London Pie]

What are the medical team thinking risking Aish last week, now he has hurt his omitted. I really hope it is a twinge and he hasn't dropped his omitted........ (Am I doing it right)

 

[Lord Wilberforce]

Why does anyone care? This season is over.

Just celebrate the few wins we may have, and the young players we unearth. Because that's all you're going to get out of this season.

 

[Run n Spread]

Go. Go. The season is that even an upset however unlikely can make all the difference. Only comment is Sinclair? Maybe Buckley and some supporters just see what I don't.

 

[TradeDraft]

What are the medical team thinking risking Aish last week, now he has hurt his omitted. I really hope it is a twinge and he hasn't dropped his omitted........ (Am I doing it right)

I did not know Aish was injured.

Club say he is Dropped

 

[ksardog]

I did not know Aish was injured.

Club say he is Dropped

Probably dropped because his lack of pace would be exposed big time at subiaco

 

[Jekyll and Hyde]

Don't think we have any AFL ready players in the Reserves

we have one of our leadership group players in the 2's. Macaffer.
Still questioning why he's in the leadership group.
One would think it's better to have afl quality players in the afl team leadership group. But what would I know.