Preview Preliminary Final: Collingwood v GWS, MCG 22 September, 7.50pm

[Chrispiesssss]

Have we gone early on Giants? Why Collingwood deserves more respect in prelim lead-up

“A lot of people are tipping the Giants to beat the Pies but the Pies are the best team of the year.”

www.sen.com.au

 

[Vic Park]

It was an average year last year also, til Geelong ‘turned up’ on Grand Final day.

Elliott and De Goey are fine footballers. Mihocek, McStay and Hill handy. McCreery a goer. They all commit to the team plan and their team mates - thus far it has carried them a long way in, 18 months. Possibly it will deliver them the ultimate prize. Credit to the playing group and coaching staff if it does.

Well said. This team deserves to go all the way. What joy it has given us the last 2 years.

 

[Chameleon75]

Lol
He was worth 3-4 against Geelong

I was just being tongue in cheek, if we’re good enough we put them away and the umpires aren’t even a factor

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

One more Sleep.

Who can sleep?

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

Is that the earliest we’ve gone with the Chant?

I think we went with the chant against Dee's in the QF pretty early.. after a particular incident in the first quarter.

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

The other issue is connection with community. Don't know much about GWS but I've been to western Sydney a few times. Huge sprawling diverse mega suburb but I couldn't see much evidence of connection to GWS. I realise they are an expansion club created by the AFL. Collingwood on the other hand was created by the Collingwood community to serve the community and has retained and strengthened those deep links since 1892. To paraphrase Pendles the team that stays connected the longest (including its community, history and values) will win.

Floreat Pica

Hope so.

 

[South of the Yarra]

The noise of affirmation with 85,000 Pies fans opposed to the 24 GWS fans will even it out

23. Apparently Mrs Greene is sick and can't attend.

 

[Mick F]

Well said. This team deserves to go all the way. What joy it has given us the last 2 years.

Could easily have been lining up for ‘back to back’.

Life has its many twists and turns.

 

[Pistol Night]

23. Apparently Mrs Greene is sick and can't attend.

Nice to see Tobys Dad allowed back after assaulting a female cop last time

 

[Ulahoopski]

Warm up those pipes everyone. Gonna need ‘em for …..



How good is prelim round???!!! Feel like a kid again and can’t wait to get to my seat - premium 1st level front row wing. I’ll be whispering with a red raw throat by the end of the game.

Go you beautiful woodsmen!

 

[South of the Yarra]

Nice to see Tobys Dad allowed back after assaulting a female cop last time

May only last to quarter time.

 

[windchimes]

Please no more ump sooking, no more sooking about the media. It's painful to read. No victim mentality, come on.

These two things won't factor into the result. If we're good enough, we'll go out there and put them away. No excuses!

 

[South of the Yarra]

Remember this classic

 

[SuperSub17]

2018 prelim on Fox

 

[No SPIN]

To be clear, are you saying that being ten centimetres taller means that you easily break an opponent's tackle?

No wonder Fly dropped Noble, he's apparently incapable of tackling 20 of the oppo's players.

It's a wonder Tony Shaw got one game, let alone over 300. Did he ever lay a tackle?

This 'analysis' disturbs me

I think you’re digging a hole for yourself - not sure what you don’t get that Green as one of the games monsters mids, will easily account for Titch - it’s a bad match up.

Crisp, JDG and even Pendles would do a better job at reducing Greens influence at stoppage.

 

[Vic Park]

Please no more ump sooking, no more sooking about the media. It's painful to read. No victim mentality, come on.

These two things won't factor into the result. If we're good enough, we'll go out there and put them away. No excuses!

Absolutely right. We don't sook. Umpires and media are not relevant.

 

[PIEWITHSAUCE]

2018 Prelim replay on Fox....


I would love to know what selection would've been if Tay was fit.

 

[The Royal Sampler]

Whats the narrative when the giants get rolled tomorrow? "6 day break, AFL bad", "Crowd too one-sided", "Young team ran out of legs".

You know they’ll talk like they expected us to win all along, as though it could never have gone any other way, and quickly move on to fellating Carltank.

 

[Cory]

Daisy Heath and Beams can all GAGF

It’s quite pathetic how Daisy has been on the bandwagon this and last year considering how poorly he treated the club. Guess he doesn’t want to be remembered for playing for Carlton

 

[Doc1763]

McCreery named on the ball. Has he been training in the role?


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Yep, and Pendles has been named at centre half back. Has he been training in that role? Will he be talking Daniher or Hipwood?

 

[Doc1763]

The man that umpired our qualifying and prelims last year is back

Rosebury ffs

Load up on GWS

 

[bunter]

Total faith that Fly will have us psychologically primed to start well again. GWS may well win in the end but at least we won’t play like defensive crabs for the first 3 quarters.

What?

 

[Ingy]

I think you’re digging a hole for yourself - not sure what you don’t get that Green as one of the games monsters mids, will easily account for Titch - it’s a bad match up.

Crisp, JDG and even Pendles would do a better job at reducing Greens influence at stoppage.

They'll both have their head over the ball and Titch will win his share mate.

And when Green gets his hands on it,
Titch will tackle him just fine.

They are their team's most inside mids - whatever the tactics, they'll be head to head. They just will.

Pendles could go with him I guess but Green's still gonna find himself scrapping with Titch for the footy

 

[BEEG]

It’s quite pathetic how Daisy has been on the bandwagon this and last year considering how poorly he treated the club. Guess he doesn’t want to be remembered for playing for Carlton

Yep has really jumped on mid last year, bloke was and is still a flog.

 

[Vicky Park]

average forward line, Highest %.

Huh. Can’t be to bad.

Yep, and we kicked 100 points or more in 11 games this year. Why is this fact invisible?