Preview R10: Changes vs. Collingwood

[Crow till I die]

Champion Data also have Nick Daicos as the 10th worst kicker in the comp.

Not sure I see too many people complaining about him

Finn callaghan in there too...and i know every club in the comp would have him as a starting mid in a heartbeat

 

[Crow till I die]

Feel like this comes up every year. But really Collingwood would only be expected to play 6-7 or so interstate games.

1 Gather round
4 away games against non-Vic sides (the other 4 at home)
2 or maybe 3 repeat matches against non-Vic sides they also play at home

They would of course play 11 home games and then another 6 or so away games against Vic sides, which would be played in Victoria

This year they play 6 games outside Victoria

The only unfair aspect is they should probably travel to Tasmania every so often to face Hawthorn or North. And Geelong in Geelong but that's still in Victoria

And Ballarat?..thats just a place they have heard tales about that there used to be mining there. Certainly not a place they will ever need to worry about having to play footy at.

 

[FR0GGY]

Feel like this comes up every year. But really Collingwood would only be expected to play 6-7 or so interstate games.

1 Gather round
4 away games against non-Vic sides (the other 4 at home)
2 or maybe 3 repeat matches against non-Vic sides they also play at home

They would of course play 11 home games and then another 6 or so away games against Vic sides, which would be played in Victoria

This year they play 6 games outside Victoria

The only unfair aspect is they should probably travel to Tasmania every so often to face Hawthorn or North. And Geelong in Geelong but that's still in Victoria

Feels like they always get a group of away games and then get to camp at home for 2 or 3 months though.

 

[Danger in Texas]

Not sure he can stick with him.

That said, Berry seems noticeably more powerful in the last couple weeks.

I guess you got to try to do something. Something better than nothing.

So we should give it a go. Berry probably a bit beastly in stoppages so if you can suck Daicos into the congestion then that helps.

I just hope he at least gets a decent amount of midfield rotations. Named on a HFF

Agree that either him or Peatling is the ideal Daicos matchup

 

[Slime Roy]

Both quiffs do us in.

...But no wonder that alien Bayley Fritsch gets a few gifts from these two ...

I actually think Mollison goes ok. Maybe he can counter the Williamson effect.

Haaa, you'd think Keayes might get a bit of love based on that too!

 

[rocket18]

Crows get smashed in every stat against Port except the scoreboard, all scribes agree you lose 95 games out of 100 based on those stats and yet no changes made to the team. Is Davis now indoctrinated cause I don't see anything changing now he is on board? Brisbane had no issue in losing him, his loss to Brisbane definitely hasn't effected their performance negatively.
Another dud joins the Crows or this club has very deep rooted issues... Hope I'm wrong and we beat Collingwood.

Probably a bit harsh on Davis at this stage but undoubtedly Nicks (and the AFC) philosophy is/has to only make forced changes or drop a youngster that had a quiet game.

Lose - back the boys in
Win - don't change a winning side

Making improvements to our structure/personnel doesn't factor into our selection policy, as 1970 says our best 23 is determined before the season starts and it will not change come hell or high water.

 

[maxlilly]

It's good to see Nankervis settled in on a wing.
Hopefully playing at the MCG, or wingers can see a bit more of the ball this week

 

[Dangarman]

And Ballarat?..thats just a place they have heard tales about that there used to be mining there. Certainly not a place they will ever need to worry about having to play footy at.

Apparently we don't need to worry about playing at Ballarat this year either. Game moved to Marvel due to construction work at Mars.

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

Bloody genius.

Missed opportunity.

Edwards or Pedlar not even sub option.

This is fair

And in the case of Elliott being more dangerous, I’d prefer to send Hinge to Hill

Yep. Michelanney takes Elliott and Hinge takes Hill.

 

[crows dude]

Apparently we don't need to worry about playing at Ballarat this year either. Game moved to Marvel due to construction work at Mars.

Hes saying Collingwood should have a game there

 

[crows dude]

Collingwood games in a 23 game season id have
11 - MCG
3 - AO (includes gather rond
2 - Perth Stadium
1 - GABBA
1 - GC Stadium
1 - SCG
1 - GWS Stadium
1 - Geelong
1- Ballarat
1 - Tassie

Same with othe Victorian Teams. 11 games at there home ground.

 

[Crow till I die]

Apparently we don't need to worry about playing at Ballarat this year either. Game moved to Marvel due to construction work at Mars.

Thats nice, I bet though, next year when the works are done, we will be able to circle that ground on our fixture list and Collingwood will still think of Ballarat only as an old historical mining town and not have any association with it and AFL footy

 

[Betts are off]

TBH I'm less concerned about the defensive matchups then I am about the NDaicos and Houston match ups. I feel like we should dominate the air in defense but we are still vulnerable to elite mids and HBFers.

Butters and Rozzee almost beat us on their own last week. I'd be happy to send Berry to Nick, with an emphasis on tight body to body contact, and lay some heavy tackles. If he's sore, you have to put it to the test early and often.

Houston, I would give to Keays. ANB was about as ineffective as a tag gets last week.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Collingwood games in a 23 game season id have
11 - MCG
3 - AO (includes gather rond
2 - Perth Stadium
1 - GABBA
1 - GC Stadium
1 - SCG
1 - GWS Stadium
1 - Geelong
1- Ballarat
1 - Tassie

Same with othe Victorian Teams. 11 games at there home ground.

The other Victorian clubs all want to have home games against Collingwood because it gifts them a big crowd and big dollars

They'd never host those games in Ballarat or Tassie or even Kardinia Park

 

[1970crow]

Looks like Curtin will be the Sub.

Still think we needed to rest Tex.

300

 

[Betts are off]

Any value in throwing a curve ball move at the opening bounce to throw the Pies off their structures?

Like give Thilthorpe the first 6-7 mins in the ruck and let him drift forward when Darcy Cameron

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Darcy Cameron

Age

30

Ht

204cm

Wt

103kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

6.0

1star

K

3.3

1star

HB

2.7

2star

CL

0.3

2star

HO

5.3

5star

D

7.5

2star

K

4.5

2star

HB

3.0

2star

CL

0.5

3star

HO

3.5

5star

D

6.0

2star

K

3.3

2star

HB

2.7

3star

CL

0.3

2star

HO

5.3

5star

tries to sit in the hole.

 

[skam85]

Yeah Wayne is there for offence and if he doesn’t give that then he’s not much value

He offends me plenty of times during a game

 

[GreyCrow]

Yeah Wayne is there for offence and if he doesn’t give that then he’s not much value

Which in a way is disappointing because Curtin could play the same non-defensive run on role that Wayne does and we get much more future benefit with a better leg

 

[GROTTO]

Any value in throwing a curve ball move at the opening bounce to throw the Pies off their structures?

Like give Thilthorpe the first 6-7 mins in the ruck and let him drift forward when Darcy Cameron tries to sit in the hole.

That would require Nicks to have tactical nous on match day.

 

[crows dude]

The other Victorian clubs all want to have home games against Collingwood because it gifts them a big crowd and big dollars

They'd never host those games in Ballarat or Tassie or even Kardinia Park

I know

That’s why it will never be an even comp.

Until all teams play the same amount of games as each other on their home ground.

 

[chazwazza]

The other Victorian clubs all want to have home games against Collingwood because it gifts them a big crowd and big dollars

They'd never host those games in Ballarat or Tassie or even Kardinia Park

It should be mandated that if Victorian clubs want to sell off games to Tasmania, Ballarat etc then they have to play another Victorian club.
By sheer default of having so many Victorian based clubs they play in their home state more often, this would go some way to even that up not make it more uneven.

 

[Viva la Mattner]

It should be mandated that if Victorian clubs want to sell off games to Tasmania, Ballarat etc then they have to play another Victorian club.
By sheer default of having so many Victorian based clubs they play in their home state more often, this would go some way to even that up not make it more uneven.

What about North Melbourne?

Sold 2 games to WA this year

 

[Samcro24]

What about North Melbourne?

Sold 2 games to WA this year

Fold

 

[chazwazza]

What about North Melbourne?

Sold 2 games to WA this year

Personally I don’t think that should be allowed.

 

[Betts are off]

That would require Nicks to have tactical nous on match day.

True, and its a shame we almost never see the weird call at opening bounce anymore. Bergman in the middle last week really seemed to throw us off balance as it was so unexpected.

Doesn't have to be TT in the ruck, but something would be fun to see. Dawson at FF, Michalanney to Diacos in the middle, Tex on the wing. Just something to make the oppo scramble for 5 mins, and then scramble back when they revert to normal.