VFL Round 17 - Collingwood vs North Ballarat at Victoria Park (Pies WON 128-41, Borthwick kicked 5!)

[MagpieBat]

When and Where:
1:00pm this Sunday at the birth place of Collingwood.

Broadcast:
Internet - Score updates at Nick's Bulletin Board, via FlashScore, through the VFL website and on Twitter at @VFLPies, game chat in this thread.

Team:
B: 31. J. Ramsay, 63. M. Hore, 40. J. Smith
HB: 67. M. Smith, 57. A. Close, 12. M. Scharenberg
C: 14. J. Aish, 53. J. Hellier, 11. J. Blair
HF: 9. J. White, 16. C. Mayne, 21. T. Phillips
F: 27. K. Kirby, 23. L. Keeffe, 26. J. Daicos
R: 45. M. Lynch, 29. T. Broomhead, 36. B. Sier
Int: 60. J. Kelly, 55. R. Pendlebury, 69. J. Blair, 61. N. Gray, 48. L. Tardrew, 65. L. Howe, 58. K. Beveridge, 47. G. Borthwick, 70. J. Turner, 54. J. Collopy, 64. C. Lane, 66. D. Hinkley
23P: 56. B. Paton

Where They Sit:
Collingwood: 10th (7 wins, 8 losses, 2 byes, 90.84%)
North Ballarat: 14th (1 win, 14 losses, 2 byes, 53.46%)

Last Time They Met:
Round 15, 2016 at Eureka Stadium
North Ballarat 2.7.19, def by
Collingwood 13.12.90

Head to Head:
Played: 14
Collingwood: 4
North Ballarat: 10

How They Fared Last Week:
Werribee 11.4.70, def by
Collingwood 15.12.102

North Ballarat 7.6.48, def by
Port Melbourne 12.19.91

The Race For The Frosty:
- Kayle Kirby (Collingwood): 38 goals
- Dylan Conway (Port Melbourne): 32 goals
- Ben Lennon (Richmond): 31 goals
- Jordan Lilse (Port Melbourne): 31 goals
- Bailey Fritsch (Casey): 28 goals

The Run Home:
Collingwood: North Ballarat (H), Geelong (H), Port Melbourne (H)

Note:
- As you will probably be aware, this match will serve as the sole offering of Collingwood football in Melbourne for this weekend, with the senior side traveling interstate to take on Port Adelaide. The VFL match will finish approximately an hour before the first bounce in the AFL, so fans will have plenty of time to get from Victoria Park to a screen somewhere to watch.

- A win on Sunday would, with the assistance of other results, put Collingwood into eighth position on percentage, with a fortnight remaining in the season.

Over to you...

#KickItToTheKirb

 

[Quicky]

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[Quicky]

How many will the Kirb kick this week?

 

[MagpieBat]

How many will the Kirb kick this week?

Every chance to equal or better his bag of six against Sandringham.

 

[TradeDraft]

With How Close the End of the VFL and Start of the AFL. Also Buses on the Frankston Line.

I not going and Follow game on the Net

 

[jackcass]

Is the Frosty decided in the H&A season or do final's goals count?

 

[TradeDraft]

Is the Frosty decided in the H&A season or do final's goals count?

99% sure just a Regular Season

 

[surfer1]

For the supporters who watch VFL is there anyone of the listed VFL players who could get rookied next year?

 

[TradeDraft]

For the supporters who watch VFL is there anyone of the listed VFL players who could get rookied next year?

Hore is going to the State Combine

 

[barrackers]

Hore is going to the State Combine

One of ten VFL players invited and the only magpie.

http://vfl.com.au/10-vfl-players-invited-vic-combines/

 

[Mkcaptain]

Lachie Tardrew could be in clubs' discussions too.

 

[jatsad]

For the supporters who watch VFL is there anyone of the listed VFL players who could get rookied next year?

I would definitely look at grabbing Marty Hore. Very good intercept mark and a great kick

 

[mattys123]

Awkward thread title if Kirby is selected to play seniors. #CantKickItToTheKirbBecauseHesInAdelaide

I kind of hope he doesn't get selected for seniors though, he will kick another bag this week and seal the Frosty, an amazing achievement for an 18 year old.

Not likely to get too many players back this week from injury, so probably a good thing we are playing the weakest team in the comp.

A win though takes us one step closer to September action, with 3 wins in the final 3 games almost certainly getting us a spot in the finals now.

 

[Apex36]

Not likely to get too many players back this week from injury, so probably a good thing we are playing the weakest team in the comp.

A win though takes us one step closer to September action, with 3 wins in the final 3 games almost certainly getting us a spot in the finals now.

Crocker, Sier, Ramsay and Mackie all listed as test this week. You'd expect 2 or 3 of them to return at minimum.

 

[MagpieBat]

Crocker, Sier, Ramsay and Mackie all listed as test this week. You'd expect 2 or 3 of them to return at minimum.

Crocker and Ramsay would be the ones we really want/need. The other two are in 'meh' territory...

 

[MagpieBat]

Awkward thread title if Kirby is selected to play seniors. #CantKickItToTheKirbBecauseHesInAdelaide

Do you know something, or are you just spit-balling...?

 

[MagpieBat]

Is the Frosty decided in the H&A season or do final's goals count?

Home and away season.

 

[mattys123]

Crocker, Sier, Ramsay and Mackie all listed as test this week. You'd expect 2 or 3 of them to return at minimum.

Sier doesn't exist, he's unicorn, a dream thought up by Hine and co to save their jobs and give us some hope.

But yes, the other 3 are a chance to return, because they actually exist.

 

[mattys123]

Do you know something, or are you just spit-balling...?

More hoping then anything else, if he doesn't get a debut this week obviously there's only 2 more chances for him, and with our special coach trying to save his job rather then develop our list, the less games left the less chance of a debut.

Surely one of Daicos or Kirby don't play VFL this week, even if they are the travelling emergency. Time to embrace both into the senior fold because thats where they will be playing next year.

 

[MagpieBat]

The squad...

VFL ROUND 17
Collingwood v North Ballarat
Sunday 13 August, 2017
Victoria Park, 1pm

B: Jackson Ramsay, Marty Hore, Josh Smith
HB: Matthew Scharenberg, Ash Close, Matt Smith
C: Jarryd Blair, Jack Hellier, James Aish
HF: Tom Phillips, Chris Mayne, Jesse White
F: Kayle Kirby, Lachlan Keeffe, Josh Daicos
Foll: Max Lynch, Tim Broomhead, Brayden Sier
Int (from): Gus Borthwick, Lachlan Tardrew, Jordan Collopy, Ryan Pendlebury, Ben Paton, Kye Beveridge, Jordan Kelly, Nick Gray, Campbell Lane, Lachlan Howe, Dale Hinkley, Jack Blair, Josh Turner

 

[Aussie pie]

There seems to be a cone of silence around the lack of VFL coverage this year. No reason given as to why it's suddenly stopped. My guess however is that Collingwood media is spending too much money of social media posts that clog our feeds day after day, therefore there is no money left for streaming or VFL radio. Not a happy pie here

Yes I have signed, emailed, put up posts etc.

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[MagpieBat]

Couple of stress points with implications for us this weekend...

- Essendon vs Box Hill: For some reason, the automatic predictor is giving this one to Essendon, which is odd, considering Box Hill have been one of (if not the) the best side(s) all year. So, let's give the Hawks the benefit of the doubt and assume they win. That sees Essendon remain on 32 points. If we then do our bit and win (with the rest of the scenario unfolding as below), we rise into the eight and effectively equal 7th on percentage (al beit a gap of about 40% as of writing this). That then leaves open the possibility of being able to jump Essendon in the last fortnight, should we keep winning.

- Casey vs Northern Blues: We're currently equal with the Blues on premiership points (28 apiece going into the round), with a small percentage gap separating the teams (92.81% for them, 90.84% for us). A win for us and a loss for them sees us jump ahead by a game, so we need the Demons to do us a solid...

- Williamstown vs Werribee: The Tigers sit a game clear of us in 8th, but with a weak percentage of 86.75%, a tally which will only sink further if the Seagulls do what they should down at that fortress of theirs and blow Werribee apart. And if we do the business against the Roosters, we will jump Werribee and put further space on them in the percentage stakes.

It will be, to borrow a phrase, a big weekend in VFL footy...

 

[MagpieBat]

Updated squad, with the senior bench coming out. Still have to account for at least one traveling emergency from the trio of Daicos, Broomhead and Josh Smith. Interwebz, do your thing...

B: 31. J. Ramsay, 63. M. Hore, 40. J. Smith
HB: 67. M. Smith, 57. A. Close, 12. M. Scharenberg
C: 14. J. Aish, 53. J. Hellier, 11. J. Blair
HF: 9. J. White, 16. C. Mayne, 21. T. Phillips
F: 27. K. Kirby, 23. L. Keeffe, 26. J. Daicos
R: 45. M. Lynch, 29. T. Broomhead, 36. B. Sier
Int: 60. J. Kelly, 55. R. Pendlebury, 69. J. Blair, 61. N. Gray, 48. L. Tardrew, 65. L. Howe, 58. K. Beveridge, 47. G. Borthwick, 70. J. Turner, 54. J. Collopy, 64. C. Lane, 66. D. Hinkley
23P: 56. B. Paton

 

[Mkcaptain]

Just looking at the players who will be eligible for finals. The ones of interest at the moment are Broomhead, Smith, and Blair.

Broomhead and Smith have currently played 12 AFL games, one more will make them ineligible. Broomhead needs to play one more VFL game to be eligible. Smith needs to play two more VFL games to be eligible.

Blair has played 10 AFL games (11 after Sunday), so he needs to miss at least one of the last two matches to be allowed to play finals. He has already played 8 VFL games.

But I guess the main thing to worry about is actually making finals first!

 

[TradeDraft]

Wish game was Today