Preview Round 2 vs Collingwood - 11th June 2020 @ MCG

[Ceehook]

LOL give Ross some space , with a midfield of Dusty , Cotch , Meatball , Lambert and Edwards pretty hard to just push past them and grab a midfield spot

Getting trialled off half back is real positive , says the club wants him in the top side
doing well in a competitive practice match even more positive

Leppa made it sound like Houli in (proven senior player)
Stack , Higgins & Ross possibly competing for 1 or 2 bench spots

the one or 2 will depend on which they go with the ruck option

also made it sound like with no VFL the guys that miss out will have to be rewarded at some point with a game
and that they are still to work on some sort of rotation strategy

and the fact we could rotate guys without massive distruption or drop in quality really puts us on the front foot

Garthwaite also came in for high praise ... is there no end to the depth

opposition sides will cringe at the thought of playing us

 

[Thrasher97]

AMERICAN PIE COULD MISS BLOCKBUSTER MATCH Collingwood could be forced to hand 205cm tall Darcy Cameron a debut in the black and white, as Mason Cox continues to battle a niggle.

Upside spud may be out - Always plays his grand final against us
But unknown spuds always have career best games against us.

 

[SunshineBoy]

Not bad you mad campaigner cairo, its been a while. fu** l just need footy back, going bat s**t crazy.

welcome back mate

 

[cairo tiger]

Ross off HB..great move...will develop his defensive side

where does stack go then? rather stack

 

[cairo tiger]

LOL give Ross some space , with a midfield of Dusty , Cotch , Meatball , Lambert and Edwards pretty hard to just push past them and grab a midfield spot

Getting trialled off half back is real positive , says the club wants him in the top side
doing well in a competitive practice match even more positive

Leppa made it sound like Houli in (proven senior player)
Stack , Higgins & Ross possibly competing for 1 or 2 bench spots

the one or 2 will depend on which they go with the ruck option

also made it sound like with no VFL the guys that miss out will have to be rewarded at some point with a game
and that they are still to work on some sort of rotation strategy

and the fact we could rotate guys without massive distruption or drop in quality really puts us on the front foot

Garthwaite also came in for high praise ... is there no end to the depth

opposition sides will cringe at the thought of playing us

i reckon a smoky could be higgo

 

[Ahsog]

i reckon a smoky could be higgo

Nope

 

[Lsta062]

Isn’t there a scratch match today?

 

[SunshineBoy]

where does stack go then? rather stack

I don’t think he will get a game

 

[Jono_Hain97]

have pies got any injuries ?

Wells and beams

 

[Jono_Hain97]

Prestia late out- Houli late in

 

[Roksman]

Isn’t there a scratch match today?

No, main hitout was Thursday and nothing major before next Thursday's game.

There's 2 more sessions - tomorrow morning and a light session on Tuesday I believe.

 

[Grin]

That's unheard of ... fancy that ... pies having injuries ...

They're a very stoic club. They get all these injuries but never once ever mention them, much less use them as an excuse. Very admirable.

 

[Lsta062]

No, main hitout was Thursday and nothing major before next Thursday's game.

There's 2 more sessions - tomorrow morning and a light session on Tuesday I believe.

Didn’t Collingwood and Richmond agree to play a match between the reserve players though? I thought I read that Buckley said that something will be organised for the players likely not playing on Thursday. Maybe the meant after the game rather than before the game

 

[NZ_Tiger]

All righty lads. It’s been awhile, but let’s gets this boat rocking.

Tigers by 40. Cotchin BOG, Lynch to kick 5.


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[Rocco sifreddi]

All righty lads. It’s been awhile, but let’s gets this boat rocking.

Tigers by 40. Cotchin BOG, Lynch to kick 5.


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Happy with that.

 

[telsor]

Didn’t Collingwood and Richmond agree to play a match between the reserve players though? I thought I read that Buckley said that something will be organised for the players likely not playing on Thursday. Maybe the meant after the game rather than before the game

I doubt it'd be before (or not long before anyway). Wouldn't want to give away selection or force the emergencies to sit out unless you needed to.

Also having it the next day would allow the head coaches to keep an eye on the game without distraction.

 

[Lsta062]

I doubt it'd be before (or not long before anyway). Wouldn't want to give away selection or force the emergencies to sit out unless you needed to.

Also having it the next day would allow the head coaches to keep an eye on the game without distraction.

Yeah that makes sense. I felt like there was something wrong with my understanding of this situation

 

[DontArgue4]

Dusty training normally

Phew

 

[Monjike]

LOL give Ross some space , with a midfield of Dusty , Cotch , Meatball , Lambert and Edwards pretty hard to just push past them and grab a midfield spot

Getting trialled off half back is real positive , says the club wants him in the top side
doing well in a competitive practice match even more positive

Leppa made it sound like Houli in (proven senior player)
Stack , Higgins & Ross possibly competing for 1 or 2 bench spots

the one or 2 will depend on which they go with the ruck option

also made it sound like with no VFL the guys that miss out will have to be rewarded at some point with a game
and that they are still to work on some sort of rotation strategy

and the fact we could rotate guys without massive distruption or drop in quality really puts us on the front foot

Garthwaite also came in for high praise ... is there no end to the depth

opposition sides will cringe at the thought of playing us

Watched some training this morning where Jack Ross, Patrick Naish and I think the younger Dow were in a group with Dusty, Marlion, Lamby and Sheds...doing midfielders/forwards stuff I believe. All looked rusty having shots at goal from the boundary, seemed to be all skewing to the left. Noah Balta made up the 8 defenders group so I would say he is in contention...

 

[_DBF_]

B: Grimes, Astbury, Broad
HB: Houli, Vlastuin, Short
C: Caddy, Prestia, Pickett
HF: Edwards, Riewoldt, Bolton
F: Rioli, Lynch, Castagna
Foll: Nankervis, Martin, Cotchin
Int: Baker, Soldo, Lambert, Graham
Emerg: Balta, Ross, Stack, McIntosh

 

[smasha]

Collingwood will run their little leggies off early in their grand final but Richmond will triumph in the end by 32 points.

BOG Grimes.

 

[Phar Ace]

AMERICAN PIE COULD MISS BLOCKBUSTER MATCH Collingwood could be forced to hand 205cm tall Darcy Cameron a debut in the black and white, as Mason Cox continues to battle a niggle.

Upside spud may be out - Always plays his grand final against us
But unknown spuds always have career best games against us.

Not sure Darcy Cameron is such an unknown. Isn't he the ex Swan that couldn't get a game and when he did he was avaerage at best. Very good NEAFL player

 

[Drunken Wookie]

Their backline is s**t imo. No chance of containing our forwards.
Lynch dismantled them in the pouring rain about this time last year.
As long as our backs do their usual job we win comfortably.

 

[jc12]

and theyre still training on that concrete surface...

why not just move back to gooch's paddock ?



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Dunn greenwood reid , who cares all hacks now
Bet we are gonna be sooked about again bc we have no injuries

Main board logic: OHH YOU 0 INJURY WIN NO COUNT VICBIAS

 

[Drunken Wookie]

B: Grimes, Astbury, Broad
HB: Houli, Vlastuin, Short
C: Caddy, Prestia, Pickett
HF: Edwards, Riewoldt, Bolton
F: Rioli, Lynch, Castagna
Foll: Nankervis, Martin, Cotchin
Int: Baker, Soldo, Lambert, Graham
Emerg: Balta, Ross, Stack, McIntosh

I'd swap Stack for Short and I'd go left-field and give McIntosh a Grigg-style, undersized ruck role with the Pies likely to play a debutant ruckman. Kamdyn's the same height as Grigg but 6kg heavier (probably more going off the most recent training pics). Could give us an advantage with his athleticism and competitiveness around the stoppages.