grinspoon said:
He only learnt to play as a forward because we had no one left. Watch him become a star on the wing. Wonder why the papers lately have said watch out for him. really good by foot, faster than judd and even tazza i would guess. Heard he is pretty good below his knees and he can take a mark tackle etc. watch out next year with him having another preseason, plus the same for the likes of Clokes 2 + 3, egan, shaw, didak, tazza etc

we will be back in force!!!
Thats the spirit. The Players are there, they just need to stay fit. We can not handle any more drafted unknowns. Madhouse needs to look at what we have got and play to their strengths. We aint the Weagles, we are COLLINGWOOD, pure, passionate Pies!!!
Please take a second folks and analyse 2 stats for me:
Final position on ladder and players making first appearence.
1990 only 2 players debuted - 1st
In most seasons where more than 6 players debuted we finish outside the finals race. In seasons with a settled side we play finals.
Its all about fitness and toughness and players learning that the Black and White jumper is like no other, it is a burden to some, but for those that can overcome this they will earn the adulation of an army of supporters like no other.
We suffered few injuries in 90, not because those guys were soft, on the contrary players like Pants, Ned, the Disciple, B R O W N, Mighty Mick, Wrighty, Dougy, the Tonys, Monkey, Crossisca, Denis the menace etc etc were as tough a team as I have seen (Thats a tough call, I know, when you look at teams that had the likes of Manassa, Magro, Picken, Moore, Carman and Kink and I never saw McHales's MACHINE play so they are excluded).
What I am trying to say is, keep the team close and make em hard. Vic Park is the only place to do this. Lexus would be good for Netball or perhaps indoor lawn bowls, but footy aint about facilities, its all about a lack of them and HARD WORK.