King Woodie
Club Legend
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Good player by player summary at the bottom. Pleasing to see Rounds got a mention with four goals.
It proved to be a successful black and white Saturday last weekend with the AFL side enjoying a strong win against Port Adelaide in Mt Gambier while the VFL Magpies dominated the Bendigo Bank Cats in a practice match at Gosch’s Paddock.
In the lead up to the club’s return to Victoria Park next month, Collingwood’s VFL side has scheduled several hitouts to ready itself for the season.
Under the guidance of head coach Gavin Brown for the third successive season, all eyes were on Sean Rusling and American-recruit Shae McNamara, both players engaging in match firsts.
For Rusling it was his first hitout of the year after overcoming a hip complaint during the preseason and for McNamara, it was his first-ever competitive match against an opposition.
Since the acquisition of the athletic American in the 2009 AFL Draft, the 24-year-old has shown remarkable development in his knowledge and skill of the game.
To the delight of supporters and coaching officials, both players got through the match unscathed and should play their second practice match this Friday 19 March at Gosch Paddock scheduled for 5 pm against the Coburg Tigers.
The Magpie defence, led by Jarrad Blight and VFL-listed player Cory Millard, held the Tigers goalless for the first term and allowed only eight majors for the game.
At the other end of the ground it was Chris Dawes who inflicted serious damage with seven majors while Luke Rounds contributed four as a half forward.
Collingwoodfc.com.au spoke with development manager Luke Beveridge about each AFL-listed player’s performance in the 61-point win over the Cats.
Final Score
Collingwood: 5.1 7.9 12.14 16.18 (114)
Geelong: 0.2 2.2 3.3 8.5 (53)
AFL-listed players
2. Sean Rusling: Good contest across halfback. Had solid presence and his involvements were really encouraging. Needs a few more games under his belt to reach peak fitness.
14. Anthony Corrie: Very, very good first half. Real penetration in his kicking. Covered a lot of ground and played a terrific game as an outside midfielder.
17. Dayne Beams: Very good through the midfield. Won a lot of clearances. Got nearly every ball out of the centre in the third quarter. Was conspicuous with his ball use by foot.
27. Jarrad Blight: Good consistent four quarters. Contested really strongly in the air. Off halfback and wing. Won the loose ball with aggression. He was close to getting a game in the AFL side in the preseason competition but had a few minor hiccups regarding injury which didn’t allow him to be sustained in the mix.
29. Ryan Cook: Quieter day from Ryan playing in various positions.
31. Chris Dawes: Excellent game. Kicked five goals in the first half. A seven goal haul is a real breakthrough game from Chris.
37. Luke Rounds: Very good small forward game from Luke. Kicked four goals. Took a couple of courageous marks going back with the flight.
38. Scott Reed: Got through unscathed. Controlled his position at halfback. Contributed well with a fair bit of run. Worked well with Rusling.
41. Simon Buckley: Quieter day from Simon. Played mostly on the wing.
43. Jaxson Barham: Solid game without being outstanding. Possession rate was OK and used the ball reasonably well.
44. Lachlan Keeffe: Bit under done. Contributed mostly at centre-half back. His coordination and management of his teammates was really good.
46. Tristan Francis: Played small forward. Provided his usual tenacious contest.
47. Jarryd Blair: Like Dayne extremely solid. Really high possession rate. Defensive and attacking run was terrific. Instigated a number of our forward moves from congestion.
50. Shae McNamara: Good learning day. Played forward, ruck and down back. Did some things well and will learn from his mistakes. It was another baby step.
Good player by player summary at the bottom. Pleasing to see Rounds got a mention with four goals.
It proved to be a successful black and white Saturday last weekend with the AFL side enjoying a strong win against Port Adelaide in Mt Gambier while the VFL Magpies dominated the Bendigo Bank Cats in a practice match at Gosch’s Paddock.
In the lead up to the club’s return to Victoria Park next month, Collingwood’s VFL side has scheduled several hitouts to ready itself for the season.
Under the guidance of head coach Gavin Brown for the third successive season, all eyes were on Sean Rusling and American-recruit Shae McNamara, both players engaging in match firsts.
For Rusling it was his first hitout of the year after overcoming a hip complaint during the preseason and for McNamara, it was his first-ever competitive match against an opposition.
Since the acquisition of the athletic American in the 2009 AFL Draft, the 24-year-old has shown remarkable development in his knowledge and skill of the game.
To the delight of supporters and coaching officials, both players got through the match unscathed and should play their second practice match this Friday 19 March at Gosch Paddock scheduled for 5 pm against the Coburg Tigers.
The Magpie defence, led by Jarrad Blight and VFL-listed player Cory Millard, held the Tigers goalless for the first term and allowed only eight majors for the game.
At the other end of the ground it was Chris Dawes who inflicted serious damage with seven majors while Luke Rounds contributed four as a half forward.
Collingwoodfc.com.au spoke with development manager Luke Beveridge about each AFL-listed player’s performance in the 61-point win over the Cats.
Final Score
Collingwood: 5.1 7.9 12.14 16.18 (114)
Geelong: 0.2 2.2 3.3 8.5 (53)
AFL-listed players
2. Sean Rusling: Good contest across halfback. Had solid presence and his involvements were really encouraging. Needs a few more games under his belt to reach peak fitness.
14. Anthony Corrie: Very, very good first half. Real penetration in his kicking. Covered a lot of ground and played a terrific game as an outside midfielder.
17. Dayne Beams: Very good through the midfield. Won a lot of clearances. Got nearly every ball out of the centre in the third quarter. Was conspicuous with his ball use by foot.
27. Jarrad Blight: Good consistent four quarters. Contested really strongly in the air. Off halfback and wing. Won the loose ball with aggression. He was close to getting a game in the AFL side in the preseason competition but had a few minor hiccups regarding injury which didn’t allow him to be sustained in the mix.
29. Ryan Cook: Quieter day from Ryan playing in various positions.
31. Chris Dawes: Excellent game. Kicked five goals in the first half. A seven goal haul is a real breakthrough game from Chris.
37. Luke Rounds: Very good small forward game from Luke. Kicked four goals. Took a couple of courageous marks going back with the flight.
38. Scott Reed: Got through unscathed. Controlled his position at halfback. Contributed well with a fair bit of run. Worked well with Rusling.
41. Simon Buckley: Quieter day from Simon. Played mostly on the wing.
43. Jaxson Barham: Solid game without being outstanding. Possession rate was OK and used the ball reasonably well.
44. Lachlan Keeffe: Bit under done. Contributed mostly at centre-half back. His coordination and management of his teammates was really good.
46. Tristan Francis: Played small forward. Provided his usual tenacious contest.
47. Jarryd Blair: Like Dayne extremely solid. Really high possession rate. Defensive and attacking run was terrific. Instigated a number of our forward moves from congestion.
50. Shae McNamara: Good learning day. Played forward, ruck and down back. Did some things well and will learn from his mistakes. It was another baby step.
