Opinion What If... ??

[Saintly Viewed]

It is a very significant and unfortunate part of our clubs history Dave. Alan Macalister's response to the Nicky Winmar incident. You should look it up.

At the time, McAlister just did not help.
Unfortunately the unsavoury incident and follow on has tarred us somewhat as a Club.
I think Mcallister's biggest weakness was (to me) he just didn't come across as a nice person.
Maybe that is the reality.

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

My biggest what if is John Greening. He doesn't get bashed by O'dea and we have a different 1970s. I doubt we win the spoon in 1976. Maybe Hafey never comes to Collingwood in 1977. If the years to 1976 play out similarly and Hafey does coah us we probably win the 1977 GF with or without Carman. Maybe a veteran Greening gets us over the line in 1979.

Greening not getting whacked whiich ruined his career
Carman not getting suspended in the 1977 semi and missing two weeks.....BOTH grand finals (and being a general whack job)
The boundary umpire not being blind
Peter Moore not playing injured in 1981
Anthony Rocca not being suspended in 2003 (yes we got belted but Rocca was stucturally massively important)
Anthong Rocca not missing by a bees dick in 2002 (Brisbane deserved the flag but woe could have pinched it)
Peter McKenna not going being concussed in 1970 after kicking five in the first half and six for the match

Theres two premierships in 1977 and 1979 for starters and a lot more chances for 2-3 more

Oh the pain.

Imaging Carman and Greening in full flight together!! BOG in 1977 was Stan Alves, he demolished Wayne Gordon. He wouldnt have had that luxury on Greening.

 

[mike123]

IF we had a ruckman...

Fraser never made it as a ruckmen. Had he done so we woudln't have needed Jolly later on. MM wanted his ruckman to be a tall midfielder. It was actual ruck work that Ottens killed us with. A few key centre clearances might have made all the difference and maybe Fraser could have done a better job but in reality he probably wasn't the body to matchup with Ottens. One clearance comes to mind which sank us. Ottens got the ball to Ablett in the last Q for a decisive goal. Fraser would have been a better option than Bryan. Whether he would have been good enough is debatable but possible.

To be frank, we could list umpteen times an inury has hurt us in a GF. The real issue has always been list quality and depth. That's why the injuries or circumstances have been telling in the first place. The only 2 times we had the requisite quality and depth we went and shot ourselves in the foot thereafter. The 1990 and 2010 list should both have been multiple premiership lists with the right maintenance and club culture. Mathews learned from what he observed in 1990.

TBH I thought Bryan played better than Richards that game.

 

[TradeDraft]

TBH I thought Bryan played better than Richards that game.

Play better then Richards would not be hard

 

[pablo disco bar]

Fraser would of been the perfect blivcas