Which team is under the most Pressure?

[Timmy from Thomastown]

Collingwood is in a rebuilding phase. They have managed to squeeze O'Bree Lockyer Medhurst Fraser out of their best 22, as well as Anthony who kicked 50 goals for them in the previous year, and other players like Davis Goldsack and Wood have all spend time in the seconds. Presti and Dick have both missed a lot of games.

They have brought in (apart from Jolly and Ball), Reid, N Brown, Macaffer, Blair Wellingham and Dawes into the side, as well as second year players Beams and Sidebottom, and the revitalised Leigh Brown.

Anybody who would have predicted the major structural change to Collingwoods best 22 - in particular, the spine - would result in in a top spot result and an easy path into a PF would have been accused of having rocks in their heads.

No other top four side has gone through as much structural change as Collingwood this year. The Dogs have brought in Grant and Hall. The Saints lost Ball and gained Peake. Geelong are pretty much unchanged.

There is pressure on Collingwood because you have to grab your opportunies when you can. But medium term Collingwood has the brightest future of any of the other top four sides.

 

[Hump 17]

Coll had more games lost to injury to it's best 22 in 2010 according to AFL.com.au.

Keep up the trolling "NoChance".

Of course they did "Parrot". Geelong StKilda WB and Freo were effected by injuries this year far more than Collingwood even a troll like yourself can see that.

 

[The Panther]

Geelong StKilda WB and Freo were effected by injuries this year far more than Collingwood even a troll like yourself can see that.

According to AFL.com.au, WB sustained less games lost to their best 22 in 2010. Why are you masquerading as a Saint Kilda supporter Steve/NoChance?

 

[Slattery_20]

2003 all over again.
Suck it in, Pies. Can't cope with being favourites.

 

[Hump 17]

According to AFL.com.au, WB sustained less games lost to their best 22 in 2010. Why are you masquerading as a Saint Kilda supporter Steve/NoChance?

So Parrot/ Barb what your trying to say it was Harry O and Sawn out of the first final not Cooney and Morris? Also was that Thomas on one leg or Higgins?

 

[Ando727]

Hawks game was a dead rubber for us....not as close as you think either.

Doesn't mean you can just claim that Collingwood finished 6 points clear. It just didn't happen. I saw that game and it was a good contest. I don't think you can claim that Collingwood just put the cue in the rack. They still wanted to win it.

Not disputing that Collingwood was the best team throughout the year though.

 

[PCORF]

Collingwood is under the most pressure because of their poor recent finals record in the past 4 seasons. But got themselves a home preliminary final this year by beating a battered Bulldog side. They face a huge challenge against Geelong later this week. So for Collingwood its do or die and they must take their chances or they may regret it for many years.

But I still reckon St Kilda if they were to make the GF will beat both Collingwood and Geelong because they are a physcally strong team and have great power and strength. They are also an excellent defensive side even though they can be ugly to watch at times. Not sure if a younger Collingwood could handle the pressure and Geelong may be fading. A premiership for one of the 3 teams facing huge premiership droughts will be a huge monkey off the back.

Yet is seen to be revealed over the next 2 weeks.