WB Game Day V Collingwood R1 2020

[Sedat]

Bont, Macrae, Dunks were shamed by their Collingwood opposition. Grundy and even Cox obliterated English in all facets. It all starts at the source.

All summer we've been hearing garbage about 'redemption' after our meek and inept finals display. Talk is very cheap.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

English should be embarrassed. Has spent more time looking at Grundy than anything else. He'll have nightmares about Grundy

[soupman]

Geez Lloyd has another poor moment. I feel like he is a player that struggles to lift when faced with intensity.

Really poor half, i would say terrible except the last 5 minutes saved it a bit. Finally our midfield started to get thrir hands on the ball and we managed to retain some possesion.

Structurally we seem to be really struggling to cover their wide forwards. They seem to sit two really wide (Mihocek) about 55 out and use them as a bail put option under pressure.

Cordy taking kickouts is shite, although if the plan is to kick long to a contest anyway at least it saves us from the Daniel being the deepest defender bullshit.

Speaking if Daniel, a couple of times it has seemed like he is the option in the corrider as we come into the forward half. This is dumb. Why wiuld you put your weakest aerially and in a contest player as that option. Lloyds kick to him wa sdumb but it also showrd that there is no plan b if the option doesnt work. At least if its Macraw or Crozier or someone you are a chance of taking the mark, or spoiling the mark, or tackling and aplying enough pressure to at least get reinforcements. Daniel cannot do any of this.

Gardner has been ok fwiw. He has had an impact in almost every aerial contest he has been in and unlike half our other defenders hasnt given away a panicky free nor slipped his tackles. That recovery from that mispass to him was terrible, but as much as i dont rate him he far from the biggest underperformer out there.

[Mofra]

Naughton and Bruce very quiet. I think the concerns of many posters here that we went too tall late justified so far.

We need a scrapper small. Roarke Smith. Cal Porter. A genuine battler. Cav is a good start, but we need one in the middle. Run him off the wing.

[Vred]

Wow. So Sidebottom interviewed said 'feel sorry for the opposition ruckman'.. when asked about Grundy's dominance
Hope someone feeds that comment to Timmy.

Glad we kicked a few. Hope its not just a Dead Cat Bounce!

This is my last year for English, if he plays like this through the whole season we need to look at new ruck options.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

All summer we've been hearing garbage about 'redemption' after our meek and inept finals display. Talk is very cheap.

So much this.

So much rubbish about redemption and being the hunter.

[Sedat]

Dale doing his usual disappearing act against good opposition.

You can't question his impeccable timing in playing his best football when he is about to go out of contract. Even better than Kosi and Darran Gaspar in their prime.

[Happy Days]

This is the first time my dog has ever seen us play. I've been talking them up to him all summer. He's devastated probably.

We have a LOT to answer for.

[Mofra]

You can't question his impeccable timing in playing his best football when he is about to go out of contract. Even better than Kosi and Darran Gaspar.

He was borderline in the best 22 coming into tonight. At what point do we make him go back and really work for his spot?

[bornadog]

Second worst inside 50 ever at half time (8). Not sure it counts with shortened quarters.
Pies pressure rating first qtr highest ever.

Normally a stat we never lose, but mids are getting killed so that is what happens

[soupman]

Naughton and Bruce very quiet. I think the concerns of many posters here that we went too tall late justified so far.

We need a scrapper small. Roarke Smith. Cal Porter. A genuine battler. Cav is a good start, but we need one in the middle. Run him off the wing.

Not sure you can blame our talls. We have had about 7 inside 50s and half of them have been dumb.

A scrapper small would be good because they would bring intensity, which is what we have lacked this entire game. If the side lifts its intensity, and manages to actually retain the ball then we can see if our talls are the issue

[Vred]

You can't question his impeccable timing in playing his best football when he is about to go out of contract. Even better than Kosi and Darran Gaspar.

Nauhghton has also vanished this game...

[Happy Days]

Harsh on Dale considering we had TWO inside 50s in red time in the second quarter.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

This is my last year for English, if he plays like this through the whole season we need to look at new ruck options.

He definitely needs effective support.
I still think he's a great talent. Grundy is a gun.
Lets not forget Carey used to get owned by Jakovich. There is always a player that just seems to have the wood over a particular player.

[soupman]

He was borderline in the best 22 coming into tonight. At what point do we make him go back and really work for his spot?

Again he has hardly been helped by his teammates in giving him an opportunity.