Game Day Round 1 2017 - Collingwood V Western Bulldogs

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Game Day Round 1 2017 - Collingwood V Western Bulldogs

Is it worth chucking a sneaky tenner on JJ for the Brownlow? Seems like he's going to be very prominent in Bevo's retooled game plan.

BAD, at a minimum of woofers, did last year and was sitting pretty until JJ popped his hammy. I dare say a few might be on him again.

[lemmon]

Re: Game Day Round 1 2017 - Collingwood V Western Bulldogs

Inclusions were the highlight for me, how good was it seeing Murph at centre half forward ala 06-08?

I thought we were lucky the Pies were soft with their pressure though. We did enough and that's all

[Hotdog60]

Re: Game Day Round 1 2017 - Collingwood V Western Bulldogs

On Stringer, I thought he looked better in this game than he did for most of last year. The main difference was his attack on the ball and not the hang off the back to get the easy one over the back. If the trend continues he will look a lot better.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Game Day Round 1 2017 - Collingwood V Western Bulldogs

What a pleasure it is to watch football this year. Great first up by Murph.

Round 1 is always a raffle, we have a win in the bank and at times made them look silly.

I thought bevo tried a few different things out last night.

Next!

[Go_Dogs]

Re: Game Day Round 1 2017 - Collingwood V Western Bulldogs

Is it worth chucking a sneaky tenner on JJ for the Brownlow? Seems like he's going to be very prominent in Bevo's retooled game plan.

Did that the day after he collected Normie.

[Scorlibo]

Re: Game Day Round 1 2017 - Collingwood V Western Bulldogs

I thought the midfield struggle was a genuine concern. We comprehensively lost the clearances (43-25), inside fifties (62-44), contested possessions (161-135) and hitouts (50-25), while rotating a group of maybe 12 players through there. In contrast, Collingwood basically kept the same five or so players in their midfield the whole game, and they dominated. Sidebottom, Pendlebury, Treloar, Adams all had a day out. I'm all for the rotating midfield so long as it works to bring more players into the game, but it obviously worked in the opposite way last night, keeping guys like Libba and Bont out of the game for large periods of play.

[Mofra]

Re: Game Day Round 1 2017 - Collingwood V Western Bulldogs

On Stringer, I thought he looked better in this game than he did for most of last year. The main difference was his attack on the ball and not the hang off the back to get the easy one over the back. If the trend continues he will look a lot better.

Put in some very good chases just to pressure the opposition, and had a heap of the ball at the end of the game.
His tank looks like it has finally improved

[Twodogs]

Re: Game Day Round 1 2017 - Collingwood V Western Bulldogs

Inclusions were the highlight for me, how good was it seeing Murph at centre half forward ala 06-08?

I thought we were lucky the Pies were soft with their pressure though. We did enough and that's all

Pies were really soft and timed their run at us just a bit too late. My son said to me "they are coming at us but have left it a goal too late" The kid's a genius.

On Stringer, I thought he looked better in this game than he did for most of last year. The main difference was his attack on the ball and not the hang off the back to get the easy one over the back. If the trend continues he will look a lot better.

I thought he worked really hard even though he was having a shit night. He ran and chased and had some really important touches in the last quarter. Everytime I saw Motlop hang out the back waiting for the cheapie I thought how much more value Stringer was providing to us.

[Twodogs]

Re: Game Day Round 1 2017 - Collingwood V Western Bulldogs

Is it worth chucking a sneaky tenner on JJ for the Brownlow? Seems like he's going to be very prominent in Bevo's retooled game plan.

Sure is. Especially with the Rondell Beckham.

[Hotdog60]

Re: Game Day Round 1 2017 - Collingwood V Western Bulldogs

Thinking back on the game last night and the second quarter had me thinking about our strategy.
Would it be feasible for a coach to instruct its players to conserve energy for a quarter to make sure they have enough to come home with.
Last year we always seemed to find extra in the second half when other sides seemed to be unable to go with us.
Last night the wobbles go close in the second and we took it away in the third and maintain in the last.
Maybe pie in the sky thinking but with managing the rotations and players spending more time on the ground could there be a conserving period in the game.

[always right]

Re: Game Day Round 1 2017 - Collingwood V Western Bulldogs

Include the Pies' injured mid fielders and they win. Having said that, we are clearly yet to hit our peak so it balances out I guess....and of course we will eventually get Roughy back.

Was very happy to get the win last night. We will never be smashed in clearances again like we were last night. Thought Boyd was really competitive but we needed our midfielders to step up.

The four inclusions were really good. Liked Cloke's game, Suckling and Murphy were influential and Crameri improved the further the game went.

Rapt in our defensive group who basically won us the game along with our clean ball use going forward. Loved Fletcher's game......unobtrusive but so effective.

[lemmon]

Re: Game Day Round 1 2017 - Collingwood V Western Bulldogs

Fletcher has gone and turned himself into a really nice kick of the footy too. He's shown glimpses for a while of cementing his place, might be there

[Flamethrower]

Re: Game Day Round 1 2017 - Collingwood V Western Bulldogs

I thought the midfield struggle was a genuine concern. We comprehensively lost the clearances (43-25), inside fifties (62-44), contested possessions (161-135) and hitouts (50-25), while rotating a group of maybe 12 players through there. In contrast, Collingwood basically kept the same five or so players in their midfield the whole game, and they dominated. Sidebottom, Pendlebury, Treloar, Adams all had a day out. I'm all for the rotating midfield so long as it works to bring more players into the game, but it obviously worked in the opposite way last night, keeping guys like Libba and Bont out of the game for large periods of play.

The season is a marathon, not a sprint. If the Pies keep relying on the same quartet they will eventually fall off a cliff.

Our midfield depth is a strength which will see us build through the season culminating in another all out assault on the premiership in September.

Banking early wins without having to play at your peek is going to be vital in such an even competition.

[ratsmac]

Re: Game Day Round 1 2017 - Collingwood V Western Bulldogs

Fantastic win they threw the kitchen sink at us and we stayed on our feet but only just. That is much better than us winning in a canter which how it looked like turning out until 2.41 before 3/4 time.

I'm going to enjoy all the sweet magpie whinging about Moore's non mark late in the last..

It's laughable isn't it. Roberts (or Cordy, not sure) punched it and it went a metre in the air and then Moore tries to claim the mark. Did Moore spike it like a volleyball and then mark it. Morons.

Pies fans going nuts over umpiring favouring us on BF.

WTF?

I went to the game with some scum supporters and they actually believe that the umpires cost them the game because they didn't get frees in the forward line and we did. The frees we got if I remember correctly were blatant holding the ball from dumb Collingwood defenders trying to break tackles right in front of goal.

It's quite amusing actually.

[Webby]

Re: Game Day Round 1 2017 - Collingwood V Western Bulldogs

It's laughable isn't it. Roberts (or Cordy, not sure) punched it and it went a metre in the air and then Moore tries to claim the mark. Did Moore spike it like a volleyball and then mark it. Morons.

.......It's quite amusing actually.

Got home last night and watched the replay. Cameron Ling said on commentary that he thought it was a mark!!! Incredulous.. I'm tiring of Ling. He must be carrying a hip flask around with him!