Round 7 - Collingwood vs Essendon at Victoria Park

[MagpieBat]

DISPOSALS
27 - Martin
26 - J.Thomas
21 - Sinclair, Hudson
19 - Johnson
18 - Didak, Oxley, Paine
8 - Grundy
6 - Keeffe

HITOUTS
29 - Hudson
10 - Grundy
4 - Richmond

MARKS
6 - Martin
2 - Keeffe

CLEARANCES
4 - Martin

REBOUND 50s
4 - Johnson

[stui magpie]

FWIW, I thought Grundy showed some positive signs in his first game. Can mark, likes a physical contest, can jump and can ruck. Pretty much the reverse cam wood. Ws played mainly forward and sparingly at that, just to give him a run. Will be better second up.

One thing I noticed, Gault has grown. He's listed at 198cm but is taller than Hudson (listed at 199) and close to Keeffe (204) in height. I hope once this kid gets a couple more kilos on him we move him forward, teach him the defensive bit then take off the shackles.

I heard a bloke near me complaining that Dids must be sleeping with Bucks missus as that's the only possible reason he can't be playing in the AFL team. Guy needs to see an optometrist. Stat.

Did's when he gets the ball is still a class finisher but the speed is gone, the evasiveness has diminished, the intensity is marginal. He may get a gig at some stage this year and I would love for him to do well, but on VFL form I just can't see it happening. Johno is way ahead in calculations IMO.

Keeffe got himself into a few situations that would have tested the knee and didn't flinch which was a great sign. He definitely looks like he spent the time off his feet doing weights, he's becoming a serious unit and hasn't lost any speed. He like Grundy will be better second up.

[MagpieBat]

Collingwood 4.5 9.10 15.11 18.14 (122)
Essendon 5.3 9.5 14.8 17.11 (113)

GOALS:
Collingwood: Martin 6 Paine 3 Broomhead 2 Moloney 2 Richmond Ferguson Didak Hudson Mooney
Essendon: Daniher 5 Dell'Olio 5 Bate 3 Gleeson 2 Knowles Hunter

BEST:
Collingwood: Martin Hudson Moloney Thomas Broomhead Oxley
Essendon: Gumbleton Hardingham Daniher Dell'Olio Dalgleish Duscher

[Jezza]

Thanks for the updates MB

What a fantastic victory for the Collingwood VFL side. I thought we would struggle after Essendon's five goal head start, but the team's comeback and response was magnificent. There were plenty of encouraging signs by the looks of it.

Kyle Martin is going to be a gem. He's going to be a player of the future. Good to see Paine pop with another couple of goals on the board. Maybe he'll be considered this week against Brisbane. Josh Thomas didn't do anything wrong and it's good to see that he showed why he shouldn't have been dropped in the first place. If Jolly doesn't play next week, I can easily see Hudson replacing him.

Didak is no longer the same player he once was. Stui's post sums up my thoughts on Dids as well. I've loved watching him, but I feel the end is near and he'll retire at the end of the year as many expect him to. I do hope we can see him appear in the team and kind of farewell him.

[Dave The Man]

Grundy would be Rusty

[MagpieBat]

[3rd degree]

Tell me Bat I havent seen much of VFL this year do we play with a similar game plan to our AFL squad??

[woftam]

[MagpieBat]

[Rick]

But it sounds like there are more contributors across the board?

[thompsoc]

thanks for the live commentary MB
i was driving to Echuca and stopped every 20 minutes or so to get an update.
it was great to have such updates. thankyou very much.

[MagpieBat]

^ It was my absolute pleasure, thompsoc.

Your example is exactly the reason why I do this: for people who don't have the time to watch the LiveChat and who just want the scores when they hit refresh every 10, 15, 20 minutes.

[swoop42]

VFL player review:

http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/2013-05-28/mcraes-vfl-player-review-round-seven

[Dave The Man]