Post match. Pies blitz Bombers - all comments

[Duff Soviet Union]

Easily our best performance since late 2011. We actually looked like we did in 2010 with a phenomenal tackling performance with no let up across four quarters. How good was Keeffe? Made Gumbleton look like the joke I thought he was. Marley and Sinclair were great too. Marley is rapidly becoming my second favourite Pie and I might spring for a number 46 jumper soon (I'll wait until I know he's not getting a jumper upgrade at the end of the season). Elliot played his best game in weeks and actually stuck a tackle or two rather than being shrugged off (is that a sign that the Bombers drugs are wearing off?). Macca did a number on Heppell, no thanks to the maggots. Swan, Pendles and Beamer were good, Ball, Harry and Sidey were great. Dwyer did a job on that &*&) Zaharakis. Cloke got on top of Carlisle as the game went on, Reid pushed Fletcher one step closer to retirement, Q Stick and Grundy beat Ryder and Bellchambers (didn't see that one coming). Just a great all around team performance.

[Precarious]

Well played pies! Pleasure to watch. Now if we can just go undefeated over the remaining four rounds while Sydney lose to Geelong and Hawthorn, or Geelong lose to Port, West Coast and Sydney, or Hawthorn lose to St Kilda, North and Sydney, or Freo lose to GWS and Melbourne, top four is ours unless Richmond pips us on percentage.

[Piesnchess]

[GoWoodsmen]

[Duff Soviet Union]

[Donny]

An indication of the team effort is how many players have received votes in the GB Medal, so far.

19 members have voted. 17 players have been named (in no order) - Brown, Sidebottom, Cloke, Dwyer, Marley, Dwyer, Grundy, Swanny, Trav, Lynch, Caff, Reid, Ball, Harry, Beamer, Keeffe and Blair.

So rich was the talent that walloped Essendon that one S Pendlebury (27 disposals, 6 tackles and a goal) has yet to draw a vote.

Another, who hasn't yet got a vote is the redoubtable Sinkers (20 possessions). Also, Jamie Elliott (11 disposals, 3 goals).

[Piethagoras' Theorem]

Great win, couldn't be happier! Kudos to the coach for his selections (criticism in pre game thread was way ott) and to the players who never at any stage let up in their intensity. Really a perfect result!

[Jezza]

That was brilliant from start to finish. Not in my wildest dreams did I think we'd win by 79 points in the end. The way we played today is the way we must aspire to play every week. This consists of relentless tackling pressure on the opposition and no longer zoning off our opponents, but rather force a contest and make our opponent accountable for every disposal.

The intent was there from the start and you could tell that the Collingwood boys wanted to prove themselves to the Bombers who seemed to somewhat undermine us during the week indirectly as Collingwood's name got mentioned in the whole Essendon saga. Luke Ball's comment about being 'offended' was a sign that our playing group was angry and was out for vengeance. The whole team has made the fans very proud to support this fantastic club. It's strange that we can't beat the Suns at all, and we struggle to overcome GWS, yet we're able to smash the Dons. Clearly this has something to do with our mental attitude towards each game. If Collingwood is mentally switched on and ready to tackle like there's no tomorrow, we're an unstoppable force.

Tonight's performance was the best I've seen since 2011. It was relentless manic football which we prided ourselves on from 2010 and 2011. At half-time we were on 50 tackles to 26. This was a suggestion that our tackling abilities are still around but we need to work hard to sustain that effort. There were no passengers tonight and everyone contributed positively to our team's result in the end.

Sidey was BOG as he's got the capabilities to be an absolute gun of the competition. Consistency is the key for Sidey but I do believe that we have an absolute gem of a player coming along. He's only 22 years of age so there's plenty of footy ahead of him, Ball was great in-and-under the contests again and you can see that his presence helps ease the workload of Beams, Swan and Pendles. Reid looks fantastic down forward and in the process he's able to free up Cloke and Keefe is making a very smooth return to AFL football now. I love watching the young kid play and for 203cm he's definitely an agile player to say the least. Also how on earth did Cloke kick 5.0. That's a rare occurrence but I'll definitely take that though.

The only negative of the day is not being able to attend the game today. I'm actually kicking myself for not being there, but nevertheless I'm ecstatic and I can't stop smiling at the moment. This has made my weekend and I truly believe that our season isn't over and we're not going down without a fight at the very least. What a way to finish the game by jumping above Richmond on the ladder as well.

Next week isn't going to be easy against the Swans, but we've certainly given ourselves a good chance though considering our confidence would be high now. I really can't wait for next Saturday night now.

Now for the laughs. All week I've been trawling through BomberBlitz forums and I must say that this victory is even made sweeter by the fact that there pre-game comments make me laugh now. Here are the pre-game and post-game comments of this game. Sit back and have a laugh:

Pre-Game Comments:

[Piesnchess]

A total team effort, and not one,not one, passenger. great win all round.

[Johnno75]

Book 48 in the Mr Men series to be released tomorrow

"Mr Fumble"

Just look in any good bookstores for the guy in the black and red jumper with the number 9 on his back.

BTW we're was the 2013 Anzac medalist tonight?

[Presti35]

[jackcass]

[MagpieBat]

[Cuthbert Collingwood]

Jezza summed it up beautifully

Extra credit to the backline today for the superlative effort

[jack_spain]

The first time in two years we had winners all over the ground too.

Special plaudits to Harry O, who I thought was magnificent today after all he's been through. Keefe down back and Reid up forward is a winner. Goldsack is so valuable as a swingman. McCaffer has found his role as a tagger. And let's not forget the human battering ram himself: Luke Ball - you bloody ripper! And yes, Buckley-Sinclair can play as well.