Post match. NAB. Pies walloped - all comments

AN_Inkling · Joined: 06 Oct 2007

With a young side, especially in a couple of key ares, this season will build as it goes. Something like 2010. We won't be at our best early, certainly not for practise games, but I think there's definite signs that we'll be up there by the end. Not quite a Premiership challenger but 4-8 is where I see us. With so many changes and so many younger players, it isn't easy to assess exactly where we are at though.

matrix10 · Joined: 17 May 2009

woftam · Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2014 7:25 pm

Dave The Man · Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2014 7:26 pm

Postives:

Really Liked Langdon Game. Hine might of Found someone with him
Kennedy was Lively
Reid was Awesome
Our Goal Kicking was good
Young was good
Fasolo was good
No Injuries
Ball was Solid
Marsh was more involved

Negatives:

Our Attitude towards the Game
Grundy had a Shocker. Lost His Temper and Bad Timing in Ruck
Keeffe,Brown and Frost where well beaten
Armstrong was a Stupid Pick Up
Mooney won't make it
Bad Umpiring
Listening to 2 Idiots in Dwayne Russel and Gerald Healy the whole game

Joel · Joined: 23 Mar 1999 Location: Mornington Peninsula

woftam · Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2014 7:31 pm

We have bigger fish to fry than a practice match at Wangarratta.

blackandwhite4life · Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Location: sydney

I had fears we'd struggle to make the 8 this year.

They haven't gone away after today that's for sure.

2012 - 17 wins
2013 - 14 wins
2014 - ???

The trend ain't good.

All the things we used to do so well, have been thrown away. Not to mention one of the best rebounding and one-on-one defenders in the country.

RudeBoy · Joined: 28 Nov 2005

Let's see how we go with Beams, Adams, Blair, Toovey, Maxy, Sinclair and hopefully Williams back in the side.

The only negative to come out of the game for me was confirmation that Young, Armstrong, Mooney, Frost and Yagmoor are not good enough for senior footy.

Kennedy and Elliott look like they'll be good for us this year. Reid and White will go well up forward. I wasn't worried about Grundy's game. He'll learn from today's game and be better for it.

Overall, it was a nothing game.

SteveH67 · Joined: 18 Jul 2004 Location: Canberra, Australia

[quote="Joel"][quote="What'sinaname"]A fair result and shows that Tigers are 4-8 side and Collingwood are an 9-15 side in 2014.[/quote]

Are you fair dinkum?[/quote]

LOL, you think we are a flag chance do you?

What'sinaname · Joined: 29 May 2010 Location: Living rent free

I'm not looking at the result, it's the areas of concern with our team.

1. Back line

2. Ruck

That's two big concerns for a supposed finals team. I still think our mid field and forward line are very good, but our back line looks very weak and I fear that our ruck will be inconsistent (as expected with a 10 game No. 1 ruckman).

I'm hoping our inexperienced ruck and back line mature before the mid field and forward line age and start to decline.

Geek · geek Joined: 06 Apr 2006 Location: Jacana

Johnno75 · Joined: 07 Oct 2010 Location: Wantirna

Pretty ugly and disinterested but it is a practice match.

Reid was good and Kennedy showed some good signs. A bit of work to do in the next 20 days.

Dave The Man · Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2014 7:49 pm

They are a real worry. All of Frost,Keeffe and Brown where well beaten.

Yes I know there was not Real Effort by the Boys but still I felt that was a big worry how well they where beaten.

Hope they improve in the Season Proper or we could have some Trouble there

collie dog · Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2014 7:51 pm

I had a lot of hope for this season but doubt we'll make the eight now. Eddie must put a hold on those contract extension talks. It's not as if the other clubs will be queuing up for our coach's services. See how things pan out during the season.

I said it in the game thread, but those who support the idea it was only a practice match do a great dis-service to the thousands of Pies fans in northern Victoria. For them this was probably the only game they'll see live this year, and we served up cold tripe. Not good enough Collingwood. How about thinking of the fans (the people who pay the wages) for a change. We have become a very selfish team with very selfish habits on the field too.