Post match. Pies run all over Dons. All comments please.

[BazBoy]

Good summary and yes still need to get defence sorted which Reid may bring something to it

We still overposses but thought I saw some improvement

Agree Mayne may not fit but get Elliot ,WHE with last nights display and Faz/Darc picking up the pace thats a hell of a forward srtucture

[Invigoration]

Thought Schade showed a fair bit of promise, had a lot of composure.

Feel for Sinclair, he looked raring to go. We really need his pace off the half back line this year so hopefully its not too bad.


Mayne is easily in our best 22 by the way, settle down people...

[Collingwood Crackerjack]

[think positive]

[R_T_RUSH]

De Goey, Daics, Wil, Big Cox's tap work, Elliot ++

Negative: We are persevering with the 'leave your man to get to the contest' zone rubbish. Can work against sloppy, slow teams but even against Essendon last night created too many 'loose man' over the top plays.

The coaching staff have about 3 months left to sort it out. I have my doubts.

[MatthewBoydFanClub]

We're building for the start of the season but I don't think we'll be at our best till about mid season. Almost a new team out there last night. Teammates still learning about each other's game. The key to our success on the field will depend on keeping a healthy list on the field. One dropped off last night (Sinclair). At times last season we were averaging the loss of one player a game. If we can't get players like Sier, Broomhead, Kirby and Wills, active and pushing for selection in the team and we suffer from injuries like we did last year, we'll be in trouble again this season. So it's vital every player on our list contributes to the success of the team.

[MatthewBoydFanClub]

[Mugwump]

Did anyone else notice that both of DeGoey's last quarter goals were extracted from the pack and delivered (in the second case via Blair as an intermediary) by one J. Daicos ? This boy looks very interesting indeed !!

[thompsoc]

2 things.
1. Diacos will be an excellent player.
There were a couple of examples last night which just showed class.
2. De Goey will be an A grader soon.

[mudlark]

Apart from some sloppy mid game footy, we looked OK.Loved Mason Cox.He's going to be something very special I think.It was good to see him get to plenty of contests.I'm thinking that WHE has a "Small" touch of Fabulous Phil about him and I guess we can only hope. Degoey was brilliant and should shut up a few of the knockers.Agree that Phillips needs some penetration in his kicking but he knows how to get it and will only improve if his numbers stay like that. Aishe was good and he keeps his head over the ball.A bit underrated I reckon.Dunne is better than than Brown and Frost put together and neither of them ever kicked a goal like that.Great to see Billy back.We really missed him last year. Faz just needs to stop being such a smart arse or he might find himself in the 2's.Permanently!!Daicos was superb and it was great to hear a 'DAICS" call from the crowd in the last 1/4.
Turnovers are still a problem, but I think with peddles ,Adams and Treloar back, that will sort itself out.I'm happy with what I saw and I'm looking forward to seeing our best 22 in full flight.I think we'll take some beating.And to whoever said it would only have been 5 points except for the 2 nine pointers, it would have been 10 without them paying goals for hitting the post.And then we had that fat arsed muppet Jonathan Brown,saying they should allow a goal if it hits the post and goes through the goals???
Bad luck to Sinkers.I hope he recovers but he isn't in my best 25.Neither is Goldsack.I think our backline is going to be just fine.
Well done lads.You beat the dopers and that is always good.

[mudlark]

[69 years a MAGPIE]

Generally good all round effort. Not getting carried away, a lot of work still to be done. 5-6 reasonable players to come in for the next game, so after that we will have more of an idea. Turnovers expensive, but, how many goals did we kick from stoppages - a hell of a lot more than last year.

[jackcass]

[mattys123]

Hard to gauge just how well we are going based off one game where both teams rested star players.

But there were plenty of positives;

De Goey; Brilliant at the clearances and showed the ability to break away from packs, which has been the main criticism of him, his lack of pace. Will be a A grade mid if we play him there and not at half forward.

Josh Smith; Just gets better, I wondered if he would just stay at the level he played last year but judged on 2 games (intra club and last night) he's improved. Lock him in for round one, coaches pet.

Lynden Dunn; Maybe not as defensively good one on one as a Brown or Frost, but makes up for it with better skill and decisions under pressure whne he gets the ball. Handy fill in for 2-3 seasons down back.

Hoskin-Elliott; The Elliotts (Will and Billy) will transform our forward line from a mess to elite. Well worth the future second round pick.

Sidebottom; Showed more leadership in one pre season game then he has maybe ever. Loved that he was having on field conversations with younger players throughout the game. Then just tore Essendon to bits when it counted in the last quarter. Injury permitting will play 300 games for us.

Plenty of other positives with the only negative being Sinclair's injury.

Nice start, now to continue training hard for two weeks before the whole club heads to Mandurah on March 4th for the double header.

[jackcass]