2023 PREMIERS - SWEET 16

[LaurieHolden]

Sweet 16 has also coincided with win no.1,600, the most wins in V/@AFL -
1600 - COLL
1472 - CARL
1421 - ESS
1397 - GEEL
1218 - STH/SYD
1211 - RICH
1151 - MELB
1010 - HAW
973 - STK
934 - WBD
896 - NTH
869 - FITZ
468 - WCE
389 - ADEL
380 - BRIS
331 - PORT
292 - FREM
123 - GWS
78 - GCS
27 - UNI

[Take_a_Screamer]

Here is the timeline "worm" from the AFL website.
I had never before seen such timeline not exceeding 2 goals either way for the whole match.

After kicking the initial 2 goals, we trended down until Brisbane reached a 2 goal differential themselves. After that, in the mid second quarter, we had a spurt on and mostly kept our head above water.

Look at all those points both sides kicked in the beginning of the last quarter!

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Collingwood dominates list of most-attended AFL matches in 2023

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2023/10/04/collingwood-dominates-list-of-most-attended-afl-matches-in-2023/

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I Got It Wrong About Collingwood

A public announcement from the co-host of the Lace Out AFL Podcast to all the Collingwood faithful regarding their 2023 AFL Grand Final victory. I am sorry!...Collingwood you are the real deal!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nW27hAzuQw

[David]

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That’s Good for Footy : Collingwood Post-Grand Final show

This show was filmed at the Mulgrave Country Club in Wheelers Hill.
Guests: Jack Crisp, Brody Mihocek

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emmLEQUtPss

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Note: I linked this to another thread
https://www.magpies.net/nick/bb/viewtopic.php?p=2175871#2175871

Let's see: The opposition sour grapes think they are better than us after losing, maybe we can show them again next year and make them eat their words. While Steven May’s dig at Collingwood has raised eyebrows, he wasn’t the only one over the weekend to take a shot at the premiers...

‘It f***ing hurts’: Honest May says Demons ‘so much better’ than premiers Pies in B&F speech
A very honest Steven May declared Melbourne “should have smoked” Collingwood in their qualifying final and was “so much better” than the eventual premier.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/melbourne-demons/afl-2023-steven-may-speech-at-melbourne-best-and-fairest-demons-better-than-collingwood-shouldve-won-qualifying-final-video-latest-news/news-story/d82c79a0dc2b71ff92ce39c30e939df4

‘Better than these teams’: Another swipe at Pies as Crows star lifts lid on GF message to teammates
Speaking after winning the club’s best and fairest on Saturday night, Adelaide skipper Jordan Dawson revealed he messaged teammates during the grand final to tell them the Crows were better than Collingwood and Brisbane.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/adelaide-crows/afl-2023-jordan-dawson-dig-at-collingwood-magpies-brisbane-lions-grand-final-says-adelaide-crows-are-better-whatsapp-message-to-teammates-best-and-fairest-speech-latest-news/news-story/ee03a4d1ca106c710d991c63f1704ac8

[Pies4shaw]

Adelaide haven't beaten Collingwood for 7 and a half years, so that's a fairly stupid thing for Dawson to have said.

Melbourne has beaten Collingwood twice in the last 10 match-ups (once by just 4 points), so that's a fairly stupid thing for May to have said.

[piedys]

[K]

The best Collingwood goals of 2023

https://www.afl.com.au/video/1051824/the-best-collingwood-goals-of-2023

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Grand Final Reflections: What is takes to win a Premiership

Will Hoskin-Elliott, Patrick Lipinski, Tom Mitchell, Jack Crisp and Josh Daicos provide insight into what it takes to win a Premiership.

https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/video/1457307/grand-final-reflections-what-is-takes-to-win-a-premiership?modal=true&publishFrom=1698372684001&type=video&videoId=1457307

The finishing touches of the 2023 Premiership Cup

Nick Maxwell and his son Archie were on hand to oversee the engraving of the 2023 Premiership Cup

https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/video/1457303/the-finishing-touches-of-the-2023-premiership-cup?modal=true&publishFrom=1698372587001&type=video&videoId=1457303

[Pies4shaw]

So, looking at the "McRae Era" stats as at the end of 2023 (see here: https://www.magpies.net/nick/bb/viewtopic.php?t=90119 ), the team for Finals was very settled across 2022 and 2023.

There were 18 players who played all 6 Collingwood Finals.

If you add Naicos, Mitchell, Hill, McStay/Frampton to that bunch, it seems that (in both years) Collingwood had a clear view of its Finals 22 and they were almost all available to take the field in almost all games.

Given the time spent arguing on here about who should come in and who should go out and whether players were or were not "best 23", it seems like the Football Department had a very clear view of that all along.

Obviously there were a few players unavailable at the business end, particularly Adams and Johnson (who played all 3 Finals in 2022 but was injured this year) but, by and large, the Club knew who they wanted to play when it counted and was largely able to get them onto the park. A fantastic planning and recruitment effort, really.

[jonmac1954]

^
Yep not to mention managing game time across the season for our veterans who played a cruicial role.

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Big article, has the details...

Best season ever? The thrilling record broken in 2023
https://www.afl.com.au/news/1057429/best-season-ever-the-thrilling-record-broken-in-2023

Collingwood's four-point Grand Final win over Brisbane proved to be a fitting way to end a season of heart-stopping finishes. As has become the norm under Craig McRae, the Magpies were again dominant in thrillers... Collingwood went 8-1 in matches decided by 10 points or less in 2023, a win percentage of 89, while preliminary finalist Carlton was the only side to go unbeaten, its 6-1-0 record giving it a win percentage of 86.

Record in games decided by 10 points or less in 2023 (win-draw-loss)

Collingwood 8-1
Carlton 6-1-0
Port Adelaide 6-1
Greater Western Sydney 5-3
etc.

Seasons with most matches decided by 10 points or less

57 – 2023
49 – 2014
47 – 2019, 2021
45 – 2018
44 – 2017
43 – 2002
42 – 2010, 2013, 2022