What are our chances for 2024?

gurugeoff · Joined: 09 Oct 2013

the comp is too even to be confident of winning the premiership, and you need some good fortune at the prelim and granny stage.
That being said, i don't think we have lost anything from last year in regards to list changes. Adams and Ginnavan were borderline best 22 players last year.
We will be a better team than we were last year. Will that be enough, time will tell.

The Black and White Lion · The Black and White Lion Joined: 29 Apr 2022

Well based on the latest self inflicted news coming out of Melbourne re Joel Smith drug trafficking allegations, sounds like the Dee’s could implode even further this year and we’re going to finish above them at least.
Someone’s going to start asking questions about how long this is all been going on.

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2024/02/20/smith-under-further-investigation-after-being-accused-of-drug-trafficking

gurugeoff · Joined: 09 Oct 2013

was watching the 2011 prelim on foxtel last night - a reminder to me of how great that team was - Pendles and Sidey running around, and add Swannie, Daisy, Beams and Ball to that. Jolly in the ruck, Travis and Brown up forward, Andrew Krakeur and Didak, Tarrant and Reid, and they couldn't win it.

so, they are hard to win

LaurieHolden · Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2024 4:01 pm

Take_a_Screamer · Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2024 10:00 pm

Darcy Moore names the Magpie that’s ready to step up as McStay’s replacement
Collingwood captain Darcy Moore thinks that Ash Johnson is ready to step up in Dan McStay’s absence this campaign after the key forward went down with a pre-season ACL injury.
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2024/02/26/darcy-moore-names-the-magpie-thats-ready-to-step-up-as-mcstays-replacement/

Sidebottom lifts the lid on Collingwood’s unique approach in pursuit of back-to-back flags
...While everyone knows that Collingwood’s goal is to win successive premierships, Sidebottom says there’s been no talk about that internally as the Magpies instead focus on one simple message - getting back to work.
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2024/02/26/sidebottom-lifts-the-lid-on-collingwoods-unique-approach-in-pursuit-of-back/

Take_a_Screamer · Posted: Thu Feb 29, 2024 10:08 am

Guys take note...
A few of our players are getting criticized on this forum for their performance in the pre-season games. What's it worth?
What more do you want? The stats that prove Daicos naysayers have no leg to stand on
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2024/02/28/what-more-do-you-want-the-stats-that-prove-daicos-naysayers-have-no-leg-to/

lazzadesilva · Joined: 04 Feb 2003

I think a lot of the criticism came after the loss to North. Nicksters don’t like losing, especially to teams like North who are not highly rated. It was a reaction of frustration after an unexpected loss. But after the Richmond win, we move on to the real thing. The first game is tough as.

think better · Joined: 16 May 2005 Location: Adelaide

BazBoy · Joined: 11 Sep 2014

Adams and Ginny of all the available to play in the grannie for mine were down the choice list & Jack did jack 💩
The player who got birth 23 (Lipinski) has regained 2022 form

But we must have some new blood capable of not just being in the 22 but playing major roles

Shultz will be a big inclusion

On the point of winning b 2 b that’s a big mountain

LaurieHolden · Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2024 7:19 pm

The One Percenters 2024 AFL Season Previews: Collingwood
https://www.onepercenters.net.au/p/2024-afl-season-previews-collingwood

LaurieHolden · Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2024 12:13 pm

Own the Moment in 2024
Owning the moments that make Collingwood iconic. However. Wherever. Together.
https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/video/1500786/own-the-moment-in-2024?videoId=1500786&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1709705713001

LaurieHolden · Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:44 am

Take_a_Screamer · Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2024 11:46 am

Excerpts from the SEN article (follows the Port victory).
Collingwood is evolving?...

Champion Data’s Daniel Hoyne isn’t jumping back onto the Collingwood bandwagon just yet, saying, “We’ve got to see a fair bit more”. Hoyne suggested that change is due to the competition putting plenty of work over the pre-season into figuring out how to dismantle the Pies’ system.

“I think teams have gone to work on them… what I want to do is give a fair bit of praise to this coaching staff to be able to actually adjust on the run and potentially just over pre-season as well knowing, potentially, that this is coming,” Hoyne continued. “They’ve now gone to an absolutely dominant forward half team in the competition, only Carlton are scoring more of the back of their forward half work.

“It’s their ability to be able to capitalise on their forward half turnover game that is so impressive. That’s what they were able to do against Port Adelaide on the weekend… we didn’t really see that component of their game last year, they didn’t need to given how good their ball movement was. “But we are seeing a different Collingwood team and that performance on the weekend was absolutely brutal.”

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2024/04/23/weve-got-to-see-a-fair-bit-more-champion-data-pumps-brakes-on-pies-but/