Pre Match - Pies v. Swans. All comments here please.

[ramjet21]

not convinced willo has given us enough in the past month and walker, while handy, is unlikely to be a match for hall, o'loughlin or goodes while rupert could play forward or back and molloy could cause headaches for the swans without saddington and rearing to go after last week at willy. i expect at least one change before the game.

[Brown26]

Molloy will play - they do not have three talls for Molloy Rocca and Tarrant, what happens when Fraser drops down? If Fraser runs off Goodes, expect both big men to have a huge game, and if might be the back up rucks - McKee could feature largely here - who pick them up when they go forward. Stop Goodes and at least break the midfield and we will have ourselves 2nd place on the ladder.

GO PIES!!

- ben

[PeterWH]

With all the razzamatazz & crap going on in the Sydney papers this week any one would think that this game was a G.F.
There was an ode to E.McG which was written by a bloke called Warren,all the 'expertrs'are tipping the Swans to win and I recon that they can all get stuffed.
There is a bloke in the Caravan park here in Young who says he is a PIES supporter,but states that the Swans will win as he recons that the PIES dont have enough commitment.....He calls himself a supporter.
We will be watching this LIVE on TV Saturday night.
We will be in our new home at the end on September......wou;dnt be supprisewd if it was G.F. day.

[rosspies]

Not suprised Sydney think its a GF. We are used to hype to just about every game we play, Its nothing out of the norm for us.

I think it will all be too much for an inexperienced Sydney team at finals like games.

Lets show those Sydney players how to play a big game

Pies by 23 points

[Culprit]

Don't wish to be to negative, but I cannot believe people think we will actually kick the swans arse. They beat Brisbane in Brisbane, we didn't. They beat us down here and now we travel up to there. Bonus for us is it's not at the SCG. People keep saying to me you pumped the crows. Half their team had the flu, and the flu that is going around now is a real show stopper, I know I have it at the moment.

I hope we win, but I feel the Swans are in form and are a fast team. Presti being out is a huge blow and while Walker is in our 22 I am not that confident as he has shown a little, but not much for my liking to keep in in the team.

The Swans are pumped to beat us, they were on a high last week and built themselves up for that game, I hope they drop the bundle this week and lose to us. I would be more confident if no one gave us a chance as it is many are tipping us and that worries me.

I may sound depressing, honestly it's the drugs I am taking.

[silf85]

Umpires for tonight are

#2- Michael Vozzo (3 weeks in a row and 5th time for the year)
#5- Mathew James (6th time for the year)
#11- Scott McLaren (6th time for the year)

[Joel]

I just heard on the grapevine that Cole has the flu and won't play tonight. I can't confirm that, and I'm not sure who will come in for him if that is the case.

[Adz]

Cole out Rupert in. That flu is going around all of Australia at the moment. Im getting over it now. But there was 130 people off school on Wednsday because of it.

[Hiya-and-Higher]

The New Millenium Collingwood has no bogey teams.
Times are a'changin'
We are now The Bogey to others

[Magpie Andy]

i hate to say it woey fan

as much as i love collingwood for the last 11 years (4 years)

but he won the brownlow with Melbourne does that still count
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Rocca is a champ

[scoobydoo]

just heard that Molloy is in & Mckee is out

[Stan Magro]

Molloy and Mcgough are in, Cole and Mckee are both out.