Post Match. Pies demolish Dons - all comments please

[London Dave]

I'm going over to read bomberblitz.com Should be enjoyable.

I like this quote

Is there seriously a more charmed outfit in the universe than those black and white farksticks? They never have to deal with any kind of adversity at all.

Delusional!

[Scotch]

Beams scares me as a forward, especially in a close game (missed a couple of sitters again today). Can't we find a spot for him in the middle or down back? Please?

Great game from Krak also, as well as Swan, Pendles and Leon of course.

I recall one, and he kicked his set shot plus a hard one from the boundary. Are you sure his miss from rd22 against the Hawks last year hasn't got you paranoid?

Beams is a great player and isn't a true Forward. He NEEDS a place in the midfield though, I agree.

[Deja Vu]

I loved the 2nd half but the first was a shocker.

Mick would not be happy with that performance and I am still worried that we are not switching on when we need to. Better teams without the injuries will not let us back in the game as easily.

Anyway. Two things I loved:

Swanny giving the Joe the Goose to Sinclair.

Bally addressing the players in the 3 qtr time huddle

[Cam]

Better an armwrestle like today than a training run like the Carts had. Our draw will prepare us properly for the bigtime.

[Duff Soviet Union]

I'm going over to read bomberblitz.com Should be enjoyable.

I like this quote

Is there seriously a more charmed outfit in the universe than those black and white farksticks? They never have to deal with any kind of adversity at all.

Delusional!

How about this one?

"That free the ump gave to put the Pies in front robbed all momentum Essendon had AGAIN another free that turns the result of the game."

We need to start a Saintsational like thread with Bomberblitz. Bloody bogans.

[pricey]

Good win under some trying circumstances , I thought that the wind played a part in the first half , Swanny's kicking was terrible. Second half come-back was fantastic for team belief , give me a game like this any day compared to the training drill the Pussies got yesterday.
Luke Ball is an out and out champion!!!
Geez it's good to have depth , other clubs must watch and drool.

[AN_Inkling]

Beams scares me as a forward, especially in a close game (missed a couple of sitters again today). Can't we find a spot for him in the middle or down back? Please?

Great game from Krak also, as well as Swan, Pendles and Leon of course.

I recall one, and he kicked his set shot plus a hard one from the boundary. Are you sure his miss from rd22 against the Hawks last year hasn't got you paranoid?

Beams is a great player and isn't a true Forward. He NEEDS a place in the midfield though, I agree.

Missed two easy snaps in a row in the second quarter, and his conversion rate was terrible last year. He's pretty good with conventional set shots (apart from that Hawthorn game ), but give him anything more difficult and he struggles - for mine, he has poor goal sense and would be better playing elsewhere. I like him playing up higher and setting up play, not finishing it.

Is a great player? No, not yet. Has the potential to be a good one, but needs to find a spot. If he can't make it as an inside mid (and some of the signs are not great), he may remain as a bit player. I just can't see him dominating a game in any other role.

[Brenny]

I hate Essendon...

I hate people wearing black and red.

I HATE Stanton, Reimers, Mcveigh, Monfries and Zaharakis...

I HATE Essendon supporters who sit in the Collingwood members area. To them I say, Firetruck you!

Beating essendon to me is the best thing since sliced bread.

[Duff Soviet Union]

I hate Essendon...

I hate people wearing black and red.

I HATE Stanton, Reimers, Mcveigh, Monfries and Zaharakis...

I HATE Essendon supporters who sit in the Collingwood members area. To them I say, Firetruck you!

Beating essendon to me is the best thing since sliced bread.

My dad is an Essendon fan. I still hate them.

[pricey]

Oh and congratulation to the team on winning ten games in a row , first time since 1965.

[Brenny]

I hate Essendon...

I hate people wearing black and red.

I HATE Stanton, Reimers, Mcveigh, Monfries and Zaharakis...

I HATE Essendon supporters who sit in the Collingwood members area. To them I say, Firetruck you!

Beating essendon to me is the best thing since sliced bread.

My dad is an Essendon. I still hate them.

I don't hate the person, I just hate the team. Some of my good mates are Essendon supporters. I can talk about Essendon with them, just can't handle the rabble on match day.

It's a weird combination.

[Piethagoras' Theorem]

I hate Essendon...

I hate people wearing black and red.

I HATE Stanton, Reimers, Mcveigh, Monfries and Zaharakis...

I HATE Essendon supporters who sit in the Collingwood members area. To them I say, Firetruck you!

Beating essendon to me is the best thing since sliced bread.

My dad is an Essendon. I still hate them.

mum, dad and two sisters are essendon. I hate them more

[nulla]

I hate Essendon...

I hate people wearing black and red.

I HATE Stanton, Reimers, Mcveigh, Monfries and Zaharakis...

I HATE Essendon supporters who sit in the Collingwood members area. To them I say, Firetruck you!

Beating essendon to me is the best thing since sliced bread.

My dad is an Essendon. I still hate them.

mum, dad and two sisters are essendon. I hate them more

Franki.... what are your feelings for Essendon


I think we took more away from that game than Geelong did against a hapless demon side

[thebaldfacts]

No Daisy, no Wellingham, no Didak, no Dawes, no Shaw - that's five premiership players out

*ahem* six!

Actually, it's 7. Toovey and Nate Dogg.

Browny wont be back, but that is 6 players who are walk up starts.

[jack_spain]

I'm satisfied with the final result, but we took an awful long time to get going.

Can't wait to get Heater and Toovey back in defense. It is one shaky unit right now (Leon Davis excepted). I think we underestimate just how much Heater's talk organises our backline (even more so than Maxwell's). And Toovey is just cool in a crisis.

It's not that Taz, Harry, Buckley, Johnson and Reid were badly beaten in the first half, but they were not as sharp as usual. Nick Maxwell is still in the side through a lack of genuine alternative. His thinking processes are quite panicked at times. He doesn't seem to trust himself to kick.

The foward line desperately needs Chris Dawes back for structure. Keefe is not up to it this year. He'll develop into a good player, but should not play a part in the finals this year (unless we are in dire straights with injuries). Didak must come back. Krakouer showed enough reason for us to stick with him and build his confidence (he's a wonderful kick for goal).

Fasolo is the real deal and will probably be this year's Jarryd Blair. Unfortunately for Blair, he'll probably be the one to make way for Didak. Wellingham is still valuable to this side as a backup mid, and of course Dale Thomas on song is our most valuable player. God we missed him in that first half.

Macaffer is really struggling and will probably drop out when Toovs comes back. Beams did more than enough to show why he is a useful team man. Sinclair will play bit parts this season, but watch out in 2012. He looks like a real gem.

What can you say about Luke Ball that hasn't already been said? When the Bummers had taken our pants down in the first half, Ball was one of the few players who stood up to them.

I'm glad Jolly played, and he must not be rested again for the rest of the season. He must play himself into form. He was rusty today.

Swan got a lot of the footy, but his disposal makes me shake my head too often these days. A good game, but not a great one (although the disposal beancounters will be enraptured with his 45 touches). It's how you use the ball that matters.

And that leads me to Scott Pendlebury. He simply doesn't miss shots on the run. In fact Pendles thinks like a basketballer. You can see him sizing up his shots, weighing up whether to lay the ball off to someone in a better position. But when he pulls the trigger he never misses - nothing but net!

I would make Scott Pendlebury Collingwood captain as soon as next year. He will certainly follow Nick Maxwell who will struggle to hold his place in the side unless he has a big pre-season.

Now is the time to start playing finals footy. Develop good habits to smash the opposition when it counts. I thought last week was a shocking second half. This week our first half was even worse. If we want to go back-to-back we simply must play four good quarters.