Post Match. Pies sink Swans. All comments.

[Donny]

Collingwood 11.11.77
Sydney 6.12.48

Goals: Checkers 5, Framps, Ginni, Elliott, De Goey, Ash, H-E,

Disposals: Pendles 31, NDaics 25, JDaics, Sidey, IQ, Crisp, Adams, 23, H-E, De Goey 17, Framps, Maynard 13

AFs: IQ 89, Pendles 88, Adams 87, Framps 86, NDaics 84, Noble 80, JDaics, Sidey, Crisp, H-E 77,

Crowd: 71,463

Let's hear ya !!

[Jezza]

Revenge is sweet.

7-1 and a game clear on top. Life is good!

[eddiesmith]

It’s a huge difference on a proper sized ground. You could see how Sydney try and choke the play and give you no room, but on the MCG you can go around it.

[Jezza]

71,000 in attendance against an interstate team.

Excellent turnout by our supporters.

[Haff]

Ginni. What an effort to provide the spark. Gets a vote from me.
Checkers back in form. Pendles huge.
Cox in the Ruck was such an improvement, no disrespect to Frampton who has been lion hearted.
I was pretty calm this match. Guess I’m getting used to being the best 4qtr team.

[Piesnchess]

Played pretty average for a third of the game but still won by a lazy five snags, we are indeed the last qtr specialists, aint we !!!!!!

[Jezza]

It’s a huge difference on a proper sized ground. You could see how Sydney try and choke the play and give you no room, but on the MCG you can go around it.

Agree, Eddie.

Did well to spread and get around it in the end.

[Piesnchess]

I dunno, its surreal, like the whole team is like a sleeping, dozing Giant, that finally wakes up late in the match, yawns, and thinks, " Blimey, we better start playing some decent footy now " And away, we go. LOL

[Mr Miyagi]

royal commission for umpires and Ginnivan

[Haff]

The problem is he leans into it. Difference with his and that rat papley is he went down to get the ball then back up. It was soft but there.
Ginni went down, stayed down which is fine but he leans into the tackler.
So hard to adjudicate.
That said, he is basically a free target now. 50:50s will go against him every time.

[swoop42]

The attendance at this game should serve as a reminder to the AFL that's it's been a disgrace we haven't had the opportunity to play the Swans in Melbourne for a decade.

If the AFL is serious about having some type of equity within it's draw then every side in the competition should be required to play the opposition away at least once every 2 years.

[Mr Miyagi]

royal commission for umpires and Ginnivan

The problem is he leans into it. Difference with his and that rat papley is he went down to get the ball then back up. It was soft but there.
Ginni went down, stayed down which is fine but he leans into the tackler.
So hard to adjudicate.
That said, he is basically a free target now. 50:50s will go against him every time.

Papley kept his head down and leaned into it. Ginni didn’t.

[BazBoy]

Solid win

[Take_a_Screamer]

Maybe there's no room for both Hill and Ginni at the same time?

[Hiss]

About to board the Geelong flyer home to Corio. I can’t drive due to consuming 14 beers at the ground . It was a pleasure sitting next to mainly Pies fans for once today. The few Sydney types were loud during the first half but progressive silence after 3/4 time was noticeably deafening. I thought we played a great style of football again, although I still can’t understand our game plan. The ladder worries me a lot with so many Teams so close. Just hope we can ride these injuries out and peak at the right time of the season. Oh before I forget; I met a lost Melbourne fan at half time outside as I was lighting up a cigarette. He said he comes to our games and sits in the MCC because he finds his own team boring. I had to