Post Match. Pies win another thriller. All comments.

[Haff]

Watching the replay as I was out with the mrs all day. How many times can Cox run under the ball? Given some of the comments above imma assume it doesn’t get any better.
He’s a failed forward who went into the ruck. We’re seeing why.
I’m sure he will be fine once the cavalry arrives and he goes back into the middle but he’s not a forward!

[LaurieHolden]

We had 9 goal scorers, off the back of I think 10 the week before. We won't get away with it all season, but yesterday our spread of goal kickers was effective. At a minimum it takes predictability out of the equation.
Pleasing thing was we didn't just bomb it in to be picked off by their talls.

While he slotted the winning goal, that's a given, but how did we view the JDG back into the forward line move?

[shawthing]

While he slotted the winning goal, that's a given, but how did we view the JDG back into the forward line move?

I loved it Laurie.

[LaurieHolden]

Leigh Montagna bias against Collingwood is second only to Caro.
On the Rankine decision, “Where’s the sense of occasion from the umpire?,” Saints legend Leigh Montagna posted on Fox Footy.
Look I get where he's coming from, and anyone else I'd let it slide, but he's early obsessed.

[Magpietothemax]

yes, that is a very biased comment. Supposedly the umpire should let go a clear breach of the rules that he notices, for a "sense of occasion" ? I disagree with the attitude that umpires should "let go" decisions on the "minor" side because they occur at critical moments in the game. This is the logic that led to the failure to call the block on Bruzza in the 2018 GF, leading to Sheed kicking a goal.
If Rankine has the liberty to run 25 m without bouncing, this kind of advantage might be critical in determining the final result.
In the event it wasn't because the ball came to ground, and our guys were at ground level equally represented in the contest as the opposition, and on the balance of probabilities over the rest of the match, the most likely outcome would be that we would have got the ball out of our D50 again.
Montana's comment is even more crude. The umpire should let go a clear breach he notices because Adelaide has a chance of creating a dramatic twist in the final minute??

[Pete 70]

No I’m with Leigh. The rules clearly say if a player breaches the rules but there’s a sense of occasion them let it go. That f…ing Richards not paid dropping the ball tackle in the last is a disgrace. Applying the sense of occasion test, the umpire let it go.

How much fun have we all had since Fly was appointed. Oh and young Nicholas helps.

[Pies2016]

While he slotted the winning goal, that's a given, but how did we view the JDG back into the forward line move?

Very good coaching but it’s all dependent on Collingwood winning the midfield battle without him in there. While Pendles, Nick and Crisp remain in stellar midfield form, it looms as a genuine option. Reckon we will see him starting there against Freo this week ( assuming he’s ok to play )

[Gerry Cooper]

While he slotted the winning goal, that's a given, but how did we view the JDG back into the forward line move?

Pretty good I thought. Its not the first time he has played out of full forward. Made the most of his chances and him and Bobby worked together to get good separation. He didnt get much opportunity to do anything aerially (and maybe there is a question mark on his ability to take big pack marks) and I see him more of a hard leading forward type - He can provide another key forward option at times.

Return question Laurie - How would you rate the games of Harrison, Sullivan, Richards, and McRae? I thought Harrison the best of them - he has such quick hands and his disposal decision making seems to be top class.

[lazzadesilva]

Leigh Montagna bias against Collingwood is second only to Caro.
On the Rankine decision, “Where’s the sense of occasion from the umpire?,” Saints legend Leigh Montagna posted on Fox Footy.
Look I get where he's coming from, and anyone else I'd let it slide, but he's early obsessed.

Look I’m sick of the media clowns who vomit crap without the slightest idea about our terrible history with rotten umpiring decisions

[Culprit]

All the speculation about the free kick is hilarious. The game continued after he kicked the ball and they still didn't look like scoring. Supporters all love to focus on one incident and ignore the rest. We would be doing the same had we lost. It's history, move on.

[The Average Tourist]

Leigh Montagna bias against Collingwood is second only to Caro.
On the Rankine decision, “Where’s the sense of occasion from the umpire?,” Saints legend Leigh Montagna posted on Fox Footy.
Look I get where he's coming from, and anyone else I'd let it slide, but he's early obsessed.

Look I’m sick of the media clowns who vomit crap without the slightest idea about our terrible history with rotten umpiring decisions

[shawthing]

Hawthorn choked in the final quarter against Port. They had a 5 goal lead which they coughed up with 3 seconds to go. Sad because it means Port pushed us down to 5th on the ladder. Meantime the Weagles slaughter Melbourne to push them down to 7th. Happy days. We are entrenched in the eight. Just keep winning.

[Meredith1965]

^ Port are very beatable, and I din’t think they’ll last too long above us on the ladder.

On the post above which questioned how the youngsters went, fwiw I was at the game and I’d say Harrison has an excellent future, Richards was serviceable but had nowhere near the exciting impact of the previous week, Sullivan still shows promise and grit but it is hard to see him as more than a bottom 6 player, and Finn was very underwhelming.

[piffdog]

Anyone else notice the corset/padding Pendles is wearing around his ribs? I think for the last couple weeks now.

Clearly carrying something which makes his output even more amazing.

Moving Jordy forward may have been a last resort, but I think it worked well. Had probably two or three more chances to pluck a mark in that last quarter and when his moment came he didnt miss.

As others have mentioned, Harrison looks like a surgeon with his handballing skills. He's been prominent in a number of important scoring chains over the last couploe weeks with a perfect extrative handpass which has allowed the recipient to not break stride.

[The Black and White Lion]

Yeah Pendles has been thick with padding since the Hawthorn game. Rib associated injury when he copped that knee in the back from JDG's second hospital ball kick in minutes. Absolutely amazing he is performing and seemingly without any grimaces and no fuss whatsoever.

Dane Swan was our last up and comer with the handball skills of a surgeon. What if only double H can produce some of that output in future