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Spot on, Cam. I'm fortunate enough to have followed the Pies from '56, so I've experienced 3 Premierships from 16 GFs - including the day I introduced my new girlfriend to Aussie Rules. We watched the '70 Granny. Nuff said.Cam wrote:We are Collingwood. We MAKE Grand Finals.
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You made reference about what outsiders predicted Collingwood would do this year. What did you expect would happen during the off-season?"I suppose just a little reflection mode, we're 1 of 4 teams left in the competition. At the start of the year if you thought we'd be in the last 4, you could have got pretty big odds for that I would have thought. Really proud of tonight in particular, just the growth in us. I said to the playing group, the best is in front of us. I just feel like we're growing before your eyes, whether it's individually and guys stepping up and getting more used to the occasion, or as a group just getting better. It's a bit of a theme for us, it's something we want to do. We strongly believe our best is in front of us".
After a devastating loss to Geelong last week, how did you get the response tonight because the 1st quarter set the tone?"I was hoping we would be competitive, but we've been far more than that. Credit to the players; motivation levels are really high to improve. Credit to all the coaches and staff. I'm not here to do a Best and Fairest speech and thank everyone. In particular, the players themselves have had to apply themselves and they've done it continuously, so they should take all the credit".
De Goey and Crisp in the middle filled the void of Adams. What did you make of them stepping up, especially De Goey?"Yeah, I sat here last week didn't I and said 'don't lay on the ground'. That's a part of the journey for us about showing that we're wanting to continue to be better. The end line will come at some stage for this season, but that doesn't mean there's a start line; this is a journey for us. Our players rock in on a Monday; and that's why we have such belief because we've got guys who are doing PB's in the gym, we've got guys doing PB on the GPS in training. The training on Thursday was the highest GPS in 6 weeks. That's how you build belief. Belief through action and this group believes".
When you kicked 9 or 10 consecutive behinds, is that a part of the mentality of the group to not stress about it or were you stressed?"Tay Adams is hard to replace. We don't have another one waiting in the wings. Everyone else had to grab a little bit. I thought Jordy was outstanding again, playing with slight duress [but] nothing major. For him to just be at his best and others take up the slack. A big part of the game was get the ball forward and we won the territory battles tonight, which was going to be a critical part of the result".
Jack Ginnivan provided a spark up forward. Can you speak about how important he is to the team and how much impact he can have on the team as he did tonight."I was stressed [Laughs*]. No, I wasn't really. I thought we were dominating that part of the game, but we just couldn't quite finish. A part of our growth is that. Take in those moments. The way we wanted the game to be played, we were so we take confidence in that. Execution is part and parcel as well".
What are your thoughts about heading to the SCG for a preliminary final?"Jack's a good finisher isn't he. I think he missed a couple of shots in the third quarter, but he's a good finisher for us. He's an energiser. The crowd get energised when he does something well which we feed off to. We've got an interesting forward line. Some guys bob up here. We've got a lot of inexperience in our forward line. Credit goes to Hayden Skipworth, he's done an amazing job with that group to get the best out of what we have. We find a way to score. Unfortunately we can't get more than 80 points at the moment, so we've got to keep the opposition under that. That's something we're trying to work towards [improving]".
Fremantle's ball movement was really stagnant. How did you see the defensive effort of your team?"We're better for the experience. We played them three weeks ago. Jordy [De Goey] told me he didn't play, so we're much better for it. I think we learnt some good lessons and there will be time to talk about those lessons we learnt. Tonight we'll just celebrate the fact that we've made it into a prelim".
Do you think Darcy Moore's two finals performances have been slightly underplayed?"We were really proud of that. That's something we worked on during the week. We scouted and knew that they would try to possess the ball by foot. We took that away from them and forced them down the line. Our aerial guys got to work; Howie, Moorey and these other guys. That's a real strength of ours; intercept marking. I think we're #1 in the comp for that. We wanted to force it into that style of the game. We choked them around the uncontested mark in particular".
First final series for some players, how proud are you of them being able to handle the occasion?"He's been sick all week, so I'm just going to call that out for what it is. I'm going to protect my players. I thought he was pretty good tonight. I think if you look back at the way he played and how he intercepted, the guy's been in bed for a couple of days pretty ill. I love what he does and I'll stand up for him".
How have you managed to get more out of Mason Cox? His second half of the year has been good in the contest as well as the ruck."Two weeks in a row, we've looked like we can handle the big stage. This is what we play for. Our game plan stacks up. All year we're thinking and preparing for a finals type game plan and just honing our craft and getting better, and individually they look like they're more at home. 90,000 people there; most of them black and white. Thank you to the Magpie Army for coming. We look ready for the occasion, it's exciting".
How close was Darcy Moore to missing the game?"Like everyone, we want Mason to get better. I think he's over 30 now and just ask him to get busy on your craft. When he marks the ball, he's a presence. Again he's another one that ignites the crowd when he's up and going. I think he's an important cog as many are".
Did Moore suffer from cold or flu like symptoms?"I hate it when the doctor rings me matchday and he rang me matchday, so there was some concern. Level of confidence was still there, but there was some concern."
Two senior players in Taylor Adams and Brodie Grundy weren't out there tonight. Could you explain what role they've had around the club not being able to play unfortunately."I won't give too much away".
How did Adams go in the box? He said on Thursday he may not even watch it."Brodie is working with our rucks and analysing what's coming with all experience and Tay was in the box tonight I'm pretty sure doing centre bounces. It was really hard for Tay after the game. He's in, but then I said last week he's going to struggle match day. We've got to try and keep these guys close to us. This is 22 who played tonight, but there's many more who are contributing to why we're in this position so we'll keep them along for the journey".
A bit more of a comfortable margin tonight compared to all the close wins in the second half of the year."I don't know, I'll have to follow up on that".
What did you make of Trent Bianco's performance?"Yeah, like I said we're getting better. We're finding ways. In the last quarter, you're trying to manage the clock a bit, which it makes it harder to score so potentially if you can go for it you can score more goals but we didn't need to score too many more, they had to kick 6 goals at one stage. Those things keep the game a little bit tighter which we're learning lessons about. As I keep saying, our best is in front of us. We're looking forward to the challenge of what comes this week".
Can Collingwood win the Premiership?"I was really proud of Trent. He came in and do what he needed to do. He gets caught up in making a couple of mistakes, but it's OK, we're allowed to make mistakes. But I thought his discipline to task and he allowed others to shine, too, just by doing his job. I did read a couple of comments when we picked him, I thought they don't see the trust we have in this young kid. Credit to him, he played well"
Any injuries to come out of tonight?"We're here to win it. One more game and you're in a Grand Final. We're here to win this thing. We're going to work our butts off to get better everyday to give ourselves every chance. We'll set ourselves up and we know what's coming up in Sydney, but we'll give it our best shot."
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You F***ing serious?? What game were you watching. He was THE elite running link out of the backline.inxs88 wrote:Noble was awful. Simply awfulpietillidie wrote:Well in control of that from start to finish, which is a rare utterance this year.
Much smarter football overall with the added bonus of a better performance at the clearances, making things simpler.
de Goey, Crispy and Pendles were dominant, while the backline is in serious form. Loved Noble's game again, too, while Coxy is edging towards big form territory and Jamie could land a haul shortly, too. Moorey another big game and Howey looking better each week.
A whole new ball game next, but we certainly can't complain about getting an easier game and should be well aware of the intensity needed against the Swans.
Carna' Pies!
How devastated was his little boy? That was a real tear jerker moment. He leaves a proud servant of the game.doriswilgus wrote:I’m glad the Collingwood crowd cheered Mundy off at the end of the game.That was classy by all involved.
Ran his guts out as usual. Always gives 100%. I love what he brings to our team.mudlark wrote:You F***ing serious?? What game were you watching. He was THE elite running link out of the backline.inxs88 wrote:Noble was awful. Simply awfulpietillidie wrote:Well in control of that from start to finish, which is a rare utterance this year.
Much smarter football overall with the added bonus of a better performance at the clearances, making things simpler.
de Goey, Crispy and Pendles were dominant, while the backline is in serious form. Loved Noble's game again, too, while Coxy is edging towards big form territory and Jamie could land a haul shortly, too. Moorey another big game and Howey looking better each week.
A whole new ball game next, but we certainly can't complain about getting an easier game and should be well aware of the intensity needed against the Swans.
Carna' Pies!
