Round 1 - Collingwood vs North Ballarat at Victoria Park

MagpieBat · Post by **MagpieBat** » Sat Apr 06, 2013 3:30 pm

Roosters are kicking exactly how we were in this encounter this time last year... appallingly.

MagpieBat · Post by **MagpieBat** » Sat Apr 06, 2013 3:31 pm

Great kick from Dids finds JT, who spots up Paine.

Paine marks. Snaps, goals.

101-47.

20 mins gone...

MagpieBat · Post by **MagpieBat** » Sat Apr 06, 2013 3:33 pm

OH, JT, YOU BEAUTY!!!

Took the clearence, broke the pack, got onto the right, kicks the goal!!!

107-47.

MagpieBat · Post by **MagpieBat** » Sat Apr 06, 2013 3:34 pm

Roosters peg one back through Garner.

107-53.

MagpieBat · Post by **MagpieBat** » Sat Apr 06, 2013 3:39 pm

Siren.

FULL TIME.

Collingwood 16.11.107
North Ballarat 8.19.55

GOALS - Paine 4, Witts 3, Martin 3, Mooney, Fasolo, Ferguson, D.Thomas, J.Thomas

DISPOSALS:
33 - Martin
26 - J.Thomas
25 - Fasolo
24 - D.Thomas, Oxley
22 - Hudson
21 - Didak

MARKS:
9 - D.Thomas
8 - Martin
7 - Paine
6 - Witts
5 - Fasolo

HITOUTS:
26 - Hudson
15 - Witts
1 - Richmond

MagpieBat · Post by **MagpieBat** » Sat Apr 06, 2013 3:42 pm

That, my friends, is the first win for Collingwood VFL in a TV game in 2 and half years.

About freeking time, I say.

MagpieBat · Post by **MagpieBat** » Sat Apr 06, 2013 3:48 pm

Dids Watch:
Finished with 21 disposals. For the most part, is just class personified. Being managed carefully. Expect another run or two at this level before coming back into the frame.

Daisy Watch:
Ran himself ragged. 24 disposals. Another week in the VFL, maybe, then back into the AFL.

Krak Watch:
MIA again that quarter. Quite a ways off the pace. Very dissapointing.

Dasher Watch:
Quad, but had a smile on his face in the rooms. 1 disposal for the day.

Faz Watch:
Lukewarm return, for mine. Needs another few weeks. Goes around as though he's a million dollar player, needs a reality check.

Beard Watch:
What a pickup! Obliterated all before him in the ruck, then followed up around the ground, tackled, bullocked, chased, got into position. And 22 disposal! A most adequate backup to Jolly. And the perfect teacher for Witts, who looks ready to start busting VFL games open...

AN_Inkling · Post by **AN_Inkling** » Sat Apr 06, 2013 3:49 pm

Hit outs were something like 40-6. Only 1 against us in the second half.

MagpieBat · Post by **MagpieBat** » Sat Apr 06, 2013 3:50 pm

^ 41 hitouts between Huddo and Witts, plus 1 chipped in by Richmond, who took the rucking duties in the final term...

Culprit · Post by **Culprit** » Sat Apr 06, 2013 3:57 pm

Dale Tapping has been left alone to coach his way. That is a massive plus.

Culprit · Post by **Culprit** » Sat Apr 06, 2013 4:24 pm

Have to agree with you on Fas MB; very much I'm to good to be playing VFL attitude out there today.

MagpieBat · Post by **MagpieBat** » Sat Apr 06, 2013 4:32 pm

^ Yep, he needs a reality check.

Has played so much AFL since 2011, probably thinks he is a walk-up start. Uh-uh.

Needs to get his head out of his ar$e (maybe that's how he done his hammy) and just play good footy before he gets a look-in. Elliott is ahead of him in my opinion, and he's battling with Dids as well...

Post by **Donny** » Sat Apr 06, 2013 4:42 pm

'Touches' is a misnomer.

If you're going to post stats, please make it 'disposals'

rand corp · Post by **rand corp** » Sat Apr 06, 2013 4:44 pm

Faz, Dids, Krak and several others who have missed large chunks of late pre-season will have to work their way back into condition and contention through the VFL and so they should.

Of course, the only thing that could see them rushed back is a defeat in the AFL but let's not even contemplate that for the time being.

MagpieBat · Post by **MagpieBat** » Sat Apr 06, 2013 4:49 pm

rand corp wrote:Faz, Dids, Krak and several others who have missed large chunks of late pre-season will have to work their way back into condition and contention through the VFL and so they should.

Of course, the only thing that could see them rushed back is a defeat in the AFL but let's not even contemplate that for the time being.

I think the coaching staff need to hold their nerve and follow the plan they have set donw, re conditioning. Even if we were to lose (shudder), it's better to shed some skin early (in terms of losses) than to bring back underdone players and watch them struggle.

I reckon Dids and Daisy are probably the closest of the "rehab group"...

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Round 1 - Collingwood vs North Ballarat at Victoria Park