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Welcome to Collingwood, Craig McRae

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All discussion about the new coach can be posted here.

Welcome to Collingwood, Fly.

May you bring us our 16th flag!

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From the club website:
McRae appointed senior coach

Collingwood has appointed Craig McRae to the position of AFL senior coach.

The 47-year-old becomes just the 16th VFL/AFL senior coach in the club’s 129-year history.

A triple premiership player with Brisbane...

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https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/1 ... nior-coach
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God he speaks well, love it!
Welcome to the club Craig :)
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Welcome back to Collingwood Craig McRae.

Wishing you every success in your new role at the club.
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McRae confirms it's a 3-year deal.
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I finally have hope and feel excitement for the next few years. Looking forward to next year.
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Listen to these damn journalists…what a bunch wankers

Just focused on board issues

If I was McCrae I would say I will focus on field…success there will drive culture
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Welcome Craig, wow, doesnt this feel like a much needed breathe of fresh air!
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Tony Jones being a sh*t stirrer as usual.

The board situation has nothing to do with the coach.
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Welcome aboard CM, great initials to start with
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Spoke well - short where he needed to be and held his ground.
Elaborated where he should have for the supporters.
Seems to know what his team will stand for and what he is not willing to compromise on.

Lets get the best available team around him as quickly as we can.
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Impressive start, albeit the official announcement. It's exciting and I look forward to what he can bring to the Pies in this next chapter.
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I like this appointment.
He speaks really well and seems to have very good values.
Welcome Craig. Very exciting.

Go Pies!
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Thank God he caught that glass of water before it hit the deck.

Welcome Craig! Now go win those premierships!
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Very happy with McRae and his personality will be ideal for Collingwood.

Love the way he flat batted some of the questions, especially from Chompers, gave him nothing.!! hahaha

Geez I miss Eddies passion and spark when he was prez though. The two fellas on the right of the screen of the announcement were in one word, bland.
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