VFL Round 3.

[Jezza]

Pies lead 89-61.

[Jezza]

Among the AFL-listed players, Cox has been the standout today particularly in the second half.

Brown and Poulter have been solid.

Macrae has been very lacklustre again. Bit worried about him.

[Jezza]

Speaking of Macrae, he's just got himself on the scoreboard.

Pies 95-61.

[Jezza]

FT = Collingwood 14.13.97 defeated Northern Bullants 8.14.62

Goals: Booth 2, Brown 2, Fowler 2, Glover 2, Poulter 2, Cox 1, Johnson 1, Macrae 1, Murley 1

Possessions: Eggmolesse-Smith 25, Tardrew 23, Jetta 22, Hustwaite 21, Poulter 21, Wellings 20, Cox 19, Brown 17, Macrae 17

AF Points: Cox 119, Jetta 116, Tardrew 109, Eggmolesse-Smith 93, Poulter 82, Fowler 79, Hustwaite 79, Macrae 78, Wellings 78

[roar]

Thanks Jezza!

[Jezza]

On the injury front:

Begg was concussed and Johnson suffered a hamstring injury.

[Jezza]

Clearances: Tardrew 8, Hustwaite 7, Brown 5, Cox 5, Macrae 5

Tackles: Tardrew 7, Jetta 5, Brown 4, Hustwaite 4, Johnson 4

Marks: Jetta 11, Eggmolesse-Smith 9, Lane 8, Cox 7, Glover 7

[stui magpie]

I missed the first half but watched the second on my tablet out the back while re-assembling a bike.

Cox and Poulter were the standouts for me in what I saw but to be fair I was listening to the audio while working and would sit down and watch a few minutes at a time.

Jetta looks good enough off half back to be playing seniors still.

[Rick]

Will Kelly was probably worse on ground. Had an absolute stinker, coughing up multiple scoring opportunities to the opposition. Luckily they didn’t capitalise

[Pies2016]

Macrae has been very lacklustre again. Bit worried about him.

Thanks for the reports, Jazza. I had a commitment, so I haven’t seen any of it.
I’m with you on MacRae. I do know he was a high quality junior and a very hard worker, so I thought he would be banging the door down by now. You keep reading he’s put on a lot of muscle compared to last year and for every player that benefits from carrying more weight, another one doesn’t.
It’s a long season and every VFL game he plays will help to develop him but he’s too good to not get a recall into the seniors sometime soonish.

[Big T]

Macrae has been very lacklustre again. Bit worried about him.

Thanks for the reports, Jazza. I had a commitment, so I haven’t seen any of it.
I’m with you on MacRae. I do know he was a high quality junior and a very hard worker, so I thought he would be banging the door down by now. You keep reading he’s put on a lot of muscle compared to last year and for every player that benefits from carrying more weight, another one doesn’t.
It’s a long season and every VFL game he plays will help to develop him but he’s too good to not get a recall into the seniors sometime soonish.

Second year blues. Very common.

[Presti35]

Completely missed the game due to some family dramas.

Disappointing to read that Will Kelly had a shocker. And that Ash Johnson looks like he's done a bad injury.

But wrapped with the win and to hear that Cox and Poulter were great. Also nice to see Ty Brown kick 2 goals.

[Lazza]

I have said this before and I hope Collingwood wrap this guy up. Lauchie Tardrew is going to be a bloody gun.