VFL Round 21

[Dark Beanie]

Pies vs Swans

Sunday 14 August @ 11.35am. Venue SCG

Ladder:

Pies 5th (11 wins, 5 losses 123%) vs Swans 4th (11 wins, 5 losses 128%)

Huge game for both teams as a win will ensure a spot in the finals.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/817453/vfl- ... re-were-10

Match centre:

https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/4336

[Ronnie McKeowns boots]

An old fashioned curtain raiser; you don't see those too often nowadays, and the game is poorer for it, for mine at least

[Dark Beanie]

Team selection (@ Friday 12 August):

B 20. W. Kelly 61. M. Hartley 29. L. McMahon
HB 19. A. Draper 21. T. Ruscoe 54. N. Jetta
C 8. T. Bianco 18. F. Macrae 24. C. Poulter
HF 34. I. Chugg 67. V. BlackmoreMoore 27. C. Murley
F 39. A. Begg 16. O. Henry 44. J. Madgen
R 76. T. Roberts 55. C. Hustwaite 17. C. Brown

INT 52. K. Schreiber 51. L. Tardrew 77. Y. Ashwin (23rd) 68. C. Mulvogue 48. C. Lane

EMG 70. C. Wild 64. J. Raines 65. L. Purcell 57. L. McDonnell 50. S. Glover 63. B. Drake 71. Z. Molloy 56. I. Wallace

IN: A. Begg, T. Bianco, M. Hartley, C. Mulvogue
OUT: H. Harrison (managed), S. Glover, Z. Molloy, L. Purcell (omit)

[swoop42]

In a strange twist of fate it's not only the seniors looking to secure an important win today against the Swans.

While a VFL win wont quite secure a top 4 finish unlike the seniors, a loss to Sydney (4th) will leave us remaining in 6th (unless Carlton win and gain enough %) and 4pts 5.2% (currently) behind them heading into the final round.

Sydney play the currently 5th placed Box Hill (presently 1% ahead of us) next round.

Bizarrely the VFL game next week will likely mirror the AFL and see Carlton currently in 8th (they play the undefeated Casey today) needing to beat us to play finals like their senior side while our senior side could also be in the same must win situation as our reserves to finish top 4 (or in the case of the VFL a chance to).

[thesoretoothsayer]

Going completely off topic but did anyone else notice that the AFL site last week had a Collingwood backline of:
Henry, Brown, Macrae

https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/4322#line-ups

[Dark Beanie]

Looking at the team line up on the VFL website, 2 changes:

In: Molloy and Glover
Out: Bianco and C Brown

[23 YIPPEE!!!]

Think Collingwood has just kicked the first goal too only 1 minute in the match.

[23 YIPPEE!!!]

My mistake sydney are 9 and Pies 1 around 7 mins left in the first quarter.

The grounds in good condition.

Tight tussel in the vfl.

[Dark Beanie]

Qtr time.

Swans 3.3.21 lead Pies 1.2.8

Goal to Sam Glover.

Swans leading most of the stats in 1st qtr - apart from free kicks

[Jezza]

Swans lead 39-21 early in the 3rd quarter.

[23 YIPPEE!!!]

Pies kick 2 quick goals to bring it to 12 points

[Jezza]

^ No they didn't.

The score is 40-22 in favour of Sydney.

[23 YIPPEE!!!]

Sydney only up by 10 points now.

Ball in pies 50 now.

Few mins left of quarter 3.

[Jezza]

Back out to 18 points.

Swans 48-30.

[watt price tully]

Swans controlling a depleted Collingwood VFL team. Poor entry to the fwd line making it extremely difficult for Henry and Madgen.