Welcome to Collingwood, Coach Craig McRae

[BazBoy]

Just look at his career so far. First year as coach missed a GF by the smallest possible margin
Next year the ultimate prize.
That wasn’t done by sheer arse. It was achieved by well thought out coaching
I believe he has more flags to win. Our ones

[Uncle Jack]

10 years time to be the greatest and best coach the game has ever seen.
Got a heap more flags to win and its only early days in the AFL.
Best by mile and top man as well.
10 years time a statue gold one at the MCG.
Has to be.
i think he can win another 3 flags at Collingwood this decade.

I'd love you to be right.
Wasn't there talk at one stage of appointing Lethal as Collingwood coach for life?

[Charlie Oneeye]

Yep, 32 years, the Colliwobbles, the lost GF's, the heartaches, the ridicule.
He was the best thing to happen to Collingwood since sliced bread !
Mathews was given the Key... and eventually shown the door, lol.

[BenBronx]

Craig McRae on the flag, when he'll stop coaching and the player who bought him flowers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K86rDQbKruc

[BazBoy]

If there is one thing that stands out in his time at Collingwood is the career of Jordan DeGoey showing its full potential & in this Craig’played a major role

[Jezza]

This is a great listen.
Craig McRae | Inside The Mind Of A Premiership Winning Coach | The Howie Games Podcast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWQ_9C2WLsg

[K]

... the player who bought him flowers.
...

Who? (For the lazy...)

[stui magpie]

I'm currently reading Luc Longley's book, running with the Bulls which is largely about the first season of their second 3 peat, when his airness returned.
The way he describes their coach, Phil Jackson, there's a lot of him in Fly. Very similar humans.

[lazzadesilva]

... the player who bought him flowers....

Who? (For the lazy...)

Was it Bruzzy?

[Bucks5]

It was Oleg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQNJIXJJWtI

[Take_a_Screamer]

IF
Fly has been in charge of the Pies for just 65 matches

THEN ...
it is nearly impossible to get one's head around the fact that nearly half of those games
- 30 to be exact - have been determined by 12 points or less.
And preposterous to factor in that he's lost just four of those 30, alongside 24 wins and two draws.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1153970/sli ... -stay-then

[Jezza]

IF
Fly has been in charge of the Pies for just 65 matches

THEN ...
it is nearly impossible to get one's head around the fact that nearly half of those games
- 30 to be exact - have been determined by 12 points or less.
And preposterous to factor in that he's lost just four of those 30, alongside 24 wins and two draws.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1153970/sli ... -stay-then

It's an extraordinary stat.

[1]. Round 6 2022 (Essendon vs Collingwood) = +11
[2]. Round 11 2022 (Collingwood vs Carlton) = +4
[3]. Round 12 2022 (Hawthorn vs Collingwood) = +4
[4]. Round 15 2022 (Collingwood vs GWS) = +11
[5]. Round 16 2022 (Gold Coast vs Collingwood) = +5
[6]. Round 17 2022 (Collingwood vs North Melbourne) = +7
[7]. Round 18 2022 (Adelaide vs Collingwood) = +5
[8]. Round 19 2022 (Collingwood vs Essendon) = +4
[9]. Round 20 2022 (Collingwood vs Port Adelaide) = +6
[10]. Round 21 2022 (Melbourne vs Collingwood) = +7
[11]. Round 23 2022 (Carlton vs Collingwood) = +1
[12]. Round 5 2023 (Collingwood vs St Kilda) = +6
[13]. Round 7 2023 (Adelaide vs Collingwood) = +1
[14]. Round 15 2023 (Collingwood vs Adelaide) = +2
[15]. Round 17 2023 (Western Bulldogs vs Collingwood) = +12
[16]. Round 19 2023 (Port Adelaide vs Collingwood) = +2
[17]. Round 22 2023 (Collingwood vs Geelong) = +8
[18]. Qualifying Final 2023 (Collingwood vs Melbourne) = +7
[19]. Preliminary Final 2023 (Collingwood vs GWS) = +1
[20]. Grand Final 2023

[Take_a_Screamer]

It can't be luck.

We've established the pattern. Now it's psychological for us and the opposition.
We believe we can win, they believe they may not.

[Jezza]

^ There's always an element of luck, but I don't think it's the primary reason for so many close wins.

Fly has said on multiple occasions we've done scenario-based training extensively, so there's method and technique involved. We're not improvising on the run and hoping for the best.

The longer this trend has gone on, there's been an added psychological component. Opposition players and supporters never feel safe despite maybe having a lead against us, and we feel a level of confidence that the team is never down and out no matter the circumstances. The North Melbourne match last week being a case in point.