Pre-Match: Pies v. Bombers - All comments

[3rd degree]

essendon are famous for naming players and they don't come up lets hope this is the case!

[droche 2004]

I am spewing, my Nana passed away and the funeral is on Friday. I guess I have to do the right thing?

Make sure you all cheer loud for me so when I watch the replay I can be proud. I love hearing the COLLLLLINGWOOOD chant

See you all for the PORT game.

[Joel]

I reckon Clement will play. Remember Wakes broke his jaw and managed to come up the next week. I've got a feeling Jimmy will be the same. As for Lloyd, I've got a sneaking suspicion he won't play. But I'm probably going to be totally off the mark. I guess we will just have to wait and see.

[Johnson#26]

Let Clemo play. Let him show Hird what REAL tough players are made of...

[Daks]

The boys over at Bomberblitz are shitting emselves!. They say that if Lloyd doesn't play, they're farked. I hope they know that even with Lloyd they're farked

[scoobydoo]

SEN have reported that Didak & Cloke are in & Crow & Rowe are out.

[makkawakka]

Cloke and Didak, eh?

So much for laughing off the slim chance of making the finals.

[Joel]

For the full teams, click here:

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[Johnson#26]

Good to have Clokey in. If Clement and Cloke didn't play, we'd be in huge trouble.

[Cannibal]

Agreed, makkawakka. I couldn't see MM passing up a chance to play finals, no matter if it hangs by a thread.

Essendon are going to have enormous trouble holding down our, albeit still depleted, forward line: Walker, Fraser, Tarrant and the host of goal-kickers we've had over the last few weeks. Fletcher will probably have to take Walker who is big, strong and tough enough to give him a difficult time, leaving Taz to roam free and wide. The guy could take 20 grabs playing upfield.

We need to make sure Hird doesn't get on song.

We need to dominate the middle, the clearances even if not the hitouts.

Very winnable.

[Jarryd]

Alright, I'm looking foward to tomorrow night. Should be a RIPPER. Lloyd should play, I can't tell you if he trained today, it was a closed session.

We've bought in a lot of young players, namely Watson, Bullen, the Bear (Richards), Tricky Ricky Dyson and Winderlich. It looks like it'll be 2 young sides going at it with a possible finals berth on offer for the winner.

Our backline may be streched, especially with Wellman still missing. Lucas may get Tarrant, he'll struggle, but he has the pace to keep up with him.

Midfield, you should moider us. We need to be competitive in the ruck with Hille and the Chook or else we are gone. We will be faster this week with Bullen and Winda in.

Foward line will be interesting. Don't know who will take Lloyd (if he plays) with Wakes out. Hird could pose a problem if he decides to actually try this week cos when this guy tries, everyone notices.

So I'm looking foward to a great game.

[Cam]

Dids the excitement machine in the middle and thanks very much Hird he can take your baton from your stiff, football dead fingers. The Phoenix shall arise. The Didak Attack is Back!

[bokka]

I am spewing, my Nana passed away and the funeral is on Friday. I guess I have to do the right thing?

YOu could always take a trannie and have Rex blaring (turn off during commercials, that would be distasteful...)

Just kidding but then again if she was a pies supporter....

[Culprit]

I hate going in red hot Favourites. I am hoping we win, but it would not suprise me if we lose. Not to many years have passed when we have been beaten by Essendon twice so I have hope.

Need someone to test pretty boys shoulder early.

Hird is the one that seems to play great against us. Shut him down we have a chance.

[Cannibal]

We are not favoured by the bookies: Essendon 3/2 on ($1.65), Collingwood slightly better than 2/1 against ($2.10).

Essendon do usually beat us - I think our record is 2-9 against them recently.

However, I doubt if any of us have forgotten that, in Round 22 last year, we beat them 12.11 to 9.13 in a game we needed to win to ensure we stayed in the top four (and, simultaneously, Essendon needed to win to try to make the Four). There was SO much riding on that game. When the season is on the line, there's a lot to like about the way our guys go about doing the business.