Mighty Magpies vs Eagles... pre-match thread

Hogiebbear · Post by **Hogiebbear** » Wed May 10, 2006 5:18 pm

Guess what I just got a ticket!!!!!! I didn't think I would get one but I just jumped on the ticketmaster website and nabbed one. They must have released some today! I am so excited!!!

Carna Pies!!!

--Bear

rez_83 · Post by **rez_83** » Wed May 10, 2006 5:23 pm

We should come up trumps but i dont expect a blow out.

Defence should hold, attack will score (too many options to cover i feel - this is our edge in terms of attack; options - though it might take a quarter/half to get it rolling lol) so the midfield will be key.

I expect a good contest but Pies by 20-30.

pietillidie · Post by **pietillidie** » Wed May 10, 2006 6:29 pm

Damn exciting - I wonder if they'll go conservative or if they'll attack....

Conservative would be to try and choke the Eagles mids, while attacking would be to do something like having Johnno go head-to-head with Judd.

I hope the match committee go attacking because there's no point going back to the past - a midfield of Burnsy, Licca and OB might be great in the wet against Carlton, but it's not the answer for the WCE at Subiaco.

Better to attack and lose in a game like this than to go conservative and lose and risk slipping into old ways of thinking that will not take us forward.

Given the fresh approach from the box this year, I expect us to attack.

Post by **1eyedpie** » Wed May 10, 2006 7:14 pm

DaVe86 wrote:I genuinely think that Collingwood is the perfectly suited team to beat the west coast eagles. Eagles will beat anybody, but often get absolutely bamboozled by our toughness and intensity. I have little doubt that if we maintain this level of intensity that we will win.

I have 1 concern...it is not chris judd or cousins or kerr. It is Dean Cox. This guy is going to have a field day. Ill be setting him captain of my dream team thats for sure. We do not have anybody half capable of doing the job on Coxy.

The only way i can see us playing him is using fraser in an equally damaging role around the ground. Cos is used to beating slow, immobile opposition ruckman. It will be a better matchup for him around the ground against another versatile ruckman like Fraser. Fraser may actually threaten Cox in the mobility department which is half of Coxy's strength. However the actually tap work is the real concern. Cox has it over both Richards and Fraser. No doubt Richards will be brought back in this week.

I tell you what, i wouldnt even be considering bringing in a Fanning or Cloke this week. We gotta put our 2nd best ruckman in there, and that is Guy Richards. Fraser has got to play the game of his life. If we win, its because Josh has played a stunner

Dave are you saying we should be worried because the Eagles have
big cox? I think Fraser will get the head job on him.

Joel · Post by **Joel** » Wed May 10, 2006 8:13 pm

Does someone want to do a preview for Nick's Collingwood Page?

ad4eva · Post by **ad4eva** » Wed May 10, 2006 9:02 pm

Joel wrote:Does someone want to do a preview for Nick's Collingwood Page?

i know i said i would last week but i was chocked for time...
if i find some spare time up my sleave (very hard stuff to come by with exams in next few weeks) i will atempt one... but its not in concrete...

the more the merrier

Post by **RudeBoy** » Wed May 10, 2006 9:44 pm

If we have a shootout we'll bolt it in. For the first time in many years, I reckon the opposition is going to be pre-occupied trying to work out how to shut us down rather than the other way around.

skaman · Post by **skaman** » Wed May 10, 2006 9:50 pm

RudeBoy wrote:If we have a shootout we'll bolt it in. For the first time in many years, I reckon the opposition is going to be pre-occupied trying to work out how to shut us down rather than the other way around.

Exactly Rudie!

Which is why we shouldnt be to concerned about whos gunna get Judd etc. We will, but the ball is certainly in our court and they must be scratchin' their melons wondering who to stop in our rampaging forward line. If we go negative and play defensive ,I'll spew. Conditions will suit our big marking forwards. Neon should play a blinder and should crumb to perfection. Daisy will take a trademark screemer. If Pebs and Taz find there radar, we could be talking up another 20 goal game/win. How is their backline gunna stop us?

skaman · Post by **skaman** » Wed May 10, 2006 9:52 pm

Steve wrote:
Joel wrote:Does someone want to do a preview for Nick's Collingwood Page?
would be good if someone could write us one.

Take judd out of the game and they look thin, who's got the tank/speed to go with him? didn't racer do an ok job on him once or twice?
Pies by 42

Pies by 42

. Like it Joel (no co-incidence, I bet!)

For mine...Pies by 62!

Snoop Dog · Post by **Snoop Dog** » Wed May 10, 2006 10:13 pm

For what it is worth here are my thoughts on the goal.

Kick 15 goals and we will win.

Our defence will have no problems keeping their defence to less than 15 goals as long as we take care of Judd.

The job on Judd must go to Rhyce who has done it well in the past. Other than that go man for man against them and duke it out.

Buckley I think should be rested or played in the fwd half all game to give us the best shot at 15 goals. Personally I would rest him. He will get Chick or Steinglein who have done well on him previously. If not Bucks I would probably rest Thomas. He wont make the season out if we play him every game.

For me it is

Out - Buckley or Thomas (both for a rest) and Wakelin
In - Shaw Richards

jeff corfe · Post by **jeff corfe** » Thu May 11, 2006 9:10 am

Once again im oozing with confidence i dont care much for match ups as i believe the eagles wont have any answers for the best side in the comp im in the mood to tease myself once again with the winning margin this week i cant seem to get over a six goal victory to the magpies.
should be fun

Troppo · Post by **Troppo** » Thu May 11, 2006 11:50 am

joffa corfe wrote:Once again im oozing with confidence i dont care much for match ups as i believe the eagles wont have any answers for the best side in the comp im in the mood to tease myself once again with the winning margin this week i cant seem to get over a six goal victory to the magpies.

Having thought long and hard about West Coast
I believe our Club has every reason to boast
That the result this coming Saturday night
Will give the Weagles one almighty fright
Subiaco's finest will wonder if they're gunna
See 'I'm Not' Ben Cousins do another runner
As the Magpies score continues to blight
Their pitiful efforts throughout the night
So I'm tipping another mighty Magpie showing
And my dreams of success in September are growing
While BB posts debate the relative merits
Of player match-ups and the like, I don't care it's
Collingwood all the way on May the Thirteenth
And of securing top spot on the ladder, I'm certeenth!
*************************************
Collingwood by 37 points!

jackcass · Post by **jackcass** » Thu May 11, 2006 11:52 am

I think the Eagles will get off to a flyer but then we'll claw back the ascendancy and run right over the top of them in the last, Pies by 15-20 points.

Johnson#26 · Post by **Johnson#26** » Thu May 11, 2006 11:57 am

Does someone want to do a preview for Nick's Collingwood Page?

I'm in the middle of a massive one...five pages and not even hafway through!

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Mighty Magpies vs Eagles... pre-match thread