Post match. Pies wallop Crows - all comments.

[leelee]

Thought it was brilliant! Cloke really needs to practice kicking GOALS (his normal kicks are fine) every day this week for 8 hours a day! Yeah we had our faults... but we over-came them!

BRING IT ON! We're in this for sure!

(p.s... what were they on about the goal posts being thick... were they for real or just taking the p*ss?)

[David]

Oh yeah... the posters!

Must have come close to some sort of record there.

[regan is true fullback]

We got a big fish at last this year.

Showponies got done! bonus.

Swans got done, and Footscray, so called contenders looking second rate.

Early days yet, but quietly confident.

[Snoop Dog]

What a wonderful win. Not our best for 3 years as Walls said. Think beating the Eagles in 04 at G gets that award or the 100 point smashing of Cats last year.

Anyway...not even he can ruin this. Boys were sensational.

Excellent start but very ord 2nd qtr. Half time came at the right time for them and whilst they took some time to get going in the third they certainly wrestled the momentum away which I thought was important. Our legs were always goign to be better.

Best for me: Lockyer, Fraser, R.Shaw, H.Shaw, Clement, Swan, Maxy
(Davis, Burns, Toovey close)

All the senior blokes which is good.

Kids had some wonderful cameos - particularly Toovey and Pendles. OBrien was also good

Another very good game from Trav. Be nice if he kicked straight but is working hard and presenting consistently. Results will come.

Fraser and Davis best game for the year.

Holland and Dids back next week - Presti probably out to. Who will take Fev...Clement!

Lets not get ahead of ourselves, very inexperienced side and will need older legs to help us compete after about Rd 15 but signs excellent.

[collingwoodjoe]

If someone had told you that we would play the Crows at AMMI without Buckley, Didak, Holland, Lonie, Medhurst and Licuria, that Clement would spend most of the second half on the bench with a calf and that Rocca wouldn't kick a goal, but that we would win by 4 goals you would have told them they where barking mad!

GO PIES!

[collingwoodjoe]

Also, our win against the Roos is looking less like a a crummy effort against poor opposition and more like a gritty win against a top 8 contender! weird.

[Snoop Dog]

Fair dinkum some of you are intoxicated with Travis Cloke. All I am readiing is stuff about how he should improve his kicking. The bloke kicked 2:3. Sure he could have kicked a bit better but some of his shots were very wide.

FFS - why not focus on how hard the bloke worked and how often he presented. He has been very good for the last 2 weeks.

Focus on the positives. He is 20 yo and developing nicely.

This was a great win - pat the bloke on the back!

[HAL]

Also, our win against the Roos is looking less like a a crummy effort against poor opposition and more like a gritty win against a top 8 contender! weird.

Weird Good or Weird Bad?

[SteveH67]

Fair dinkum some of you are intoxicated with Travis Cloke. All I am readiing is stuff about how he should improve his kicking. The bloke kicked 2:3. Sure he could have kicked a bit better but some of his shots were very wide.

FFS - why not focus on how hard the bloke worked and how often he presented. He has been very good for the last 2 weeks.

Focus on the positives. He is 20 yo and developing nicely.

This was a great win - pat the bloke on the back!

This coming from a guy who calls himself 'snoop Dog'!!!!

[leelee]

i wasn't bagging trav... i was just saying he needs to work a lil more on his kicking for goal. i think he's been playing great this season. esp the last 2 weeks. he's improved so much this year...

[spoljar]

Great Win tonight! Its amazing when we were able to open up the game, we looked so much better tonight! When we went to that defensive rubbish is when Adelaide came back!
The good thing is that some players are going to find it hard to get back into our best 22. Competitions for places is a wonderful thing!

PS - Is umpire Chamberlain a Collingwood Supporter? We did nicely with him! Most were there mind you!

[millanedaicos]

What a great win - how valuable is the rookie draft/system.

Cox (although not his best tonight), Toovey, Maxwell, Lockyer, have I missed any???

Lockyer, Toovey and maxwell were outstanding - no doubt why Maxwell is part of the leadership group,

It is becoming an essential component of the recruiting system. Others from opposition clubs - Cox (WCE), Mitchell (Hawks), Mahoney (Port), etc. Why did we waste a draft pick on Guy Richards - Bryan I like him.

On a different note - my little fella is playing the Auskick game tomorrow at the Gabba - I asked him will we cheer Taz or boo him - no hesitation - BOOOOOOO him. Travis Cloke will be a gem - in time.

Millanedaicos

[GreekLunatic]

well done to the team on a stiring great win

[Magpiefan3]

Best win for the Season so far. This win now can set us up for the Season. Looking foward to next week hopefully smashing Carlton, could have been 6-0 if we had beaten West Coast and Port, but overall 4-2 at the moment is great!.

[collingwoodjoe]

Cloke was great! has been great last two games, can play as CHF, HFF, FF, very flexible, Him, Rocca, Bryan make for a really intimidating forwardline. Geez think of next week when (hopefully) Didak, Holland, Medhurst and possibly Lonie and Licuria are all pushing for selection, whaat happens then hey? Also with Presti and Clem both having niggles what about Wakes!? could be a handy backup too.