Post Game v Crows - Disaster in Dubai - All comments here!

[Journeyman]

I know he's an easy target, but Bryan is all at sea in the ruck. He's too small, so instead of focusing on the pill and trying to win the hit-out, he often worries about his opponent and tries to take them out of the contest and the umpires are on to it. If we have to use him in the ruck (and that's a big if) he should at least try to win the hit out rather than giving our opponents a soft free kick and an easy centre clearance.

[Piethagoras' Theorem]

has an awful knack of losing his feet too. On the positive side, he looks to have trimmed down quite a bit

[Dave The Man]

I know he's an easy target, but Bryan is all at sea in the ruck. He's too small, so instead of focusing on the pill and trying to win the hit-out, he often worries about his opponent and tries to take them out of the contest and the umpires are on to it. If we have to use him in the ruck (and that's a big if) he should at least try to win the hit out rather than giving our opponents a soft free kick and an easy centre clearance.

Bryan was Pathetic and if it not improves then it's his last year at Collingwood and in the AFL

[Journeyman]

has an awful knack of losing his feet too. On the positive side, he looks to have trimmed down quite a bit

Dane Swan was looking pretty trim too.

[Culprit]

It was a Mirage

[burnsy17]

I thought JA and Brown looked a bit all at sea to be honest... and they were again some pretty inexperienced forwards in Tippett and Sellar...

R Shaw has convinced me he thinks he's playing on imaginary ice.... always on his arse - not sure we made the right decision keeping him because it looks like nothing has improved.

Fraser & Bryan arent ruckmen.... Wood is a young stick figure who'll probably get pushed around.... so our ruck problems arent solved yet IMO.

On a positive, Iles looked good, as did Stanley at times.

[Culprit]

You cannot take anything from that game. They are on holidays and played like they were just on a run.

[jeff corfe]

Nothing to worry about really i doubt that will be the side that goes into Round One. Adelaide looked pretty much at full strength they have a bigger problem than us and it will come to the surface around June this year when they're all physically stuffed.
These games although good to win for membership sales and attracting new sponsors should be used to sort out the younger brigade, I mean why would you want your senior group peaking in February / March although i imagine the club would be a tad dissapointed playing poorly in front of it's sponsors.
Bryan is ok he brings toughness around the ground, Cameron Wood will be ok it's a bit unfair judging him already, I reckon once Cameron settles you will see a new and exciting Collingwood team with more options around the ground come the home and away season.

The boys were away for two weeks in what was regarded as a tough training schedule..they were stuffed and looked stuffed. Wipe this one from the books it means absolutely nothing!

[orie]

Wow...so much as already been written about the poor effort. I will join in simply to ask if anyone has mentioned Josh's dismal game. Can the man who is being touted as a future captain, even hold a mark, let alone stand tall in the ruck??? Personally I don't feel he has any presence on the field to be a leader and I would prefer Scott Burns or Heath Shaw before anyone.
And as much as I admire Nick Maxwell , what was he trying to prove?
He nearly took out his own players??? Crazy stuff!

[jackcass]

im not gonna read too much into this game 'cos lets face it, who gives a shi*


but there are some things i just dont want to see, ever. and one of them was the way daisy played today. showed off too many times, tried to do the flashy when it was clearly unnecessary

anyways, all is forgiven, he still is one hell of a player when he turns it on.

the only rationale i can think of for daisy's playing today was he was trying to show the dubai crowd a more exciting side of AFL brand footy

Bit harsh. Only made one major mistake and that was trying to handball to Didak in the square and you can bet your balls that Didak was calling for it so who needs to shoulder some of the responsibility for that. I'd suggest the senior player should be going to Daisy, patting him on the butt and telling him to go back and put it through.

[jackcass]

Its not losing that people are upset about but the way we lost, I haven't seen us ever play that bad even in NAB cup you want to see something.
Granted we were ill and sapped but the skill errors for an AFL side was woeful, I still believe we are a top 8 side but F me that was a shocking game.

Very short or selective memory I'd suggest!

[mel_kay39]

The game against Brisbane late last year was just as woeful. I think I picked one player that day who made an effort - Maxwell. I don't put too much stock on NAB cup games as the shitty teams always win and then do crap throughout the season proper. Basically it's an opportunity for the lower rungs of the ladder to do well and win a premiership, get some money (cos lets face it, teams like North need it) and celebrate, cos it'll be the only time they get to all year.

As for Africa - it's a little early to say the experiment hasn't worked, but being that half the team have had gastro, and that couldn't have helped their preseason preparation any, I'd suggest they do Arizona again next year.

[JAJH1]

I thought JA and Brown looked a bit all at sea to be honest... and they were again some pretty inexperienced forwards in Tippett and Sellar...

R Shaw has convinced me he thinks he's playing on imaginary ice.... always on his arse - not sure we made the right decision keeping him because it looks like nothing has improved.

Fraser & Bryan arent ruckmen.... Wood is a young stick figure who'll probably get pushed around.... so our ruck problems arent solved yet IMO.

On a positive, Iles looked good, as did Stanley at times.

I disagree re JA and Browny, I thought they both did a serviceable job for 1st timers. John played about 50% game time, kicked 1 goal from a total of 7 team goals and only had one goal kicked against him after having 3 opponents including Sellar & Tippet. Not bad against a team who kicked 19 goals and were pumping it into the forward line on a regular basis

[burnsy17]

I thought JA and Brown looked a bit all at sea to be honest... and they were again some pretty inexperienced forwards in Tippett and Sellar...

R Shaw has convinced me he thinks he's playing on imaginary ice.... always on his arse - not sure we made the right decision keeping him because it looks like nothing has improved.

Fraser & Bryan arent ruckmen.... Wood is a young stick figure who'll probably get pushed around.... so our ruck problems arent solved yet IMO.

On a positive, Iles looked good, as did Stanley at times.

I disagree re JA and Browny, I thought they both did a serviceable job for 1st timers. John played about 50% game time, kicked 1 goal from a total of 7 team goals and only had one goal kicked against him after having 3 opponents including Sellar & Tippet. Not bad against a team who kicked 19 goals and were pumping it into the forward line on a regular basis

Maybe you're right... maybe i was expecting too much from them but i thought Tippett and Sellar (who were also on debut) got the better of them.

Lets hope they both continue to improve.

[ad4eva]

did everyone get through ok?

dissapointing loss yes, but all honesty its really a practice match with a small prize at days end.