Preview 2025 AAMI Community Series - Richmond v Collingwood; Wed Feb 26. 7:10pm @ Ikon Park

[AllHart]

Collingwood players walk off the ground at Princes Park after defeating Richmond in the Charity Shield clash on Wednesday 26 Feb 2025.

 

[TradeDraft]

 

[Tadpole]

Collingwood players walk off the ground at Princes Park after defeating Richmond in the Charity Shield clash on Wednesday 26 Feb 2025.

We certainly didn't show them any charity that night.

 

[Kappa]

We certainly didn't show them any charity that night.

We didn't let Nick Daicos play the 2nd half...

 

[Tadpole]

We didn't let Nick Daicos play the 2nd half...

Touche.

 

[Jelly Bean]

Who’s we? The nature of AFL footy means that sometimes a player can read queues better than their opponent which would be another reason for being “slow off the mark” and then there’s positioning.

The reason closing speed isn’t used across the ground is because it’s not as relevant in other roles because defense is an after thought for them.

I’m out of the discussion anyway. You asked smart arse questions I gave you a legitimate answer and then you’ve got your back up because you don’t like the closing speed terminology. It’s about you and you alone and you’re wrong it’s a thing for a reason.

Haha, chill out Scodog - I don't have my back up at all. I just don't agree with your definition (although maybe it's because I don't completely understand it). Just to clarify, in your explanation are you saying the player who can read the queues better than their opponent has good 'closing speed', or the opponent of the player who can 'read the queues'?

For context, 'closing speed' is one of my top 'footy-ism' bug bears, along with when people say someone 'marks the ball at its highest point', which is impossible as no one can jump 25 metres into the air (they actually mean marking the ball at the player's highest point).

 

[Lockyer24]

People get carried away with the margin but I thought there were two main positives and a negative. Our ball use (run and carry) and fitness looked very good. On the other hand I thought we didn’t defend that well, and really need a bit more steel from our key backs.

The second half of the game was a bit of a hit and giggle, Richmond were out of gas.

They did serve it up to us for a while in that 2nd qtr or so.

I think we had a good performance leading into round 0 last year, then only really played one quarter before giving up. I hope we are far better prepared this year to come out guns blazing, the opening months are the key to our season.

 

[sideswipe]

Haha, chill out Scodog - I don't have my back up at all. I just don't agree with your definition (although maybe it's because I don't completely understand it). Just to clarify, in your explanation are you saying the player who can read the queues better than their opponent has good 'closing speed', or the opponent of the player who can 'read the queues'?

For context, 'closing speed' is one of my top 'footy-ism' bug bears, along with when people say someone 'marks the ball at its highest point', which is impossible as no one can jump 25 metres into the air (they actually mean marking the ball at the player's highest point).

Reading queues is a key skill to use at airports and supermarkets.


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[HoraceStrasbork]

Reading queues is a key skill to use at airports and supermarkets.


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and nightclubs

 

[sr36]

What's the difference between closing speed and just normal speed? And is there opening speed?

Speed is speed, but different quick players use it to imfluence games in a different way. Tom Langdon was really fast, but only really used his speed to close down space defensively - he had excellent closing speed. He didn't use his speed to open up space with ball in hand or to generate separation to receive.

Hopefully Reef can use his speed more effectively as a defender to close space than he did to open space as a forward (or to close space in the defensive part of his forward role)

 

[MagpieJoel]

I’d be shocked if this happened. Reef has been training for this all preseason, they’re not going to drop him before the season has already begun!

Agreed. There is no chance Frampton will be picked. He's hardly had time on the ground in the pre season matches.