Game Day Preview - Round 8 - Collingwood v Sydney MCG Sunday 7 May 3.20pm

[Kappa]

I don’t know what to make of our game plan - what I do know is why we leave it to close games in the end and toss of the coin result

Our zoning is pathetic. We are allowing too many easy marks and chip kicks

And lastly our forwards are hopeless defensively

In the past month we've been destroyed by Brisbane, and against Adelaide and Essendon they dominated us for 75% of the game.

Hard to know if our game plan has been worked out, or the boys have just dropped off in form.

 

[Looney]

Just trying to work out the kick along the ground from Elliot to Cox. Wtf?

He had a chance to pass to him earlier but waited until it was to late and gave him a grubber. Elliot's confidence is shot. He needs a stint in the twos.

 

[gouki88]

In the past month we've been destroyed by Brisbane, and against Adelaide and Essendon they dominated us for 75% of the game.

Hard to know if our game plan has been worked out, or the boys have just dropped off in form.

Almost as if we've had to completely change the way we play due to injury

 

[Chronz]

be nice to see a 4 quarter effort for once, can't keep winning games in the last every week.

 

[JM#1]

We're just a horrible field kicking team. Running game looks spot on, and the chain is destroyed by the kicks going forward.

 

[swoop42]

I warned whoever would listen before the game that Sydney weren't anywhere close to the rabble they'd have you believe.

Outside of the Geelong game they've been super competitive over the last month and with such an even spread of talent across the ground they match up so well against us.

I'd be moving Nick to half forward to try and provide some forward spark because all of Elliott, Hill and McCreery haven't fired a shot offensively as yet.

 

[HotPiesWithSauce]

He had a chance to pass to him earlier but waited until it was to late and gave him a grubber. Elliot's confidence is shot. He needs a stint in the twos.

I don't think he saw him earlier, but yeah that was a terrible kick to a tall bloke

 

[Jonno94]

Make no mistake Sydney are garbage and are no chance of playing finals, we've been out of form for the past month and just scrapping by.

 

[Axl the great]

All our small forwards have been shocking, Elliot is playing another stinker too.

They have to be smarter and open it up.
Sydney notoriously clog up the D50 Elliott and Hill are so quick on the lead yet we keep bombing it in.

Poor instructions from the coaches as Sydney have stopped our run and have used the corridor at will and got out the back too easily.
We run a massive risk pushing up to retain territory as Sydney are so well drilled and great in the contest.
They are waiting for turnover and torching us on the spread.

 

[Kappa]

Almost as if we've had to completely change the way we play due to injury

Right now we're missing Howe Lipinski and Darcy Cameron, that's pretty standard, many other teams have more worse injury lists than ours. It's almost as if, other teams get injuries too.

 

[migz]

Our play style has slowed down way too much. Watching from the ground the players are too indecisive once we get to half forward. Also way too scared to take the kick or run through the corridor like we used to last year.

 

[legendstatus]

The talking up of how to beat us and Daicos by the media is bordering on the ridiculous and looking to see us fail

 

[No SPIN]

We haven't played anywhere near a full game since Port in round 2.

This is our best chance of winning a flag this season and it looks like we're regressing when there's no other standout team.

Looks like we’re regressing? - we have been improving out ladder position and were Top of the ladder last round..

 

[VinnieB]

In the past month we've been destroyed by Brisbane, and against Adelaide and Essendon they dominated us for 75% of the game.

Hard to know if our game plan has been worked out, or the boys have just dropped off in form.

To be fair with he puts we have had, it hasn’t been easy for the team with players been thrown around with different roles.

 

[anshell]

Still the margin is only 8 points.We can win this if we pull our finger out in the second half.But the effort has to be there.So far it hasn’t.

 

[gouki88]

Right now we're missing Howe Lipinski and Darcy Cameron, that's pretty standard, many other teams have more worse injury lists than ours. It's almost as if, other teams get injuries too.

So we're missing our first ruck, first centre-half forward, second key defender, and one of our best ball users in Cameron, McStay, Howe and Lipinski respectively.

You must be seriously dense to try and imply that missing so much of our spine is similar to most teams.

 

[Looney]

I don't think he saw him earlier, but yeah that was a terrible kick to a tall bloke

Nah, he saw him but he hesitated and tried to pass it to him when it was too late.

 

[VinnieB]

I think the forward line looks like there is no space. Swans just throwing everyone down there. Ginnivan at least has the footy smarts to help in this area.

Otherwise we have just got to keep running it and scoring for 50m

 

[Chief Ten Beers]

So we're missing our first ruck, first centre-half forward, second key defender, and one of our best ball users in Cameron, McStay, Howe and Lipinski respectively.

You must be seriously dense to try and imply that missing so much of our spine is similar to most teams.

McStay

 

[Rustin Cohle]

Looks like we’re regressing? - we have been improving out ladder position and were Top of the ladder last round..

I'm talking about the way we play, not the results.

How you win actually matters and even compared to last season I think we're playing worse in Q1-3.

 

[hellfire]

Still the margin is only 8 points.We can win this if we pull our finger out in the second half.But the effort has to be there.So far it hasn’t.

This. Forward pressure was great early. Only 13 tackles outside of forward 50 for the half, which allowed their uncontested marking game to flourish. Need to ramp up the intensity and look after the ball more (63% efficiency).

 

[gouki88]

McStay

Is it a coincidence that our team was scoring at will with him in? You might think so, but he is first 23 regardless

 

[No SPIN]

We have been poor kicking into 50. Our forwards are missing. We fail to adapt in defence when we need to man up instead of zoning. We lack physicality and cannot hold tackles. Too many passengers. Elliott needs a spell. We need to explode with the wind in the 3rd because we are unlikely to score into the wind in the last

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Maynard, Murphy, Adams, IQ, JDG, Mitchell, Crisp, Brodie, Beau, Frampton - and you say we lack physicality?
I think you’re drunk.

 

[HotPiesWithSauce]

Nah, he saw him but he hesitated and tried to pass it to him when it was too late.

He's definitely lacking confidence compared to last year

 

[Dead Eye Didak]

So we're missing our first ruck, first centre-half forward, second key defender, and one of our best ball users in Cameron, McStay, Howe and Lipinski respectively.

You must be seriously dense to try and imply that missing so much of our spine is similar to most teams.

and amazingly all that was spoken about were players Sydney are missing who are Rampe, McCartin and Reid....