Game On! - Pies v. Bulldogs. Updates, all comments.

[Donny]

Collingwood v. Western Bulldogs.

Etihad. 7.50

Our team.

B Flynn Appleby, Lynden Dunn, Jack Crisp
HB Travis Varcoe, Matthew Scharenberg, Jeremy Howe
C Steele Sidebottom, Scott Pendlebury, Tom Phillips
HF Jordan De Goey, Ben Reid, Will Hoskin-Elliott
F Josh Thomas, Mason Cox, Jaidyn Stephenson

FOL Brodie Grundy, Taylor Adams, Adam Treloar

I/C Josh Daicos, Chris Mayne, Levi Greenwood, Tom Langdon

Emgencies: Sam Murray, Ben Crocker, Brody Mihocek, Brayden Sier

Let's hear ya !!

[mgh3536]

Reckon we might get a breakout game for mason cox!!

6 majors.....

[thesoretoothsayer]

The scraggers looked pretty hard at it in the 1st half against Adelaide.
We've lacked intensity since the Richmond game.
Hopefully class will win out.

[BazBoy]

Murray being managed or some VFL correction

[Culprit]

[BazBoy]

Workload on all in the stable has tested the stamina and staying power with the glut of games crammed into our first 60+ days

Some thrive and survive
Some not so and these need extra care

[Pies2016]

^^^
I agree that Murray looks a tad flat but I have no doubt that opposition clubs have put more time into him too. He was all the rage early and instrumental for us in throwing out the oppositions defensive structures with his run and carry. They seem to be dragging him back and with that, comes the need to learn when to drop off and hand over a bit better.
Nothing a bit more experience and mentoring can’t fix.

[duggieboy]

I'm tipping a close win for us.

Don't much like that they've nutted us the last 5 times!

Agree they had good intensity in the first half last week.

We better be switched on for this one! Very winnable but ya never know if the "real" pies will show up ....

[Skids]

I don't know why, but I have this feeling the boys are really gunna click tonight and destroy this mob.

[Jezza]

Very nervous about this game, and the Dogs always match up well against us.

Despite it being a home game, it's a travesty we're playing a Etihad tenant which nullifies our home ground advantage. At least we played at Etihad last week which gives us a chance to adjust to the ground. Logically, we should win be higher on the ladder but I'm nervous.

The inclusion of Greenwood makes sense if we wish to play him as a tagger on Macrae. Good to see Reid back in the side providing us another tall option along side Cox. A little disappointed we lose Murray and Wells as they provide us pace to the team.

[swoop42]

The dogs will likely be 2 years younger on average and are coming off an interstate trip played in heavy conditions.

We should be favourites and have a great opportunity to put some daylight between the win and loss column which mentally makes a big difference when you are looking to return to September action.

I'm expecting us to get the job done tonight.

[Culprit]

Should win, doesn't mean we actually win.

[simon tonna]

Sorry everyone. There a few bad omens that are reliable and the one that has haunted me for as long as I remember on game day happened again today.
Pies to loose.

[Donny]

Is that 'to lose' or 'too loose', Simon.

[simon tonna]

To lose donny.