Post Match. Pies down to Hawks - All comments please.

[princem007]

Clarko taking the piss ??? Collingwood will be a formidable side this year ?? Hahahahaha ( channel 7 presser )

[Haff]

[HAL]

[princem007]

Buckley gone by round 7 I reckon

[Raw Hammer]

People think I'm a negative hater.

But I don't need to prove my Collingwood credentials, but let's just say they are skin deep, if you catch my drift.

This is freakin' painful!!!

I actually supported Bucks up until last season. But even I knew when to say when.

I've been to the member forums. I've asked Bucks questions on the microphone.

This is just sh!t.

I mean c'mon. No Scharenberg all pre season? WTF? No Brown or Daicos to crumb Cox I50? Smith is in our future plans? Really?

Maynard back to defence? The fumbly 'elite' Crisp inside D50???

Is Bucks taking the piss???

I loved the man as a player, supported him as a coach, and even smirked a satisfying smile when he reappointed cos that romance of him finally succeeding is still on me. But no more. He, Eddie and Hine must go.

[PyreneesPie]

[K]

[PyreneesPie]

[Doc63]

[PyreneesPie]

I don't see it as megalomania - more of a refusal to give in or to give up.

[Mugwump]

Perspective.

It was a poor performance, no doubt about that.

- They were not too far off their best 22, and they are a lot better than their performances last year suggested. They’ll finish top 8 unless age. Takes its toll on them through the year. We lacked Elliott, Fasolo, Wells and Greenwood from our best 22 That’s a load of talent.
- sometimes you have a night where things don’t go your way. Langdons free against and pendlebury’s miss were both defining moments.
- we tried a two ruck setup tonight and it didn’t work. It cost us big time. We won’t try that again.
- Crocker is going to make it. We have needed a good mid size forward for a long time now. He’s AFL quality.
- Murray and Stephenson both put in excellent debuts. It is hard to have any impact on debut, but both showed something. They will add vital pace to us as the year progresses.

We played around with our structure today and paid the price. We’ll be better next week.

[Doc63]

Penldes looks like a player who knows he has played his last final.

What an absolute wast of one of our greatest ever players.

[swoop42]

Hawthorn matched us in the contested ball area with both sides finishing with 167.

We were always going to be in trouble if they did this as this is meant to be our strength and the type of football we wish to play.

We seemingly lost to them the same way we have for the last 7 years with not enough pressure on the ball carrier

They won the uncontested by 35 and that's game over I'm afraid with their ball use ability and forward line.

[Magpietothemax]

I am going to wait a little longer before I make a definitive judgement. I think that the main reason we lost so insipidly tonight was our total failure to apply pressure, both on the man and the contested ball.This was our strength last year. The pressure applied across our midfield on the opposition was pathetic, and not at the requisite standard for an AFL team. We seemed to lack the vision/planning/anticipation to be at the ball when it went to ground, and often when we were there, our tackles were embarrassingly brushed aside.
Our kicking skills were also poor, but in my view this was not the major reason that we lost.
What is the reason for this total lack of intensity? Compared to the games I have watched thus far in Round 1, our lack of intensity is a real outlier. I find it inexplicable... and it is not attributable to lack of key personnel. That is why I will withold judgement until next round... could just be a need to adjust to the intensity and pressure of AFL standard football...

[Pies4shaw]