Post Match. Pies sink Saints . All comments please.

Donny · Posted: Sat May 18, 2019 5:43 pm

Collingwood 17.10.112
St Kilda 10.11.71

Goals: Checkers 4, Stevo, Reid 3, Varcs, JT, Sidey 2, H-E 1.

Disposals: Treloar 38, Beamer 30, Sidey 29, Crisp, Pendles 27, Mayne 25, Grundy 24, Flip 19, Levi, Stevo 17, Wills 15, Maynard, Reid, Checkers 14, H-E, Aish, Varcs, JT 13, Howe 12

Tackles: Wills 7, Maynard, Grundy 6.

D/E: Howe 91.7%, Wills, Maynard 85.7, Mayne 84, Crisp 81.5, Sidey 79.3

AF points: Grundy 152, Sidey 117, Treloar 113, Beamer 99, Crisp 97, Checkers 93, Stevo 91

PyreneesPie · PyreneesPie Joined: 22 Aug 2014

Jezza · 2023 PREMIERS! Joined: 06 Sep 2010 Location: Ponsford End

Stevo's torp was reminiscent of Didak's torp in 2010 against Carlton.

Pies4shaw · pies4shaw Joined: 08 Oct 2007

On Varcoe, it wasn’t a bump. He went in to contest and was just harder than the SoftStKildaLoser he met.

E · Joined: 05 May 2010

On the March · Joined: 14 Feb 2004

Travis is gone. I say he'll get a week.

Very comfortable win in the end. Really liked Mayne's game.

doriswilgus · Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Location: the great southern land

That was a great win in the end.I thought we were gone after quarter time.But somehow we managed to steady and then we thrashed them in the last quarter.This side seems to made of steel,it just seems to be able to overcome any sort of adversity.And speaking of Steele,how good was he today?Rightt back to his very best.

Cam · Posted: Sat May 18, 2019 5:59 pm

Found our A game in time. Sidebottom to the wing was pivotal as were our centre square configurations that finally took advantage of Grundy's hitout dominance.

rambler · rambler Joined: 15 Jun 2018

Stevo and Checkers have been a handy dynamic duo for us for a good year. As long as we have those two up forward things happen. I was so pessimistic about this game up until 3/4 time but i clearly underestimated the class we have. Kudos to the undermanned defence aswell.

Raw Hammer · Joined: 11 Sep 2008 Location: The Gutter

Grundy's game today was one of the best individual performance I’ve ever seen by a Magpie.

Being st the ground you appreciate all that he does. Unbelievable.

Donny · Posted: Sat May 18, 2019 6:03 pm

Born to Pie · Born to Pie Joined: 20 Sep 2011 Location: Tolga FNQ

Never in doubt (maybe change of undies at 3/4 time).

Trav nothing to worry about

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Raw Hammer · Joined: 11 Sep 2008 Location: The Gutter

mattmc33 · Joined: 23 May 2008 Location: Sydney

The way this team stepped up in the fourth quarter was indicative of their development over the past couple of seasons. In back to back games they’ve been massively challenged by opponents who won’t play a better game all season, yet the boys had the fortitude, the desire, the skill and the passion to go to a level that very few teams reach.

Of course you’d love to see a dominant four quarter performance, but I’d rather save that for September. Winning like that at this stage of the season, with so much star power missing, against a team that played a virtual Grand Final for three quarters, was pretty bloody impressive.

I thought Sidebottom was phenomenal and still can’t understand the hate for him in some quarters here; Grundy has the potential to be the best ruckman who ever lived; Mihocek has just been a gift; Pendles is Pendles but we can never take his brilliance for granted; Stevo was terrific and that torp was incredible; Trav was awesome in that final quarter and I loved Reid’s game.

Less than three years ago we lose that game, no question. But this group now has the right pieces in place, the right brand of football, and the kind of depth that ultimately wins you premierships. Well done Pies.

Pies4shaw · pies4shaw Joined: 08 Oct 2007