Post Match. Pies win for Bucks. All comments, please.

[SteveH67]

[PyreneesPie]

^ I mentioned elsewhere how ironic it would be if he ended up at Port! He was a champion there as well.

[Damien]

And if Choco ends up back at the Pies... which I hope happens.

[PyreneesPie]

True, that would be some serendipity!
I have no idea who would be the best candidate for the next coach, but Mark Williams would be a great mentor for the younger players coming though IM HO.

[JC Hartley]

Collingwood have produced their best win of the 2021 season in Nathan Buckley's last game as coach to defeat Melbourne by 17 points. The Magpies played a methodical and exhilarating brand of footy to allow Collingwood's forwards to take marks and kick enough goals to shock the Demons in Sydney before the bye. Defensive structures behind the ball also allowed the Woods to take intercept marks and save goals before generating rebounds that resulted in scores, and were able to maintain possession well enough to deny Melbourne any prospect of victory.

Collingwood won their statistical categories from disposals by +38 (395 - 357), kicks were won by +34 (237 - 203), handballs had a margin of +4 (158 - 154), while contested possessions had a differential of +1 (126 - 125), uncontested possessions were up by +34 (257 - 223). Hit-outs were in Collingwood's favour by +7 (33 - 26), +10 for clearances (34 - 24), centre clearances had an advantage of +5 (14 - 9), and stoppage clearances were won by +5 (20 - 15). Uncontested marks were up by +27 (110 - 83), and Marks Inside 50 was +9 (18 - 9). Tackles had a differential of +10 (53 - 43), +10 for Tackles Inside 50 (16 - 6). Melbourne only won two categories from the game. They were intercept possessions by +3 (75 - 72), while Inside 50s had a differential of +7 (54 - 47). Contested Marks (14 each) was the only neutral category.

Jordan De Goey (32 disposals @66%, 447 metres gained, 10 contested possessions, 22 uncontested possessions, 2 intercept possessions, 17 kicks, 15 handballs, 4 marks, 4 tackles, 2 Tackles Inside 50, 3 goal assists, 10 score involvements, 6 clearances, 4 centre clearances, 2 stoppage clearances, 5 Inside 50s & 4 Rebound 50s) played his best game of the season as a midfielder where he won clearances regularly, laid some tackles, and created numerous opportunities for his team to kick goals.

Scott Pendlebury (31 disposals @ 87%, 275 metres gained, 20 contested possessions, 11 uncontested possessions, 12 intercept possessions, 11 kicks, 20 handballs, 2 marks, 3 tackles, 1 goal assist, 7 score involvements, 5 clearances, 2 centre clearances, 3 stoppage clearances, 3 Inside 50s & 1 goal) displayed trademark poise and composure whenever he gathered the footy. Pendlebury was able to gather cleanly to release handpasses to teammates who were in a better position and had more time to dispose of the footy. This happened all day, and it was an absolute pleasure to watch Pendlebury lead from the front, especially when he went back and nailed an important set shot in the last quarter to give the team a buffer that could not be pegged back. Captain's game of the highest order from Scott Pendlebury, and may that continue for the remainder of the season when Robert Harvey coaches the club.

Steele Sidebottom (21 disposals @ 67%, 326 metres gained, 7 contested possessions, 14 uncontested possessions, 12 kicks, 9 handballs, 7 marks, 5 score involvements, 5 clearances, 3 centre clearances, 2 stoppage clearances, 2 Inside 50s & 1 goal) had an extremely sluggish first half, before working his way into the game. Far from perfect from Sidebottom with a number of skill errors, although he kept working hard and put the icing on the cake with the last goal of the game.

Jack Crisp (21 disposals @ 67%, 261 metres gained, 7 contested possessions, 14 uncontested possessions, 2 intercept possessions, 12 kicks, 9 handballs, 4 marks, 3 tackles, 1 goal assist, 5 score involvements, 5 clearances, 5 stoppage
clearances & 5 Inside 50s) competed well in the midfield and was able to minimise the influence of Christian Petracca.

Will Hoskin-Elliott (21 disposals @ 76%, 369 metres gained, 3 contested possessions, 18 uncontested possessions, 2 intercept possessions, 15 kicks, 6 handballs, 13 marks, 2 Marks Inside 50, 5 score involvements, 3 Inside 50s & 1 goal) played as a winger that constantly provided his team a marking outlet to maintain possession and gain field position. Hoskin-Elliott was able to drift forward to take an uncontested mark against a napping defence and made the Demons pay dearly for it. Hoskin-Elliott has had a reasonable month of footy after being horribly out of form and out of touch as a high-half forward earlier in the season.

Max Lynch (15 disposals @ 80%, 5 contested possessions, 10 uncontested possessions, 23 hit-outs, 4 kicks, 11 handballs, 3 marks, 1 goal assist, 6 score involvements, 2 clearances & 2 stoppage clearances) played above himself to outpoint Max Gawn and Luke Jackson in the first half before drifting out of the game. Some of his work that he did early was amazing.

Brayden Maynard (32 disposals @ 91%, 661 metres gained, 7 contested possessions, 25 uncontested possessions, 9 intercept possessions, 26 kicks, 6 handballs, 13 marks, 2 Contested Marks, 4 tackles, 5 score involvements, 2 Inside 50s & 5 Rebound 50s) produced a dominant display of intercept marking and penetrating rebound off half-back with his booming left foot allowing Collingwood's defence more time to set up behind the ball and responded impeccably when he needed to impact the contest when Melbourne came home like a freight train.

Chris Mayne (25 disposals @ 92%, 212 metres gained, 3 contested possessions, 22 uncontested possessions, 3 intercept possessions, 14 kicks, 11 handballs, 8 marks, 2 tackles, 5 score involvements & 2 Rebound 50s) provided a marking option at all times when the Pies wanted to slow the game down and Mayne was able to hit targets within his limitations.

John Noble (19 disposals @ 90%, 343 metres gained, 4 contested possessions, 15 uncontested possessions, 3 intercept possessions, 11 kicks, 8 handballs, 5 marks, 3 tackles, 6 score involvements, 2 clearances, 3 Inside 50s & 2 Rebound 50s) gave Collingwood great drive and direction off the last line of defence and was not afraid to take on the corridor when it was on.

Jack Madgen (19 disposals @ 63%, 321 metres gained, 4 contested possessions, 15 uncontested possessions, 6 intercept possessions, 12 kicks, 7 handballs, 9 marks, 2 Inside 50s & 6 Rebound 50s) is often a very maligned player at Collingwood. On today's effort, his skills were not up to scratch but his marking in the second half was exceptional. Need to give him credit for that.

Darcy Moore (18 disposals @ 78%, 227 metres gained, 7 contested possessions, 11 uncontested possessions, 8 intercept possessions, 13 kicks, 5 handballs, 7 marks, 2 Contested Marks, 5 score involvements & 8 Rebound 50s) had an excellent game in defence where his excellent judgement of marks proved to be vital when Melbourne had field position dominance.

Isaac Quaynor (15 disposals @ 93%, 329 metres gained, 7 contested possessions, 8 uncontested possessions, 8 intercept possessions, 9 kicks, 6 handballs, 4 marks, 3 Contested Marks, 3 tackles, 3 Inside 50s & 5 Rebound 50s) was very sloppy early before he took charge in the last quarter to take telling marks in general play to thwart the Demons at every opportunity.

Jordan Roughead (11 disposals @ 82%, 113 metres gained, 10 uncontested possessions, 3 intercept possessions, 5 hit-outs, 9 kicks, 2 handballs, 9 marks, 2 tackles, 4 score involvements & 3 Rebound 50s) complimented Darcy Moore beautifully with the amount of marks he took in defence, and gave Max Lynch a chop-out with a brief stint in the ruck to give the team flexibility.

Jamie Elliott (19 disposals @ 53%, 159 metres gained, 8 contested possessions, 11 uncontested possessions, 9 kicks, 10 handballs, 5 marks, 3 Marks Inside 50, 2 tackles, 2 goal assists, 7 score involvements & 4 Inside 50s) had a lively game up forward without impacting the scoreboard directly. Elliott was not able to kick any majors, but he was able to create goals and scoring opportunities to ensure he contributed to the team's cause.

Josh Thomas (16 disposals @ 62%, 270 metres gained, 4 contested possessions, 12 uncontested possessions, 3 intercept possessions, 10 kicks, 6 handballs, 5 marks, 3 tackles, 6 score involvements & 3 Inside 50s) did not have his best game, but he kept working to allow his team to score when he could.

Brody Mihocek (12 disposals @ 58%, 330 metres gained, 4 contested possessions, 8 uncontested possessions, 10 kicks, 2 handballs, 7 marks, 2 Contested Marks, 5 Marks Inside 50, 6 score involvements, 2 Inside 50s & 3 goals) made the most of his opportunities and provided a presence up forward with plenty of marks taken to be able to score crucial goals.

Beau McCreery (11 disposals @ 46%, 223 metres gained, 3 contested possessions, 8 uncontested possessions, 6 kicks, 5 handballs, 2 marks, 5 tackles, 4 Tackles Inside 50, 3 score involvements, 3 Inside 50s & 1 goal) put on plenty of pressure up forward with his tackling, and snuck forward at the right time to kick an important goal in the second term.

Darcy Cameron (9 disposals @ 89%, 102 metres gained, 5 contested possessions, 4 uncontested possessions, 2 intercept possessions, 5 hit-outs, 8 kicks, 6 marks, 3 Contested Marks, 3 Marks Inside 50, 5 tackles, 2 Tackles Inside 50, 6 score involvements & 4 goals) formed an excellent partnership up forward with Brody Mihocek to take the game away from Melbourne. Cameron's knack of taking marks up forward and converting them allowed Collingwood to upset the apple cart that Melbourne had going for them. It remains to be seen if the apple cart is in good order for the Demons in September.

Collingwood's next game will be on June 26 against Fremantle at Marvel Stadium. This match will be Robert Harvey's first game as coach, and the playing group will look to continue the momentum of the win against Melbourne against a Dockers outfit who have been highly inaccurate in front of goal this season. Hopefully there will be crowds allowed in Melbourne so club members and fans can attend venues in Melbourne after Collingwood have had their bye after bidding farewell to Nathan Buckley, who has been the player and coach of his generation in Collingwood's history.

[Greening gold]

Has Quaynor ever been considered for the forward line?

[Greening gold]

[stoliboy]

What a game!

Being based in Sydney, that was the most enjoyable Collingwood game I've been to since the games were shifted from ANZ stadium to the SCG.

The crowd had a great vibe. The Collingwood players usually run out onto the ground from the race closest to the Members Stand but for this game they ran out next to Bay 2 where all the Collingwood members were sitting. Lots of kids out of their seats watching the game on the fence. Also hardly any Swans supporters (maybe that was it). There were a few signs around the ground as well saying thankyou to Buckley.

Maynard was best on ground for me. He set the tone in the first 3 minutes (touched it like 5 times) and was just hard at it all day. Great disposal from the backline as well. Then there was that brilliant tackle he made on the Melbourne player Jayden Hunt only to have a free kick awarded against him... you be the judge: https://www.afl.com.au/video/631720/was-this-a-dangerous-tackle-by-maynard

Also just looked at the stats... Maynard had 661 metres gained... the most on the field.

18 marks inside forward 50m! What a difference it makes having a forward line that takes marks and kicks goals. Just made watching the game so much more enjoyable Cameron, Miochek, Jamie, Pendles, Elliot, McCreery... even JDG who fluffed his two shots at goal had a few key assists in some of our goals (just had a look at the stats... 10 score involvements, the most on the ground).

Towards the end of the game Mark Korda came came up to the boundary. And after the siren Buck's kids and the injured players like Howe and Adams. Lots of hugs.

Just a brilliant win.

[VicParkTragic]

[piedys]

Just copied from another thread:

[Piesnchess]

[BazBoy]

The win had a good result from a novice kid ruck against one of comps outstanding best

Max toiled relentless all day and may have tired towards the end but still got to contest after contest

Well done kid you took on a massive task and in my opinion stuck to it

Have we something to work with here with Max

[Mossi]

[daics aka the ruckman]

Great win played in a slightly different style than usual. Melbourne also helped us by playing ordinary.
Cameron 4 goals and contested marking really makes our forward line potent.
Pendles kicks a captains goal, Mihoceck 3 and Mcreery's goal was great.
Lynch did well in the ruck and Quaynors marking is strong.
Loved the poster in the crowd "Thank You Bucks 5" and the highlights of Bucks as a player and coach on the broadcast.

[RudeBoy]

It was a typical Bucks led gritty win. He got 100% buy in from all our players to execute a plan to put the frighteners up the Dees. Seriously folks, the Dees shat themselves. Our ferocious tackling was through the roof and the toffs couldn't handle it.

The surprise of the night for me (and most others I suspect) was the fantastic game of Max Lynch. He's never going to get a Brownlow vote, but boy oh boy he is a fierce competitor, and may have just about done enough to keep a spot on our list as our reserve ruckman.

Bucks also deserves credit for recognising Darcy Cameron as being better than Cox. This kid is getting better by the week and could well hold down a key forward role for us for another 5 yrs.

I also reckon it was De Goey's best ever 4 quarter performance. He demonstrated he has the tank to be possibly the best midfielder in the AFL. He played with grunt as well as class.

Finally, those predicting the quick demise of Pendles may have to think again. class will out. Assuming he remains largely injury free he has another 3 yrs.

Overall, it was a fabulous way to send off our legend Nathan Buckley. My main regret is that he has ultimately been sacrificed to cover up the inept list management governance at our club. If we had been able to add Isaac Smith, Higgins and Cameron to our list this year (as the Cats did), we'd be sitting top of the ladder and flag favourites. Bucks would also be our coach for another 5-10 yrs.

Anyway, I really hope we get Choco Williams as our coach as I think we need someone to re-unite everyone and to bring back some passion back.