Post Match. Pies destroy Dees. All comments.

[Magpietothemax]

In the Herald Sun today there is an article entitled: "Pies secret weapon in remarkable streak revealed" in which Jack Crisp pays tribute to our sports psychologist Jacqui Louder who has enabled the team to cope mentally with the enormous rushes of adrenaline that come with winning so many close games.
He said that she has helped them "reset" and stabilise their mood after each win, so that they can restart training and preparations for the next game with the necessary focus.

[23 YIPPEE!!!]

What did we think of IQ game in particular Nobles as well

[TassiePie1990]

One thing I noticed in the last minute was Jamie Elliott fist pumping when our team caused another stoppage by locking it in. The team is so well drilled this year and getting around each other with the small wins during the game.

[the fuzz]

I love this team

[Magpiefan3]

One thing I noticed in the last minute was Jamie Elliott fist pumping when our team caused another stoppage by locking it in. The team is so well drilled this year and getting around each other with the small wins during the game.

Yep I saw that when I watched the replay of the last quarter tonight.

[Meredith1965]

Re-watching the second half. I have revised my initial view - Sidebottom was BOG by a mile. His defensive efforts were spectacular - bringing the ball to ground against much bigger opponents, one on one in marking contests, cleaning up loose balls in the defensive 50, squeezing handballs and kicks to advantage from impossible positions, tackling ferociously and repeatedly. He even came forward and took the ball brilliantly away from the stoppage immediately after Maynard's tackle and squeezed the ball with his left onto Johnson's chest. There is no other player on Collingwood's list who can execute like that in tight corners, not even Pendlebury. And Lever knew it - as he stood on the mark for Johnson's goal, he was swearing and dropped his head - done cold by brilliance his team doesn't have.

I haven't even got to the part of his game that made the most impression on me, live - his magnificent efforts with Nick Daicos to run the clock down and out and ice the game. Just a class above.

yeah i thought sidey was bloody magnificent last night, he doesnt do the flashy stuff he does the dirty grunt stuff and he does it with precision more often than not. as some one else said, those possessions dont get counted, but they should, is that what a one percenter is? ive never really understood that remark!

I watched the replay and have to admit that the excellence of Sidebottom’s game passed me by at first. I was sensitised to it by P4S’s post and it was well-observed.

[RudeBoy]

Sidey was absolutely magnificent. He may have slowed down a bit, but there isn't a smarter player (apart maybe Pendles) in the AFL and his skills on both feet are superb. What he did against the Dees was truly sublime.

[qldmagpie67]

Some interesting reading here again
Love the effort across the board from the entire team
Every player had moments that impacted the game in a positive way
I watched the game a 3rd time tonight because the other games just don’t interest me really
Don’t agree with PS4 about Sidey being BOG
He was good but JDG was our best my a mile and his influence in that last quarter was amazing
On a side note Langdon is a down hill skier
When Petracca Viney and Oliver are dominating the middle he’s running well and getting involved when there not he’s flat footed and a deer in the head lights
From the first bounce he and Sidey started 20m apart and each run to the defensive side of the square looking to be a exit plan for there respective teams
Sidey did this way better than Langdon while also impacting many contests unlike Langdon
He’s over rated massively
Don’t underestimate the work of Maynard who on several occasions left his man to attack Langdon when he run off Sidey into a attacking position
Only once did Langdon get off the rope and kick a goal taking a mark inside 50 when Sidey couldn’t quite make the contest and Maynard was covering Gawn deep
Other than that Langdon didn’t impact Melbourne scoring chances
Our team defence and ability to make smart decisions and never stop the relentless pressure is amazing

A friend who I watched the game with Friday night made a comment I think sums us up
We are like a lit fuse
We burn slowly at first but the longer the fuse burns the more sparks fly and the sense of urgency and panic in those around it happens

[JC Hartley]

A captivating contest took place between two sides who looked to strengthen their premiership claims in a game that was akin to a final, and Collingwood emerged from the match as an emerging premiership prospect by coming from behind to defeat Melbourne by 7 points. The opening quarter was free-flowing with plenty of goals being kicked by both teams, which produced great excitement and entertainment for the fans, with the Demons claiming a small lead of 8 points at quarter time. The second term saw the Dees build momentum and apply scoreboard pressure, which got to as high as 23 points early in the quarter, before the Woods pegged back a portion of the deficit to trail by 17 points at half time. The third quarter saw the Magpies make further inroads into the deficit by impacting the scoreboard adequately, while significantly reducing Melbourne's scoring output at the same time, and the margin heading into the last change was a mere 7 points in favour of the Demons. The final term saw wild fluctuations of momentum within the quarter, when both teams responded rapidly with goals that changed leads numerous times. Ultimately, Collingwood would display composure and poise beyond their time and years after regaining the lead for the final time of the night, and were able to continually thwart and converge on any threatening forays that the Dees had in the final minutes to close out the game as victors by 7 points, despite being blitzed on the stat sheet, but converted most of their opportunities from a very frugal number of forward entries, which emphasises that Collingwood have a group that values scoreboard impact with fewer possessions, rather than racking up larger quantities of disposals that don't necessarily win every single game on offer.

Collingwood won a relatively small group of statistics from their encounter against the Demons. Ascendancies came from winning kicks by +16 (217 - 201), +7 for intercept possessions (71 - 64), while hit-outs had an advantage of +5 ( 43 - 38 ). Tackles had a gap of +12 (71 - 59), with Tackles Inside 50 up by +10 ( 18 - 8 ), while marks were won by +19 (82 - 63), and uncontested marks had a differential of +24 ( 72 - 48 ). Melbourne found their level of dominance in areas such as disposals by +93 (409 - 316), +109 for handballs (208 - 99), while contested possessions were won by +24 (162 - 138), and uncontested possessions were up by +63 (237 - 174). Clearances had a margin of +20 (52 - 32), with a huge gap of +14 from centre clearances (21 - 7), stoppage clearances were up by +6 (31 - 25), while contested marks had a gap of +5 (15 - 10), Marks Inside 50 were claimed by +2 (11 - 9), and Inside 50s saw a differential of +24 (65 - 41).

Jordan De Goey (25 disposals @ 68%, 476 metres gained, 12 contested possessions, 13 uncontested possessions, 20 kicks, 5 handballs, 2 marks, 3 tackles, 1 goal assist, 6 score involvements, 9 clearances, 4 centre clearances, 5 stoppage clearances, 5 Inside 50s & 1 goal) starred in the middle for the Magpies winning clearances when nobody else could get their hands on the ball, while producing territory and scoring opportunities at various junctures throughout the evening.

Jack Crisp (24 disposals @ 75%, 542 metres gained, 13 contested possessions, 11 uncontested possessions, 6 intercept possessions, 11 kicks, 13 handballs, 3 marks, 8 tackles, 4 score involvements, 4 clearances, 3 stoppage clearances & 6 Inside 50s) provided some stability at stoppages to win his own ball, while tackling with absolute vigour which embodied the whole team. Crisp was given the unenviable task of running with Clayton Oliver who was at his prolific best on the night.

Scott Pendlebury (20 disposals @ 70%, 205 metres gained, 11 contested possessions, 9 uncontested possessions, 6 intercept possessions, 11 kicks, 9 handballs, 3 marks, 6 tackles, 1 goal assist, 7 score involvements, 2 clearances, 2 stoppage clearances, 3 Inside 50s & 3 Rebound 50s) maximised impact from reduced possessions and territory, by producing scoring chains that allowed the team to score regularly.

Steele Sidebottom (20 disposals @ 70%, 426 metres gained, 8 contested possessions, 12 uncontested possessions, 4 intercept possessions, 12 kicks, 8 handballs, 9 marks, 1 goal assist, 4 score involvements, 2 clearances, 2 stoppage clearances, 3 Inside 50s & 3 Rebound 50s) provided a marking option on the wing for his teammates all night, and looked to kick forward as often as possible to contests, while releasing handpasses to encourage continuous ball movement without losing possession.

Patrick Lipinski (17 disposals @ 71%, 316 metres gained, 7 contested possessions, 10 uncontested possessions, 12 kicks, 5 handballs, 5 marks, 6 tackles, 3 Tackles Inside 50, 2 goal assists, 6 score involvements, 5 clearances, 5 stoppage clearances, 2 Inside 50s, 2 Rebound 50s & 1 goal) impacted the game with his possessions by ensuring he gave Collingwood's forwards a great chance of scoring and kicking goals, while Lipinski won some crucial clearances at stoppages which included a ripping snap during the third term for his only goal for the night. Lipinski had a stint or two up forward where he applied tackling pressure.

Josh Daicos (15 disposals @ 60%, 266 metres gained, 4 contested possessions, 11 uncontested possessions, 8 kicks, 7 handballs, 4 tackles, 4 score involvements, 3 Inside 50s & 1 goal) struggled to get into the game over the first two quarters, before lifting late in the game with a critical goal in the last quarter when the game was on the line.

Mason Cox (8 disposals @ 38%, 223 metres gained, 5 contested possessions, 3 uncontested possessions, 22 hit-outs, 8 kicks, 2 marks, 2 clearances, 2 Inside 50s, 5 Rebound 50s & 1 goal) competed to the best of his ability in the ruck without very much going right as a collective. Cox was able to produce rebounds from defence that went forward without much direction.

Nick Daicos (31 disposals @ 81%, 464 metres gained, 10 contested possessions, 21 uncontested possessions, 10 intercept possessions, 18 kicks, 13 handballs, 4 marks, 5 tackles, 1 goal assist, 3 score involvements, 2 Inside 50s & 7 Rebound 50s) displayed his prolific and exquisite ball use coming out of defence, where he found time and space frequently to find targets in close proximity or kick long to contests when all avenues towards goal were closed or severely restricted.

Brayden Maynard (18 disposals @ 78%, 351 metres gained, 6 contested possessions, 12 uncontested possessions, 6 intercept possessions, 14 kicks, 4 handballs, 8 marks, 3 tackles, 2 Inside 50s & 5 Rebound 50s) was tremendous in defence with his intercept marking and penetrating kicks, while producing two memorable tackles that attracted high publicity.

Jeremy Howe (18 disposals @ 89%, 318 metres gained, 10 contested possessions, 8 uncontested possessions, 9 intercept possessions, 11 kicks, 7 handballs, 7 marks, 1 goal assist, 4 score involvements, 3 Inside 50s & 3 Rebound 50s) played to his strengths by backing in his superb aerial judgment in marking contests, while providing solid and sound rebound from defence.

John Noble (15 disposals @ 80%, 338 metres gained, 2 contested possessions, 13 uncontested possessions, 2 intercept possessions, 12 kicks, 3 handballs, 6 marks, 2 tackles, 3 score involvements, 2 Inside 50s & 3 Rebound 50s) was excellent off the last line of defence, providing continuous run and carry, and maintained possession with the vast majority of his kicks.

Nathan Murphy (15 disposals @ 80%, 309 metres gained, 3 contested possessions, 12 uncontested possessions, 6 intercept possessions, 12 kicks, 3 handballs, 5 marks, 2 score involvements & 5 Rebound 50s) complemented Darcy Moore and Jeremy Howe brilliantly as the third key tall defender in the backline with numerous marks judged expertly, while Murphy maintained possession successfully when he was required to clear the area of any prospective danger.

Darcy Moore (12 disposals @ 83%, 182 metres gained, 6 contested possessions, 6 uncontested possessions, 6 intercept possessions, 6 kicks, 6 handballs, 5 marks, 2 contested marks, 3 score involvements & 5 Rebound 50s) showed leadership when it was required by taking a sufficient number of intercept marks, and played it safe with his ball use on transition out of defence.

Isaac Quaynor (9 disposals @ 78%, 313 metres gained, 2 contested possessions, 7 uncontested possessions, 3 intercept possessions, 8 kicks, 4 marks, 5 tackles, 2 score involvements & 4 Rebound 50s) may not have had many possessions, but he looked lively whenever he won possession and got to kick the ball forward. Quaynor also marked and tackled well to stay busy on a night where not everything had fallen his way.

Jamie Elliott (13 disposals @ 54%, 172 metres gained, 7 contested possessions, 6 uncontested possessions, 2 intercept possessions, 12 kicks, 3 marks, 2 Marks Inside 50, 4 tackles, 3 Tackles Inside 50, 4 score involvements & 4 goals) made a considerable impact in his 150th game, where he made every kick at goal a winner, and based his game off the back of pressure and laying successful tackles that created goals.

Brody Mihocek (9 disposals @ 67%, 3 contested possessions, 6 uncontested possessions, 5 kicks, 4 handballs, 3 marks, 1 goal assist, 5 score involvements & 2 goals) contributed with timely goals without being at his best. Lack of forward entries on the night made it challenging for him.

Ash Johnson (7 disposals @ 86%, 187 metres gained, 5 contested possessions, 2 uncontested possessions, 6 kicks, 4 marks, 2 contested marks, 3 Marks Inside 50, 2 tackles, 2 Tackles Inside 50, 6 score involvements & 4 goals) easily played the best game of his fledgling career to lift Collingwood over the line with excellent conversion from limited possessions.

Beau McCreery (5 disposals @ 60%, 117 metres gained, 3 contested possessions, 2 uncontested possessions, 4 kicks, 3 marks, 7 tackles, 4 Tackles Inside 50, 1 goal assist, 3 score involvements & 1 goal) could not get near the ball in the first half, before getting to work over the next two quarters to tackle his way back into the contest with the odd mark and goal thrown in for good measure. Doing the little things paid off for McCreery.

Collingwood's next game will be against Sydney on August 14 at the SCG. Another enormous test awaits at the Sydney Cricket Ground with lots of goals to achieve on the trip to Sydney. Chiefly among them is to win 12 consecutive games, which would guarantee the Magpies a spot in the top four. As for the objectives to defeat the Swans, the Woods will need to give their forwards greater chances at competing and marking for the ball to allow greater scoring productivity. Evening up the clearances will also be an area of great focus to work on next week, if the Pies want to be successful and quell Sydney over four quarters.

[Marvelos]

^ Holy ****, your talents are wasted here brother, superb review.

[BazBoy]

In the euphoria of all this and an amazing 11 game winning streak I see Cats have won 11 on the trot

We will deal with them at the appropriate time if in fact we meet them at any stage

I’m confident this side can beat any one on the day

[pietillidie]

One thing I noticed in the last minute was Jamie Elliott fist pumping when our team caused another stoppage by locking it in. The team is so well drilled this year and getting around each other with the small wins during the game.

Yep I saw that when I watched the replay of the last quarter tonight.

He definitely practices what he preaches, too. In one of the interviews before his 150th he said something to the effect that he values structure and discipline over speccies now, and then you see that fist pump and you know he really means it. The buy in across the team is brilliant.

[piedys]

Honestly, I thought his absence improved the team, once subbed off.
That contest we just witnessed tonight was no place for fumbling lightweights.

I think your confusing him with Sidebottom.

What is that supposed to mean? Sidebottom was close to our best player - involved in setting up almost every score in the final quarter,
as well as closing down their best runner and making repeated desperate efforts in defence throughout the second half when their talls caught our backline out of position.

Dunno why Scoobs has got Sidebottom in the gun?
Sidebottom fought another epic dual with Langdon on the wing, both of them ran their arses off, but Sidey was clean with both hand and foot, and he has been since the winning streak commenced.

While WHE runs around doing not much, just like Varcoe used to.

[piedys]

It was great to see the smug look wiped off Goodwin the flog’s face. He was laughing when Melbourne were in control and probably thought we’d crumble .... Suffer in your jocks on the way to the TAB, Goodwin!

Oh! Bone crunching brutal sledge from the Sensei; love it!

How good is it to be the team kicking the red time goals instead of conceding them? A problem for many a year, predating Buckley certainly....its a good trick to have

Great observation; leaking multiple junk time goals which often cost us games was a weekly event, and undid much of the hard work of those quarters.
I truly prey those days have passed us...

Truly wonderful win but we must thank Gawn and his terrible kicking for goal that kept us in it.

Oh! that shank approaching 1/4-time? Man, he really let us off the hook then.

In the Herald Sun today there is an article entitled: "Pies secret weapon in remarkable streak revealed" in which Jack Crisp pays tribute to our sports psychologist Jacqui Louder,
who has enabled the team to cope mentally with the enormous rushes of adrenaline that come with winning so many close games.
He said that she has helped them "reset" and stabilise their mood after each win, so that they can restart training and preparations for the next game with the necessary focus.

Nah, bring back Winning Teams, who effectively sent the players morale on a spiral not too dissimilar to what Adelaide players endured in 2017!

Obviously only takes a solitary calming female voice to settle our mettle; who woulda thunked it?!

What did we think of IQ game in particular Nobles as well

Both very serviceable; giving us critical run from D50 in the 2nd half.

[lazzadesilva]

Yeah I don’t get that bro piedys. I agree that Sidey has run his bottom off and is playing an essential linking role that should not be underrated in importance to our winning performances. I see McRae’s game plan as a jigsaw puzzle where each piece fits into a particular team role and each piece is vital for the achievement of the overall plan. This coach is wisdom personified which I’m loving watching with incredible interest because the opposition haven’t quite worked out his methods yet. He is building a patchwork quilt which is an extraordinary work of brilliant art moulding the team together towards the ultimate goal. I still don’t see our flag dream happening this year but like the team, who the hell knows what will happen once we get there