Nick's Collingwood Bulletin Board

Sunday.

Collingwood v. GWS.

Olympic Park Oval. 4:35 PM AEDT.

Final team named for Sunday:

Collingwood v GWS Giants
Sunday 18 February, 2018
Holden Centre, 4.35pm

IN: Ruby Schleicher, Moana Hope, Meg Hutchins
OUT: Stacey Livingstone (collarbone), Holly Whitford, Eliza Hynes

Collingwood squad
B: Emma Grant, Ruby Schleicher, Iilish Ross
HB: Chloe Molloy, Sophie Casey, Tara Morgan
C: Cecilia McIntosh
HF: Melissa Kuys, Jasmine Garner, Stephanie Chiocci
F: Caitlyn Edwards, Lauren Tesoriero, Christina Bernardi
Foll: Emma King, Jaimee Lambert, Amelia Barden
Int (from): Brittany Bonnici, Bree White, Jess Duffin, Meg Hutchins, Moana Hope

Bit embarrassing that Donny starts this thread and 36 hours later, no comments.

In the interests of not giving oxygen to the naysayers, some random (and not necessarily well-informed) thoughts:

Ins and outs.
Ruby schleicher a straight swap for Eliza Hynes. Would have liked to see Hynes get another go. Sure, she looks a bit lost sometimes but I reckon she can be an aggressive presence with more game time.
Meg Hutchins another straight swap for Stacey Livingstone. Meg will probably have to go to Phoebe McWilliams with Ruby Schleicher starting on the bench as 2nd ruck. That is unless WS plans to do the opposite???
Holly Whitford will come back better for the experience.
If Mo is to play, she plays out of the goal square. Naming Lauren Tesoriero at full forward: all I can say is there are other threads catering for comment about the coaches.

Chloe Molloy: If not our best player right now, she soon will be. There is a thread for waxing lyrical about her so will not do so here save to say she is a player an astute coach can build a team and a playing style around. Put her in the middle and be done with it. If opposition teams reckon they've got someone who can beat her one on one, unsettle her or match her football nous, well good luck to them.

Cecilia McIntosh in the middle? Don't think so. Possibly the only player we've got with the tank and the concentration to run with Alicia Eva and that's what she'll do.

With Steve Hocking suggesting in his "spirit of the game" memo that teams maintain a 5-6-5 formation, why are teams still being published in the traditional layout? It would make more sense to publish in the format encouraged by head office would it not? In which case our selected team would look like this:

Backs: Grant, Schleicher, Ross, Casey, Morgan
Mids: King, Molloy, McIntosh, Lambert, Barden, Chiocci
Forwards: Garner, Kuys, Bernardi, Edwards, Tesoriero
Int: Bonnici, White, Duffin, Hutchins, Hope

"You know it makes sense."

Get the women onto Victoria Park. Ditching the pokies should persuade Yarra Council we're sweet little buttercups. And if not, spend the money from selling the pokies venues on buying 'em.

Go Pies

Vexillology wrote:Bit embarrassing that Donny starts this thread and 36 hours later, no comments.

In the interests of not giving oxygen to the naysayers, some random (and not necessarily well-informed) thoughts:

Ins and outs.
Ruby schleicher a straight swap for Eliza Hynes. Would have liked to see Hynes get another go. Sure, she looks a bit lost sometimes but I reckon she can be an aggressive presence with more game time.
Meg Hutchins another straight swap for Stacey Livingstone. Meg will probably have to go to Phoebe McWilliams with Ruby Schleicher starting on the bench as 2nd ruck. That is unless WS plans to do the opposite???
Holly Whitford will come back better for the experience.
If Mo is to play, she plays out of the goal square. Naming Lauren Tesoriero at full forward: all I can say is there are other threads catering for comment about the coaches.

Chloe Molloy: If not our best player right now, she soon will be. There is a thread for waxing lyrical about her so will not do so here save to say she is a player an astute coach can build a team and a playing style around. Put her in the middle and be done with it. If opposition teams reckon they've got someone who can beat her one on one, unsettle her or match her football nous, well good luck to them.

Cecilia McIntosh in the middle? Don't think so. Possibly the only player we've got with the tank and the concentration to run with Alicia Eva and that's what she'll do.

With Steve Hocking suggesting in his "spirit of the game" memo that teams maintain a 5-6-5 formation, why are teams still being published in the traditional layout? It would make more sense to publish in the format encouraged by head office would it not? In which case our selected team would look like this:

Backs: Grant, Schleicher, Ross, Casey, Morgan
Mids: King, Molloy, McIntosh, Lambert, Barden, Chiocci
Forwards: Garner, Kuys, Bernardi, Edwards, Tesoriero
Int: Bonnici, White, Duffin, Hutchins, Hope

"You know it makes sense."

Get the women onto Victoria Park. Ditching the pokies should persuade Yarra Council we're sweet little buttercups. And if not, spend the money from selling the pokies venues on buying 'em.

Go Pies

Great write up, cheers. Always interesting getting different views.

I agree it's odd that the AFL continues to publish the side absence wings. The other way of writing the side would be to ditch one flank or pocket.

McIntosh being named in the centre is interesting, it seemed Duffin played mid last week, so anything could happen, but I'd expect Bonnici to lineup on Eva. Molly is a gun and even a team effort from Freo couldn't unsettle her last week. I liked that she kept getting up and on with the game despite attention and whacks Freo dished out.

Barclay misses from 20m almost DIF to the Batman Avenue end...

0-1

Bonnici!

Crumbs full-tilt at midfield, storms inside 50, ball almost got away from her on the bounce, slipped while trying to evade capture, recovered, banana kick, GOAL!

6-1

Bernardi misses on the run from 25...

7-1

Barden across the face, from the boundary, misses...

8-1

Chiocci, on the receive, around the body... GOAL!

14-1

Molloy from long-range... behind...

15-1

Siren.

Quarter Time.

Collingwood 2.3.15
Greater Western Sydney 0.1.1

GOALS - Chiocci, Bonnici

Disposals - Grant 6, McIntosh 5, White 5, Chiocci 4

Rushed to us...

16-1

Behind to them...

16-2

Staunton misses a hurried snap...

16-3