Originally Posted by Markwebbos Glad that Horse played McCartin back. He looks like he’s a natural there. With Fox, AA, Pelican, Gould you’d hope that Rampe might get to play a more offensive role and Mills might be given leave to play inside the contest. Cmon Horse! - - - Updated - - - Originally Posted by jono2707 Harry C and Fox are becoming quite the pair down back. Not flashy or anything but they're doing a good job. Is Harry C shaping up as Nick Smiths replacement? McCartin ...
I felt like I needed to exercise my writing muscles, so I thought I'd put pen to paper and have a go at writing a preview for this week's game against the Pies. It's a re-post of the preview I put up on BF. (Hope the IMG tags work here...) Where and When: Saturday 10 August, 7:40pm, ANZ Stadium, Sydney Game Day Weather Forecast: Clear but cold night in Sydney ? note minimum temperature of 6 degrees in the west! Recent History: The last meeting ...
After watching Collingwood a great deal over the year, these are my thoughts on how you beat them. 1. They don't like tackling pressure on the ball carrier. Rather than let guys like Thomas, Pendlebury and Beams run around on their own, hit them hard every time they go near the ball. It frustrates them and throws them off their game. We are the best tackling team in the comp (72 per game), and if we make 80-90 tackles we are well on our way to winning. 2. They are ...
Allow me, please, to step onto a soapbox and tell you all something about this thing you all call "Freedom of Speech". And you will allow me, such is the power of"Freedom of Speech". Right? Then let me start by quoting text from the Parliamentary Library, Research Note no. 42 2001-02 (Free speech and the Constitution) to be precise - and this may surprise you ... The Australian Constitution does not have any express provision relating to freedom ...
Updated 19th July 2011 at 10:00 AM by ScottH (fix typo only)
How deflated do you feel after a draw? After 2 hours the exhilaration is gone. Flat. Yes we didn't lose, but maybe we really should have won, and not given up the lead. 2 points is better than 0 points, but not as good as 4. What if we miss the top 4, or even a top 2 spot by 2 points? What if we miss the 8 by 2 points? Well it could be a positive and the 2 points get us over the other team. Personally, I felt relieved that we hadn't lost, the Demons came ...
Updated 30th March 2011 at 06:57 PM by ScottH