Rnd 22: vs Collingwood on Sunday 14 August, 3:20 PM at the SCG

[MattW]

Apparently "the Pies have a flu going through", according to a typical Tom Browne tweet (that is, worded in a bizarre, awkward style that the brain struggles to comprehend):


The Pies have a flu going through which isn’t good.

Jamie Elliott didn’t train.

Carmichael, McCreery and Chugg also absent unfortunately.

I’m told it’s not COVID

There's a poetic quality to it in a certain light; a Browneian haiku.

[Hotpotato]

The current round of common cold definitely affects the physical state you’re in.

Hope they don’t pass it on to their opponents.

[KTigers]

The current round of common cold definitely affects the physical state you’re in.

Hope they don’t pass it on to their opponents.

That crossed my mind too. Surely it has to be a 50M penalty, and the Collingwood player reported.

[KSAS]

Heard Brett Sanderson on SEN today analysing on what our game plan should be to take on Collingwood:
- They're not good at contested clearances which we'll need to out come on top.
- Launch forward 50 entries no more than 70 metres out from goal. This to avoid long bomb deep entries which the Pies defence are good at repelling.
- Fowards to play selfless roles by spreading the Pies defenders to provide one on one targets with our shorter forward entries.
- Do no allow Pies defenders to gang up together in marking contests. Apply forward pressure to create repeated forward 50 entries and locking ball in.
- Deny Pies marks. The games Pies have lost this year they had lost the marks count by at least 20. Brett noted we're No.2 in the competition for denying opposition marks, so this should be up our alley.

This is all to counter Collingwood's ball movement which is very effective and requires attention.

[Mountain Man]

Simpler to just say score more than Collingwood!

[ugg]

In Bell Campbell Gould Ladhams
Out Ronke

The extended bench are the 4 ins above and Stephens McDonald Blakey McInerney

Pies bring in C.Brown Henry and Kelly

[Roadrunner]

In Bell Campbell Gould Ladhams
Out Ronke

The extended bench are the 4 ins above and Stephens McDonald Blakey McInerney

Pies bring in C.Brown Henry and Kelly

Ok, who should be the sub? I opt for Campbell as he is the most versatile in that group. Please, leave Bell in the ressies!

[SwanSand]

Simpler to just say score more than Collingwood!

They don’t score more than 100 points very often. But compared to the start of the year they have become miserly in terms of opposition score.
They are away and when they have played away from Melbourne they have beaten suns and Adelaide by only 5 points.
I reckon we have more than normal chance of scoring more than them. We just need to stop their ball movement - outside run and f50 entries.

[KTigers]

As long as we come out hard from the first bounce I think Collingwood will decide it's all too hard and eleven wins in a row is a
jolly good show (which it is) and this is the loss they had to have. We'll then win comfortably. I'm calling it now.

[ugg]

Ok, who should be the sub? I opt for Campbell as he is the most versatile in that group. Please, leave Bell in the ressies!

Bell had a good game in the VFL 25 disposals 2 goals 9 marks 6 tackles. On that basis alone he might get the nod.

[Hotpotato]

Don’t bomb it to where their talls are camped under it . Please .

[Agent 86]

As long as we come out hard from the first bounce I think Collingwood will decide it's all too hard and eleven wins in a row is a
jolly good show (which it is) and this is the loss they had to have. We'll then win comfortably. I'm calling it now.

I’m tipping a win by the total of their last 11 wins. Maybe 75 points or so?

Or they’ll get up by a point.

[KTigers]

Don’t bomb it to where their talls are camped under it . Please .

Yes. Note to Swans players. If you see a tall person wearing a black and white jumper, don't - repeat - don't
kick the ball near him. OK, are we crystal clear on that?

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Or they’ll get up by a point.

Don't be like that.

[Roadrunner]

Bell had a good game in the VFL 25 disposals 2 goals 9 marks 6 tackles. On that basis alone he might get the nod.

Unfortunately it counts for nothing, Ugg. In the big time he can’t reproduce that form and apart from 1-2 occasions he’s been pants. Campbell has the upside plus a beautiful kick!

[Blood Relative]

This Maynard character looks a solid unit: does he go with Logan, Isaac or Will?