07-30-2023, 09:47 AM
(07-30-2023, 09:32 AM)DJC link Wrote:I think that Steele must have misplaced his cloak of invisibility. Not once did he appear out of nowhere to accept a pass inside 50 ?Weitering was back to his best and I think he enjoyed the Collingwood setup with a taller more traditional forward line. To me its interesting how McStay has given Collingwood a different look and with Mihocek as well as Cox they looked slower and top heavy. I thought when they had the kid Johnson and Mihocek only in the first half of the season they looked more mobile and dangerous.
If nothing else, Friday’s performance shows that our coaches and playing group have learnt from past experiences.
Collingwood’s not a great stoppage team and I was expecting us to be on top there. I was hoping that we could stop their run out of defence and I couldn’t be happier with how that panned out. We made the most out of our forward 50 entries and worked hard to keep the ball in our half. The wall we built across the centre of the G was formidable and Weiters and his crew mopped up anything that got past.
That same four quarter effort will be very hard to beat, regardless of the opposition, and that’s the challenge for Vossy and our leadership group.
Dare I say it, but we’re becoming just a little intimidating, both in terms of football ability and our attack on the aggott and the sucker who has possession.
Our Achilles’ heel is the bare cupboard that is our VFL team.
Likewise losing Harry to injury has given us a different look and Charlie is playing like a man possessed being the only specialist tall forward and our whole forward line has taken on a more dynamic look with less bombing the ball and more movement.
Im not saying we are better off without Harry overall but losing him has forced us to play different and look for other players ie Martin, Motlop etc and the Pies gaining McStay has made them different and I think we have a clear winner and its not Collingwood.