Post Match. Pies destroy Dees. All comments.

[lazzadesilva]

[piedys]

[roar]

Nice to have Sidey playing well again. 2020-21 had me thinking he was beyond repair but he has found his desire and looking like playing another 5 years of good football.

[piffdog]

Nice to have Sidey playing well again. 2020-21 had me thinking he was beyond repair but he has found his desire and looking like playing another 5 years of good football.

There was a 10m+ handpass out in the far wing after he mugged Langdon one on one (4q 8:07 rem. to play) back over his shoulder which went to Jordy who didn’t break stride.

Amazing.

[Quincy]

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.

Great work man, just about Moore playing it safe with disposal I would slightly disagree mate, I reckon he was bold at times with choices like that kick down the corridor straight before half time which set up a goal to Ash.

[Skids]

Nice to have Sidey playing well again. 2020-21 had me thinking he was beyond repair but he has found his desire and looking like playing another 5 years of good football.

There was a 10m+ handpass out in the far wing after he mugged Langdon one on one (4q 8:07 rem. to play) back over his shoulder which went to Jordy who didn’t break stride.

Amazing.

Very impressed with his season and, as I pointed out in another thread, he's averaging the least (17.8 ) amount of possessions in his career since his debut season in 2009 (15.2).
A perfect example of just how misleading statistical numbers can be.

[Take_a_Screamer]

I remember some Nicksters being critical of Beau McCreery in various discussions.
Do you still think he should be replaced? I bet Fly is happy with him.

[Cam]

Nice to have Sidey playing well again. 2020-21 had me thinking he was beyond repair but he has found his desire and looking like playing another 5 years of good football.

He's been a lot better when he hasn't been running around the streets half naked during the season. Glad he got it out of his system lol

[Raw Hammer]

Nick Daicos’s gut running is ridiculous. How the hell can a 19 year old be so damn fit already? The kid (man) just sprints 20-30-40 metres after every off load possession to provide a second and third contest.

An absolute workhorse with polish.

[Pete 70]

Man there is so much to like this year. Just a great brand of football. Everyone contributing. Having watched the replay again (there is so much to enjoy) but Degoey is just a beast. Genuinely unstoppable in the last. Watching that quarter, for the life of me I don’t know how you can allow him to leave. Very excited about next week (given I live in sydney) it is going to be huge

[lazzadesilva]

Man there is so much to like this year. Just a great brand of football. Everyone contributing. Having watched the replay again (there is so much to enjoy) but Degoey is just a beast. Genuinely unstoppable in the last. Watching that quarter, for the life of me I don’t know how you can allow him to leave.

Would be the biggest mistake Collingwood have ever made. Surely Wrighty won’t let it happen? I wish this issue is put to bed before the finals. We all know that the hack journos will be lining up to distract and derail the team otherwise. I reckon Caroline Wilson and Slobbo have articles already written waiting to be published

[RudeBoy]

Nice to have Sidey playing well again. 2020-21 had me thinking he was beyond repair but he has found his desire and looking like playing another 5 years of good football.

He's been a lot better when he hasn't been running around the streets half naked during the season. Glad he got it out of his system lol

[Piesnchess]

I finally figured out what Langdon meant with his snide duck dinner remark, he meant, all you get is duck, and no sides, like potatoes, peas, pumpkin, gravy etc etc, i had actually, never heard of that expression before, ever. Well, i guess he wont be ordering duck for awhile , even in a Chinese Restaurant. !

[1eyedpie]

I finally figured out what Langdon meant with his snide duck dinner remark, he meant, all you get is duck, and no sides, like potatoes, peas, pumpkin, gravy etc etc, i had actually, never heard of that expression before, ever. Well, i guess he wont be ordering duck for awhile , even in a Chinese Restaurant. !

I thought it was a dig at Ginni meaning we get most of our goals from ducking and not much else!

[think better]

I finally figured out what Langdon meant with his snide duck dinner remark, he meant, all you get is duck, and no sides, like potatoes, peas, pumpkin, gravy etc etc, i had actually, never heard of that expression before, ever. Well, i guess he wont be ordering duck for awhile , even in a Chinese Restaurant. !

I thought it was a dig at Ginni meaning we get most of our goals from ducking and not much else!

I think it was meant to be a classic double entendre - having both meanings