Post Match. Dons down Pies. All comments, please.

[Donny]

Collingwood 9.10.64
Essendon 16.6.102

Goals: Elliott 4, H-E, JT, De Goey, Daics, Cameron 1

Tackles: Adams 6, Daics, De Goey, Elliott 4.

D/E: Mayne 100%, Crisp 89.5.

Disposals: Adams 31, De Goey 23, Sidey, Mayne 22, Crisp, Howe 20, Elliott, Daics, Noble 18, Madgen, JT, Bianco 17, Grundy, Wilson 11, Maynard 13, Ginnivan, Roughy 11.

AFs: Adams 125, Elliott 111, De Goey 109, Sidey 81, Daics 80.

[Magpietothemax]

Yeah, I hope everyone saw with 15:40 to go in Q4 Grundy juggle and drop that simple uncontested mark on the wing. Just shocking.

That after dropping a mark in D50 with 19:00 to go in Q3.

If this were in any way true, how can you explain his 2018 AA form, and his lesser, but still excellent, form in 2019?
COVID hubs and in close existence with Bux for that year is a good explanation for Grundy's decline in form. I think the changed coaching regime will make an enormous difference.

COVID hubs are long gone. Buckley is long gone. Grundy's play since the Melbourne game (Buckley's last) has been putrid, with neither of those excuses in play.

Bux has only been gone since June. The damage I feel done will take more than 2 months to address. While clearly Harvey has done oK, he is part of the previous regime and he was not able to magically transform what has taken a long time to create. Grundy, and the entire team, needs to be refreshed with an entirely new approach.
I will worry about Grundy if and when we need to, ie next year.

[K]

^ What damage (to Grundy)? Do you mean psychological?

[PyreneesPie]

Oh FFS. Lead item in Channel 7 sports report about to come up is predicting Pendles has played his last game for the Pies!!!!! Tim Watson announcing this gleefully. Grrrrrr.

[Peponi]

A big thank you to Robert Harvey for taking over the second half of the season and giving us a win over Richmond which pretty much was the difference of those ass..les making the finals. Thanks for your decades long service Harvs. All the best whatever you do. You are a nice bloke who deserves to continue their career elsewhere.

The club is a mess given the decisions of the last couple of years.

Good luck to the coach that takes over the reigns.

Be patient. This is a minimum 5 year project.

[What'sinaname]

Oh FFS. Lead item in Channel 7 sports report about to come up is predicting Pendles has played his last game for the Pies!!!!! Tim Watson announcing this gleefully. Grrrrrr.

When the Captain goes on TV and says he'd sign elsewhere if offered a better deal, what do you expect?

Side-by-side are words only.

[Magpietothemax]

^ What damage (to Grundy)? Do you mean psychological?

Yeah, probably. But just the entire coaching regime around the mids and the rucks, and the slow ultra defensive ball movement.
Grundy's contribution is not one that should I think be measured just in terms of his individual brilliance or lack thereof. Grundy will improve when he has a midfield with a physical presence, and a clearly defined non ultra defensive game plan which the whole team plays to.

[Magpietothemax]

Oh FFS. Lead item in Channel 7 sports report about to come up is predicting Pendles has played his last game for the Pies!!!!! Tim Watson announcing this gleefully. Grrrrrr.

When the Captain goes on TV and says he'd sign elsewhere if offered a better deal, what do you expect?

Side-by-side are words only.

Yeah, can't believe that we haven't signed Pendles up on a deal that he would accept straight away. Also disappointing that this Collingwood legend is going on air to announce it. So disappointed in every way by this.

[PyreneesPie]

Really impressed with Ollie Henry today before he was injured. He has great marking and kicking skills and such promise for the future.
JDG has finally found his permanent position in the mid-field, I'd say, having developed the stamina to claim it.
And I am extremely thankful for the presence of Billy Elliott in a Collingwood jumper.

[BazBoy]

Crows look like winners unless Dockers can run over them

So that gives Crows 28 pts. Us stay on 24

Seventh we will finish

[PyreneesPie]

Oh FFS. Lead item in Channel 7 sports report about to come up is predicting Pendles has played his last game for the Pies!!!!! Tim Watson announcing this gleefully. Grrrrrr.

When the Captain goes on TV and says he'd sign elsewhere if offered a better deal, what do you expect?

Side-by-side are words only.

Which TV? When?

[What'sinaname]

Crows look like winners unless Dockers can run over them

So that gives Crows 28 pts. Us stay on 24

Seventh we will finish

You mean the Kangaroos and

SEVENTEENTH

[Ronnie McKeowns boots]

Essendon scored 12.3 from turnovers.

Let that sink in....12.3

Enough to won a close game.

Needs to end, and starts with Adams

[K]

Oh FFS. Lead item in Channel 7 sports report about to come up is predicting Pendles has played his last game for the Pies!!!!! Tim Watson announcing this gleefully. Grrrrrr.

Probably linked to the "Pendlebury left hanging" stuff...

[BazBoy]