Anzac Day. Pies v. Dons.

[Jezza]

Will we see an ANZAC day debutant? We've had 11?? (Jezza, you might fact check this) 1st game debutants, the last being Jay Rantall in 2021. (if I could have played in one ANZAC day game, I'd be pretty happy with a 5-game career.)

10 debutants.

1. Jason Wild [1995]
2. Craig Jacotine [1999]
3. Cameron Cloke [2004]
4. Travis Cloke [2005]
5. Sharrod Wellingham [2008]
6. Brent Macaffer [2009]
7. Kirk Ugle [2012]
8. Mason Cox [2016]
9. Josh Smith [2016]
10. Jay Rantall [2021]

[Jezza]

Okay, so what's the usual winning sequence for ANZAC Day over the years?
We win three on the trot, then we drop one?
Since 2005:
Pies 2006/2007/2008; dopers 2009 [just].
Pies 2010/2011/2012; dopers 2013
Pies 2014/2015/2016; dopers 2017
Pies 2018/2019/2020* [abandoned]; dopers 2021
Pies 2022/2023/...

Does that W/L ratio read correctly to the stats gurus here?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anzac_Day_match

Read correctly, and it's a trend I've noticed as well.

https://www.magpies.net/nick/bb/viewtopic.php?p=2146694&

[Piethagoras' Theorem]

It will be abandoned?

[think positive]

...
It's really a coin toss type of game. No reason both sides can't win this one.

soooo.... a draw?

A win for football...

**** football, all i care about is COOOLLLLIIINNNGGGWWWOOOOODDD!

[think positive]

I mean let’s be honest, the reigning premiers have been rewarded with:

Away game at GWS to open our defence
Home MCG game vs interstate team (Sydney) … we had played two games before the rest of the comp. had even started their season
Away team at the MCG on a Thursday night (our third game before the league had played two games)
Away game at the Gabba
‘Home’ game at Adelaide
Home MCG game vs interstate team (Port) with [finally] some fresh legs

YUP all true,
lousy way to treat the cash cow!

[neil]

Think we will make Steele or Pendles the sub, and McInnes playing in the 22. Otherwise unchanged.

Would rather rest one of them and have a kid play as sub

[Skids]

It will be abandoned?

Is he on our list?

[Piesnchess]

I mean let’s be honest, the reigning premiers have been rewarded with:

Away game at GWS to open our defence
Home MCG game vs interstate team (Sydney) … we had played two games before the rest of the comp. had even started their season
Away team at the MCG on a Thursday night (our third game before the league had played two games)
Away game at the Gabba
‘Home’ game at Adelaide
Home MCG game vs interstate team (Port) with [finally] some fresh legs

YUP all true,
lousy way to treat the cash cow!

T P, spot nn, oh and have you got the camera all fired up, ready to get many pics of our Woods devastating, the Essendon "Edge ". ??

[MagpiesTheGreat]

Thursday April 25
Essendon V Collingwood
MCG, Wurundjeri
3:20pm (AEST)

In: Harrison
Out: McInnes (omitted)

https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/1 ... -anzac-day

[gurugeoff]

makes sense, WHE showed last week he is a better 3rd tall than McInnes at the moment

[stui magpie]

^

Albeit reef was the Sub and only played the last few minutes.

Interestingly, we've gone small and the drug cheats have gone tall. Damp weather tomorrow.

[dalyc]

Never been more confidant that we’ll win.

That said I got 1 right in the last round tips, and I count my betting account in cents.

Still, get on at any price!

[think positive]

I mean let’s be honest, the reigning premiers have been rewarded with:

Away game at GWS to open our defence
Home MCG game vs interstate team (Sydney) … we had played two games before the rest of the comp. had even started their season
Away team at the MCG on a Thursday night (our third game before the league had played two games)
Away game at the Gabba
‘Home’ game at Adelaide
Home MCG game vs interstate team (Port) with [finally] some fresh legs

YUP all true,
lousy way to treat the cash cow!

T P, spot nn, oh and have you got the camera all fired up, ready to get many pics of our Woods devastating, the Essendon "Edge ". ??

sure do mate, cheers xx

[RudeBoy]

I suggested McInnes might make way for a midfielder. Our forward line performed the best it has all year last week without McInnes, so bringing in Harrison makes sense. I'd use him as the sub, unless Fly thinks one of our veterans need a bit of a rest.

Pies by 26 pts.

[qldmagpie67]

I suggested McInnes might make way for a midfielder. Our forward line performed the best it has all year last week without McInnes, so bringing in Harrison makes sense. I'd use him as the sub, unless Fly thinks one of our veterans need a bit of a rest.

Pies by 26 pts.

Rude I think he’s cover for a couple veterans but makes more sense in my mind let the veterans start and then he can come on some time after half time and use his speed to make a difference
I see him still as more as a winger or HHF type at the moment.
So maybe he’s cover for Sidey or Elliott
I think fly will have a plan to use the first half to have us play our game and hold them close then when he sees there pressure drop a little inject Harrison into the game and free up McCreery Hill Elliott to go up to the contest more and ramp our pressure up as there’s drops a little similar to what we did to port last week in the second term
Essendon are da ferrous but only in bursts they don’t play high level for 4 quarters
Only concern I have is Wright coming in and Draper pushing forward at the same time we might be a little undersized
But if the weather is correct and it’s going to be greasy then it could backfire on them
Clean hands and quick hands can win the day