Nick's Collingwood Bulletin Board

Win next week will cement our place in the top 4 or 5 bit of gap now between 6th and 7th now

Its the top 6 that play finals.

Collingwood cannot finish higher than 6th, unlikely to drop down even if North win and we lose.

https://www.afl.com.au/ladder?Competiti ... s=1&Live=0

With one more game left in the home and away season, Collingwood will look to secure themselves a spot as they sit sixth on the ladder.

https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/1 ... s-in-a-row

The ideal finish, knock out Casey, knock out Essendon, beat Geelong in the GF and almost justify the end to last season.

Any thing can happen in finals just got to be on a roll

Todays game:

vs Geelong @ AIA Centre, 2.00pm start.

Match centre:

https://www.afl.com.au/vflw/matches/4136#summary

Teams:

https://www.afl.com.au/vflw/matches/4136#line-ups

Team listed yesterday on the Collingwood website is different to the lie up in the match centre. Assume there have been some late changes - not uncommon this season.

Another debutant, Alexandra McCulloch from U18 Oakleigh Chargers.

Mel Bragg who played with the Collingwood netball team for a couple for seasons (as a midcourt defender), is in the team for Geelong.

Livestream via VFLW TV:

https://vflw.tv/afl/rebel-vflw/2022-rebel-vflw/

3qtr time: Geelong 3.6.24 lead Pies 3.1.19.

Pies trying for another come from behind win, after being held scoreless in the 1st half.

Another slow start cost the Pies the chance to win the game.

Final scores: Geelong 6.9.45 defeated Pies 4.2.26

Goals: Dojiok 2, Neal, Zander
Best: Hales, Zander, Hallett, Dojiok, Neal, King

Match report:

https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/1 ... ugh-battle

There is a pre finals week Bye this weekend.

Finals will begin on 11 June.

Pies 6th (7 wins, 7 losses, 90%) will play Casey 3rd (11 wins, 3 losses, 211%) in the 1st Elimination final. Winner moves through to the Semis, loser is finished for the season.

1st elimination final is on Sunday 12 June @ 11:35am. Venue Casey Fields.

Head to head 2022:

Round 7 - Casey defeated Pies by 7 points.
Round 10 - Pies defeated Casey by 10 points

Player finals qualification:

- VFLW listed players must have played one game during the Home and Away Season
- 2022 AFLW listed players must have played three games during the Home and Away Season
- Clubs can select a maximum of 10 AFLW listed players in all matches of the Finals Series

Let's at least get into the second week of finals.

Still spewing about the non-GF last year.

Yep, looks like the two AFLW newbies in Bomber & Hawks will fight out the GF this year.

Hopefully the Pies can put in a good performance on Sunday but it will be tough.

1st Elimination Final
Pies vs Casey
Sunday 12 June @ 11.35am. Venue Casey Fields.
(This game will be followed by Casey vs Pies VFL game)

Finals preview:

https://www.afl.com.au/news/777088/vflw ... -big-names

Pies
IN: T. Cowan, K. Lee, N. O'Connor, A. Smith, E. Wroe
OUT: M. Zander (hand), G. Matser, A. McCulloch, N. Weston, E. Woodford (omit)

Big blow for the Pies with Matilda Zander out. She has been our best and most consistent player all season. No AFLW listed players in the team.

Match centre:

https://www.afl.com.au/vflw/matches/4599#summary

Disappointing but not surprising result for the VFLW.
A reflection of their season, just getting into the finals.
And a gap between the top couple of teams and everyone else.

Casey 7.3.45 defeated Collingwood 1.4.10

Goal: Monique Dematteo

Beaten in most of the stats apart from free kicks and tackles, marginally ahead in clearances.

Just doesnt sit well after last season.

And Essendon ppl all talk now with their unbeaten team.

I assume vflw is over early end of the season not even july yet.

Well played making finals.

Knew Casey and Essendon as the top 2 front runners they will play in the GF.

Need to re set again next season.

Some nice young players coming on now too.