Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to this week’s Game Day thread, as we return to the MCG to take on the re-worked Saints. The teams, which have a couple of late scratchings… Tip: Collingwood by five goals. Over to you…
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Game Day: Collingwood vs Carlton (Round 8, 2019)
Good morning, one and all. This is your game day thread for the 257th edition of the grand rivalry that is known simply as Collingwood and Carlton, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on a Saturday afternoon. Just typing those few words has me feeling all types of nostalgic for an easier, simpler time. The teams:…
Game Day: Collingwood vs Port Adelaide (Round 7, 2019)
Good afternoon,. everyone. Finally, we return to what you might call a “regular” round of football! And just in the nick of time, for what shapes up to be an exciting night at the office, against Port Adelaide at Marvel Stadium. The teams… What more can I say? Not much, really, except to say that…
Game Day: Collingwood vs Essendon (ANZAC Day, 2019)
Good morning, everyone. This is your Game Day thread for this year’s edition of the annual ANZAC Day Clash between Collingwood and Essendon. The teams: Over to you…
Game Day: Collingwood vs Brisbane (Easter Round, 2019)
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. For the second time in a month, we’re back in the family-friendly traditional timeslot of Thursday Night Football. This week, we travel north to face the resurgent Brisbane Lions who, for the first time in a decade, actually look like a decent side now. The teams… Collingwood B: Brayden Maynard,…
Game Day: Collingwood vs Western Bulldogs (Round 4, 2019)
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. On we move from the loss of the Grand Final Rematch to Round 4, where we run into another foe that has given us difficulty in recent years. This is your Game Day thread for the contest with the Western Bulldogs. The teams: Collingwood B: Brayden Maynard, Jordan Roughead, Jeremy…
Game Day: Collingwood vs West Coast (Round 3, 2019)
Good morning, one and all. And so we saddle up again, this time against the team that proved our better on three occasions in 2018, at home and far away, including on the one day that matters most. Yes, it’s time for the eagerly awaited Grand Final Rematch against the reigning premiers, West Coast. The…
Game Day: Collingwood vs Richmond (Round 2, 2019)
Good afternoon, everyone. That week after the event went quickly, didn’t it? All of a sudden, we’re onto Round 2, in the traditional family-friendly timeslot of Thursday Night Football. Our opponent is the Richmond Football Club, still very much smarting from our destruction of them in last year’s preliminary final. The teams… Collingwood B: Brayden…
Game Day: Collingwood vs Geelong (Round 1, 2019)
Good afternoon, one and all. Well, this is it. Another summer, another pre-season, in the books and out of the way. Now it’s time to settle in, saddle up and look sharp toward another long campaign. Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the 2019 AFL Premiership Season. The teams… Collingwood B: Brayden Maynard, Jordan Roughead, Jack…
Game Day: Collingwood vs Fremantle (JLT Series Game 1)
Good afternoon, fellow Magpies! Well, here we go again. After another long hot summer, we are finally within sight of football season. But before we embark on another premiership campaign, we have to tick the boxes of pre-season practice matches. For the first of our two JLT Community Series outings, we travel across the Nullarbor…