Greetings fellow Magpies, After throwing the idea of making some changes/additions to the site out last week, one of the common requests was to incorporate some form of live chat to the blog — a place we can discuss in real time during a game, or even before and after the fact. I’m currently in…
Month: September 2012
2012 VFL Report Cards
Having already presented my broader opinion on the VFL team this year, it’s time to get down to specifics with the annual player review for our major VFL contributors. I’ve used a basic formula of players who played less than 10 games at senior level, to decide who’ll be reviewed in the VFL section opposed to the AFL version that I’ll get cracking on soon enough.
2012 VFL Season Review: The Big Picture
Since the conclusion of our VFL season a month back – Collingwood failing to make the finals once again – I’ve been meaning to crack into the annual reviews of the team and the individuals who spent a majority of their time competing at the level. As our AFL campaign wrapped up in Sydney, I…
And So It Ends…
Entering last night’s game, I admit to feeling relatively confident about our chances, given the opponent and some of the fight we had shown in previous weeks. Perhaps I underestimated the 2012 version of Sydney, or the advantage of the week off compounded by our own solemn preparations. Ultimately though, Sydney have been the better…
[Preliminary Final Preview] Collingwood Vs. Sydney
As strange as it sounds given the occasion – and they only get one bigger than a preliminary final – it feels like the weight of expectation has been lifted from this team. Part of that has to do with how poorly we travelled into the finals; although we showed some improvement against Essendon, it…
[Semi Final Review] Collingwood Vs. West Coast
Heading into last night’s game, most Collingwood supporters would have been a little apprehensive at the prospect of a straight sets exit. This team of ours have given us equal portions of pride and frustration this year, but to their immense credit they put together one of their more inspiring performances, right when we needed…
[Semi Final Preview] Collingwood Vs. West Coast
Having lost to the Hawks in the Qualifying Final, our boys have now reached the point of no tomorrow, set to clash against the West Coast Eagles in a do or die final for a chance to take on the Swans. It was only a month back when we tackled the Eagles on their home…
[Qualifying Final Review] Collingwood Vs. Hawthorn
After entering the game as underdogs, our Magpies were unable to conjure a miracle, bested by a Hawthorn outfit that is looking a safe bet for, at the very least, a Grand Final appearance. Whilst the result was expected in many ways, I came away from the game reconciled with the result, feeling that the…
[Qualifying Final Preview] Collingwood Vs. Hawthorn
It’s that special time of year once more, the beginning of the real stuff. As special as September is, unlike the last two years it has been a rockier ride for our Magpies, in many ways spluttering into the finals with a pretty forgettable month of football. But what is important is that we’re here,…
Final Round: The Pre-Game Scramble
Here we are people, the final round of the AFL season and to our surprise and disappointment, we’re playing off to secure a top four position that we would have hoped to have locked up weeks ago. Consecutive losses to the Kangaroos and Eagles have meant that what shaped as a dead rubber at one…