Afternoon, boys and girls. Your Game Day thread for this week’s clash against the Cats from down Kardinia Park way is now up and running. The teams, with noted carry-over emergencies from the VFL… Collingwood B: Jeremy Howe, Henry Schade, Tyson Goldsack HB: Josh Smith, Lynden Dunn, Brayden Maynard C: Steele Sidebottom, Scott Pendlebury, Daniel…
Month: April 2017
Game Day: Collingwood vs Essendon (ANZAC Day, 2017)
Good morning, everyone. This week’s (and this year’s) Game Day thread for the now-traditional ANZAC Day match between our Collingwood and their Essendon is now officially online. The teams, with noted stand-by emergencies… Collingwood B: Jeremy Howe, Henry Schade, Tyson Goldsack HB: Jackson Ramsay, Ben Reid, Brayden Maynard C: Steele Sidebottom, Scott Pendlebury, Daniel Wells…
Lingchi and Liquor; or How to Fortify Oneself as a Spectator to Atrocity
There are plenty of things that are hard to watch in this world, and on Sunday we were treated to an exhibition of one of them. As it unfolded and it became increasingly obvious that things were not going to improve, that no switch was going to be flicked that would render us watchable, my mind wandered to find comparisons – at times like this, the more macabre the better.
Game Day: Collingwood vs St Kilda (Round 4, 2017)
Good morning everyone. And Happy Easter! Here is this week’s Game Day thread for the clash with St Kilda at Docklands Stadium. The teams, in case you missed them… Collingwood B: Jeremy Howe, Henry Schade, Jackson Ramsay HB: Josh Smith, Ben Reid, Brayden Maynard C: Steele Sidebottom, Scott Pendlebury, Jack Crisp HF: Travis Varcoe, Jesse…
Collingwood VFL 2017 – Season Preview
Yep, it’s that time of year again. Finally, after yet another month of waiting while the seniors are well underway, the VFL season is about to begin for our reserve grade Magpies side. And once again, I have taken it upon myself to write something that might otherwise pass for a preview. Before I begin,…
Review: Collingwood vs Sydney (Round 3, 2017)
I confess that I fully expected to be writing this with our team sitting 0-3, which is perhaps an indictment on me as a Collingwood supporter and a betrayal of the sort of belief and loyalty that is meant to be hard wired. If I could offer anything in my own defence, it would be…
Game Day: Collingwood vs Sydney (Round 3, 2017)
Good morning, everyone. Your Game Day thread for tonight’s pivotal clash against Sydney is now up and running. The teams… Collingwood B: Jeremy Howe, Henry Schade, Jackson Ramsay HB: Josh Smith, Ben Reid, Brayden Maynard C: Steele Sidebottom, Scott Pendlebury, Jack Crisp HF: Travis Varcoe, Jesse White, Tim Broomhead F: Alex Fasolo, Darcy Moore, Chris…
Review: Collingwood vs Richmond (Round 2, 2017)
The circus rolled into town last Thursday night, complete with a two hour clown show in the main ring and in the interest of streamlining the swindle, Magpie fans could be fleeced at any turnstyle rather than getting done over in sideshow alley. To be fair though, most clown shows have some level of choreography…