Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Well, this is it, the penultimate round of the 2018 home and away season. But unlike previous years, though, our season isn’t technically over. In fact, a victory today would, barring an absolute disaster, almost certainly put us into our first finals series in five years. Standing in our way…
Game Day: Collingwood vs Brisbane (Round 21, 2018)
Good morning, everybody. Welcome to this week’s edition of the Game Day thread, as we load up to take on the Lions at our not-home ground home ground, Etihad Stadium. Fun fact, this will be just the second time we have faced Brisbane at this venue, the other being that famous night in Round 8…
Game Day: Collingwood vs Sydney (Round 20, 2018)
Good afternoon, TCB. Welcome to the final week of Stress Test Month, coming to you tonight from the Sydney Cricket Ground as we take on the Swans. The teams: Collingwood B: Brayden Maynard, Darcy Moore, Jack Crisp HB: Sam Murray, Jack Madgen, Tom Langdon C: Chris Mayne, Scott Pendlebury, Tom Phillips HF: Will Hoskin-Elliott, Brody…
Game Day: Collingwood vs Richmond (Round 19, 2018)
Good morning, fellow Magpies. Welcome to the Game Day discussion thread for the Greatest Match in the Whole History of All Time… also known as this Round 19 encounter with the reigning premiers from Tigerland, the Richmond Football Club. The teams: Collingwood B: Brayden Maynard, Darcy Moore, Jack Crisp HB: Jeremy Howe, Matthew Scharenberg, Tom…
Game Day: Collingwood vs North Melbourne (Round 18, 2018)
Morning, one and all. Welcome to this week’s Game Day thread, as we play host to North Melbourne in Week 2 of “Stress-Test Month”. I came up with the name myself and if you don’t like it, shame on you. But I think we can all agree, it would advantageous to win this game of…
Game Day: Collingwood vs West Coast (Round 17, 2018)
Good morning, everybody. Welcome to this week’s edition of the Game Day thread, as we embark upon the first part of a month-long stress test of our finals credentials against quality opposition teams currently in the Top 8, or thereabouts. First up, the West Coast Eagles, presently on the road to us at their ‘favourite’…
Review: Collingwood vs. Essendon (R16, 2018)
Having clawed our way into second spot on the ladder, we’ve now managed to fend off our fellow climbers to maintain our position just shy of the summit for yet another week. To be fair, our footing is precarious and on the weekend we did rely quite heavily on some superhuman efforts from our leading Sherpas in Pendlebury, Grundy and the emerging De Goey to kick free of the Bombers, but once more we have done what was required to get the four points — for the seventh round in a row.
Round 16: Collingwood vs Essendon (Round 16, 2018)
Good morning, everyone. Welcome to this week’s edition of the Game Day thread, this time for the re-match with Essendon, as we celebrate the 200th game milestone of one our finest servants in modern times (and perhaps of all time): Steele Sidebottom. The teams, for those unawares… Collingwood B: Brayden Maynard, Brody Mihocek, Jack Crisp…
Game Day: Collingwood vs Gold Coast (Round 15, 2018)
Good afternoon, class. How are we this fine June day? Good? Good. This is your Game Day thread for tonight’s clash against the Gold Coast money pit Suns up at Carrara. The teams, which both contain a fresh new face: Collingwood B: Brayden Maynard, Lynden Dunn, Jack Crisp HB: Jeremy Howe, Matthew Scharenberg, Tom Langdon…
Review: Collingwood vs. Carlton (R14, 2018)
The closest a Collingwood supporter might get to Manichaeism is when our club lines up against Carlton. A victory is that much more euphoric when it comes at the expense of such darkness, a confirmation that all is right in the world; defeat however might induce a nightmarish fever dream, a catalyst for eternal night until the next opportunity to correct the balance arrives.