Preseason game 2024 - Richmond vs Collingwood @ Princes Park, Tues. Feb 27.

[mat073]

Sloppy as hell .

Sobering reality check.

[Andyy]

Frees 23-8

I see nothing has changed

[Diocletian]

Gonna be a long year .. just lay back and think of the draft picks....

[Gigantor]

I wouldn’t give the season away after one practice match
At the end of the day we played the reigning premiers , in that context I didn’t think we were too bad

[one-eyed]

Team stats:

Disposals:    343 - 378
Kicks:          184 - 259
Handballs:    159 - 119
Marks:           66 - 130
Clearances:    32 - 36
Inside 50s:     51 - 58
Tackles:         34 - 47
Hitouts:         22 - 38
Frees:              8 - 23

Individual disposals:

Short      27
Taranto   26
Hopper   23 ..... 68% groundtime
Baker     22
Dow       20
Bolton    19
Dusty     18 ..... 70% groundtime
Broad     17
Pickett    17
D.Rioli    17
Kmac     16
Graham  14
Prestia    14 ..... 54% groundtime
Naismith 13 ..... 67% groundtime
Balta      11
Young     10
Brown      9
Campbell  9
Gibcus     8
Kosi         8
Ross        7 ..... 20% groundtime (last qtr)
Grimes    5 ..... 54% groundtime
Green      4 ..... 30% groundtime (second half)
Ryan        4 ..... 59% groundtime
Miller       3 ..... 25% groundtime (last qtr)
Lefau       2 ..... 25% groundtime (last qtr)

https://www.afl.com.au/afl/matches/6110#player-stats

[Diocletian]

Dow, Gibcus & McAullife in the VFL highlights of the day.....

Kozi's a dud...Balta foward will be a bust...Samson looked better than both of of them and don't rate him as a forward either...rather just get games into Fawcett and promote May in the MSD if we have a spot...

[Simonator]

Gonna be a long year .. just lay back and think of the draft picks....

do we even have any?

[Diocletian]

Gonna be a long year .. just lay back and think of the draft picks....

do we even have any?

Based on last year's ladder position: 6, 25, 26, 39, 43, 44, 62, 70, 74, 80

A good hand with a few clubs needing points  for father sons & academy players so there will be plenty of opportunities to trade up ...and that's before taking into account whether or not we trade out any players for even more picks...

[Simonator]

Gonna be a long year .. just lay back and think of the draft picks....

do we even have any?

Based on last year's ladder position: 6, 25, 26, 39, 43, 44, 62, 70, 74, 80

A few clubs will need points to for father sons & academy players so there will be plenty of opportunities to trade up ...and that's befire taking into account whether we trade out any players for even more picks...

we need multiple top 10 picks imo, if not top 5. Can’t escape having to hit the draft to rebuild

[WilliamPowell]

Frees 23-8

I see nothing has changed

1 free after half time

Not that's laughable

Talk about over handballing

When 4 of your top 5 possession winners have more handballs than kicks your in strife

Out  F50 entries were diabolical

Why did our the majority of F50 entries go thprugh Kosi when he was constantly 1 out against at least 2 sometimes 3? Yes he had a poor game but his teammates didn't do him any favours

A couple of our Cubs did themselves no favours tonight in getting themselves a game in round 0

[FooffooValve]

I wouldn’t give the season away after one practice match
At the end of the day we played the reigning premiers , in that context I didn’t think we were too bad

Couldn't agree more. If there's one thing that annoys me about commentators and supporters, it's drawing far-reaching conclusions from pre-season games, especially ones where we have a new coach, system, players etc and we are playing the reigning premiers.

[Willy]

Dow, Gibcus & McAullife in the VFL highlights of the day.....

Kozi's a dud...Balta foward will be a bust...Samson looked better than both of of them and don't rate him as a forward either...rather just just get games into Fawcett and promote May in the MSD if we have a spot...

So McAualiffe played well in the VFL?

[WilliamPowell]

I was at the game and there were patches where we looked fantastic

Other times we looked 2nd rate. Our over the top handballing was the killer IMHO

As always I'll be interested to see what the replay shows promise on some cases doesn't

[Diocletian]

Dow, Gibcus & McAullife in the VFL highlights of the day.....

Kozi's a dud...Balta foward will be a bust...Samson looked better than both of of them and don't rate him as a forward either...rather just just get games into Fawcett and promote May in the MSD if we have a spot...

So McAualiffe played well in the VFL?

2nd BOG after Sonzie IMO....

[Willy]

Dow, Gibcus & McAullife in the VFL highlights of the day.....

Kozi's a dud...Balta foward will be a bust...Samson looked better than both of of them and don't rate him as a forward either...rather just just get games into Fawcett and promote May in the MSD if we have a spot...

So McAualiffe played well in the VFL?

2nd BOG after Sonzie IMO....

Ok. That’s positive.