Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life – Round 12 Review

True Believers, greetings to all.

 

Apologies for the delay.  I attended a family funeral in Sydney yesterday.  It sort of felt appropriate.

 

Actually, there’s not much more to say after your comments, thanks.

 

Match Reports: If you want – http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2016/12/melb-v-colland http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-match-report/melbourne-v-collingwood-demons-banish-ghosts-of-queens-birthdays-past-20160613-gpi51m.html.

 

Comment. It’s pretty much all been said – a very disappointing outcome very clearly reflecting the effort; for me that and the apparent absence of a Game Plan were the greatest disappointments.  If you want check the Disposal Efficiency numbers (we had three players with DE over 80%; they had eight).  Says it all actually.  Some comments – http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-06-13/five-talking-points-melbourne-v-collingwood and The Agenda on http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/ (particularly looking at the rucks).

 

Past & Future?A pretty fair assessment – http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/afl-season-2016-collingwood-midseason-report-card-why-the-pies-have-gone-cold-20160613-gpi66e.html.  Interesting ‘Comments’.

 

Other:

• VFL.  This week’s VFL game – a great win against the Ladder leader, Casey – http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/2016-06-11/vfl-magpies-shut-down-ladderleaders.  Check the Best (and the descriptive words used regarding their performance) – Cloke (outstanding), Aish (fantastic) and Oxley (among best);
• Further afield.  Daicos & Brown are a couple of names well known to us. See – http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/2016-06-14/callum-brown-update-2016;
• Women’s Footy.  Teams to be named today at 11.00am.  Go to http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-06-15/womens-league-teams-to-be-named-on-wednesday.  Watch the decision; and
• MRP Ban – Hawkins (my last comment).  Contrary to Chris Scott, the (whole) football world (doesn’t) disagree with Hawkins’ ban – http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-06-09/geelong-has-moved-on-from-tom-hawkins-suspension-says-chris-scott; I’m as confused as the rest of them.  The punch didn’t warrant the ban; the elbow to the back of the neck certainly did – deliberate and potentially highly effective.

 

Reporting?  Many thanks, again to our ground reporters – a very depressing day.

 

Next. Bye this coming week. Next on Friday, 24 June – Pies vs Freo at the MCG.

 

Go Pies.

 

Cam