Where and when: Optus Stadium, 8:10pm (AEST)
Last time they met: Finals W1 2020: West Coast 11.9 (75) DEF BY Collingwood 12.4 (76) at Optus Stadium.
Match Preview: Collingwood heads back to Perth a shadow of the team that beat the Eagles on their own turf in week 1 of the finals last year. With their backs to the wall and their coach under a TON of pressure, could they wind back the clock and produce a performance that reminds us all that this was a team that contested the Grand Final just 2 1/2 years ago?
Motts Watch:
West Coast
Flyin’ Ryan. Not because I have him. Because I don’t have any West Coast players in my team and he’s bloody exciting.
Collingwood
Reg Grundy.
Mottsy’s Tip: West Coast by 40 (tipping record 9/12)
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Medical subs :
West Coast – Jamaine Jones
Collingwood – Brayden Sier
A must win for us, CT.
Gutted we capitulated to the Saints last week, who are clearly average. Need a strong win tonight to get things back on track.
Hi GD. I am still reeling from last week. Surely we can not drop this.
wait GD and CT are eagles supporters? I’m sorry but I can no longer talk to you two. Go Dockers!!
Flyin’ is out isn’t he?
Might be able too watch him down a few hotdogs and heavies in the stands though Mott’s.
Grundy the only one for me but like all I’ll be watching Macrae closely.
Hi Maverick,
I was going to write that Flyin’ Ryan is out.
My only player also is Grundy .
Go Eagles.
My prediction is Witherden to ton up.
West Coast in a close one,lets say 5 points
Macrea 71 🙂
Update on Flyin’ Ryan.
Liam Ryan has a ‘hot spot’ on his shin. Means 3-4 wks off legs, then at least another 3-4 wks rebuilding fitness/strength.
Likely to be out until round 10, possibly longer, depending on how the bone stress heals. Shin issues can be tricky.
Greenwood to tag anyone?
Tim Kelly.
Loving Grundy as vc might be following what gawn has been doing, but will do it better.
Has fan footy lost it or is Grundy on 70 at quarter time? WTF
Took C off Grundy 3 mins before game… 68 SC points at quarter time….
Go me…
I was going to throw the VC on Grundy as unsure if I was going to have a loophole. But I didn’t after last weeks effort. Should have known better
Oh wow Grundy actually doing well against Nic damn took that VC off but oh wells hope to see Bont score 150+ against GCS
Jordan De Goey out of game. Facial injury
Lol commentary and video evidence
All agree it has to be a goal ……
But the weak as piss Victorians blatantly lie in front everyone……
WEAK AS PISS
Who should i VC Bont or Dunkley? both good players don’t know who to go for
TU: BONT
TD: DUNK
Two good players for sure they will both score high there
I have bont dunks and mcrae and vc on Grundy might get my first vc right for the year. But would not know who to c out of the 3 maybe flip a coin land’s on the edge can be the bont….
Half Time – and its the Eagles by 2 goals, and the Pies sub Sier has been activated – DeGoey off with broken nose/concussion and Howe with what looks like a hamstring injury. Darcy Moore will surely need to be moved back in the backline with Darling now with 4 goals.
EAGLES
Jack Redden 69
Liam Duggan 66
Jack Darling 86
Alex Witherden 62
Jeremy McGovern 63
Jarrod Brander 50
Andrew Gaff 49
Oscar Allen* 64
Josh Rotham 38
Brad Sheppard 53
Jake Waterman 35
Tim Kelly 50
Jamie Cripps 35
Nic Naitanui 46
Zac Langdon 25
Dom Sheed 43
Xavier O’Neill 17
Tom Barrass 31
Tom Cole 30
Josh J. Kennedy 8
Jackson Nelson 16
Nathan Vardy 14
Jamaine Jones 1
PIES
Brodie Grundy 86
Jack Crisp 45
Levi Greenwood 53
Brayden Maynard 65
Brody Mihocek 50
Josh Daicos 21
Jack Madgen 17
Scott Pendlebury 44
Steele Sidebottom 49
Josh Thomas 49
Darcy Moore 30
John Noble 31
Chris Mayne 29
Darcy Cameron 18
Beau McCreery 20
Isaac Quaynor 35
Finlay Macrae 17
Mark Keane 30
Jeremy Howe 15
Callum Brown 18
Jordan Roughead 20
Jordan De Goey 5
Brayden Sier 1
How(e) many injuries is this tech team getting?
How’s Howe to Bowes sound(?) for this week……
yeah, Tech team getting smashed every week …
Nah….just don’t Capt Brayshaw…..LOL
Oh snap – well done Mutley keeping the C on Grundy!!
Yeah, took a punt, wasn’t brave enough with my first team
I also see there is two teams in League 1 that kept Witherden! Huge advantage!!
Moore kicked a goal up forward but was moved back late after Howe got injured. I don’t watch much of the eagles but every time I do Allen is so impressive in a marking contest. Just takes it with one grab so cleanly. As for the contest I think pies are in trouble, outgunned down back and with 1 down on the bench it would be a huge effort for them to come back from here
So Kennedy and roughead have a wrestle. Roughead is stronger so Kennedy gets free kick. Defenders can’t do anything.
Anybody else have Howe in their team? Just me then? Super
me unfortunantely
……and my own team too….
what are all your thoughts on getting witherden in my classic like the comment if you think yes
dislike if you think no
feel free to comment
Geez Tim Kelly has become really SC irrelevant since he left the cats. Big SC fall from grace
Maybe a good poll this week, SC ‘Biggest fall from grace’ stars… Jack Billing’s another
I feel for Collingwood. The 2 injuries killed the momentum of the game. Sad to see players not come back from medical break
what are all your thoughts on getting witherden in my classic like the comment if you think yes
dislike if you think no
feel free to comment
You already asked that question as your alias “Incognito”
what do u mean alias
ct what do u mean alias
Google it mate. Sheeeesh.
i know what alias means but im wondering why he is calling my friend Incognito and me the same just because i copied his comment once
Do I trade Daniher to waterman this round or go Daniher to mccreery next round? He doesn’t seem like a bad downgrade option
TU – Waterman
TD – Mccreery
Hey Charlie I think both are decent picks. I’m tossing around the same question. Thinking that so much rain is predicted for tonight’s game scores may be low and l think Mcceery’s job security may be greater so Td for me.
New coach after Buckley contracts end?
Good win there, CT.
Kinda annoying how we always get out to big leads (40 points tonight, 60 v Port) then let it get clipped back in the fourth, but still a great performance.
System really in full flight in the third, Witherden looks solid, liked Duggan returning to a defensive role and loved our pressure right till the death, which is usually not something we do well. Did it with no Hurn, Ryan, Shuey or Yeo as well.
Props to the Pies though. Was always going to be tough with De Goey and Howe down early. That said, think it was moronic to play Moore FWD against a Darling, Kennedy and Allen offense.
In sum: looking good, CT.
Totally agree with everything you wrote GD.
Hopefully as the season progress they will be able to maintain the momentum longer but it is not a good trend at the moment.
Simmo was right about putting Witherden in your team.
I must admit I did a rookie mistake and left the VC on Grundy from last week! I could swore that I changed it to Dunkley. lol.
I was very lucky I pushed the trade button on De Goey. I nearly kept him, but held on to Heeney.
Brodie Grundy
20 disposals
15 contested possessions (game-high)
7 tackles (=game-high)
2 goals
7 HTA
134 POINTS