This game absolutely had it all!
The fast start to the huge underdog.
The seemingly game-winning lead half way through the 3rd quarter.
The question of will the Pies comeback happen yet again but when will it start?
The comeback in question happening right in front of us.
The Pies hitting the front.
The Roos hitting the front.
The Pies hitting the front.
The umpires!!
I couldn't have imagined watching it real time.
Being a Collingwood game I watched them closely and here what I found.
Looking at their center bounce clearances there were 38 in total of which Nick Daicos attended 34 of them.
We've seen in the last month or so that the Pies have had ND start in the opposition sweeper spot, then running through the circle towards the opposite goal which does 2 things:
- Drags the opposition sweeper out of that spot
- Opens up the space at the front of the center bounce contest allowing for many different exits through the corridor
We've seen a lot of different varieties of clearances already.
In this game ND only performed that role 3 times and the rest of the team only 3 other times as well (brother Josh), a shift from what they've been doing with pretty great success.
We'll see in the couple of videos what they tried instead and why.
There's also showing how the score can somewhat dictate how Collingwood play which looks out of controlled, but it really isn't, as we've seen it plenty of times before in other videos I've posted.
I'll also link to a post on twitter by Ricky Mangidis who does an excellent deep dive on North Melbourne mainly every eek but also highlights other bits pieces from other teams and this week he looked at what both teams did, being a game of 2 halves essentially, so a bit more on Collingwood there too (definitely worth a follow and/or membership for coaches/players)...
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