... or "Megalo Megalo Megalo Xepoulima", or "Grande Svendita".... or whatever. Because when I was a lad, 'Collingwood supporter' was a euphemism for 'multicultural'.
All my Greek and Yugoslav*2 mates were Wobblers (with the Italians firmly of the Blue Filth faith, of course).
Anyway...
As I have said before, the 2011 Premiership is Collingwood's to lose. Best team all year, depth of talent, depth of pockets. Unbackable favorites during the season, at least until September, they have the building blocks to go back to back*3.
The only problems for the Wobblers have been...
1) being beaten by Geelong twice this season, once in a crunch close game, and the other a blow-out... Value of that second game? Probably nil if your a Wobbler fan, probably lots as a Hand-bagger.
Me, as an independant... any win is good, and one for the psychological bank.
It's there in the back of everyone's minds - They. Got. Smashed!
2) An apparent drop-off in the late season... have they been worked out as The Age says? Maybe, and would be interesting too. Football and these 'structures' everyone talks about. At the end of the day, score more than them and win. Simple.
3) Last week, the Wobblers got beat-up by the Dawks, while the Hand-baggers had a reasonably easy game against the Weagles*4. If fitness levels and bums-on-the-ground numbers are weighted one way or the other in the 3rd quarter, that might be all she wrote.
2) An apparent drop-off in the late season... have they been worked out as The Age says? Maybe, and would be interesting too. Football and these 'structures' everyone talks about. At the end of the day, score more than them and win. Simple.
3) Last week, the Wobblers got beat-up by the Dawks, while the Hand-baggers had a reasonably easy game against the Weagles*4. If fitness levels and bums-on-the-ground numbers are weighted one way or the other in the 3rd quarter, that might be all she wrote.
Its not an easy one to pick.
- Well, we would love the Wobblers to get done. So would most of the football world.
- It would also be good for the philosopher Malthouse to go out on a win... a consistently good coach and former Tiger.
- If the Wobblers win, they will go down in history as 'those flogs that ditched a back-to-back premiership coach'... well worth writing to the papers about. Nice!
- Might be fun times if Mick gets a win, and Bucks brings nothing to the club for the next 5 years... just a bit of crystal ball schadenfraude-ing.
- Would also be good for the Scott-boy (I never know which one he is) and Geelong to prove one coach and one Browlow medalist do not a club make. You know... strength of team, and all that.
So, time to put them on the block... lets call it.
Heart - Geelong ... and I don't really know why.
Head - Wobblers or Hand-baggers... too close to call, but I still lean to Geelong.
Happy to hear your comments, either in the comments section here, or via twitter @TKYC.
... AND, no correspondence will be entered into with 'Monday's Experts'. Tell me now, or blow it out your ring-piece.
*1 With apologies to Precious Paul J Keating.
*1 With apologies to Precious Paul J Keating.
*2 Gen-Y'ers, ask your Mum and Dad about Yugoslavia.
*3 In some ways, Collingwood going back-to-back is a better thought than Collingwood supporters going at it in the-beast-with-two-backs mode... if you get my drift... Are you with me?
*4 So I'm told by my office non-serious football followers... never saw, heard or read anything about those games. The joys of a great week in FNQ!
*3 In some ways, Collingwood going back-to-back is a better thought than Collingwood supporters going at it in the-beast-with-two-backs mode... if you get my drift... Are you with me?
*4 So I'm told by my office non-serious football followers... never saw, heard or read anything about those games. The joys of a great week in FNQ!
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