Craig McRae's secret to Collingwood's epic late-game success | FOX Footy | First Crack

Is Collingwood coach Craig McRae setting up his Magpies to perform at just the right time in matches, and could that be the secret to a tilt at the Premiership?
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[@TimbobmiT]

Essendon did really well to come back like they did , plenty of positives , im a pies fan i said it will be over at half time aye, how wrong i was but we been doing this comeback sht in the last quarter for a few weeks now i just knew it wasn't over even 20 points down, Jamie took that mark and had the look of a stone cold killa!!! Such a hard shot too ! Props to the dons for making it a proper game , it was my birthday too so happy and still a bit drunk but that game winning kick will be cemented in my memory, Go the Pies !

[@imalwaysright]

Exactly - plenty of positives, learning experience. Happy Birthday

[@peterstaines9047]

Love how you guys come up with this...perfect viewing...thanks guys...Go Pies!!!

[@imalwaysright]

Collingwood's ability to fight back is sensational. Credit to Craig McRae for training for these moments, but it is concerning. Will it hold up against a better side like Geelong in finals? Essendon's poor decisions and structure in the final minutes heavily contributed to Collingwood snatching victory.

[@paulkyriakopoulos3444]

The answer is no.

[@cbgg1585]

Any other defender worth their salt would not have allowed Elliot to take that mark essentially unopposed. No way he would have marked it if it was Tom Stewart and Jed Bews or a Salem and Lever contesting against him in the 2 v 1. The element of luck in their wins is unreal. 106% says all we need to know for a 4th placed side.

[@imalwaysright]

@@cbgg1585 It looked like Jake Kelly let him have the mark.

[@adamyup7086]

@@cbgg1585 yet the Dons have neither of those defenders hahA. The absolute salt is a pisser.

[@archiefox1414]

@@paulkyriakopoulos3444 The answer is a pineapple. Your no just shows your anti Collingwood bias.Anything is possible in the finals if you make it as the Bulldogs showed in 2016.

[@SV0747]

Joshy daics masterclass goal

[@Nomad111.]

Pendlebury, Sidebottom, Elliot, Moore, Cox, Mihocek, and the Daicos boys. This aint luck boys. We just finally got rid of some bad energy at the club last year.

[@peterrichards1058]

Richmond and Collingwood have shared many cross over talents in players and coaches. Throughout their history as clubs in VFL /AFL this has lead to many successes and a healthy rivalry between both clubs fans. Examples are many such as Tom Hafey a great Richmond coach in late 60’s and early 70’s going to Collingwood and players like David Cloke ,Geoff Raines in the 80’s crossing over to Collingwood are just some examples.

[@liamgross7217]

When was the last time Collingwood won a GF in September?

[@johnfrancis1743]

Good question Liam.I think the answer is 1958 when we beat the dees

[@JCStorm76]

This year. Just wait

[@JCStorm76]

Told you 😂😂🤣🤣

[@RobbieBoy33]

Premiership? Thats stupid talk. Geelong are outright favourites and pies came close to being beaten by North Melb

[@JCStorm76]

Then North beat Richmond a week later.

[@taxads7791]

Ben Dixon spot on, if you're happy with that you're not the right man for the coaching job. We are seething as fans who just watch our team for a couple of hours every weekend, hoping they will bring us some joy & then we get on with our day to day lives. For Rutten, for whom it's his livelihood, his future in the game, is sitting there smiling & just kicking back as if it's a Sunday kick around with a few mates.. what does it take for him to say its not acceptable, show some emotion. He should be seething that such inept defending could cost him his coaching career.

[@imalwaysright]

There's also far more effective ways of leading and coaching than giving a spray. He's looking at the positives, taking it as a learning opportunity. They came out in Q2 and dominated, so something must be right.

[@bsh5820]

I’m a Carlton fan and hearing that story and that at the end frane salek won the lottery I am praying it is not a true story

[@timdingleakajacksparrow2748]

Go Flagpies ! ✅👍👍🤷🏼‍♂️

[@jeremyclarksonfragrance]

#FLAGPIES

[@cbgg1585]

Haha.. 13 wins and a good chunk were utter luck beating sides like North and Adelaide and people think they are the Brisbane of 01-04? xD Collingwood are eerily similar to North in 07. Sides who were deemed as bottom 6 finishers. Guess what, both surprised and played out very good H & A seasons. Collingwood current percentage is 106 and North in 07 finishing with 109 and coming 4TH. North made a QF but got destroyed when things started to heat up. Credit to Collingwood, but as David King said himself NUMEROUS times, percentage is an indicator of how well you are going, and as good as they are on paper, they could have EASILY dropped 3 of the close ones and remain in the pack for a 7-8th placed finish instead of vying for top 6. Any competent defender like Lever or Weitering in 2 on 1 would have taken initiative and spoiled the ball and neutralizing the Elliot contest, and hence winning the game. They cant ride this wave of luck forever and if they were to come 4th and play Geelong first week, I am putting down Geelong for a 6-7+ goal win.

[@alexchris7751]

win 9 on the trot are you're saying its luck.....better luck next time champion

[@TMELOMAGPIES1892]

Geelong usually choke come finals, And pies usually come out to play against top sides, like we saw against Melbourne & Fremantle. Exciting times for Collingwood when we haven’t even hit our peak yet.

[@TomMarvan]

Poor Bombers are the media's whipping boy this week. Collingwood scrape together a win on the back of a sensational goal after the siren and will win the flag according to this piece, and the Bombers are destined to eternal damnation according to this piece. Comparisons of McCrae with Rutten I think are not fair, as the Magpies have the greater talent. If the Magpies do win the flag, it is Buckley to de damned. That's where the coach comparison should be, because it's the same cattle. Meanwhile, leave the Bombers alone. The peanut gallery/Greek chorus proclaim to the media, "Stop, stop! He's already dead."

[@imalwaysright]

Looks like Fox Footy is on the payroll of the anti-Rutten faction of the Essendon Football Club. Their comments are so over the top and negative. Matches like this happen all the time in the footy. They wouldn't be so damning of another coach or club. Richmond have coughed up 30-40 point leads several times, lost in the dying minutes, lost to North, couldve been Top 4, may miss out on finals, and these clowns have continued to say Richmond are the best team in the comp. They were hyping Richmond last year too. Tactical errors cost the Bombers in the end, but it wasn't end of the world and they'll learn from it.

[@steel2211]

A team shouldn’t be able to move the ball from one end to the other in the last minute to win the game. Essendon lost the game by not setting up for a kick in

[@imalwaysright]

@@steel2211 I agree, but they make it sound like he should be sacked now.

[@taxads7791]

@@steel2211 Agree, but it's been happening for a long time under Rutten. Yes they should learn from this, but it just doesn't seem like they do learn from these things.

[@TomMarvan]

Poor old Essendon are coping it because they were beaten with a kick after the siren by the League's biggest team. The ratings will be huge as a result of discussing this match.

[@taxads7791]

@@TomMarvan We'll be fine thanks, we support our team whether we win or lose. Our support does not change. In fact, it gets stronger when we are struggling.

[@gibsongames7489]

Luck has nothing to do with it. Sure, maybe 1 game or 2 games is luck. But they are 10 wins in a row, thats not luck.... Luck does not give u 10 wins in a row