The Magpies are in a slump, right? It’s all there for everyone to see.
They’ve fallen out of top spot on the ladder, despite looking as though they owned that position just a month or so ago. They have dropped three of their last four games and, ominously, face another contender this Thursday night. The Hawks will be up and about as they fight for their right to party… errr, I mean “play September Footy”.
However, as amazing as it might seem, I am starting to hear people jumping off the Pies.
“Peaked too early,” was one comment I read this morning. Made me raise an eyebrow.
“Defence cannot hold up,” chimed in another.
Others have started to mention things like training loads, as Collingwood prepares for a September assault. I don’t rate that. The Swans used a bit of that last year. It was wallpaper over significant cracks.
So, where are you at on the Pies as we head into the last three weeks of the season? To me, many have been missing a rather large issue with the drop in form of this club, and when you have it pointed out to you, you wonder how you missed it, at all.
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