How Tim English nearly landed at Collingwood
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2021-04-16T12:15+10:00
Former Collingwood recruiter Matt Rendell says Bulldogs ruckman Tim English would have been a Magpie, were it not for a misunderstanding.
A towering talent from the West Australian wheat belt, English was drafted to Whitten Oval with a first round selection five years ago.
He could have pulled on the black and white 12 months earlier, however.
“If you’re a Collingwood supporter, you’ll want to turn off for about two minutes,” Rendell told
SEN’s Dwayne’s World on Thursday afternoon.
“Tim English went to a Catholic school in Perth, and one of our part-time recruiters was a teacher there.
Collingwood lost to GWS âat the selection tableâ
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2021-04-15T19:53+10:00
Ex-AFL recruiter Matt Rendell says Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley got his defensive match-ups completely wrong in last weekâs loss to GWS.
Giants forwards Toby Greene and Jeremy Finlayson kicked five and four goals respectively in the 30-point win that consigned the Magpies to their third defeat in four games to start the season.
SENâs Dwayneâs World.
âMaynard-Greene, Quaynor-Hill, Howe-Finlayson is what it should have been.
âYou donât move Quaynor off Greene until heâs kicked five â the game has gone. It was a bad match-up.
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2021-04-07T14:59+10:00
Former Collingwood recruiter Matt Rendell believes his old sideâs inability to maximise Brodie Grundyâs dominance not only cost them the Round 3 loss to Brisbane, but the 2019 Preliminary Final as well.
The Magpies lost to the Lions thanks to a Zac Bailey goal after the siren, despite Grundy winning 54 hit-outs and Brisbane as a team winning just four. Collingwood only won the clearance count by five.
Similarly, they won the hit-outs 70-14 in the 2019 Preliminary Final against GWS and were not able to get over the line.
Rendell admits he was frustrated at the time and remains so with coach Nathan Buckleyâs âconservative, negative approachâ.
Melbourne can definitely win the flag and the selection dilemma coming up
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2021-04-07T16:05+10:00
Veteran AFL recruiter Matt Rendell believes the Demons finally have the pieces in place to win the flag.
Melbourne has started the season 3-0 and faces a big test this weekend against Geelong.
“Melbourne can definitely win the flag,” Rendell told
SEN’s Dwayne’s World.
“They were horribly unfit in 2019 and I reckon 2020. They look hungry, they look organised and I reckon they can definitely win the flag.”
Rendell is curious to see how the Demons balance their forward line, with Ben Brown and Sam Weideman closing in on returns.