Paul Robinson is one of the men behind the cult social media channels 'The Carlton Draft' and 'The Ressies Footballer'. 

His Black and White passion is unquestionable, and the views represented in this article are solely his own and not representative of the Collingwood Football Club.

I’m nervous.

What if I don’t get Grand Final tickets?

What if Black Eyed Peas don’t play anything from their album ‘Bridging The Gap’ when they play pre-game?

What if Grundy or Steele win the Brownlow and can’t enjoy their celebratory champagne with Bruce?

It’s stressful when your team is guaranteed a Grand Final spot.

Seriously – has there ever been a surer thing than us advancing into the Grand Final with a big win over the worst premiership side since the Geelong West U/9’s 1983 side? (they were infamously crowned victorious after a chicken pox outbreak wiped out the rest of the league.)

We’ve been close to beating this mob twice and that’s what is going to make this win so sweet. It’ll be similar to smelling beer, then seeing beer, and then finally tasting that beer.

These guys like to claim the MCG as their cauldron, but they forget MCG actually stands for Massive Collingwood Ground. It’ll always be ours more than theirs.

Adam Treloar has had two games under his belt and is ready to unleash. Since crossing to us from the Giants and famously stating a true fact about Richmond – he has averaged 33 disposals against the Tigers. He steps up for these games and expect no less than 35 and two goals from him this Friday.

Our forward half will send their often talked about defence into disarray.

Alex Rance on Jordan De Goey? Ha. JDG is going to teach this bloke why manning up on your opponent is important. Too strong overhead, too quick on the deck. I can’t see why Jordy can’t kick a bag of five – and I’m being reserved in my prediction there.

Expect a lot of 2010 prelim final feels about this one, Woods fans. We went in with question marks over the legitimacy of our premiership assault. By quarter time those question marks had been turned into exclamation points. If you think our current crop can’t do the same – you’re deluded.

They’re taking in a dusty Dusty. We’re taking in a completely fit side of rabid competitors.

Get to know the Black Eyed Peas hits, guys and girls. You don’t want to look like a goose not singing along pre-game next week.



Adam Treloar has never failed us in a match-up against the Tigers. Don't expect that to change tonight. Image: AFL Photos.