BigFooty PieCast

Days after the ninth loss of the season and the realisation that finals is out the door in 2017, the group dissects the problems on and off the field, accepts some harsh truths and realities and has some fun with the current predicament. How did we get here again? Is it all Buckley, or is there other factors at play? What kind of message is the club trying to sell us? Why did the Sopranos end the way it did? These are the big questions being asked. We take a look at the VFL win, the ongoing selection mysteries, air some grievances like only Frank Costanza can and find the best from social media and BigFooty.

The dreaded bye round has come, giving the group a chance to drink more, get a few chores done around the house and cast a critical eye on the season thus far. Some players on the periphery of the list get a review, we look ahead to the season-defining match against Port Adelaide in Round 14 and take our frustration out on a few of the game's most annoying commentators and media personalities. Can the pies get the job done over Port? Are finals still alive? Will Chris Mayne be the unlikely hero?

Fuelled by frustration, anger and cheap red wine, the group tries to make sense of the heart-breaking loss to Melbourne on Queen’s Birthday. We go through the bizarre umpiring, the second half fade out, the villains and whatever happened to the holding the ball interpretation. We capture the best reactions from BigFooty and social media, vent out our frustrations and look to the big issues as we head into the bye.

Make that three in a row! The Pies have beaten the Dockers in Perth for the first time in six years and we’re up and about. The team talks about how they deal with the stress of close Collingwood games, the ups and downs from Round 11 and what we can do to deal with fresh injuries. We cover the best, brightest and most bizarre from social media and the BigFooty forums, finally come clean with the biggest admissions from our days following the pies and do our best to keep the false hope alive for another week.

The group looks at the point-fest at the MCG on Sunday in the 45-point victory over Brisbane. Can we improve our poor kicking, or do we need to face the reality that we're just not into goals? The man-love for Lynden Dunn grows, Jarryd Blair's online fandom reaches new levels and we discuss our dark memories from the 2003 Grand Final. There's a look into the all-important Round 11 game against Fremantle and we gather all of the best from the BigFooty forum and social media to paint the full picture of the week. Oh... and fans of former Collingwood great David Fanning may want to look away now!

Did that really happen!? The group looks at the emotional roller coaster win over the Hawks in Round 9, other memorable comeback wins, the new arguments for and against Nathan Buckley, Darcy Moore in the ruck, selection arguments, the fear of false hope, a Round 10 preview and a cavalcade of funnies from our social media and forum comments of the week.

The Mighty T, Gone Critical and Magpie Girl discuss the disappointing start to the season, give their opinions on Buckley's future and express their hopes for a win this week

The Mighty T, Gone Critical and Magpie Girl review the end of season for the AFL and VFL sides, talk about Freeman's decision to leave, the possible draft picks and changes to come.

Gone Critical and Mighty T discuss the stellar win over the Cats, the ins and outs for this weeks game against Bombers, the VFL side playing finals, and Tradedraft's rant

Gone Critical, Magpie Girl and Vicky Park review the Richmond game, talk about the VFL, the ins and outs for this week's game against Geelong, followed by Tradedraft's Rant