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The Australian
10 hours ago
- Sport
- The Australian
Jeremy Howe OK as Magpies' finals hopes shaken
Collingwood coach Craig McRae slammed his team's lack of fight and effort after their thumping 64-point loss to Hawthorn at the MCG on Thursday night as their late-season form slump reached alarming levels. McRae admitted his team was 'rocked' by Jeremy Howe's sickening concussion in the opening minutes, and while concerned at how disorganised the backline looked without Howe, he refused to use the star defender's absence as an excuse. Scans cleared Howe, who was taken to hospital, of any further damage and the club confirmed he was home and 'recovering well' but would enter concussion protocols with a return to play unclear. Jeremy Howe was involved in a sickening collision. Picture:Howe's loss came as the Magpies suffered a fourth loss from the past five matches and, concerningly, all of those defeats have been against top-eight teams. After sitting 10 points clear on top of the ladder a mere five weeks ago, and being in first place for 11 straight rounds, they could drop to fourth by Saturday. All of a sudden they're no guarantee of a double chance after being premiership favourites for the bulk of the season. The usually upbeat McRae couldn't hide his devastation after what he agreed was Collingwood's worst performance of the year. 'I apologise to our Magpie Army,' he said. 'That's a disappointing performance. You can't sugarcoat that. 'We're hurting. That one really hurt. Just a lack of system and then a lack of fight, lack of effort – sometimes at the same time, which leaves us really vulnerable. 'When we get behind, we want to chase. Six goals is not enough for me for our fans to watch at home. I don't know how many kept watching right through the end. 'Your 114,000 members expect a certain amount of effort and we didn't have it.' McRae said he needed to quickly 'glue' his team back together with just two games left before finals. 'We just had some really poor efforts at times,' he said. 'This is the reality of what we've got right now. Like I've always said to our players, nothing's permanent. The Magpies had every right to look dejected. Picture: Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images 'For a long time I don't recall us having that poor of connection … we got hurt really bad. 'We've got … 19 or 20 100-game players. They know how to play their role. 'We've got to back our system in. It's served us well and under pressure, under adversity, go back to what you know and go do your job and it's up to me to glue them together … and we take responsibility for what we did tonight.' McRae was in 'no doubt' that his players had started thinking about outcomes rather than staying in the moment and focusing on the process. 'You can see it and I call it out when I see it,' he said. 'We come back to minutes and seconds. So we lost a few minutes and seconds tonight, but we've got to stay present to that. When you start to think outcome and expectation, then you're not doing, you're thinking. 'So you come to a stoppage and you're out of the position, we go, 'Hey, come on. What are you doing in that position?' So you start to think more than do.' The Collingwood coach also suspected his players had started going into their shells during games, and he had a simple solution for that. 'If you're quiet, talk,' he said. Craig McRae questioned his players' effort. Picture:'What do you do when you have confidence and have form? Just do that. 'Oh, I'm quiet when I've got no confidence' – well, then, be loud. 'I don't go for my marks' – well, go for your marks. 'I tackle when I've got confidence' – well, tackle. So they're actions, not thoughts. It's right in front of us.' McRae said the early loss of Howe couldn't be used as an excuse for defensive disorganisation. 'Three guys flying at the one ball, spoiling at the same time, is not system, and we've worked on that all pre-season,' McRae said. 'Those things we can fix. The effort stuff I'd like to think is an anomaly.' Despite the worrying trajectory his team is on, McRae remains supremely confident about what Collingwood can achieve this year. 'There's still lots of minutes as far as I'm aware, and we'll make the most of those,' he said.
ABC News
17 hours ago
- Sport
- ABC News
Jeremy Howe cleared of further injury after suffering concussion in Magpies' AFL loss to Hawks
Veteran Collingwood defender Jeremy Howe has been cleared of further injury after suffering a nasty collision in the Magpies' heavy defeat to Hawthorn. The Magpies lost Howe to concussion in a sickening collision with Hawks midfielder Jai Newcombe during the opening minutes of their 17.8 (110) to 6.10 (46) defeat at the MCG on Thursday night. The 35-year-old was taken from the MCG to be assessed in hospital but released after several hours of tests and scans. Howe will miss at least next week's match against the ladder-leading Crows in Adelaide as he goes into the 12-day concussion protocols. "In positive news, subsequent scans overnight have cleared him of any further injury," Collingwood general manager of football Charlie Gardiner said in a club statement. "Jeremy has since returned home and is recovering well. 'He will work through the concussion protocols with the support of our medical team." The Magpies sat on top of the ladder for 11 consecutive weeks but could slip as low as fourth by the end of the round. After facing the Crows, they play Melbourne to round out their home-and-away campaign. "We've got to turn up, not just because we're going to Adelaide and who we're playing, it's just because that's what we want to do," Magpies coach Craig McRae said. "We want to be a team that turns up every week." AAP
Yahoo
a day ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Newcombe's 'weird' moment divides AFL as Collingwood fans called out over crowd act
Collingwood fans have been called out for booing Jai Newcombe after the Hawks star returned to the field following a collision with Jeremy Howe that has divided the AFL community with many comparing it to the Steven May ban. Only minutes into Hawthorn's 65-point thrashing of the Magpies both Howe and Newcombe clashed heads in a worrying blow. 'It's a car crash — credit to both players. Howe bodylined the ball, and Newcombe put himself in harm's way,' David King said after the collision on Fox Sports commentary. 'Incredibly brave, and he just had a head clash. It's sickening to watch … It's really difficult to watch if you're a teammate of Jeremy Howe's right now too.' Howe initially did not move in the scary scenes as the Collingwood star was taken to hospital for precautionary scans after the incident. Incredibly, Newcombe passed his concussion test having remained hunched over besides Howe for a moment after the incident. Newcombe returned before quarter-time and produced a barnstorming effort to record a team-high total of 28 disposals and seven clearances. However, Newcombe's return didn't please Magpies fans. Newcombe was booed throughout the contest with fans unhappy with the incident that occurred. Plenty of fans were divided over Howe and Newcombe's collision with some fans suggesting the Hawks star didn't do enough to avoid contact. Both appeared to have eyes on the ball and neither player would have wanted a sickening head collision. Although there are plenty of calls for Newcombe to face the MRO with some fans suggesting Newcombe could be in trouble. Many compared the incident to May's, which saw the Melbourne star cop a three-game ban for his collision with Francis Evans. Jai Newcombe tackle 'different' to Steven May tackle May was banned for rough conduct after the MRO claimed he should have done more to prevent the collision before impact. However, Fox Sports reporter Jon Ralph explained why Newcombe would most likely avoid suspension having deemed the Hawks star attempted to wrap his arms around Howe. 'The good news is, that it seems it's only a concussion for Howe … he was certainly alert, he was moving his arms and talking to those medicos,' Ralph said at quarter-time. 'Newcombe's collision with Howe is surely going to be assessed as a football accident. He chose to tackle, not bump. 'It is very different to Steven May on Francis Evans. It is very different even to Liam Ryan who ran headlong into Trent Rivers last week. He didn't even seem to protect himself there. I think (Newcombe) does a very good job at wrapping up his opponent, as brutal as his collision was.' Newcombe definitely attempted to wrap his arms for a tackle and the head collision was unfortunate for both players. Although not everyone agreed. Many felt Newcombe had time to mitigate the incident and should be looking at a similar ban to May. Collingwood fans called out over booing Magpies coach Craig McRae admitted the incident happened in front of the dugout and rocked the team. 'I don't want to make excuses... it rocked us. It was right in front of us, it rocked us and it rocked some of our staff. We hope he's okay, and we hope his family's okay too,' McRae said. While fans argued over the incident, which will be the talking point of the week, others were displeased with Magpies fans targeting Newcombe afterward the head clash. The Hawks star was booed following the clash of heads and fans felt Collingwood supporters went over the top at the MCG after the crowd was brought to silence when Howe was stretchered off the field. Regardless, the debate over the incident divided the AFL world and will continue to do so with the MRO looking at the incident. That Jai Newcombe crunch on Jeremy Howe might be the most forceful concussion no fault I've ever seen in the AFL. Completely accidental #AFLHawksPies — Mayo Hosko Sports (@MayoHoskoSports) August 7, 2025 Genuinely confused. Newcombe didn't elect to bump, also didn't try and tackle. Just awkwardly ran into the path of Howe. Very odd seeing someone get to the contest like that, but also don't think he's done anything wrong. Weird incident. #AFLHawksPies — Sean Ioannidis (@seanioannidis) August 7, 2025 Collingwood supporters booing Newcombe .. give me a spell 🤦♂️And ginnivan who McRae didn't want #AFLHawksPies — Luke presley (@luke_presley) August 7, 2025 How are they not talking about this the same way they did May and how is Newcombe allowed to continue after the head clash — Mitch (@M_1tch) August 7, 2025 Collingwood fans booing Newcombe for an accidental headclash 🙄 #AFLHawksPies — TheAnimalEnclosure (@_eating_seeds) August 7, 2025 there's just no way they're booing newcombe #AFLHawksPies — bianca (@biancajbloods0) August 7, 2025 Craig McRae apologises for Collingwood display Unfortunately, the incident overshadowed a brilliant night for the Hawks who dismantled Collingwood to lay down a marker for the rest of the competition. Collingwood sit on 60 points at the top of the ladder with the Crows, but didn't look like the dominant side that has destoryed teams this year. Instead it was Hawthorn who did the damage having moved into fifth with the win. Collingwood coach Craig McRae apologised to the supporters for a dismal effort where the the ball movement was not up to standard. "I apologise to our Magpie Army. That's a disappointing performance, you can't sugar-coat that," McRae said. "We owe Steele Sidebottom way more than that too. He's a legend of the footy club. We're hurting. That one really hurt. It was just a lack of system and then a lack of fight and lack of effort, sometimes at the same time, which leaves us really vulnerable."
News.com.au
a day ago
- Sport
- News.com.au
Craig McRae says Collingwood players refused to fight in Hawthorn thumping
Collingwood coach Craig McRae slammed his team's lack of fight and effort after their thumping 64-point loss to Hawthorn at the MCG on Thursday night as their late-season form slump reached alarming levels. McRae admitted his team was 'rocked' by Jeremy Howe's sickening concussion in the opening minutes, and while concerned at how disorganised the backline looked without Howe, he refused to use the star defender's absence as an excuse. The Magpies have now lost four of their past five matches and, concerningly, all of those defeats have been against top-eight teams. After sitting 10 points clear on top of the ladder a mere five weeks ago, and being in first place for 11 straight rounds, they could drop to fourth by Saturday. All of a sudden they're no guarantee of a double chance after being premiership favourites for the bulk of the season. The usually upbeat McRae couldn't hide his devastation after what he agreed was Collingwood's worst performance of the year. 'I apologise to our Magpie Army,' he said. 'That's a disappointing performance. You can't sugarcoat that. 'We're hurting. That one really hurt. Just a lack of system and then a lack of fight, lack of effort - sometimes at the same time, which leaves us really vulnerable. 'When we get behind, we want to chase. Six goals is not enough for me for our fans to watch at home. I don't know how many kept watching right through the end. 'Your 114,000 members expect a certain amount of effort and we didn't have it.' McRae said he needed to quickly 'glue' his team back together with just two games left before finals. 'We just had some really poor efforts at times,' he said. 'This is the reality of what we've got right now. Like I've always said to our players: nothing's permanent. 'For a long time I don't recall us having that poor of connection ... we got hurt really bad. 'We've got … 19 or 20 100-game players. They know how to play their role. 'We've got to back our system in. It's served us well and under pressure, under adversity, go back to what you know and go do your job and it's up to me to glue them together ... and we take responsibility for what we did tonight.' McRae was in 'no doubt' that his players have started thinking about outcomes rather than staying in the moment and focusing on the process. 'You can see it and I call it out when I see it,' he said. 'We come back to minutes and seconds. So we lost a few minutes and seconds tonight, but we've got to stay present to that. When you start to think outcome and expectation, then you're not doing, you're thinking. 'So you come to a stoppage and you're out of the position, we go, 'Hey, come on. What are you doing in that position?' So you start to think more than do.' The Collingwood coach also suspected his players have started going into their shells during games, and he had a simple solution for that. 'If you're quiet, talk,' he said. 'What do you do when you have confidence and have form? Just do that. 'Oh, I'm quiet when I've got no confidence' – well, then, be loud. 'I don't go for my marks' – well, go for your marks. 'I tackle when I've got confidence' – well, tackle. So they're actions, not thoughts. It's right in front of us.' McRae said the early loss of Howe couldn't be used as an excuse for defensive disorganisation. 'Three guys flying at the one ball, spoiling at the same time, is not system, and we've worked on that all pre-season,' McRae said. 'Those things we can fix. The effort stuff I'd like to think is an anomaly.' Despite the worrying trajectory his team is currently on, McRae remains supremely confident about what his team can achieve this year. 'There's still lots of minutes as far as I'm aware, and we'll make the most of those,' he said.
Daily Telegraph
a day ago
- Sport
- Daily Telegraph
AFL news Collingwood veteran Jeremy Howe knocked out in horror clash with Hawthorn's Jai Newcombe at the MCG
Don't miss out on the headlines from AFL. Followed categories will be added to My News. Jeremy Howe was taken to hospital after a horror head clash in the early stages of Hawthorn's 64-belt thrashing of Collingwood on Thursday night. After a relatively even first quarter, the Hawks put the foot down in the second, kicking seven goals to one for the term to break open a 39-point lead at the long break. It was more of the same after halftime as the Hawks recorded an important 17.8 (110) to 6.10 (46) win, but a shocking incident just over one minute into the first quarter stunned the MCG. FOX FOOTY, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every match of every round in the 2025 Toyota AFL Premiership Season LIVE in 4K, with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1. Mitch Lewis took a mark and kicked the ball into space coming out of Hawthorn's defence, leading to a chase between Howe and Newcombe. The two players arrived at about the same time and made a huge impact, with returning Pies star Howe seemingly knocked out instantly and left flat on his back as Newcombe collapsed on all fours. 'Lewis puts it into a turnover situation and Newcombe and Howe collide in front of the benches,' Mark Howard said on Fox Footy. Watch the incident in the video player above Jai Newcombe (left) and Jeremy Howe collided heavily early in the match. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images) 'They're both down, Howe looks worst of all, Newcombe holding his head. Big clash.' David King said immediately: 'They've got to stop the game. They've got to stop the game. He's out.' Jack Riewoldt added: 'Oh, Jeremy Howe has not moved.' Howe, 35, was making his return to the Collingwood side following three weeks out with a groin injury. 'Back into the side for the first time since round 18, such an important player,' Howard said. 'It was a ball positioned directly between the two of them. Howe was out cold while Newcombe was also rocked by the impact. (Photo by) Newcombe then checked on the Collingwood veteran. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images) 'Newcombe cannoned into Howe coming in the opposite direction and it was an enormous clash between the two.' The game was stopped for more than five minutes as Collingwood's medical staff attended to Howe before he was placed on a stretcher. The veteran put his hands to his face and was then seen moving his fingers as a medicab took him from the ground to applause from the big crowd. 'Yeah it's a car crash,' King said during a replay of the incident. 'Credit to both players, Howe bodylined the ball and Newcombe put himself in harm's way. 'Incredibly brave but he just had a head clash there. It's sickening to watch. Teammates check on Howe as he leaves the ground. (Photo by) Nick Watson kicked two first-half goals for the Hawks. Picture: Michael Klein 'This is what these guys subject themselves to at the highest level. A clash at that speed.' King was then thinking of those watching on when he added: 'Just remember, these guys, they get the very best of care. 'Unbelievable medical expertise out there and it's tough to watch for family and friends at home, but this is what these guys do.' Howe was immediately subbed out of the game, while Newcombe was also assessed by the Hawthorn medical staff before returning to the match midway through the first term. A Pies fan watching on tweeted what many were thinking: 'Oh my, Jeremy Howe you've just come back! I hope you are OK!' The shocking moment may have rocked the Pies, who were unable to find any sort of form over the first half. Leigh Montagna was damning in his assessment of Collingwood at the long break. 'They've dominated every facet Hawthorn, but Collingwood look really ordinary,' he said on Fox Footy. 'They look clunky with their ball movement, they're being outworked, they look disorganised, they look vulnerable. 'They've been exposed and Craig McRae's got some serious thinking to do.' The Pies were unable to stem the tide as questions grow over their premiership hopes, while the Hawks have solidified their shot at September. Originally published as 'It's a car crash': Horror collision between Jeremy Howe and Jai Newcombe stuns the MCG
