‘It’s alarming, it’s shocking’: AFL great claims Pies have ‘fallen through the floor’

North Melbourne’s dual premiership winner David King is one of the more respected voices in the AFL and when he speaks up, people usually listen.The poor start for the defending premiers added another chapter on Thursday night when St Kilda outworked and outplayed the Pies in a 14.10 to 12.7 scoreline that ultimately flattered Collingwood.It leaves Craig McRae’s men in a 0-3 hole and facing all sorts of unwanted history so soon after last year’s stirring Grand Final triumph against the Lions.

“It did in 2023, it did in 2022, every minute of every game the ball was as hot as hot and they would close space and they would make it impossible for the opposition to function in real time and it was awesome to watch. “And some of their better players. We’re not going to talk about the also-rans because they’re not really leading the way.

In the modern AFL era, only Geelong of 2023 and now Collingwood have started 0-3 as reigning premiers, with the Cats finishing a lowly 12th last season. Former St Kilda star Leigh Montagna was another to single out the senior Pies ahead of a trip to Brisbane to face the Lions next Thursday night in a Grand Final rematch.

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