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MATCH PREVIEW AND TEAM SELECTION - ROUND 14


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1 minute ago, Watts Jurrah Dunn? said:

It's funny how people say "I have faith in the match committee" when it's as clear as day they got it wrong in round 1 playing Maynard and Wagner who are nowhere near it.

I don't understand why you'd have faith in the match committee.

Neither Pedersen or T Smith are up to it. They only get in the way of Hogan and TMac up forward, are ordinary rucks, and give nothing at ground level once it's bounced. Why wouldn't you bring Frost in to provide the run you don't get from Lewis, Vince, and Jetta, the extra key position depth if Oscar and J Smith fail again, and a back up ruck that is quicker than all our one paced mids who watched Collingwood moonwalk the ball out of the middle?

I can't even be bothered talking about Tyson, who now takes us to 10 inside midfielders of the starting 22 and does nothing for the balance of the side. 

Very underwhelming ins.

Have to agree that If anything we look slower than the team we took in against the Pies.

Surely we had to chance Frost for Vince down back for this big game?  Vince was due IMO being the worst of our defenders against the Pies.

Would have kept Spargo.

Bugg/Jeffy for Hannan who gave us nothing other than a couple of joe-the-goose goals last week.

Tyson for Spargo in the mid as you say makes us look super inside/pedestrian now and we lose our only crumbing forward

Haven't watched much of Port but i can only hope they are mostly inside / pedestrian slow in their mid field also.

Could get ugly with a 4 plus goal advantage from the umps at Adelaide.

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30 minutes ago, timbo said:

Port by 10. 

That's goals

I take it that’s your Qtr time prediction? 

I undertand the criticism of our backline but Port have a really inexperienced backline, I think our forwards could really capitalise on it. Should be a good game. 

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2 hours ago, hemingway said:

Correct Diamond, never made it that far. As you know, I spent time in Italy, Spain, Cuba , France as well as Idaho and other American states, but never Russia.  They obviously know nothing about Hemingway so it’s just a gimmick to get in the gullible tourists, particularly my fellow countrymen who as you know are not all that discerning regarding food choices or literary interests. Probably a hamburger joint.  So should be avoided at all costs.  One thing I did do when traveling was eat the local village food usually camouflaged in casseroles and stews. Enjoy your travels and have a drink for poor old crumbly Hem. 

Looks almost like Russian nouvelle cuisine... probably a chain...they are big on chain restaurants in Russia.

They used to have vodka dives in the old days I hear but they have almost disappeared.

Just back from lunch at the Cafe Istanbul... very good cheap food but hell was it filling.

Went to the Spain v Iran game last night ... all I can say is thank God we don't allow vuvuzelas at the AFL !! There was a guy a couple of rows behind me who had a pump action klaxon horn. When he blew it and he did that often the sound just cut straight through me.

Interesting that the supporters of the big European teams are in the main absent for the group matches. Had to look hard for French and Spanish supporters.

My next match is Poland v Colombia which could be an epic as far as fan involvement goes.

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52 minutes ago, Watts Jurrah Dunn? said:

It's funny how people say "I have faith in the match committee" when it's as clear as day they got it wrong in round 1 playing Maynard and Wagner who are nowhere near it.

I don't understand why you'd have faith in the match committee.

Neither Pedersen or T Smith are up to it. They only get in the way of Hogan and TMac up forward, are ordinary rucks, and give nothing at ground level once it's bounced. Why wouldn't you bring Frost in to provide the run you don't get from Lewis, Vince, and Jetta, the extra key position depth if Oscar and J Smith fail again, and a back up ruck that is quicker than all our one paced mids who watched Collingwood moonwalk the ball out of the middle?

I can't even be bothered talking about Tyson, who now takes us to 10 inside midfielders of the starting 22 and does nothing for the balance of the side. 

Very underwhelming ins.

Harsh on Tim.Smith he has been OK very stiff to be dropped for Pedersen which was a mistake. Although I think he was injured anyway.

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1 hour ago, Wiseblood said:

If you throw a dart out a window enough times you're bound to hit somebody one day.  Today was that day.

I hope I made that post sarcastic yet ambiguous enough for them to ponder it.

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38 minutes ago, WERRIDEE said:

Harsh on Tim.Smith he has been OK very stiff to be dropped for Pedersen which was a mistake. Although I think he was injured anyway.

Was just ok against Carlton and Adelaide when you and I would have kicked a bag, and only got in the way of Hogan and TMac against the Bulldogs. Was very poor against the Dogs, doesn't play at Casey and then comes straight back in?

Need key position defensive depth and speed out of the backline (Frost) rather than a 3rd tall forward spoiling Hogan and TMac. 

It really is like heavy rain is predicted and Goodwin wants to pick the toughest, slowest side he can pick. 

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2 hours ago, Watts Jurrah Dunn? said:

It's funny how people say "I have faith in the match committee" when it's as clear as day they got it wrong in round 1 playing Maynard and Wagner who are nowhere near it.

I don't understand why you'd have faith in the match committee.

Neither Pedersen or T Smith are up to it. They only get in the way of Hogan and TMac up forward, are ordinary rucks, and give nothing at ground level once it's bounced. Why wouldn't you bring Frost in to provide the run you don't get from Lewis, Vince, and Jetta, the extra key position depth if Oscar and J Smith fail again, and a back up ruck that is quicker than all our one paced mids who watched Collingwood moonwalk the ball out of the middle?

I can't even be bothered talking about Tyson, who now takes us to 10 inside midfielders of the starting 22 and does nothing for the balance of the side. 

Very underwhelming ins.

People are comfortable putting their faith in the match committee because they are the match committee.

They're not, by comparison, the most pessimistic person I think this board, and possibly the internet, has ever seen.

You get stuck into the selections of Maynard and Wagner but push for Frost. Frost's biggest problem is the same one as those other two - none of them know what they are doing out there. They all turn it over, they all make regular mistakes, they all struggle with positioning. Frost brings run, but his negatives outweigh that run.

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1 hour ago, hemingway said:

Too slow and too short down back. It will be a miracle if we win this match. If we do, I will eat my cap.  However, when I feel this way, we sometimes win. 

Now to the World Game. The World Cup always puts Aussie Rules into perspective. 

Yes it points out hoe much better our game is

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