Knowing our luck it will only be 1 week and he will miss a NAB challenge match come back against us and kick 5 and be the match winner.

Wow, Werridee, you really are scarred!

Presume nab suspensions get served in premiership season not nab, but can't be sure.

Looks blatant and dangerous enough to draw a week, but we have to beat the team out there not look for help.

Presume nab suspensions get served in premiership season not nab, but can't be sure.

They do

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"Suns' Tom Lynch can accept 1 match for rough conduct on Matthew Buntine.

Billy Longer can accept $1000 sanction for striking Paul Chapman." - via Patrick Keane's twitter

"Suns' Tom Lynch can accept 1 match for rough conduct on Matthew Buntine.

Billy Longer can accept $1000 sanction for striking Paul Chapman." - via Patrick Keane's twitter

The AFL never ceases to amaze.

I just heard on SEN they said on top of Lynch being out, Day and Dixon are also out for round 1. Does anyone know if this is true? I don't want to sweat on who is and isn't playing, but their 3 big forwards being out could pose an issue for them.

I just heard on SEN they said on top of Lynch being out, Day and Dixon are also out for round 1. Does anyone know if this is true? I don't want to sweat on who is and isn't playing, but their 3 big forwards being out could pose an issue for them.

In that case, Ablett to play full-forward and kick 10.

I just heard on SEN they said on top of Lynch being out, Day and Dixon are also out for round 1. Does anyone know if this is true? I don't want to sweat on who is and isn't playing, but their 3 big forwards being out could pose an issue for them.

Day is set to resume through the twos this weekend but not sure about Dixon

It's official, Lynch is out fro one week assuming he doesn't appeal. Nice result for us.

Our confidence is still at a very low ebb when we are sweating on players from the other side being out to help us win.

I wonder if it will be in my life time when we don't care about the other side?

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Our confidence is still at a very low ebb when we are sweating on players from the other being out to help us win.

I wonder if it will be in my life time when we don't care about the other side?

probably not...youre really old after all !!

probably not...youre really old after all !!

I was hoping to make the end of the decade bb so that time frame is out?

I think this is how the tribunal usually make their decisions.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=wz-PtEJEaqY

Our confidence is still at a very low ebb when we are sweating on players from the other side being out to help us win.

I wonder if it will be in my life time when we don't care about the other side?

Well, the real win for us would be Ablett sitting it out. He's usually the on who takes the game away from us. Plus they tend to fall apart without him.

I expect Gold Coast to take this to the tribunal and risk Lynch getting 2 weeks.

They play St Kilda in an extremely winnable game at home in round 2 so will probably wear the risk.

Well, the real win for us would be Ablett sitting it out. He's usually the on who takes the game away from us. Plus they tend to fall apart without him.

They need to penalise Harley Bennell for his indiscretions, so why not have him sit out the opening round as well. In my mind, he's their most dangerous player as far as the MFC is concerned.

This discussion about key outs for the round one match is hilarious reminiscent of the round one match against the Saints last year.

We were a shoe-in to win due to their injury count. Everyone remember that?

This discussion about key outs for the round one match is hilarious reminiscent of the round one match against the Saints last year.

We were a shoe-in to win due to their injury count. Everyone remember that?

Only too well... so we obviously need even more of the oppositions best players out

This discussion about key outs for the round one match is hilarious reminiscent of the round one match against the Saints last year.

We were a shoe-in to win due to their injury count. Everyone remember that?

And we would have too if we had ha forward line that was on the park

This discussion about key outs for the round one match is hilarious reminiscent of the round one match against the Saints last year.

We were a shoe-in to win due to their injury count. Everyone remember that?

Yes but the difference is GC would have to be missing about 8 of their best 22 for us to go in favourites.

At this stage, they only have Dixon and Probably Lynch out which is no where near enough for us to be confident of a win. They will likely have all their midfield in.

On the other hand St Kilda basically gifted us a win with their massive amounts of outs last year. It was a very disappointing loss by us.

I am reading this thread so clearly I care which opponent stars may be missing but how I long for the day when I think BORING and ignore.

Then I will know we are good.

This discussion about key outs for the round one match is hilarious reminiscent of the round one match against the Saints last year.

We were a shoe-in to win due to their injury count. Everyone remember that?

I put us at about a 20% chance to beat the Gold Coast in round 1, even with a few outs. They are a significantly stronger side than us.

I put us at about a 20% chance to beat the Gold Coast in round 1, even with a few outs. They are a significantly stronger side than us.

If it was on the Gold Coast yes but it's at our home ground.

We only lost to them by 8 points last year although it should have been by about 3 or 4 goals if they kicked straight.

Lynch kicked 2 goals 2 and took 6 marks so he caused us problems.

The players that they didn't have in that game that will probably play are Bennell, Malceski and Hallahan, while we will have Lumumba, Hogan, Garlett, Newton and Frost.

We definitely will be the underdog but it will be a lot closer than people think.

Our team should be a lot stronger than the side that ran out against the Saints last year.

When did we last win the opening round of a season?

Is it something like 2006?

2005 I believe