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MATCH PREVIEW AND TEAM SELECTION - Round 11

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We will certainly need fitzy next week against the Blitz show at Geelong, lucky Stanley is out, hopefully Mitch not back.

I like the team this week but it is also very young and inexperienced. Brayshaw, Stretch, Toumpas, ANB, Michie all very young in their careers.

The Hulk and Viney as well. The hulk is very green

 

I'm worried about the Dunn on Bruce matchup.

I'd hate for the game to be decided purely on Bruce kicking 6+ because we've got nobody to play on him.

Dunn should be playing on the oppo's 3rd or 4th fwd not No 1 or 2.

This is where the loss of Frawley will occasionally rear its head (although still rather Brayshaw than Frawley)

Riewoldt kicked 9 against us at the MCG one year, and we beat them by 50+ if I remember it right. A balanced team goes ok, even if there is a winner on the other side.

 

Disagree.

He is very versatile, being so tall and quick. Yes he is no champion but he can still improve. He can play ruck, forward or back and can snag a goal. If played forward, he is actually not an easy match up for opposing teams.

We have several others who will go before him.

Absolutely agree Mr Red


surprised no one cares about this big out...

If we win it's not going to be because Roberton was a late out

 

surprised no one cares about this big out...

Nobody has even mentioned the Billings out either besides me

Maybe everyones too scared to jinx us.. god knows we have played teams with big outs plenty of times and still lost

Nobody has even mentioned the Billings out either besides me

Maybe everyones too scared to jinx us.. god knows we have played teams with big outs plenty of times and still lost

Schneider is a bigger loss for the saints.

Expecting a lot of turnovers from them.

And if we are true to form us too!

It will be turnover city.

No excuses, we must win these games

Nobody has even mentioned the Billings out either besides me

Maybe everyones too scared to jinx us.. god knows we have played teams with big outs plenty of times and still lost

Nothing to do with a jinx. 20 in a row says it all

As long as a Gawn stands up I think we will win. If he goes down we are in deep Doo Doo.

Agreed. Gawn dominates and we win.


Good work xarronn - some interesting stuff. I particularly liked reading some of the forum comments. One poster refers to Robbo as "the obese [censored] head".

Not silly those aints supporters.

Is Riley in?? Seem to recall him being in the 22 !?

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