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Will we beat the Saints?  

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  1. 1. Will we beat the Saints

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Wiseblood
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Dees by 10 goals.   Hogan loves Etihad and he'll kick 12 on Carlisle and Brown. Viney to have 40 touches and slam Mav Weller into the turf once again. The McDonald brothers to have 20 i

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My ship's broken so for the first time in 4 years I will be able to watch round 1 from the comfort of my couch. Usually I am sitting in the middle of the ocean on an internet system run by a potato

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Jones, Vince, Tyson, Watts, Tom McDonald and potentially Spencer are the only players to saddle up in Roos first game as coach 3 years at the same venue.  We had talent such as Terlich, Georgiou,

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44 minutes ago, small but forward said:

I'm sure the AFL has legal obligations to provide a safe workplace and accordingly hope they undertake due diligence via inspection by expert before sanctioning to use the venue to cover their backsides. I also hope they are contingency planning, but I think they'd need to call it (a change in venue) today/tomorrow am latest and can't see this happening with timing of other games planned at the G.

I also hope they are using the right dirt glue (earlier post still tickling my funny bone)

Or ........ they could declare it a non-issue, sweep the whole thing under the carpet, and threaten any club who looks like kicking up a fuss.

 

Decisions, decisions ...

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14 minutes ago, demon9 said:

"Dees rookie Joel Smith a strong chance to debut against the Saints. Jack Watts did extra ruckwork at end of training. Expect him to play." - Ben Guthrie

Interesting re: Watts.  Could they be getting cold feet about playing Spencer and just go with the pinch hitter in the ruck?  I'm hoping that's the case.

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21 minutes ago, demon9 said:

"Dees rookie Joel Smith a strong chance to debut against the Saints. Jack Watts did extra ruckwork at end of training. Expect him to play." - Ben Guthrie

Clear indication of no Spencer.

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2 hours ago, Devil is in the Detail said:

Not comparing Watts and Weid. But i feel that even if Watts kicks 1-2 goals he costs us 3 goals the other way due to lack of pressure, soft tackling efforts, or soft contested efforts.

All that finding space on his own and no one kicks it to him puts him too far away from opponents to apply pressure.

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Just now, dazzledavey36 said:

It sounds like no Spencer.. but does Weideman get a gig??

Yes for mine. Now competing with Pedersen who played 0 JLT games. 

Wouldn't put my house on it, but that's my reading of the tea leaves.

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45 minutes ago, demon9 said:

"Dees rookie Joel Smith a strong chance to debut against the Saints. Jack Watts did extra ruckwork at end of training. Expect him to play." - Ben Guthrie

On the match preview thread, Saty suggested it was marking and spoiling. Apparently the rucks were working with Greg Stafford and Watts wasn't involved. I wouldn't read anything into that comment yet.

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Don't mind Hogan, Watts, Weid as the talls. they are all fast and can mark so on the break we will test them - add in Petracca, Kent and Jeffy and we look quick all of a sudden!

Joel smith has to play surely, upgrade him already! the supercoach in me can't take the stress!

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16 minutes ago, Radar Detector said:

On the match preview thread, Saty suggested it was marking and spoiling. Apparently the rucks were working with Greg Stafford and Watts wasn't involved. I wouldn't read anything into that comment yet.

There was no opposition ruck during the drill which you would need if serious,  and he wasn't practicing third man up,  seemed more about getting his timing and eye in, he was tapping the ball down now and again, so maybe Guthrie took this as ruckwork, but team ethic is all about tapping on now rather than grabbing, if opposition player is up your clacker. But then again if they go with him instead of Spencer he will have to ruck

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7 minutes ago, DubDee said:

Don't mind Hogan, Watts, Weid as the talls. they are all fast and can mark so on the break we will test them - add in Petracca, Kent and Jeffy and we look quick all of a sudden!

Joel smith has to play surely, upgrade him already! the supercoach in me can't take the stress!

I have him on the bench as well.

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1 hour ago, Brownie said:

should we be training at the beach or maybe an ice rink to prepare for this one?

If the date is right hard to imagine it will be in a safe state to play. I hope they swallow their pride  and move it if its not ready to go. 

 

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36 minutes ago, Satyriconhome said:

There was no opposition ruck during the drill which you would need if serious,  and he wasn't practicing third man up,  seemed more about getting his timing and eye in, he was tapping the ball down now and again, so maybe Guthrie took this as ruckwork, but team ethic is all about tapping on now rather than grabbing, if opposition player is up your clacker. But then again if they go with him instead of Spencer he will have to ruck

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A bit of last minute fine tuning before playing id have thought ;)

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1 hour ago, DubDee said:

Don't mind Hogan, Watts, Weid as the talls. they are all fast and can mark so on the break we will test them - add in Petracca, Kent and Jeffy and we look quick all of a sudden!

Joel smith has to play surely, upgrade him already! the supercoach in me can't take the stress!

They will likely have Carlisle playing which may make them a taller side than us....

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