MATCH PREVIEW AND TEAM SELECTION - ROUND 20

[Rodney (Balls) Grinter 10,842]

22 hours ago, DemonOX said:

Last season we needed to beat both Carlton and Geelong to have a chance to make finals and we all know what happened there. 

I hope this season that we  dont fold under the pressure again as we really need to win the last four games to guarantee a finals spot. 

These next four weeks will show if we have improved between the ears imo. 

Such an improvement this season to this point though which has put us in a much better position.  Last year we were comming from  behind, had to win every game and pretty much reley on others to loose.  Beating Geelong in Geelong was a long shot on the respective capabilities of the teams over the course of the season.

This year we have the runs on the board and if we win the next two weeks I recon we pretty much stich up a finals birth with the job ahead of the teams below us.  Win all four and I seriously think we are a top four chance ahead of GWS.  Where last year, we had to play absolutely out of our skins to match it with the best sides and almost hope they had a bad day,  this season I feel our team is at a point where when we are in form, I expect we will match it with any side in the comp.  All far, fat easier said than done and I do like Goodwins one week at a time approach.

Our form has been ordanary over the past month, yet we have still found a way to keep a few wins ticking over.  Interesting that despite the loose a soldier, replace a soldier cleches from Goodwin at the time, he even suggested on Monday that our dip in form correlated with missing our A team mids.  We do need to find the sort of form we had going during that streak of wins against the Pies, Dogs etc.  Given the recient form of GWS I don't think we will know if we are really back in form should we only just win and or until we have finished off the season with a good record over the next four weeks.

Edited August 3, 2017 by Rodney (Balls) Grinter

[Allus Monk 568]

12 minutes ago, DominatrixTyson said:

Maynard is huge for a midfielder from that video! Or will he spend some time back in defence as he looks like a defender next to Wagner? 1.90cm. Nice to have another taller-physique midfielder in there with Oliver.

He and Petracca could cause havoc side by side. 

[deelete my account 1,194]

19 minutes ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

This year we have the runs on the board and if we win the next two weeks I recon we pretty much stich up a finals birth with the job ahead of the teams below us.  Win all four and I seriously think we are a top four chance ahead of GWS.  

Re 2 wins: If The Dogs & Hawks can't get into the 8 and we get 8th below Essendon, then it might work out better to play Port (5th) at Adelaide Oval THAN win 3 games and still end up below Sydney and playing at the SCG. Annoyingly. Edit: Let's just win all 4 and stitch up a home final!

Edited August 3, 2017 by DominatrixTyson

[bandicoot 1,395]

1 minute ago, DominatrixTyson said:

Re 2 wins: If The Dogs & Hawks can't get into the 8 and we get 8th, then it might work out better to play Port (5th) at Adelaide Oval THAN win 3 games and still end up below sydney and playing at the SCG. Annoyingly.

We would beat Sydney at the scg. The small ground plays to our advantages 

[Chook 15,013]

Yass! Cam Pedersen in. I expect to see the old Pedo Win/Loss ratio updated again come Saturday evening. It's my favourite stat in footy.

Edited August 3, 2017 by Chook

[bandicoot 1,395]

57 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Trengove with 0 tackles v North could be the nail. 

So out of character. He is usually a tackling machine 

[Rodney (Balls) Grinter 10,842]

2 minutes ago, Chook said:

Yass! Cam Pedersen in. I expect to see the old Pedo Win/Loss ratio updated again come Saturday evening. It's my favourite stat in footy.

Didn't disagree with him being dropped as his form certainly dipped, but like you I'm very glad to see him back.  Often has a good impact in big games.

[hardtack 10,555]

1 hour ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Mark Stevens saying there's a rumour of hamstring concerns for Patton.

He's been named so I suspect they'll give him to the morning of the game.

Most rumours sorrounding late outs don't come to fruition so I'm planning on him playing.

Just saw on AFL 360, Patton is in doubt.

[What 18,810]

Haven't checked but is this the first game of the season where our gun mids have all played at the same time?

And by gun mids I mean the magnificent 9 - 

Gawn - Jones - Viney - Oliver - Lewis - Salem - Vince - Petracca - Tyson

 

[bing181 9,246]

8 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

Haven't checked but is this the first game of the season where our gun mids have all played at the same time?

And by gun mids I mean the magnificent 9 - 

Gawn - Jones - Viney - Oliver - Lewis - Salem - Vince - Petracca - Tyson

 

I'd include Brayshaw in that. Just give him time ...

[Wiseblood 24,637]

9 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

Haven't checked but is this the first game of the season where our gun mids have all played at the same time?

And by gun mids I mean the magnificent 9 - 

Gawn - Jones - Viney - Oliver - Lewis - Salem - Vince - Petracca - Tyson

 

Did they all play Round 1?

[What 18,810]

1 minute ago, Wiseblood said:

Did they all play Round 1?

Dom Tyson was definitely out in Round 1.

Edited August 3, 2017 by Petraccattack

[DemonWA 3,936]

11 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

Haven't checked but is this the first game of the season where our gun mids have all played at the same time?

And by gun mids I mean the magnificent 9 - 

Gawn - Jones - Viney - Oliver - Lewis - Salem - Vince - Petracca - Tyson

 

One day you might be able to add Brayshaw to that for an even 10!

[Willmoy1947 4,099]

Maynard makes the path for Ollie........

[Deestroy All 14,266]

23 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

Dom Tyson was definitely out in Round 1.

But you said guns.

[At Least I Saw a Flag 5,251]

28 minutes ago, DemonWA said:

One day you might be able to add Brayshaw to that for an even 10!

What about Nibbler?

[monoccular 17,436]

2 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

A pity for JFK that he copped the bullet this week.

Thought his 3 week stint (Rd 17-19) this time around was far better than his previous stint (Rd 5-7).

At the end of the day I guess he's not quite good enough.

 

2 hours ago, Wiseblood said:

A Freudian slip there, BPP?

I think there is a grassy knoll at the ground so perhaps it is better not to risk him ?

1 hour ago, DominatrixTyson said:

Re 2 wins: If The Dogs & Hawks can't get into the 8 and we get 8th below Essendon, then it might work out better to play Port (5th) at Adelaide Oval THAN win 3 games and still end up below Sydney and playing at the SCG. Annoyingly. Edit: Let's just win all 4 and stitch up a home final!

FCS DT, lets not try and get too clever......just win the next 8 in a row and hoist the flag!!

[In Harmes Way 7,796]

Confident of this one, and quietly hopeful this will be the start of a roll that gains momentum right up to the end of September.

The time to start believing will be 4:15pm Saturday (AEST).

Edited August 3, 2017 by small but forward

[Deestar9 1,636]

Looking at weather chart ....similar wind conditions to Hobart? Haven't been to ground so don't know if wind had same effect as in Hobart....

[Moonshadow 17,676]

What's the difference between 'rested' (Hannan) and 'omitted' (JKH and Trenners)?

[Ethan Tremblay 30,878]

56 minutes ago, bingers said:

What about Nibbler?

Aren't we using him in the Lever deal?

[At the break of Gawn 4,460]

5 minutes ago, Deestar9 said:

Looking at weather chart ....similar wind conditions to Hobart? Haven't been to ground so don't know if wind had same effect as in Hobart....

This feels like last week all over again. 30-45km winds and at a ground that GWS have a great record on.

[daisycutter 29,622]

50 minutes ago, At the break of Gawn said:

This feels like last week all over again. 30-45km winds and at a ground that GWS have a great record on.

blunstone oval runs north south (like shitehad). anyone know if canberra oval is north/south or east/west?

if east/west the wind won't advantage any end unduly as the wind is mainly from the north but will still make conditions tricky

[hardtack 10,555]

If Patton doesn't get up to play on Saturday, they are without their top 3 goal scorers in Cameron, Patton and Greene. Lobb, their next best, has scored half as many goals as Greene. It's a very hard decision for GWS... do they risk Patton knowing that if he does a hammy it will directly impact their finals campaign, or do they risk losing the game and potentially a top 4 spot?

Edited August 3, 2017 by hardtack

[Chook 15,013]

1 hour ago, Moonshadow said:

What's the difference between 'rested' (Hannan) and 'omitted' (JKH and Trenners)?

Rested means you're a good player. Omitted means you're not.