Opposition Watch: Rd 1 vs Geelong

[Deemania since 56 6,144]

39 minutes ago, grazman said:

Dangerfield would be a massive blow for them, more than Viney for us.  I see Menegola is no certainty for Rd 1 either.  Stanley out will mean Smith will have his hands full with Gawn.

That is interesting and it must be time for us to play a spare ruck for Gawny to be capable across the whole game. He could kick us a few of his goals, too, thus occupying one of their key defenders or even two, and with our runners and allegedly new running game, that is another bonus. Hogan and Garlett, supported by Hannan, will have a field day! How is ANB progressing with Round 1 in mind?

[Deestroy All 14,261]

All of you celebrating Dangerfield’s injury is just horrible. 

I love it. 

[Nasher 33,047]

3 hours ago, BAMF said:

Crameri in doubt.

I had no idea Crameri was even on their list.  

[Deestroy All 14,261]

3 minutes ago, Nasher said:

I had no idea Crameri was even on their list.  

Was going to post the same. 

[BAMF 3,787]

9 minutes ago, Nasher said:

I had no idea Crameri was even on their list.  

With Lonergan and Mackie retireing, they will needed to move Harry Taylor back to the defence.

They needed another forward to replace Taylor.

They picked up Crameri as a delisted free agent.

He hasnt played consistently in 2 years (1 year ASADA ban). So it was a risk for them.

[Jaded No More 57,957]

Look, I would prefer to beat Geelong and take the 4 points with their best team playing, but I’m not stupid enough to not be slightly relieved that their best player may not be playing. We aren’t that good that we can just laugh in the face of good fortune. 

Regardless of whether he plays or not, I hope we come out there with the right mindset and not thinking we are gonna win because some of their best players are underdone. 

[nosoupforme 3,085]

I would rather wait and see if he is not playing against us. He might be playing possom as he should have been a soccer player. He  can pose and has played it up before  so will wait on the teams when he is not picked, even as an emergency. 

[nosoupforme 3,085]

49 minutes ago, Nasher said:

I had no idea Crameri was even on their list.  

He was on the Bulldogs list and wasn't sure when l found out that he was delisted.  Crameri the houdini.

[Nasher 33,047]

52 minutes ago, nosoupforme said:

He was on the Bulldogs list and wasn't sure when l found out that he was delisted.  Crameri the houdini.

I reckon I only knew he was delisted because he was making a few noises in the media about how he thought Melbourne could be a good fit, and I remember thinking "oh god, please no".  Turns out Goody and co agreed with me.

[Demon Disciple 10,960]

7 hours ago, Little Goffy said:

But all my thoughts will be on whether the Demons can avoid their infamous 'we got this' attitude.

 

If we can make the shift from 'we've got this' to 'we want this' we will become a very dangerous team.

Confidence is one thing, arrogance (particularly when we haven't achieved anything but mediocrity for so long) is completely unacceptable.

I want our boys to stay hungry and be ruthless 100% of the time.

Edited March 11, 2018 by Demon Disciple

[Willmoy1947 3,780]

If Cats got twice as many free kicks against TWSNBN, imagine how many they will get against us..............

[praha 10,281]

3 hours ago, BAMF said:

With Lonergan and Mackie retireing, they will needed to move Harry Taylor back to the defence.

They needed another forward to replace Taylor.

They picked up Crameri as a delisted free agent.

He hasnt played consistently in 2 years (1 year ASADA ban). So it was a risk for them.

Okay great. So he'll kick 6.0.

[faultydet 7,593]

Never understood those who hope for the the oppo sides best players to be playing against us. Daft.

I just want to get the 4 points, and while I believe we can win the game against a full strength Cats, any star player out makes a win more likely.

Hoping Danger/Ablett and Selwood are all missing that day. Wont be celebrating any less if they are.

[Pates 9,537]

If Danger ends up being out I think that basically levels up us losing Viney (in terms of team importance). In fact I actually think Geelong rely on Danger a lot more than we rely on Jack, though Ablett could be the X factor on their side. 

Its building to be a huge game. 

Edited March 11, 2018 by Pates

[Winners at last 4,734]

5 hours ago, praha said:

Okay great. So he'll kick 6.0.

Indeed ... Kent Kingsley says hi !!!

[Skuit 9,178]

35 minutes ago, faultydet said:

Never understood those who hope for the the oppo sides best players to be playing against us. Daft.

 

Is it okay to be disappointed that Ruggles no longer plays for the Cats? Although I'm sure he's happier running free in his new home in the country.

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

Who will do a Kent Kingsley for them?

[Demonland 65,073]

 

[jnrmac 18,980]

11 hours ago, Deestroy All said:

All of you celebrating Dangerfield’s injury is just horrible. 

I love it. 

This is a guy that was complicit in Trengove getting 3 weeks for a sling tackle. Claimed concussion then came out the very next week to kick 6. 

I hope it's a 6 week injury.

[Gorgoroth 12,322]

We play to our best we win, not caring if Ablett or Danger play. I’ll worry about us.

[Bring-Back-Powell 13,208]

Forget about Dangerfield, Ablett or Selwood, it’s Hawkins that is the difference between us winning or losing.

Like Ben Brown, he completely owns the MFC. He always kicks his 5 or 6 against us.

 

[whatwhat say what 18,979]

20 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Forget about Dangerfield, Ablett or Selwood, it’s Hawkins that is the difference between us winning or losing.

Like Ben Brown, he completely owns the MFC. He always kicks his 5 or 6 against us.

 

and he looks as fit as he's ever been

however, if we can choke the midfield supply and force him to work up away from the goal line and outside their f50, i'm confident we can restrict his influence

o mac is super fit, and lever and hibberd read the play better than just about anyone in our side to offer defensive coverage, so - as always - it'll come down to the mids, particularly those at the contested coalface, which is where we have an advantage with danger missing

[Dee Zephyr 17,508]

If Danger and Ablett miss it only gives an opportunity for some other players to come in that are hungry and willing to impress to keep a spot in the team.

They might not have the class of the above but they’ll sure have the determination to make it as difficult as possible for us. 

We can only beat what’s put in front of us.

[mauriesy 6,804]

Since when have we ever though "we've got this" against Geelong? No matter who was missing? Since never.

[loges 6,029]

13 hours ago, Whispering_Jack said:

Geelong selectors will play cat (pardon the pun) and mouse with their injuries for the next two weeks. Don’t discount Dangerfield just yet.

Yes they will so don't include Ablett just yet, at best he will be underdone