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MATCH PREVIEW AND TEAM SELECTION - Round 15

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1 hour ago, Demons11 said:

Lack of height killed us last week 

Yes and no....some crumbers up the sharp end might not have hurt...not height !!

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    5 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    Harmes is probably on notice for those 2 momentum killing turnovers in the second half last week.

    20 points up with all the momentum and he finds a Port player at our half fwd. That is what's keeping him from being a serious player.

    He lets us down a lot with these poor decisions & execution. I was annoyed when he turned it over as it changed the momentum of the game. Him & Hannan need 2 improve their kicking or play at Casey

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    19 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

    Yes and no....some crumbers up the sharp end might not have hurt...not height !!

    I agree but they definitely needed some more height down back. 

    I thought Spargo would play for sure this week. 

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    1 hour ago, beelzebub said:

    Yes and no....some crumbers up the sharp end might not have hurt...not height !!

    Extremely strange as they saw what it did to us last week.

    I wonder if TMac is pulling out and they will play Spargo.

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    6 hours ago, leave it to deever said:

    Interesting to see how Trac goes.

    Yeah he's been playing like a dog's breakfast all year !

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    11 minutes ago, puntkick said:

    Yeah he's been playing like a dog's breakfast all year !

    If he doesn't start improving he could be the next big name to be dropped. 

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    15 minutes ago, Pates said:

    If he doesn't start improving he could be the next big name to be dropped. 

    I fear it'll take a quiet word from Saty and the promise of a few photos on here

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    7 hours ago, puntkick said:

    Yeah he's been playing like a dog's breakfast all year !

    Was named in our bests 3 of the first 4 and then the finger issue. Should have missed two-three weeks minimum but stupidly played through and has not recovered his touch or confidence. Was looking good quarter 1 last week settled back as a pure forward. I expect him to get back to something like his best this one. 

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    If Tom Mac plays, we have again gone in without a crumber.  Tigers have 5 of them in the F50 and we have none. Now who is playing the better style of footy.

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    12 hours ago, bingers said:

    Odds on Saints $6.05. I don't think they'll win, but very juicy odds.

    Now $7, and Melbourne into $1.10. Is it just me or do these odds seem a little skewed? Saints coming off a bye and morale boosting win, Dees off 2 losses. Certainly the punters out there fancy us!

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    10 hours ago, puntkick said:

    I fear it'll take a quiet word from Saty and the promise of a few photos on here

    Talked to him already, as per the article, he knows he drifts out of games and needs to put the same effort in for 4 qtrs, knows he has the ability, just getting the application going

    On that note, expect the big angry bear called Hogan, to be just that on Sunday

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    9 minutes ago, bobby1554 said:

    Now $7, and Melbourne into $1.10. Is it just me or do these odds seem a little skewed? 

    No, we will smash them.

    The Freo game in Darwin next week is where the value is if you're a betting man.

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    I noticed that Pedo Bear lined up for Casey this afternoon, so it's probably reasonable to assume that Tom Mac got through his fitness test this morning, and will play against the Saints tomorrow.

    Edit:  unless they go with only two talls and Charlie Spargo .

    Edited by Deeoldfart

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    Isn't it nice to see Tyson retained his spot, thought he was playing his role (whatever that may be of course), good ol' SMTJ said I have no idea and would show that when Tyson was dropped, I wonder if SMTJ has any idea why Tyson wasn't dropped

    @stevethemanjordan

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    9 hours ago, Redleg said:

    If Tom Mac plays, we have again gone in without a crumber.  Tigers have 5 of them in the F50 and we have none. Now who is playing the better style of footy.

    Im struggling to really understand the brilliance of our ploy to essentially play one style ...and then start withdrawing essential elements of that design.

    Odd

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    1 hour ago, beelzebub said:

    Im struggling to really understand the brilliance of our ploy to essentially play one style ...and then start withdrawing essential elements of that design.

    Odd

    With Geelong going down this makes this game so important. I think a few of the make the 8 teams could drop games. We simply need to win the next 3. 

    All we need this year is to make the eight. It will assist in attracting players to the club. 2019 will be our big year!

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    18 minutes ago, Dirts said:

    With Geelong going down this makes this game so important. I think a few of the make the 8 teams could drop games. We simply need to win the next 3. 

    All we need this year is to make the eight. It will assist in attracting players to the club. 2019 will be our big year!

    I may be alone but i don't see making the eight as a walk up.

    If our game is so much about our inside50's...our pressure to keep it in there then you need the likes of spargo...i would have thought.

    Our fwd structure is awkward and incomplete.

    Saints might surprise us.

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    2 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

     

    Saints might surprise us.

    If the Saints surprise us it will be a dead set disgrace because they are pathetic.

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    4 minutes ago, WERRIDEE said:

    If the Saints surprise us it will be a dead set disgrace because they are pathetic.

    Im taking nothing for granted.

    The min we dismiss an opponent

    ...theyll bite us on the bunn

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    12 hours ago, Redleg said:

    If Tom Mac plays, we have again gone in without a crumber.  Tigers have 5 of them in the F50 and we have none. Now who is playing the better style of footy.

    We are not the Tigers, so there is no point setting up the same way.

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    28 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

    Im taking nothing for granted.

    The min we dismiss an opponent

    ...theyll bite us on the bunn

    Jane Bunn?

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    1 minute ago, SFebey said:

    Jane Bunn?

    Hmmm having politically incorrect thoughts, let’s move on. 

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