PREGAME: Rd 03 vs Essendon

[Gawn's Beard 378]

 

10 minutes ago, DemonOX said:

Where the F is Preuss???????????????

FFS what’s the point in getting him if we ain’t gunna select him. 

Our problem has been locking the ball inside 50 / forward pressure. Adding another tall isn’t going to help with that. 

Keilty may have been worth a look but perhaps a forward line with 3 talls isn’t the right balance?

[Wrecker45 3,378]

6 minutes ago, Watts the matter said:

I definitely wouldn't be listing J Wagner and quick in the same sentence. I guess we all see it very differently.

That surprises me. I thought he was quick but have no real evidence. Maybe send it to the fact checker thread.

[WERRIDEE 5,478]

Disappointing selection someone needed to cop the blame for that terrible loss and they decided on second gamer Sparrow. PATHETIC!

Petracca should have been dropped for Stretch don't know what he has to do to get a game.

Preuss not playing again just goes to show the club prefers a VFL premiership to an AFL premiership.

I have a bad feeling about this. Grow some balls Goodwin!

 

[DeeZee 7,392]

I reckon Hunt will play as a pressure forward this week with ANB, Cory Wagner and Lockhart as alternating crumbers.

 

[Gawn's Beard 378]

1 minute ago, WERRIDEE said:

Petracca should have been dropped for Stretch don't know what he has to do to get a game

One plays predominantly forward, the other wing...

We aren’t blessed with many half-forwards at the moment so we couldn’t really drop him for a wingman. 

[Buzzy 992]

Both Wagners in? That's meant to make our side better?

If Stretch can't get a game with all these outs then what is the point of having him on the list?

[buck_nekkid 5,858]

Wow.  All the angst over selection.

if Goodie believes that the guys that were down on form are a better chance than fringe players of delivering for the team, then he’s gotta keep the faith.  From outside, and with just the Captains run, what can we know?

think if we go down Friday, the axe will swing hard then....

[WERRIDEE 5,478]

1 minute ago, Gawn's Beard said:

One plays predominantly forward, the other wing...

We aren’t blessed with many half-forwards at the moment so we couldn’t really drop him for a wingman. 

Play Stretch half forward couldn't do worse than Petracca.

[picket fence 17,154]

FMD , I said FMD

how does ANB. PETRACCA, and to a lesser extent HUNT hold places??

Why Recruit Pruess if ya not gonna play him?

If Jeffy is fit sheeeeeit surely a 150 gamer is better than C Wagner???

Billy Stretch whilst not a great fan surely deserves a run at front runner ANBs expense??

Sheeeit Goody I hope ur faith pays of 

And if it doesn't !! 

We are Gone for 2019!!

[John Crow Batty 8,863]

Two Wagners does not make a win.

Edited April 4, 2019 by america de cali

[maximum bob 462]

8 minutes ago, WERRIDEE said:

Play Stretch half forward couldn't do worse than Petracca.

Thanks for your sage advice two rounds in. Noted.

[dazzledavey36 54,899]

Argh!! [censored] ANB gets another gig! 

Joke!

While we are at it lets run Gawn to the grown by playing the sole ruckman.

Edited April 4, 2019 by dazzledavey36

[Wiseblood 24,637]

Let's wait and see how the game plays out before we throw ourselves off the West Gate Bridge.

 

[picket fence 17,154]

6 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Argh!! [censored] ANB gets another gig! 

Joke!

While we are at it lets run Gawn to the grown by playing the sole ruckman.

The biggest down hill skier gets gig !!!! ???

Tread Ur own path !

[DV8 2,271]

49 minutes ago, Drunkn167 said:

Bit disappointed Keilty wasn’t picked this week, thought he was a real chance for his debut

This may have been the reason why he isn't in.

We are 0-2...  so I suspect they didn't want to go in with another kid, just yet.

I wonder if there might be a late change,  Re billy.

[DV8 2,271]

39 minutes ago, Gawn's Beard said:

 

Our problem has been locking the ball inside 50 / forward pressure. Adding another tall isn’t going to help with that. 

Keilty may have been worth a look but perhaps a forward line with 3 talls isn’t the right balance?

 I think it also because Tracca is still in the side.   Maybe for one last chance to get himself going.

[ding 5,126]

26 minutes ago, america de cali said:

Two Wagners does not make a win.

At least we wont need to blame the umpires again.

 

[Deemania since 56 6,635]

1 hour ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

What's our answer to this?

Sniper in the Ponsford? 

[DemonOX 8,791]

45 minutes ago, Gawn's Beard said:

 

Our problem has been locking the ball inside 50 / forward pressure. Adding another tall isn’t going to help with that. 

Keilty may have been worth a look but perhaps a forward line with 3 talls isn’t the right balance?

I know what you are saying but at the same time Gawn needs help. He gets smashed in games now and teams double team him and this is where Preuss can even up the ledger a bit. 

[dees189227 12,391]

1 hour ago, DemonOX said:

Where the F is Preuss???????????????

FFS what’s the point in getting him if we ain’t gunna select him. 

Agree, tomorrow night is actually going to be warm and Gawn again will be rucking on his own. Id sit Preuss in the goal square and tell him not to move. At least he is another target. He could easily split the packs and crush Hurley in the mean time. Ugh those changes do not excite me. 

[Sydee 4,425]

8 minutes ago, DemonOX said:

I know what you are saying but at the same time Gawn needs help. He gets smashed in games now and teams double team him and this is where Preuss can even up the ledger a bit. 

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I don't get all the love for Preuss - he really has shown nothing to warrant selection in an AFL team so far at Melbourne

Simply being big doesn't equate to much at all - in fact, it is likely to be a big liability if he isn't marking, isn't chasing, isn't kicking goals etc.

Not saying Gawny doesn't deserve a backup but Preuss would be behind Keilty for mine at this stage 

[Gawn's Beard 378]

14 minutes ago, DemonOX said:

I know what you are saying but at the same time Gawn needs help. He gets smashed in games now and teams double team him and this is where Preuss can even up the ledger a bit. 

Agreed, although I thought last week we were fine with the 1 ruck. 

The week before Port structured their ruckman really well. They were each playing 1 kick in front / behind the play at all times. Our ball use was poor and it played to their 2 ruckman setup

[John Demonic 5,795]

The way I see this playing out is that We will beat the Bombers irrespective of the changes we make at the table. We're just better than them if our core players are on.

The real problem is the false equivalence that a win justifies the teams selection, because we're just going to end up exposed week/s later against a better team when the FD are choosing the same players and leaving the same issues unaddressed.

[At the break of Gawn 4,460]

According to Mark Stevens, Stringer has a sore foot (didn’t partake in the “captain’s run” today) and Zaharakis didn’t partake either. Although some would argue Zaharakis hasn’t partaken in the season full stop.

Edited April 4, 2019 by At the break of Gawn

[JTR 2,846]

12 minutes ago, Sydee said:

I don't get all the love for Preuss - he really has shown nothing to warrant selection in an AFL team so far at Melbourne

Simply being big doesn't equate to much at all - in fact, it is likely to be a big liability if he isn't marking, isn't chasing, isn't kicking goals etc.

Not saying Gawny doesn't deserve a backup but Preuss would be behind Keilty for mine at this stage 

+1

Preuss is not match fit. Yes it was @#$%ing hot in Shepparton but he was cooked 3/4 of the way through the FIRST quarter, FFS. 

AND he dropped everything that came his way.

Defintely not the answer to our current problems.