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4 minutes ago, manny100 said:

Probably already been discussed but Frost or Petty forward today??

May?

 

2 minutes ago, manny100 said:

Probably already been discussed but Frost or Petty forward today??

I hope we don't play either forward.

Maybe Frost to the wing. I want to see a smaller forward line hopefully Hannan petracca hunt are the go to guys which means we will lower our eyes and be forced to hit a target. Gawn/ pruess the last resort option

 
7 minutes ago, Lord Nev said:

May?

 

You want to take our most reliable  defender and move him ???

Just now, beelzebub said:

You want to take our most reliable  defender and move him ???

He's also a gun key forward, and we don't need a ton of tall defenders against the Dogs.

Not saying it will happen, but out of Frost, Petty, Lever and May, I would say he's the best forward option.


14 minutes ago, Lord Nev said:

He's also a gun key forward, and we don't need a ton of tall defenders against the Dogs.

Not saying it will happen, but out of Frost, Petty, Lever and May, I would say he's the best forward option.

May can play big and small.. He  is a thinker...he can intelligently sum up the play and do something constructive.. Take him out of the backline and it WON'T matter who is up front...they'll never see it 

3 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

May can play big and small.. He  is a thinker...he can intelligently sum up the play and do something constructive.. Take him out of the backline and it WON'T matter who is up front...they'll never see it 

Would only be a 'break glass in case of emergency" kinda deal, just saying that if we move a defender forward, I think it will be him.

Their forward line is hopeless, and our backline is stacked. Can’t see them scoring enough. We win this 

 
4 hours ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

I shall be viewing this game from the ever warm and welcoming bosom of The Manor.

It will interesting to watch the impact Preuss up forward. I do not expect him or Max to kick a bag as they will be swarmed by defenders whenever the pill gets anywhere near. The ball will come to ground.

However, hopefully the likes of Hannan, Petracca, Brayshaw and Hunt will be presented with resultant opportunities.

I will not be surprised if we get a sneaky win out of this.

If we are close at 3/4 time, I shall lock the maid up.

Uncle If you lock her up can I come over, I have rare liquid refreshment and I know you just Love my taste in Music

19 minutes ago, Smokey said:

Their forward line is hopeless, and our backline is stacked. Can’t see them scoring enough. We win this 

Yep and we have NO forward line... Could be a nil all draw!!


11 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Uncle If you lock her up can I come over, I have rare liquid refreshment and I know you just Love my taste in Music

I’ll pass picket

Your recent “music” post still disturbs me

I shall be attending.

Tried to get BBO to attend with me, but he couldn't stop complaining about the weather, the time slot, Docklands stadium, the great unwashed in GA.... blah, blah, blah.

It's hard to maintain interest in his conversation at the best of times, let alone the 2 hours it takes to put on his make up before the game. Those poor kids at the face painting booth get very frustrated with his selfishness.

Oh well, I suppose I'll just have to face the rain on my Pat Malone. Phew!

2 hours ago, manny100 said:

Probably already been discussed but Frost or Petty forward today??

2 hours ago, Lord Nev said:

May?

Petty if we have to.

We need to be getting games into May, Frost and Lever (along with Hibberd, Jetta and Salem, and Hore if/when we can) as a defensive unit. 

2 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

Petty if we have to.

We need to be getting games into May, Frost and Lever (along with Hibberd, Jetta and Salem, and Hore if/when we can) as a defensive unit. 

Yeah that's a great point. I'd obviously prefer that, but if we're moving a defender forward it probably means we're pretty much screwed so I think all that stuff goes out the window as far as Goody is concerned.

Has Petty played forward at all for Casey? I know Keilty got tried at both ends for a while, but any idea if Petty has shown anything at that end?


1 hour ago, Smokey said:

Their forward line is hopeless, and our backline is stacked. Can’t see them scoring enough. We win this 

Hope your right but who s going to kick our goals or enough to win.


Another game I decided to watch from home. Between our form, the cold and the lack of trains it’s a TV game kinda day. 

Will be interesting to see Petty forward. Can’t see how we can kick a winning score today, but luckily the dogs aren’t big scorers either. 

Gawn and preuss should dominate the ruck today. Our midfield should get first hands on it.

Yeah goody said on mmm petty will go forward.  That will be interesting.  I'm also looking forward to seeing what hannan can do today. 

Good to have jetta back

 

All these people saying the Dogs have no forwards have t obviously been paying attention to Naughton. The young guy is a gun. 

34 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Walking from Southern Cross Station to the ground there are way more Bulldogs than Demons. 

Where’s Southern Cross station?


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