Preuss has not been on an injury list for some months.  That he has only played one scratch match can only be because we did not include him in our hubs until the last intake.  Then he had to do the two weeks compulsory quarantine away from the team hub so couldn't train or practice with the team.

Leaving Preuss behind knowing we would have a condensed fixture was optimistic and somewhat reckless.  If Preuss isn't ready to play or can't play out the game we have only ourselves to blame. 

Surely Preuss plays?

It's going to be wet on Saturday.

No confidence in Preuss but short of playing T Mac in ruck and Brown up forward is there much choice

Phark!

That’s a bummer

Can’t see Gawn okay if it is a pcl issue, you don’t mess around with those

Preuss surely must play; this is why we got him

Bugger.

Its a big blow. the FD has to be creative here.. cant take Weid away from the fwd line, Tom did well around the ground.. it is something that has to be managed, even more reason to rest Gawn and make sure he is fit enough to play the season out.

Edited August 13, 20205 yr by Demon3

In  -    Viney,  Preuss

Out  -  LJ,   AVB

Phark!

Surely Pruessy has to come in and run through Grundy.

Exactly what we didn't need. Kid was really starting to get a feel for AFL footy. I hope its not major and just some inflated journalism from TB.

If it is serious that really sucks for us. We need everything to go right this season if we want to play finals and have been pretty good with limited injuries. 

Really hoping its not serious. We know how early injuries can really derail or prolong a young guns development.

2 minutes ago, Win4theAges said:

Phark!

Surely Pruessy has to come in and run through Grundy.

Play pruess just at centre bounce and goal square, T Mac runs around with Grundy 

I don’t rate Preuss. I’d bring in Brown and get TMac to ruck most of the day. Send Harmes in at stages and just try to shark off Grundy. It might even get Harmes going.

Let’s hope it’s only a minor hammy for Dogga

Cometh the hour ...

Just don't know about Preussy...I think he played a decent game a couple of years ago rucked all day when Max was out and we won - was it against Carlton?

Option 1 

Preuss in

Preuss in the ruck

tmcd and Weid as key forwards 

 

Option 2 

Brown in 

Tmcd in the ruck

Brown and Weid as key forwards 

 

Option 3 

Brown and Preuss in

tmcd out 

Preuss in the ruck

Brown and Weid as key forwards 

 

it’s going to be wet so Preuss must be in. Physical contest. He’ll hit Grundy HARD 

What if this was all gamesmanship from the club to keep the opposition guessing?

[censored] hell. 2020 needs to go get [censored] already. 

 

16 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Option 1 

Preuss in

Preuss in the ruck

tmcd and Weid as key forwards 

 

Option 2 

Brown in 

Tmcd in the ruck

Brown and Weid as key forwards 

 

Option 3 

Brown and Preuss in

tmcd out 

Preuss in the ruck

Brown and Weid as key forwards 

 

it’s going to be wet so Preuss must be in. Physical contest. He’ll hit Grundy HARD 

Jebus. I was hoping for a 4th option.

It will be a much weakened team regardless. Preuss's last couple of games for us were very poor. His work around the ground almost non-existent

I would not be surprised at all if they get creative with the ruck situation rather than playing Preuss

44 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

Preuss has not been on an injury list for some months.  That he has only played one scratch match can only be because we did not include him in our hubs until the last intake.  Then he had to do the two weeks compulsory quarantine away from the team hub so couldn't train or practice with the team.

Leaving Preuss behind knowing we would have a condensed fixture was optimistic and somewhat reckless.  If Preuss isn't ready to play or can't play out the game we have only ourselves to blame. 

I hate to say it but yet another poor decision? 

And without banging the drum too much this is why it would have been prudent to rest Gawn for the crows and roos game

16 minutes ago, Deeman said:

What if this was all gamesmanship from the club to keep the opposition guessing?

I wish - but never seen Goody play any games at selection

2 minutes ago, DubDee said:

Jebus. I was hoping for a 4th option.

It will be a much weakened team regardless. Preuss's last couple of games for us were very poor. His work around the ground almost non-existent

I would not be surprised at all if they get creative with the ruck situation rather than playing Preuss

He was quite good rucking solo against Carlton last year.  I agree that he's pretty useless in tandem with Max, but that's not the mission here.

Jackson said to be a month, put him on ice I’d say.  No need to push the kid in his 1st year 

Edited August 13, 20205 yr by Demons11

25 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Option 1 

Preuss in

Preuss in the ruck

tmcd and Weid as key forwards 

 

Option 2 

Brown in 

Tmcd in the ruck

Brown and Weid as key forwards 

 

Option 3 

Brown and Preuss in

tmcd out 

Preuss in the ruck

Brown and Weid as key forwards 

 

it’s going to be wet so Preuss must be in. Physical contest. He’ll hit Grundy HARD 

If you believe reports from LN and LH Pruess probably doesn't get up SN.  Looking more likely to be option 2.  Brown kicked 5 in the flakey practice match so surely he gets a call up now and T-Mac continues in the ruck.  At least he can run with Grundy around the ground and might even do a bit of damage himself on occasions on the receive.

While it is not ideal to not have a proven ruckman up against Grundy I reckon our midfield is much better than theirs. 

They have a rusty Sidebottom, a borderline fit Pendlebury (if he plays), Treloar out,  Hoskin- Eliot borderline fitn (if he plays)  which only leaves Taylor Adams.  Put Harmes or Viney onto him and our midfielders should beat theirs, even tho they have the ruck advantage.  Grundy isn't in great form anyway.

We have 6 day rest to their 3.5. 

Their fwd line is suss at the moment.  Eliot coming in will help.  Stephenson and Milochek are out of form.

Still very optimistic about winning this.