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Could Hibberd be played up fwd?

Tmac has been great and Im not adcocating him out ....its only 2 games though....., I worry about our inaccuracy and hence our scoreboard pressure.

 

 
4 minutes ago, MF-C said:

When are teams out? FFS I can't be patient anymore lol 

I'm really not a fan of losing the traditional Thursday 6:30 time timeslot for team announcements.

 

 

May as well not name the teams. Just rock up and see who runs out. 

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    42 minutes ago, MF-C said:

    When are teams out? FFS I can't be patient anymore lol 

    Pretty sure they will be released at 6 25 pm on the worst website in the world, afl.com


    4 hours ago, Lord Nev said:

    It's generally the biggest talking point week to week for supporters.

    For an AFL that has been masterful at dominating the media landscape it feels like a misstep to have done this. Disagree it makes no difference to supporters, it pretty obviously does, I mean we're 9 pages deep here just on one game, and that's without having the actual teams.

    My point Nev is that if the clubs were forced to name teams 3 or 4 days before a match they would be a work of fiction, probably given to the office boy to make up. The real teams would still be decided a day before a match. So fans would be none the wiser.

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    Edit. Clubs cannot know who is playing when you have 1 or 2 training sessions prior to a match.

    3 minutes ago, ManDee said:

    My point Nev is that if the clubs were forced to name teams 3 or 4 days before a match they would be a work of fiction, probably given to the office boy to make up. The real teams would still be decided a day before a match. So fans would be none the wiser.

    Sounds like the injury report! 

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    1 hour ago, TeamPlayedFine39 said:

    I'm really not a fan of losing the traditional Thursday 6:30 time timeslot for team announcements.

     

    This - 1000%. I don’t understand what’s been gained for any consumer of the game?

     
    21 hours ago, Macca said:

    Considering that the clubs generally pick their teams on a Tuesday with a proviso on 1 or 2 being fit enough to play,  not getting the teams until the day before is an unnecessary delay

    If anything, we could get the weekend teams as early as a Wednesday evening.  If there are a few late changes so what?  We've had that scenario for decades anyway (late changes)

    The rest of it all is just ducks & drakes with the AFL kowtowing to the coaches (again)

    You have to wonder who actually runs the sport these days

    It's Covid  related Same as last year the day before at 6.25.pm 

    45 minutes ago, ManDee said:

    My point Nev is that if the clubs were forced to name teams 3 or 4 days before a match they would be a work of fiction, probably given to the office boy to make up. The real teams would still be decided a day before a match. So fans would be none the wiser.

    Sure, and I'm not advocating for 4 days before, just saying that it seems a missed opportunity by the AFL to not go back to the Thursday night teams, especially given how well they usually dominate the news cycle. Have a heard a stack of supporters comment about this now.

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    1 hour ago, leave it to deever said:

    Could Hibberd be played up fwd?

    Tmac has been great and Im not adcocating him out ....its only 2 games though....., I worry about our inaccuracy and hence our scoreboard pressure.

     

    Well Tommy has been accurate! And what will Hibbo do up Forward? Kick straighter? No he is a back man and must wait his chance.

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