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My Round 12 Preview and Prediction

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5 hours ago, Stevienic23 said:

Is Hunt good enough to play lockdown on Cameron? Will we be giving up his run off half back (especially with Langdon out) in doing so? I think Cameron will be too quick and agile for Hibberd

Good question. Did a great job on JJ, but a question mark whether good enough for Cameron. I'd also think Cameron to be to agile for Hibberd but maybe his size and strength levels it out a bit with some help from his mates. 

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    1 minute ago, Dee*ceiving said:

    Good question. Did a great job on JJ, but a question mark whether good enough for Cameron. I'd also think Cameron to be to agile for Hibberd but maybe his size and strength levels it out a bit with some help from his mates. 

    Yeah. Hunt's speed would suggest he'd be in the picture to play on him but I've watched Cameron a fair bit this season and he really dislikes contact and physicality. I think we'll see players rotated including Hibberd, Rivers, Hunt and maybe even Salem to make him accountable on a dangerous player.

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    The SCG and Gabba (GROUND - LENGTH - WIDTH) are almost identical dimensions, so it probably works better for us that we play at a different sized ground, even though a smaller ground might suit us. Brisbane play the Gabba beautifully.

    By comparison, Giants Stadium is a longer ground (Length 164m) but narrower (Width 128m)

    FWIW

    MCG = 161m x 138m

    Optus Stadium = 165 x 130m

    Marvel = 160m x 129m

    Adelaide Oval = 167m x 123m

    We play narrower grounds better!

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    3 hours ago, Dee*ceiving said:

    Good question. Did a great job on JJ, but a question mark whether good enough for Cameron. I'd also think Cameron to be to agile for Hibberd but maybe his size and strength levels it out a bit with some help from his mates. 

    Don’t underestimate ‘The Pig’

    No challenge is to big or small for him, he’s a competitive beast

     

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    Seperation

    If we win we will be 3 games clear of them and should be confident of a top two spot

    If they win there is only one game the difference and with a closing pack right on our heels.

    It's easy to feel comfortable on top of the ladder but this year there are at least 5, maybe 6 teams who can get into the top 4 and hopefully the players are as focussed this week as they were against the Dogs.

    Lions are a genuine contender. They have improved from last year, are more mature in terms of big game pressure having been in the prelim last year and have their eyes firmly on the prize. They will be very focussed on beating us and putting doubt into a first year finals contender (us).

    I think we're up to it but this is the toughest test for us yet. In the Richmond and Dogs games we virtually had the last quarter off having controlled the game in the third. Tomorrow night there will be no such luxury. Lions will keep coming.

    I think it is a game for individual brilliance to shine when all the chess pieces are locked down so for us this is the perfect game for Kossie to shine bright. I'm hoping he can kick 3 or 4 and be the difference in a tight game decided by only a few points.

    Demons by 3.

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