1 hour ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

Geelong have named Darcy Fort as an emergency.  It was reported he rucked at their training yesterday while Stanley didn't.

Tuohy and Henderson also reportedly 'sore'.

A late change coming up?  

I think there is more concern around Henderson who supposedly has a sore hammy

39 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

I think there is more concern around Henderson who supposedly has a sore hammy

Dear  Tom McDonald, your mission should you choose to accept it, is to run Henderson up and down the ground like a deranged yo-yo until you hear a ping.

5 minutes ago, Jaded said:

Dear  Tom McDonald, your mission should you choose to accept it, is to run Henderson up and down the ground like a deranged yo-yo until you hear a ping.

No more excuses for Tmac tonight.

Hes been carried by the team the past 2 games and Ben Brown and Fritsch have been doing the heavy lifting.

Tmac simply needs to stand up tonight.

6 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

No more excuses for Tmac tonight.

Hes been carried by the team the past 2 games and Ben Brown and Fritsch have been doing the heavy lifting.

Tmac simply needs to stand up tonight.

Huh? I get that you're anxious- and Tom won't be the reason we win or lose...

Edited September 9, 20213 yr by Engorged Onion

4 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

No more excuses for Tmac tonight.

Hes been carried by the team the past 2 games and Ben Brown and Fritsch have been doing the heavy lifting.

Tmac simply needs to stand up tonight.

If he can bring ball to ground and help keep Henderson busy so that Brown and Fritta can have a good run at the footy, then I think he would have done his role.

Of course a few goals would be nice. But he just needs to be back to his mobile running best tonight, and his tackling best. He has been one of our best inside 50 tacklers. Need to continue with that. 

40 minutes ago, Jaded said:

If he can bring ball to ground and help keep Henderson busy so that Brown and Fritta can have a good run at the footy, then I think he would have done his role.

Of course a few goals would be nice. But he just needs to be back to his mobile running best tonight, and his tackling best. He has been one of our best inside 50 tacklers. Need to continue with that. 

Just like he did for Kozzie's first goal last game. I have huge confidence that he can bring that running game 

45 minutes ago, Engorged Onion said:

Huh? I get that you're anxious- and Tom won't be the reason we win or lose...

Never said he would be the reason at all..

Simply said he needs to stand up.

Get to many contests as possible, bring the ball to ground and provide a good lead up target.

 

Really very surprised thay if Hunt was fit they wouldn't have played him. 

Just now, picket fence said:

Really very surprised thay if Hunt was fit they wouldn't have played him. 

He hasn't played in a month and just started training. Maybe they are worried he won't get through the game.

Our fitness staff have done an amazing job this year. If they aren't rushing him in, there must be a reason. 

Fitness is without a doubt the one big advantage we have over Geelong tonight. Don't want to take any risks.

I'm pleased to see that Hunt is not an emergency. If he had been, it would be Match Committee telling him he's fit but just not good enough to make the final 23. This way, it can be presented as giving him two more weeks to be fully fit for the GF.

I expect Jordan to be sub unless there is some concern about McDonald, in which case I could understand it being Melksham. I really can't see either of the others getting the job. 

1 hour ago, dazzledavey36 said:

No more excuses for Tmac tonight.

Hes been carried by the team the past 2 games and Ben Brown and Fritsch have been doing the heavy lifting.

Tmac simply needs to stand up tonight.

TMac will be OK.

He could have had two goals last match, both good leads, one a near-set shot miss and the other a kick from Neal Bullen that went over his head. (And we should have been 8-10 goals up at half time , there were gettable shots missed by Jackson (2), Petracca (2), TMac, Brayshaw and Langdon.

There is lots of  talk about Geelong's forward line, but I'd be just as fearful of Jackson, Brown, TMac, Fritsch, Pickett and Spargo (not to mention Petracca)  if I were Geelong's backs.

28 minutes ago, mauriesy said:

 but I'd be just as fearful of Jackson, Brown, TMac, Fritsch, Pickett and Spargo (not to mention Petracca)  if I were Geelong's backs.

And their defence sure ain't in our class - Jack Henry maybe excepted.

1 hour ago, picket fence said:

Really very surprised thay if Hunt was fit they wouldn't have played him. 

So I would think he isn’t 

10 minutes ago, monoccular said:

So I would think he isn’t 

The fact that he wasn't named as an emergency makes me think the same. He's not fully fit just yet.

Interesting to see Chandler named as an emergency. Hoping that one of the small forwards isn't under injury concern. I'm sure I'm over reacting and he's just listed there as he's been a sub before and another decent option behind the other three.

Goalkicking Goalkicking Goalkicking. We dominated the Lions. Should have been 7 goals up at half time.  Must take our chances this week and 🤞 in the GF.  

YES I’M ANXIOUS ABOUT TONIGHT. 50 years of waiting does that to a man. 

14 hours ago, DubDee said:

I reckon we need to put someone on Henry. He has been great At intercept marking, especially since Stewart went down. 

will be massive if we can bring the ball to ground inside 50

Henry does  intercept well, so a nasty accident is in the westerly breezes, no doubt. Shame about that....