TEAMS: SF vs Brisbane

[DubDee 25,804]

Goody gets us a flag, backs it up by finishing second and still gets little respect on here

truly bizarre

[DubDee 25,804]

44 minutes ago, bobby1554 said:

And with that, Brisbane went from $3.15 to $3.45. Go figure that out

A lot thought we might lose Trac, lever etc.

of course we are more favoured with our best team in. Only DL folks can’t see that

[titan_uranus 24,990]

The only thing more predictable than us going in unchanged is the reaction from Demonland.

[1964_2 2,357]

55 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Coaching and game plan are boring as hell and so is Simon.

How on earth we go into tomorrow's games with half our list banged up and so many ordinary performances last week with unchanged line up is utter bizarre. 

I'll get more enjoyment watching Casey on Saturday then I will tomorrow. 

Can we switch Ooozzze to senior coach before he departs?! 
 

[Clayton van Oliver 1,823]

Mmm. Despite some strong arguments against, I'll back in our premiership coach. If it doesn't pan out, it doesn't pan out. Been a great year and I'm grateful to everyone at our club for making it what it is. 

P.S I reckon it'll pan out.

[dl4e 5,851]

We are bruised and battered. No doubt about it. Pride is the only thing that may get them trough.

[adonski 12,048]

5 minutes ago, DubDee said:

Goody gets us a flag, backs it up by finishing second and still gets little respect on here

truly bizarre

We haven't been able to run out a tight game since the first half of the year

[titan_uranus 24,990]

1 minute ago, AmDamDemon said:

Mmm. Despite some strong arguments against, I'll back in our premiership coach. If it doesn't pan out, it doesn't pan out. Been a great year and I'm grateful to everyone at our club for making it what it is. 

P.S I reckon it'll pan out.

The ones complaining about our lack of changes are likely, I suspect, to respond to the semi as follows:

1. If we lose - all hell breaks loose
2. If we win by a small amount - pathetic, we beat them by 10 goals twice this year, we're no chance against Geelong
3. If we wi by a big amount - who cares, we beat them by 10 goals twice this year, means nothing

[dazzledavey36 54,821]

Just now, 1964_2 said:

Can we switch Ooozzze to senior coach before he departs?! 
 

I'm not going to put these selections and conservative approach purely on Goodwin.

I think this is collectively a coaching group decision as a whole.

Oh I'm too chicken [censored] to answer your question lol

[titan_uranus 24,990]

1 minute ago, adonski said:

We haven't been able to run out a tight game since the first half of the year

We didn't struggle to run out the Collingwood or Carlton games.

We struggled to win them but we didn't see the same physical drop off that we saw vs Sydney last week.

[Superunknown 4,215]

Brisbane’s odds seem outrageously generous 

[faultydet 7,594]

Staggering that so many on here can't see what's directly in front of them.

We are not a premiership side this year. We may get over the Lions this week, and that has been well analyzed by a few on here who have mentioned the low pressure game that Brisbane play and that we thrive on. 

But as Colonwood and Sydney have shown very clearly this year, we are far from elite when it comes to moving the ball under intense pressure, particularly from the midfield into the forward line.

As much as it pains me, it's Geelong/Colonwood/Sydney for premiers this year. We are making up the numbers.

[Demons11 6,999]

7 minutes ago, AmDamDemon said:

Mmm. Despite some strong arguments against, I'll back in our premiership coach. If it doesn't pan out, it doesn't pan out. Been a great year and I'm grateful to everyone at our club for making it what it is. 

P.S I reckon it'll pan out.

💪

[Redlagged 806]

12 minutes ago, DubDee said:

Goody gets us a flag, backs it up by finishing second and still gets little respect on here

truly bizarre

Hard to argue with this, isn't it? Premiers then backing up to finish second, in such a competitive environment. Not too bad.

[1964_2 2,357]

50 minutes ago, Optimus D said:

I anybody mildly concerned about Petracca playing with a fractured in his leg. I know its if, buts and maybes, but I'm tipping Brisbane with target him and and test that leg out consistently throughout the night. Its not that hard to turn a hairline in a major break that could ruin his ability to play next year. Also why would the club advertise the fact he has a fracture, would have thought talking about the calf instead would have been more sensible.

This is actually my biggest worry. That the fracture is actually more than they are letting on, but they were a bit slow in shifting the PR focus to “we are more worried about the corked calf” 

 

[Willmoy1947 4,085]

If a reasonable person went on the fact that we got screwed by maggots we should win by 47 points

[Billy 2,529]

1 hour ago, picket fence said:

How Melksham and Spargo both stay is the eight wonder of world! Also no way would I have risked tracc. MADNESS!

I was ready to get rid of Spargo  but thought he was one of our better players against Sydney 

Melksham on the other hand has been good in previous weeks but was horrible against Sydney 

Agree wit Tracca huge risk, hopefully the medical know something we don’t 

[loges 6,767]

1 hour ago, Optimus D said:

I anybody mildly concerned about Petracca playing with a fractured in his leg. I know its if, buts and maybes, but I'm tipping Brisbane with target him and and test that leg out consistently throughout the night. Its not that hard to turn a hairline in a major break that could ruin his ability to play next year. Also why would the club advertise the fact he has a fracture, would have thought talking about the calf instead would have been more sensible.

Are you advocating an opposition player trying to maim one of our players?

[Engorged Onion 10,215]

10 minutes ago, 1964_2 said:

This is actually my biggest worry. That the fracture is actually more than they are letting on, but they were a bit slow in shifting the PR focus to “we are more worried about the corked calf” 

 

Well the Dr would be deemed negligent to allow x person to play. I'm not worried.

[loges 6,767]

54 minutes ago, dazzademon said:

The definition of insanity is to do the same thing over again and expect a different result. The same with selection, pick the same team comprehensively beaten last week and go in with the same again? Goodwin I know you got us to the pinnacle but surely you can adapt to change and reading the landscape. #straightsetsout #underwhelming

Not sure the defeat was comprehensive

[Supreme_Demon 3,825]

No surprises.

Simon Goodwin likes a stable team.

Would of liked to roll the dice with Tom McDonald but I guess he needs another run in the VFL for match fitness.

Just hope all our forwards have their goal kicking boots on this Friday.

No more excuses for Alex Neal-Bullen and Jake Melksham. They need to perform!

Fingers crossed Christian Petracca can have a significant impact too. 🤞

[Wodjathefirst 2,632]

24 minutes ago, DubDee said:

Goody gets us a flag, backs it up by finishing second and still gets little respect on here

truly bizarre

Exactly.  I am truly dreading what level the ‘veil of negativity’ may possibly reach when we  line up for the preliminary final next week.

I’m nerrrrvous and excited about tomorrow’s game. Let’s go DEES!!!

[bing181 9,217]

36 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

If we go out in straight sets then this has been an unbelievably poor season considering we were 10-0.  

Understand the sentiment, but we've had a few injuries and disruptions in the back half of the year - OK, not many, but enough to key players to be disruptive, May, Tom Mac and Ben Brown in particular.

[loges 6,767]

Not surprised or disappointed but we really need a lift in output from a few players

[Nasher 33,613]

1 hour ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Coaching and game plan are boring as hell and so is Simon.

How on earth we go into tomorrow's games with half our list banged up and so many ordinary performances last week with unchanged line up is utter bizarre. 

I'll get more enjoyment watching Casey on Saturday then I will tomorrow. 

Just putting this out there dazz, if we smash Brisbane and you do a I wAs WrOnG sOrRy post, I’ll being using the barf emoji for the first time ever. This is exactly the kind of thing I was talking about when I pulled you up the other week.