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9 hours ago, M_9 said:

I think the FD will persist with JVR. They love the fact that he competes. Those calling for Nibbler or Langers to be dropped are wasting their breath/ keystrokes. Won’t happen. Those two and Spargo are always going to be picked when fit.

I don’t reckon TMac did enough to hold his spot. Has Turner ever played forward?

He was absolutely shizzen last night,plus his lack of discipline cost us a goal and possibly the game Rest OR back to Casey

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9 hours ago, M_9 said:

Those calling for Nibbler or Langers to be dropped are wasting their breath/ keystrokes. Won’t happen. Those two and Spargo are always going to be picked when fit.

 

Langers should survive although he not providing anywhere near the drive he did on 2021. 

ANB on the other hand is a huge problem. The reason our mudfield mix is poor compared to the Power, Lions and Pies. We need outside midfielders that gain territory, don't fumble, stick tackles and dispose of the ball calmly and efficiently. 

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Freo will be super pumped and confident, won this game last year. real danger game we can't afford to lose. Langers hasn't been the same since he broke his ribs last year.

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There were some glaring issues from the Port game, but we lost by 4 points. No way will there be huge changes. 

Hunter suspended, Bowey & Oliver possibly injured, forward line still not fully functional, midfield lacking intensity & polish.

OUT: Hunter, Bowey,

IN: Sparrow, BBB

If Oliver can't play, Rivers into the midfield, Jordon to HB (or Woewodin from Casey game).

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I just know Oliver will be a 3 week hammy.

You can just feel the spirit of Norm Smith resurrecting itself through some Middle Earth type black magic this week. Wouldn’t be surprised if Gawns playing through an ACL, Mays hammy from 21 PF never fully healed. Trac had his fractured leg replaced with titanium and is slowing him down, Lingers has no ribs left.  

*Im muting myself for the week. 

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2 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Will be our best win of the season to date if we salute, given how in form Freo are.

Lol yeah because they’ve beaten Hawthorn, Sydney (an interchange infringement away from losing to North) and Geelong missing 8 best 22 players?

If that was our formline you’d be arguing the jury is out. 

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Just watched the reserves and didn't Disco have a great game. No one else really popped up to me.

IN : Sparrow, Turner and Jordon if Oliver isn't fit.

OUT: Hunter (sus), Bowey (inj) and Oliver if he's injured.

 

B: Turner, May, Hibberd

HB: Rivers, Lever, Salem

C: Brayshaw, Oliver\Jordon, Langdon

HF: Pickett, McDonald, Neal-Bullen

F: Fritsch, van Rooyen, Spargo

FOLL: Gawn, Petracca, Viney

IC: McVee, Sparrow, Grundy, Chandler

SUB: Jordon\Melksham

Emerg: Melksham\Laurie

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13 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

Lol yeah because they’ve beaten Hawthorn, Sydney (an interchange infringement away from losing to North) and Geelong missing 8 best 22 players?

If that was our formline you’d be arguing the jury is out. 

When that’s our form line on Demonland it means we haven’t beaten anyone 

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Our A graders are not putting in 4 quarters.  The rest of the team needs a swift kick up the rear.  We will drop out of the 4 soon unless the team can get it's sh... T together.  Goodwin and selection committee need to settle our best 22 asap. 

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2 hours ago, titan_uranus said:

Lol yeah because they’ve beaten Hawthorn, Sydney (an interchange infringement away from losing to North) and Geelong missing 8 best 22 players?

If that was our formline you’d be arguing the jury is out. 

Well I hope the players take Fremantle a bit more seriously than you are.

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7 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Well I hope the players take Fremantle a bit more seriously than you are.

I don’t think we should take any opposition lightly, other than acknowledging that Hawthorn, North and West Coast are terrible. 

But you have a habit of pessimistically turning opponents into giants. If Fremantle’s formline were ours, this board would have completely written us off. 

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11 hours ago, picket fence said:

He was absolutely shizzen last night,plus his lack of discipline cost us a goal and possibly the game Rest OR back to Casey

The Roo was definitely not having a "better"  night.. He was far from alone.

He's being shouldered with a role he's not yet equipped to do. Don't castagate him.... redirect your scorn to the Brains(?) Trust.

He was very unlucky in some respects. He was caught out retaliating.  Oh what a naughty boy eh.. Sticking up for himself.. Hed been subjected to ragging all night...and you're making judgements on what the TV so handily showed you.

Dont get sucked in PF.

These are the very games good AFL careers are forged....at the fire.

Magoos is just magoos. The heat isnt the same.

Id be asking ...whats the club going to do to fix the situation... to build a better fwd structure....indeed we'll start with 'having one'

Sure...he's no messiah.  

Were far too SOFT as a club..   Need to grow some.

Maybe the President could be useful forca change and ask of the AFL ...please explain, what's going on ?..  exactly as the real power clubs would.

Dont lob the problems ar JVRs feet..   it's not his fault.

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In Turner, Laurie, Sparrow

Out Bowey (Inj), Hunter (susp), Jordon (omitted)

Brayshaw to the wing. Laurie as sub. Turner (to play on Amiss not someone 17kg heavier than him this time) and Laurie (forward-mid rotation) both show consistent VFL that should translate well to AFL promotion. 

 

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12 hours ago, picket fence said:

He was absolutely shizzen last night,plus his lack of discipline cost us a goal and possibly the game Rest OR back to Casey

He wasn't good. No argument on that front.

But sadly what options do we really have?

 

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1 hour ago, beelzebub said:

The Roo was definitely not having a "better"  night.. He was far from alone.

He's being shouldered with a role he's not yet equipped to do. Don't castagate him.... redirect your scorn to the Brains(?) Trust.

He was very unlucky in some respects. He was caught out retaliating.  Oh what a naughty boy eh.. Sticking up for himself.. Hed been subjected to ragging all night...and you're making judgements on what the TV so handily showed you.

Dont get sucked in PF.

These are the very games good AFL careers are forged....at the fire.

Magoos is just magoos. The heat isnt the same.

Id be asking ...whats the club going to do to fix the situation... to build a better fwd structure....indeed we'll start with 'having one'

Sure...he's no messiah.  

Were far too SOFT as a club..   Need to grow some.

Maybe the President could be useful forca change and ask of the AFL ...please explain, what's going on ?..  exactly as the real power clubs would.

Dont lob the problems ar JVRs feet..   it's not his fault.

Re key forwards it’s not all the coach/FD fault!

One of BBB, TMac, Scache(can’t get my head around spelling his name🤪), or Joel Smith needs to step up and make FF/CHF their position.

JVR is in second season so if he can just be competitive week to week is about all you can expect, and he will through in the odd really bad game. 
 

Max/Grundy kicking some goals and creating some pressure should be a bonus!

Friday night was shocking conditions for tall timber and Max gets absolutely nothing from the umpires in SA! Even less than in Victoria where he gets sweet FA!  I take that back on reflection he got two frees re over the top blocking, but nothing in any making contest, nor Lycett smashing him front on!

Personally I’d give Schache 5 weeks at full forward, he is an accurate kick, let BbB get to 100% fitness and come in after the bye for the run home if Schache doesn’t make the most of his opportunity!

 

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23 hours ago, Lord Travis said:

If we lose this match at the MCG to Freo like last year then this year can bugger off. 

True LT, and we'll struggle and probably be 8th to 6th at finals time.

But I'm confused right now on just what happens this season.  Its May, we still have problems yet 7 and 3 with great %. With a soft darw to complete the season.

Lost to a gun team in shocking conditions by 4 points on Friday, playing 13 minutes of good footy,where our trump cards of Gawn/Grundy were naturally ineffective.

The pattern is, assuming Clarry is Ok, that we have a good game next week and the condundrum continues.

We lose and we'e clearly not Top 4 material.

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On 5/19/2023 at 11:30 PM, WERRIDEE said:

In: Brown, Sparrow, Harmes

Out : McDonald, Bowey, McVee he can be the sub.

Hopefully, Brayshaw doesn't play in the middle again after that performance.

B: Hibberd, May, Rivers

HB: Salem, Lever, Brayshaw

C: Langdon, Oliver, Hunter

HF: Pickett, van Rooyen, Neal-Bullen

F: Fritsch, Brown, Spargo

FOLL: Gawn, Petracca, Viney

IC: Harmes, Grundy, Sparrow, Chandler

SUB: McVee 

In my view Brayshaw should never ever play in the middle

He is a great half back and they only move him to let Salem in

How did salem play?

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2 minutes ago, Demon17 said:

True LT, and we'll struggle and probably be 8th to 6th at finals time.

But I'm confused right now on just what happens this season.  Its May, we still have problems yet 7 and 3 with great %. With a soft darw to complete the season.

Lost to a gun team in shocking conditions by 4 points on Friday, playing 13 minutes of good footy,where our trump cards of Gawn/Grundy were naturally ineffective.

The pattern is, assuming Clarry is Ok, that we have a good game next week and the condundrum continues.

We lose and we'e clearly not Top 4 material.

SO the rain was unforecast?

WE went in too tall again has exposed poor selection and coaching Good =win was thrashed in the coaching box

Sat like a stunned mullet just hoping something would change

 

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1 hour ago, Lil_red_fire_engine said:

In Turner, Laurie, Sparrow

Out Bowey (Inj), Hunter (susp), Jordon (omitted)

Brayshaw to the wing. Jordon sub once again. Turner (to play on Amiss not someone 17kg heavier than him this time) and Laurie (forward-mid rotation) both show consistent VFL that should translate well to AFL promotion. 

 

Jordon was the sub so to bring three in and leave him as sub you need one more out. 

Personally I can see Jordon getting Hunter’s wing.

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