PREGAME: Rd 19 vs Adelaide

[Rob Mac...... 638]

3 minutes ago, praha said:

Bowie? Why?

I like Bowie and he kicks well. Spargo kicks well though not over 40m, and has been poor lately along with several of our small forwards.  
We have tons of pretty good back flankers who fit in with our defense.        It's far enough out from finals not to mess things up while we briefly see if Bowie might help our relatively poor forward line. 

[chook fowler 19,458]

5 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

Anyone watching the cricket ?

Jimmy Bairstow is a joke as a keeper !!!!

Better as a jay walker 

[Great Northern Summer 708]

8 minutes ago, chook fowler said:

Better as a jay walker 

JB is a great player. Just having a poor series with the gloves. On fire before he stuffed up his knee late last year on the golf course.

[Stiff Arm 4,419]

22 minutes ago, Glorious Day said:

JB is a great player. Just having a poor series with the gloves. On fire before he stuffed up his knee late last year on the golf course.

Been a long time since I've seen an experienced keeper have this terrible a test series. The contrast between he and Alex Carey could hardly been more striking

[SFebes 4,884]

52 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

Anyone watching the cricket ?

Jimmy Bairstow is a joke as a keeper !!!!

He is a terrible keeper, such poor form like I’ve never seen. 

[Bitter but optimistic 22,239]

37 minutes ago, Glorious Day said:

JB is a great player. Just having a poor series with the gloves. On fire before he stuffed up his knee late last year on the golf course.

Good batsman for sure. But a test level keeper ....... nowhere near it!

[Stiff Arm 4,419]

6 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

Good batsman for sure. But a test level keeper ....... nowhere near it!

Reasonable batsman, I reckon. But doesn't know when to stay in his crease. Most unusual for a keeper to get stumped!

[Timothy Reddan-A'Blew 5,120]

Bairstow... Bairstow... Nup; can't place him. But I reckon Tommo, or Smitho, or Hibbo will go to him.

Dees by an innings and 25 points.

[Demon Dynasty 17,109]

1 hour ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

Anyone watching the cricket ?

Jimmy Bairstow is a joke as a keeper !!!!

Shhhh.... don't tell the Poms!

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I wouldn’t sit in that temporary stand at Old Trafford if my life depended on it. Especially right up the top. It looks like a collapse waiting to happen. There’s no protection overhead, nor at the sides. It makes level 4 nosebleeds at the ‘G look inviting. 

[YesitwasaWin4theAges 6,702]

19 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

I wouldn’t sit in that temporary stand at Old Trafford if my life depended on it. Especially right up the top. It looks like a collapse waiting to happen. There’s no protection overhead, nor at the sides. It makes level 4 nosebleeds at the ‘G look inviting. 

Migraine central up in the bleaches.

[Kent 2,909]

18 hours ago, old55 said:

Did we ever do anything good in your view though?

Yes Plenty Old but playing injured players is something I cannot agree with/ What about you?

There was simply no reason not to play Tommo in my view and there has been nothing explained

Injury management was a problem last season it is reasonable in my view to ask the question

[Demonstone 22,504]

10 hours ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

Jimmy Bairstow is a joke as a keeper !!!!

Worst keeper since Jonny Bairstow.  

[Bitter but optimistic 22,239]

34 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

Worst keeper since Jonny Bairstow.  

Hahaha !

I don't how I let that one through - either Jonny or Jimmy would have made a better job of it !

[layzie 33,796]

16 hours ago, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

Did the dog play as a spare?

I wish there was more footage of it, looked like something out of Tad Lasso.

I haven't seen Ted Lasso but taking a punt for potential good social veneer. 

Edited July 19, 2023 by layzie

[Mel Bourne 4,515]

12 hours ago, Rob Mac...... said:

I like Bowie and he kicks well. Spargo kicks well though not over 40m, and has been poor lately along with several of our small forwards.  
We have tons of pretty good back flankers who fit in with our defense.        It's far enough out from finals not to mess things up while we briefly see if Bowie might help our relatively poor forward line. 

Look, I love Bowie. He’s been an inarguable legend and made a lot of his supporters very happy over the years. But he is very prone to massive dips in form. In fact it’s fair to say that the thirty years between “Absolute Beginners” and “Blackstar” were, from both an artistic and AFL perspective, a real walk through the desert. 

[Rob Mac...... 638]

4 minutes ago, Mel Bourne said:

Look, I love Bowie. He’s been an inarguable legend and made a lot of his supporters very happy over the years. But he is very prone to massive dips in form. In fact it’s fair to say that the thirty years between “Absolute Beginners” and “Blackstar” were, from both an artistic and AFL perspective, a real walk through the desert. 

Hahaha   good get Mel !

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,754]

10 minutes ago, Mel Bourne said:

Look, I love Bowie. He’s been an inarguable legend and made a lot of his supporters very happy over the years. But he is very prone to massive dips in form. In fact it’s fair to say that the thirty years between “Absolute Beginners” and “Blackstar” were, from both an artistic and AFL perspective, a real walk through the desert. 

Designed a great knife, though.

[Demonland 72,176]

 

[binman 42,916]

6 minutes ago, Demonland said:

 

Haven't watched the presser - but it sounds more like grumpy goody than laconic goody. 

I like grumpy goody.

[dees189227 12,391]

May has to stop Tex. That is the vital part of the game. 

[SFebes 4,884]

5 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

May has to stop Tex. That is the vital part of the game. 

If Tex and Rankine can be kept quiet, we will win easily.

[layzie 33,796]

9 minutes ago, SFebes said:

If Tex and Rankine can be kept quiet, we will win easily.

I would say so. Tex's year has been exceptional, only 1 goal behind Curnow in the Coleman. Rankine is one of the best forward 50 stoppage players in the comp, gotta watch those ground balls in defensive 50.

Yes there's Fogarty, Rachele and Thilthorpe who can get on the scoreboard but things up forward do tend to flow from the other two and I'd rather make them try to beat us with their 3rd, 4th and 5th options. 

 

 

[Jaded No More 68,912]

41 minutes ago, layzie said:

I would say so. Tex's year has been exceptional, only 1 goal behind Curnow in the Coleman. Rankine is one of the best forward 50 stoppage players in the comp, gotta watch those ground balls in defensive 50.

Yes there's Fogarty, Rachele and Thilthorpe who can get on the scoreboard but things up forward do tend to flow from the other two and I'd rather make them try to beat us with their 3rd, 4th and 5th options. 

 

 

No Rachele this week. Suspended. 

[Demonland 72,176]