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16 hours ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Grass is relatively spongey at Alice. Will take a bit out of the players and if anything favour Freo who play on similar surfaces. If we had the money as a club I would have been over there Tuesday for afternoon training but that was not to be.

Need to kick accurately and win the midfield battle.

It's a 50/50 game.

Had it been in Melbourne (Docklands probably) it would have been a shade under 60/40 our way.

It will be a tough game but one we need to win.

Freo play on Optus which is notoriously hard deck, so the surface is not similar 

 
10 minutes ago, Pennant St Dee said:

Freo play on Optus which is notoriously hard deck, so the surface is not similar 

I'm amazed how hard the ground at optus is given how new the ground is.

It also often looks very patchwork

Cant be great for dockers and eagles players.

IIRC, when the G first went to grass on a concrete base ir was also too hard for a period of time.

Docklands was also rock hard I  it's first few seasons- and in addition often had large areas of shifting turf.

I would have thought the technology and practice would have improved by the time optus was built.

38 minutes ago, Pennant St Dee said:

Freo play on Optus which is notoriously hard deck, so the surface is not similar 

I love how people just make stuff up to suit some narrative...

 
2 minutes ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

I love how people just make stuff up to suit some narrative...

Like how it's going to be humid and slippery in Alice Springs on the weekend 

22 hours ago, Robbie57 said:

McAdam is going to have a breakout soon. Kossie loves having him in the side and hopefully the coaches will develop that in a positive manner. At the moment our forwards need some choreography, we looked better in the game where Petty was higher up the field.  I suspect Fritta is getting a bit cramped.   

I was wondering during the saints game if Kossie was trying to target McAdam a bit too much instead of best option.


19 minutes ago, loges said:

Like how it's going to be humid and slippery in Alice Springs on the weekend 

In the Alice today the forecast is 28 degrees and partly cloudy.

Big drop of rain (up to 30mm) coming tommorow.

So if it was ever going to he humid it would be today.

The forecast is for only 35% humidity.

By way of contrast, today's  forecast for Melbourne is Max 21 degrees, and like in the Alice, rain is forecast for tommorow, albeit a lot less (up to 8mm).

The forecast is for 46% humidity here.

Our game on Sunday starts at 1pm. Perfect start time as it gets cold in the Alice once the sun starts going down.

And I assumeit  gets very dewy on sunny days like it will be on Sunday. Sunset is at 5:56 pm, so a good two and a bit hours after the game finishes.

Absolutely perfect conditions for footy:

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Edited by binman

Are people legitimately taking the [censored] now with the worrying over conditions? 

14 hours ago, picket fence said:

TURNER AINT A FORWARD JEFFO OR BROWN ARE!

With due respect, really? Surely Brown is cooked. 'Break glass in case of emergency' at best. If he's not kicking goals we are playing one short. He can only play one position.  Don't get me wrong. He's been a great player but no longer. As for Jefferson I'll be flabbergasted if he's selected based pretty much on one decent performance.  It was a few short weeks ago that almost all and sundry were calling him a bust a la Lucas Cook. He is not ready. Whilst not ideal Turner at least provides versatility, gets to the contest and is mobile. 3 goals a few games ago was impressive. Down the track I'm in the Tomlinson camp to try forward. Having said all of this I reckon Petty will come up. 8 day break until the Pies then the bye. Love to see him recapture the Geelong form. Still think he's underdone.

 
49 minutes ago, kryton101 said:

I was wondering during the saints game if Kossie was trying to target McAdam a bit too much instead of best option.

I’m sure if this is a problem it’ll be addressed by the people whose perception of it matters. 👍🏽

24 minutes ago, Deelectable said:

With due respect, really? Surely Brown is cooked. 'Break glass in case of emergency' at best. If he's not kicking goals we are playing one short. He can only play one position.  Don't get me wrong. He's been a great player but no longer. As for Jefferson I'll be flabbergasted if he's selected based pretty much on one decent performance.  It was a few short weeks ago that almost all and sundry were calling him a bust a la Lucas Cook. He is not ready. Whilst not ideal Turner at least provides versatility, gets to the contest and is mobile. 3 goals a few games ago was impressive. Down the track I'm in the Tomlinson camp to try forward. Having said all of this I reckon Petty will come up. 8 day break until the Pies then the bye. Love to see him recapture the Geelong form. Still think he's underdone.

After Tmac's recent reincarnation, I slightly more disposed to not writing off anyone.

Maybe Bbb still has some great footy left in him like Tmac has been showcasing of late .

 


12 hours ago, zeldacat said:

I hope the boys are practising with greasy footballs. Hope we learned something from the Swans game.

Won't be greasy unless KFC for lunch

1 hour ago, kryton101 said:

I was wondering during the saints game if Kossie was trying to target McAdam a bit too much instead of best option.

Rather have Melks for finals than McAdam

Seen nothing yet other than late misstimed jumps at the ball

4 hours ago, Oxdee said:

We arnt playing in Darwin. Alice weather will be dry with no humidity 

Sweat doesn't come from the sky,  it comes from a 30 degree day running around

1 hour ago, Kent said:

Won't be greasy unless KFC for lunch

A Kozzie Football Clinic is just what we need this week

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3 hours ago, Deelectable said:

With due respect, really? Surely Brown is cooked. 'Break glass in case of emergency' at best. If he's not kicking goals we are playing one short. He can only play one position.  Don't get me wrong. He's been a great player but no longer. As for Jefferson I'll be flabbergasted if he's selected based pretty much on one decent performance.  It was a few short weeks ago that almost all and sundry were calling him a bust a la Lucas Cook. He is not ready. Whilst not ideal Turner at least provides versatility, gets to the contest and is mobile. 3 goals a few games ago was impressive. Down the track I'm in the Tomlinson camp to try forward. Having said all of this I reckon Petty will come up. 8 day break until the Pies then the bye. Love to see him recapture the Geelong form. Still think he's underdone.

For a start Turner has been injured, he won't be an auto selection before some Casey time, other than those 3 goals did very little! 


3 hours ago, Deelectable said:

With due respect, really? Surely Brown is cooked. 'Break glass in case of emergency' at best. If he's not kicking goals we are playing one short. He can only play one position.  Don't get me wrong. He's been a great player but no longer. As for Jefferson I'll be flabbergasted if he's selected based pretty much on one decent performance.  It was a few short weeks ago that almost all and sundry were calling him a bust a la Lucas Cook. He is not ready. Whilst not ideal Turner at least provides versatility, gets to the contest and is mobile. 3 goals a few games ago was impressive. Down the track I'm in the Tomlinson camp to try forward. Having said all of this I reckon Petty will come up. 8 day break until the Pies then the bye. Love to see him recapture the Geelong form. Still think he's underdone.

Also Petty is horribly out of form and on a three possession game you still want to play him??? Nar not in my book anyway!

2 hours ago, Kent said:

Rather have Melks for finals than McAdam

Seen nothing yet other than late misstimed jumps at the ball

It will be fascinating to see how Melks fares when he returns. He's been running and training for some time now so should have the tank (in theory). Question is does he come back with steely grit and determination or wanting for motivation. 

My guess with Jake is steely grit and determination, which would be an amazing addition for our last 6-10 games! 

1 minute ago, Dee*ceiving said:

It will be fascinating to see how Melks fares when he returns. He's been running and training for some time now so should have the tank (in theory). Question is does he come back with steely grit and determination or wanting for motivation. 

My guess with Jake is steely grit and determination, which would be an amazing addition for our last 6-10 games! 

huge team lifter as well. 

38 minutes ago, Wells 11 said:

huge team lifter as well. 

Obviously he's a lot shorter, but he could play that defensive forward role that Petty has been doing, dragging their KPPs up the ground to create options.  He also is a natural forward with great footy smarts.  At the very least he will do as much as Petty has, at the very most he will help our forward line immensely.

43 minutes ago, picket fence said:

For a start Turner has been injured, he won't be an auto selection before some Casey time, other than those 3 goals did very little! 

I actually think Turner is a really smart footballer.  He's also young, has built a tank, is athletic and agile.  He provides a lot more versatility than BBB, and will cause the oppo far more headaches. 

Jefferson has had a couple of good games in the magoos but simply isn't ready.  Lets not do a Jack Watts to him, but give him time to develop.


Agree.

At his best, Melksham will marshall the forward line, disarm the oppositions best key defender and hit the scoreboard. 

5 hours ago, ANG13 said:

Are people legitimately taking the [censored] now with the worrying over conditions? 

I know it’s hilarious, spongy grass, humid, wet, cold, windy, heavy dew, light dew, slippery.

Excuses excuses, just get out there & play the game!

1 hour ago, picket fence said:

Also Petty is horribly out of form and on a three possession game you still want to play him??? Nar not in my book anyway!

Petty ahead of Brown and Jefferson? Every day of the week.

 
6 hours ago, Kent said:

Rather have Melks for finals than McAdam

Seen nothing yet other than late misstimed jumps at the ball

McAdam really needs to get his act together before Melksham becomes available.  If he does there will be some very nice selection dilemmas.

3 hours ago, Dee*ceiving said:

It will be fascinating to see how Melks fares when he returns. He's been running and training for some time now so should have the tank (in theory). Question is does he come back with steely grit and determination or wanting for motivation. 

My guess with Jake is steely grit and determination, which would be an amazing addition for our last 6-10 games! 

I would think, given that he could justifiably have  just retired after he did his ACL towards the twilight of his career, saying thanks for the memories, but instead chose to labour on, he will come back full of fire and enthusiasm in a last bid for that elusive flag.   Bring it on Melks.

2 hours ago, Billy said:

I know it’s hilarious, spongy grass, humid, wet, cold, windy, heavy dew, light dew, slippery.

Excuses excuses, just get out there & play the game!

Traeger Park is usually a quite hard surface, though a bit of rain several days out may soften it a little, but it could never (2023 excepted) be regarded as soft.

7 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

I’m sure if this is a problem it’ll be addressed by the people whose perception of it matters. 👍🏽

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