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2 minutes ago, Dee*ceiving said:

Ouch, that Roo injury is a real nut shot...😉

All our FWD hopes for this week are resting on Petty's shoulders... 😬

 
Just now, spirit of norm smith said:

JVR out . Key forwards again in crisis.  

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Might have to bring the BBB back in 

Hopefully no other changes … please no to Billings no no no 

Turner will come in for Roo. 
Ben Brown is really struggling to move out there. Adding a flight to the mix is not going to make him any better. 
Petty will have to help Max in the ruck. 

9 minutes ago, Dee Zephyr said:

Felt some minor discomfort in his adductor at training today according to Richo. They expect JvR to be available next week. 

So 4-2-6 😒

 
7 minutes ago, ElDiablo14 said:

All our FWD hopes for this week are resting on Petty's shoulders... 😬

Forward and back up ruck...

11 minutes ago, ElDiablo14 said:

All our FWD hopes for this week are resting on Petty's shoulders... 😬

And Turner.  And Fritsch.  And Pickett.  And McAdam.  And Petracca.  And Chandler.  And so on.


13 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

JVR out . Key forwards again in crisis.  

Panic Button Netflix GIF by NailedIt
 

Might have to bring the BBB back in 

Hopefully no other changes … please no to Billings no no no 

Please, please! No Brown, no Billings.

Turner in for roo.

1 minute ago, dl4e said:

Turner in for roo.

I think you're right.  Though I also think goody would pick 23 Backmen of he could 😓

 

You guys are right on this.

Petty to miss (i love him as a player)

JVR is fit to play.

Salem, Pickett in the middle to help Tracc and Viney.

Gawn is a giant, the more we see of him playing and less in the media is our fortune.

A key out and a key in that hurts our chances this game.

No Roo, and umpire #22 Williamson is officiating (has no idea how to properly umpire a game, especially when the Dees are involved).


4 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Freo have gotten the better of us the last two times, but I'd like to know why, aside from Freo being up and about for an MCG challenge,

In 2022 May went off with concussion at quarter time which threw our structure out the door as Rory Lobb of all people got the better of us.

In 2023 we went small and and forced Lever to play tall against the likes of Amiss, Tracey and Jackson and it backfired as per usual when we've gone in with a small defence.

Other than that, can anyone think what they've had over us from a tactical point of view.

They came out firing. Refused to kick long to Lever, May went off early from memory.

Dirty ball into our fwd 50 where we struggle to stop it and rebound.

Expect no different this time.

We need a first qtr as intensive as last game. But with better kicking. Freo have never played this ground so hopefully that gives us an edge.

I would think that one of Brown or Turner on the IC along with Sparrow, Hunter, McVee and Woewodin and Laurie as Sub.

 

I would go with Turner as a forward rather than Brown.

Out:  JVR

In:  Clark KENT field

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4 hours ago, Engorged Onion said:

Not tactics - just the ‘L’ word - or intensity of training volume and density. 👊🥩💥

And from a tactical perspective freo looked to exacerbate our increased intensity of training volume and density (my new, less triggering phrase) by speading, switching and make us chase tail all game.


1 hour ago, Jaded No More said:

Turner will come in for Roo. 
Ben Brown is really struggling to move out there. Adding a flight to the mix is not going to make him any better. 
Petty will have to help Max in the ruck. 

Turner??Nup Nup 

1 hour ago, Binmans PA said:

May and Petty were both out in that game. We were very unlucky that night.

It was a game where a series of things needed to go right for Freo and they scored a royal flush 

1 hour ago, Dee*ceiving said:

I think you're right.  Though I also think goody would pick 23 Backmen of he could 😓

You're not giving Goody enough credit.

He built our brand of smashing teams in the middle and from building arguably the best midfield in the comp.

We've since changed our game style in the Chris Scott mould being less reliant on stoppage. Collingwood are the same.

Sure, defence is a cornerstone of our game, but the idea that we don't focus on contest right across the ground is a bit of a fantasy.


38 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Turner??Nup Nup 

Turner is 2cm taller than Van Rooyen. He will have a crack in the ruck.

3 hours ago, whatwhat say what said:

jvr with the media curse - was fantastic on 3aw earlier this week

nek minnit...

Link to the interview? 🙏🏻

I don't  bet of follow odds, but I winder if there has been any change since news that

(A) JVR is out and

(B) 22 is umpiring.

Stats gurus - do we have data on win / loss ratio when that biased #22 is umpiring our games compared to when he is not?

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