PREGAME: Rd 12 vs Fremantle

[ElDiablo14 5,002]

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... 😬

[Jaded No More 68,973]

Just now, spirit of norm smith said:

JVR out . Key forwards again in crisis.  

 

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. 

[RedLegs23 940]

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 😒

[Dee*ceiving 1,690]

7 minutes ago, ElDiablo14 said:

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

Forward and back up ruck...

[Demonstone 22,815]

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.

[Cyclops 511]

13 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

JVR out . Key forwards again in crisis.  

 

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.

[dl4e 5,851]

Turner in for roo.

[Dee*ceiving 1,690]

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 😓

[Captain Todd 171]

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.

[Demon Disciple 12,274]

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).

[whatwhat say what 22,940]

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

nek minnit...

[jnrmac 20,185]

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.

[CHF 2,768]

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.

[Demon Dynasty 17,109]

Out:  JVR

In:  Clark KENT field

[binman 43,758]

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.

[Demonland 73,140]

 

[Deelectable 1,043]

Surely Turner comes in for JVR and does some relief ruck work. Petty not worth the risk.  Definitely not Brown.

[picket fence 17,500]

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 

[layzie 33,991]

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 

[Adam The God 30,407]

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.

[Deelectable 1,043]

38 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Turner??Nup Nup 

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

[ElDiablo14 5,002]

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? 🙏🏻

[monoccular 17,573]

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?

Edited May 30 by monoccular

[whatwhat say what 22,940]

55 minutes ago, ElDiablo14 said:

Link to the interview? 🙏🏻

not many just-turned-21-year-olds who're used to do media coverage 

https://pca.st/xutg7eso

kid screams as a future leader of the club imo

[FTB 278]

Turner for JVR the only change.

Woey sub again.