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PREGAME: Rd 01 vs GWS

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22 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Johnson has reached his ceiling as a player and will be handy on occasions, Jeffo.... The Sky is his to take!

His non-selection for the Freo hit out says it all.

Jeffo will need a couple of decent Casey games. Would be handy if he could ruck.

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    33 minutes ago, picket fence said:

    Johnson has reached his ceiling as a player and will be handy on occasions, Jeffo.... The Sky is his to take!

    He best bust out of the box he’s in soon.

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    49 minutes ago, adonski said:

     

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    has he?

    i would have thought that aj has been playing in the 'a' forward line while jefferson was earlier in the off-season training program

     
    1 minute ago, chook fowler said:

    need someone to make Taylor accountable - AJ more likely IMO

    as a former defender, i think turner is more likely to be tried to engineer that match-up 

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    15 hours ago, DubDee said:

    We had 26 for the practice match so we need to drop 4 in addition to Petty coming in for Kozzi. 

    then pick a sub

    No chance of Sharp or AJ being dropped imo

    Chandler ??? 

    Turner really shouldn't play considering his performance in the practice match and the conditions.

    57 minutes ago, picket fence said:

    Johnson has reached his ceiling as a player and will be handy on occasions, Jeffo.... The Sky is his to take!

    In all fairness, Johnson had reached his ceiling at VFL level, something that Jefferson may not have done yet (and I want him to get AFL games this year), so the sky is still the limit for Johnson at AFL level.

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    1 minute ago, hardtack said:

    In all fairness, Johnson had reached his ceiling at VFL level, something that Jefferson may not have done yet (and I want him to get AFL games this year), so the sky is still the limit for Johnson at AFL level.

    Absolutely, with a professional program helping him there’s quite some improvement likely. His one wood is his fierce competitive streak. Can someone tell me what Jefferson’s one wood is?

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    4 minutes ago, KozzyCan said:

    Turner really shouldn't play considering his performance in the practice match and the conditions.

    Are you referring to the freo game? If so, whilst he was pretty quiet he kept working had and ended up kicking two goals.

    What do you mean about the conditions?

    Both games were played in very hot and windy conditions- particularly the roos practice game.

    Hardly ideal conditions for a big key forward.

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    The idea of Jefferson is brilliant considering we're crying out for a key forward to assist JVR who is going to be expected to take the number 1 key forward week in week out.

    However, Jeffo doesn't look ready aside from a 5 minute cameo in the second quarter of the North praccy match.

    AJ will debut on Sunday IMO and be subbed late in the third quarter to allow a smaller type player to play out the remainder when the game's broken open.  

     

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    2 minutes ago, binman said:

    Are you referring to the freo game? If so, whilst he was pretty quiet he kept working had and ended up kicking two goals.

    What do you mean about the conditions?

    Both games were played in very hot and windy conditions- particularly the roos practice game.

    Hardly ideal conditions for a big key forward.

     

    Strong chance of rain on Sunday.

     

    We're absolutely kidding ourselves if we select JVR/Turner/Jefferson in the wet. Flashbacks of Goody picking Brown against the Giants in Alice where it was a bloody monsoon.

    22 minutes ago, 58er said:

    Chandler ??? 

    Chandler will be in the starting 18.

    Has enough credits in the bank to forgo a poor pre-season game. 

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    7 minutes ago, binman said:

    Are you referring to the freo game? If so, whilst he was pretty quiet he kept working had and ended up kicking two goals.

    What do you mean about the conditions?

    Both games were played in very hot and windy conditions- particularly the roos practice game.

    Hardly ideal conditions for a big key forward.

    I'm saying that we shouldn't play three tall forwards against the Giants in the wet and I think Johnson and JVR are ahead of him.

    2 minutes ago, binman said:

    Are you referring to the freo game? If so, whilst he was pretty quiet he kept working had and ended up kicking two goals.

    What do you mean about the conditions?

    Both games were played in very hot and windy conditions- particularly the roos practice game.

    Hardly ideal conditions for a big key forward.

    Definitely open minded about Turner and he's the type of player that can turn a game due to his above average goal kicking and ability to take a mark.

    However, his pre season series was underwhelming  (maybe due to the conditions as you've pointed out) and further to that he was never really commended in any training/match sim reports over summer which was interesting after an encouraging season.

    Maybe we lower our expectations with him, in terms of him being a young player still learning his craft.

    This is where I see Petty being important to our forward line if Disco doesn't work out early days.

     

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    Of the available players and based on pre season form, my 23 for the GWS game would be:

    Howes May Lever

    Salem Petty Windsor

    Sharp Oliver Billings

    Sparrow AJ Petracca 

    Fritta JVR Viney 

    Gawn Rivers Langdon

    Langford Chandler Bowey Lindsay

    Sub. Henderson 

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    3 minutes ago, Adam The God said:

    Of the available players and based on pre season form, my 23 for the GWS game would be:

    Howes May Lever

    Salem Petty Windsor

    Sharp Oliver Billings

    Sparrow AJ Petracca 

    Fritta JVR Viney 

    Gawn Rivers Langdon

    Langford Chandler Bowey Lindsay

    Sub. Henderson 

    I agree with this team mostly but think Turner will be in the best 22.

    I'm also really not sold on Howes personally and if it was me, would play Rivers more down back until McVee is back from injury.

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    3 minutes ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

    I agree with this team mostly but think Turner will be in the best 22.

    I'm also really not sold on Howes personally and if it was me, would play Rivers more down back until McVee is back from injury.

    I think that back 6 need to play with each other a bit to grow synergy. Windsor will be green through there, but have good leadership around him in Salo, Lever and May. Howes will feature this year, potentially even when McVee is in the team, so he needs some continuity at AFL level IMV.

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    Play Tom Campbell and Max, FCS yes we’re coming up against one of the most mobile teams in the competition let’s try and increase the lack of mobility and wonder why they walk it out of our F50 at a rate of knots 

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    52 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

    Can someone tell me what Jefferson’s one wood is?

    Apparently his marking ability & set shot conversion.


    Derksen won't be seeing any gametime soon

     

    Max Gruzewski will be 2nd ruck behind Keefe

    1 hour ago, Roost it far said:

    Absolutely, with a professional program helping him there’s quite some improvement likely. His one wood is his fierce competitive streak. Can someone tell me what Jefferson’s one wood is?

    He uses an iron or hybrid. Not sure he even posesses a 1 wood.

    22 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

    He uses an iron or hybrid. Not sure he even posesses a 1 wood.

    I fear it’s a chip n run kind of club.

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    14 hours ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

    You're saying we're going to lose on Sunday?

    We win and we're '0', therefore, I guess. You know; the one before '1'(*)

     

    (* AFL patent pending)

    So if we win the flag we are zero, the runners up are first? Now I get it. 

    The lunatics are running the asylum!

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    2 hours ago, 58er said:

    Chandler ??? 

    My pick (to miss out) on the back of an ordinary performance v Freo, but I think the FD likes his defensive work.


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