DubDee

what the hell?! an hour! that is a disgrace

Change thread title to: 'we have no backline depth' and its correct. Once we have hibberd back hopefully next week the 22 is fine but if more injuries to tall/medium backs we are in trouble. The rookies must be licking their lips, Kielty/Smith etc

Vince makes a poor HBF. Very good on wing and in mid. Good on HFF no idea why we persist with him at the back.

Fark Col can't take a trick

Fark Col can't take a trick

Think I have asked this before so forgive me but isn't smith a rookie? so needs to be upgraded?

If he hasn't been injured, it's fair to say he is no chance for round one.

So the GF will start 2 hours later? What's the big deal? The media seem to think this is a big story

round 1 really does get blown completely out of proportion. 6 months of build up... id happily lose once we win the next 5 just one game of 22. if anything, the results in round 1 tend to be unusual/upsets as it is a frantic pace and the top teams can be off top gear *****really hope we win but

*fingers in ears* LALALALALALA

Ticked over 35K

Goodwin must be mulling over Pedo V Spencer. The answer would seem to be spencer based on practice matches but fark me it's a big call. Pedo every day for me

Surely we are not expecting 50K plus are we? Thought I could just rock up ps. Faaaark I hate Etihad.

Pedo train ? A chance for a round one call up I wonder??

50-50 call but I'm backing us to win. Practice matches don't count for much, once the real stuff begins we will attack the ball like animals and will hammer them around the ball. Lewis makes a big difference. Oliver having a preseason makes a big difference. A fit Salem, Angus etc.... they are better up front and on the outside but we'll be right Dees to hammer them by 1 point

Really poor. After the preseason he has had if he is not worth one game then why extend his contract. He deserves a kick

I can't wait to see Viney smash Mitchell into the turf. Jack don't care if it's preseason.

2 hours

Will the squad reduce to 22? Hoping JT gets a proper run...

I think the G is free next Thursday

of course not because they are not playing a lot of their stars and its hard to just click into gear in round one without the best 22 playing together much. Also potential for slight premiership hangover and a late start to preseason meaning some of there players might not be cherry ripe in round 1. Also ideally you want each player to have 2 good hit outs prior to round 1 and guys like Bont wont have that

have a feeling the Dogs might start the season quite slowly. pity we dont play them early

to those worrying about there being too much hype around the Dees, never fear, once we lose to the Saints in round 1 we will get hammered in the media and things will get back to normal

33520 Good jump of 500

Great that this bloke is being sheltered from external expectation by Trac and others. at another time we would have been relying on Gus to be the future I really rate him, he is a lot more than an inside midfeilder, he is truely an all rounder. even in JLT I remember he took possession, saw a player coming, dropped the shoulder and ran around hime so easily. he is a natural talent, great fella and fierce competitor 3 weeks til round 1! bring it Gus