Tairy Greene
Premiership Player
- Aug 12, 2010
- 3,865
- 10,478
- AFL Club
- Brisbane Lions
- Other Teams
- Steelers, Maroons, Reds, Bulls.
Date – Saturday, September 5
Time – 1:45pm
Venue – Gabba
Weather - 23° Mostly sunny
Preview by Tairy Greene
Well here we are. The end of the Home and Away season of 2015. After our first off-season in a while where we weren’t haemorrhaging players, we actually flipped that problem by bringing some incredible quality in & losing "only" a 2-time B&F winner in Patfull, there was hope around the traps of having a decent year. Some pundits even saw us having a good year and making a push for the 8!
Well…
What the hell do those pundits know!? Here we are last by .21% going into the last round, a chance for the spoon & the "coveted" number 1 pick. Going by reports through the year the Lions will use their pick on Schache, even if Carlton finish last they’ve been reported to be going with Weitering. So on that news I'd love nothing more than to win this game & for Carlton to be destroyed by the Hawks & avoid that god damn spoon. Do you think the poor Schache Attaq wants his face forever etched onto the spoon?? I think not!
Artist’s sketch of the etched Schache Spoon
Unfortunately, after all the hype of the Beams trade, we only had 1 game to glimpse the lauded midfield of Rockliff, Beams, Zorko, Hanley & Rich play together, where one of them didn’t go off injured. Boy howdy didn’t they look good against the Swans, like their assorted powers combined to create the ultimate midfield group; some might say a Voltron-esque performance.
What a majestic beast!
As much hype as there was coming into this season with the midfield the Lions had built, we were severely lacking in mature KPP's around the age of our mids, which I believe ultimately led to the sharp fall. The key forwards we aimed to get games into both sucumbed to injury very early on, not that they would have been the difference in games but you know, Leuey & Stef are key forwards not.
I mean, I've seen jellyfish with better spines than the Lions at times this year!
Add on to that rumours of factions within the club, players crying, big losses on & off-field and another supposed exodus of players looming at years end (included a prince if I'm not mistaken!) then I think it's safe to say most of us can't wait for the 2016 season. At least we do get some September action though!
Anyway, onto the game!
So our opponents are the Bulldogs this week, how are they going you ask? Oh, not bad, I guess. Just on their way to the finals for the first time since 2010 & could even finish in the 4 depending on other results if they win this weekend. They have played some frantic & incredibly exciting football this year and haven’t been bogged down by that “structures” buzzword. Pure football. Their mids have attacked, their defense has hunted in packs & their forwards have thrusted repeatedly led by the silky Package.
The Package is blurred out due to Rule 5 of BigFooty.com
The Lions? Well... They’ve played some nice football at times but more often than not they've played what I can only describe as, uh, actually there are no words to describe it that won’t get past the swear filters.
So anyway Leppo, what’s the plan to fell the Doggies this week?
Oh…
The biggest advantage the Lions have got this week is where it’s being played. When the Doggies are away from the confines of Docklands they are 3 from 8. I guess it does help a bit when you play “away” games at your “home” venue but that’s neither here nor there (nor home nor away). I’m not going to focus on match-ups because the only way the Lions are winning this is if the entire team plays like it has been the last two 1st qtrs, or the last 3 qtrs of the Carlton game proceeding those. In fact, maybe the way to beat the Doggies is to play for 4 qtrs! A novel concept indeed, but one of some merit. There needs to be sustained pressure on the ball carrier, quick forays forward and a huge amount of defensive run when the Doggies are on the rebound.
Is it possible? Maybe not.
Will I be cheering madly on Saturday for a Lions win & to finish 17th?
Ab.
So.
LUTELY!
Lions by 13.
Time – 1:45pm
Venue – Gabba
Weather - 23° Mostly sunny
Preview by Tairy Greene
Well here we are. The end of the Home and Away season of 2015. After our first off-season in a while where we weren’t haemorrhaging players, we actually flipped that problem by bringing some incredible quality in & losing "only" a 2-time B&F winner in Patfull, there was hope around the traps of having a decent year. Some pundits even saw us having a good year and making a push for the 8!
Well…
What the hell do those pundits know!? Here we are last by .21% going into the last round, a chance for the spoon & the "coveted" number 1 pick. Going by reports through the year the Lions will use their pick on Schache, even if Carlton finish last they’ve been reported to be going with Weitering. So on that news I'd love nothing more than to win this game & for Carlton to be destroyed by the Hawks & avoid that god damn spoon. Do you think the poor Schache Attaq wants his face forever etched onto the spoon?? I think not!
Artist’s sketch of the etched Schache Spoon
Unfortunately, after all the hype of the Beams trade, we only had 1 game to glimpse the lauded midfield of Rockliff, Beams, Zorko, Hanley & Rich play together, where one of them didn’t go off injured. Boy howdy didn’t they look good against the Swans, like their assorted powers combined to create the ultimate midfield group; some might say a Voltron-esque performance.
What a majestic beast!
As much hype as there was coming into this season with the midfield the Lions had built, we were severely lacking in mature KPP's around the age of our mids, which I believe ultimately led to the sharp fall. The key forwards we aimed to get games into both sucumbed to injury very early on, not that they would have been the difference in games but you know, Leuey & Stef are key forwards not.
I mean, I've seen jellyfish with better spines than the Lions at times this year!
Add on to that rumours of factions within the club, players crying, big losses on & off-field and another supposed exodus of players looming at years end (included a prince if I'm not mistaken!) then I think it's safe to say most of us can't wait for the 2016 season. At least we do get some September action though!
Anyway, onto the game!
So our opponents are the Bulldogs this week, how are they going you ask? Oh, not bad, I guess. Just on their way to the finals for the first time since 2010 & could even finish in the 4 depending on other results if they win this weekend. They have played some frantic & incredibly exciting football this year and haven’t been bogged down by that “structures” buzzword. Pure football. Their mids have attacked, their defense has hunted in packs & their forwards have thrusted repeatedly led by the silky Package.
The Package is blurred out due to Rule 5 of BigFooty.com
The Lions? Well... They’ve played some nice football at times but more often than not they've played what I can only describe as, uh, actually there are no words to describe it that won’t get past the swear filters.
So anyway Leppo, what’s the plan to fell the Doggies this week?
Oh…
The biggest advantage the Lions have got this week is where it’s being played. When the Doggies are away from the confines of Docklands they are 3 from 8. I guess it does help a bit when you play “away” games at your “home” venue but that’s neither here nor there (nor home nor away). I’m not going to focus on match-ups because the only way the Lions are winning this is if the entire team plays like it has been the last two 1st qtrs, or the last 3 qtrs of the Carlton game proceeding those. In fact, maybe the way to beat the Doggies is to play for 4 qtrs! A novel concept indeed, but one of some merit. There needs to be sustained pressure on the ball carrier, quick forays forward and a huge amount of defensive run when the Doggies are on the rebound.
Is it possible? Maybe not.
Will I be cheering madly on Saturday for a Lions win & to finish 17th?
Ab.
So.
LUTELY!
Lions by 13.
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