2015/16 Pre-Season Thread

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Eddie says he's likely for more midfield time under Pyke.

Is anyone not playing midfield this season?

 

[On The Crouch]

I think I saw Eddie Betts running around the River Torrens yesterday at 6.30pm. I am about 90% sure as it caught me by surprise. He was by himself and gave me a big cheeky smile on the way past. Surely he would have trained earlier in the day. Eddie must be doing extra training and if so he can't be questioned on his attitude and motivation. He could be in for big year and more midfield time.

 

[baldandbroke]

Is anyone not playing midfield this season?

I like it. Eddie's hands are so good in the middle - and his speed of thinking is First class.

Love that we have lots of guys pushing for the midfield rotations. Will be important with no sub for injured players in 2016.

 

[haydo]

Is anyone not playing midfield this season?

I would say D.Talia wouldn't go anywhere near midfield

 

[MRB37]

Is anyone not playing midfield this season?

We're playing musical chairs. Whoever isn't sitting has to man the forward line.

 

[MRB37]

I think I saw Eddie Betts running around the River Torrens yesterday at 6.30pm. I am about 90% sure as it caught me by surprise. He was by himself and gave me a big cheeky smile on the way past. Surely he would have trained earlier in the day. Eddie must be doing extra training and if so he can't be questioned on his attitude and motivation. He could be in for big year and more midfield time.

It had been posted before that because we were spending so many sessions on skills training that Birdmans plan involved a lot of the conditioning work to be done on the players own time. Might be that.

 

[haydo]

I like it. Eddie's hands are so good in the middle - and his speed of thinking is First class.

Love that we have lots of guys pushing for the midfield rotations. Will be important with no sub for injured players in 2016.

That speed and first few steps of his will be a thing to watch if he does get more midfield time this year.

 

[1970crow]

No Mackay?

Elite run and carry mustn't be part of the new gameplan.

 

[1990crow]

Elite run and carry mustn't be part of the new gameplan.

Surprising what happens when you hit players on the chest with your disposal, and can get yourself into space.

 

[1970crow]

Is anyone not playing midfield this season?

In all seriousness I reckon that a few players will get extra midfield minutes. My gut feel is that there's going to be a lot more defensive workload from the midfielders and with limited rotations we'll need a more even spread and greater bit support.

 

[Footypie32]

Gee, no part of NT or NSW, like Broken Hill?

Shocked.

We'll get Lake Eyre.

 

[Wouldbetackler]

Is anyone not playing midfield this season?

Heppell and Watson

 

[haydo]

He was by himself and gave me a big cheeky smile on the way past.

As if you weren't turned on just a little bit from his cheeky smile

 

[haydo]

Heppell and Watson

 

[NikkiNoo]

Is anyone not playing midfield this season?

Talia

 

[WAG]

Is anyone not playing midfield this season?

VB.......

 

[maxlilly]

Both , Milera will play high and wing

I don't think he should be smoking before games, well not in his first year anyway.

 

[Redleg Crow]

Loving Eddie's call on Crouch and Milera.

Slipped them both into my supercoach side

 

[azza77]

Boy is there some holes in this journos work.....

Can someone tell him Scott Thompson of the Adelaide variety actually played in 2015!




http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/ft_player_rankings?year=2015&rt=LT&st=CP

http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/ft_player_rankings?year=2015&rt=LT&st=CL

He's on the right track, and potentially onto something, but it is very poorly written. Very much a fluff piece and the direction of the sentences change halfway through.

Shame a positive spin article on us for once, is so poorly written.

 

[azza77]

Think all this talk of Cameron and now Eddie to the midfield could mean that Menzel will be playing as one of our main small forwards.

 

[Squiba]

Its great that the bulk of our players have or potentially have the fitness to be considered for the stints in the midfield. It will make us very, very hard to match up on, with players constantly swapping through the midfield and fwd lines, causing mis matches and confusion amongst the opposition's defence. We should also have the ability to burn off opposition teams both stamina and speed.

As long as we always have some first choice midfielders in the middle our clearance work should be as damaging, if not more damaging than ever.

 

[tinman]

Is anyone not playing midfield this season?

The new game plan is called "Pyke's Paddock".

We play a 2 man forward line and kick into space between the players and the goals.

I think it's going to be revolutionary ;-)

 

[robboaustralia]

Loving Eddie's call on Crouch and Milera.

Slipped them both into my supercoach side

B.Crouch Brownlow ($251) & Milera Rising Star ($41) Multi...... Leicester City style!

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

B.Crouch Brownlow ($251) & Milera Rising Star ($41) Multi...... Leicester City style!

$100 on the quinella will make you a millionaire.

 

[The Sloane Ranger]

Think all this talk of Cameron and now Eddie to the midfield could mean that Menzel will be playing as one of our main small forwards.

Eddie had the occasional burst through the midfield last year and on many occasions positioned himself at HB at the centre bounce

I think Eddie realises even to play as a small forward he needs to be as fit as he can be so he can work his opponent up and down the ground