Discussion 2023 Pre-Season Matches - March 2-4th

[WaynesWorld19]

Mar 2-4 (Official practice matches)​

Date	Match	Local Time (EDT)	Stadium
Thu Mar 2	Hawthorn vs Collingwood	5.10pm	UTAS Stadium
Thur Mar 2	Fremantle vs Port Adelaide	4:10pm (7:10pm)	Fremantle Oval
Thu Mar 2	Brisbane vs Geelong	7:10pm (8:10pm)	Brighton Homes Arena
Fri Mar 3	St Kilda vs Essendon	4:10pm	RSEA Park
Fri Mar 3	Sydney vs Carlton	7:10pm	Blacktown International Sports Park
Fri Mar 3	West Coast vs Adelaide	4:40pm (7:40pm)	Mineral Resources Park
Sat Mar 4	GWS vs Gold Coast	12:10pm	Blacktown International Sports Park
Sat Mar 4	Western Bulldogs vs North Melbourne	1:10pm	IKON Park
Sat Mar 4	Melbourne vs Richmond	4:10pm	Casey Fields

 

[A Bit Dusty]

Grundy has pretty much done nothing since quarter time

Yes and he isn't going to kick 3 goals every match either.

 

[Jiska]

So now you're benefiting from the preseason match stats?

Nah, won’t be getting Gawn, just hypothesising, although R2 is the one position I have never been able to settle.

 

[Duckworthy]

That's been my ruck lineup all along. A couple of days ago it was looking fairly unique. Not after this.

Me too. Like I said, I will always start Max until he's no longer #1

 

[Jiska]

Yes and he isn't going to kick 3 goals every match either.

I’ve always thought that they’ll share CBA’s and once the ball is bounced, Gawn goes to back half and Grundy goes to forward half. Will be interesting to see the plan in the season proper.

 

[No eye deer]

After swearing off GWS players for good, I’ve now got three Premos.
New coach, new rules! Amirite?

 

[Jiska]

That’s a bullshit decision ump. If someone has a shot at goal and after kicking the ball they are dumped, award the point and then a free from the goal square. Marty Lloyd was gifted a few of those.

 

[nameless]

Oh what a surprise Cotchin being a dirty * off the ball

 

[Scythe94]

After swearing off GWS players for good, I’ve now got three Premos.
New coach, new rules! Amirite?

Same medical staff though

 

[Scythe94]

Oh what a surprise Cotchin being a dirty * off the ball

Shouldn't be playing in Round 1.

 

[HTPunter]

Kosi has all the tools bar the desire to pass to players in better positions. Can’t pick him while he wastes chances with pings from 45 on tough angles - such low percentage shots

 

[Silky23]

Whatever this role Clarry is playing I’m not a fan for 700k. Seems to be a million mids rolling through the CBA’s

 

[HTPunter]

Shouldn't be playing in Round 1.

s**t act typical of him but be surprised if he gets a week, not a heap of force behind it

 

[Jiska]

People laughed at me when I talked about Kossie being an option at 365k running through the middle. Said he wouldn’t play middle. Has certainly been playing through there today and will go close to scoring a ton.

 

[Veer Right]

Whatever this role Clarry is playing I’m not a fan for 700k. Seems to be a million mids rolling through the CBA’s

Look at his CP, he's not going 100%

 

[Jiska]

Whatever this role Clarry is playing I’m not a fan for 700k. Seems to be a million mids rolling through the CBA’s

Trac and Clarry are going at 50%. Clarry was playing across half-back in the first quarter. Wouldn’t read too much in to it.

 

[Scythe94]

Yes, everyone jump off Clarry. He's definitely locked into a HB role for 2023. Better value elsewhere

 

[Maybe Tomorrow]

BBB and Langdon should grow their hair long again. Looks unnatural short.

 

[Silky23]

Trac and Clarry are going at 50%. Clarry was playing across half-back in the first quarter. Wouldn’t read too much in to it.

I'm not reading into the half-back role whatsoever, it's the addition of Kosi, Braysh and others spending more time in the middle to keep them unpredictable. Only have to look at what Goodwin is doing with Gawn/Grundy, they're definitely trialling different things and it's most definitely working.

 

[Jiska]

McVee has been the one I’ve been most disappointed with today. Spot in Round 1 team was his to lose. Has been non-existent.

 

[Jiska]

BBB and Langdon should grow their hair long again. Looks unnatural short.

Really hard to tell Langers and Hunter apart TBH.

 

[Jiska]

I'm not reading into the half-back role whatsoever, it's the addition of Kosi, Braysh and others spending more time in the middle to keep them unpredictable. Only have to look at what Goodwin is doing with Gawn/Grundy, they're definitely trialling different things and it's most definitely working.

Thoughts Maybe Tomorrow

 

[Silky23]

Clarry has 500m gained yet only 8 CP's, still his normal 20+ touches to 3QT but just looks to be a slightly different role to normal. For 700k you want to be super sure of the role imo

 

[No eye deer]

Whatever this role Clarry is playing I’m not a fan for 700k. Seems to be a million mids rolling through the CBA’s

Look at his CP, he's not going 100%

Yep definitely on the nose.
Should be gone from all sides that are seriously having a crack!

 

[Scythe94]

I'm not reading into the half-back role whatsoever, it's the addition of Kosi, Braysh and others spending more time in the middle to keep them unpredictable. Only have to look at what Goodwin is doing with Gawn/Grundy, they're definitely trialling different things and it's most definitely working.

It'll be Viney and Petracca who have their CBAs cut into, not Oliver.

 

[Silky23]

LMAO, I love Clarry as an option. For 700k though...