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It’s not very often that teams will ‘go hard’ at a first year player. Most teams will generally just back their system to get the job done.I think when you look back to the heat that Rich got after winning the rising star, his profile wasn't as big as Ashcroft's. I reckon he is going to receive a ton of heat this year.
The media don't help with articles like 'The Hype is Real' teams are going to use that as ammo to go hard at him and prove a point.
If Ashcroft was starting in a weak team or team in the midst of a rebuild, I’d be a little worried about him, but he is surrounded by superstars in the middle and that is going to make life so much easier. Opponents have got bigger issues, like how to stop Dunkley and Neale.I think when you look back to the heat that Rich got after winning the rising star, his profile wasn't as big as Ashcroft's. I reckon he is going to receive a ton of heat this year.
The media don't help with articles like 'The Hype is Real' teams are going to use that as ammo to go hard at him and prove a point.
You’re right that Boak is a big out. He’s getting older but he has been carrying that team. Not sure, but I feel JHF isn’t going to have a big game in his first Port outing and Wines isn’t 100% fit.Good lineup, definitely a smaller, more agile team. As with most as expecting Rayner to play down back, which means probably Wilmot to the bench and McCarthy to come on in the forward line.
No Boak is a big out for Port but with JHF, Wines, Powell Pepper they have a lot of big inside players for us to counter. We look a little more balanced in this regard with Dunkley and Neale.
As for the outside, it's not a bad game to experiment with some younger wings in Wilmot / Tunstill considering Durrsma and Rozee are both pretty slight. Butters is a good player but he should be easily outclassed by McCluggage.
No doubt we should win this game, but I'm expecting it to be pretty close.
As long as you are talking onfield not off field sounds great! Probably do a better job as a captain as wellWhile we are on Ashcroft, is it just me or does he look like the next Gary Ablett Jnr to burst onto the scene and dominate the AFL competition?
I think you may be discounting your maturity somewhat. Sounding like Jordan Peterson, I refuse to worry about anything that will not be an issue in a month. It's the DF, " I refuse to give a rat's about anything that will completely fade away in a month".Lol I'd like to say through meditation and gratefulness. But really just getting too old to give a rat's. Very liberating
Nah. Just JHF being a kent.Terrorise him you reckon?
Or maybe Round 1 is considered a "bigger than normal" event. Time will tell I guess...Well atleast the club has come to its senses and posted Fages pre game interview.
I wonder if they received a lot of complaints?
Fagan: Bring it On
Chris Fagan is ready to see his team put all their pre-season work into action this Saturday against Port Adelaide.www.lions.com.au
I would like to know the campaigner to knowledgeable AFL player ratio as compared to the campaigner to knowledgeable ratio of Big Footy posters.I also predict that many AFL players will be campaigners this year
Guilty as charged.How many of us are campaigners?
Welcome to the club Hoppy.Guilty as charged.
I was struck with how well Fages looked in that interview, looks very fresh, happy and alert... most coaches noticeably age during their tenure.Well atleast the club has come to its senses and posted Fages pre game interview.
I wonder if they received a lot of complaints?
Fagan: Bring it On
Chris Fagan is ready to see his team put all their pre-season work into action this Saturday against Port Adelaide.www.lions.com.au
I wonder how long it will take for the Port faithful to turn on JHF if it turns out that his bad attitude is inherent and nothing to do with being at North / not at Port... of course if he considers his team mates at Port to be just as useless as the ones he had at North then...Just for clarification, I never said Port would put effort in to Ashcroft.
I did say I expect JHF to try and monster Ashcroft at some point, because I expect JHF to turn in to a major campaigner on the field (the negative connotation of the word btw).
I get this. But watching him this off season I think this man is up to it.I'm not saying Ashcroft won't be a sensation but lowering our expectations would be a big help.
Lucky he's not playing for Collingwood or Essendon. The pressure would be unbearable.
Vote 1 here for banking convincing wins this year ... pleaseWe've exposed Ports front running midfield several times in the past but they've also struggled to have them all fit and firing at the same time.
Will be a good test to see our new defensive setup and transition in the midfield and will be important with our defence vulnerable 1 on 1
Expect our forwardline to win us the game as they did several times last year when we were unconvincing but banking wins