Preview Round 1 - Dockers v Lions

[Nathan Barley]

How am I wrong Nathan?

Would you like me to post the list of ‘outs’ not injuries in that time? It’s the same scapegoats or select few.

And would we have played better with someone out of the reserves playing ahead of someone like Rayner?

Dropping for punishment isn't what a decent coach does

 

[3KZ is Football]

Pretty high standards you have there 3KZ, the game before last Friday night was an under a goal Grand Final loss... the first 1/4 and a bit last week was from a few on here deemed just about the best footy the team has played in the Fagan era... followed by albeit 25 minutes of atrocious footy... after that the contest was even.

Over the course of his tenure, not the last three games.

 

[Squizz89]

With the Gardiner as a forward experiment shelved after our first game, I'm hoping the same happens with the Berry as HB experiment.

Fages did mention his name as someone who could play down there with Kiddy out. Obviously we shouldn’t read to much into those press conferences, so my hope is he was just throwing names out there, as opposed to any designs of going back there with Berry again.

 

[3KZ is Football]

I think it was all a bit of an act myself. Very next question he was cracking a smile.

Are you saying he pulled the REVERSE KATTER?

 

[3KZ is Football]

And would we have played better with someone out of the reserves playing ahead of someone like Rayner?

Dropping for punishment isn't what a decent coach does

But punishing consistent bad form is.

 

[M Malice]

Over the course of his tenure, not the last three games.

IMO Fagan has been excellent for us over the course of his tenure.

 

[3KZ is Football]

IMO Fagan has been excellent for us over the course of his tenure.

Would you agree at different stages of his career he would have come under more acid from the media if he was coaching a Victorian club with our record? That is the point I have made.

I suspect he would have.

 

[Section 5]

Would you agree at different stages of his career he would have come under more acid from the media if he was coaching a Victorian club with our record? That is the point I have made.

I suspect he would have.

Possibly but that is one of the few advantages the Northern states have.
Also, why some players move north to get away from the Victorian media.

 

[Kickback Flip]

And would we have played better with someone out of the reserves playing ahead of someone like Rayner?

Dropping for punishment isn't what a decent coach does

Maybe if we had dropped Rayner when we should have, we could’ve got more games into Keays and Hinge. Both deserved more senior appearances after they dominated in the QAFL. But they were continually overlooked by players like Rayner who was not performing to the standards which is acceptable to play seniors. Now Keays and Hinge have gone on to play pivotal roles for the Crows and both are in Adelaide's Leadership Group.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Maybe if we had dropped Rayner when we should have, we could’ve got more games into Keays and Hinge. Both deserved more senior appearances after they dominated in the QAFL. But they were continually overlooked by players like Rayner who was not performing to the standards which is acceptable to play seniors. Now Keays and Hinge have gone on to play pivotal roles for the Crows and both are in Adelaide's Leadership Group.

Yeah disastrous result

 

[Kickback Flip]

Yeah disastrous result

Wouldn't it be great if we still had Hinge to fill the void left to the injury of Coleman.

 

[Lion_LegacyXL]

So far all the teams that lost last week have gone 0-2, makes me more worried about this game on Sunday.

 

[Lace Out]

Lions by 26,K.Lohmann 3 sausages

 

[LongLion]

Wouldn't it be great if we still had Hinge to fill the void left to the injury of Coleman.

We were wanting to keep Hinge. It was his choice to leave.

 

[Kickback Flip]

We were wanting to keep Hinge. It was his choice to leave.

We only offered him one year, while Adelaide offered him three

 

[Dalions]

We only offered him one year, while Adelaide offered him three

You can’t keep them all.

 

[Tom14]

People complaining about keays and hinge leaving in 2024 is so so funny.

 

[BuntonRules]

Maybe if we had dropped Rayner when we should have, we could’ve got more games into Keays and Hinge. Both deserved more senior appearances after they dominated in the QAFL. But they were continually overlooked by players like Rayner who was not performing to the standards which is acceptable to play seniors. Now Keays and Hinge have gone on to play pivotal roles for the Crows and both are in Adelaide's Leadership Group.

We were wanting to keep Hinge. It was his choice to leave.

IMO Birchall heading north had more to do with it.

 

[M Malice]

IMO Birchall heading north had more to do with it.

Yes our recruitment of Hawks veterans went down hill pretty rapidly.

Luke Hodge
Grant Birchall
Jack Gunston

 

[McIvor]

Yes our recruitment of Hawks veterans went down hill pretty rapidly.

Luke Hodge
Grant Birchall
Jack Gunston

And Brandon Ryan, the only non premiership Hawk may not even rate for a star.

 

[Dalions]

Just about to board the plane to Perth.
Wish us luck and hope for a good win.
Looking forward to checking out Optus.
Go Lions

 

[M Malice]

Just about to board the plane to Perth.
Wish us luck and hope for a good win.
Looking forward to checking out Optus.
Go Lions

So you didn't fly Jetstar.

 

[Grasshopper17]

Just about to board the plane to Perth.
Wish us luck and hope for a good win.
Looking forward to checking out Optus.
Go Lions

Photos please. Magnificent stadium.

 

[Harris Specter]

Beautiful day for it

 

[Grasshopper17]

Beautiful day for it

Great to get a run out on the stadium.