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Hurt my back on a dead lift in the gym on Friday and seriously considering whether the drive and 3 hours in the Gabba seats is worth it. I'm balancing that against the FOMO in the event of an unlikely win.
Game Day Round 4, 2015 - Brisbane Lions vs West Coast
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I am definitely not confident, main because our team looks ridiculously young all over the park. I think my favourite comment for the week was (sorry can't remember who said it) how we must have got the youngest spine in history playing.
Still, we improved a bit last week and if we can do that again, west coast are no comparison to Richmond in my eyes so we will be in with a shot. To start with om just going to hope that we can be in front at quarter time just to give the boys some optimism for the game.
Still, we improved a bit last week and if we can do that again, west coast are no comparison to Richmond in my eyes so we will be in with a shot. To start with om just going to hope that we can be in front at quarter time just to give the boys some optimism for the game.
I vote foe Kezz to give them a quarter time spray if we have our usual start!!
Important game for me as I try and get my kids to stick with the Lions when all their mates are Eagles supporters,
Lions by 24
Josh Green is the Sub! Everyone would agree he has been poor this year but hard to see us winning with such a lack of firepower up forward and now we have Green as sub.
Josh Green is the Sub! Everyone would agree he has been poor this year but hard to see us winning with such a lack of firepower up forward and now we have Green as sub.
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Last time Josh Green started as sub against west coast worked out quite well for usJosh Green as sub.....Crazy Leppa
Yes, 3 in the last from memory...may well do the same to reduce the margin to 55pts
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Leppa more crazy than Vossy?
From that video;
Out: Polkinghorne, Brown, Drummond, McKeever, Polec, Cornelius, Hudson, Maguire, Patfull, McGrath, Merrett, Raines, Lester
In: Clarke, Gardiner, McStay, Paparone, Cutler, Robertson, Christensen, Beams, Beams(C), Aish, Robinson, Martin, Taylor
Talk about turnover in 3 years.
Jeez there is a gulf in experience between those lists.
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Looking at that vid at the top, it's like Green has become slow. Put on too much bulk?
You could put it that way
In all honesty, to me, he looks like he is really struggling for his 2nd and 3rd efforts. Anyone else think that?
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Can understand Green as sub, will come on in the last quarter and kick 3-4 goals like back in 2012(?)!
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Think in case of Green he does look a bit bigger and does in turn look a touch slower but in any case when you are playing in a forward line that doesn't have major focal points or players who are crashing packs it makes his job so much harder. Opposing coaches look at our forward line and see he is the player they must pay most attention too. Teams can afford to put their best or second best defenders on him. I'm sure if we had a few more solid option up forward he would benefit. And let's be honest the delivery into 50 isn't terrific either.
If making Green sub today is the kick up the bum he needs than i am disappointed. We are in round 4 and every player should be fit and firing.
If making Green sub today is the kick up the bum he needs than i am disappointed. We are in round 4 and every player should be fit and firing.
Gee ... 1:10 is early. I've barely thought about what I want for breakfast.
There are a few factors here that I like for us:
- Day game in dry conditions - our fumbling will be less of a factor
- Rocky is back - since last year we are 0-6 without him. His presence lifts the whole team.
- Low expectations- particularly good for our young players
- Less dead weight this week - Goose, Staker or Mayes weren't giving us anything
- West Coast's midfield is relatively soft and we would hope that Martin, Rockliff, Beams, Zorko and Redden could at least break even. West Coast's midfield has already been exposed against the Bulldogs and Dockers.
- We are coming off an 8 day break with zero travel, compared to a long plane ride from a team with one less day of rest.
- We have done pretty well against the Eagles at the Gabba recently, even without Rocky in the game last year.
Have a feeling the Mossies will share sub duties often this year. We are too small.
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