Intra-Club match - Friday 17th February - Visy Park @ 9.30am

[toeknee2]

Sick at home so called the club, the first intra club practice match is on Friday the 17th of Feb at 9.30am

I'll be at work

 

[zeeCFC]

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It's not confirmed yet according to the club's twitter, so a slim chance they could change it still.

 

[Blueboys7]

Well I hope not, please make it at 4pm so I can attend!

 

[toeknee2]

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I would assume 85% of us that would want to go will be forced out by the 9.30am time slot. Pretty pissed off to be honest.

 

[Kooley]

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I would assume 85% of us that would want to go will be forced out by the 9.30am time slot. Pretty pissed off to be honest.

It's only an Intra club practice game....

 

[HARKER]

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Ther could be some good match-ups if things work out as such:

Kreuzer v Hampson.
Walker v Tuohy
Waite v Henderson
Joseph v Garlett/Betts
Gibbs v Anyone

 

[thylacine60]

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9.30 am. It may as well be a closed session. Same thing every year with these morning games, they'd hardly have their breakfast down.

 

[scomac]

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Can someone report to us poor interstaters on the new boys eg Bootsma,Rowe Bower and Watson would appreciate as we wont here anything.

 

[DirkDiggler]

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Not sure why posters are complaining about the start time. Feb is our hottest month. The club should put the welfare of the players ahead of supporter preferences. Will make an effort (flexible employer) to watch the boys.

As for match ups, would love to see

Kreuzer v Hampson
Bower take on Walker
Watson at CHF up against Henderson
Judd v Kane Lucas
Mitch on Gibbs in the middle
Jamo v Waite (FF)
Curnow tagging Murphy

 

[LanceRomance]

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Not sure why posters are complaining about the start time. Feb is our hottest month. The club should put the welfare of the players ahead of supporter preferences. Will make an effort (flexible employer) to watch the boys.

As for match ups, would love to see

Kreuzer v Hampson
Bower take on Walker
Watson at CHF up against Henderson
Judd v Kane Lucas
Mitch on Gibbs in the middle
Jamo v Waite (FF)
Curnow tagging Murphy

I wouldnt mind seeing Joseph tag Murph.

 

[TOPBLUE_25]

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Well I hope not, please make it at 4pm so I can attend!

Yep spot on.

The club should have these things on at good times for fans to attend. I know a lot of people who would go if it was on at 4 and none who will go if its at 9.30

 

[mediumsizered]

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Yep spot on.

The club should have these things on at good times for fans to attend. I know a lot of people who would go if it was on at 4 and none who will go if its at 9.30

At this time of the year the players' welfare takes priority over convenience of scheduling for supporters. We don't want the players playing a game when the temperature could potentially be in the mid 30s.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

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Shirts v skins.

Make it happen Ratts.

 

[I bleed Blue]

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Shirts v skins.

Make it happen Ratts.

Hampson on the skins team...

#noghay

 

[TOPBLUE_25]

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At this time of the year the players' welfare takes priority over convenience of scheduling for supporters. We don't want the players playing a game when the temperature could potentially be in the mid 30s.

But training in the Middle east in 40 degree heat is great apparently?

Sorry for being a smartarse but i think they could deal with the issue of heat and still appease supporters like a Saturday morning for example.

 

[krayfesh]

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Except appeasing supporters in the preseason probably isn't priority numero uno.

It won't be the only practice match we get and it looks like its just been timed to fit into their training schedule.

They don't hold their training sessions at 4pm.

This is all awaiting confirmation, of course.

 

[mediumsizered]

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But training in the Middle east in 40 degree heat is great apparently?

Sorry for being a smartarse but i think they could deal with the issue of heat and still appease supporters like a Saturday morning for example.

Training in the Middle East in 40 degree heat in October is a lot different to playing a game of football in similar heat in Melbourne only weeks from the start of the season.

You will find that the whole training & match practice components of the pre-season have been meticulously planned to ensure our playing list is 'cherry ripe' for the home & away season & subsequent finals (much like how a swimmer or athlete prepares for the Olympics or World Champs.)

At this stage of the pre-season, I think what is best for the players takes priority over appeasing supporters. Certainly IMO the focus must be on being best prepared to challenge for a premiership, not scheduling intra-club practice matches to best suit supporters.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

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We good??

Gotta very good feeling about this, people.

I don't care who you are, where you are, or what you are.

We are back in town boys and girls.

The big show is back. Get ready kids.

Ed: Come and get us.

 

[Aphrodite]

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We good??

Gotta very good feeling about this, people.

I don't care who you are, where you are, or what you are.

We are back in town boys and girls.

The big show is back. Get ready kids.

Ed: Come and get us.

Keep the "lid on" numb3rs sheesh !!!!

 

[Stig O'Hara]

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Keep the "lid on" numb3rs sheesh !!!!

Very, very, very big year coming up, Doncaster.

We are the big kids again.

Things will be sorted.

 

[Aphrodite]

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Very, very, very big year coming up, Doncaster.

We are the big kids again.

Things will be sorted.

Beat Collingwood & the Hawks & the lid will be OFF numb3rs.










No Doncaster anymore

 

[TOPBLUE_25]

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Training in the Middle East in 40 degree heat in October is a lot different to playing a game of football in similar heat in Melbourne only weeks from the start of the season.

You will find that the whole training & match practice components of the pre-season have been meticulously planned to ensure our playing list is 'cherry ripe' for the home & away season & subsequent finals (much like how a swimmer or athlete prepares for the Olympics or World Champs.)

At this stage of the pre-season, I think what is best for the players takes priority over appeasing supporters. Certainly IMO the focus must be on being best prepared to challenge for a premiership, not scheduling intra-club practice matches to best suit supporters.

Saturday morning it is then.

 

[Blue and Silver]

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Keep the "lid on" numb3rs sheesh !!!!

Advice I wished I had heeded last season.

That thread was posted just after Waite went down but with the expectation of a full return, and before Jamo got hurt. I got a good shellacking over that

 

[goreds]

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Sick at home so called the club, the first intra club practice match is on Friday the 17th of Feb at 9.30am

I'll be at work

Hmmm.

Are you sure??

I'm hearing the term 'twilight'... !

 

[Blueboys7]

What time was it on last year?

I attended with the old man, not sure how I swung that if it was early in the morning.

A lot of supporters wouldn't go but what about the die hards like us, we can't get enough of it.