Preview 2019 Round 22 - Richmond vs West Coast, Sunday 18th of August @ MCG, 1:10pm

[Hoos]

Really?? Never knew that. Always figured he was teller, as you say, from the way he plays.

If our midfield can stop lots of easy ball getting to him (and Kennedy), I'll back our guys to keep them quiet.

 

[richoatthedisco]

Stack has looked tired since the GWS game and don’t think it’s a plain and simple omission (more a rest from the intensity of AFL). Can manage his minutes in the VFL and freshen up mentally and physically for September.

Or have him as the holdover and freshen him completely.

 

[Spacedog]

Would be nice to see him on a dry deck - got to stop raining on the weekends eventually?

Chol loves the slop, expect a bag of 10 on Sunday

 

[Cotcho]

I don't often get pissed off and have an emotional rant but I feel like a melt.
I ******* said 5 weeks ago to get Stack back playing where he was a star. We really drunk the bathwater on this one trying to be too bloody cute. Oh yay Stack had one good quarter against one of the worst teams. He's a forward now yayyyyy. Blind Freddy could see he was half the player he was up forward as he was down back. Absolute nonsense.
How many times does Dimma need to get hit on the head with a hammer before he realises.
From Tuck, to Ellis, to Edwards, to Rance, to Stack etc etc etc. Haven't we learnt that players play their best and build confidence in the position they know and love???
Absolute garbage. This team is so unsettled at the moment I'll be surprised if we even win one of the next two games.

End melt

 

[Shazza_]

Rioli still cool with his 10 and 2... tackles that is.

 

[Tigeritis]

Rioli still cool with his 10 and 2... tackles that is.

Plays well within our system, very disciplined. Was great as an X factor with Castagna and Butler but we have Lynch for that now. We need to play taller to negate teams like West Coast in the finals.

 

[Drofder]

Stackman ??? Awesome. Get to melt now.

 

[Karp3_dm]

Stack not named in the vfl team... assume he’s the carry over emergency?

 

[Morro]

Adelaide?

I can’t remember

 

[69vintage]

Actually its been a really wet winter over here. So much so that our guys actually don't look like complete sh*t anymore in the rain.

Should be a great contest .
We have not lost a game in the wet since 2016 .

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[Grrr]

Stack dropped is ridiculous. Has been one of our best and most consistent players all year, playing in two completely different positions. He should never have been moved from the backline - you can’t tell me that Baker is doing a better job than him down there.

This is how you lose good young players. He sees players around him stinking week in week out (hello Rioli) yet stay in the team. He plays a couple average games and is straight out.

I’m mad.

To me Stack looked like he was running up and down on the same spot at stages. He'll either rest or have an easy week in the VFL. No big deal.

 

[DoItForCaptBlood]

Stack may have been close to 100% physically right last week, but not mentally. That Fk up pass he did in the forward line, preinjury, would have been a perfectly weighted pass. I knew then something was up. He was unsure and unstackmanlike. Rest up and mentally prepare for the Lions in hopefully some good footy weather conditions.

 

[Sol23]

Pissed off that stack isn’t playing. Weagles would be stoked they don’t have to worry about him.

 

[Drofder]

 

[Oprah From Tigerland]

Lot of sore boys at Tigerland by the looks and sounds of things.

Whats the go? Tank this game, then pump the Lions?

If so, much obliged!

If we lose then we tanked to manage our players leading into finals. If we win then it’s a brave win where we overcame adversity to stamp our credentials for September!

 

[DustinsGuns]

Stack is a better defender than Baker and Baker is a better forward than Stack.

Not really sure why we have been pursuing this experiment.

 

[DustinsGuns]

Bolton, short, Rioli all should have gone before Stack unless he is just out of juice.

 

[woosha24]

If we lose them we tanked to manage our players leading into finals. If we win then it’s a brave win where we overcame adversity to stamp our credentials for September!

Come on now, you cant take the #sobrave away from the Bombers that easily.

 

[Oprah From Tigerland]

Jack graham named at full forward

Lol thought you were joking!

 

[sante]

So why is he not put down back again where he has been sensational. Nah, let’s drop him instead. Makes sense???

I don’t know but they’d have their reasons. I reckon he’s much better down back

 

[Al Heimer]

Have faith brothers and sisters, for the 1st time in decades the match committee knows what its doing. I for one have outmost faith we are putting our best side available out there.

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[jesterx]

Stack is a better defender than Baker and Baker is a better forward than Stack.

Not really sure why we have been pursuing this experiment.

Dimma making alphabet soup cos he has plan B, C, D and E all on the boil at once

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

Attendance forecast has just dropped by 95k

 

[richoatthedisco]

Baker is a better forward than Stack.

No.

 

[Oprah From Tigerland]

Just here for Stack melts.

You came to the right place!