Preview Changes Rd 8 vs Port Power

[1970crow]

The continuity was worth it though.

Easy worth 5 goals taking into account both continuity credits and experience points.

 

[jackster83]

Unfortunately it looks like Josh Worrell has been snubbed again

It's looking more and more like he is that player mentioned in the rumour thread as being on the club's shitlist.

 

[Coopers]

Are we surprised?

They're flat track bullies so this is exactly the game that they love.

They'll smash us and as usual the Tealsters will be up and about claiming the flag is already won and completely forget about how they've been exposed twice already this year.

Why can't we do whatever has been exposed as their weakness then?

 

[1970crow]

Who goes our for Sloane. Apart from keys it could possible be anyone


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I reckon an underperforming small forward might be in trouble. First is probably McAdam as I reckon he's injured. I'd say Berg a chance as well for structure, but we played Murray forward late last week, so they're obviously super keen on out-heighting our opposition.

 

[jackster83]

I reckon an underperforming small forward might be in trouble. First is probably McAdam as I reckon he's injured. I'd say Berg a chance as well for structure, but we played Murray forward late last week, so they're obviously super keen on out-heighting our opposition.

Berry or Hately. Not enough continuity credits between those two.

 

[1970crow]

We could have added Burton and Pyke to the press conference to explain it?? That would have been worse.

Honestly, everytime you think the club takes a step forward, you see that the club is actually still a sh!tshow run by morons. It is genuinely difficult to be this incompetent so regularly.

It's not incompetence, it's deliberate selection philosophy. They are implementing exactly as we have the past decade and longer. Continuity and experience well outweighs the minor issue of not being able to play football at the level. Either via form or injury, it makes no difference. You don't change a winning side, you back in a losing side. You never drop a senior player for an emerging kid. There's 18-20 players locked in at the beginning of the year and everything is geared towards trying to keep that group together for as long as possible.

 

[madstar]

All flimsy excuses. Why did no other club pick up Grigg then?

Doesn’t really do anything extra. Not keen on weights or training


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[WeeBlake]

In a rebuilding year there is no excuse for failing to select an in form promising kid who is knocking the door down. Team balance is bullschid. He’s one of 21 players for Christ sakes.
Continuity is way less important than development.
There is really no excuse.

 

[rocket18]

Folks...is there a chance this could get quite ugly?

Unfortunately they would have to be 3 goals a quarter better side (3 goals more than us every 30 mins), that comes out to 72 points.
less than 30 good
less than 60 OK
60-72 about right
72+ bad

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

Come on Nicks, be bold, play Worrell in Doedee's spot and move Doedee into the Centre

I’ve heard worse ideas. He hunts the ball does dude.

 

[Ozzie]

Murray is 3 months older than McAsey. Both are 20.

Either my eyes are going or I got mixed up with his bro. Either way, it doesn't take away from the fact Murray hasn't had to face a barrage like Fish did over 10 long weeks.

 

[Vader]

We need to give Hatley a bit more of a run dropping him after 2 games is too harsh

Fair argument that he's already played 2 more games than his AFL & SANFL form justified.

 

[Vader]

With Brown and Hamill back surely Mackay does not survive.

I mean he will survive of course. But surely not.

He went straight out again when Brown & Kelly were fit earlier, he'll go straight out again now that Brown & Hamill are fit. Hopefully he'll be the sub.

 

[Johnny Rutten]

Fair argument that he's already played 2 more games than his AFL & SANFL form justified.

His AFL form has been ordinary so he probably goes back to the SANFL this week, but his two SANFL games prior were pretty good (easily in the best players on both occasions).

 

[Crow_Magnon]

The 1891 SA Intercolonial kit it is (the one Collingwood stole when they were formed).
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Given the piping shrike is our state emblem and black and white this makes perfect sense!

 

[Kezza86]

Changes would have to be:
Fog for Berg
Sloane for Hately/Berry
Brown for McPherson
Hamill for Rowe?

Sloane for McKay. McKay will be sub.

 

[pjcrows]

Worrell is like a reverse Mackay. As in, someone must have pictures of him, instead of the other way around.

 

[Vader]

Changes would have to be:
Fog for Berg
Sloane for Hately/Berry
Brown for McPherson
Hamill for Rowe?

What I'd like to see:
Worrell for McPherson
Sloane for Mackay
Brown for Hately
Hamill for Rowe

What I expect to see:
Fog for Berg
Brown for McPherson
Hamill for Mackay (to sub)
Sloane for Hately

 

[ams4crows]

Port have gone Frederick and Woodcock out for Boak and Farrell.

Lmao. Frederick worried me a little. So glad for our sake Hartlett's kept his spot. And Farrell is 90% junk. Odd selections

Farrell will kick 3 goals and we'll have who is this rando kicking goals littered through the match day thread

 

[jackster83]

Farrell will kick 3 goals and we'll have who is this rando kicking goals littered through the match day thread

He tore Mackay a new one a couple of years ago didn't he?

 

[Ozzie]

"Tom Lynch was match fit"

Stop using my avatar. Dammit!

 

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[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Port have gone Frederick and Woodcock out for Boak and Farrell.

Lmao. Frederick worried me a little. So glad for our sake Hartlett's kept his spot. And Farrell is 90% junk. Odd selections

Farrell is junk 99% of the time

Unfortunately that 1% is reserved for one quarter Showdown cameos, like his 3 goals in a quarter vs D Mac that time

 

[Ozzie]

We have gone from Hamstring awareness to selection integrity as the new buzz words.
We're great at finding new ways to cover our poor selection policies.

 

[Jars458]

I think he's confused "what I do know ..." with "it's my opinion that ..." , but I've learned to accept that's just a part of his writing style (exaggeration/over-certainty).

Spot on.