Preview Changes & Pre-match Discussion - BIG FREEZE 7 - Round 13 vs. Melbourne, SCG Mon 14/06 @ 3:20pm

[Mick F]

We have moved well past this....he is finished at Collingwood

Should have been cleared end of last year.

 

[Axl the great]

We never do hear anything about his injuries. He just disappears. Without him coming good at the coalface we will remain a bottom 4 team. Adams spends much of each year injured and after him our inside mid stocks are extremely thin. Weird considering the number of one paced medium sizers on our list.

Yeah he is the Dennis Quaid of footballers, serviceable efforts then he vanishes almost forgotten, then he pops up in a cameo performance and you think, "Oh look there he is" "I thought he was dead or retired or something something.

 

[Brad Goodman]

This sounds harsh, but I reckon we were better without Mayne.

It has shocked me in recent weeks to see him taking kick ins. He is a 30 metre kick, and doesn't necessarily play on with pace with ball in hand. So opposition defences can press up knowing it's just going to go 15 metres to the back pocket.

We look much more dangerous with Darcy Moore taking kick outs. Mayne has been getting 30 plus disposals, but they are sideways kicks and absolutely no risk involved. Opponents are happy to let him get it because he doesnt hurt. The better players who do that back pocket/distributor role are all elite kicks or have some pace. Think Daniel Rich or Jayden Short/Bachar Houli.

I reckon he is a momentum killer back there. I prefer him on a wing, floating back to assist, than to be the back pocket.

Can’t rally argue with that. He rarely has a bad game, but his style just totally plays into the opposition’s hands. He is our damage containment philosophy personified.

 

[unplugged]

Said it before and I'll say it again... Mayne to play defensive forward on Lever

 

[Countrypie]

Said it before and I'll say it again... Mayne to play defensive forward on Lever

Makes perfect sense..although I thought he might go to Salem

 

[kickitolachie]

There is a lot of hopeful talk on this thread, and isn't it wonderful. A win does amazing things. Unfortunately, when the inevitable happens, the despondent savagery that infects our supporters will resurface.
I don't want to see a death or glory charge from our players. I want to see them continue to fight the game out, as they have done all year. I hope for the miracle, but my head says no. The best case will be if we jump them and see them playing catch up all game, as I remember them doing to us when we were strong and they weren't. Please let them be overconfident.
I am among those who would like to see Cox come back in, but I can't see it happening. McCreery has to have a place found for him.

 

[Billys Back]

If he hadn't been unjustly dropped the problem would not exist.

He wasn’t unjustly dropped. He gets nudged off the ball with so much ease from guys so much smaller than him it’s just embarrassing.
Ball hits the ground and he is a huge liability.
He has had every opportunity to turn it around in VFL and has failed.
Having said that, I would be playing him ahead of Lynch and have him ruck this week against Gawn.

 

[unplugged]

Do it for Bucks!

 

[magpie_marty]

Pondering changing my tip for this game

 

[The Magnificent Seven]

I'm changing my tips. Collingwood by 73 points. LOL

Nah, the change in coach won't matter. It'll be like Bradman's last innings - anticlimactic. But I do hope they manage something special to send him off.

 

[Maggie5]

I'm changing my tips. Collingwood by 73 points. LOL

Nah, the change in coach won't matter. It'll be like Bradman's last innings - anticlimactic. But I do hope they manage something special to send him off.

Why or why did I select this game to do the Game Day preview. Anyone want to change?

 

[The Magnificent Seven]

Why or why did I select this game to do the Game Day preview. Anyone want to change?

I'd volunteer but I'm under the pump this weekend. Gawn Maggie, it's a great chance to tribute the great man.

 

[The Young Chevalier]

I really really hope we win this game.

 

[TradeDraft]

Intresing how we Respond with Bucks Quitting

 

[TradeDraft]

I'm changing my tips. Collingwood by 73 points. LOL

Nah, the change in coach won't matter. It'll be like Bradman's last innings - anticlimactic. But I do hope they manage something special to send him off.

We still won't get Close

 

[stormskye]

10 goal win and we sign Harvey, it’s worked wonders for the blues

 

[Jafo]

The boys better win for Bucks this week or put up a hell of a fight til the end at the very worst.

 

[Vic Park]

The boys better win for Bucks this week or put up a hell of a fight til the end at the very worst.

Was there any announcement today about when crowds will be able to attend matches in Melbourne?


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[The Magnificent Seven]

Was there any announcement today about when crowds will be able to attend matches in Melbourne?


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Nope, not likely for immediate future

 

[Jen2310]

Was there any announcement today about when crowds will be able to attend matches in Melbourne?


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Possibly in the next couple weeks, the age was reporting, but with a limited 15-20k to start off with.

 

[domus]

H

He wasn’t unjustly dropped. He gets nudged off the ball with so much ease from guys so much smaller than him it’s just embarrassing.
Ball hits the ground and he is a huge liability.
He has had every opportunity to turn it around in VFL and has failed.
Having said that, I would be playing him ahead of Lynch and have him ruck this week against Gawn.

He had kicked goals in each game and had a hand in others- gave Mcceery his first goal with a deft tap. For every couple of nudges under the ball he takes a good mark or brings it to ground . He had double digit possessions in a couple of games and introduced a one handed dummy and dish off which he used to good effect.
For a side which struggles to score he should not be the one to be axed.

 

[Jafo]

Was there any announcement today about when crowds will be able to attend matches in Melbourne?


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No crowds any game. But our game is in Sydney.

 

[Maggie5]

Buckley's team for final game.

FB: C Brown - Noble - Bianco
HB: Cameron - Daicos - Murphy
C: Roughead - Keane - Mihocek
HF: Sidebottom -Poulter - Mayne
FF: Lynch - Crisp - Maynard
FOLL: Sidebottom - Pendlebury - Quaynor
INT: Moore - De Goey - Rantall - Elliott(medical sub)

 

[Vic Park]

Possibly in the next couple weeks, the age was reporting, but with a limited 15-20k to start off with.

Hopefully we can attend matches after the bye. Will be interesting to see if there is any post Buckley bounce and a more attacking style of footy.


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[whiskeytown]

Now that Bucks is gone... they need to tell Harvey straight away that he’s not in contention for the job... and direct him to just put games into 1-4 year players rather than play Mayne, Magden*, Greenwood etc.