Game Day Ding Ding, Round 2 - Freo vs Saints (Sunday 3:10pm)

[Perfect Purple]

In keeping with the Rocky theme I just tried to upload the theme song from the original Rocky movie with the idea of Patty Voss in the Sylvester Stallone role.

He’d have to be thinking “let me at em boys”.

Anyone know how to upload that Bill Conti song?

 

[StingBitten]

Don't know about everyone else but my mind has been Freo-flooded more than usual.

May be the 5-wins or the 10-day break but I'm trying not to think about how much I want us to beat the Aints tomorrow and prove we're a semi-real threat this year.

I really hope for a 45k+ turnout tomorrow as well. Yes it's a Sunday arvo game and not great for the regionals but we're on a roll, the weather is dry and we haven't had a proper weekend (not counting Norf) home game in 5 weeks.

I remember in 2022 we were cracking the 50k mark at home games towards the end of that season and we should be pulling out the same.

 

[Jezzitizle]

Don't know about everyone else but my mind has been Freo-flooded more than usual.

May be the 5-wins or the 10-day break but I'm trying not to think about how much I want us to beat the Aints tomorrow and prove we're a semi-real threat this year.

I really hope for a 45k+ turnout tomorrow as well. Yes it's a Sunday arvo game and not great for the regionals but we're on a roll, the weather is dry and we haven't had a proper weekend (not counting Norf) home game in 5 weeks.

I remember in 2022 we were cracking the 50k mark at home games towards the end of that season and we should be pulling out the same.

Need to see how we go against the Hawks/Pies. That two game stretch will tell use more than the 6 games prior.

Saints should be a regulation win.

 

[hoss]

This game worries me. We're firm favourites, with a great opportunity to entrench ourselves in the 8. All other teams around us have won this weekend. Hope we're ready.

 

[mattis117]

We might as well pack up and go on holidays if we drop this one. Time to start building towards finals.

I'm glad that most of our poor performers from last game have been dropped. I will be keenly watching for improved performance from Darcy and Fyfe, defensive identity is present all game, and our forwards are working as a unit.

Continued good health is always hoped for as well! We should be fresh as coming off a ten day break.

 

[fnerd]

We have the slowest ball movement in the comp which is death against a Ross Lyon side. It's what makes Lyon a particularly bad matchup for JL. It's not just our pressure and contested footy that needs an improvement from the last time we met but what we do with the footy when we get it. No sideways chipfest please, go fast and direct and give treacy and co as many 1 on 1's as possible and we'll romp home. Having someone like NOD back should definitely help in that area.

Bang on.

What’s worse lyons defensive tactics and by extension jlos counter to them is in fact to entice exactly that (go slow)

It’s still imo a major flaw in jlos tactics that needs to be further refined and minimised
It’s just too difficult to execute consistently under AFL pressure, especially when we simply don’t have the no where near the overall skill and experience to pull it iff

The saints have been decidedly average outside a couple of one offs here and there (typical of a struggling Lyon coached side ) but it’s no surprises they are still the only side still to have lost to WC this year- who play a typical go fast almost at any cost (tigers) like game plan

 

[kingswood71]

We should win, but I suspect most of it will be ugly.
If we are allowed some latitude to take the game on with flair and reckless abandon, we should be looking to flog them.

 

[largebus]

Whoever wins will probably kick 6.14 or something.

 

[go_the_dockers]

 

[fnerd]

Logical

 

[go_the_dockers]

Do we boo Henry or just be happy he us no longer on our list?

 

[Ge3ks]

Do we boo Henry or just be happy he us no longer on our list?

 

[Purpletown]

Do we boo Henry or just be happy he us no longer on our list?

Just be eternally thankful that Liam Henry is no longer on our list is the go.

 

[Kram]

Yeah I'm worried about this game.

 

[Ge3ks]

I'm still haunted by the last time we met St Kilda.

 

[Taylor]

Just watched Murphy Reid kick the ball to Sean Darcy

4

Sean Darcy

Age

27

Ht

203cm

Wt

111kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.1

3star

K

3.4

1star

HB

6.6

4star

CL

2.4

4star

HO

28.8

5star

D

6.8

1star

K

2.0

1star

HB

4.8

3star

CL

1.8

4star

HO

20.3

5star

D

11.4

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

6.8

5star

CL

2.6

5star

HO

32.0

5star

at about 170 degrees behind him, Murphy moving away with the ball, snapped it and hit Darcy on the chest nearly behind him without turning around.

Some people just have the knack don't they?

 

[Kapow!!!]

I'm not looking forward to this one either as a Freo fan or as a viewer in terms of the spectacle. Could be an ugly, ugly, ugly watch

 

[Taylor]

St Kilda will need to blunt our ball movement with smothered pressure. 36 guys in the fifties at a time sort of thing.

Serong currently having a solo chat with the umpires

 

[mike91]

Please boo Henry like crazy. Soft flog deserves no love from us

 

[Taylor]

Pav looks to be giving JL a captains lecture as they walk off the field.

 

[largebus]

Surface at the ground looks as rubbish as ever after the rugby.

 

[thistimeforsure]

Getting pretty dark here , feels like it could rain

 

[ImperialPurple]

Yeah I'm worried about this game.

Me too

 

[muckypup]

We are going to smash them in the stats but only win by about 30pts.

 

[muckypup]

Getting pretty dark here , feels like it could rain

Radar looks okay for the moment though do agree.