Preview Changes for Thursday Night against Dogs

[archereleven]

Its laughable these threads are still up and running after the last 5 years...

It simply doesn't ****ing matter who is injured or omitted and who comes in to replace them.

The list is FUBAR.

The club as a whole has no idea how to fix this mess. None.

 

[scottywiper]

Its laughable these threads are still up and running after the last 5 years...

It simply doesn't ****ing matter who is injured or omitted and who comes in to replace them.

The list is FUBAR.

The club as a whole has no idea how to fix this mess. None.

That'd be a fair assessment of our current predicament.

 

[Samsquanch]

If you think that this is going to rub off on us then we need to talk!

You prefer the N7 method?

 

[Joshen]

Geez this board is temperamental, after a good win and a competitive run we're all up and about, bad loss and it's doom and gloom.

No doubt it is going to be tough this week but let's not despair.

 

[DrZaius]

Geez this board is temperamental, after a good win and a competitive run we're all up and about, bad loss and it's doom and gloom.

No doubt it is going to be tough this week but let's not despair.

I think it’s more that we all know what’s coming, like watching a car crash in slow motion. Just another cycle in the predictable pattern of hope beyond hope that we have finally turned the corner after a win, only for the players to come out the next week and somehow plumb new depths of shitness.

 

[Krakouer Bonar]

Geez this board is temperamental, after a good win and a competitive run we're all up and about, bad loss and it's doom and gloom.

No doubt it is going to be tough this week but let's not despair.

Temperamental?

They are a bunch of fickle wannabe's.

 

[giantroo]

 

[footy2016]

Phillips will be in for wardlaw

Comben will be in for McDonald and we play 4 key backs- no idea how it works but we have nobody else in defensive spots and the club will not be playing Kal Dawson again.

Coleman jones plays for darling. Didn’t play VFL so will be fresh and will be 2nd forward and pinch hit ruck. Darling vs Essendon off a 5 day break was a disaster.

Scott plays for Fos, probably the best person to come in off a 5 day break due to his fitness.

Hansen Jr full game for fisher.

Cant imagine them playing Duursma off a 5 day break or Banch/George.

 

[hilly]

Temperamental?

They are a bunch of fickle wannabe's.

Maybe you could offer an opinion for a change rather than the usual 'coach knows best' nonsense.

 

[zoomba23]

Geez this board is temperamental, after a good win and a competitive run we're all up and about, bad loss and it's doom and gloom.

No doubt it is going to be tough this week but let's not despair.

How many times do we need to do the win -- shithouse loss/streak of shithouse losses routine? At this point, we can set our watches to it

 

[King Corey]

Get it under 40 pts and its just about a pass based on our form vs Hawthorn and last quarter Carlton.

Unless we have a 30 pt+ lead at any stage which would negate the above.

 

[King Corey]

Maybe you could offer an opinion for a change rather than the usual 'coach knows best' nonsense.

This guy gets it.

 

[The Nostradamus]

Phillips will be in for wardlaw

Comben will be in for McDonald and we play 4 key backs- no idea how it works but we have nobody else in defensive spots and the club will not be playing Kal Dawson again.

Coleman jones plays for darling. Didn’t play VFL so will be fresh and will be 2nd forward and pinch hit ruck. Darling vs Essendon off a 5 day break was a disaster.

Scott plays for Fos, probably the best person to come in off a 5 day break due to his fitness.

Hansen Jr full game for fisher.

Cant imagine them playing Duursma off a 5 day break or Banch/George.

you are forgetting cooper harvey who has been playing hbf and well in the vfl the last few weeks

 

[footy2016]

you are forgetting cooper harvey who has been playing hbf and well in the vfl the last few weeks

Cooper Harvey has been playing half back correct…. We have Daniel and Mckercher playing that role. Last thing we need is another defender to come in who doesn’t defend.

Unless they move Mckercher or Daniel up the field, Harvey won’t be in.

 

[The Nostradamus]

Cooper Harvey has been playing half back correct…. We have Daniel and Mckercher playing that role. Last thing we need is another defender to come in who doesn’t defend.

Unless they move Mckercher or Daniel up the field, Harvey won’t be in.

i see him as a good matchup for rhylee west if lmac misses
strong enough and can matchup aerially and then hurt him on rebound

 

[muttley45]

Expecting plenty of changes, but with the plethora of injuries/poor form, any chance of a debut or maybe even 2 to generate a bit of positive energy and excitement, Banch and Payne the obvious candidates ?

 

[Horizons_00]

Its laughable these threads are still up and running after the last 5 years...

It simply doesn't ****ing matter who is injured or omitted and who comes in to replace them.

The list is FUBAR.

The club as a whole has no idea how to fix this mess. None.

Since Good Friday, our list has:

• Nearly won against top tier teams
• kept nearly all of them to under 80 points - - Improved most of our KPI (tackles, i50, clearances) to the top 3 of the comp
• A lot of our players have blown our expectations out the water in that period of time (Stephens, Colby etc)
• First time in years we came back in 4th quarters and shown shinboner spirit (never gave up)
• Fixed issues of i50, first quarters etc as we went

And a lot more. It has little to do with pur list, they have already shown recently they have the ability to play well.

But all of that above collapsed because it's all between the ears. The 4th quarter against Carlton exposed how mentally weak we are we cant even put the foot on the throat. We are all bunch of scardey cats that we feared a 50 point lead wouldn't be good enough. And we didn't score and nearly lost. That destroyed all the good work because in our minds no matter what we can lose and the loss of confidence seeped into the hawks game. Our mental strength cant handle criticism nor praise at all.

Championship competitiveness is fleeting for us, it's not entrenched in us. We are soft as butter and Clarko is trying to change that but the behaviour around him doesn't help.

We need cutthroat people at our club and evidence says we respond when its like that.

 

[Krakouer Bonar]

Maybe you could offer an opinion for a change rather than the usual 'coach knows best' nonsense.

And you think a bunch of slovenly internet forum nerds know better than the coach?

 

[DrZaius]

And you think a bunch of slovenly internet forum nerds know better than the coach?

What else is the point of this forum other than to put forth opinions (regardless of how cooked they may be) and engage in discussion? It's certainly more constructive than popping up every other week to take vague cheap shots at other posters.

 

[The Dingrel]

Cooper Harvey has been playing half back correct…. We have Daniel and Mckercher playing that role. Last thing we need is another defender to come in who doesn’t defend.

Unless they move Mckercher or Daniel up the field, Harvey won’t be in.

Better still.....off the field.

5 day break, players with niggles, and some players with decent VFL form.
Phillips, Scott, Duursma, Harvey have to be chances of getting games. CCJ and Finnbar as well.

 

[Better Loosen Up]

i see him as a good matchup for rhylee west if lmac misses
strong enough and can matchup aerially and then hurt him on rebound

I think you're underestimating Rhylee West. He's no slouch.

Bringing in a VFL player who's still learning his craft would likely be a disaster.

 

[The Nostradamus]

I think you're underestimating Rhylee West. He's no slouch.

Bringing in a VFL player who's still learning his craft would likely be a disaster.

If lmac is out it’s not like we are flush with options

Harvey has the strength and mongrel that the alternatives don’t

 

[giantroo]

 

[muttley45]

Finbar in for sure now Darling out

 

[Hop_lessly Devoted]

Ah, it's all going so well isn't it...
I'll be watching this from Darwin - survival of the fittest... well, at least hoping we survive the first half

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of the first quarter