Game Day RD 24 vs. Melbourne. Fri 22/08 @ 7:10pm (MCG)

[Timmy from Thomastown]

If hill doesn’t play then he ain’t playing finals.

 

[danielnajdek]

If hill doesn’t play then he ain’t playing finals.

Yep. He has no match fitness at all if he doesn't play this week in either the AFL or VFL. We can't put him into a high intensity finals games which could also be a knock out final.

 

[BillyElliott]

Fair enough. And agree. I’m just predicting what they will do based on my comments about not giving developing players a clear run.

I’d be dropping lippa and moving Houston upfield.

Yep I prefer Houston upfield too. I'd drop Allan & Lippa. Howe in & yes we'd all like Bobby in, but not confident that's going to happen with everything going on for him. Still holding out hope though

 

[Run n Spread]

Everyone's is free reading too much into Hill.
Missed 16-19 vfl than sub than flu.
Back training this week but simply doesn't have the match fitness or continuity of training.
Possible vfl next week but has 3 weeks to get right for finals.
Plenty of time. Beat dees and likely go to third.

 

[Masked Magician]

If Hill isn’t available it’ll be

Allan out Howe in, lipinski to sub

 

[satty]

Don’t care about hill’s match fitness, his presence alone could make things happen.

He has that much talent that he is worth rolling the dice with.

If fly and co are serious about winning with this squad , we have to play hill, irrespective of what condition he is in.

 

[ksardog]

In Howe Cox Hill
Out Long Allan McStay

Lipinski sub

If we playing McStay as a second ruck, we are getting nothing out of him in either of his roles. I like McStay, but he is terribly out of form after not having a definitive role as FF in this side. At least Cox can compete as a genuine ruck, something we need when Cameron is resting

Long is not good enough
Allan, unlucky because he had 7 minutes of game time, had to come on sooner than that for Long

Lipinski goes quiet when the pressure is on, I’ve seen one too many times he doesn’t body line the ball when it counts. Lucky he keeps his spot

 

[Pies_10]

Everyone's is free reading too much into Hill.
Missed 16-19 vfl than sub than flu.
Back training this week but simply doesn't have the match fitness or continuity of training.
Possible vfl next week but has 3 weeks to get right for finals.
Plenty of time. Beat dees and likely go to third.

Best Melbourne by a lot and Hawthorn beat Brisbane we can finish 3rd but if not we'll most likely finish 5th

 

[cfc19902010]

Best Melbourne by a lot and Hawthorn beat Brisbane we can finish 3rd but if not we'll most likely finish 5th

5 th in a season that was so promising
2.5 games on top then collapsing so disappointing
And with our age profile there is no tommorow really
We have to win the hard way now

 

[manicpie]

I think the reason for our massive inside 50's is because teams are flooding against us. The question is whether or not sides are prepared to flood against us in finals. It's a big risk to let your opponents dominate inside 50's when there's so much pressure and intensity. It should really play into our hands and I can't help feeling fly is well and truly aware of this. There's still plenty of hope

 

[Heater39]

That loss marks the 4th game this year where we have had more scoring shots and more inside 50s yet lost the game by less than a goal.

Par for the course would've been to win 3 of those 4. 2 of 4 would have been acceptable.

To win 0 is a debacle and why our top 4 hopes are hanging by a thread.

 

[cfc19902010]

We are paying for years of recruiting dereliction of not selecting big key forward

 

[Jelly Bean]

the pies have been soft as butter in regards to handling bobby. Really poor…on no planet I could take 7 weeks off work because I feel sad.. on job sites there are way worse situations that men are undergoing but they show up, put their heads down and provide.. wrapping up Bobby with cotton wool, giving him a back scratch, a tummy rub and a head massage is the wrong treatment . If he is fit, train hard and play!! Best remedy!

I literally took 8 weeks off on full pay several years ago due to mental health issues.

I mean this respectfully, but I think until you've experienced it, it is hard to understand. There is a huge difference between 'feeling sad' and having actual an actual diagnosed depressive episode.

 

[The Royal Sampler]

FMD I’d love to know what’s going on with Bobby. Nevertheless…

In: Howe
Out: Lipinski

Also open to Steele coming in for Allan.

 

[manicpie]

I literally took 8 weeks off on full pay several years ago due to mental health issues.

Are you still with the same company?

 

[Jelly Bean]

Are you still with the same company?

Yep, same company. And they were very supportive.

As I said earlier, I think until you've experienced it, it is hard to understand. There is a huge difference between 'feeling sad' and having actual an actual diagnosed depressive episode.

 

[manicpie]

Yep, same company. And they were very supportive.

As I said earlier, I think until you've experienced it, it is hard to understand. There is a huge difference between 'feeling sad' and having actual an actual diagnosed depressive episode.

I worked with many people with depression and some tried to do that but the company squeezed them out. You're lucky to have a good company

 

[Jelly Bean]

I worked with many people with depression and some tried to do that but the company squeezed them out. You're lucky to have a good company

In fact, to elaborate on this further, when I was in the midst of the struggle, I spoke to my boss and said "I think I need to quit". And he listened to me with empathy and said "I don't think you need to quit, I think you need time off to recover and get well, and then you can make a decision then". Without that support, I would have quit, and I don't know if I would have made it back. I certainly would be in a worse position that I am today.

Having been through it, I now treat my employees and coworkers a lot better also.

 

[manicpie]

In fact, to elaborate on this further, when I was in the midst of the struggle, I spoke to my boss and said "I think I need to quit". And he listened to me with empathy and said "I don't think you need to quit, I think you need time off to recover and get well, and then you can make a decision then". Without that support, I would have quit, and I don't know if I would have made it back. I certainly would be in a worse position that I am today.

Having been through it, I now treat my employees and coworkers a lot better also.

Don't get me wrong, I know how debilitating depression is. You did well and spread hope. We need more of this in the world

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

Everyone's is free reading too much into Hill.
Missed 16-19 vfl than sub than flu.
Back training this week but simply doesn't have the match fitness or continuity of training.
Possible vfl next week but has 3 weeks to get right for finals.
Plenty of time. Beat dees and likely go to third.

third is optimistic

 

[Anzacday]

Wasn’t he in Adelaide? I read he requested to travel with the club if he wasn’t selected.

Tom Morris wrote that was the case.
Fly said he wasn’t there and basically it was never on the agenda.

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

Tom Morris wrote that was the case.
Fly said he wasn’t there and basically it was never on the agenda.

Ok . Glad to hear that it’s fake news.

 

[Pendles!]

Ok . Glad to hear that it’s fake news.

More likely it’s news that has came out of the Bobby camp, which makes Fly’s comments even more interesting.

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

More likely it’s news that has came out of the Bobby camp, which makes Fly’s comments even more interesting.

Buy into speculation all you like, I’ll pass thanks.

 

[sr36]

If hill doesn’t play then he ain’t playing finals.

If he plays VFL before then, you'd think he'd play AFL - time will tell.