2026 Pre-Season Thread

[martinson]

The awareness and smarts of Will Ashcroft is next level.

 

[pappaazz]

Good to see the quality of umpiring hasn't changed
Curtin, Gallop looking good.

 

[Gadzorks]

Score?
Not that it means anything

 

[martinson]

Score?

72 us to 67

Let's hope the Blues win

 

[Nunez]

Sack Fagan.

 

[Elixuh]

Poor blues fans who have never seen Ainsworth play a preseason game getting done hook line and sinker

 

[martinson]

Sack Fagan.

Haha.

For relinquishing the reins to Morris tonight ?

Yes , grave tactical error , we could get done.

 

[Hollow Knight]

Levi’s goal sense is unreal.

Erase our cobwebby turnovers and we’d have 5 more goals and Carlton 5 less.

 

[martinson]

Levi really should market his hair.

Just the volume and flexibility of it.

 

[Hollow Knight]

Champs seemingly unable to comprehend why a team might use part of a practice match to practice their “run down the clock” mode.

 

[Warwick]

Poor blues fans who have never seen Ainsworth play a preseason game getting done hook line and sinker

Was coming on to post the same thing.

Reckon 7-8 of his best 10 games have been in February.

 

[Lazza16]

Please keep the scores coming for us unable to watch...ty

 

[Tom14]

Sack Fagan.

 

[Squizz89]

Based off nothing but a half of a practice game, I’m not sure Allen is going to be the Joe replacement we were all hoping for. Looks like he struggles to get off the ground now, possibly coming back after all the injuries this improves, but to me he looks like a lead first forward as opposed to a contested marking type.

 

[McLuggages]

Good quarter by McLachlan - wonder if he takes 'Draper's' spot for OR? Or is that Cody Curtin?

Seems Marshall is on the outer unfortunately

 

[martinson]

Please keep the scores coming for us unable to watch...ty

78 us to 73them 3/4 time Lazz,

Oscar looks a bit rusty.

Understandable I guess.

 

[Darren Downunder]

Please keep the scores coming for us unable to watch...ty

Three quarter time. Lions up by five points. Lots of hack kicks out of defensive 50 getting picked off by Carlton players. When the backs tried to lay those pin point passes they usually missed.
Fletcher came on at half time and looked a yard off the pace.
McLaughlin showed a bit that quarter.
Lauchie still great.

 

[HereIGoAgain]

Fort's tapwork to Will Ashcroft has been elite for a preseason game. Maybe a reassessment of Fort's ruckwork by the wider AFL world is due.

 

[Nunez]

Based off nothing but a half of a practice game, I’m not sure Allen is going to be the Joe replacement we were all hoping for. Looks like he struggles to get off the ground now, possibly coming back after all the injuries this improves, but to me he looks like a lead first forward as opposed to a contested marking type.

Oh dear

 

[Darren Downunder]

10 minutes into the last. Lions 6 points up.
Fletcher finding his feet.

 

[Hollow Knight]

We are keeping many cards close to our chest. There is no way we are going to just bomb it out of defence like this when the real stuff starts.

We’re having a laugh. Just out there for a run and to feel a bit of body contact.

 

[martinson]

Blues 2 points up 16.34 minutes in.

 

[martinson]

Bailey nails it 5 seconds later.

 

[Squizz89]

Oh dear

Yeah look obviously no one is writing him off on this, but just something to watch moving forward re his body. Hopefully some continuity during the season helps.

 

[Hollow Knight]

Cmon Blues. It’s a practice game. Wait until the real stuff before you get all up in your feelings.