Preview 2024 AFLM Round One: Fremantle versus Brisbane (Sunday 17/3)
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Reading between the lines, you have a time machine?
For me it’s the personnel. No wingers is going to disrupt any game plan. Young may have to play defence rather than midfield.
Who takes Darcy spot, which again disrupts the forward line.
Brisbane have no one out other than Coleman, even then Fremantle can’t exploit that due to lack of small/medium forwards.
Really wish the club has tempered expectations.
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Sharp and Freddy as wings is what I would have done had I been coaching them as juniors.
That said, my coaching career could be written about on an aspirin with a jackhammer.
But they have wheels and they’re up close to the punters on the boundary, dazzling them with boyish good looks and impeccable physiques.
That said, my coaching career could be written about on an aspirin with a jackhammer.
But they have wheels and they’re up close to the punters on the boundary, dazzling them with boyish good looks and impeccable physiques.
And a Sports Almanac
Sure you can, 9 goals 3 to Jye, 4 behinds to everyone else.
Hmmm Brisbane by 30+.
Let’s see if JLo has learnt anything.
Let’s see if JLo has learnt anything.
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Gees pot kettle black from Neale. He’s the epitome of selfish footballer. See ball get ball but quality distributor. Doesn’t run well defensively as there’s always a player blocking for him or covering his man. Same as Fyfe. To come out and say that teammates are selfish could backfire.
I think it’s a single digit margin to lions
but gees I’m quietly hoping that lions go 0-2. Longest flight in AFL
I think it’s a single digit margin to lions
but gees I’m quietly hoping that lions go 0-2. Longest flight in AFL
I don’t think the AFL realise how much of an advantage teams that played Opening Round get when they play a team that haven’t played anything but scratchies for the entire preseason. Brisbane essentially get a free game to dust off the cobwebs and iron out deficiencies in their game early - unfortunately it’s hard to see a way we win this one.
Hopefully we put up a fight and make it close, I think Youngy will get votes.
Hopefully we put up a fight and make it close, I think Youngy will get votes.
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This is about as close to a 50/50 game as you can get according to the aggregate data analysis sites:
Fremantle v Brisbane Lions @ Perth Stadium
Fremantle v Brisbane Lions @ Perth Stadium
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Maybe, we'll know after the weekend whether it helped.
AFL as usual couldn't do something as simple as have all those teams play another round zero team.
It's fkd, but also not really relevant in the context of our season. The challenge is immense anyway.
We play OK vs Brisbane, so still hopeful of a win.
This question also puzzles us outsiders., Obviously Jackson can step up, but will you play two rucks? If so, who else?
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Is main training today or tomorrow?
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Not even we know! The sentiment is that neither backup is good enough, so we'll play Jackson as a solo ruck and bring in an extra forward. There's also a small chance we play McDonald and send Cox forward.
Reading the tea leaves it looks like Taberner may be the one selected. But really, no one has a clue.
Can you loan us back Lloyd Meek for a couple of games?
DRAGONS FFC And with it being a Sunday game, and extended benches named, we won't know today either.
JL with Rhino in an interview yesterday said they want to keep the structure of 2 Rucks and 3 key forwards, so they will either go with Reidy main ruck and Jack backup, or Jacko main ruck and Treacy back up. (with another key forward filling in for Treacy).
So selection will come down to Reidy, or Tabs/Voss as 3rd tall.
So selection will come down to Reidy, or Tabs/Voss as 3rd tall.
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I still hope they'd consider McDonald alongside Voss and Tabs for that third tall. He is a much more versatile swingman that can play at both ends and ruck a bit, he's shown as much as the other two in the preseason, and he'd be cover for Cox if Cox can't get through a whole game in his comeback
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I know it won't happen, but the thought of including OMac and allowing Cox to play a third tall role up front is really intriguing.
Cox just has that latent unpredictability in him that he could somehow snag 4-5 goals and be a matchwinner.
I hope the concept of him being a legit swingman is not totally discounted by JL.
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Agreed on all counts. It's a bummer we didn't get to try it out in the preseason games with the Cox injury
Play Reidy. Take your lumps. Keep your structure. Serong to follow Neale. Fyfe and Young dominate clearances to get the footy outside. Mids to look for Dogga or Amiss.
Amiss with 4. My buddy with 3. Freo by 8.
Amiss with 4. My buddy with 3. Freo by 8.
Has there been a side more casual in their attitude towards wingers and their retention or recruitment? I'm at the point where I can't agree that our game plan has significant dependency on wingers.
We value inside mids, defenders and rucks.
I'd be optimistic if Brisbane hadn't played a warm up. I give all of the teams playing their first game lower chance than they would otherwise have (Us and Crows especially).
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