Preview 2024 Round 2 Freo v Roos

[WilloTree]

Teams will start honing on him physically and intimidate him. Our fwds need to protect him.

They'll have to catch him first

 

[Alfonz]

Teams will start honing on him physically and intimidate him. Our fwds need to protect him.

Brisbane are maybe the dirtiest team around. They tried to injure him (deliberate push into the post) and thankfully he made it through the game.

Clarkson also very dirty. Cut from the same cloth as Fagan.

 

[Arcassius]

If you can recall de Boers importance to the gws midfield then the comparison suggests Erasmus could be a very important cog in ours. Erasmus is a pro so you know he's going to try to reach the level.

The DeBoer reference was intentional He was a great clubman and was important to the GWS midfield in how he set the tone for the kids, and finding his role as a tagger. Definitely valuable. While also not reaching the heights of a Tom Green, Josh Kelly, Stephen Coniglio

 

[Footskill]

Yes, I am happy they are feeling enthusiastic. Soon they will lament as Jackson and Amiss have their way with them. Let them have their joy, for now.

As long as it doesn't turn out like from the scene from Braveheart before the first big battle and the English guy sarcasticly says they seem optimistic to me and they embarrassingly proceeded to lose

I think what annoyed me more so was they thinking we the easy beats which was funny, as it's the other way around

 

[DQ 4EVER]

Coleman Jones is lining up at CHF so not that fringe.

If all of their players are fit, would he still be chf?
Also, where they are placed on team sheets means bugger all.
He could well have the (grand final) Frampton role

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[DQ 4EVER]

Yes he is very average but he’s playing. Draper should do well against him. Just don’t shake hands

Lots of hand sanitiser carride by the runners, you'd suggest?

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[MadMundy]

Taberner isn't going to be a regular in the team so I don't see the complaints about him being picked, having him in the team for a couple of games isn't going to make a pick of difference.

 

[DQ 4EVER]

If we can go 4-2 after the eagles games we are a shot at top 4 have to go 3-3 minimum to be a chance at top 8
You’d think we beat Roos and eagles then have to pinch one against blues and crows

Pinch?
That implies we are lesser.
Blues are good, but so are we, whereas the crows are a level below imo

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[DQ 4EVER]

I think 4-2 will be worse case scenario and we are an even bet to be 4-1.

Are you a mathematician?


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[Duz97]

Pinch?
That implies we are lesser.
Blues are good, but so are we, whereas the crows are a level below imo

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We are defs lesser with this injury toll I’d say crows we are 50/50
Blues 40/60 so yeah pinch one of them

 

[poshman]

Are you a mathematician?


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haha obviously not.. 5-1 rather

 

[E Shed]

I thought the main thing Cox did was attract Andrew’s as his man. If Tabs can do something similar it lets the J’s get to work.

 

[mayne iac]

Coleman Jones will worry us, 200 cm is going to be a handful for Ryan

 

[FreoMatt]

This game I reckon tells us more about how much we have improved than the Lions game did. We have had no problem beating good teams over the last couple of years (even last year Melbourne away, Sydney away, Geelong away) but we have struggled beating the sides we should beat. So tomorrow is very important to tell us if we have got mentally tougher. If we win by 30+ lock us in for top 4


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[FreoGirl]

Say all you like about Tabs, but look at those guns!

 

[One_Wing]

Coleman Jones will worry us, 200 cm is going to be a handful for Ryan

its ok, he is terrible.

 

[FreoMatt]

I thought the main thing Cox did was attract Andrew’s as his man. If Tabs can do something similar it lets the J’s get to work.

It will be interesting if Tabs is told to get out of the square and run up the line to mark the kick down the line so Jye and Josh can go to work in the forward 50. I reckon he is better off being told to stay in the square. That means the biggest and strongest Norf defender will have to go to him as he will monster the smaller defenders. That leaves Jye and Josh on smaller defenders and they can lead up or float across the pack and take species over Tabs and his man.


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[Wray27]

Coleman Jones will worry us, 200 cm is going to be a handful for Ryan

Draper will take him

 

[FreoMatt]

Coleman Jones will worry us, 200 cm is going to be a handful for Ryan

A 197cm Draper will go to him


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[FreoGirl]

I didn't realise Draper was so tall

 

[DocT]

Brisbane are maybe the dirtiest team around. They tried to injure him (deliberate push into the post) and thankfully he made it through the game.

Clarkson also very dirty. Cut from the same cloth as Fagan.

Clarko was Mitchell's coach when he deliberately lined up fyfe and corked him so badly he was off for weeks. I don't think Fyfe was ever 100% after that. Not long after he broke his fibula. Clarko and Mitchell both do whatever it takes to win and everyone else might as well be s**t as long as they can strut around enjoying their own self-inflated egos. Calling them dirty is about as polite as you can be.

 

[Alfonz]

Coleman Jones will worry us, 200 cm is going to be a handful for Ryan

He would be on par with Draper's normal WAFL opponents. Maybe even worse.

 

[Arcassius]

its ok, he is terrible.

Imagine if we played him into form

 

[sdfc]

Draper will take him

Good first up opponent.

 

[One_Wing]

Imagine if we played him into form

I would rather not imagine that.