Changes for Brisbane

[Lawrst]

In:
Crouch needs to play
Riley need a big body other than Danger and Thommo

Out:
Brown (injured)
Petrenko or Stiffy (harsh but we need another mid to rotate)

 

[OldCrowBloke]

Hopefully Brown's ankle can come up in 2 weeks - he did OK tonight.

How can we stiffen up the defense? Shaw? Tambling?

Mids - chuck in Couch?

There does not seem to be any magic bullet available.

Many players tonight played below their best - too early to make panic changes.

 

[The Sloane Ranger]

In - Crouch, Pig-Dog & Tambling

out- Jaensch, Martin & Brown (injured)

 

[Deaneus!]

In: Riley
Out: Brown (inj)

We'll want to perform in a fortnight's time or the fringe players will be replaced with Tambling, Crouch, Smack.

 

[Slippery Pete]

Bickley said on the radio tonight that although Crouch will play a lot of footy this year, they couldn't "squeeze" him into this weeks lineup because it was so strong.....

Now, that shits me for two reasons. If you know he'll be playing a lot this year, then why not from Round 1?

Secondly, it's almost impossible for them to leave him out now after tonight's performance, which means some poor bastard is going to be dropped after one game, and that isn't right either.

Bicks answered the question like we were a triple premiership team and couldn't yet find room for a young gun playing great footy. That mentality really pisses me off.

 

[Elite Crow]

Bickley said on the radio tonight that although Crouch will play a lot of footy this year, they couldn't "squeeze" him into this weeks lineup because it was so strong.....

Now, that shits me for two reasons. If you know he'll be playing a lot this year, then why not from Round 1?

Secondly, it's almost impossible for them to leave him out now after tonight's performance, which means some poor bastard is going to be dropped after one game, and that isn't right either.

Bicks answered the question like we were a triple premiership team and couldn't yet find room for a young gun playing great footy. That mentality really pisses me off.

Yep awesome line up tonight

 

[Coopers]

Out: Entire Midfield
In: Several ****ing big tea spoons of concrete.

 

[Elite Crow]

Assuming Brown is out injured:

Out: Brown, Petrenko
In: Crouch, Tambling

If Brown plays, Tambling doesn't.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

In: Clearances, tackles & 4 quarter effort.

 

[BACCS]

Assuming Brown is out injured:

Out: Brown, Petrenko
In: Crouch, Tambling

If Brown plays, Tambling doesn't.

I'd be dropping Martin ahead of Pets, and Pets won't get dropped anyway. Jaensch was ok, he doesn't deserve to be the scapegoat for the poor loss.

I would be going:

Out: Brown (inj), Martin
In: Tambling, Crouch (with Jaensch to start as sub)

 

[Elite Crow]

Also is Smith any chance of being back? The fools on 5AA said he should be, but they don't fill me with much confidence.

 

[BACCS]

In: Clearances, tackles & 4 quarter effort.

You forgot decent foot skills and ability to hit an uncontested target.

 

[BACCS]

Also is Smith any chance of being back? The fools on 5AA said he should be, but they don't fill me with much confidence.

Well, it will be 7 weeks I think when we next play, so I guess he would have to be some sort of chance. Just depends whether they want to bring him back through the SANFL or not.

 

[Elite Crow]

I'd be dropping Martin ahead of Pets, and Pets won't get dropped anyway. Jaensch was ok, he doesn't deserve to be the scapegoat for the poor loss.

I would be going:

Out: Brown (inj), Martin
In: Tambling, Crouch (with Jaensch to start as sub)

Martin had double Petrenkos possession in half the time. He's match fit and can kick a goal. Petrenko might not get dropped, doesn't mean he shouldn't be.

 

[Slippery Pete]

Also is Smith any chance of being back? The fools on 5AA said he should be, but they don't fill me with much confidence.

I know this is cathartic but our next game is more than a fortnight away and doing ins and outs now is like predicting what the stripper will look like outside the club in plain clothes.

Also you lovely people are forgetting Ian Callinan.

 

[Elite Crow]

I know this is cathartic but our next game is more than a fortnight away and doing ins and outs now is like predicting what the stripper will look like outside the club in plain clothes.

Also you lovely people are forgetting Ian Callinan.

Yes, I did forget about him.

Why would the stripper be outside the club?

 

[Slippery Pete]

Yes, I did forget about him.

Why would the stripper be outside the club?

Usually to follow Slippery Pete home.

 

[BigLefty]

Bickley said on the radio tonight that although Crouch will play a lot of footy this year, they couldn't "squeeze" him into this weeks lineup because it was so strong.....

Now, that shits me for two reasons. If you know he'll be playing a lot this year, then why not from Round 1?

Secondly, it's almost impossible for them to leave him out now after tonight's performance, which means some poor bastard is going to be dropped after one game, and that isn't right either.

Bicks answered the question like we were a triple premiership team and couldn't yet find room for a young gun playing great footy. That mentality really pisses me off.

it also shits me that we seem to have approached the preseason that way. i'm certainly not in the doom and gloom club, but i don't think we've got the runs on the board yet to be easing into the season.

Martin had double Petrenkos possession in half the time. He's match fit and can kick a goal. Petrenko might not get dropped, doesn't mean he shouldn't be.

i like Martin, doubly so because he brings the point of difference we need. he's fast, attacking and is creative. plus he wins the ball a bit too. i think Martin is best 22 right now.

 

[Geoffa32]

The Superstar attitude has to go.


I hope tonight has been a reality check for a lot of these guys who seemed to have lined their lockers with the recent "Top 50" lists every journo has written.



Last year we were hungry, time to get that back.

 

[AFC979810]

Changes for me under assumption that Brown is out.

Outs:
Luke Brown
Matt Jaensch

Ins:
Richard Tambling
Brad Crouch

 

[Mike Smyth]

We need do something with jenkins. No matter how hard we push it he is never going to be a ruciman..we will lose serious momentum when jacobs is rested. We either bring in angus and play jenkins as a permanent forward or we drop jenkins and give mkernan another go as a ruckman/forward.


After a deplorable finals series and a really average round 1, petrenkos time is nearly up.

 

[Wood_Duck]

The Superstar attitude has to go.


I hope tonight has been a reality check for a lot of these guys who seemed to have lined their lockers with the recent "Top 50" lists every journo has written.



Last year we were hungry, time to get that back.

I wonder about this too. I liked our team when some of these blokes weren't superstars and had to prove themselves every week.

 

[TheLeftFist8]

In: Clearances, tackles & 4 quarter effort.

I agree that Riley must come in

 

[Wood_Duck]

I never thought I would say this but, I think its make or break time for McKernan. Id bring him in for Jenkins and play him for about the next 5 games. We got molested in the ruck last night and our forward line really lacked someone bringing the ball to ground. I dont think we have a choice.

 

[Mike Smyth]

I never thought I would say this but, I think its make or break time for McKernan. Id bring him in for Jenkins and play him for about the next 5 games. We got molested in the ruck last night and our forward line really lacked someone bringing the ball to ground. I dont think we have a choice.

To be honest the jenkins hype has baffled me. I have never seen much to suggest he will make it as an afl footballer. Imo he doesn't have the skill, smarts or instinct to be a long term afl footballer..We need to give mckernan 8 games before we completely writ him off because jenkins isn't the answer.