Preview Changes for the Prelim v Port Adelaide - Sat @7:40

[dogs10]

The nerves already starting to kick in

 

[dergert]

The nerves already starting to kick in

I feel like im going to spew.

 

[maddog37]

Big Stef in for one match. All guns blazing to get us over the line. Every petrol ticket spent and retire.

J Sweet in for gf fresh and tuned to the minute to tag big Maxy.

Bevo you crazy genius.

 

[adogsfan5]

Shes heating up peeps…

 

[Smiley Boy]

Shes heating up peeps…

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There has to be something in it a heap of journos running with him playing now

 

[Doggy]

Shes heating up peeps…

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Surely not

 

[Golden_6]

I wonder how much the week off in between would play into this decision. He might've been no chance of backing up 2 weeks in a row but now the thinking might have changed. There wouldn't have been much point playing him in an elimination or semi-final if he wasn't able to go again the week after.

 

[Northernsoul74]

I totally get the whole underdone talk on Stef.. but is there that big of a difference between Stef playing 53% game time underdone and Young playing the same %?

It’s not just the time on ground it’s whether he would be a liability when he is on the ground. Will his body allow him to jump, run at full tilt, bend down etc. 50% time on ground at 100% effort/impact is very different to 50% time on ground at 70% effort/impact.

 

[X_box_X]

Shes heating up peeps…

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I don't read a whole lot in to that, other than Tim is being prepped to take on a strong, more experienced ruckman, by sparring against a strong, more experienced ruckman.

 

[Optimistic Dog]

Cannot see us going with 2 risky injury concerns Martin and Bont. So if Martin is picked Bont would need to be close to fully fit. Probably more likely Martin news is just Bevo keeping the opposition guessing.

 

[Doggies_13]

Mark Rucciuto stating Bont has a corked calf more than a knee issue, that they checked his knee just to be sure.

Sounds like he has no clue to me but thought I would share

 

[doggy_dog]

I have a horrible feeling that we’ll end up going in with Tim solo….

 

[adogsfan5]

Bont with a corked calf according to Ricciouto. Would make sense re him grabbing the back of his leg and then the side of his shin.

 

[Doggy]

I have a horrible feeling that we’ll end up going in with Tim solo….

Wash your mouth out

 

[synchrodogcal]

I don't read a whole lot in to that, other than Tim is being prepped to take on a strong, more experienced ruckman, by sparring against a strong, more experienced ruckman.

i'd read even less, i'm sure that's an old photo in that tweet, could be wrong but reckon i've seen it before

 

[synchrodogcal]

Mark Rucciuto stating Bont has a corked calf more than a knee issue, that they checked his knee just to be sure.

Sounds like he has no clue to me but thought I would share

he definitely got stomped on there, right at the end of the game (by definitely i mean pretty sure, haven't watched the replay and was probably watching with my hands over my eyes by that stage of the game )

 

[Doggies_13]

he definitely got stomped on there, right at the end of the game (by definitely i mean pretty sure, haven't watched the replay and was probably watching with my hands over my eyes by that stage of the game )

Definitely but would be weird to send someone for scans on a knee if there was no issue with the knee and a clear corky. Also can’t remember if it was Bont or beveridge that said he had impact to the back of his knee

 

[Doggy]

Definitely but would be weird to send someone for scans on a knee if there was no issue with the knee and a clear corky. Also can’t remember if it was Bont or beveridge that said he had impact to the back of his knee

Beveridge

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

There has to be something in it a heap of journos running with him playing now

Probably just copying each other, trying for a scoop. Bevo said before the Elim that they should stop asking about Stef as he hadn't played enough football. But... you never know with Bevo.

 

[Golden_6]

Definitely but would be weird to send someone for scans on a knee if there was no issue with the knee and a clear corky. Also can’t remember if it was Bont or beveridge that said he had impact to the back of his knee

You can see Starcevich land on the back of Bont’s leg when it happened, driving the knee into the ground.

I actually had something similar happen this year where I got tackled from behind with the weight of the other player coming down through the upper calf. The initial pain the following day was that of a corked calf but as that wore off over a couple of days, most of the pain sat in the front of the knee. Covid hit so I was able to spend a couple of weeks recovering from what I feel was a bone bruise.

Not saying that they’re the same thing at all, but if there’s no ligament damage then the knee pain could be bone bruising which can be quite painful in itself a technically a ‘corky’.

 

[Doggy]

There are genuimely Port supporters who think Dixon is more impactful, takes more defenders with him and just all round better than Naughton.

Err what?

 

[Struggle]

There are genuimely Port supporters who think Dixon is more impactful, takes more defenders with him and just all round better than Naughton.

Err what?

That's not an unreasonable take considering Naughtons second half of the season. Naughton at his very best is different, but we haven't seen that for a while.

Add in the accuracy issues and it's not a huge stretch to think that

 

[weltschmerz]

There are genuimely Port supporters who think Dixon is more impactful, takes more defenders with him and just all round better than Naughton.

Err what?

At the moment, he absolutely can be. Naughton is 21 and when he hits his peak he'll be better than Dixon at his peak.

 

[Dogs Rule]

There are genuimely Port supporters who think Dixon is more impactful, takes more defenders with him and just all round better than Naughton.

Err what?

Listening to too much of the 'DIXXXXXOONNNN' commentary any time he's within 10 metres of the ball.

 

[Doggy]

Listening to too much of the 'DIXXXXXOONNNN' commentary any time he's within 10 metres of the ball.

They're a smug bunch.

Many were working out how to get QF tickets during the week of round 23 and many are looking to the grand final already

They're in the box seat but they're still not that good. Beaten 2 sides inside the top 5 and those were the last two weeks

Yes they had stats their way against us but we had a 4 goal lead early and they won by 2 points with minutes to go. And we had our chance to win it at the death and should have.