Preview Changes & Pre-match Discussion - Round 15 vs. Brisbane - Gabba, Fri 04/09 @ 7:50pm AEST

[johncitizen]

I think we have little hope, the draw has been stacked against us all season.

I think we need to rest the warriors Grundy, Adams, Moore and Maynard. The club will know who needs to be rested. The last thing we want is to make the finals and have one of those 4 out injured. Single it early enough, and the Lions might also rest some players.

Out: Maynard, Moore, Grundy, Adams Mayne.

In: Greenwood, Langdon, Lynch, Wills and Rantall.

Perfect time to introduce Langdon and to bring back Greenwood before the bye.

Those outs look pretty silly coming up against Brisbane. Other than Mayne.

Your reasoning for it is silly as well. If we keep winning we are a chance for top 4

 

[Spuddd]

Then give Lynch a Crack

Why? He’s just as unproven.

At least with Cameron we get consistency.
Changes for the sake of changes don’t win games

 

[chop_me]

Our next opponent is equal top of the ladder, they play at home every single week, and they are coming off their bye.

We are coming off a five day break.

We are still a tad under-manned.

Trying too hard to win this one might not be in our long-term best interests. So if we lose, even if it is by a lot, I won't worry too much.

If we had lost today, I would have been worried. But we didn't, so I am not worried.

I think everything's going pretty much to plan. I think we're a chance for the flag, in fact.

But I don't think a win next week is on the cards

I agree.

If we aren’t giving up on this season, then long term planning up until the finals would be required. We need to pick our battles.

Realistically, we will not beat Brisbane (due to form, rest, travel). It would be nice to get a win against them but let’s put it in the “unlikely” pile.

I rather we do all we can to give us the best chance to beat Gold Coast and set us up for the following weeks. I personally think this would mean resting De Goey and other questionables for this week (unless we want to use the Brisbane game as a “practice” game for these players to ease them back in). Give key players a rest (Grundy?).

If we get belted, then so be it (so long as it improves our chances for the rest of the season).

From the Brisbane game, I honestly wouldn’t be too disappointed in a loss (unlike the games we had against Freo etc). I just don’t want to see any of our key players injured in this game.




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[Apex36]

... Cox?

Apparently the guy who has been playing ruck forward the past 3 years for us is no longer capable of doing so....

 

[Horaceg]

Ruscoe, Greenwood and Murphy for Cameron, Mayne and C Brown.

I like this

 

[chop_me]

Those outs look pretty silly coming up against Brisbane. Other than Mayne.

Your reasoning for it is silly as well. If we keep winning we are a chance for top 4

Equally, if we lose against Gold Coast, we will probably miss the eight.


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[Horaceg]

I agree.

If we aren’t giving up on this season, then long term planning up until the finals would be required. We need to pick our battles.

Realistically, we will not beat Brisbane (due to form, rest, travel). It would be nice to get a win against them but let’s put it in the “unlikely” pile.

I rather we do all we can to give us the best chance to beat Gold Coast and set us up for the following weeks. I personally think this would mean resting De Goey and other questionables for this week (unless we want to use the Brisbane game as a “practice” game for these players to ease them back in). Give key players a rest (Grundy?).

If we get belted, then so be it (so long as it improves our chances for the rest of the season).

From the Brisbane game, I honestly wouldn’t be too disappointed in a loss (unlike the games we had against Freo etc). I just don’t want to see any of our key players injured in this game.




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I think we can beat Brisbane,

 

[Ingy]

I think we can beat Brisbane,

So do I, but I'd rather do it in a final than spend all our fuel tickets trying to do it in a home and away game

 

[The_ General]

I think we have little hope, the draw has been stacked against us all season.

I think we need to rest the warriors Grundy, Adams, Moore and Maynard. The club will know who needs to be rested. The last thing we want is to make the finals and have one of those 4 out injured. Single it early enough, and the Lions might also rest some players.

Out: Maynard, Moore, Grundy, Adams Mayne.

In: Greenwood, Langdon, Lynch, Wills and Rantall.

Perfect time to introduce Langdon and to bring back Greenwood before the bye.

We have a bye after the Brisbane game. They will get their rest then. Otherwise it will end up being three weeks between games for them. That's not good.

 

[Chrispiesssss]

Greenwood - Neale
Moore - Hipwood
Roughead - McStay
Maynard - Cameron

We win.

 

[No SPIN]

Is keeping Cox inside 50 for a few minutes a quarter really worth having a witches hat in the 22?

Cameron gave Grundy a 15 minute break from 4 minute to go in the 3rd till the start of the last QTR. I think that was a huge benefit to Grundy in running our last QTR.

 

[Hyakutake]

We will beat Brisbane.

We might turn around and lose to GCS, but we will beat Brisbane.

 

[TradeDraft]

Greenwood - Neale
Moore - Hipwood
Roughead - McStay
Maynard - Cameron

We win.

Moore and Hipwood be a very Big Battle

 

[The Young Chevalier]

Warming to the prospect of a Lynch debut. Cox looks best when playing as a genuine key forward, which subsequently helps the forward line function much better as a unit. 3 talls is a good way to do this, pity Kelly and Reid are injured. Unfortunately Cameron was atrocious against Carlton and just doesn't seem to have any forward craft at all. While Max Lynch would be the next big man up you'd imagine.

 

[Soups]

Moore and Hipwood be a very Big Battle

Moore will destroy him.

 

[Captain Embubry]

Out - Mayne & Cameron
In - Greenwood & Ruscoe.

I would also be interested to see how Max Lynch went if we bought him in for Cameron. Not sure how he'd go rucking 20% of the game rather than 80%+, but it seems like he's been playing some good footy in the scratch matches.

 

[Leviathan Pie]

Out - Cameron, Mayne, C.Brown
In - Langdon, Greenwood, Ruscoe

 

[Yidaki]

You would think Brisbane should win this based off the long break they had compared to our 5 day turn around. However, if we can get on top of them early I think we can win. The boys will know that they have a bye after this game so they can go as hard as possible knowing a long rest will follow.

Brisbane are dangerous there is no doubt about that. We have however had the wood over them. We structurally match up well with them. I think if our defense holds up then we win.

Will be a fascinating game.

 

[Leviathan Pie]

You would think Brisbane should win this based off the long break they had compared to our 5 day turn around. However, if we can get on top of them early I think we can win. The boys will know that they have a bye after this game so they can go as hard as possible knowing a long rest will follow.

Brisbane are dangerous there is no doubt about that. We have however had the wood over them. We structurally match up well with them. I think if our defense holds up then we win.

Will be a fascinating game.

Brisbane are without question beatable.

 

[Doc1763]

Brisbane are without question beatable.

North should have beaten them

 

[Yidaki]

Brisbane are without question beatable.

Oh no doubt about it. Can we do it off a 5 day break while they've had 12 days? That is the biggest question.

 

[10571z]

We won’t test anyone ffs, we have a bye after..


We can beat Brisbane they are so overated it’s not funny

 

[mike123]

He was shocking in the seniors.

He was quite good in his first game

 

[Pedro]

Out: WHE, Cameron, Madgen.
In: Greenwood, Langdon, De GOEY

Why Madgen? He's been so solid of late

 

[Chrispiesssss]

Why Madgen? He's been so solid of late

I forgot about Mayne. Swap Mayne with Langdon.

Langdon & Howe > Madgen.