Preview Changes/Preview – Round 10 vs. West Coast

[Topkent]

They won't have to mess with selection too much for me change my tip to WCE.
Salem and Brown silliness would have me backing WCE.

If they pick brown and Salem I'll be supporting WC

 

[Bluelegs]

They won't have to mess with selection too much for me change my tip to WCE.
Salem and Brown silliness would have me backing WCE.

Those changes won't hurt us against the Eagles. They'll just be frustratingly unimaginative. Last couple of games against West Coast we've sat comfortably four-five goals ahead of them for most of the game before adding a few late ones to flatter our result. I'd be pretty shocked if we didn't have a similar result this week.

 

[markm106]

With JVR and Turner out you would assume you would have to bring in one tall. Plus who is second ruck? Petty or Tmac? Leave Tmac back. Plus would his body stand up to a bit of ruck? Petty the same. Just getting his game going after the lisfranc. Pretty sure we’ll see at least Fullarton play.

 

[Scythe94]

With JVR and Turner out you would assume you would have to bring in one tall. Plus who is second ruck? Petty or Tmac? Leave Tmac back. Plus would his body stand up to a bit of ruck? Petty the same. Just getting his game going after the lisfranc. Pretty sure we’ll see at least Fullarton play.

I'd cop Fullarton playing as the second tall/relief ruck in the absence of JVR, as that's the structure (two KPFs) that we should probably be rolling with when both JVR and Petty are fit. What I won't cop is bringing in both Fullarton and Brown purely because we're seemingly wedded to this silly three tall forwards idea.

Playing all of Petty, Fullarton and Brown when we already have Fritsch and Petracca as marking options would just be stupid – none of the three talls are mobile, none of them can do anything when the ball hits the deck, none of them provide any defensive pressure (Petty an exception on occasion), and none of them are any—dare I say it—good.

Need to stop giving guys games purely based on their height, it just enables and reinforces the same poor ball movement.

 

[markm106]

I'd cop Fullarton playing as the second tall/relief ruck in the absence of JVR, as that's the structure (two KPFs) that we should probably be rolling with when both JVR and Petty are fit. What I won't cop is bringing in both Fullarton and Brown purely because we're seemingly wedded to this silly three tall forwards idea.

Playing all of Petty, Fullarton and Brown when we already have Fritsch and Petracca as marking options would just be stupid – none of the three talls are mobile, none of them can do anything when the ball hits the deck, none of them provide any defensive pressure (Petty an exception on occasion), and none of them are any—dare I say it—good.

Need to stop giving guys games purely based on their height, it just enables and reinforces the same poor ball movement.

Yeah that’s why I think Fullarton will get a gig this week. I’m happy to keep it smaller. Not sure who to bring in with McAdam not yet right. Seston? Or just try another mid and hope we can leave Petracca forward more.

 

[Dancing Potato]

I don't know why I did this to myself, but a quick visit to Demonland has revealed the following ideas are being discussed:

• Don't even play Gawn
• Play Tomlinson as a forward
• Play Tomlinson back and send May forward
• Play Tomlinson back and send TMac forward
• Play all of May, TMac, Lever, Gawn, Fullarton, BBB, Petty, Fritsch and possibly Tomlinson
• BBB is back and ready to tear it up, just needed a bit of a rest from the top level

They're absolutely ****ing deluded over there.

 

[Proper Gander]

I don't know why I did this to myself, but a quick visit to Demonland has revealed the following ideas are being discussed:

• Don't even play Gawn
• Play Tomlinson as a forward
• Play Tomlinson back and send May forward
• Play Tomlinson back and send TMac forward
• Play all of May, TMac, Lever, Gawn, Fullarton, BBB, Petty, Fritsch and possibly Tomlinson
• BBB is back and ready to tear it up, just needed a bit of a rest from the top level

They're absolutely ******* deluded over there.

I love this

 

[Proper Gander]

If they pick brown and Salem I'll be supporting WC

Given the fairly recent interview with Salem about his medical battles, I wonder a bit if his lack of form can be accounted for by this?

This doesn’t warrant his being selected if not right, I just wondered

 

[Lord Nev]

I don't know why I did this to myself, but a quick visit to Demonland has revealed the following ideas are being discussed:

• Don't even play Gawn
• Play Tomlinson as a forward
• Play Tomlinson back and send May forward
• Play Tomlinson back and send TMac forward
• Play all of May, TMac, Lever, Gawn, Fullarton, BBB, Petty, Fritsch and possibly Tomlinson
• BBB is back and ready to tear it up, just needed a bit of a rest from the top level

They're absolutely ******* deluded over there.

Now do Danster and Mich0's takes...

 

[Bluelegs]

Given the fairly recent interview with Salem about his medical battles, I wonder a bit if his lack of form can be accounted for by this?

This doesn’t warrant his being selected if not right, I just wondered

Has there ever been a time in his career where Salem hasn't been dealing with health issues?

 

[Proper Gander]

Has there ever been a time in his career where Salem hasn't been dealing with health issues?

When we drafted him I think? But he has a genuine, cyclical but unpredictable condition which would prevent him from doing anything much, let alone training. It’s not made up and it’s pretty horrible.

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

I don't know why I did this to myself, but a quick visit to Demonland has revealed the following ideas are being discussed:

• Don't even play Gawn
• Play Tomlinson as a forward
• Play Tomlinson back and send May forward
• Play Tomlinson back and send TMac forward
• Play all of May, TMac, Lever, Gawn, Fullarton, BBB, Petty, Fritsch and possibly Tomlinson
• BBB is back and ready to tear it up, just needed a bit of a rest from the top level

They're absolutely ******* deluded over there.

This is ImaginationDemonland

 

[SugarHealey]

Mids in platform shoes is probably the best strategic idea I have heard in a long time.

Apart from anything else, I bloody love platform shoes

could they change the shoes on and off a the bench.? then play two roles for the team.

Maybe fritta could wear platform shoes and go into the centre bounce; then run off the ground and change, before going back onto the forward line. loves ya little darling... don't let your hair get messed.

 

[SugarHealey]

Need to stop giving guys games purely based on their height, it just enables and reinforces the same poor ball movement.

For some strange reason I keep forgetting about Petty.?... this is why I named Fullarton with BBB. I forgot about Msrs Pretty.

 

[Cut the Carp]

Personally as an impartial it would be good to see Ben Brown

50

Ben Brown

Age

31

Ht

200cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.7

3star

K

7.7

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

4.8

5star

T

1.2

3star

G

2.2

5star

D

7.9

2star

K

6.3

3star

HB

1.6

1star

M

3.7

4star

T

0.9

2star

G

1.0

4star

D

8.0

2star

K

4.6

2star

HB

3.4

3star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.4

4star

G

1.2

4star

brought in for the novelty factor, would turn the Sunday evening fizzer into something special.

 

[Bluelegs]

Personally as an impartial it would be good to see Ben Brown brought in for the novelty factor, would turn the Sunday evening fizzer into something special.

 

[Scythe94]

Personally as an impartial it would be good to see Ben Brown brought in for the novelty factor, would turn the Sunday evening fizzer into something special.

 

[Topkent]

Given the fairly recent interview with Salem about his medical battles, I wonder a bit if his lack of form can be accounted for by this?

This doesn’t warrant his being selected if not right, I just wondered

I genuinely don't know what interview you're talking about but he's been crap for years.

 

[Deemanding]

Hopefully we've been training in a sauna this week. 2 weeks before the start of winter and we have a whole week of 28 degree days with a max of 26 on game day (clearly seeing that climate change is really going to heck things up over here).

Scrap that - new forecast is 29 degrees for Sunday.

If the 7 day forecast is true we'll end up with 15 days straight of 25 degrees plus. The previous record for May was 8.

 

[Proper Gander]

I genuinely don't know what interview you're talking about but he's been crap for years.

That’s what I mean though. He’s had episodes of hyperthyroidism for years. I’m not saying he should be picked when he’s not right, but I feel pretty sure that his condition would likely prevent him from being the player he looked as though he might be when first drafted.

 

[Topkent]

That’s what I mean though. He’s had episodes of hyperthyroidism for years. I’m not saying he should be picked when he’s not right, but I feel pretty sure that his condition would likely prevent him from being the player he looked as though he might be when first drafted.

That's fine, but once they fish him out of the dust pan of the vacuum maybe they just toss him out this time?

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Ben Brown

50

Ben Brown

Age

31

Ht

200cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.7

3star

K

7.7

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

4.8

5star

T

1.2

3star

G

2.2

5star

D

7.9

2star

K

6.3

3star

HB

1.6

1star

M

3.7

4star

T

0.9

2star

G

1.0

4star

D

8.0

2star

K

4.6

2star

HB

3.4

3star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.4

4star

G

1.2

4star

is entertaining and opposition fans will only watch this week if hes playing. I did not have that on my bingo card for 2024

 

[stEdy]

Ben BOX OFFICE Brown!

 

[Topkent]

If Ben Brown

50

Ben Brown

Age

31

Ht

200cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.7

3star

K

7.7

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

4.8

5star

T

1.2

3star

G

2.2

5star

D

7.9

2star

K

6.3

3star

HB

1.6

1star

M

3.7

4star

T

0.9

2star

G

1.0

4star

D

8.0

2star

K

4.6

2star

HB

3.4

3star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.4

4star

G

1.2

4star

and Christian Salem

3

Christian Salem

Age

28

Ht

184cm

Wt

81kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.9

5star

K

12.4

5star

HB

6.5

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

3.1

5star

MG

350.6

5star

D

18.1

4star

K

12.0

5star

HB

6.1

4star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.1

3star

MG

285.7

4star

D

8.0

2star

K

6.2

3star

HB

1.8

2star

M

2.6

3star

T

2.0

4star

were playing footy in my backyard I'd close the curtains

 

[Proper Gander]

If Ben Brown and Christian Salem were playing footy in my backyard I'd close the curtains

Now now Kent