Preview Changes/preview v. Hawthorn - Round 9, 2025

[Headless]

Could we go FOUR IN A ROW?

 

[Headless]

Could we go FOUR IN A ROW?

No.

 

[Proper Gander]

Do you need interaction or are you okay on your own, less?

 

[mrmonkey]

What was Petty's injury last night?

 

[Scythe]

What was Petty's injury last night?

Concussion. Will go out for JVR, you'd think

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Concussion. Will go out for JVR, you'd think

Full Cream for leading patterns please.

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Out: Tholstrup

Dont care for who but ive seen enough for a few weeks.

 

[Lord Nev]

OUT: Petty, Sharp
IN: JVR, Howes

Tholstrup sub.

 

[danster168]

Out: May, Petty
In: Adams, Van Rooyen

Once again, May giving dumb frees away costing us goals and being 5m off his opponent. My tolerance is wearing thin.

 

[Toump Ass]

Out: Tholstrup

Dont care for who but ive seen enough for a few weeks.

My first "disagree" react in a while.

Really enjoyed hate-watching Tholstrup last night, I wanna see if he can back up that game with another.

 

[Toump Ass]

Could we go FOUR IN A ROW?

Hard to see where we drop our next game tbh, getting serious Geelong 2022 vibes from this team.
Undefeated until premiership glory!!!

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

My first "disagree" react in a while.

Really enjoyed hate-watching Tholstrup last night, I wanna see if he can back up that game with another.

Watching Tholstrup play has me pining for Billings. But I totally get the car crash novelty, ok he can stay so long as he promises to play even worse next week.

 

[Topkent]

Watched the highlights of the game, had a little thought wondering if we could use Turner on a wing. He just looks a useful footballer without a set position yet. I wonder if we could use him as a tall winger who drifts back and forward with mismatches. It's the sorta thing Geelong would try

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Watched the highlights of the game, had a little thought wondering if we could use Turner on a wing. He just looks a useful footballer without a set position yet. I wonder if we could use him as a tall winger who drifts back and forward with mismatches. It's the sorta thing Geelong would try

Jack Watts role.

 

[Demon Attack]

Would love him to just play the Lever role for a couple months, he always looks good at it. Kicked 3 though so will never play back again probably.

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Im sure Goody will fall for it and play him permanently forward next week, but Disco has only ever looked decent as a forward vs the trashiest of teams. Thats not to say I dont rate him as a player, I like him a lot.

 

[Crusty Demon]

Might be Laser Laurie time!!

Petty out - JVR in
Tholstrup out - Laser in

Our clearance work was the best it's been in years. So surely we don't bring Oliver back in now. Viney as the tagger works, Koz as the x factor, and Trac as the bull. I think that combo works really well. Most of us have been saying one of Viney or Oliver needs to come out of that midfield for balance. Hawks are a different ball game though. Don't expect to win, but we have to find a way to stay in the game.

 

[Crusty Demon]

Im sure Goody will fall for it and play him permanently forward next week, but Disco has only ever looked decent as a forward vs the trashiest of teams. Thats not to say I dont rate him as a player, I like him a lot.

He looks like a natural half back floater. Good hands, reads the play well. Problem is we have Lever on the list who plays that exact role. Not sure either can play that lock down defender role. That's why the Cats defence is so fn good. They have 4-5 blokes who can play either the floating role and the lock down role. Might be a match up thing with Disco. Hawks don't have a tall forward line. So can see him playing a CHF next week.

 

[Bluelegs]

Out: May, Petty
In: Adams, Van Rooyen

Once again, May giving dumb frees away costing us goals and being 5m off his opponent. My tolerance is wearing thin.

Its good that with Lever out of the side May has provided you with a new outlet for your frustrations.

 

[Topkent]

Jack Watts role.

Paul Roos knew what he was doing

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

He looks like a natural half back floater. Good hands, reads the play well. Problem is we have Lever on the list who plays that exact role. Not sure either can play that lock down defender role. That's why the Cats defence is so fn good. They have 4-5 blokes who can play either the floating role and the lock down role. Might be a match up thing with Disco. Hawks don't have a tall forward line. So can see him playing a CHF next week.

We should trade Lever, but im sure we wont. We must hold on to everyone til their value is nothing.

 

[Crusty Demon]

We should trade Lever, but im sure we wont. We must hold on to everyone til their value is nothing.

It's an interesting idea. I'm sure we weren't expecting this end of career renaissance from Tmac which could have given us scope to move Lever or May on. If Adams was coming on a bit better, maybe the club would look at Lever being expendable. He'd surely have a first rounder attached to his trade. May, not so sure now. Lever's leadership qualities would be a topic of conversation as well. Some don't particularly feel he's a strong leader, but the problem is we don't have a lot coming through that mid 20s age bracket who look like pure leaders. How much would the Kangas love a Lever in their backline right now.

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

It's an interesting idea. I'm sure we weren't expecting this end of career renaissance from Tmac which could have given us scope to move Lever or May on. If Adams was coming on a bit better, maybe the club would look at Lever being expendable. He'd surely have a first rounder attached to his trade. May, not so sure now. Lever's leadership qualities would be a topic of conversation as well. Some don't particularly feel he's a strong leader, but the problem is we don't have a lot coming through that mid 20s age bracket who look like pure leaders. How much would the Kangas love a Lever in their backline right now.

Im not sure we'd get a first. Maybe but it would be very late id say. The issue with Lever is the constant injuries and he wont be around when we are next competing for a flag. His leadership is overblown given what we have been thru the past 3 years.

Petty and TMac can hold the fort til we work out something else. KPDs not too hard to find luckily and you dont need to spend top 5 draft capital on a good one. I loved Trainor in the draft last year (taken at pick 21) and he looks a decent player already for Richmond in year one.

 

[Crusty Demon]

Im not sure we'd get a first. Maybe but it would be very late id say. The issue with Lever is the constant injuries and he wont be around when we are next competing for a flag. His leadership is overblown given what we have been thru the past 3 years.

Petty and TMac can hold the fort til we work out something else. KPDs not too hard to find luckily and you dont need to spend top 5 draft capital on a good one. I loved Trainor in the draft last year (taken at pick 21) and he looks a decent player already for Richmond in year one.

Sorted. Get it done Tim Lamb! I reckon if we floated Lever on the market, a club will pay slight overs for him. I highly doubt the club would move him on anyway, but even less confident for anything less than a first round pick(yes agreed it won't be a high end pick).

I know i ride Tim Lamb a lot, but i feel one of the main reasons why we are in a terrible spot, is the inability to shape our list and make calls like this one that brings change and opportunity to improve. We've ridden this list into the ground and relied too heavily on the same list getting it done, which just doesn't work.

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Our clearance work was the best it's been in years. So surely we don't bring Oliver back in now. Viney as the tagger works, Koz as the x factor, and Trac as the bull. I think that combo works really well. Most of us have been saying one of Viney or Oliver needs to come out of that midfield for balance. Hawks are a different ball game though. Don't expect to win, but we have to find a way to stay in the game.

Oliver will come straight back in, you know it. If Goody didnt have him play for Casey after last offseasons shenanigans he definitely wont this year. The club will keep trying to justify keeping him til the end of time while Goody remains coach.