Preview Changes v Sydney, Sat 735pm at Marvel

[The Nostradamus]

swans kept their tall line up also

2 rucks Grundy and ladhams
2 KPF Amartey and McLean

 

[chubbspeterson]

Umpires :

#13 Nicholas Brown

#15 Matthew Nicholls

#25 Nathan Toner

#35 Peter Bailes

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Logue is the biggest surprise for mine. He was dogshit in round 1. Would’ve preferred he go through the VFL to regain some touch.

The in’s only make sense if Comben or Logue goes forward.

Feel like Pink was pretty hard done by too.

 

[Sphynx]

12 possessions man isn’t enough

Walker had 7+ shots - 2 were while in the ruck but still can’t give up that many shots

Tucker a little bit lucky but think clarko likes to keep a few senior body players

Walker had 5 of the shots in the ruck or joe the gooses/play on advantage.

Context.

 

[Heaps of fun]

I always remember Toner from the Good Friday game last year where he relentlessly handed Curnow and McKay free kicks according to the crowds urgings.

Bloke in the crowd told me where he lives.

 

[Shermanator]

Umpires :

#13 Nicholas Brown

#15 Matthew Nicholls

#25 Nathan Toner

#35 Peter Bailes

Would rather a friggin Cartridge Toner from an Epson printer was given the whistle..

 

[My Left Foote]

Jeez I would hate if one of our current players were used to announce an opposition player debuting.

That’s what makes it so good.

 

[My Left Foote]

We finally got the extra tall! Chom or Whitlock who goes forward? Surely not griff


Yep RHJ had to be out over wilphil

RHJ to at least be the sub

RHJ named in the starting 18, he won’t be sub.

 

[grimface_87]

Umpires :

#13 Nicholas Brown

#15 Matthew Nicholls

#25 Nathan Toner

#35 Peter Bailes

I thought Nicholls retired? Maybe it was just hope

 

[Horizons_00]

Logue is the biggest surprise for mine. He was dogshit in round 1. Would’ve preferred he go through the VFL to regain some touch.

The in’s only make sense if Comben or Logue goes forward.

Feel like Pink was pretty hard done by too.

I don’t understand why we would select him either. Only select players on form etc not name

 

[Topparoo]

Might be proven wrong, but I would have kept Pink in for this week with Logue to have a game in the VFL.

 

[Possession]

Might be proven wrong, but I would have kept Pink in for this week with Logue to have a game in the VFL.

I'm not sold on the Logue inclusion either. Can imagine the melts on here if he has a shit game.

 

[Devington]

I'm not sold on the Logue inclusion either. Can imagine the melts on here if he has a shit game.

I'll be one of them. I love Logue, but it's not like he was in form before injury. Unless he's burning the training track up he should be at least playing a round in the VFL so they can see where he's at.

 

[The Nostradamus]

Might be proven wrong, but I would have kept Pink in for this week with Logue to have a game in the VFL.

Nah rather not waste games on a list clogger like pink

Right decision

 

[Topparoo]

Nah rather not waste games on a list clogger like pink

Right decision

It's a week by week selection, he was pretty good last week deserved another week in my opinion. Wouldn't hurt Logue to find some touch in the VFL, then make the switch next week based on form. Makes no sense to me to rubber stamp some one as not selectable in any circumstances which seems to be what you are suggesting re Pink.

 

[LeFtBehinD]

Logue has only missed a couple of games. He's basically a veteran in our team. You wouldn't bring Larkey back through the VFL for the same. If he's fit enough he's in.

Who plays forward is the big question though. Hopefully not Chom for my SC draft team

 

[spicerFanClub]

Logue is the biggest surprise for mine. He was dogshit in round 1. Would’ve preferred he go through the VFL to regain some touch.

The in’s only make sense if Comben or Logue goes forward.

Feel like Pink was pretty hard done by too.

Logue barely played a game in 2 years. He's an AFL quality KPD. He will settle back in - probably has very little trust in his body

 

[Makeshift Park]

Quietly confident.

Clearly the elder Warner, Blakey and Heeney are guns that you can't underestimate. But the squad elsewhere is far from remarkable.

Their best 23 is still thereabouts for finals, but this weekend, with no Mills, no Papley and no Gulden, they're lacking in star power across the ground.

For starters, McCartin's struggling as a forward, and then you've got a couple prime spuds in Hamling and Ladhams.

In the fullness of time Cleary and Hanily might turn out to be good players, but right now they're kids who are just getting a taste of the top level.

Can't write it down as a dead cert, but its the game I'm most confident about until we face the Bombers in a month.

 

[ferball]

I was being a little bit, you know, sarcarstic .... well, at least to myself :-D

Yes, obviously... lol.

 

[Sphynx]

Logue has only missed a couple of games. He's basically a veteran in our team. You wouldn't bring Larkey back through the VFL for the same. If he's fit enough he's in.

Who plays forward is the big question though. Hopefully not Chom for my SC draft team

Logue isn’t a veteran, he’s played 82 games. I don’t care how old he is. We now have Parker, Darling, Daniel etc.

Larkey was an AA 30 games ago. He’s slightly different

Logue has played 82 games in 8 seasons and he was shit in preseason.

He shouldn’t be an auto inclusion, I have no doubt he’s in our best 22, but he should prove he’s match fit.

Even from the point of view of reliability, so he doesn’t break down mid game or after we’ve activated a sub.

I don’t see any difference with the Wardlaw situation. GW is in our best 10 and a better player than Logue, he needs match fitness and is rightfully doing it in the VFL.

 

[ansonholt]

Can't write it down as a dead cert, but its the game I'm most confident about until we face the Bombers in a month.

Yeah... but.... but .... it's been 18 years since we've beaten them at Docklands....

All streaks must end, but you have to wonder.

 

[Makeshift Park]

Yeah... but.... but .... it's been 18 years since we've beaten them at Docklands....

All streaks must end, but you have to wonder.

We were better than them the last time we played them at Docklands, but then we buggered up the interchange at the worst possible time.

Last time I saw the two teams live was at the SCG in 2022, where we played better for more than 3 quarters, but our collective lack of fitness and amateur coach killed our momentum in the run home.

Its time.

 

[wolvesRoos]

I was at that scg game as well disappointing didn't get the points that day

 

[remfan101]

Logue is the biggest surprise for mine. He was dogshit in round 1. Would’ve preferred he go through the VFL to regain some touch.

The in’s only make sense if Comben or Logue goes forward.

Feel like Pink was pretty hard done by too.

He totally wasn't dogshit in round 1, was in our top couple of defenders before getting injured. He was dogshit in preseason no doubt.

 

[DunderHead]

I hope they throw Logue forward.

They may mix and match a bit with Logue/Comben/Whitlock playing forward at times.