Preview Changes Vs Tiggers round 12

[bombard]

Bit worried about this. I'll be at the game and I work with a heap of Richmond fans.

Many, many beers will be consumed

I was at the game where Sherman from American Pie kicked 10 against us. The other eagles fan bailed at half-time and left me with a dozen Tigers fans.

 

[ziad]

Rosa to come in for a run with job on Deledio? That frees Scooter up to... nevermind.

Scoots on to what's his name form the bombers - gives them heaps of run of HB

basha.

 

[Matera LeNui]

McGovern, Natanui, Duggan, Bunga............if anyone heres those being yelled out repeatedly your in good company

McGovern is best chanted in a growl

Natanui you need a bit of bounce in the tones

Duggan I feel is best pronounced with 5 g's in the middle

Bunga I utter as if ive been falconed

 

[Suma Magic]

Who will be sub?

Rosa?
Duggan?
Sheed?

 

[bodazoka]

I ambivalent about Rosa's selection - all I recall is his propensity for high loopy, rain bringing kicks. Between he and Scooter their high ball delivery is going to slow down our ball movement. Much prefer Jackson TBH

That's why he is in! bringing the rain will negate there talls.

 

[WCE Wizard]

Selwood should play a hard tag on Cotchin, my word that boy can play. We need to scrap it out, it does not matter if we win ugly.

 

[PRANKSTER666]

Selwood should play a hard tag on Cotchin, my word that boy can play. We need to scrap it out, it does not matter if we win ugly.

Can't remember the last time Selwood actually played a hard tag on someone and did a really good job of it...

 

[juss]

Eagles are now the favourites to win this match according to the bookies. Pretty interesting.

 

[ChampRevesby]

Eagles are now the favourites to win this match

 

[ep2018]

Why are we favourites?????

 

[juss]

What a bird

 

[WCErevival]

Why are we favourites?????

Someone has probably put a lot of money on us.

 

[ep2018]

Someone has probably put a lot of money on us.

Murmurs are of a late out to Richmond... we could use all the help we can get.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Why are we favourites?????

Probably because Tim Watson said we'll lose

 

[The Falcon Strike]

GA tickets for $15 if anyone is going

http://fasttix.com.au/melbourne

 

[MIKE85]

Can't remember the last time Selwood actually played a hard tag on someone and did a really good job of it...

Judd in 2011 & 2012, that was the last time he actually showed he had something to offer as a footballer.

 

[Matera LeNui]

Selwood should play a hard tag on Cotchin, my word that boy can play. We need to scrap it out, it does not matter if we win ugly.

Martin is in a lot better form and far more damaging. Cotchin gets a lot of possesions going sideways and backwards. I would put the tag on Martin.

 

[Tony Harrison]

Martin is in a lot better form and far more damaging. Cotchin gets a lot of possesions going sideways and backwards. I would put the tag on Martin.

Cotch, Martin and Lids might try to avoid the tag by rotating through the fwd line. I'd give them attention in the centre, but maybe shutting Houli down off half back would be more effective?

 

[RookiePick]

Hopefully we have put some work into Houli. He has been excellent in the Tige games I have seen.

Both sides seem to have done well not dominating clearances but pressuring the kick from the middle and turning the ball over along half back and attacking from there. Tigers haven't won the clearances in any of their past 4 (couldn't be assed looking further back) I expect we are similar.

 

[Prem87]

I have the weirdest boner..

 

[Prem87]

 

[Farang83150]

Late mail on AFL.com saying The Govs still in doubt (according to Larking at around 1420 EST today), anyone got anything on that?
Also confused as to why the bookies apparently have us as favs!!

 

[ChampRevesby]

Late mail on AFL.com saying The Govs still in doubt (according to Larking at around 1420 EST today), anyone got anything on that?
Also confused as to why the bookies apparently have us as favs!!

He hardly trained yesterday but he doesn't have any strapping on that thigh. Considering Barass didn't travel I'm sure he will play. We can't be without another tall.

 

[MIKE85]

Honestly, I reckon Larkins just guesses, he has no inside info. He isn't telling us anything we don't already know. Pretty sure he was in the Hagdorn basket re: JK, that if he played, his arm would fall off

 

[lmach]

Late mail on AFL.com saying The Govs still in doubt (according to Larking at around 1420 EST today), anyone got anything on that?

1. 2:39pm: Jeremy McGovern (corked thigh)Jeremy McGovern has flown to Melbourne but barely trained on Thursday at the Junction Oval. West Coast has a bye next week, meaning the club could afford to risk flying him this week even if he was less than a 50-50 chance to play on Friday night because of a corked thigh.
   
   "The bleed he had into his thigh last week was quite significant,” Dr Larkins said.
   
   "Flying usually rules them out the next week, so it's surprising he has come up. They wouldn't have flown him over if he was a definite out. With the padding and treatment during the week, the Eagles would be hoping he could come up."

Nothing we didn't already know. I would be surprised if he didn't play.