Preview Fremantle Vs Richmond RD 17 at Optus - Battle of the Sydney slayers

[DragoDelph]

Oh. Can we not melt if Sturt gets subbed for Walters?

Considering he nearly didn't play last week with that knee and a small rest may be in order.

 

[FreoGirl]

Oh. Can we not melt if Sturt gets subbed for Walters?

Considering he nearly didn't play last week with that knee and a small rest may be in order.

I think the only reason Sturt would be subbed for Walters would be to preserve him for the Hawks game


the biggest concern is how often subs have had to be activated by teams so early at Optus this season - thank goodness the sun has been out for most of the week!

 

[CapitalA]

Oh. Can we not melt if Sturt gets subbed for Walters?

Considering he nearly didn't play last week with that knee and a small rest may be in order.

Pretty sure Walters took Walkers spot, likely Aish or Johnson sub.

 

[mattis117]

Pretty sure Walters took Walkers spot, likely Aish or Johnson sub.

That makes no sense at all. How can a forward pocket replace a bank pocket?

 

[freo84]

Pretty sure Walters took Walkers spot, likely Aish or Johnson sub.

Nah. Aish will move into the backline.

Walters to sub.

That makes sense to me.

 

[CapitalA]

Nah. Aish will move into the backline.

Walters to sub.

That makes sense to me.

Either way Sturt isn't getting sub

 

[BeinPurplenGreen]

Nice preview, good job.


My own memory of Freo -v- Richmond, back when Richmond were a decent club and not arrogant tossers:



Also a reminder they are the club we debuted against in 1995:



Any news on how the Optus surface is looking?

 

[ubiquitous226]

BOM has updated with a good chance of rain during the game, and potentially not an insignificant amount.

 

[Grape Bear]

BOM has updated with a good chance of rain during the game, and potentially not an insignificant amount.

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Was planning on watching at Optus for the first time today, any blocks that are not too bad from a rain POV?

 

[Wray27]

Was planning on watching at Optus for the first time today, any blocks that are not too bad from a rain POV?

Anything on the northern side is fine.
Almost all level 5 seats will be ok as long has the wind isn’t making any rain horizontal.

 

[Grape Bear]

Anything on the northern side is fine.
Almost all level 5 seats will be ok as long has the wind isn’t making any rain horizontal.

Which blocks are north? The seating diagram doesn’t make it clear. Holding a 3 game pass and Ticketmaster is spitting lit random seats.

 

[freo1]

BOM has updated with a good chance of rain during the game, and potentially not an insignificant amount.

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Nothing's ever a certainty, and as being a Freo supporter from day dot, i know never to 100% bank on the boys, but as much as this game tonight should be a "W" i think the only thing that can defeat us is the weather.

Will be very interesting to see how we play in these conditions as we havent had a wet game all season, and in previous seasons our game has turned to crap in the wet.

Richmond will be loving the forecast and see it as a real opportunity for them.

I worry our tall timber up forward could struggle in the wet, having said that, Treacy seems the sort of KPF who is born for wet weather footy.

interesting game ahead. we should still win but i dont think it will be as easy as we'd like.

 

[Wray27]

Which blocks are north? The seating diagram doesn’t make it clear. Holding a 3 game pass and Ticketmaster is spitting lit random seats.

Make sure you change the 3 options box with your 3 game pass if it keeps giving you the same block.
anywhere from 508 to 537 depending on what your 3 game pass access is

 

[s_wd6]

When's the last time we won in the rain? Or specifically a night game in the rain?

 

[Grape Bear]

Make sure you change the 3 options box with your 3 game pass if it keeps giving you the same block.
anywhere from 508 to 537 depending on what your 3 game pass access is

That’s exactly what is happening. I don’t know where that option is on the dialog box!

 

[Wray27]

That’s exactly what is happening. I don’t know where that option is on the dialog box!

I’ve PM you

 

[mattis117]

Which blocks are north? The seating diagram doesn’t make it clear. Holding a 3 game pass and Ticketmaster is spitting lit random seats.

The seating diagram is oriented north i.e., blocks at the top are on the northern side.

 

[Dale147]

 

[serial_thrilla]

Seems like it'll be fairly windy too. 30 km/h NNEer, so will be swirly in the stadium. Will affect goalkicking.

 

[noise36]

Big win the previous week, positive media all week, playing a team we are expected to easily beat but its likely to be the first wet game all year, yikes has the making of something very dockery. The Optus surface might as well have banana peels all over it.

 

[The Round House Drunk]

It’s time to put our growth and development on display by winning this one tonight. It’s the type of game we have often dropped in the past.

If we’re serious about taking the next step, it simply needs to be a W tonight - whether it be in rain, wind or on a muddy track.

The Bulldogs loss was partly attributable to the bye and hot form of the opposition. The game tonight is the football equivalent of a juicy half volley outside off stump to a batsman with his eye in - it simply needs to be dispatched to the boundary.

 

[Joao]

Wet game? Tigers by how much.

 

[Joao]

As if your confidence hasn't significantly deteriorated since the weather report Snuffaluphagus

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

As if your confidence hasn't significantly deteriorated since the weather report Snuffaluphagus

Two things making feel better about it. They only have half the meatballs this time and Fyfe is very very good in the wet.

 

[Grape Bear]

Saw the forecast, thought about my decision to watch the game live - and went and bought a ticket anyway.

I don’t care if we don’t win big, I just want to win.

As I said, I want to believe. But until they can show me Positive Press + Rain does not equal disaster, I am going to be biting my nails all the way to final siren.

Addit: doesn’t the rain come at 8pm? If we get out of the blocks like we did last week, we can put a gap on before the rain comes that will hopefully be unassailable.