Preview Lions vs Swans @GABBA Friday 16th June 7:50pm

[Heeney2Franklin]

Horse still yet to figure that out.. been too tall and slow all year

Buller gonna mark everything so its not gonna hit the ground.

No worries.

 

[caesar88]

And how much tog?

12%, 26% and 20% TOG.

 

[Dubai Quacker]

With Clarke out, I don’t trust Horse to resist the urge to waste Sheldrick in the forward pocket again.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Hill Wayward can count himself lucky. Hope HHK has a good one but will be the lone forward.

 

[Superstar swan]

How does Harry keep his spot. Stephens would be stoked. His value will be plummeting making it easier to get to his club of choice

 

[Dubai Quacker]

Gianfagna AGAIN

Must be because we are the club least likely to arc-up over corrupt whistle blowers.

 

[Cadsky]

Yes, but no idea why we'd move him from defence.

Because of all our defenders, he's the one that can and has previously played forward.

 

[ashep]

We're not going to pretend we're better off with Wicks over Heeney are we?

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Our team looks weird. A short pants backline and 3 ruck/fwds.

Darcy Fort

32

Darcy Fort

Age

30

Ht

204cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

F/R

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.6

2star

K

5.8

2star

HB

2.9

3star

M

1.9

2star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.8

4star

D

9.2

2star

K

6.0

2star

HB

3.2

2star

M

1.8

2star

T

1.8

3star

G

0.2

3star

D

7.6

2star

K

5.4

2star

HB

2.2

2star

M

2.0

3star

T

1.2

3star

G

1.2

4star

won't play much tog fwd. He's really a second ruck in the old sense.

 

[Olian]

He had games of 7, 5 and 3 disposals as sub. Hardly terrific.

What is the definition of a terrific sub?

When Fox was sub in round 4 he had 16 disposals from 101 minutes on the ground. Seems fairly effective as the sub.

Robert’s had the following as a sub in rounds 1-3.
7 disposals from 15 minutes on the ground
5 disposals from 31 minutes on the ground
3 disposals from 24 minutes on the ground
So in total 15 disposal from 70 minutes on the ground.

On average disposal from time on ground Robert’s was more effective.

Hopefully who ever is sub is more effective than Amartey who had 3 disposals from 30 odd minutes.

 

[caesar88]

We're not going to pretend we're better off with Wicks over Heeney are we?

Who's thinking that?

General apathy towards losing Heeney when he's been average doesn't mean Wicks is preferable.

 

[Maddo11]

Oh boy, our top two goal kickers for the last 48 months out for a debutante, against a likely grand final defence, with no ability to pull cheeky s**t like we did v Hawks in the Ronke game (6 6 6 sucks)

We're gonna get schooled.

Do hope Buller goes well though

 

[ErrolisGoldun]

Horse still yet to figure that out.. been too tall and slow all year

Structure has not worked at all this year. Forward line has been dysfunctional

 

[ErrolisGoldun]

How does Harry keep his spot. Stephens would be stoked. His value will be plummeting making it easier to get to his club of choice

Cunningham has been serviceable since being moved to defence

 

[DobmusEdge]

Roberts returning in the next few weeks could also be a welcome return, thought he started the year quite well.

Sub, sub, sub, omitted, in, injured

 

[Bloods86]

Because of all our defenders, he's the one that can and has previously played forward.

So Fox takes all 3 Lions small forwards? I love the guy, but that might be too many.

 

[ErrolisGoldun]

Excited to see Buller make his debut, good news story for all.

A wounded Lions on their home deck will be interesting, hopefully we take the fight up to them and apply some skills as well as pressure.

Hopefully Amartey improves from last weeks run out and I think we may be a good shot, Buddy out means we will be less predictable which is a good thing. Who knows what happens next….

 

[Dubai Quacker]

It’s on like Kong

 

[Nuggetz]

Campbell played forward in the 2nd half last week. I reckon hell do the same, pretty much replacing clarke in the fwds. Parker takes heeney spot in the mids which leaves gus to play the same mid role as last week

 

[Bloods86]

Oh boy, our top two goal kickers for the last 48 months out for a debutante, against a likely grand final defence, with no ability to pull cheeky s**t like we did v Hawks in the Ronke game (6 6 6 sucks)

We're gonna get schooled.

Do hope Buller goes well though

Do people think the Lions aren't going to implode come finals time (just like Port)?

 

[Nuggetz]

I wouldn't be surprised if Arnold is a late in for blakey, if blakey toe/foot issue flares up

 

[Bloods86]

Campbell played forward in the 2nd half last week. I reckon hell do the same, pretty much replacing clarke in the fwds. Parker takes heeney spot in the mids which leaves gus to play the same mid role as last week

Keep Warner coming off a wing, and that's a decent recipe.

 

[caesar88]

We've had three talls every week bar one since round 1, 2021.

The one week that we didn't was last week and we went scoreless in the first term and kicked a score of 66 in a diabolical forward half display.

It's not the talls that are the problem. It's everything at ground level. Between Heeney, Papley, Hayward, Clarke and Wicks, I don't think there's a worse group of forward half ground level players at ball handling in the competition. And I realise I'm talking about two elite players there, but form is form. They slip over, they fumble ground balls, they double-grab crumbs, they miss targets, they make stupid decisions, and Heeney aside, they offer little to no physicality.

The half forward line has killed us all year. Everything is breaking down in that part of the ground.

 

[Bloods86]

We've had three talls every week bar one since round 1, 2021.

The one week that we didn't was last week and we went scoreless in the first term and kicked a score of 66 in a diabolical forward half display.

It's not the talls that are the problem. It's everything at ground level. Between Heeney, Papley, Hayward, Clarke and Wicks, I don't think there's a worse group of forward half ground level players at ball handling in the competition. And I realise I'm talking about two elite players there, but form is form. They slip over, they fumble ground balls, they double-grab crumbs, they miss targets.

The half forward line has killed us all year. Everything is breaking down in that part of the ground.

I heard it was the defence's fault, because they're the ones around when the opposition score.

 

[Dubai Quacker]

I heard it was the defence's fault, because they're the ones around when the opposition score.

I heard it was the coach.

And the umps.

Not to mention the crowd.

The music.

Oh, and Beatson / Dalrymple.

The fitness staff.

Our boots.

Oh, and I can’t forget the GF losers curse.