Unofficial Preview Praccy Match 2 Vs Saints - This time it’s serious

[kool kangas]

No Comben again?

 

[The Nostradamus]

No Comben again?

Playing the vfl game after
Along with Corr, lmac etc who missed a chunk of preseason

 

[kool kangas]

Playing the vfl game after
Along with Corr, lmac etc who missed a chunk of preseason

Lets hope he can get through the game

 

[Rod Stroker]

They've got very good availability. Just missing Battle and Crouch. Good chance we get a reality check tomorrow.

Hunter Clark as well

Star Saint doubtful for round one, luckless utility injured again

Jack Sinclair and Marcus Windhager are in doubt for round one, while Hunter Clark has suffered another injury

www.afl.com.au

 

[Heaps of fun]

Hunter Clark as well

Star Saint doubtful for round one, luckless utility injured again

Jack Sinclair and Marcus Windhager are in doubt for round one, while Hunter Clark has suffered another injury

www.afl.com.au

Now they really have no excuse not to beat us.

 

[Chadwiko]

Let’s be honest… Pink, Dawson & Biggie as our key defenders is ******* scary.

Stick fat.

Pink going to be rock solid this year I reckon.

 

[stfan]

From best 22(ish) we are missing Jack Sinclair, Brad Crouch, Marcus Windhager, Paddy Dow, Dan Butler, Hunter Clark, Zak Jones, Josh Battle.

Definite First 22 Jack Sinclair (Based on last season, our best player), Brad Crouch, Dan Butler and Josh Battle.

Very Likely First 22 as well Paddy Dow (Our midfield has too many like players and needs a Dow or Jones type).

First 22 maybes: Marcus Windhager, Hunter Clark and Zak Jones. (Depends on the form of others and how Bonner and Wilson keep performing. Both have looked very good at training, and in the first game against Essendon, and so both are chances for Round 1 selection in the 23).

Both teams to field a raft of younger players and that is excellent for a practice match.

 

[The Nostradamus]

^wheres your team list for the vfl game?

 

[hellas_johnny]

How good is it to see 40/43 players available for the start of the season. Only free Archer and logue missing

 

[DunderHead]

Starting the year with Biggie Pink and Dawson makes good sense. 1-2 will likely stand up and show something in the opening rounds and we can bolster the group as Corr, Comben gain fitness and touch.

Pink Biggie and Dawson are all fit and have continuity playing together over the last month. They may not be our final three in the back end of the year but they are currently our healthiest, hungriest and most in form KPD to some degree.

 

[ChopChopDigDig]

Surely rest georgy

 

[ansonholt]

Stick fat.

Pink going to be rock solid this year I reckon.

As will Dawson. And I don't mean Will Dawson. I mean the other Dawson.

 

[JGreezy]

I think we'll see Wardlaw play the first half and be replaced by Phillips, again.

Likewise Fisher and Hardeman, Duursma and Harvey, then maybe Greenwood and CCJ, as a guess

 

[zoomba23]

As will Dawson. And I don't mean Will Dawson. I mean the other Dawson.

So you're saying that the phrase, 'as will will dawson' would be unsuitable in this scenario

 

[The Nostradamus]

As will Dawson. And I don't mean Will Dawson. I mean the other Dawson.

Biggie to be the surprise standout for us

 

[Val Keating]

From best 22(ish) we are missing Jack Sinclair, Brad Crouch, Marcus Windhager, Paddy Dow, Dan Butler, Hunter Clark, Zak Jones, Josh Battle.

Is Dow really in your best 22?

 

[Mavefromdelburn]

Is Dow really in your best 22?

Yeah, I reckon he probably is. He certainly fills a need for us and that's centre clearance work. If he's not best 22 then he's very close in my opinion.

 

[shinboner magic]

Wheres our side for tomorrow thx

 

[zoomba23]

Wheres our side for tomorrow thx

AFL app, AFL site, here, North app. Where isn't it would be the better question

 

[shinboner magic]

AFL app, AFL site, here, North app. Where isn't it would be the better question

In your post???

 

[Val Keating]

Yeah, I reckon he probably is. He certainly fills a need for us and that's centre clearance work. If he's not best 22 then he's very close in my opinion.

Jeez. The Saints midfield is that bad? The blues midfield is average and he couldn’t get a gig. Hopefully for you blokes he’s a slow developer.

 

[zoomba23]

In your post

Fair

 

[Mavefromdelburn]

Jeez. The Saints midfield is that bad? The blues midfield is average and he couldn’t get a gig. Hopefully for you blokes he’s a slow developer.

Lol, our midfield's not our strongest area. We have some good players who go through there but can be a little one-paced. So as I said, he addresses that need with burst speed.

Also, is the Blues midfield really that average? Reckon they're pretty decent to be honest.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Jeez. The Saints midfield is that bad? The blues midfield is average and he couldn’t get a gig. Hopefully for you blokes he’s a slow developer.

Saints midfield isn’t that bad they just have too many of the same type. Steele, Crouch, Ross, Clark ect are all a bit one paced. Dow at least has a point of difference to those blokes with his bit of speed and agility, while still having the ability to win contested footy.

Carlton’s midfield as much as I hate to admit it is up there in the comp, mainly because it’s so balanced. Cripps at his best is one of the best contested mids in the game, Walsh one of the better accumulating runners and Hewett (severely underrated) is one of the best two way mids in the comp. Throw in Cerra and Kennedy as handy depth options and that’s a pretty solid midfield group.

 

[Val Keating]

Lol, our midfield's not our strongest area. We have some good players who go through there but can be a little one-paced. So as I said, he addresses that need with burst speed.

Also, is the Blues midfield really that average? Reckon they're pretty decent to be honest.

I spose they’re similar to the saints, strong forward line but weak in the middle. Cripps, Walsh & Cerra but the depth drops off a fair bit after that. The main point of difference between the two is that if they’re all fit their backline is excellent

Edit- I referring to the blues backline