Opinion Qualifying Final Changes vs. Sydney

[Righteo]

I can't remember what he said completely but he said the rains coming so maybe none of them will play, Sandi rucks 90% of the time anyway. However, what he says and what he does are often two different things. I sometimes think he is just ruminating out loud. I doubt we will go in very tall if it is wet though. Find out in two hours.

Agree, I don't think he particularly cares what conclusions journos draw from his answers.

 

[E Shed]

Only variables I can think of-
Sutcliffe- Trained strongly but if there's any lingering doubt over the shoulder Duffield will play
Taberner- Alex Pearce could play second tall instead

I actually think Grey will get the start if Sutty is out. He impressed everyone and most importantly RTB.
I think AP will get the nod over Tabs. He's tougher and works harder and is miles ahead on skill.

 

[apuchar]

I actually think Grey will get the start if Sutty is out. He impressed everyone and most importantly RTB.
I think AP will get the nod over Tabs. He's tougher and works harder and is miles ahead on skill.

One thing about Grey, is he is excellent in the wet iirc

 

[Kram]

So he's a mudder?

 

[apuchar]

So he's a mudder?

or a fadder.
yeah. I'm pretty sure he was one of the few who played really good footy for Peel in bad conditions.

 

[Righteo]

I actually think Grey will get the start if Sutty is out. He impressed everyone and most importantly RTB.
I think AP will get the nod over Tabs. He's tougher and works harder and is miles ahead on skill.

I can't see a conservative selection policy going with a second gamer ahead of an experienced vet like Duffield in a final. Would like to see it though, I have severe hangups about Duffield's defensive efforts. I agree that Pearce is clearly more skilled than Taberner but I think you've been reading too many Silent Alarm posts if you think he's soft and doesn't work hard enough. Last week he attacked the footy like a maniac, no, he hasn't always played with that intensity, but I reckon he'd be chomping at the bit if he's selected.

 

[ImperialPurple]

We've got Margetts, Chamberlain and Findlay as the umps.

 

[im_a_lazy_sod]

We've got Margetts, Chamberlain and Findlay as the umps.

At least no Stevic or Leigh Fisher. Don't know too much about Findlay. Margetts is a muppet and Razor Ray is hit or miss

 

[E Shed]

I can't see a conservative selection policy going with a second gamer ahead of an experienced vet like Duffield in a final. Would like to see it though, I have severe hangups about Duffield's defensive efforts. I agree that Pearce is clearly more skilled than Taberner but I think you've been reading too many Silent Alarm posts if you think he's soft and doesn't work hard enough. Last week he attacked the footy like a maniac, no, he hasn't always played with that intensity, but I reckon he'd be chomping at the bit if he's selected.

Show me where I said Taberner is soft? I said Pearce is tougher and harder at it because he is. The one doesn't mean or imply the other.
And I reckon Grey showed he's up to the level and once you've done that you're in as far as Ross is concerned. I don't think he'd have any hesitation picking Grey.

 

[Righteo]

Show me where I said Taberner is soft? I said Pearce is tougher and harder at it because he is. The one doesn't mean or imply the other.
And I reckon Grey showed he's up to the level and once you've done that you're in as far as Ross is concerned. I don't think he'd have any hesitation picking Grey.

To be honest I didn't know how else to take that, but fair enough. Have to agree to disagree on both counts.

 

[leeloo]

At least no Stevic or Leigh Fisher. Don't know too much about Findlay. Margetts is a muppet and Razor Ray is hit or miss

Leigh Fisher is on the bench. Let's hope for no injuries to umps in the next few days.

Can't believe I just typed that.

 

[ImperialPurple]

At least no Stevic or Leigh Fisher. Don't know too much about Findlay. Margetts is a muppet and Razor Ray is hit or miss

Or Dalgleish. Or Nicholls. Or Pannell... Razor Ray is a knob but he's an okay umpire and Margetts has been better this year. Know nothing about Findlay either.

 

[Righteo]

The one concern about Chamberlain is his grandstanding fetish. In front of a big, raucous home crowd he'll either play to it or go the other way and stick it up us. But yeah, better than Fischer, Nicholls and Farmer who in my biased and paranoid opinion are genuinely biased, anti-freo campaigners.

 

[Kenyan]

One thing about Grey, is he is excellent in the wet iirc

He grew up playing on the wettest,coldest footy field in Australia, West Park in Burnie.

 

[danstar]

razor ray I believe will want to stick it up us and will influence the other umpires im expecting us to get a tough run with the umps

 

[AstonSouffle]

After what Margetts said about me personally on the weekend, I hope the campaigner slips over and misses the rest of the finals.

Razor, after from his look at me tendencies he isn't that bad of an umpire.

Is Ballantyne definitely on track to play?

 

[apuchar]

He grew up playing on the wettest,coldest footy field in Australia, West Park in Burnie.

It shows.

 

[Ragtooth]

Ryan Daniels ‏@FootyRhino 1m1 minute ago
Fyfe, Ballantyne and Walters will be named for @freodockers - they've brought back ALL the big guns. I'm told it's 13 or 14 changes.

 

[MadDocker]

After what Margetts said about me personally on the weekend, I hope the campaigner slips over and misses the rest of the finals.

Do tell?

 

[Ragtooth]

Ryan Daniels ‏@FootyRhino 2m2 minutes ago
@TheFreofan @kagij @freodockers told it's 14. Huge.

by my calculation. Likely all to be named with one of A Pearce or Tabs retaining a spot

 

[Scham]

The one concern about Chamberlain is his grandstanding fetish. In front of a big, raucous home crowd he'll either play to it or go the other way and stick it up us. But yeah, better than Fischer, Nicholls and Farmer who in my biased and paranoid opinion are genuinely biased, anti-freo campaigners.

Ray was good to us up until the Hawks game down in Tas this year where he was incredibly biased against us.

 

[danstar]

just seen on 7 news 14 changes to the team haven't seen a team list yet

 

[pavsbootlace]

Mcpharlin named!

Patrick Keane ‏@AFL_PKeane 4m4 minutes ago

Frem/Syd, Ins - Pavlich, McPharlin, Sandilands, Johnson, Mundy, Spurr, Dawson, D Pearce, Ballantyne, Hill, Mayne, Walters, Sutcliffe, Fyfe.


Frem v Syd - Outs - Duffield, C Pearce, Mzungu, Hannath, Duffy, Crozier, Ballard, Smith, Langdon, A Pearce, Blakely, Weller, Grey, Hughes

So Clarke is playing the second ruck and Taberner still in.

 

[ImperialPurple]

The 14 inclusions are Fyfe, Ballantyne, Luke McPharlin, Aaron Sandilands, Michael Johnson, David Mundy, Lee Spurr, Zac Dawson, Danyle Pearce, Stephen Hill, Chris Mayne, Michael Walters and Cam Sutcliffe.

Alex Pearce (emergency), Clancee Pearce (emergency), Tendai Mzungu (emergency)

Paul Duffield, Jack Hannath, Max Duffy, Jacob Ballard, Tanner Smith, Ed Langdon, Connor Blakely, Lachie Weller and Brady Grey have been omitted.

Hayden Crozier (calf) and Ethan Hughes (calf) will also miss.

So Tabs stays in.

 

[Spirit Level]

Whoaa Ballantyne