Preview R8 - Freo vs Tigers

[dockshark]

The Wrap:

Despite some form 'fluctuations' Fremantle have been one of the early runners in the season, surprising most by sitting in 5th place on the ladder after 7 rounds.

Richmond is a bit of enigma currently, with no-one being sure if they are slow starters destined for September. or on the way down after a brief period of success...


The Form:



The Lineups:



The Milestone Man:

Congrats to Alex Pearce who plays his 50th game for the club! All Australian here he comes...



The Matchups that Matter:

Alex Pearce vs Tom Lynch: With Riewoldt out of the side there is a lot of pressure on Lynch to kick goals. If Pearce can continue his run of beasting key forwards and restrict Lynch's influence then it will go a long way towards Freo getting the win...

Rory Lobb vs Toby Nankervis: Lobb may see himself as a forward, but from where we all sit he looks clearly like a starting ruckman. Lobb brings solid form and this is an opportunity to assert himself on a game in a big way.


Random Interesting Stats:

Freo is the 3rd highest kicking team in the league this year with 1600 whilst the Tigers are the lowest kicking team languishing in 18th with just 1425.

Both Freo and the Tigers are relatively low tackling teams this year with 393 and 408 total this season respectively.

Freo and the Tigers are almost identical for Goal Assists per game...

Rebound 50s; who cares, does anyone even know what this stat means!?


It's a Big Week For:

Brett Bewley: He is ready to make his mark, will he make the final cut!?


The Question:

Which Freo will turn up on Sunday, the attacking, play-on, score at all costs Freo or the tackle the life out of the game overly defensive Freo?

The Prediction:

Freo by 3 points with Mundy defying unbelievable odds to kick the winning score after the siren, AGAIN!

 

[Square Peg]

Great summary except Lobb in solid form? Are you his buddy?

 

[yoong]

Before Hardwick goes to sleep at night, he checks his closet for Mundy...

 

[kingswood71]

Good preview thanks
I think this game all hinges on the rebound 50's...
Should be a cracker of a match. I give us more than a half chance of winning this.
Hopefully we tidy up the forward entries and our guys kick a few bags!
Will we tag Dusty?....
Fyfe tends to play well against the Tigers, so I am expecting a big one from him.
I think we will run it out and win by 17 points....no more of this kick after the siren crap, my heart cant take it!!
Tabs with 5. Matera and son son with 3 each.

 

[Tonga Bob]

Great preview!

Winnable game, so I'm nervous as heck.

 

[Shazza_]

Our Vfl side is playing

you should win by 200 points

 

[Fat Nyfe]

Mundy after the siren to win the game... ...by 63 points.

We should smash them, honestly

 

[theGav56]

Great preview!

Winnable game, so I'm nervous as heck.

It has taken a journey this game. From Loss, to Winnable, to Likely, to MUST!

 

[Joao]

Mundy after the siren to win the game... ...by 63 points.

We should smash them, honestly

I think we should be winning, but they still have just enough quality players to maintain their system which definitely makes them dangerous.

 

[muckypup]

Thanks for the preview, lets turn to 'The Question':

Please the free scoring Freo turn up. Run hard off half back, kick on the 45 to the fat side (hello B Hill etc) for overlap, then worm burners into a leading forward, hell we have enough forwards now and amazingly many of them can actually kick straight!! Please please please, for my mum, try and score.

 

[WilloTree]

That is all...

 

[Scham]

A good opportunity to pay them back for the 100 point flogging they gave us at home with a young up and coming side a couple years ago.

We should be winning and winning well.

 

[FreoMonocle]

While I'm hoping not...

Richmond don't have their A team on the park, so it's pointless playing to their strengths. The template has been layed out for them by a few teams playing us this year, if they are smart they will throw themselves into an up tempo, highly pressured game and dance with lady luck for a win.

This won't be a pretty game.

 

[Shazza_]

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That is all...

please post more pics from our premiership season

 

[WilloTree]

please post more pics from our premiership season

 

[Shazza_]

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lol BLK and chaplin

 

[WilloTree]

Tabs with 5. Matera and son son with 3 each.

Tabs due for a good one. Not sure I like where his stats are heading.

Round 5 21 disposals
Round 6 14 disposals
Round 7 9 disposals

 

[kingswood71]

Tabs due for a good one. Not sure I like where his stats are heading.

Round 5 21 disposals
Round 6 14 disposals
Round 7 9 disposals

Based on these stats, Tabs should have 14.666666 disposals this week

 

[poshman]

Expecting a strong reply from our team after last week. I think we played well last week but now we have a higher expectation of winning so should rebound strongly at home.

Tigers extremely undermanned in each key area of the ground. If we don't run over them and win by at least 20 I will be a little disappointed.

Hogan to kick 4.
Fyfe 30 and a goal
Pearce to kick one on the run in his 50th.

 

[holy diver]

This is one of my favourite fixtures.

We owe them as well from when they completely destroyed us last time they played us here at Subiaco. We were hammered bad. Square it up.

Freo to win.

 

[Sweetback]

I’m assuming Houli is observing Ramadan. Need to run him ragged early.

 

[electricfeel]

We expected to smash Bulldogs a couple of weeks ago too but we didn't really.

Just hoping for a win.

Mundy after the siren goal again (but hopefully not to win the game for our own mental health)

 

[ilikepotatoes]

Blakely just replaced Bewley in the emergencies.
I smell a late change.

 

[ImperialPurple]

Some ducks and drakes perhaps

 

[TheLastCall]

Blakely just replaced Bewley in the emergencies.
I smell a late change.

Well spotted.